Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch 156
Translated by gingercat
Edited by gingercat
Was it not impressive? It was only a family banquet, yet he managed to find himself a wife.
Jin Wang knew Xiaobao was extremely smart, and that he was smarter than he imagined. Today’s incident, Xiaobao managed it very well. He pointed out that there was no other connection between Jin Wang Manor and Duke Zhenguo Manor beside the relationship between the women and children. This also made it clear that even if they do have future contact with Duke Zhenguo manor, it wouldn’t be unexpected.
If Jin Wang truly did have plans to inherit the throne and wanted to form connections with the Duke of Zhenguo, he would be wild with joy at the moment.
But Jin Wang was very unhappy at the moment, and his whole body was emitting coldness.
Xiaobao wanted to play dumb and turned his head to play with Yueyue, but Yueyue realized that Jin Wang’s mood wasn’t right, and looked like she was about to cry.
Xiaobao suddenly became angry. He turned his head to stare at Jin Wang.
Who was he doing all this for? Okay, he does admit that a part of it was for the sake of his selfish desires, but a bigger part of it was for the sake of the family. In his previous life, the family was separated from each other. He became terminally ill, lying in bed his whole life. As for his father, his head turned white while he was still in his prime. How could he bear to see that happen again?
But none of this could be said, especially his plans. He had already been exposed enough. If he were to be exposed anymore, people would see him as a monster. Xiaobao had seen too many people’s true nature, so he couldn’t be sure how his parents would react should they learn he had been reborn.
And just as Xiaobao was thinking, Jin Wang narrowed his eyes and reached out to grab his son. Yaoniang noticed that the situation wasn’t quite right, so she tried to stop him but she was too late.
Jin Wang pressed Xiaobao over his knees and spanked his butt a few times with his palm.
Yaoniang was stunned speechless, while Yueyue cried out in fright.
“You think Laozi wants to see you being in the limelight? You haven’t even grown any hair yet but you already want to be in the limelight…”
Xiaobao was also shocked.
He was His Royal Highness, the dignified and noble Crown Prince! Ever since he was a child, he had only beaten others. No one dared to beat him. In his last life, his Father Emperor was reluctant to even lay a finger on him, but now he was beaten, and his butt was spanked!
Xiaobao was full of resentment. After suffering such humiliation, how could he bear it? Plus, after his rebirth, he seemed to have lost some of his previous maturity. Anyway, crying was no big deal for him and he immediately let out a loud wail.
The sound was so loud that it could be heard from outside the carriage.
The carriage hadn’t even run far, so the guards standing guard in front of the palace heard it. They looked towards the carriage. Was His Royal Highness Jin Wang beating the child?
They remembered that the young master of Jin Wang Manor was very cute, so why was he getting a beating? They didn’t have much time to think about it before the carriage disappeared from their sight.
“How old are you? Can you protect yourself? This isn’t the only time for you to enter the palace. As you get older, it will only become more and more frequent. Benwang had just told you the story of Zhongyong the day before yesterday. You must not be conceited! You have to remain humble and cautious. Did you take Benwang’s words as passing wind?”
Yaoniang initially wanted to stop him, but once she heard Jin Wang’s words, she didn’t know what to say.
Jin Wang was right. Their family was avoiding those from the palace as much as possible, but now that Xiaobao suddenly behaved in such a high-profile manner, all the attention was on them. Yaoniang liked her son being so smart and sensible, but she was even more afraid of accidents. To her, Xiaobao and Erbao don’t need to be very smart. As long as they were safe and healthy, she would be satisfied.
But seeing Xiaobao sobbing and crying, her mind was unable to think properly. She jumped up and grabbed Xiaobao back.
“He’s still so young, how could you beat him!”
“You still think he’s young? He’s not so young anymore.” He already knew to find a wife for himself.
“Just because he’s smart, doesn’t mean he’s not young! He’s only two years old. Why can’t you just speak properly? There’s no need to get physical.” Yaoniang wasn’t good at forming cohesive arguments, so she could only speak louder to prove her point. However, it worked. Jin Wang stopped talking.
She held Xiaobao in her arms and took off his pants to take a look. Sure enough, his little butt was red and swollen.
Yaoniang started tearing up, “And you hit him so hard…”
Jin Wang’s face stiffened. He had only patted him lightly a few times.
The mother and son hugged each other and cried together. Xiao Yueyue also emitted intermittent sobs. Any outsider who stumbled upon the scene would think that Jin Wang had done something unforgivable.
“Give him some medicine once we’re back. Benwang didn’t mean it.”
Before he even finished his sentence, the carriage had arrived at Jin Wang Manor.
Yaoniang carried Xiaobao and asked Yu Chan to carry Yueyue. She ignored Jin Wang and left with the two children.
Actually, Xiaobao had already stopped crying. It also didn’t even hurt. He just felt embarrassed and was unable to accept it. After returning, Chun’er and Qiu’er made a fuss, but when they heard that the culprit was Jin Wang, they stopped talking.
Xiaobao was traumatized and wanted to sleep with his mother for the night. Yaoniang asked Yu Chan to bring herself a change of clothes since she planned to rest in the east wing. As for Jin Wang, Yaoniang didn’t ask. She didn’t know that Jin Wang’s face in the main room was as dark as coal at the moment.
After washing up and getting on the bed, Yaoniang applied medicine to Xiaobao. Xiaobao blushed and tried to cover his butt, but she wouldn’t let him. He also lied that it was already healed and the pain was gone, but Yaoniang turned him over and took off his pants. Only then did she apply the ointment that Fucheng had brought over.
