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Published at 23rd of September 2022 05:50:25 AM


Chapter 80

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“You really did not cry?”

“No, I didn’t.”

Zhao Zhi kindly didn’t expose her lie. She and Wei Chiyu, that could be considered fate, they could even bump on each other on the street.

Zhao Zhi did not want to argue with her over such a small matter, he took her chin, lowered his head and kissed the corner of her mouth, longing for more. There was a moment of silence, before the man suddenly raised his fingers and wiped off the powder on the corners of her eyes, sighing softly: “What is there to cry about ?”

Ming Zhu clumsily and stiffly changed the subject, “Your Highness, the pouch I gave you, why are you not wearing it?”

Zhao Zhi paused for a moment of time and casually said: “I forgot to.”

He didn’t like bamboo patterns.

The simple mention of it would make him feel annoyed and bitter.

When she was embroidering this pouch, was the man in her heart still Wei Chiyu? Was that named Wei that good? Was he worth her thinking about him, unable to forget about him, for so long?

Zhao Zhi released his fingers and looked straight into her eyes. The look in his eyes was different from before, “Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Ming Zhu looked at the face in front of her, his face was still as good-looking as before, his eyes were pitch black and his nose bridge was high. Even with an expressionless face, he was still very good looking.

She came back to her senses and commented, “I thought you didn’t like it.”

Ming Zhu just said that casually, but Zhao Zhi replied seriously, “Indeed, I actually don’t like bamboo patterns.”

Ming Zhu didn’t expect she would hear him say these words. After a moment, she said, “Then, may Your Highness return the pouch to me.”

She seemed to start to get a clear picture of Zhao Zhi’s character. He absolutely had to get the things he liked in his hands, but once they were in his hands, he wouldn’t care much for it.

Before, he forced her to embroider a pouch for him, only because Wei Chiyu also had one.

But once it was in his hands, he may not necessarily cherish it.

Since he didn’t like it, he might as well give it back to her. She could still use it herself and maybe even sell it in the future.

Zhao Zhi raised his eyes to look at her, his voice was a bit cold, “I threw it away.”

Apart from being surprised, Ming Zhu also felt it was a bit of a pity. Although she didn’t spend too much effort into making that pouch, but because she was in a rush to complete it, she did stay up for several hours to make it. The surface of it was even embroidered with gold thread, if she could sell it outside, it would fetch a good price.

She opened her lips, with a very small voice: “Oh.”

Seeing that she didn’t react at all and didn’t even get angry, Zhao Zhi pursed the corners of his mouth straight. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked her, “Today when you went out, what did your sister say to you?”

Standing in front of him, Ming Zhu appeared very petite, like a well-behaved and gentle person, without any sharpness, yet her indifference could cut a heart more than a sharp-edged blade could.

She told Zhao Zhi the truth: “My sister asked me to plead on behalf of my third uncle.”

Zhao Zhi was a little surprised. Because of this matter, several members of the Ming family had come to beg in front of him, exhausting all of their good words, using flattery to the extreme, they even sent Ming Zhu’s little sister to his residence to try to please him.

But Ming Zhu’s third uncle’s crime wasn’t a trivial one. He embezzled ten thousand taels of silver and also secretly engaged in shady businesses involving money lending. Who knew how many evil deeds he had committed, they could be said to be countless.

Zhao Zhi naturally couldn’t, because of personal feelings, bend the law. He handled the matter impartially, thus this morning, he ordered the people of the imperial court of justice to arrest him and place him in jail, his sentence would be pronounced after his trial.

Zhao Zhi pondered about it and explained to her: “Your third uncle embezzled the disaster relief silver and the amount isn’t small. His acts of cheating men and violenting women were also all disclosed in front of the government. With all of these big and small crimes added together, he can’t avoid a heavy punishment.”

Listening to these words, Ming Zhu wasn’t surprised. In her memory, her third uncle was a very money-loving person.

She looked at Zhao Zhi, this was the first time he ever talked to her about official affairs.

Zhao Zhi’s gaze was affectionate, he caressed her cheek, “It’s useless even if you look at me, I know your third uncle has treated you well, but nothing can change the conclusion of this matter.”

Ming Zhu sighed and asked, “My third uncle’s life ……”

When Ming Zhu was a child, she did not like the New Year’s Eve, the front hall was bustling with activity and enjoyment, but she wasn’t part of the fun. She only barely received a few red envelopes, and she would even be scared by her several other siblings with firecrackers. She would hold her head and run around trying to escape.

Back then, only her third uncle would, with a bright smile, give her a red envelope with a considerable amount of money inside.

Her third uncle did something wrong, it was normal for him to be punished. But if he lost his life because of this matter, she would still feel upset in her heart.

Zhao Zhi looked into her clear and transparent wet eyes. Every time he was faced with that pair of eyes, who looked like they were washed with water, he would always find himself unable to harden his heart. He said: “He won’t lose his life.”

“Your third uncle has already given the money back, as for the other charges, we’ll have to see after the imperial court of justice is done with the trial.”

Ming Zhu nodded, “Okay.”




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