CH 65

~End of chapter 64

Zhao Zhi had another letter sent to the Ming family.

He was going to take Ming Zhu into the crown prince’s residence as his concubine.

Since Ming Zhu despised the status of an outside mistress.

Then she would enter the crown prince’s residence as his concubine.

Chapter 65

(22.1)

For an event like the crown prince taking a concubine, there was no need to make a big fanfare.

Very soon, the bridal gifts were carried into the Ming residence, eight large chests, all containing gold, jade and fine silks, all of which were rare and impossible-to-get precious items.

The Ming family’s eldest master was supported by a servant as he was looking at the bridal gifts, deeply sucking in a cold breath, “The crown prince is being serious?”

“Lord Ming, what kind of words are these ? Would His Highness tease you regarding this kind of matter ?

As the Ming eldest master watched this pile of gold and jade treasures, his old eyes started getting blurry. He never expected that his niece’s fate would be so good. He originally felt that the fact that she was able to get noticed by the crown prince and became an outside mistress who behaved as such was already extremely fortunate. But now she had even become the only concubine in the crown prince’s backyard, she was really great.

The Ming eldest master gulped and forced himself to calm down his heart. He gave an eye signal to the young servant boy beside him, for him to give the other party two bags of silver coins to thank him.

He then asked, “When will His Highness send the person back?”

Taking a concubine naturally didn’t require the three books and six rites of an official marriage, it only required a small sedan chair to carry the person through the residence’s doors, as well as a banquet, and then it could be said that the ceremony was completed.

“No need, His Highness has already put miss Ming Zhu’s name on the jade register, the person is already in the crown prince’s residence, as for whether miss Ming Zhu will return to the Ming residence to visit in the future, it’s not something I know of.”

The Ming eldest master was astonished, “Her name has already been added to the register ?”

“Mmh.” After a pause, he said, “If Lord Ming has nothing else to instruct, I will go back to His Highness first to make a report.”

The Ming eldest master personally accompanied the person to the gate and didn’t come back to his senses until the back of the person could no longer be seen. He really couldn’t figure out the crown prince’s mind, and also wondered how much weight Ming Zhu held in the crown prince’s heart.

If one said he didn’t care about her, it didn’t look like it.

The jade register was the imperial genealogy, not just anyone could be on it.

But if he really liked her that much, how come he didn’t even prepare a sedan chair and completely discarded the fanfare that would be a great honor ?

The Ming eldest master couldn’t think things through and also couldn’t be bothered to keep thinking about it. Their Ming family fortune was already not bad, they had managed to climb on this kind of high branch that the crown prince was.

Ming Zhu learned from Biying’s mouth that she had already become Zhao Zhi’s concubine.

The little maidservants who served her in the courtyard were both envious and happy for her.

Biying was holding the lamp, the candlelight by chance illuminated her delicate and small face, her skin was white as a spring snow, smooth and flawless, even her plain face looked stunningly beautiful.

Biying said, “Miss, the guards outside the courtyard have all been withdrawn, and tomorrow night His Highness will host a banquet in the residence.”

Ming Zhu had just finished combing her long hair, which fell like a waterfall on her back. Her back figure looked slim and weak, she didn’t seem that happy after hearing that news. Slowly turning her face, she looked at the window and then pointed at it, asking, “Can you open it for me?”

Her voice was weak and soft, her expression gentle and soft. Seeing her like this, Biying felt somewhat distressed.

She walked to the window and carefully raised the window pane. The cold night air poured in.

Biying didn’t know what had happened during the major part of the past month. Except for the maidservant who delivered meals and water, the crown prince didn’t allow anyone else to see miss Ming Zhu, the maidservant who delivered meals also wasn’t allowed to even say one word to her.

During these days, miss Ming Zhu’s face had clearly become thinner, she must have had suffered a lot.

Biying could only advise her to no longer try and run away again. The crown prince had many spies all around. He also wasn’t really a simple and virtuous person, once he became furious, miss Ming Zhu would only have her eyes to cry.

Since things had gotten to this point, it was better to live peacefully in the backyard, in the future, she could also give birth to a boy or a girl, thus she didn’t need to fear that she wouldn’t have any protection in the future.

Ming Zhu looked indifferent as she listened to Biying, she suddenly asked, “He didn’t give you guys a hard time, did he?”

Biying shook her head: “No. It’s just that Ah Rou was left in the Ming residence, maybe ……”

Ming Zhu sighed, “Mmh, it’s good this way.”

The evening of the next day, the maidservants had to dress up Ming Zhu.

She was sitting by the window, with an indifferent face, she was looking out the window, the red clouds outside looked like a bright brocade as the lively sounds from afar were getting nearer.

Biying braided her hair into the most trendy type of bun and dotted her forehead with a flower inlay. Her make-up wasn’t as plain as usual, it was more bright and flamboyant.

After they were done applying makeup, Ming Zhu changed into a set of red-colored jacket and skirt embroidered with gold, a girdle was binding her waist and her chest, the outline of her body would make people write poems and draw paintings, she looked so beautiful it was impossible to look away from her.