The emperor looked at Prince Jing, who had suddenly turned into a rogue, and was speechless. He said sternly, "What, do you intend to disobey my imperial decree?"
Prince Jing hurriedly shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have not disobeyed your imperial decree. I only asked you to help me find a wife. I can set off for Xiteng immediately!"
"Miss Mei has no feelings for you, how can I help her? Forced relationships never work!"
The emperor was speechless. In all his years, he had never seen such a stupid man as Prince Jing. It had been almost three years, and he still hadn't won her over. He was in a daze every day, which was a real pain to watch.
Now they don't even want to put in the effort themselves, they're just shifting the blame onto themselves, which makes things even worse.
Prince Jing was already immune to such things, and he wasn't saddened by these words. He shamelessly said, "Then you can't just watch your younger brother grow old alone, can you? Lu Baichuan's second son is almost old enough to run errands, and I'm still single. Brother, can you really bear to see me like this?"
The emperor was speechless. Their relationship hadn't gotten to that point, had it?
Suddenly, I miss our once competitive relationship; at least he wouldn't make me figure out how to find him a wife.
Finding a wife is easy; you can just arrange a marriage. There are so many daughters from famous families to choose from. But Prince Jing has his eye on a girl from the Mei family, and he has angered her before. She hasn't shown any intention of forgiving him all these years. What is he supposed to do?
He could grant the marriage, but influenced by Jiang Jiuniang over the years, he didn't want to do anything against a woman's wishes. Especially since Miss Mei and Jiang Jiuniang had a good relationship, if he really dared to grant the marriage, Jiang Jiuniang could come to the palace and scold him for a whole day.
"You should ask Dog's mother for help instead of me. Kang Chengzhi's wife was also helped by her."
Prince Jing: ...
If he could get Jiang Jiuniang's help, he wouldn't have been so shameless as to come to the emperor and act crazy.
He had gone to see Jiang Jiuniang some time ago, but Jiang Jiuniang was too busy lately and had no time to deal with these matters. Most importantly, Mei Lanyi had softened her stance a little before, but he angered her again, and now she has moved to the temple to live permanently and is unwilling to see him at all.
As for how he angered the person, it was because he was drunk and not thinking clearly. He kissed the person, who called him a lecherous scoundrel and ran away, moving to a temple to stay overnight.
At first, he thought the girl was just being shy and joking with him, but he didn't expect her to be really angry. She felt he had scared her and refused to see him for almost three months.
He couldn't control his emotions; he hadn't expected it to be this serious!
"Jiuniang is busy, and now only you, my royal brother, can help me!"
He went straight to hug the emperor's leg, already preparing to cry.
The emperor felt he was truly despicable; why had he summoned him to the palace?
With so many people in the court, it wouldn't be so troublesome to find someone else to handle it.
He waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly, and said with disdain, "Go back. I will send someone else to handle this matter. I don't need you."
Prince Jing: ...
Prince Jing didn't say anything, and simply lay down.
"Have I been too good-tempered lately?"
The emperor took a deep breath and began to reflect deeply.
Prince Jing acted shamelessly, but the emperor didn't want to pay him any attention. He sat back down and began reviewing memorials. After a while, seeing how much of an eyesore Prince Jing was, he summoned a guard and said, "Throw Prince Jing out of here."
Prince Jing had hoped to hold out a little longer, hoping the emperor would agree to help, but he didn't expect him to be so ruthless. As soon as the guards came in, he quickly got up and ran away.
Since I don't need to go to Xiteng anymore, I still have time to continue pursuing my wife.
The emperor watched him leave, rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then continued to rack his brains about who to send.
Lu Baichuan and Qin Jian cannot leave. The Japanese haven't given them a reply yet, and it's not safe for them to be stationed in the country.
He has trained some good people in the past two years; let's pick one from among them.
The emperor continued to suffer from headaches, while Prince Jing continued his shameless habit of loitering in the temple.
With the nun's permission, he was allowed to move around anywhere except in the courtyard where Mei Lanyi was, as long as he didn't disturb their meditation. Prince Jing obediently agreed, then found a corner to sit down and began to chatter on and on.
On the other side of the wall was Mei Lanyi's meditation room. When he spoke from there, Mei Lanyi could hear him clearly.
"His Majesty summoned me to the palace today, wanting me to go to Xiteng, but I shamelessly refused. I said I'm not married yet and can't be away from home for so long, otherwise my wife will have run off with someone else when I come back. If there's any delay on the way, I might not even make it back in time for your child's 100-day celebration. Wouldn't I be crying my eyes out in the outhouse?"
"Those two brats from the Lu family are getting married, while I'm getting on in years and still don't have a wife. Why is my life so miserable!"
"Could it be that I did too many bad things in my youth, and now I can't get married? That shouldn't be the case. I haven't done anything immoral or immoral! At most, I just didn't get along with the emperor back then, but there's no need to punish me by making me unable to get married, is there?"
"Sigh, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me, okay? I promise I won't lay a hand on you again without your permission. I was just drunk and couldn't control myself! How about this, you marry me, and I'll take you out to play. I heard from Lu Xiaoyang that Xiteng is quite fun, with many customs and cultures different from ours. We can use the government's money to go out and play openly! Hey, that's a really good idea!"
"But I refused them all. The emperor has probably already arranged for someone else to go. But it doesn't matter, I have money. I can take you wherever you want to go!"
...
He sat in the corner talking to himself, like a chatterbox.
Mei Lanyi was diligently copying scriptures in her room, and she remained unmoved by what had just been said. But when Prince Jing said he would take her out to play and let her see the different scenery of Xiteng, she was immediately tempted.
After spending a lot of time with Jiang Jiuniang, I often heard her say that reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles is a good way to live a long life. Life is short, but the world is vast. You should go out and see more places in your limited life so that you can live a worthwhile life!
As a woman, it was not ideal for her to travel alone. Moreover, her father was an honest official who, although holding the position of Imperial Sacrifices, lived off his salary and could not afford to spend a lot of money to hire guards to accompany her on the procession. Therefore, even if she wanted to, she was powerless to do so.
(Mei Lanyi's father and Yang Fei's uncle were both Chancellors of the Imperial Academy, one the Chancellor and the other the Vice Chancellor.)
But Prince Jing could do it easily.
At that moment, she shamefully felt a stirring in her heart.
Prince Jing is sincere towards her, and she can feel it. She is not completely indifferent to him either. It's just that she got angry that time and suddenly felt that he was no different from other men. They were all lecherous playboys who liked to touch her. Therefore, she felt that she had misjudged him, so she came to the temple to cultivate herself and wanted to find peace and quiet.
Of course, more importantly, I want to ask myself if I can truly accept this man wholeheartedly.
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