After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince

Ming Yuan squeezed the handkerchief in her hand with force. She sneered and said mockingly, "How many more days can you stay proud ? Weren't you kicked out by the crown prince back to the Ming family ?"

Ming Zhu was speechless, "How can you be so sure that I was kicked out?"

Ming Yuan had a light laugh, "Don't tell me you think your matters are very well hidden ? Who else in the capital doesn't know that you're an outside mistress kept by the crown prince ?"

Ming Zhu remained silent.

Ming Yuan felt she had gained the upper hand and added, "You can go and ask around about your current reputation and listen carefully to what outsiders are saying. They're saying that concubine-born daughters are vulgar, they can do anything, no matter how shameful, in order to get to the top."

The corners of Ming Zhu's mouth twitched, "You aren't that much noble either."

Chapter 25 

(9.3)

Ming Yuan said, "They all say that you used all kind of tricks in order to climb into the crown prince's bed, and didn't even hesitate to abandon your fiancé. Poor Wei gongzi, he fell in love with the wrong person."

Ming Zhu's face was expressionless and her reaction was very dull. There was neither sadness nor sorrow on her face as Ming Yuan expected there would be.

It was as if Ming Yuan had punched cotton, she didn't achieve anything.

"Forget it." Ming Yuan looked at her and said, "A few days ago, His Highness agreed to marry sister Ru. Now, the people in the palace are calculating the most auspicious date. When the wedding date is set, sister Ru will become a proper side consort of the crown prince. Your mother was a concubine for someone, who would have expected that the daughter fell even lower than the mother, she can't even get the status of a concubine."

Ming Zhu: "Oh."

She had already heard these kind of words a long time ago.

Ming Yuan slowly took two steps forward and whispered in her ear, "I know that His Highness likes you more than my sister, but do you know why he is willing to marry my sister and not you?"

Ming Zhu clenched her fists silently.

Ming Yuan said, "Because His Highness is a person who values status, as long as it's no trouble for him, he can marry anyone as long as that person's status is suitable."

Anyone would do, but not Ming Zhu.

The crown prince had a lot of matters in his hands and no time for the affairs of his backyard. The crown princess could be Xiangyang junzhu, it could also be Ming Ru, but it could definitely never be Ming Zhu, whose birth mother was from a brothel.

" Are you done?" Ming Zhu turned her eyes sideways and looked at her calmly, "If you're done speaking, I'm leaving."

Ming Yuan was stunned and she was watched her just walk away in a daze.

She actually wasn't sad at all!? And didn't even shed a single tear !?

Ming Yuan's chest was heaving violently, she looked obviously furious. Her personal maid asked in a whisper, "Miss, won't the fifth miss complain to the crown prince?"

"Do I even need to be afraid of her snitching ?!"

"But no matter what the crown prince still likes the fifth miss now."

"Like? Who isn't aware that Ming Zhu has to drink contraceptive soup every time after she serves ?"

It was difficult to inquire about the crown prince's other residence, but a small thing like brewing medicine couldn't be concealed from those who were interested.

He didn't even allow her to have a child, he just liked her body and that was it.

Ming Zhu went back to her room, her heart more or less stuffed with anger. She knew that Zhao Zhi looked down on her, she usually made sure not to think about it, but when people really poked her wound, she would still feel the pain.

Seeing that she didn't look well, Ah Ruo brought her a cup of warm tea, "Miss, have some tea."

Ming Zhu said, "I want to drink sweet porridge."

Ah Ruo said, "There's some in the kitchen, I'll go get it."

She instructed, "Put a lot of sugar in it."

Ah Ruo promised that she would. It didn't take long for the sweet porridge made with longan fruits to be delivered to her.

Ming Zhu's eyes reddened as she drank the porridge, she raised her eyes and sniffled through her nose as she asked, "Where did Biying go?"

"She went to boil water."

She put down her spoon, "Go and take out that bundle from my trunk."

Ah Rou did as she was told. She came back with a bundle in her hand which was a little heavy.

Ming Zhu held her hand, "Tomorrow, secretly take two items from the bundle and go exchange them for money at to the pawn store."

Ah Rou seemed to have guessed what she intended to do, and she looked slightly forward to it while feeling a little afraid at the same time.

The last time they escaped, they were caught back and the young lady suffered a lot. Ah Rou knelt outside the room, and could hear the sound of her voice coming from the room, her continuous sobs broke her heart in half.

The crown prince's voice was cold and steady: "Do you really want to force me to break your legs to be satisfied?"

Ah Rou was really too scared.

"Miss, you ......"

Ming Zhu made a gesture of silence, "You can retire and rest."

"Alright. Miss, I'll keep watch in the outer room."

"Mmh."

Ming Zhu seemed to sleep more soundly in her own bedroom.

Late in the evening, when the night was deep, His Highness the crown prince arrived at the Ming residence in a low profile.

The Ming family's eldest master, who was already ready to sleep, got dressed again and went out to greet the crown prince, who was dressed in gold-woven black clothes. He said calmly, "Keep your voice down."

The Ming family's eldest master couldn't guess the intention of this guest, "Is Your Highness here to see Ming Zhu?"

Zhao Zhi glanced at him and said in a bland voice, "Take me there."

The Ming family eldest master could only nod his head and say yes. In his heart, he couldn't help but to regard more highly his niece who he never valued before.

Zhao Zhi quietly pushed open the door of her room and was greeted by a light fragrance. The woman was curled up in a corner of the bed and most of her face was hidden in the blanket.

Her pink face was flushed, which made her more adorable. Looking at her, Zhao Zhi found her very lovely.

He took off his outer clothes, got on the bed, reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist.