Chapter 187
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Once Zhao Zhi was determined to do something, his mind couldn’t be easily changed. When the prefect learned that the crown prince, based only on a pouch with a lotus pattern, firmly believed that his beloved concubine had escaped to Yanzhou, he felt complicated.
He gathered his courage to pour cold water on the crown prince, “Your Highness, this style of pouch can be found all over the street.”
After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at the man standing under the corridor, a long and straight figure, with long black hair against his thin back. During early morning, the hazy mist infected the air with some dampness, his eyebrows and eyes looked carefree and gentle, but in reality, they were saturated with a cold chill. His eyes, cold and indifferent, looked ahead as he said, “No.”
Chapter 187
(66.5)
The prefect surprisingly saw some sadness on the crown prince’s face, and his dry voice, also sounded extremely bitter.
“My wife and little daughter use the same kind of pouch, made of brocade, with a lotus flower pattern, if you don’t believe me, this minister can bring one for you to look.”
The lotus flower pattern was a common pattern on this side of Jiangnan, and pouches made of brocade were also a specialty of this region.
Ming Zhu’s mother was from Yangzhou, and Ming Zhu had learned embroidery from her mother, so the style was naturally similar to this region.
The prefect was not as attentive as Zhao Zhi, and in his opinion, there was really no difference when these pouches were placed next to one another.
“I’m not going to look at it.” After a long time, Zhao Zhi whispered, “You go back.”
“Yes.”
Three days later, Zhao Zhi still found nothing in Yangzhou. At this point, Song Huaiqing could no longer stand aside and just watch, this person was a bit vicious, and when there was anger in his heart, he would speak without the slightest mercy, he directly called his cousin’s name, followed by: “Did you not take that woman’s funerary urn with you? How come you still think she’s alive?”
These words were not like a needle, but more like a freshly sharpened knife, piercing his heart, penetrating deeply into it.
Zhao Zhi’s fingers in his sleeves twitched, as he lost the strength to clench his fists, the words “she’s not dead” were stuck in his throat, and he was unable to say those words aloud.
He pursed his lips, and kept the corners of his mouth shut, not making a sound.
Song Huaiqing was his cousin and really was not afraid of him, nor did he care about his mood, “As I see it, the Gu family’s young lady is better than her, she’s gentle and lovely, young and beautiful, is educated and obedient, what is it that you’re not satisfied about? Besides, having a new love can make you forget the old one.”
The most foolish of all was to only favor one woman, there should be hundred flowers in the backyard, watching them fight to the death was the most interesting.
“It’s not your place to give me instructions about my business.” After landing such a cold sentence, Zhao Zhi turned to leave.
Zhao Zhi’s trip to Yangzhou this time was really too long, being far away from the capital, Song Luan really couldn’t wait anymore and sent him a letter, asking him the date of his return. The crown prince’s residence also sent a letter, it only said that the flower tree in the backyard had been infected with pests, and the letter asked him whether they needed to remove the tree and replace it with a new sprout.
After reading the letters, Zhao Zhi left Yangzhou and returned back to the capital. It was almost early winter when he arrived in the capital, and the further north he went, the colder the weather became.
The people in the residence were all looking forward to the crown prince’s return, the courtyard that was burned down by Ming Zhu had been rebuilt, and even the furnishings and decorations inside had been reinstated, looking exactly like their former appearance.
Zhao Zhi ordered people to carefully care for the flower tree in the backyard, so the servants took meticulous care of it, the tree was more important than their own children, but unfortunately, no matter how careful and devoted they were, the flower tree still wilted, the branches dried up, and the roots began to rot. No one dared to tell the crown prince about this matter for a while.
Zhao Xin was still making trouble, playing a game of cat and mouse with Wei Liu every day. She was the caught mouse, and everywhere she went, she was caught by Wei Liu, which made her more and more furious each time.
She and Zhao Zhi were indeed brother and sister, both were equally stubborn in nature.
Zhao Xin was determined to give Ming Zhu a place to rest in peace, and he was not letting her go to the temple to find a monk to help Ming Zhu be released from the purgatory, so she ordered someone to find a sacred site with good fengshui, to build her a tomb.
But she had yet to even have the eight characters (of Ming Zhu’s name and birthday) carved.
That the sacred site with good fengshui was sealed up by Wei Liu’s people.
Zhao Xin was so angry that her tears fell, she couldn’t figure it out, how could her brother be so cruel, that he would humiliate in this manner a dead person and be so extremely cold-blooded.
Zhao Xin took her big fuss to the crown prince’s residence, and Zhao Zhi coldly watched her smash things on the ground, “Let her do it.”
Not only was Zhao Xin not relieved of her anger, but the anger in her chest burned even more ardently, she destroyed all the rooms she could enter, and finally burst into his study in a rage. She could not bear to smash the antique treasures on the shelves, so she tossed down all the books on the shelves.
In the small compartment behind the desk was a black box, made of sandalwood. Zhao Xin stared at it for a long time. She got up from the floor with her clothes in disarray, raised her hand to fix her messy hair, and then extended her hand.
Just as she touched the box.
“Don’t move!” A cold, stern voice startled her.
Instead of stopping, Zhao Xin held the seemingly unimportant box in her arms. She turned around to see her brother’s ghastly white face, with tension in his eyes could not be faked. She was pleased to have finally caught her brother’s weakness, and raised the box high up with her hands, threatening, “You are not allowed to have Wei Liu follow me anymore.”
“Put the box down.” Zhao Zhi’s eyes were seeping out blood streaks as he said so with a hoarse voice.
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Once Zhao Zhi was determined to do something, his mind couldn’t be easily changed. When the prefect learned that the crown prince, based only on a pouch with a lotus pattern, firmly believed that his beloved concubine had escaped to Yanzhou, he felt complicated.
He gathered his courage to pour cold water on the crown prince, “Your Highness, this style of pouch can be found all over the street.”
After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at the man standing under the corridor, a long and straight figure, with long black hair against his thin back. During early morning, the hazy mist infected the air with some dampness, his eyebrows and eyes looked carefree and gentle, but in reality, they were saturated with a cold chill. His eyes, cold and indifferent, looked ahead as he said, “No.”
Chapter 187
(66.5)
The prefect surprisingly saw some sadness on the crown prince’s face, and his dry voice, also sounded extremely bitter.
“My wife and little daughter use the same kind of pouch, made of brocade, with a lotus flower pattern, if you don’t believe me, this minister can bring one for you to look.”
The lotus flower pattern was a common pattern on this side of Jiangnan, and pouches made of brocade were also a specialty of this region.
Ming Zhu’s mother was from Yangzhou, and Ming Zhu had learned embroidery from her mother, so the style was naturally similar to this region.
The prefect was not as attentive as Zhao Zhi, and in his opinion, there was really no difference when these pouches were placed next to one another.
“I’m not going to look at it.” After a long time, Zhao Zhi whispered, “You go back.”
“Yes.”
Three days later, Zhao Zhi still found nothing in Yangzhou. At this point, Song Huaiqing could no longer stand aside and just watch, this person was a bit vicious, and when there was anger in his heart, he would speak without the slightest mercy, he directly called his cousin’s name, followed by: “Did you not take that woman’s funerary urn with you? How come you still think she’s alive?”
These words were not like a needle, but more like a freshly sharpened knife, piercing his heart, penetrating deeply into it.
Zhao Zhi’s fingers in his sleeves twitched, as he lost the strength to clench his fists, the words “she’s not dead” were stuck in his throat, and he was unable to say those words aloud.
He pursed his lips, and kept the corners of his mouth shut, not making a sound.
Song Huaiqing was his cousin and really was not afraid of him, nor did he care about his mood, “As I see it, the Gu family’s young lady is better than her, she’s gentle and lovely, young and beautiful, is educated and obedient, what is it that you’re not satisfied about? Besides, having a new love can make you forget the old one.”
The most foolish of all was to only favor one woman, there should be hundred flowers in the backyard, watching them fight to the death was the most interesting.
“It’s not your place to give me instructions about my business.” After landing such a cold sentence, Zhao Zhi turned to leave.
Zhao Zhi’s trip to Yangzhou this time was really too long, being far away from the capital, Song Luan really couldn’t wait anymore and sent him a letter, asking him the date of his return. The crown prince’s residence also sent a letter, it only said that the flower tree in the backyard had been infected with pests, and the letter asked him whether they needed to remove the tree and replace it with a new sprout.
After reading the letters, Zhao Zhi left Yangzhou and returned back to the capital. It was almost early winter when he arrived in the capital, and the further north he went, the colder the weather became.
The people in the residence were all looking forward to the crown prince’s return, the courtyard that was burned down by Ming Zhu had been rebuilt, and even the furnishings and decorations inside had been reinstated, looking exactly like their former appearance.
Zhao Zhi ordered people to carefully care for the flower tree in the backyard, so the servants took meticulous care of it, the tree was more important than their own children, but unfortunately, no matter how careful and devoted they were, the flower tree still wilted, the branches dried up, and the roots began to rot. No one dared to tell the crown prince about this matter for a while.
Zhao Xin was still making trouble, playing a game of cat and mouse with Wei Liu every day. She was the caught mouse, and everywhere she went, she was caught by Wei Liu, which made her more and more furious each time.
She and Zhao Zhi were indeed brother and sister, both were equally stubborn in nature.
Zhao Xin was determined to give Ming Zhu a place to rest in peace, and he was not letting her go to the temple to find a monk to help Ming Zhu be released from the purgatory, so she ordered someone to find a sacred site with good fengshui, to build her a tomb.
But she had yet to even have the eight characters (of Ming Zhu’s name and birthday) carved.
That the sacred site with good fengshui was sealed up by Wei Liu’s people.
Zhao Xin was so angry that her tears fell, she couldn’t figure it out, how could her brother be so cruel, that he would humiliate in this manner a dead person and be so extremely cold-blooded.
Zhao Xin took her big fuss to the crown prince’s residence, and Zhao Zhi coldly watched her smash things on the ground, “Let her do it.”
Not only was Zhao Xin not relieved of her anger, but the anger in her chest burned even more ardently, she destroyed all the rooms she could enter, and finally burst into his study in a rage. She could not bear to smash the antique treasures on the shelves, so she tossed down all the books on the shelves.
In the small compartment behind the desk was a black box, made of sandalwood. Zhao Xin stared at it for a long time. She got up from the floor with her clothes in disarray, raised her hand to fix her messy hair, and then extended her hand.
Just as she touched the box.
“Don’t move!” A cold, stern voice startled her.
Instead of stopping, Zhao Xin held the seemingly unimportant box in her arms. She turned around to see her brother’s ghastly white face, with tension in his eyes could not be faked. She was pleased to have finally caught her brother’s weakness, and raised the box high up with her hands, threatening, “You are not allowed to have Wei Liu follow me anymore.”
“Put the box down.” Zhao Zhi’s eyes were seeping out blood streaks as he said so with a hoarse voice.
