Chapter 115 The Chill Grows Stronger

Chapter 115 The Chill Grows Stronger

Osmanthus Courtyard

Without the annoying outsiders, King Zhao unceremoniously put his arm around Ji Yunqing.

The two of them exchanged a few words when King Zhao noticed the dishes and chopsticks placed on the table in the room.

"not yet eat?"

Ji Yunqing accepted Miss Li's suggestion without any guilt: "Your Majesty, I was thinking of waiting for you to eat together, right?"

"That's it!"

King Zhao quickly said, "It just so happens that I haven't eaten either, let's eat together."

He had just returned home and hurried over after only changing his clothes.

Ji Yunqing certainly had no objection.

She has enough food, and if the prince adds some more...if he adds a lot of food, wouldn't it all be a bargain for her?

As soon as he moved, King Zhao suddenly hugged Ji Yunqing.

Ji Yunqing's face was firmly pressed against Prince Zhao's chest. She was terrified and wondered if all the powder on her face would get onto the old man's clothes.

You can tell that the clothes the prince wears, even if they are just casual clothes, are really expensive.

Logically speaking, it was Lao Deng who did it himself, so he shouldn't ask her to pay for it...right?

Not necessarily.

Ji Yunqing blinked, her long eyelashes brushing against her collar. After all, King Zhao hadn't even given her the ten taels of silver yet, so she could definitely afford to pay for the clothes.

He waited fearfully for King Zhao to go crazy, but it turned out that King Zhao just relied on his height and long legs. The woman in his arms only reached his chin, and he lowered his head to sniff the top of her head.

"Is this incense today? This scent is so special."

Ji Yunqing looked up in confusion, not expecting that the other party was just saying this.

She was puzzled and said honestly, "I didn't use any incense. Your Majesty, please smell it again and see where the smell came from."

It's strange. Today, except for paying respects, she has been staying in the yard the whole time. How come I have never been able to get in before?

Looking up, Ji Yunqing realized: "My Lord, you are talking about the fragrance of osmanthus, right?"

There is an osmanthus tree in the yard, and she has almost gotten used to the smell of it.

As a result, King Zhao pressed his warm palm on her head and said, "Be quiet and don't move. Can't I smell the sweet-scented osmanthus? Do I need you to remind me?"

The taste is different from osmanthus.

Ji Yunqing was even more puzzled: "Your Highness, you know that I never like fragrance, no matter if it's strong or light. I get dizzy after using it for a long time."

She is like this in modern times. No matter what famous brand fragrances she buys, they are useless to her.

She thought King Zhao didn't like the smell, so she offered, "Then I'll go take a shower and change clothes to see if there's still any smell."

King Zhao frowned. He knew that Ji Yunqing never liked incense, so it was strange that he suddenly appeared.

"Your Highness, could this fragrance be coming from Miss Li?" Hongdou asked boldly.

They both fell silent.

It's only been a short time, and the two of them have forgotten about Miss Li's visit.

Ji Yunqing praised with difficulty: "It is true that a bystander sees more clearly."

The source of the fragrance was solved, and the two of them tacitly stopped talking about it. However, Ji Yunqing thought that since King Zhao mentioned it, he must not like the smell.

So I didn't even eat and turned around to take a shower.

"My Lord, go see Ruirui first. The little guy misses you very much."

King Zhao thought that this woman was becoming more and more outrageous. She actually dared to order him to look after the child!

Then he started staring at the little one in the crib.

After a while, King Zhao picked up the toys scattered on the bed and shook them in front of the little guy.

As for coaxing children, he knows how to do that.

When Ji Yunqing came out of the bath, he saw King Zhao holding the little guy. The little guy was holding a strand of hair tightly in his hand and shaking it happily from side to side.

The two wet nurses stood aside and dared not step forward.

The owner of that strand of hair, King Zhao, had his hair pulled so hard that it hurt, but he still ordered coldly, "Let go! You rebellious son, let go!"

"Ha ha"

Ji Yunqing covered his mouth and laughed secretly, he never expected that King Zhao would be so unlucky.

The others lowered their heads as much as possible, and no one dared to look at this scene, for fear of incurring the prince's hatred.

Normally the prince is not a stingy person, but this situation... should be an exception.

Hearing her laughter, King Zhao looked over.

He held the child in one hand, and said in a dark voice, "Come and help!"

