Moreover, Shadow had said that he would send experts from the "Azure Sea Pavilion" to secretly protect her. She had been safe and sound for the past three years, so she never thought that one day she would need to use force.
Actually, deep down, she felt that it was an unchangeable fact that she was going to marry that "Ghost King". She wouldn't let her family take risks and offend that unreasonable emperor. She knew that people like him were usually quite arrogant. If anyone went against his will, she didn't know how angry he would be!
Her father was already someone the emperor was on guard against. If her father clearly stated that he wanted to cancel the engagement, it would only bring disaster to themselves.
She still vaguely remembered the content of the imperial edict. It said something like the daughter of the prime minister, with peerless beauty known throughout the world, and achieving great success at the age of sixteen. It also said that the national master had calculated that it was a heaven - bestowed good marriage! What a good marriage! It was all nonsense!
Mei Qingxue could only sigh to the sky. For three years, she had been living too leisurely, and now her good luck had finally run out! She was still a virgin in her previous life, and now in this life, she would probably have to live like a widow. Her bad luck... was as persistent as ever!
So what if she was the richest person in the Feng Country now? She still couldn't choose the happiness she wanted. She was such an unlucky person who could only be considered the richest after changing her appearance! If the old emperor knew about her multiple identities, she didn't know if he would directly find some unseemly excuse to get rid of her whole family!
"Ah! What on earth should I do!" I really don't want to live like a widow! I've lived for ten lifetimes. Am I going to be a virgin for ten lifetimes? God, this is even more cruel than killing me directly!
Mei Qingxue, who had locked herself in the room, thought and thought but couldn't come up with a good solution. She suddenly grabbed her head but was pricked by the hairpins all over her head! Who said she was no longer unlucky? Who said she would have good luck all her life in this life! Damn you, King of Hell! You lying bastard! I'll definitely hang you up and beat you the next time I go to hell!
"Ah - choo." The King of Hell, who was enjoying the company of a beauty, suddenly sneezed loudly. His body involuntarily shivered, and he cursed in his heart, wondering who was cursing him.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Yue Ru, who had been worried about Mei Qingxue and was guarding outside the door, heard the shouts from inside the room and quickly stepped forward to ask, but she didn't dare to directly barge in to find out.
Mei Qingxue, calm down, calm down. It's useless to be angry and irritable. You must be calm, or you'll be in a bad mood. Amitabha.
Taking a deep breath, Mei Qingxue finally managed to calm her emotions and replied, "I'm fine. I'm a bit hungry. Ask someone to serve the meal." Anger always made people hungry easily. "Food is the paramount necessity of the people." No matter what, she should take care of this "paramount necessity" first.
The news that the second young lady of the prime minister's mansion was going to marry the "Ghost King" Du Guqing slowly spread among people. Now, two years later, the "Ghost King" Du Guqing once again became the hot - topic gossip for people to talk about after meals.
"Don't you know? The 'Ghost King' is getting married again!" In ancient times, men liked to talk about gossip while eating and drinking. As soon as they sat down, they couldn't stop talking. Whether young or old, gossip had become an important part of their lives.
The man sitting opposite him rolled his eyes disdainfully. "Come on, who doesn't know this now?"
"The 'Ghost King' getting married is not a big deal. What's important is that the woman who is going to marry the 'Ghost King' this time has a more prominent background than the one two years ago!"
"Wow, it seems like you know some inside information. Quickly tell us."
The man, seeing that he was the only one who knew the thing that everyone was curious about, proudly curled his lips and then said, "The reason why the woman who is going to marry the 'Ghost King' this time has a stronger background is that she is the legitimate daughter of the current prime minister, the beautiful and talented Mei Qingxue!"
"What? How is that possible? Did you hear it wrong? The second young lady of the prime minister's mansion is going to marry that 'Ghost King' who has no interest in women and is impotent?"
"Yeah, you must have heard it wrong. Otherwise, this is really too unbelievable. There were so many people who wanted to marry the second young lady of the prime minister's mansion back then. How could the prime minister choose that sickly man?"
"How could I be wrong? When I first heard it from my brother - in - law who worked in the Sixth Prince's mansion, I didn't believe it either. But he said that the whole mansion was already preparing for the wedding. There couldn't be any mistake!"
"I also seem to have heard that it's the second young lady of the prime minister's mansion. I heard that it was the emperor who personally issued the imperial edict. Even if Prime Minister Mei was extremely unwilling, he didn't dare to disobey the imperial order."
"Alas, it's really a pity for such a beautiful woman..."
"Hahaha, you look as if you've seen the charm of the second young lady of the prime minister's mansion with your own eyes."
Everyone laughed at the sighing man and didn't even notice Du Guqing, the protagonist they had been gossiping about for a long time, sitting right beside them.
