CH 41

“She’s just a lowly girl, why can’t I dispose of her ?”

The little maidservant didn’t dare to persuade her anymore.

Sheng Ling had a brain and was smart, before her taizi gege was completely fed up with Ming Zhu, of course, she wouldn’t really do anything to her. But she had to make sure that Ming Zhu knew the meaning of superiority and inferiority, so that she could clearly understand her own position.

The little maidservant beside her, seeing the vicious look in the junzhu‘s eyes, silently broke into a sweat.

Chapter 41

(15.2)

Sheng Ling had spent one hour drinking tea, when Zhao Zhi finally arrived at Fushou Palace to pay respect to his grandmother.

He said a few auspicious words and then sat for a while. When he was about to leave, Zhao Zhi was stopped by Sheng Ling’s pestering.

In front of Zhao Zhi, the junzhu was like a different person, her smile was bright, and she looked very lovely, “Taizi gege, last night, I didn’t get the chance to ask you a red envelope, today you cannot run away from it.”

Today, she specially wore a bright and striking red outfit, standing like she was under the bright sunlight, her features looked charming as she took the initiative to extend her hand towards him.

Zhao Zhi gave an eye signal to the guard behind him and a small purse immediately appeared in Sheng Ling’s hand.

Sheng Ling didn’t really want the silver and her face became stiff as she received the purse. She then said, “I’ve been staying in the palace all along and I’m really bored, can taizi gege take me to ride a horse?”

Zhao Zhi said indifferently, “If you really want to ride a horse, I can order the lieutenant to escort you to the horse-riding field.”

Sheng Ling couldn’t bring herself to smile, but she was quite bold, she was just rejected and yet she still didn’t back down, “Taizi gege, are you busy ?”

“Yes.”

“Then Ling’er will wait for you to be free, it won’t be too late by then.” Sheng Ling raised her head smugly and, very proud of herself, she said, “Even my father praises my horse-riding skills, when the time comes, I will definitely impress your eyes, and we’ll have a proper race.”

Sheng Ling regarded herself as a beloved daughter of heaven, she was perfect in all six arts and had the wealth to be confident and prideful. She had heard from her brother in Xiangyang that Zhao Zhi not only was a good scholar, but that he was also a good rider that wouldn’t lose to a general.

Sheng Ling had long since wanted to spar with him, if she could win against him, she may be able to impress him.

She couldn’t believe that Zhao Zhi really didn’t like her.

The expression on Zhao Zhi’s face was bland, “I am not good at riding and shooting, I’m not your match.”

“There is no need to be modest, Taizi gege.” Sheng Ling, seeing that the cold look of Zhao Zhi, couldn’t help but hold her breath.

They passed a corridor as they talked, and Zhao Zhi, who clearly had no intention of accompanying her, turned a corner and left.

Looking at his back, Sheng Ling stomped her foot, both angry and sad.

When she returned to her palace, she started to smash everything, and the maidservants couldn’t stop her even if they wanted to.

Several glazed vases were shattered into pieces and she finally stopped smashing things when she got tired.

After cleaning up the mess in the room, the little maidservant couldn’t help but advise her, “Junzhu, don’t be angry, in a few days, the decree of marriage will be sent to Xiangyang, sooner or later you will be the crown princess.”

The people in the palace had long ago selected an auspicious day and set a date for the marriage. Right now, the decree for the marriage was already on its way, with the fastest of horses, to Xiangyang city. Once the decree was announced, there would be no more changes.

But Sheng Ling was still furious.

The little maidservant continued to advise her: “Your Highness, you can think like this, even if in the future the crown prince gives a rank to Miss Ming, no matter what, she won’t be able to climb above your head and will even have to look at your face to live. Let’s wait until she loses favor and then you can do whatever you want to do with her.”

Sheng Ling gritted her teeth, “I won’t let her get away with it.”

She exhaled a deep breath, thinking this way did make her feel better inside her heart, “You’re right, we still have long days ahead.”

“It’s good that junzhu can think that way.”

***

After Ming Zhu had pissed off Zhao Zhi, she had no mental burden, and on the first day of the year, this kind of good day, she even ate an extra bowl of rice.

Ever since the third master of the Ming family was dismissed from his post, he had no face left when he was outside. He blamed this on Ming Zhu’s head, convinced that she must have annoyed His Highness and that that was the reason why he was implicated.

The third Ming master, with a ferocious look, was about to go settle accounts with her, intending to scold her to vent his anger.

The eldest Ming master grabbed him by the collar, and then gave him a slap, “You’re muddled!”

The third Ming master was stunned by the slap, “Big brother, what are you hitting me for?”

“What are you planning to do ? When you were in post, it’s fine if you were muddled and waiting for death, but how come you’re still so brainless even when you’re home ? You should just die of stupidity.” The eldest Ming master pointed at his nose and started scolding him.

The third Ming master’s face was hurting, “I lost my official post, am I not even allowed to teach my niece a lesson anymore ?”

The eldest Ming master poked him in the head with his finger and spat out, “Is Ming Zhu still your niece now? She is now the crown prince’s person! Not to mention that you and I can’t touch her, even her own father and mother can’t touch her.”

The third Ming master was baffled, and after a moment, mumbled in a small voice, “Didn’t the crown prince already get sick of her?”

“If he was really sick of her, would he still come to the Ming family now and then? And assign secrets guards to stand guard around ? Use your pig brain!”