Once Zhao Zhi was determined to do something, his mind couldn't be easily changed. When the prefect learned that the crown prince, based only on a pouch with a lotus pattern, firmly believed that his beloved concubine had escaped to Yanzhou, he felt complicated.He gathered his courage to pour cold water on the crown prince, Your Highness, this style of pouch can be found all over the street.After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at the man standing under the corridor, a long and straight figure, with long black hair against his thin back. During early morning, the hazy mist infected the air with some dampness, his eyebrows and eyes looked carefree and gentle, but in reality, they were saturated with a cold chill. His eyes, cold and indifferent, looked ahead as he said, No.Chapter 18766.5The prefect surprisingly saw some sadness on the crown prince's face, and his dry voice, also sounded extremely bitter.My wife and little daughter use the same kind of pouch, made of brocade, with a lotus flower pattern, if you don't believe me, this minister can bring one for you to look.The lotus flower pattern was a common pattern on this side of Jiangnan, and pouches made of brocade were also a specialty of this region.Ming Zhu's mother was from Yangzhou, and Ming Zhu had learned embroidery from her mother, so the style was naturally similar to this region.The prefect was not as attentive as Zhao Zhi, and in his opinion, there was really no difference when these pouches were placed next to one another.I'm not going to look at it. After a long time, Zhao Zhi whispered, You go back.Yes.Three days later, Zhao Zhi still found nothing in Yangzhou. At this point, Song Huaiqing could no longer stand aside and just watch, this person was a bit vicious, and when there was anger in his heart, he would speak without the slightest mercy, he directly called his cousin's name, followed by: Did you not take that woman's funerary urn with you? How come you still think she's alive?These words were not like a needle, but more like a freshly sharpened knife, piercing his heart, penetrating deeply into it.Zhao Zhi's fingers in his sleeves twitched, as he lost the strength to clench his fists, the words she's not dead were stuck in his throat, and he was unable to say those words aloud.He pursed his lips, and kept the corners of his mouth shut, not making a sound.Song Huaiqing was his cousin and really was not afraid of him, nor did he care about his mood, As I see it, the Gu family's young lady is better than her, she's gentle and lovely, young and beautiful, is educated and obedient, what is it that you're not satisfied about? Besides, having a new love can make you forget the old one.The most foolish of all was to only favor one woman, there should be hundred flowers in the backyard, watching them fight to the death was the most interesting.It's not your place to give me instructions about my business. After landing such a cold sentence, Zhao Zhi turned to leave.Zhao Zhi's trip to Yangzhou this time was really too long, being far away from the capital, Song Luan really couldn't wait anymore and sent him a letter, asking him the date of his return. The crown prince's residence also sent a letter, it only said that the flower tree in the backyard had been infected with pests, and the letter asked him whether they needed to remove the tree and replace it with a new sprout.After reading the letters, Zhao Zhi left Yangzhou and returned back to the capital. It was almost early winter when he arrived in the capital, and the further north he went, the colder the weather became.The people in the residence were all looking forward to the crown prince's return, the courtyard that was burned down by Ming Zhu had been rebuilt, and even the furnishings and decorations inside had been reinstated, looking exactly like their former appearance.Zhao Zhi ordered people to carefully care for the flower tree in the backyard, so the servants took meticulous care of it, the tree was more important than their own children, but unfortunately, no matter how careful and devoted they were, the flower tree still wilted, the branches dried up, and the roots began to rot. No one dared to tell the crown prince about this matter for a while.Zhao Xin was still making trouble, playing a game of cat and mouse with Wei Liu every day. She was the caught mouse, and everywhere she went, she was caught by Wei Liu, which made her more and more furious each time.She and Zhao Zhi were indeed brother and sister, both were equally stubborn in nature.Zhao Xin was determined to give Ming Zhu a place to rest in peace, and he was not letting her go to the temple to find a monk to help Ming Zhu be released from the purgatory, so she ordered someone to find a sacred site with good fengshui, to build her a tomb.But she had yet to even have the eight characters of Ming Zhu's name and birthday carved.That the sacred site with good fengshui was sealed up by Wei Liu's people.Zhao Xin was so angry that her tears fell, she couldn't figure it out, how could her brother be so cruel, that he would humiliate in this manner a dead person and be so extremely cold-blooded.Zhao Xin took her big fuss to the crown prince's residence, and Zhao Zhi coldly watched her smash things on the ground, Let her do it.Not only was Zhao Xin not relieved of her anger, but the anger in her chest burned even more ardently, she destroyed all the rooms she could enter, and finally burst into his study in a rage. She could not bear to smash the antique treasures on the shelves, so she tossed down all the books on the shelves.In the small compartment behind the desk was a black box, made of sandalwood. Zhao Xin stared at it for a long time. She got up from the floor with her clothes in disarray, raised her hand to fix her messy hair, and then extended her hand.Just as she touched the box.Don't move! A cold, stern voice startled her.Instead of stopping, Zhao Xin held the seemingly unimportant box in her arms. She turned around to see her brother's ghastly white face, with tension in his eyes could not be faked. She was pleased to have finally caught her brother's weakness, and raised the box high up with her hands, threatening, You are not allowed to have Wei Liu follow me anymore.Put the box down. Zhao Zhi's eyes were seeping out blood streaks as he said so with a hoarse voice.
