The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 182: Unfaithful Man, Ungrateful Wolf

It turned out that Zhou Shao had been waiting for the opportunity for the Shi family to return home so that he could play the role of a hero saving a beauty and conclude a marriage with the Shi family.

Although his mother no longer thinks highly of the Shi family, Zhou Shao already has Shi Mingzhu in his heart, so how can he give up easily? Therefore, he came to the appointment today.

Unexpectedly, they heard that Shi Mingzhu was drunk and the Shi family wanted to return to Beijing in a hurry. Then, the play of the startled horse saving the beauty could not be performed.

Zhou Shao could only pretend to run into the Shi family, wanting to meet his sweetheart.

Shi Mingzhen handed the reins to the servant and stepped forward to greet Zhou Shao. As the two exchanged greetings, Zhou Shao looked into the carriage worriedly from time to time.

The women of the Shi family got on the carriages, Shi Yao and Qi Wan in one, and Shi Mingzhu and Tao Ziyi in another, so that Shi Mingzhu could lie down to rest and sober up.

Shi Yao gently lifted a corner of the curtain and finally saw the face of the second scumbag.

The Fourth Prince is worthy of being the female rival of Shi Mingzhu and "Shi Yao" in the previous life. He has a jade-like and golden complexion, a tall and graceful figure, and is dressed in brocade and a jade crown. Not only does he have a good appearance, but he also has the natural temperament of a noble family.

Just by looking at this outfit and this temperament, once standing in the crowd, you will be the only focus of everyone's attention.

Qi Wan hurriedly pulled Shi Yao's clothes and whispered, "Second sister, peeking at a man other than you is not something a lady should do."

"What's the big deal? When we were flying the kites just now, there were so many men around. I just wanted to see what the Fourth Prince looked like... and what the person my sister was calling in her dreams looked like." Shi Yao said the last sentence in a very low voice.

Qi Wan felt angry after hearing this, and wanted to teach Shi Yao a lesson for her outspoken mouth. How could she dare to say such nonsense?

Shi Yao satisfied her curiosity and was about to let down the curtain when suddenly, in the carriage in front, Shi Mingzhu, who seemed to have heard Zhou Shao's voice, jumped out like an anxious rabbit and ran in front of Zhou Shao.

Zhou Shao was pleasantly surprised. He had never expected to have the chance to see the beauty's true face. He opened his mouth to ask if Shi Mingzhu was okay, but Shi Mingzhu threw herself into his arms, hugged his waist, and cried, looking pitiful:

"Zhou Shao, Zhou Shao! You finally came to see me! Do you know how hard I waited for you? Zhou Shao, how could you let me down..."

With a beauty in his arms, and the one he loves, Zhou Shao was delighted, and his handsome eyes and eyebrows were filled with a gentle smile. However, because he had not expected such a situation, his whole body was stiff and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

I want to hug her, but it's against etiquette, and I'm afraid of offending her as there are so many eyes staring at her.

I want to push her away, but I can't bear to do so.

"Miss Zhu...Shi, I...I will not let you down." Finally, Zhou Shao stuttered and said softly.

Tao Ziyi, who chased out of the carriage, looked pale and exclaimed "Big sister". Shi Mingzhen was horrified and called out "Zhuzhu", and hurriedly tried to pull Shi Mingzhu away.

Doesn't my sister hate the Fourth Prince? Doesn't she want to marry him?

Is he drunk and has forgotten the past grudge between him and the Fourth Prince?

There are a lot of people coming and going here. If their ambiguous relationship is confirmed, Zhuzhu will have to marry Zhou Shao even if she doesn't want to.

When no one reacted in time, Shi Mingzhu heard Zhou Shao's words, raised her hand high, slapped Zhou Shao hard, raised her face, and said in tears:

"Zhou Shao! You are a ruthless man with wolfish ambitions and ungrateful eyes. How dare you appear in front of me! I will kill you! You killed my whole family, I will grind you to pieces..."

