After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince - Chapter 219
~End of chapter 218
“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.”
Chapter 219
(77.3)
Xiaoman knew she couldn’t beat this man now, a smart person knew to wait for the right opportunity, and so she became obedient and didn’t make any more trouble.
Zhao Zhi fed her most of the bowl of food.
Patting her little stomach, she said, “I’m full.”
Zhao Zhi hummed and had hot water brought in. He wiped her face with a towel and then her hands, “Sleep well tonight.”
The next day, just after dawn, the carriage resumed its way on the road.
Ming Zhu slowly woke up, smelling a familiar fragrance.
Zhao Zhi put down the book he was holding in his hand and looked sideways towards her, hesitating for a long time, he asked, “Does the back of your neck hurt?”
Ming Zhu slowly remembered what had happened before. He had actually directly knocked her out!
She was furious, “What’s the difference between you and a bandit?”
Zhao Zhi frowned, and acted as if he did not hear her words, as he said, “Turn around, let me see your neck.”
Ming Zhu pushed him away.
Zhao Zhi withdrew his hand, and after a long pause, he asked, “Do you want some water?”
White rose fragranced incense was lit inside the carriage. The clear and refreshing fragrance soothed some of her anger.
Ming Zhu had slept for too long and her head was a little heavy, she asked, “Where are we?”
Zhao Zhi paused for two seconds and said, “We’ve been out of Yangzhou for a long time now.”
Ming Zhu raised her face to meet his eyes, and then cursed him, “You’re really shameless.”
Contrary to one’s expectations, Zhao Zhi smiled, seeing that her complexion was still looking good , he didn’t care at all that he was being cursed at.
Ming Zhu’s nails had not been trimmed for a long time, and she had clenched her fingers too hard, wounding the skin of her palm. Seeing the blood on her palm, Zhao Zhi tightly grabbed her wrist, and pried open her fingers one by one. He frowned, and his complexion turned somber.
Ming Zhu wanted to pull back her hand.
Zhao Zhi suppressed his voice and said in a low voice: “Don’t move.”
(78.1)
The carriage was equipped with medicine for common wounds. Zhao Zhi found the bottle of medicine, and slightly lowered his head, with tightly furrowed eyebrows. He first used a clean handkerchief to wipe her palm, and then little by little, smeared the ointment on her palm.
The smell of the ointment was pleasant, there seemed to be an unnoticeable fragrance of begonia and pear. It was sweet, soothing and pleasant.
Ming Zhu was unable to take back her hand, and could only let him hold her hand, she did not feel much pain from this wound anyway.
She didn’t want to pay attention to him, and didn’t want to talk to him either. Even if she cursed him, he wouldn’t feel bad.
After applying the medicine on her, Zhao Zhi somehow took out a small clipper out of nowhere.
Ming Zhu’s body instantly tensed up, “What are you doing?”
Zhao Zhi held down her fingers, and explained flatly, “Helping you cut your nails.”
Ming Zhu naturally did not comply, “I don’t want to.”
Zhao Zhi lifted his head, his eyes looked as if he was puzzled, he asked, “Why?”
After a long pause, the man used a gentle voice to calm her nerves, and tenderly said to her, “I’ll cut your nails so you won’t hurt yourself next time.”
Ming Zhu was sitting on his lap, and when she struggled, the belt around her waist loosened, the fabric was very light and her lapel got a little disheveled.
Her face turned red, perhaps because of anger, “I don’t feel any pain.”
Zhao Zhi carelessly hummed, caught her fingers, and lowered his head to take a look. Her nails were a light pink, they weren’t too long, and they were painted with a beautiful color.
He still ended up using the clippers to cut the nails of her two hands, trimming them neatly, in a round cut.
Ming Zhu cursed him, telling him he was sick.
Zhao Zhi didn’t react much, “Mmh, if you say so.”
When he released her hands, she immediately escaped from his arms and sat on the other side of the soft couch.
Ming Zhu straightened the messy clothes on her body, calmed down, and looked at him with no expression as she asked, “Where is my daughter?”
“In the carriage behind.”
Without saying a word, Ming Zhu stood up, intending to get out.
Zhao Zhi was quick with his hands, and his white fingers grabbed her waist, making Ming Zhu’s whole body collapse on him. He frowned, “Where are you going?”
When he spoke, his breath fell right on her ear, there was an uncomfortable feeling of numbness.
“She will make a scene if she doesn’t see me.”
Zhao Zhi lowered his eyes in contemplation. Thinking about, it was indeed the case. But he was somewhat dissatisfied about this matter, it wasn’t good for little children to be too clingy.
“You’re always spoiling her.”
Zhao Zhi’s tone wasn’t accusatory, instead his hoarse voice sounded like he was being wronged.
Ming Zhu knew his strange possessiveness was at work again, “Xiaoman is very well behaved, of course I’m going to pamper her.”
Little girls had to be pampered, Ming Zhu couldn’t bear to spend money on herself, but she had no such restriction with her daughter, so she always bought the best she could regarding food and clothing.
Mentioning her daughter in front of him, Ming Zhu was no longer so calm. Turning her face, her eyes were emotionless as she asked, “After returning to the capital, will you have Xiaoman be raised by someone else?”
This was what Zhao Zhi had once said to her personally. If that was true, was there anything she could do to stop it? It seemed like she could only solve it by stabbing Zhao Zhi to death first.
She began to think seriously about where she could get a knife, the sharpest knife in the world, one that could kill with a single blow.
Translator : Laura
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