"Then, I thought, if I can get well, I will definitely marry her," the man said, looking at the smiling face. Seeing the girl's lips move, as if she wanted to say something, the man hurriedly interrupted her. "Ever since I met this little fairy, I knew that I would definitely get well and marry her. Otherwise, how could I be worthy of the matchmaker who came all the way to bring us together?"
"Hmph, you're quite smart." Mei Ya smiled with satisfaction and pride. She stood on tiptoe, put her arms around the man's neck, and kissed him with a "wuuuu".
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Bian Yi Fang.
Meiya and Zhong Mingwei changed into casual clothes and walked to Bianyifang for dinner. Prince An's Mansion and Bianyifang were quite far apart, and it took them half an hour to get there. Meiya was worried that Zhong Mingwei's legs would not be able to bear it, so she wanted to ask Pang Yi to drive over, but Zhong Mingwei refused, saying that he had never gone shopping with Meiya before and wanted to try it. Meiya felt a little itchy in her heart, so she agreed, and the two of them strolled slowly.
It was past dinner time when they arrived at Bian Yi Fang, and there were not many people there. They booked a private room on the second floor and ordered a roast duck and some other snacks. The waiter first served them tea, dried fruits, etc., and then went downstairs to take care of the food. At this time, the two of them chatted while drinking tea in the private room.
"Your Majesty, what is the reason why we called you into the palace today?" Mei Ya asked Zhong Mingwei while peeling peanuts. She had been worrying about this for most of the day.
"Oh, His Majesty wants me to attend the court," Zhong Mingwei took a sip of tea and started to peel melon seeds. He said, "Isn't the palace examination coming up soon? He wants me to go over there and discuss the fate of this batch of Jinshi candidates."
"What about you? Have you agreed?" Mei Ya asked hurriedly.
"No," Zhong Mingwei shook his head and said, "I came to the capital to attend the funeral of the empress dowager. But now the empress dowager has been buried for many days, and I am still staying in the capital. This has aroused suspicion and attention. If I go to the court to listen to government affairs again, it will definitely cause criticism." Zhong Mingwei said while feeding the melon seeds in his hand into Mei Ya's mouth, and said, "Besides, I don't have the intention to go to the court to listen to government affairs again. Now I just want to go back to Ningguta as soon as possible."
"Yes, I also want to go back early, but why is His Majesty unwilling to let us go? Is it really as you said, to contain Prince Rong?" Mei Ya muttered, and suddenly tilted her head to look at Zhong Mingwei, "If that's the case, and you are always unwilling to attend court, wouldn't that offend His Majesty? Wouldn't His Majesty be furious?"
"But if I follow His Majesty's wishes, when the new emperor ascends the throne, do you think he will come to settle accounts with me?" Zhong Mingwei said with a smile.
"But didn't you say that His Majesty didn't want Prince Rong to be the Crown Prince? Then what are you afraid of?" Mei Ya still didn't quite understand.
"Even if it's not Prince Rong, it must be the Fourth Prince. After all, they are brothers from the same mother. It's the same thing for me to offend Prince Rong and offend the Fourth Prince," Zhong Mingwei explained, stuffing a few melon seeds into Mei Ya's mouth, and said, "My best solution now is to not offend either of them."
"Zhong Mingwei, then you..." Mei Ya suddenly opened her eyes wide, and looked at Zhong Mingwei cunningly with her big black eyes, "Then do you want to pretend to be sick? As long as you fall ill, the emperor will naturally not look for you to enter the court anymore, and Prince Rong will not hate you either. Don't you think this is killing two birds with one stone?!"
"We really have a tacit understanding," Zhong Mingwei smiled and stretched out his hand to pull Meiya's hand to his leg, rubbing it gently, while pretending to hum, "Ouch! After walking for such a long time, my legs really can't take it. If I don't lie down for ten days or half a month, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed! Ouch!"
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