Shi Mingzhen then grabbed Shi Mingzhu's hand and pulled her back. At the same time, Tao Ziyi also rushed over, her face pale, and without thinking, she immediately covered Shi Mingzhu's mouth.

Shi Mingzhu's eyes were filled with tears. She stared at the stunned Zhou Shao as if she was looking at the murderer of her father. She waved her hands and kicked with her feet, trying to use all the means to beat Zhou Shao.

Seeing the enemy she hated in her dreams, Shi Mingzhu reacted violently. Her petite body seemed to have unlocked primordial power. It took the combined efforts of Tao Ziyi and Shi Mingzhen to subdue her.

The couple pressed down Shi Mingzhen, who was covered in cold sweat, and fell to his knees.

On Zhou Shao's fair face, the frozen smile had not yet disappeared when a five-finger mark appeared. He gradually put away his smile, and the upturned corners of his lips slowly pursed into a straight line, and his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The servants who were talking in low voices around were silent for a moment.

There was a dead silence.

Shi Mingzhen said in a deep voice: "Please calm down, Your Highness. My sister didn't mean it. She was drunk and talking nonsense. I don't know what she was talking about. Maybe she just had a nightmare. Please understand, Your Highness!"

Tao Ziyi was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body. She said in a trembling voice, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I didn't do it on purpose!"

Zhou Shao was the son of the imperial concubine and had been spoiled since childhood. Even if he made a mistake, the servants and tutors around him would be punished, and no one ever dared to point a finger at him.

Where have you ever been treated like this?

He lowered his cold and angry eyes and looked at Shi Mingzhu who was crying and staring at him. He cried and fell into Tao Ziyi's arms. He bit his back teeth again and again. In the end, the love he had been thinking about day and night prevailed, and he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"I am not a narrow-minded person, but your sister and I behaved inappropriately today, and I am afraid that some rumors will spread. For the sake of the girl's reputation, I will ask my father for an imperial decree to grant her marriage when I return to the palace."

He touched his face, recalling the slap Shi Mingzhu had just given him and the hateful look in her eyes, and he was still frightened.

Maybe Mr. Shi San was right, Zhuzhu just had a nightmare, otherwise why would she slap him and say that he killed her entire family?

Forget it. After all, she is the one he has been thinking about for two years, so he can only keep her in mind.

Although he adjusted his mentality, Zhou Shao was still furious as he had embarrassed himself in public, and he was eager to find an outlet to vent his anger.

Tao Ziyi went from being frightened to being pleasantly surprised. As she was holding Shi Mingzhu, she couldn't kowtow, so she just leaned forward and said, "Your Highness is magnanimous, kind and virtuous. I, your humble servant, thank you for your great kindness and true love on behalf of my sister!"

Shi Mingzhen's heart sank to the bottom. Zhuzhu didn't want to marry Zhou Shao at all and became seriously ill because of this.

How come Zhou Shao is such a weirdo? After being slapped, he still asked to marry his sister. Isn't that a masochist?

But he didn't dare to refuse. If he rejected the marriage proposal now, Zhou Shao might get so angry that he would go back to the palace and ask Concubine Ning to persuade him. Without Zhou Shao doing anything, the Emperor might get so angry that he might directly sentence Zhuzhu to death.

He felt heavy in his heart, but pretended to be happy, kowtowed and said, "Your Highness is so kind, I am so humbled and grateful!"

The Fourth Prince was no longer in the mood to see his sweetheart. Although he had fulfilled his two-year long wish, he felt a tightness in his chest. He turned around and left. He had originally planned to go into the villa to take Princess Jingyang Zhou Shu away, but now he no longer had the heart to do that.

"Now that it's settled, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

He got on the carriage and left first, leaving a eunuch to clean up the mess and prevent the servants in the villa from going out and spreading rumors to ruin Shi Mingzhu's reputation.