CH 122

The maidservants in Ming Zhu’s courtyard did not even have the time to be happy for Ming Zhu that already they saw the crown prince leaving, not even staying for dinner.

Ming Zhu got up from the bed and took another bath. She disliked the heavy smell in the room and ordered the maidservants to change the bed into a new set of bed sheets and covers and that all windows be opened to disperse the smell. Her heart then felt more comfortable.

On the table, the evening meal looked better than usual. The food was refined, and there were more than a dozen appetizing side dishes.

They must have thought that Zhao Zhi, who had not come back for a long time, would stay for dinner tonight, thus they had prepared such a sumptuous meal.

Ming Zhu changed into a pink woof silk long dress, the material was light and thin, it looked like it was floating, it was easy to breathe wearing it. It was so light it seemed weightless, every time the summer breeze blew, the dress also followed the wind in its movements.

Through the half-opened door, the cool breeze slowly entered into the room, adding some peace to the stillness of the night.

Thanks to the cool weather of the night, Ming Zhu’s appetite had become better, and she ate more. It was a pity that the rest of the dishes on the table was wasted.

After Ming Zhu was done eating her fill, she listened to the sound of the cicadas by the window with a fan. She did not find them noisy, on the contrary, she found the sound of cicadas very nice.

There was a flower tree in the courtyard, which had been there for many years already, but unfortunately, after it was past its flowering time, only green branches and leaves could be seen.

Ming Zhu opened the window, slightly craned her neck, and looked into the sky. The stars shone and twinkled, decorating the sky, making it look extraordinarily beautiful.

After Biying had finished with her tasks, with light steps, she silently came inside. She saw that Ming Zhu was only wearing a thin dress and was afraid she would catch a cold, “Miss, it’s better to close the window.”

On such trivial matters, Ming Zhu refused to listen to her, “I’m afraid of the heat.”

Biying was worried about her, miss Ming Zhu’s body could not stand the cold wind, and she would get sick if she stayed in the wind for too long. She smiled, “Aren’t you afraid of the cold?”

Ming Zhu removed her gaze from the sky and turned around to look at her, “I’m afraid of the heat in summer and of the cold in winter.”

The gods in heaven liked to play tricks on people, and unluckily, she had a constitution where she felt too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

Biying said, “This servant will fan you.”

Ming Zhu could not resist her stubbornness and obediently closed the window. The sound of the cicadas chirping on the branches was also turned off.

She said, “There’s no need.”

Ming Zhu had already slept a moment in the evening, and although it was not early anymore, she was not sleepy at all, and on the contrary, was fully awake.

“How come the lotus flowers I picked this afternoon are gone?”

The bamboo basket placed by the table was nowhere to be seen, and the lotus seeds she wrapped in a handkerchief were also gone.

Biying replied, “His Highness ordered a servant to take them.”

Before leaving, he happened to see the lotus flowers on the table. He stared at it thoughtfully for a while, and shortly afterwards, asked a servant to take it, along with the bamboo basket.

The bamboo basket had been hand-made by Ming Zhu, it took a lot of effort just to cut the bamboo strips, and he just took it away like this, without even saying a word.

“If he wanted to eat that, why did he have to take mine?”

She had plucked those lotus flowers after paddling the boat, under the scorching sun, because she wanted to eat them herself, not to share them with him. Besides, as a dignified crown prince, would he not be able to eat lotus flowers if he wanted to?

“His Highness said the lotus flowers in the basket looked fresh and tender.”

“He doesn’t even like to eat lotus flowers at all.”

Zhao Zhi did not have something he especially liked to eat, but there were a lot of things he refused to touch, he was very picky and incredibly difficult to serve, but he was very adept at pretending, so it wasn’t easy to see it.

Biying explained: “His Highness probably has sent it to the palace to give to the princess.”

Ming Zhu said, “Oh, then that’s fine.”

She liked Zhao Xin very much, so if he sent it to the princess for her to eat, she had no problem with it.

Since she had nothing to do in the next two days, Ming Zhu thought about it and said, “Let’s go to the lake tomorrow again and pick some lotus seeds, they will be very delicious in a stew. ”

Biying’s expression looked a bit embarrassed, “His Highness said that we are not allowed to take you to row a boat in the lake anymore.”

“How did he know ?” Ming Zhu blurted out.

But immediately, it occurred to her that even if he had not returned for almost two months, he probably still knew her every move, like the back of his hand.

“Then let’s not go.”

“Tomorrow this servant will have someone bring some over.”

“Alright.”

At the end of these words, the respectful voice of the maidservant outside the door resonated inside the room.

“Miss Ming Zhu, this servant is here to deliver medicine.”