After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince - Chapter 199
~End of chapter 198
Ming Zhu had made a pair of knee pads for Wei Chiyu in the afternoon, the spring was cold and chilly, the weather humid and cold, and if one didn’t pay attention, his knees would get hurt from being frozen for too long.
After making the knee pads, she went to the kitchen and specially cooked the girls their favorite soup.
Ming Zhu brought the black chicken yam soup to the table, looked at her with a smiling face and asked, “Where is Xiaoman? She’s asleep?”
Hong Ling gritted her teeth and closed her eyes, as she said to her with great guilt: “Zhu Zhu, I lost Xiaoman.”
Chapter 199
Hong Ling didn’t dare to raise her eyes to see the expression on Ming Zhu’s face. She sniffed, held back her tears, and continued: “It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have quarreled with others. When I turned around after the quarrel, I found that she was gone.”
Ming Zhu’s vision turned black, and the entire person could no longer stand steadily, she felt dizzy and could not return to her senses.
Hong Ling was worried that she wouldn’t be able to bear it, and quickly stepped forward to support her, “You, you…. Don’t worry, I’ve already reported to the authorities, we’ll definitely be able to get Xiaoman back. Yangzhou is safe, and no pimp would dare to buy and sell little girls in the city.”
Ming Zhu couldn’t hear anything anymore. When her limbs retrieved their strength, she gently pushed her away, “I’m going out to find her.”
Hong Ling followed behind her pitifully, “I’ll come too.”
The two searched every corner of the streets of Yangzhou, but they did not find the child.
The shoes that Ming Zhu was wearing when she went out today did not fit well, so she had bloody blisters on her heels, and after looking for a few hours, her legs were already strengthless.
Her eyes were thoroughly red, and hot tears were flowing down her eye sockets. Her slender body faltered in the wind. Hong Ling supported her arm, “Let’s go to the yamen and ask them again.”
There was no other way apart from this.
Ming Zhu raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears trails from the corners of her eyes, her voice was hoarse as she responded, “Mmh.”
It just so happened that the people in the yamen were also looking for them. The chief of the policemen and Hong Ling could be called old acquaintances. This restless girl was causing them troubles every other day.
Today she was overturning people’s stalls, tomorrow she would be fighting with people, every time she would end up arguing and making a mess, but unexpectedly, every time it turned out that she was in the right.
Fortunately, because it was dark, and because Ming Zhu’s clothes and hair were messy, moreover two years had already passed, the chief of the policemen did not recognize Ming Zhu as the woman in the portrait he was looking for two years ago.
“You came just in time, there’s news about the child. ”
Ming Zhu almost fainted from the emotion, her pair of empty eyes gradually regained their brightness, and she clenched hard her five fingers, but she was unable to make any sound come out of her throat.
Hong Ling asked on her behalf, “Where is she?”
The chief of the policemen said: “A man came to the yamen just now, saying that he has picked up a little girl who is two or three years old, they asked her where her family lived, but she didn’t know where, so they brought her home first.”
After hearing these words, Ming Zhu was finally able to relax a little, and she tried to stand up firmly again, “I’ll go pick up the child now.”
The chief of the policemen stopped her, “It’s already late, you better go there tomorrow, they said, tomorrow they’re going to send the child to the yamen.”
Ming Zhu couldn’t wait for a moment longer, she shook her head, “Please, tell me where that person’s family lives.”
The chief of the policemen couldn’t help but glance at her once more. He had the feeling that her face looked a little familiar, but he couldn’t remember exactly where he had seen her. He frowned as he told them the address.
It was a courtyard in Qingshi back alley.
The courtyard was secluded, the gates were closed, and there was no one around.
Ming Zhu gently used the ring to knock on the gate, and after a while, a servant boy came out and opened the door, holding a lantern in his hand. He looked at the two of them under the faint light of the lantern, and asked: “Who are you two girls?”
Ming Zhu wiped the hazy wetness under her eyes, pulled up the corners of her mouth, and tried hard to make herself look more spirited, as she opened her mouth and said softly: “I’m here to pick up my daughter and go home.”
The servant boy suddenly realized, “It turns out that the lost little girl is from your family ah?”
Ming Zhu nodded, her voice was eager, “Can you let me in?”
The servant led her to the side hall, as the maidservant poured them two cups of hot tea, “You two girls wait here for the time being, we’ll go report to gongzi first.”
Ming Zhu nodded absentmindedly, as her eyes looked around. The furnishings of this room were quite elegant and refined, the owner’s family was probably either rich or noble.
After Xiaoman was done eating candies, she made a fuss about wanting to go home.
Zhao Zhi thought she was noisy, but he didn’t drive this little girl out of the study, and just quietly watched her make her scene.
The little girl had a gentle and cute little face, but her temper was bigger than most children. She was not easy to bully at all.
Zhao Zhi let her climb onto the main desk. Her white and tender little plump hand pressed on the inkstone, her pink palm was stained with pitch-black ink, and she raised her plump little hand, threatening him, “If you don’t listen to me, I will make trouble!”
Zhao Zhi felt she was funny, and his eyes curved, “Then make trouble.”
Xiaoman was so angry with him that she naturally acted like a bad child, throwing a tantrum, she rubbed her dirty little hands everywhere, making a mess of his desk and letters.
Unfortunately, she did not succeed in getting her wish.
Xiao Man had jumped up and down so much she was now getting tired. She fell on his lap, grabbed on his sleeve, and slowly fell asleep.
Translator : Laura
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