Zhong Mingwei listened to Meiya talking without interrupting her. He put the handkerchief on the edge of the basin, then sat quietly beside Meiya and listened to her continue talking.
"At that time, there was a girl named Arou in our laundry department. Like me, she was born a criminal slave and was about the same age as me. But I heard from Nanny Xiang that she was much more pitiful than me. She was implicated by her father and was sent to the laundry department as a slave when she was still a baby. However, she was luckier than me because she had an older sister," Mei Ya whispered, lying on Zhong Mingwei's lap as the man gently removed her jewelry and combed her hair. "Her sister really loved her. The food in the laundry department was too bad to feed a baby in swaddling clothes, so her sister worked day and night to wash clothes for others. , in exchange for a bowl of rice porridge and a few pieces of inferior sugar, and just like that, she was brought up. In fact, her sister was not much older than her. When she first entered the laundry department, she was only eleven years old. Such a half-grown girl took care of her younger sister, and was even more considerate than her mother," Mei Ya said softly, turning inside and gently hugging the man's strong waist. "I used to envy Arou. She knew her own name, was beautiful, and most importantly, had a sister who loved her. Unlike me, I didn't even know my own last name, and I was an ugly girl, and I didn't have a sister or brother to rely on and care about each other."
"Girl, once the matter of the Fourth Prince is over, I will ask Pang Yi to look into your background. He will definitely find out," Zhong Mingwei leaned over and kept kissing the back of Mei Ya's head, saying softly, "When the time comes, I will go with you to worship your parents. If you still have brothers and sisters alive, I will definitely find them and bring them over. I will never let them be separated again."
"Mingwei..." Meiya's voice was a little choked. When she said this, she hugged Zhong Mingwei tighter. "Why would he do this to his own brother? He watched his brother grow up, from the time he was born to the time he learned to speak, and later on he liked to act like a spoiled child with his brother... That's his brother, how could he bear to do this to him?"
Zhong Mingwei naturally knew who the "he" that Mei Ya was talking about was, but he didn't know how to answer. He wanted to say that this was the royal family, and facing the only supreme throne, even father and son would draw their swords against each other, let alone brothers. However, facing such a Mei Ya, he could not say such words. In fact, he was heartbroken in his heart. He had guessed at the end of the day who would kill the fourth prince, but to this day, he was still shocked. He didn't know since when, this hard heart that had been educated by the emperor since childhood had become so soft, so every day in the capital was a torment for him.
He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. He only knew that in order to protect the girl in his arms, he had to put away this softness...
No, he wanted to become stronger, stronger than before. He wanted to protect the gentleness and kindness of this girl, even if it meant he had to endure blood and rain once again.
Mei Ya kept mumbling and finally fell asleep. Zhong Mingwei gently put her on the bed, covered her with a blanket, sat by the bed for a while, then tiptoed out of the dormitory and walked towards the study.
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study.
Zhong Mingwei then entered the study. Pang Yi and Kong Wenmin were so busy that they stood up together. Both of them looked very unhappy: "Master, I'm afraid the situation is not good. It seems that we have fallen into a trap designed by others."
Zhong Mingwei's face was not looking good either. He walked slowly to the couch and sat down. He glanced at the nightgown, letters, and banknotes on the table. His face was very solemn. He said in a deep voice, "We went to search Ma Zhiming's house. Of course, someone was watching us. I'm afraid that the news has already reached His Majesty's ears."
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