Biying was furious after hearing this. This was His Royal Highness's car. Even if the Ming family didn't pay much attention to Miss Mingzhu, they shouldn't bully her to such an extent.
It seems that Mingzhu has indeed had a bad temper this year. She is somewhat arrogant and will not suffer from this kind of anger.
But after thinking for a moment, Mingzhu endured it and said, "Let the groom take the car around to the back door."
Anyway, it wasn't her face that was humiliated. This slap hit Zhao Shi clearly on the face.
Biying couldn't bear this tone, and she still had something to say: "Girl..."
Mingzhu patted her hand and said, "Listen to me."
Biying had no choice but to hold back her breath and ordered the driver to turn around and go around to the back door.
Mingzhu also had selfish motives. The back door was only a wall away from the Wei Mansion. From the time she was sent to Zhao Shi's villa, she never saw her former fiancé again.
The last time Mingzhu met Wei Chiyu was during the Lantern Festival. She took advantage of her father and sister-in-law to go to the palace for a banquet, and when the guards at the house were loose, she sneaked out to celebrate the festival with him.
Wei Chiyu used the money he earned from ghostwriting articles for other students to buy her a particularly expensive hairpin. The material is not the best, but the stall owner’s carving is exquisite and lifelike.
A hosta costs twenty taels. She thought it was expensive and told him not to buy it.
But Wei Chiyu didn't listen to her and bought it anyway. Mingzhu had to admit that when the hairpin was placed in her palm, she felt sweet in her heart.
Later, Zhao Shi also bought her many hairpins, but none of them she really liked.
Mingzhu got off the carriage and turned around to take a look before entering the door. She saw white walls and blue tiles, and the courtyard door was closed.
The boy guarding the door was a little impatient and said, "Miss Fifth, please come in quickly."
The maid in the house had cleaned Miss Fifth's room in advance, smoked mugwort leaves from top to bottom in the house, and replaced the quilt.
Biying thought they didn't clean it thoroughly, so she and Arou filled the area with water and wiped it again.
After cleaning the room, it was almost dark.
The boy in the front yard came to send a message, asking the fifth lady to go to the front hall to have dinner.
Mingzhu changed her clothes and went to the front hall. It was bustling, and everyone in the second and second rooms of the big room had already arrived.
Mingzhu's father just glanced at her and looked away, "Sit down and eat."
As soon as Mingzhu took her seat, Mingru covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed softly, "Fifth sister hasn't been back for so long. She seems to be quite estranged from us."
Ming Yuan also laughed, "Fifth sister's status is very different now from before, so it's natural for her to be alienated from us."
Ming Yuan is the biological sister of Ming Ru's mother. Seeing that her sister is about to marry into the East Palace, she despises Ming Zhu, a charming girl, and speaks in a shady manner.
It's not like Mingzhu went home to be criticized. When she spoke coldly and indifferently, her aura was somewhat similar to that of Zhao Shi, "Sister Yuan knows that I am different now, so she shouldn't talk to me like this."
Ming Yuan laughed angrily. The spoiled daughter-in-law couldn't hold back her anger and insisted on using her words quickly, "Do you really think you are someone special now?!"
Mingzhu was neither angry nor annoyed, "This is what Sister Yuan said, not myself."
Ming Yuan wanted to argue with her, so the uncle of the Ming family patted the table and said, "Okay, let's eat."
Everyone at the dinner table has their own thoughts.
After having dinner quietly, Mingzhu was stopped by Mingyuan on her way back. She didn't want to pay attention, but Mingyuan brought several maids to block her way.
"Pearl."
"What's the matter?"
"Are you very proud?" Jealousy made Mingyuan's face look a bit mean. She had hated Mingzhu's face since she was a child, and it was very eye-catching when thrown into the crowd. Her beauty could not be ignored.
As she grew up, her face gradually opened up, with delicate facial features, fair skin, bulging breasts, excellent waistline, innocent eyes, delicate and innocent eyes. Even if she doesn't have this face that can enchant all living beings, her figure alone is enough to make men fall head over heels for her.
Ming Yuan squeezed the handkerchief in her hand hard and sneered, "How many more days can you be proud of yourself? Haven't you been driven back to the Ming family by the prince?"
Mingzhu was speechless, "How can you be sure that I was driven back?"
Mingyuan smiled slightly, "You don't think that your affairs are well hidden, do you? Is there anyone in the capital who doesn't know that you are the prince's eldest son?"
Mingzhu remained silent.
Ming Yuan felt that she had the upper hand and continued: "Go and find out about your current reputation. Listen to what people say about it. They say that concubines are despicable and will do any shameless thing to get a job. "
Mingzhu twitched her lips, "You're not that noble."
Ming Yuan said: "They all said that you would do anything to get into the prince's bed, even kicking your fiancé. It's a pity that Mr. Wei made the wrong decision because of his infatuation."
Mingzhu's face was expressionless and her reaction was very dull. She was not at all as sad as Mingyuan imagined.
Ming Yuan was like a punch on cotton, without any effect.
"Forget it." Ming Yuan looked at her and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to marry Sister Ru a few days ago. The people in the palace are counting the auspicious days. When the wedding date is set, Sister Ru will be serious. The crown prince is a concubine, your mother is a concubine, but I didn’t expect that my daughter is not even as good as a mother, and can’t even get the status of a concubine.”
Mingzhu: "Oh."
She had already heard about it.
Mingyuan slowly took two steps forward and said in her ear: "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes you and not my sister, but do you know why he wants to marry my sister instead of you?"
Mingzhu silently clenched her fists.
Ming Yuan said: "Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is such a person who values status. As long as he is worry-free and suitable, he can marry anyone."
