After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince - Chapter 218
Chapter 218
(77.2)
Zhao Zhi lifted his eyes, pursed his lips and smiled faintly, saying “mmh”.
Ming Zhu raised her eyes to observe his face and found that he wasn’t surprised at all, nor was he very angry. She relaxed a little and sighed in relief.
But Ming Zhu was too naive in the end, as she relaxed her guard against him for a moment.
The man slapped the back of her neck, directly knocking the woman unconscious. Catching her falling body, he carried her in his arms, and directly went to the carriage.
Hong Ling was playing a boring game with Xiaoman in the room, and did not notice the movements outside the door.
Zhao Zhi pushed open the door of the room, and when his gaze fell on the little girl beside her, without him knowing, his eyes became gentle. He beckoned to her, “You want to come over?”
Xiaoman looked at him and didn’t move.
Zhao Zhi said, “I’ll take you to your mother.”
Hong Ling rushed outside, but did not see Ming Zhu in the courtyard. Worried, she got angry and on fire, as she turned around to question Zhao Zhi loudly about where the person was. But his subordinate covered her mouth and dragged her elsewhere.
The little girl looked at this beautiful-looking uncle without getting afraid. Her round eyes were curiously looking at him, and she finally could not resist his temptation. Wearing her little leather boots, she ran to him, “Mom, I want mom.”
Zhao Zhi picked her up, the little girl’s body was soft, emitting a faint fragrance of milk. He didn’t dare to hold her too tightly, afraid of hurting her.
Zhao Zhi also carried her to the carriage.
Seeing her mother asleep, Xiaoman tried hard to pounce towards her, wanting to crawl to her side.
Zhao Zhi raised his eyebrows, he had not expected her to be so lively and active. He took her back in his arms once again, “Your mom is asleep.”
Xiaoman understood, and made an unhappy face.
Zhao Zhi was quite good at coaxing the child. His patience was quite good, as he asked, “Do you want to eat candy?”
Xiaoman, like a crafty kitten, gulped, but shook her head and said, “I’m not eating, not eating.”
Zhao Zhi was a little surprised. He peeled off the candy paper for her, and put the caramel that was inside of the wrap on her tiny little palm.
Xiaoman licked her mouth, “Okay, then I’ll just have one.”
Just one candy.
Zhao Zhi smiled and did not say anything.
He did not know how to get along with his daughter, she was only two to three years old, if he made the child cry, he did not know what to do. So he put her aside and let her play on her own.
A bunch of toys that children liked had been prepared and put on the table.
Xiaoman was sitting next to him, and when she got tired of playing, she started to get sleepy. Her little body leaned back, her eyes closed and her mouth slightly opened, as she fell asleep.
Zhao Zhi carried her to the other carriage, which had momos and maids specifically dedicated to take care of her.
There was at least a journey of half a month from Yangzhou back to the capital, but Zhao Zhi was not in a hurry to go back, the carriage was advancing slowly, and until dark, Ming Zhu had yet to wake up.
Outside the city, there was a special post station for court officials to rest.
The room where the crown prince was going to rest in had been cleaned early, the wind was strong at night and the further north one went, the colder it got. Zhao Zhi used his pure white cloak to cover her body and his hood to half cover her face, before carrying her to the wing-room and gently placing her on the bed.
It would be a few hours more before she could wake up.
The innkeeper brought hot water for washing and a freshly cooked meal. Zhao Zhi didn’t have any appetite, after bathing and dressing, he ordered the table of dishes to be removed, and only ordered that a bowl of sweet congee be cooked.
The innkeeper did as he was told, and it didn’t take long for the sweet congee, made with sugar and red dates, to be ready and brought over.
Zhao Zhi’s thumb lightly pried open Ming Zhu’s mouth, and he put the spoon against her lips, planning to feed her some porridge. One day without food, he was afraid that her stomach would not be able to endure it.
The woman in a comatose state was not conscious at all.
He was very patient, and it took him more than half an hour to finish feeding her the congee.
Then, there was a sudden knock on the door of the wing-room. The maid, helpless, had no other choice but to come and disturb the crown prince, “Your Highness, the little princess refuses to eat.”
“I got it.”
Zhao Zhi left a few guards outside the door of the room while he himself went to the guest room opposite.
When Xiaoman woke up without seeing her mother, she got up from the bed in a big manner, and no matter who tried to coax her, she refused to open her mouth to eat, and also refused to speak.
Zhao Zhi felt that her temper was really exactly the same as him when he was a child. This kind of character was not very pleasing to people. He asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xiaoman’s eyes were red, as if she had cried, “Mom, I want mom.”
Zhao Zhi walked to the bedside, slowly squatted down in front of her, and slowly and methodically straightened her messy hair, “Your mother is still sleeping.”
Xiaoman sobbed, “But I miss her.”
Zhao Zhi coaxed her to the best of his ability, “She’ll wake up tomorrow.”
“I want to sleep with my mom tonight.”
“I’m afraid not.”
“Why?”
“There’s no why.” Zhao Zhi picked her up, “You eat first.”
Translator : Laura
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