The child’s butt was as tender as tofu. Yaoniang applied the ointment and patted it in before saying she was done. And Xiaobao was so embarrassed that he rolled around the bed for a long time. Even Yueyue laughed at him, “Xiaobao Gege is shy.”
Xiaobao buried his head in the blanket. He thought to himself, ‘You’re so heartless. Take a look at who I’m doing all this for in the first place.’
Yaoniang smiled and pulled out her son who was hidden under the blanket. She helped him change into his pyjamas before covering the two children up with a blanket again.
“Alright. Lie down and I’ll tell you a story.”
Three people were lying on the huge bed. Yueyue and Xiaobao laid beside each other while Yaoniang reclined against the headboard on the outermost side. If it weren’t for Erbao who was still young and slept early at night, there would be three babies lying on the bed. However, by the time Yaoniang and the others came back, he was already fast asleep.
Yaoniang took a book and started reading stories to the two little guys.
This was the method Xiaobao came up with in the beginning to deal with Jin Wang. He stayed on Yaoniang’s bed at night and didn’t want to leave, so he had Yaoniang tell him stories. He wouldn’t sleep without listening to a story, so Yaoniang developed the habit of reading Xiaobao a story to coax him to sleep at night.
Yaoniang told a story that Xiaobao had never heard before. It was about a very wise poet. One day, he was blessed with a newborn son, and everyone who came to celebrate was in a joyful mood. However, the poet recited a poem that seemed very out of place. Looking straight into Xiaobao’s eyes Yaoniang recited, “May the child be foolish and honest, with no harm nor disaster, falling upon his path to officialdom.”
Even Yaoniang felt that this poem seemed to be out of context in this story, but she really couldn’t think of a better story that included a poem.
“Normally, most people would expect that a father wishes his son to be smart and capable. But in this case, the father does not want his son to be so smart. Why is this?”
“Why?” Xiao Yueyue’s pair of curious eyes were wide open as she asked.
Xiaobao had an embarrassed look in his eyes, but he still pretended to be listening very seriously, ignoring the conversation between his mother and Yueyue. Outside the door, just as Jin Wang neared the door, he heard the sound of them speaking inside.
He stood there in silence and listened for a while. He waited until there was no more sound before going in.
On the bed, Xiaobao and Yueyue were both asleep, while Yaoniang was still awake. She looked up and saw him walking in. The two met each other’s gaze.
Jin Wang was a little embarrassed. He covered his lips with a fist, coughed lightly, and stretched out his hand. Yaoniang put down her book and grabbed his outstretched hand. She was about to stand up when Jin Wang suddenly picked her up.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, a little shy, “I can stand by myself.”
Jin Wang didn’t speak. He looked down at the thin nightgown covering her chest.
There was an earth dragon burning inside the room, but nothing outside. Jin Wang took out a cloak from who knows where and wrapped it around Yaoniang. Then he took her away.
As for the previous conflict, it had ceased to exist.
The Lunar New Year’s Day marked the first day of the year.
It was not yet dawn when Jin Wang got up. Yaoniang asked him in a daze where he was going, but she didn’t know what he said. The two of them had slept too late last night. Anyway, Yaoniang felt that she hadn’t slept for long when Jin Wang woke up.
Today, they had to enter the palace to worship their ancestors in the ancestral hall.
Naturally, this occasion had nothing to do with the female family members. However, on this day, all the women with ranks and titles needed to enter the palace to congratulate the empress.
Yaoniang dawdled on the bed for a long time. It wasn’t until Yu Chan quietly came to her for the second time and told her that it was time to get up and that even the young master was up, that she propped herself up from the bed.
Jin Wang was simply inhumane. He clearly knew that today was a big day, yet he still fooled around with her for half the night. Even worse, she was unable to live up to expectations and couldn’t refuse him at all.
Yaoniang, who hadn’t slept well and was sore all over, went out with a belly full of anger. Seeing that Jin Wang was already washed up and sitting at the table, she immediately glared at him. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to hold it for long. As soon as she saw Jin Wang narrowing his eyes, she cowardly retracted her glare.
She turned to look at Xiaobao and asked, “Does it still hurt?”
Xiaobao shook his head. The ointment was very effective. It had stopped hurting after the ointment was applied. When he got up in the morning, he took a peek and the swelling was already gone.
Once they finished the meal, they each went to do their own things.
Jin Wang had to enter the palace early, while Yaoniang was fine to enter a little later. After seeing Jin Wang off, Yaoniang took her time bringing Xiaobao and Yueyue to the carriage. Before dozing off again, she specially explained that they didn’t need to be in a hurry. When she woke up again, the sun was just beginning to rise and it was their turn to enter Xuanwu Gate.
After a whole morning of bustling around, it was already the afternoon by the time the banquet was over. Jin Wang had already left the palace and sent someone to pass her a message that he was waiting for her at the palace gate.
Yaoniang left with Consort Qing. When they arrived at Xuanwu Gate, not only Jin Wang but Qing Wang was also there.
They said goodbye to each other and got into their separate carriages. As Jin Wang helped Yaoniang onto the carriage, something caught her eye, and she couldn’t help frowning. Jin Wang asked, “What’s wrong?”
She shook her head. “It’s nothing.”
Even after taking a seat inside the carriage, Yaoniang was still thinking about the scene she just witnessed. When Side Consort Han was getting on the carriage, she accidentally stumbled, and Qing Wang gave her a hand as support.
This shouldn’t be such a big deal but Yaoniang couldn’t help feeling a little uncomfortable looking at it. She blamed it on the fact that she and Consort Qing were good friends, but Side Consort Han had tried to harm her. At the same time, she couldn’t help but think of how unusually taciturn Consort Qing had been the last two times they met.