Anyone can do it, except Mingzhu.
The prince has so many things to do, he has no time to care about the backyard. The princess could be the Princess of Xiangyang, or she could be Mingru, but it was absolutely impossible for her biological mother to be a pearl who came out of a brothel.
"Are you done?" Mingzhu turned his eyes sideways and looked at her calmly, "I'm leaving now."
Mingyuan was stunned, staying where she was and watching her walk away.
She was not sad at all! ? Not a single tear was shed!
Ming Yuan's chest rose and fell violently, and she was obviously very angry. The maid next to her asked in a low voice: "Miss, will the fifth lady complain to the prince?"
"I'm still afraid that she will complain?!"
"After all, the prince still likes the fifth lady."
"Like it? Who doesn't know that Mingzhu takes pills to prevent pregnancy after every service."
It is indeed difficult to find out the news about the Prince's Villa, but a trivial matter like decoction cannot be hidden from those who are interested.
They don't even want to have children, just because they like her skin.
Mingzhu returned to the room, feeling more or less filled with anger. She knew that Zhao Shi looked down on her, so she usually didn't think about it. If someone really stabbed her like this, she would still feel pain.
Seeing that her face was not looking good, Ah Rou brought her a cup of warm tea and said, "Miss, have some tea."
Mingzhu said: "I want to drink sweet porridge."
Aju said: "There is it in the kitchen, I will get it right away."
She warned: "Put more sugar."
Ah Rou responded yes. It didn't take long before the sweet porridge with longan was delivered.
Mingzhu's eyes turned red while she was drinking porridge. She raised her eyes, sniffed and asked, "Where are Biying going?"
"Go and boil water."
She put down the spoon and said, "Go and take out the bundle from my cage."
Arou did as she was told, the baggage in her hand felt a little heavy.
Mingzhu held her hand and said, "Tomorrow you quietly take two things from the bag and go to the pawn shop to exchange them for money."
Ah Rou seemed to have guessed what she wanted to do, and she was vaguely expecting and a little scared.
The young lady suffered a lot when she was caught after escaping last time. She knelt outside the door, listening to the intermittent crying coming from the house, and her heart was half broken.
His Highness the Crown Prince's voice was cold and steady: "Do you have to force me to break your legs to be happy?"
Arou was really scared.
"Miss, you..."
Mingzhu gave her a silent gesture and said, "Go down and rest."
"Okay. Miss, I will stay outside."
"Um."
Mingzhu seemed to sleep more soundly in her boudoir.
Deeper and more exposed, it gets dark in the middle of the night. His Royal Highness the Prince arrived at the Ming Mansion in a low-key manner.
The uncle of the Ming family, who was ready to take a rest, put on his clothes again and went out to greet him. The prince, dressed in gold-woven black clothes, said calmly: "Don't make any noise."
The uncle of the Ming family couldn't guess what the master was thinking, "Is Your Highness here to see the Pearl?"
Zhao Shi glanced at him and said quietly: "Take me there."
The uncle of the Ming family could only nod and say yes. He couldn't help but look down upon his niece who had not been taken seriously by him before.
Zhao Shi quietly opened the door and was greeted by a faint aroma. The woman was curled up in the corner of the bed, with most of her face hidden under the quilt.
Her face was pink and somewhat cute, and Zhao Shi thought it was very cute when he looked at it.
He took off his shirt, and after getting on the bed, he put his arms around her waist.
Mingzhu was confused and thought she was dreaming, so she snorted twice and went back to sleep.
When it was almost dawn the next day, I vaguely opened my eyelids and realized that last night was not a dream.
She was almost woken up by him, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Zhao Shi stood up and said, "Change my clothes."
Mingzhu had to get up to dress him. The prince took advantage of the situation and held her slim waist. He lowered his head and took her lips in his mouth. He kissed her twice and said, "On the way."
Where are the Prince's Mansion and the Ming Mansion
Zhao Shi was rarely free today, so instead of leaving in a hurry, he started to look at her boudoir.
The decoration is quite warm, and there are some little girls' favorite things everywhere.
There was an exquisitely crafted box placed beside the wooden window, which was specially locked. Zhao Shi's eyes fell on the copper lock, and he became interested. He walked over and saw the key next to the box, and was about to open it and take a look.
Mingzhu immediately ran forward and took his hand, pretending to be angry, "Your Highness, how can you touch my things at will?!"
Zhao Shi raised his eyebrows and put away his fingers, "Are you angry?"
Mingzhu's heart almost jumped out of her chest. This box was full of letters written by her and Wei Chiyu, sour words written when they were sweet.
Mingzhu lowered her head and said nothing, looking more like she was angry.
The maid brought breakfast, but Mingzhu had something on her mind and had no appetite.
Zhao Shi thought she was losing her temper. What happened in the morning was indeed because he was too hasty, so he lowered his head and apologized, "It's my fault. You should have a good meal."
Mingzhu had no choice but to eat one more bowl of porridge.
After breakfast, Mingzhu whispered that his behavior was like an affair.
Zhao Shi pursed his lips, smiled briefly, and then coaxed her to sleep again.
The box by the window was hidden by Mingzhu, so she took him to sleep for a while longer.
Zhao Shi woke up earlier than her. Before leaving, he scanned the room. His eyes were very good and he found the box in the corner, but the key was still missing.
He stared at the box in silence for a while, moved his fingertips slightly, and used his inner strength to open the rusty copper lock.
Yellowed letter paper covered the box.
Wei Chiyu's name was written on the envelope.
Mingzhu woke up from her sleep and looked up to see the motionless figure sitting by the window.
He seemed to have been sitting like this for a long time, with his back to the sun. She could not see the expression on his face clearly, nor could he see his happiness or anger.