Han Chao, who had always been following Du Guqing, could bear those people's nonsense at first, but the more they talked, the angrier he became. He even wanted to go up and tear their mouths apart. But he knew he couldn't do that. His own lord was not as bad as they described, but he couldn't refute anything for his lord.
When Du Guqing didn't go to see Mei Qingxue, he didn't wear the jade mask but changed his appearance.
In the past two years, he still met Mei Qingxue in the identity of the Jade - faced Gentleman as before. He had been waiting, waiting for her to grow up. Until she was about to achieve great success, he couldn't bear it any longer. He urgently wanted to hold her in his arms and not let any other man see her beauty.
So he asked the emperor to bestow the marriage. He knew that this action of his might arouse the emperor's suspicion and make all his efforts in the past few years go to waste. But he couldn't care so much. As long as he could marry her, he was willing to pay everything he could.
"My lord, let's go back to the mansion."
"No. Go to the 'Welcome Guests Inn' today. I'm afraid I won't need to wear that mask in the future. Let me wear it more today."
Saying that, the two stood up and walked out of the restaurant. When they walked around a corner on the street, the well - known Jade - faced Gentleman appeared in front of the world again. He got on the carriage and headed towards the "Welcome Guests Inn".
Yu Yi looked at the listless Mei Qingxue and wanted to step forward to express his concern, but he really didn't know what his master was worried about. Recently, the business of all the branches of the "Welcome Guests Inn" in the capital was doing well. What on earth was his master worried about? Helpless, he could only frown and look sad beside his master.
"Sir, the Jade - faced Gentleman is already waiting for you in your previous private room."
Mei Qingxue, who was lying on the table, wanted to stick her whole body to the table after hearing the waiter's announcement. The upturned corners of the Jade - faced Gentleman's lips involuntarily flashed through her mind, and her heart skipped half a beat.
Alas, even if her heart skipped a beat now, it was useless. In a month, they would really go their separate ways. But... she still felt a bit unwilling. Should she take this opportunity to take a chance today? Even if she couldn't get his response, at least she could say what was in her heart. In this way, she wouldn't regret it even if she got married in the future.
Should she say it or not... Now he was in the private room not far from her...
"Sir?" Seeing that Mei Qingxue didn't respond, Yu Yi stepped forward and gently called out.
"En, I know. I'll go there right away." Forget it. It doesn't matter if I'm embarrassed. But he doesn't know that I'm a woman yet. How should I tell him?
Unconsciously, thinking about all sorts of things along the way, she quickly walked to the familiar door. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open and walked in as usual.
"Why did Brother Luo stand outside for so long? Do you not want to see me?" Looking at the somewhat nervous Mei Qingxue, Du Guqing joked with a smile.
Looking at the upturned corners of Du Guqing's lips, Mei Qingxue felt a bit dazed. She secretly shook her head to wake herself up and forced a somewhat unnatural smile on her lips. "What are you talking about, Brother Yu? I'm extremely honored to be friends with someone like you, Brother Yu. Of course, I'm always nervous and excited when I see you, Brother Yu."
"In that case, it's really my fault. I'll punish myself with a cup first." After saying that, he picked up the full glass of wine on the table and drank it in one gulp.
"Hahaha, how dare I blame you, Brother Yu? This cup is for you, Brother Yu." Mei Qingxue stepped forward and filled a glass of wine for herself. Not knowing what she was trying to cover up, she gulped down a glass of strong liquor.
Du Guqing secretly raised his eyebrows and felt that Mei Qingxue seemed a bit strange today. Did she feel depressed because she knew she was going to marry him, the "Ghost King"?
Mei Qingxue had drunk quite a lot of wine in the past three years, but those wines were relatively mild and had little alcohol content. But somehow, after just one glass of this wine, she felt that she was going to get drunk. She couldn't tell if it was her body or her heart that was drunk. When she looked up at the jade mask of the Jade - faced Gentleman again, a hazy thought flashed through her mind.
She really wanted to take advantage of the alcohol and rush forward to hug him, but she didn't dare. She had too many concerns and couldn't be willful at this time.
"Today I'm here to tell Brother Luo something." Du Guqing walked to the bed and looked at the bustling crowd on the street. His deep black eyes were out of focus and just kept wandering. His faint voice seemed to come from the sky and directly penetrated into Mei Qingxue's ears.
Mei Qingxue walked over and sat down on the chair. She rarely saw the Jade - faced Gentleman like this, and her heart couldn't help but become tense. She was even a bit afraid of what he was going to say next, but she still said, "Brother Yu, just say what you want. Why do you look so melancholy?"
"Hehe... Actually, it's nothing. You, Brother Luo, will also experience this. I'm going to leave the capital soon." After Du Guqing finished speaking, he turned around. His pair of black eyes stared directly into Mei Qingxue's eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.