After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince - Chapter 223
Chapter 223
(79.3)
Wei Chiyu went to pay the bill, took her hand and then went back home with her.
There were not many people in the back alley.
Wei Chiyu was a bit reluctant to let go of her hand, “Wait for me for two more months.”
Ming Zhu lowered her reddened face and nodded, her dark eyes were shifting around, and then she raised her eyes to look at him carefully as she said, “You have to do good on the examinations.”
This way, her father would agree to their marriage.
Wei Chiyu pondered for a moment, looked her in the eyes and asked, “How good?”
Ming Zhu thought about the husbands of her concubine-born sisters, even if they were useless, they were at the very least xiucai laureates. She said, “It’s good enough if your name is on the list of the laureates.”
Wei Chiyu’s lips curved into a smile, his calm face turned lively as he said, “I’ll try my best.”
This dream, was really very sweet.
Ming Zhu couldn’t bear to wake up from it.
Two months later, Wei Chiyu really did have his name on the list of laureates, the person who reported the news ran to his home with great enthusiasm, rushing to tell the joyous news.
The imperial list not only showed his name, but it was ranked at the top of the list.
Ming Zhu only knew that he had done well in the examinations, but did not know his exact ranking.
She and he successfully got engaged.
Inside the dream, she even got to wear a wedding dress, the working women in the embroidery workshop had been working overnight to complete her wedding dress, the workmanship was exquisite, with silk and gold threads work and large sleeves embroidered with begonia flowers, the decorations on the waist were also very precious.
But on the day of the wedding, she could not find the groom.
She was running around everywhere, anxiously looking for him.
The tassels of the buyao in the young girl’s hair were shaking and tinkling, the amber jade beads were falling one by one the ground, rolling around several times.
She never found him until the end, and tears were rolling down from her eyes.
Unable to fall asleep, Zhao Zhi had lit a lamp in front of the desk, and was reading a book under the faint light.
Late in the night, he heard the sound of Ming Zhu talking, her voice was very soft and small, and one couldn’t hear what she was saying without listening carefully.
Zhao Zhi thought she was thirsty in the middle of the night, so he filled a cup of warm water and walked to the bedside.
The woman was sweating profusely, and her mouth kept murmuring words.
Zhao Zhi bent down, got his ear closer to listen, and then clearly heard what she was saying.
She was calling Wei Chiyu’s name.
Zhao Zhi squeezed the porcelain cup in his hand, his face turned gloomy, as the blue veins on his neck suddenly burst, his wrists were white, and the blood lines under his skin were faintly visible.
Without saying a word, he listened to her call Wei Chiyu’s name over and over again.
The next day, Ming Zhu woke up not remembering at all that she had been speaking in her sleep during the night.
Her back was still a little sore when she got up, but her belly didn’t hurt anymore.
The painkillers the doctor gave her last night worked, and after taking two of them, she was almost all better.
They had to continue their journey to the capital. Ming Zhu and her daughter rode in the same carriage.
Ming Zhu didn’t pay attention to Zhao Zhi all the way, avoiding him whenever she could, not talking if she could.
By the time they got to the capital, it was already early summer. Leaves were green and cicadas were singing on the branches.
The intendant was waiting at the door early in the morning. During these few years, the residence was really a bit cold and desolate, the crown prince did not often come back, busy with official business. He stayed more in the palace, and also made two trips to Yangzhou every year.
It had created the rumor that His Highness was raising a young beauty in Yangzhou, which seduced him to the point where he had lost his soul.
But the intendant Lin did not believe in this kind of rumors, they were all baseless and really ridiculous.
Ming Zhu was unwilling to get off the carriage, but now it was beyond her control, Zhao Zhi had already lifted the curtain of the carriage, inviting her to get down.
Ming Zhu took the child in her arms and bent down to get off the carriage. The little girl in her arms was sleeping soundly.
Zhao Zhi took the child from her hands, “Let’s go.”
Ming Zhu restrained herself and did not make a sound, as she unwillingly followed him.
When the intendant Lin saw the woman beside the crown prince, at first he did not dare to believe his eyes, but as they got closer to him, his eyes couldn’t help but widen and it felt like his head was splashed with cold water, and his mind instantly cleared up.
This, this, this ! Wasn’t this miss Ming Zhu who had already passed away a few years ago ?!
Zhao Zhi glanced at him and his tone was cold, “Has the room been put in order?”
The intendant Lin suppressed his shock and replied, “Your Highness, don’t worry, I had the servants clean up everything very carefully.”
Seeing the little girl in His Highness’s arms, the intendant was aghast again, wasn’t this child……
The intendant Lin steward was quite an old man already, he had heard a lot of unimaginable stories in his life, so with a slight movement of his brain, he roughly guessed what had happened. He took two deep glances towards miss Ming Zhu. He never thought that the weak and timid miss Ming Zhu had such a great ability.
Ming Zhu was brought to Zhao Zhi’s bedroom, her expression revealed her refusal, “I want to live in the old courtyard.”
Zhao Zhi was angry at the thought of that fire, and his face was sarcastic, “It’s all burned down, where will you live?”
Translator : Laura
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