AWB Chapter 347 I am devoted to His Highness
Chapter 347 I am devoted to His Highness
Continuing the family line is a big deal. Rong suppressed her discomfort and asked impatiently, "Good Zhuzhu, tell me quickly, which girl did Xiaoqi marry?"
That woman gave Mingchen three sons!
Two of them are twins!
There have been no twins in the Shi family for several generations, only Shi Mingzhu and Shi Minghui, a pair of boy and girl twins.
If she can give birth to three children and takes good care of herself, she will definitely be able to give birth to more - Rong has already considered adopting Shi Mingchen's children to provide for Shi Mingkui and Shi Mingmo in their old age.
As for Shi Yunfan, she didn't dare to hope that Brother Fan would behave himself. She would be thankful if he didn't kill his own father.
Rong didn't want to miss such a good daughter-in-law, for fear of being a step late and having someone else decide on her.
Shi Mingzhu kept the secret, holding her forehead and said, "I feel dizzy because of the sun, I want to eat some ice cream."
It's only May, how can there be any ice cream to eat? Rong smiled and said, "I don't have any today. When I pick you up later, I'll make it for you myself and add peach and plum jam. I remember that you like it the most."
Shi Mingzhu smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you when you're done. Look, the car has stopped, it's time to get off."
After hanging a carrot, Shi Mingzhu was satisfied and got off the car first.
Rong followed her happily, saying nice things to her, trying to coax Shi Mingzhu back.
The fourth prince Zhou Shao saw that Shi Mingzhu got along quite well with her family and nodded secretly.
It seems that the Shi family did not neglect Shi Mingzhu just because Shi Mingzhu promised Shi Yao to the merchant.
As the emperor's most beloved son, he naturally had some ambitions.
Moreover, long ago, when the Shi family had not yet fallen into decline, the old Duke and the Duke Zhenguo of the Shi family had hinted to him that they would support him in seizing the throne.
However, the Shi family fell into decline, and Shi Mingzhu became his concubine. Their secret relationship was exposed, which made his father dissatisfied, the prince alert, and his mother afraid that his father would suspect they had ulterior motives, so she personally picked the Lin family for him.
Although Lord Lin holds a high position in the court, he has no military power and it is difficult for him to start a rebellion.
Zhou Shao felt a breath of air stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down.
Will he fight for the throne or not?
If we fight, it still depends on whether the Shi family can rise again.
But as a prince who had never attended court and whose mother's family was not supportive, he could only watch the Shi family go downhill and feel anxious.
Are you going to marry another concubine?
For example, the youngest daughter of Ningyuan Hou Ge’s family?
Miss Ge Si had a bad reputation, so it was not a bad idea to take her as a concubine and show her off. He was just being kind and trying to save a girl with a bad reputation.
However, Ge Si was once Shi Mingzhu's close friend and was also her eighth brother's fiancée, so it was difficult to say this.
Zhou Shao was thinking about something, his eyes sweeping over the Shi family members who were bowing to him one by one. When his eyes fell on Shi Yao, he paused for a moment, then quickly looked away.
This girl is so unlucky.
I haven't had good luck since I came to Beijing.
"Well, Zhuzhu, let's take our seats first, otherwise the officials and their wives won't dare to cross in front of us and will all be blocked here."
Shi Mingzhu suppressed her nausea and smiled gracefully, "Okay."
The two of them went in together.
Shi Mingzhu walked shoulder to shoulder with him, exuding the aura of the queen.
She thought everyone would praise her appearance and feel sorry for her unfortunate fate of becoming a concubine, but unexpectedly, she heard a small sneer from the side:
"A little concubine, walking side by side with her male master, is not afraid of losing her luck, and thinks she is a precious pearl held in the palm of the Shi family's hand."
Then the female relatives began to laugh at her one after another.
Shi Mingzhu's face gradually turned pale.
In her previous life, all these gossipy women prostrated themselves on the ground and kowtowed to her three times and nine times.
A huge feeling of frustration came over me again.
She looked around in panic, hesitating constantly.
Zhou Shao didn't pay attention to the conversation between the women. He stopped and asked with a smile: "Zhu Zhu, who are you looking for?"
Zhou Xu, she was looking for Zhou Xu, the man who never let her suffer any grievances and spoiled her to heaven. Shi Mingzhu suppressed her tears and forced a smile, saying, "I'm looking for my second sister."
Zhou Shao was startled: "Didn't you see her on the road just now?"
Do these two sisters have a good relationship?
If that were the case, why would Zhuzhu marry Shi Yao to a merchant?
If things are not good, Zhuzhu will always be thinking about her.
Shi Mingzhu sat with him behind the tea table. She was a concubine, so she could only sit at the corner of the table and pour tea and wine for him like a maid.
She picked up the silver pot inlaid with a circle of rubies, poured wine for Zhou Shao, and pretended to be worried: "Second sister has a heat stroke, I am a little worried about her."
Zhou Shao took a sip, put down the white jade cup, and couldn't help asking: "If you care about her so much, why did you marry her to the Xie family in front of the emperor?"
A marriage opportunity was wasted in vain.
It's a pity for Zhou Shao.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is now tied to his boat, so he naturally hopes that the Shi family will become as powerful as possible.
Shi Mingzhu sighed: "I have no choice, I am doing this for His Highness. I am His Highness's man, and the Shi family is on His Highness' side, but if my second sister marries the Fifth Prince, the Shi family will be in a dilemma and their attention will be distracted.
At that time, the situation was urgent, and my second sister told me privately that she only regarded Jiang Miao as her brother. I really didn't know any other young men of the same age as my second sister, so I could only use Young Master Xie. It happened that the Xie family had a close relationship with the Shi family, so I could get away with it in front of the emperor.
I went to see my second sister just now to apologize to her and explain the matter. But my second sister was very resentful of me and gave me a rather embarrassing speech. "
Zhou Shao's chest and brain were hot, and he couldn't help but hold her tender hands, and said with emotion: "So it was for me! Zhuzhu, how can I love you and repay your deep affection for me?"
Shi Mingzhu's body was covered with goose bumps, which almost exploded at the same time!
She broke free from his hand, covered her face with her sleeves to hide the hatred in her eyes, and said shyly, "Your Highness! Do you want me to be ashamed in front of so many people?"
Zhou Shao poured wine for her personally, handed it to her, and laughed heartily: "Don't worry about others! Zhuzhu, in my heart, you are my only wife."
Shi Mingzhu sneered secretly.
Not in the previous life, and not in this life.
A man's mouth, a liar.
Sooner or later, she would kill Zhou Shao.
Soon, the emperor arrived with his harem.
All officials and common people knelt on the ground to welcome the emperor.
Concubine Ning saw her son being intimate with Shi Mingzhu from afar, so she took advantage of Zhou Shao's absence and ordered the palace maid to call Shi Mingzhu to serve her.
In front of countless people and facing countless strange looks, Shi Mingzhu served Concubine Ning while not knowing whether she should be glad to have escaped Zhou Shao's physical advances or feel aggrieved for being humiliated in public.
A cold light flashed across her eyes.
When Zhou Shao heard the news, he hurried back. Seeing this situation, his face turned black and he begged his mother to release Shi Mingzhu, but Concubine Ning always found an excuse to stop him.
Zhou Shao had no choice but to return to his seat. He did not dare to relax for a moment and kept a close eye on Shi Mingzhu to prevent his mother from torturing her.
The Shi family was subjected to endless ridicule and sarcasm that day.
Shen and Rong's faces were frozen from smiling.
I really couldn't laugh at all.
Before the dragon boat banquet was over, Shi Mingchen couldn't stand it anymore and sneaked out.
Lin Zhiwu has tried many times to make friends with Shi Yao and work together to deal with "that little bitch Shi Mingzhu". This time she has a good reason, because Shi Mingzhu openly asked the emperor to marry her cousin to a merchant, and the news has spread throughout the noble circles in the capital.
She thought Shi Yao would share the same hatred with her, but how could Shi Yao dare to do so in public with the Duke of Zhenguo watching her? When she saw Shi Mingchen running away, she was overjoyed and hurriedly got rid of Lin Zhiwu and caught up with Shi Mingchen.
"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother..."
Shi Mingchen was startled, turned around and saw Shi Yao, and ran away even faster.
He never wanted to stay with Shi Yao again.
He is always the punching bag.
It was even worse today, I was really squeezed.