At first, she couldn't. She felt a deep-seated disgust for him and didn't want to see him at all. She even wanted to hide from him for the rest of her life.
But later he came to the temple to find her every day. It took two hours to travel from the city to here and back each day, but Prince Jing persisted in coming to find her.
Sometimes she even maliciously thought about how not to shake his buttocks until they were broken, so that he wouldn't bother her anymore.
Later, as he came to visit more often, he brought her wildflowers in different ways every day. She gradually softened and began to wonder if she had gone too far. After all, he had never done anything out of line to her in the past two years, and it was only when she showed that he was willing to accept him that he did such a thing after drinking.
She was filled with shame and indignation at the time, but now that time has passed, she feels that it's not such a big deal anymore.
At that moment, she realized that the man had truly taken up residence in her heart.
Therefore, listening to Prince Jing say these things now, she didn't find it annoying at all, and even felt a little expectant.
If I marry him, will I be able to travel thousands of miles and see all the beautiful landscapes of the country?
After a long pause, she put down her pen, tried to calm herself down, and said, "Okay, let's get married, and then you can take me to Xiteng."
"What?"
Prince Jing was talking to himself when he suddenly heard this. He thought he was hallucinating and asked uncertainly.
Hearing his dazed voice, Mei Lanyi could no longer suppress the smile on her lips and repeated happily, "I said, let's get married."
Prince Jing felt his blood rushing to his head. He stood up, took a step back, and then leaped over the high wall to stand in front of Mei Lanyi.
Are you serious?
"You're willing to marry me?!"
He wanted to go up and hold her hand, but thinking that she would be angry, he quickly stopped and dared not go forward.
Seeing that he meant what he said, Mei Lanyi nodded and said, "However, my father only has me as his daughter, and I want to take care of him in his old age..."
She looked at Prince Jing with some uncertainty. If Prince Jing did not agree, she would have to live alone for the rest of her life.
Anyway, she used to work as a teacher at the girls' school run by Jiang Jiuniang, which was enough to support herself and her father. It was just a pity that she could no longer travel.
"Of course! Father-in-law, you are such an outstanding girl, so it is only right that I take care of him in his old age. Our first son can take your surname, so that he can carry on the Mei family line and continue the Mei family's ancestral worship. What do you say?"
Mei Lanyi didn't respond immediately, but stood there stunned, completely unable to believe that Prince Jing could say such a thing.
She dared not even think about carrying on the family line; she only hoped to support her father in his old age, and she even staked Prince Jing's feelings for her on it.
In fact, Prince Jing's feelings for her seemed to be deeper than she had imagined.
She nodded emphatically, her joy evident in her heart.
She was certain that she had truly found her Mr. Right.
Prince Jing's feelings at this moment were indescribable. He had just been throwing a tantrum in the palace, wanting to get married, and now his dream had come true?
"So, are you coming home with me now?"
She's been at this temple for several months; if she stays any longer, she'll really become a nun here.
“I’m not going back yet,” Mei Lanyi shook her head. “I haven’t finished copying the scriptures I just brought back. That would be disrespectful to Buddha. I’ll go back after I finish copying them.”
How long will it take to copy it all?
"As fast as three days."
Prince Jing was a little disappointed, but it was still much better than he had expected.
Not wanting Mei Lanyi to work too hard, he said, "No rush, take your time copying. I'll come pick you up in four or five days. There are many things to prepare for going to Xiteng, so I'll make the preparations first."
He didn't mention helping her copy scriptures, because he had done the same thing before and was harshly rejected, so he didn't want to make a fool of himself. He would first do what he was supposed to do so that she wouldn't have any worries.
Mei Lanyi nodded; she thought so too. If copying scriptures were done by someone else, the sincerity would be lacking.
That evening, Prince Jing entered the palace again.
The emperor was troubled by Xi Teng's matter. When he heard that he had come, his face turned green. Was he here again to ask him to find him a wife?
"I'm busy and cannot see him. Tell him to go back immediately."
His tone was extremely impatient; he had never been so annoyed by anyone in his life.
The young eunuch hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Your Majesty, Prince Jing said he has something important to report, and he doesn't seem like he's here to cause trouble."
"real?"
The emperor was quite skeptical and glanced at the young eunuch with some doubt, thinking that he might have received a bribe from Prince Jing to say such a thing.
The young eunuch broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "It's absolutely true, His Highness Prince Jing came dressed in palace attire!"
Prince Jing only wears palace attire on very formal occasions; otherwise, he always wears casual clothes when entering the palace. This is a bad habit that the former Emperor Emeritus had spoiled him with. In the entire Northern Yan, only he and Jiang Jiuniang have this honor.
Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately believed him to some extent, rubbed his temples, and said, "Then let him in."
Prince Jing entered with a beaming smile, and seeing the emperor's constipated expression, asked, "Is Your Majesty still troubled by the matter of the envoy from Xiteng?"
The emperor gave him a cold look, amazed that he even knew that!
He didn't answer directly, but instead snorted and asked, "What do you want?"
"hey-hey……"
Prince Jing couldn't help but giggle as soon as he opened his mouth, and couldn't say anything for a long time.
emperor:……
The emperor didn't say anything, just watched him grin foolishly. He felt like he'd been tricked. He gave the little eunuch a cold look, then continued reading his memorials.
Prince Jing laughed for a long time before finally saying, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Xiteng. I am getting married, hehehe..."
emperor:???
"Whose daughter did you kidnap?"
The emperor stood up with a start, feeling that something was wrong with the sixth prince. He seemed like a fool. Could it be that he had gone crazy wanting to get married and had just picked up a random girl?
Upon hearing this, Prince Jing immediately became much more serious and hurriedly explained, "The person I wish to marry is naturally Miss Mei. She has just agreed to marry me. I am willing to go to Xiteng, but before that, I must marry her first, and then I will take her with me to Xiteng."
"What?"
The emperor was speechless; these people were all a real headache!
"Going to Xiteng is fraught with danger. Are you stupid enough to dare bring your newlywed wife along?"
The emperor no longer wanted to be angry with him, and sighed, saying, "Since you want to get married, then stay in the capital and be with your new wife. I will choose someone else to go to Xiteng."
Prince Jing finally won the heart of his beloved, and the emperor was happy for him. However, the emperor felt that he was still humane and would not allow the newlyweds to go through such a ordeal.
Prince Jing immediately became anxious: "No, Your Majesty! I truly want to go!"
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