CH 112

The medicine in Ming Zhu’s body relapsed over and over again. She cried as soon as she woke up, covered in sweat. Zhao Zhi held her hand down to keep her from randomly moving around.

Ming Zhu felt more uncomfortable with each wave of the medicine that passed. She could not distinguish clearly who was in front of her. She pressed her face into his cold palm and only that made her feel a little more comfortable.

She sobbed as she said, “I want to soak in water.”

Zhao Zhi was holding a wet towel and wiping her face, he coaxed her in a low voice, “The water is still boiling.”

After hearing these words, Ming Zhu broke down even more, “I want to take a cool bath.”

“You’ll get sick.”

“I won’t. I’m so hot. Can you fan me ?”

Zhao Zhi saw that she was really too pitiful, and without a word of complaint, fanned her.

But even like this, it still could not relieve the heat.

Ming Zhu suddenly grabbed his wrist, her eyelashes, filled with water droplets, were trembling. With the last bit of rationality she had, she bit her lips and looked at him, without saying a word.

Zhao Zhi sighed, tonight he also wasn’t a gentleman, he only held back from touching her because he wanted her to take the initiative.

Zhao Zhi slightly lowered his eyelids and continued to fan her.

Ming Zhu hugged him and buried her face in his chest, “Don’t use the fan anymore.”

Zhao Zhi stopped the movement of his hands and asked amusedly, “You are the one who asked me to use the fan just now, and now you are the one who doesn’t want it.”

Ming Zhu basically sat on top of him, a hot temperature was pressed against his clothes, it seemed as if she was already feeling a lot better, she stretched out her slightly trembling hands and hooked his neck, “Help me.”

Zhao Zhi put on a act and pulled her hand away, Ming Zhu was really about to cry from anger, what kind of gentleman was he pretending to be at such a time?

“This is the palace, I can’t fool around here.” He said in a serious manner.

Ming Zhu pushed him down on the bed, holding down his shoulders, “Don’t pretend.”

A smile bloomed on Zhao Zhi’s entire face, “Now you even dare to talk to me like this.”

Ming Zhu had suffered an entire night, now her tears were falling down one drop at a time, landing on his heart.

Zhao Zhi took back the initiative and got on top before probing into her waistline with his fingers……

After a few times, the medicine finally receded, the sheets under her body were so wrinkled they looked unrecognizable.

Zhao Zhi embraced her waist with one hand and whispered in her ear, “You know who I am?”

Ming Zhu, half asleep, said in a daze, “It doesn’t matter who.”

Zhao Zhi didn’t get angry, he knew she was being dishonest.

He liked the soft and meek her, these days, she had indeed been much more well-behaved.

Zhao Zhi was very satisfied. He put his hand on her belly, although he didn’t say anything, his inner expectation could still be felt.

Being encircled by his hand, Ming Zhu felt uncomfortable and changed her sleeping position. She spoke unclear and dreamy words, “There won’t be one.”

“What?”

“I took the medicine.”

Not understanding, Zhao Zhi curiously asked, “What kind of medicine?”

Ming Zhu put her finger on his lips and mysteriously said, “Hush, can’t let him know.”

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Even Ming Zhu’s fingertips were soft. She pressed on the corner of his lips without much force either.

The medicine wasn’t totally eliminated and her consciousness was still muddled by the drug, so she started rolling around comfortably and hugged his body. She buried her face in the nook of his neck, took in the smell of his body, and said, “The scent on your body smells really good.”

Zhao Zhi lowered his eyes and looked at the side profile of her soft face. He pulled the quilt upward to cover her shoulders, “Is it?”

He almost never used any incense and he never felt like he had any scent on his body.

Zhao Zhi waited for a long time, without getting an answer. As he looked down, the woman in his arms had already fallen asleep.

As she slept, her slightly open mouth, her red cheeks and the sound of her breath all made her look very lovely.

This evening had indeed made her very exhausted. There were also several additional scars on her legs, that she had gained without cause.

She loved to be beautiful, so when she would wake up and learn that scars might remain on her legs, she again would probably feel secretly sad about it.

Zhao Zhi didn’t sleep for the entire night. When it was just dawn, he got up and dressed himself to go and greet his mother. Last night, there was such a commotion inside the palace, his mother most definitely would be overthinking it.

Before leaving, Zhao Zhi instructed the palace maid, “Don’t wake her up today.”

She should sleep a few hours more before getting up, in order to properly recuperate.

It was the third month and the weeping willows had turned green, the sky was clear again today. Zhao Zhi got up early and went to his mother’s residence quarters.

Song Luan, who had just woken up, was having breakfast when she saw her son coming. She was delighted by the surprise but also somewhat startled.

After her son grew up, he had so much duties on his shoulders that he rarely ever got the time to come sit in her courtyard. He would keep everything in his heart, without speaking about it and even she, as his mother, couldn’t see through him.

Song Luan was very happy and smiled at him, “How come you came here?”

Zhao Zhi looked like usual, with his expressionless face, but the look in his eyes had actually softened a bit. He hesitated for a moment, before opening his mouth and saying softly, “Mother, last night did not scare you, right?”