The sky was already pitch black, and a few half-extinguished candles illuminated the room slightly.
Mingzhu lowered her face lightly, and her long hair fell lazily on both sides of her neck. The room was so quiet that no other sound could be heard. She slowly clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and then said: "I did that before. , is there any difference between being tied up by you?"
Mingzhu was a little nervous and scared at first, but she calmed down after saying these words.
She is the kite in his hand, the length of the string is in his hands, for his pleasure and boredom.
There is no difference between a small courtyard and a room.
Zhao Shi was silent for a while, and then untied the red rope tied around her wrists. Her skin was delicate, and her slender white wrists left two obvious red marks.
Mingzhu's hands were freed and her body shrank to the corner of the bed, her whole body posture defensive.
Zhao Shi's anger was not gone for a while, and he had already endured all kinds of patience before he could speak to her so gently and kindly. He looked at her evasive movements and didn't say anything. He just curled his lips. Jiao, with a cold smile, said, "Zhuzhu, do you want to try it?"
Mingzhu was wearing a light pink and thin undershirt. She looked very fragile when she hugged her legs and curled up. She didn't know how far Zhao Shi could go. She had no intention of provoking him at this time. It was already over and over again.
She wouldn't just accept her fate. As long as there was a chance, she would get rid of him completely.
Zhao Shi reached out and touched her face. His fingertips were warm and cold. The girl felt nervous and shivered. He gently held her chin and said to her in a gentle voice: "I can't bear to do that to you, but you always make me angry."
Mingzhu turned her eyes away and refused to look at him. In front of her eyes was the mist of water, and the water was rippled, which was a bit pitiful.
Zhao Shi forcefully opened her face and looked at her slightly moist eyes. There was a sense of helpless distress in his tone, "I have no choice but to lock you up like this."
The windows on the outside were all nailed shut with wooden boards, and there were two locks on the outside of the door.
Mingzhu had suffered losses for the first time and had already learned how to stretch and bend. She grabbed his sleeves and said, "Let me go back to another hospital. This time I was too impulsive."
The little girl looked at him carefully with her round black eyes, and she was sweet to him.
Zhao Shi held her slender and soft fingers, played with them one by one, and then said calmly: "It's safer in here."
There was no way he could see through her little calculation.
Zhao Shi held her wrist and pulled her forward, put his arm around her waist, smelled the faint fragrance on her body, lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
Mingzhu's stomach suddenly growled twice, indicating she was hungry. From the time she was knocked unconscious by Zhao Shi and brought back to the time she woke up, not even a drop of rice had been eaten.
Zhao Shi let go of her waist, called the maids in, and ordered them to prepare the dishes.
Mingzhu had never seen these little maids before, so she inevitably became nervous again, "Where's Biying?"
Zhao Shidan said: "Call her over tomorrow."
"oh."
The table was full of Mingzhu's favorite dishes, but Zhao Shi didn't take a bite. He seemed to enjoy feeding her and worked tirelessly to feed them to her bowl.
Mingzhu drank a bowl of soup and more than half a bowl of rice before he let her go.
She put down the chopsticks in her hand, "I'm full."
Zhao Shi raised his hand and asked someone to remove the table. The door opened and closed, and there was no sound in the room.
Mingzhu felt that the Prince's Mansion was quieter and more depressing than other courtyards.
Zhao Shi spent the night in her room. There were two red candles in the room, which seemed ambiguous no matter how you looked at them.
The man's cold fingertips closed around her waist, and he covered her lips and teeth with a moist kiss. Everything that hits your face is his breath.
A lingering night, the fragrance warms the tent.
For several days, Zhao Shi stayed overnight in Mingzhu's house. Everyone in the Prince's Mansion also knew that the new girl who moved in was not an ordinary favor.
It's just that her situation is really hard to understand. Except for the maid who serves her, no one else has seen her.
The house over there is even guarded by several guards, who can't get in or out.
I heard that even the doors and windows are sealed.
The people below didn't know what the prince meant. Maybe the girl made some big mistake and was put under the custody of the prince.
When Nanny Liu heard that Mingzhu had been sent to the Prince's Mansion, she was surprised and a little angry. Is such a lowly maid who relies on her beauty to rise to the top, really fly to the top of a tree
She originally wanted to do the same as before, run up to Mingzhu and give her a few more blows, kill her majesty and prevent her from raising her tail to the sky.
