After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince - Chapter 249
~End of chapter 248
Ming Zhu enjoyed listening to the opera, and watched the actors on the stage with great interest, thinking that their costumes looked good and their voices sounded good.
But other than her, the rest of the people in front of the stage didn’t have great interest in the opera.
They had heard the play “Cowherd and Weaving Maiden” many times before, so they were really unable to find it interesting, but no one in this group of ladies dared to show it.
They dared not look down on Ming Zhu now, they only hoped that she would forget the past and not hold a grudge. People with some eyesight could all see that the crown prince valued her very much in his heart, and in the future if they had something to beg of him, they would have to go through the crown princess.
So each one of them sat firmly on their chair, patiently listening to the play.
Chapter 249
Once the play was finished, almost two hours had passed.
Ming Zhu rewarded the troupe with Zhao Zhi’s silver, the actors in the troupe smiled broadly and bent down to thank her, very respectfully.
Hong Ling poked Ming Zhu’s arm, “Don’t you think that opera actor looks very beautiful?”
The opera makeup was so thick and colorful that Ming Zhu couldn’t tell what he looked like, she thought for a moment and then replied, “His voice is good, but I didn’t see his face.”
After the opera actor removed his makeup, Ming Zhu realized that Hong Ling was indeed right, the man did look very pretty, his face was heroic, but his eyes were soft, so using the word beautiful to describe him was not too much.
Seeing a beautiful face, Ming Zhu rewarded them with a dozen more silver.
The leader took the money pouch, smiling from ear to ear, and said to his disciple: “I’ll let you sing again in the future.”
He also knew, their troupe was being used by the crown prince to make the crown princess happy. Now that the crown princess was satisfied, they were going to have more opportunities in the future.
On the other side, in the study, the intendant Lin truthfully retold what he had seen with his own eyes, “The crown princess, it seemed like she did enjoy listening to the opera, she was in a good mood.”
The edge of Zhao Zhi’s eyes softened, and he said, “It’s good that she likes it.”
After a pause, he walked forward, “I’ll go take a look.”
When Zhao Zhi arrived at the stage on the pavilion, he saw the smile on Ming Zhu’s face from afar, he had not seen her being so relaxed and smiling so cheerfully for a long time, her pair of eyes were curved, clear, bright and shining, her expression was very sincere, it couldn’t be faked.
The troupe replayed one half of the main part, and Ming Zhu was tilting her face up to watch it, very focused.
Zhao Zhi was trying to make her happy, wanting to see a bright smile on her face.
But now that he was really seeing her smile, he had mixed feelings. There was a discrepancy between his intention and his feelings.
She was willing to smile at an insignificant actor, but she wasn’t even willing to say a few words to him.
Zhao Zhi walked quietly, and when the crowd saw the crown prince, they curtsied to salute him, and everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but glance towards him.
Zhao Zhi walked to Ming Zhu’s side. Not fearing the dozen pairs of eyes watching, he held her hand tightly in front of everyone. His voice was low and gloomy: “Are you tired?”
Ming Zhu flatly said, “It’s okay.”
Zhao Zhi raised his eyes and swept a glance at the people on the stage, his eyes stopped on the face of that pretty looking young actor, suppressing the displeasure in his heart, he said, “Have them come over again tomorrow.”
Ming Zhu wasn’t willing to show a single smile in front of Zhao Zhi, her little face was tense with a flat expression as she said, “Okay.”
Ming Zhu’s palms were sweating from the heat outside. Zhao Zhi squeezed her hand and said, “The weather is hot, why didn’t you order someone to cover you with an umbrella?”
Ming Zhu’s attitude was very perfunctory: “I didn’t pay attention.”
Zhao Zhi looked down at her cheeks who had turned slightly red because of the sun exposure and said, “Go back to the room first.”
The people that were present had mixed feelings, the crown prince wasn’t as unfeeling as rumors had it, the way he looked at Ming Zhu was just different. There was a gentleness that wasn’t easily detected, and a tenderness that would make people rage from jealousy, pampering her to the utmost.
All thought that the crown prince would marry a high-born lady in the future.
No one expected that in the end it would be Ming Zhu, whose status was unfit for this position.
The crown prince liked the soft beauty, and he liked a thin waist.
Ming Zhu’s waist, that could be held in two hands, was slender and soft. Her body and appearance were indeed first-class.
No matter how unsatisfied they were, they had to admit that all of Ming Zhu’s luck and talent rested on her face.
Back to the room, it was cooler.
Ming Zhu’s face was sweaty, her cheeks were rosy and humid like a juicy peach, Zhao Zhi lightly pinched her chin, and with a handkerchief, carefully wiped clean the beads of sweat on her face. The sweet and rich fragrance of the young woman’s body entered his nose, and he could not help but grab the back of her head and kiss her, her lips were soft and sweet, and the man’s offensive was extremely fierce, almost not giving her a chance to catch her breath.
When he had tasted enough of her, the man slowly stopped, calmed down his breath and used his fingertips to gently wipe away the traces of water on her lips.
Ming Zhu disliked that he was leaning too close and pushed him away with a frown, saying unhappily, “It’s too hot.”
Zhao Zhi didn’t get angry when she pushed him away, instead he smiled and ordered the maid to bring more pots of ice cubes into the room. Ming Zhu wasn’t really hot, she just found him annoying.
She sat by the window and swung her fan, facing the direction outside of the window.
Zhao Zhi casually asked, “What did you all talk about today?”
Translator : Laura
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