Light Dance Jiajing

Mei'er said expressionlessly, "The chief should be aware of my identity. I don't know what the chief is up to. He first invited me to attend the celebration banquet and watch the martial arts performance, and then brought me to Bansheng City. Does he want me to praise the chief's civil and military achievements, or does he want me to shame these Han people who betrayed their homeland?"

Altan said: "I don't mean that. I just want to show you the real Tumed, Anan. I hope you can get used to the life here. I said I won't hide anything from you, because you will see these sooner or later."

Meng'er said: "Everything here has nothing to do with me. When will you send me back?"

Altan was silent for a long time before he said, "Don't you want to see the 'Nadam'?" As for his change of subject, Meng'er Bendang didn't hear what he said. Altan said, "You really don't want to stay? I can try to bring your mother and brother here. You can live a free life here."

Meng'er turned her head and met his eyes. Suddenly, she understood the deep meaning in Altan's eyes. It was a look of possession when a man looked at a woman. She was startled and looked away hastily. She didn't know whether she was shocked or frightened, but her heartbeat was surprisingly violent. She tried to calm down, met Altan's eyes again, and shook her head firmly, saying, "I want to go back to Daming. Please take me home."

Altan turned his head away in frustration, sighed and said, "After Nadam, if you want to leave, I won't stop you."

After returning to the court of Meidaizhao Khan, Meng'er tried her best to avoid Altan. Altan knew what she was worried about, so he didn't come to see her often, but still called her along when he went horseback hunting. However, Daimuxi and Saiyinbul's attitude towards her became unnatural. They used to joke with her, but they became restrained these days. Meng'er couldn't help but pull them aside to ask them directly. Daimuxi hesitated for a while and said, "I heard that the chief wants to marry you as the third Khatun." Saiyinbul observed Meng'er's expression and nodded to show his affirmation of what Daimuxi said.

Meng'er was shocked. If the two girls had heard about it, wouldn't it be known to everyone? No wonder Ikhhatun and Aikhatun treated her more affectionately in the past two days. This was a preparation for sharing a husband. Meng'er's head was buzzing. She asked, "Where did you hear that? Did you hear it from the two Hatuns?"

Daimuxi and Saiyinbul both nodded and said, "Yes, everyone is talking about it, and our wife also said so."

Meng'er was a little confused. How did the two Hatuns know this? It must have been Altan who said it. What on earth was this man trying to do? Could he force her to marry him? She asked again, "Aren't the two Hatuns unhappy?"

Dai Muxi said, "Why not? It's normal for the chief to marry several wives. It's only a matter of time. Besides, our wife has just been diagnosed with pregnancy. She is older than the chief and hasn't been pregnant for many years. She didn't expect to have children after thirty years. Haha, to put it bluntly, even if the chief marries a hundred more wives, she won't care."

Saiyinbul covered her mouth and laughed, "You dare to tease the lady." She said to Meng'er, "Don't worry, my lady is not a jealous person. Although the chief has only two Hatuns now, there are many in the room. The lady has never cared about it and has always treated them well. Besides, our lady already has two sons, so why would she care about these things? You will definitely get along well with her in the future."

Meng'er hurriedly said that that was not what she meant, but Daimuxi and Saiyinbul only thought that she was worried about her future life after marriage. The more she explained, the more they were convinced that she was just uneasy. Meng'er had no choice but to stop explaining. Anyway, she would leave after the Nadam Festival, and the rumors would be self-defeating then. So she just ignored them for now.