But now she couldn't even get in. Normally, she could say a few words in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, but the guards guarding outside the courtyard didn't give her any face. "His Highness has an order. Without his permission, no one can No one is allowed in."
Aunt Liu had no choice but to leave. On the way, she heard that the prince had spent the night in her room five days in a row, and she secretly scolded Mingzhu for her beauty.
In your years, has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ever been so indulgent with a woman
Mingzhu's life was not as good as they thought. Zhao Shi did not lie to her and almost locked her up.
She couldn't open the windows or doors.
The new maid who came to serve her was like a mute and wouldn't say a word to her.
Mingzhu couldn't bear it any longer. She had been living in a hazy state for the past few days, and the room was always filled with the rich fragrance of love.
She knew that Zhao Shi wanted her to bow her head and soften her bones.
Mingzhu put on her clothes and sighed.
It doesn't mean that you can't accept it if you accept it. People had to bow their heads under the eaves, but she didn't want to.
She thought she had an 8/9 chance of leaving him this time, but she didn't expect that Zhao Shi's ability to cover the sky with one hand was far beyond her imagination.
The next time, we can only succeed but not fail.
Otherwise, if Zhao Shi loses his patience if she offends him, he might really break her legs, and it will be a total blow.
Mingzhu was still too immature in front of him, and there was no point running away. Only by feigning death could she escape and ascend to heaven.
She came to her senses, walked to the door, and pushed the door tentatively. She only heard the door lock jingle twice, but the door still did not move at all and could not be pushed open.
Mingzhu was about to be pissed off.
In the evening, Zhao Shi came to her place again after finishing his work. After having dinner with her, he suddenly said, "Wei Chiyu is getting engaged soon."
The expression on Mingzhu's face changed.
Zhao Shi felt very uncomfortable seeing the change in her expression. Sure enough, she still remembered her old lover.
Zhao Shi pinched his knuckles too hard and turned white, "Is this so sad?"
Mingzhu said in a low voice, "No."
She didn't look like she didn't care at all.
Zhao Shi felt uncomfortable in his heart, and the stinging pain that he felt afterward penetrated into the pit of his heart, one needle after another, so dense that he couldn't ignore it.
"Go to sleep."
"Um."
Mingzhu seemed to be submissive to him these days, but Zhao Shi didn't feel happy at all. She is now like a puppet without a soul, unhappy.
The same kind of days passed for another half a month.
Mingzhu and Zhao Shi were just exhausted, and neither of them bowed their heads easily.
Mingzhu was used to forbearing, so she didn't feel that such a life was sad. She was really bored, so she opened the book she had read before and read it again.
His Highness the Crown Prince was in a dark mood for the next half month, and the courtiers kept their tails between their legs and did not dare to cause trouble during this period.
Just after the first month of the lunar month, Sheng Wenlin invited His Highness the Crown Prince for a drink, and Sheng Ling insisted on accompanying him.
Sheng Wenlin refused, "What are you going to do? Do you think the prince will still care?"
Sheng Ling lost a lot of weight, "I know, I just miss him and want to see him."
She was still angry about the annulment of the engagement.
In front of my brother, there was nothing to hide, "That day I should have killed his outhouse with my own hands."
Sheng Wenlin paused for two seconds and said, "If you're angry, just throw it at the prince."
Sheng Ling closed her mouth angrily.
Sheng Wenlin waved her hand and drove her back to the house.
There were quite a few people in the restaurant, but the private room upstairs seemed much quieter.
Sheng Wenlin poured a glass of warm wine for the man opposite, seemingly unintentionally, and asked: "Have you found that little Jiaojiao who escaped?"
Zhao Shi picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, "Yeah."
Sheng Wenlin observed her words and then asked, "Why did she run away?"
If Zhao Shi had thought things through, he wouldn't have sat here drinking with him.
Sheng Wenlin smiled slightly and said in a casual tone, "Your Highness shouldn't coddle her. Just be cold."
Then he will get tired of it in a few days, and then he will be able to speak out.
Zhao Shi glanced at him and said, "I don't understand."
