CH 47

Biying had hurried back to the crown prince’s residence to report the whole story from start to finish. Gulping, she then said, “Your Highness, nothing will happen to the miss in the palace, right?”

Zhao Zhi held back his overwhelming anger, “Why are you only telling me now? Didn’t I tell you that her every move should be reported to me?”

“This slave also ……”

Zhao Zhi was out of patience, ” Scram!”

He ordered that his horse be prepared, took the whip handed to him by his attendant, and hurriedly mounted his horse, hurrying towards the palace.

Chapter 47

(16.5)

Ming Zhu’s knees were about to lose all sensations. It was hurting her to death! Zhao Zhi really married a vicious  snake-hearted crown princess, both people had hearts black as carbon, they were really a good match.

When Zhao Zhi arrived after rushing here, Ming Zhu’s whole body appeared like she had just been fished out of water. Her hair strands were wet with sweat, her small body was huddled on the ground, looking miserable and weak.

His rage flared as soon as he saw her.

He kicked away the old maidservants who were holding her down.

The two old maidservants, seeing His Highness who was mad with rage, started quivering. Kneeling on the ground, they begged for mercy.

Zhao Zhi held Ming Zhu in a full embrace, wrapping her body with his cloak. His eyes were streaked with lines of blood and his jaw was taut, using directly her name and surname, he asked, “Where is Sheng Ling?”

“This slave doesn’t know either.” They replied, still shivering.

Zhao Zhi was holding Ming Zhu tightly. Pressing her firmly into his arms, it took him a long time to gradually quell the overwhelming emotions.

The eunuch in charge of the palace wasn’t aware of what had happened and was so frightened by the commotion that he ran over.

The only thing he saw was the crown prince holding a girl he had never seen before in his arms and his face looking somber. His heart jumped and, greeting him with caution, he asked, “Your Highness, this, did a matter occur?”

Zhao Zhi was very calm as he said coldly to his personal guard behind him, “You hurry to Xiangyang City with the fastest horse and intercept the marriage decree before it arrives.”

Eunuch Liu, whose heart skipped a beat, frowned.

This was really a big matter !

The crown prince, he … he was clearly intending to cancel the marriage ah!

(17.1)

“Your Highness, you must not be too hasty.” Eunuch Liu stepped forward and advised him.

Such a big matter happened, he always had to give him one or two words of advise, cancelling a marriage wasn’t a child’s play.

His Highness the crown prince had never been one to act rashly, today he was mad with rage and that was something he had never seen before. Taking look at the woman he was holding in his arms, this was what was called being impetuous for a beauty.

Zhao Zhi’s face was still as calm as ever, sweeping a cold glance at him, he said, “I don’t need you to teach me how to handle things yet.”

His tone of voice was heavy and cold, the hidden sharpness that he usually meticulously concealed vaguely emerged.

Eunuch Liu, who was instantly silenced, watched as he left, carrying the person away.

Eunuch Liu had heard a little bit about what had just happened. According to reason, Xiangyang junzhu, as the future crown princess was disciplining a little bit her husband’s small concubine, to give her a warning, that was common sense.

What she did wrong was, obviously this woman was occupying an important place in the crown prince’s heart, and today, the junzhu humiliated her beyond measure. She tried to gain an advantage but only ended up worse off for it. (lit. Trying to steal the chicken by luring it with rice only to lose the rice)

Eunuch Liu shook his head, “You quickly go tell the junzhu that the crown prince wants to cancel the marriage, so as to let her be prepared inside her heart.”

The young eunuch was shivering, not daring to move. Delivering this kind of news of the junzhu, he was afraid to be dragged down by it, there was absolutely no benefits.

Eunuch Liu looked at his disciple’s lack of courage, feeling angry at him for failing to meet his expectations, he kicked him fiercely, “What are you afraid of? Go quickly right now! Or else, I’ll beat you to death.”

The young eunuch went to look for the junzhu in a state of panic.

Sheng Ling was now leading the ladies of the noble families as they walked, enjoying the flowers. The flowers in the imperial garden were just blooming, their fragrance was rich and intense.

Sheng Ling broke a branch of the plum tree and fiddled with it for a couple of times before losing interest. Casually throwing it away, her boots stepped over it. As she walked, she asked, “Ming Zhu is still kneeling, right?”

The palace maid replied, “Someone is watching her, she can’t escape.”

Sheng Ling’s mood improved a lot, everything was pleasing to her eyes, “She’s not allowed to get up before she kneels for full three shichen.”

(TL’s note : I believe it means six hours)

Ming Yuan couldn’t help but secretly giggle, “The junzhu is beautiful both in appearance and in heart, if it were someone else, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be as simple as just punishing her to kneel.”

The others agreed one after another, “Yes ah, this kind of shameless cheap concubine would have been sold to a brothel long ago in our ducal residence.”

“Wasn’t her mother also from a brother? Maybe she would be happy to follow in her mother’s footsteps ……”

Halfway through these words, a few of them burst out laughing.

The spring sunlight was bright and the sun was getting hotter at noon, so much so that right now the sun was almost blinding people’s eyes.

One person asked very quietly, “His Highness the crown prince won’t get angry when he finds out, right?”

Sheng Ling’s good mood was instantly spoiled by these words, and the crowd stopped talking.

Sheng Ling said, “So what if he knows? Could it be possible that taizi gege would stand up for her?”

The person smiled shyly, obviously not daring to offend her, “What the junzhu said is right, I was overly concerned.”

Sheng Ling was no longer in the mood to continue strolling in the imperial garden. She was about to send these hypocritical and vain noble girls out of the palace.

When Eunuch Liu’s young apprentice, who had asked around and found his way over here, rushed to her, with sweat pouring down his head profusely.

The little eunuch was wearing a hat on top of his head. When he slightly lowered his head, he could no longer see the picture in front of him. He didn’t dare to raise his eyes to see the face of the junzhu and, shivering, he wasn’t even able to say a complete sentence, “Junzhu…His Highness the crown prince he…he ……”