Sheng Wenlin was a little unconvinced. Speaking of which, he really regretted telling Wei Liu about her whereabouts that day. If his evil thoughts were stronger, he would hide her from everyone and hide her by himself. stand up.
However, Sheng Wenlin did not dare to take a risk. If the prince finds him, he won't be able to eat and walk around.
"Your Highness, I don't know that many women have lofty ideals and play endless tricks on people's hearts." Sheng Wenlin continued: "Perhaps she was unwilling to take a gamble when she heard the news that she was about to get married."
Zhao Shi frowned, seeming to be thinking carefully about what he said.
"I'll take this opportunity to force you to marry her." Sheng Wenlin smiled again, "However, her background is really difficult."
Zhao Shi was distracted and didn't listen very carefully.
After half the drink, he lost interest and left early.
On the other side, the people of the Ming family breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the escaped Mingzhu had been captured.
Uncle Ming asked several girls in his family who had a good relationship with Mingzhu to come to his door in turn to persuade her to serve the prince well and not to cause trouble.
But several girls couldn't even get in.
After returning home, tell Uncle Ming about the matter.
"You can't even pass it on?"
"No." The little girl wiped her tears and felt really sorry for the fifth sister. "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince has imprisoned her, and they haven't let her out for almost a month. Dad, otherwise you will send someone to pick up the fifth sister. Come back, His Highness the Crown Prince is robbing a common girl, he is being unreasonable."
Uncle Ming glared at her, "Don't talk nonsense. Are you trying to kill our family?"
Uncle Ming only cares about his career, and a concubine is of no consequence.
The next day, Mingru went to the Prince's Mansion in person to ask for an audience with the Prince.
The carriage waited outside the door for almost two hours before she saw the prince's face.
Ming Rufu was in good shape and courteous attentively. She pretended to care about her sister, with just the right amount of tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, my sister is young and playful. She must have been deceived by others to run away the first time. You must not blame her."
On the surface, he was interceding for her, but he poured a lot of dirty water on her inside and outside.
Zhao Shi glanced at her and said nothing.
"Your Highness, my younger sister has not had a mother since she was a child, so she may be thinking more deeply and thinking too much. I hope you will not argue with her about my disrespect."
Zhao Shi looked at her with a somewhat profound expression.
Mingru came here today and specially put on exquisite makeup. Ling Luo added a bit of elegance to her look. She asked again: "Your Highness, can you let me see my sister?"
Zhao Shi coldly rejected her, "She is ill and it is not convenient to see people. Please go back."
Mingru had a smile on her face, but she gritted her teeth with hatred in her heart.
His Royal Highness did not even look at her face for a few seconds.
Mingru had no choice but to say, "Then I'll come back another day."
Mingru was unwilling to leave and ran away privately. It was such a big deal. She saw that His Highness the Crown Prince was not very angry, and he did not even punish her.
Usually, if a slave runs away, he will be caught with thirty pieces of wood, beaten to half death, and then sold. How come it's Pearl's turn to have a good life
Mingzhu is indeed ill.
At first it was just minor typhoid fever, and then it was a series of high fevers.
Zhao Shiyi took care of her for two days, until she broke out in sweat and her fever went away.
He changed the clothes for her with his own hands. Zhao Shi never borrowed other people's hands on these matters, not even a maid.
Zhao Shi looked down at her reddish face with a myriad of thoughts. If he likes someone, what he wants is to possess them completely.
Nothing less will do.
Zhao Shi liked her, but he didn't like her that much. Love is a weakness. As a prince, he does not need and should not have a weakness.
Moreover, Zhao Shi has been introverted and indifferent since he was a child, and he may not be able to detect his feelings if they are deep into his bones.
Zhao Shi wrung out the towel, wiped the fine sweat from her face, gently smoothed her hair, and tucked her into bed before leaving the room.
In the middle of the night, the study was still bright.
Zhao Shi called Biying and ordered in a low voice, "Tomorrow, let someone remove the wooden boards outside the window of her house."
Also removed were the two door locks.
Biying just thought that His Highness was finally relieved. She really couldn't keep Miss Mingzhu in prison any longer. She was now like a withered flower, drained of all her anger.
Zhao Chi asked someone to send a letter to the Ming family.
He wants to admit Mingzhu into the door.
Since Mingzhu despises the identity of the outer room.
Then enter the prince's palace and become his concubine.