Ji Yunqing suppressed his laughter and stepped forward, gently and quickly grasping the fat boy's wrist, prying open his fat claws, and only then was he able to rescue the pitiful strand of King Zhao's hair.

Fearing that King Zhao would vent his anger on this ruthless fat boy, Ji Yunqing deliberately turned the tables and said, "Your Highness, it must be because you don't play with Ruirui often. The child wants to be with his father."

King Zhao sneered: "Who are you trying to fool? Do I look like a fool?"

Oh, it seems that I can’t fool him. Ji Yunqing blinked and became confident again in an instant.

"Your Majesty, did you see how skilled I was in pulling my hair? This brat always pulls my hair and is not a good boy at all. Please help me beat him up!"

"Beat him so he'll learn his lesson."

"Your Highness, don't forget to teach this kid some truth. It's the father who teaches his son, and you must have taught him too little."

Ji Yunqing didn't suffer any loss at all. She was the biological mother, but didn't the child also have a biological father?

It's the father who should teach.

Seeing her instigating the incident and seeming to want to see the boy get beaten, King Zhao was completely speechless.

Aren’t most women extra protective of their children?

Take Zhier for example. When he was little, he wanted the stars but not the moon. Now that he has grown up and become more sensible, he is better.

However, although Ji Yunqing had given birth to a child, her eyes were bright, her cheeks were rosy and shiny, and she looked very energetic. She did not look like a mother at all.

Thinking back to the time when the other party had been asking for the same toys as the child some time ago, King Zhao had a strange illusion that he was raising another daughter.

Ji Yunqing ignored the strange look from Prince Zhao and sat down impatiently, "Prince, let's eat quickly. If we don't eat now, it will get cold."

When she went to take a shower just now, it was obvious that she had put these dishes away and kept them warm in the food box, otherwise they would have been cold long ago.

These little maids are really troublesome.

King Zhao put the child in the crib and said, "You can play by yourself, kid."

The child opened his innocent eyes, not understanding what this strange person in front of him was saying.

The two finished their meal quickly, and Ji Yunqing deliberately went with King Zhao to play with the child - although she did not like to take care of children (such as changing diapers), she would also try her best to cultivate the relationship between father and son.

Feelings grow out of being together!

The two of them went back to the next room to rest only after the child fell asleep.

Ji Yunqing hugged King Zhao's thin waist and felt it felt very good, so he touched it twice.

He suggested excitedly: "Your Highness, let's sleep peacefully tonight?"

Beauty is good, but it should be restrained at times.

Of course, the most important thing is that if King Zhao is not doing well, now is a good time to go with the flow. Isn't it considerate of her?

What is bland soup?

King Zhao refused to accept it, but he also prepared something for today.

His eyes fell on Ji Yunqing's tightly wrapped clothes, and King Zhao was looking forward to realizing his idea from yesterday.

He didn't prepare anything yesterday, but for tonight, he prepared a lot today.

His tone was light and gentle: "My beloved concubine, let's go in first."

King Zhao called her "beloved concubine" from the beginning, and later on, when he was occasionally angry, he would call her "Ji". Ji Yunqing was used to it.

She guessed that King Zhao addressed people from other courtyards in the same way, to avoid calling the wrong person by mistake.

Ji Yunqing complained in his heart that this man was too perfunctory.

But her face was still perfect, and her eyes were full of dependence: "My Lord"

King Zhao might know her name, but she had no idea what King Zhao's name was. So everyone could just call her whatever they wanted.

……

King Zhao admired the beautiful scenery and said: "This painting is really good."

Especially the painting itself, it couldn't be more beautiful.

Ji Yunqing, who was groggy, suddenly woke up: "Have you finished the painting? Let me see it quickly."

King Zhao said casually: "Not yet, it will be soon."

...When Ji Yunqing felt that he must drink three bowls of tonic soup tomorrow to replenish his body, King Zhao stopped.

She raised the corners of her lips and said with satisfaction: "It's even more beautiful now."

Ji Yunqing was so tired that he rolled his eyes. You are really amazing and your painting is so beautiful.

Afterwards, the two washed up and prepared to rest. After all, it was already very late.

The moonlight outside the window is like water, and the stars are twinkling.

The two of them lay on the bed at the same time, but Ji Yunqing couldn't fall asleep anyway.

She turned her head to look at King Zhao who was comfortably preparing to go to sleep, and suddenly felt that she couldn't bear to see him having such an easy time, so she should act like a demon before going to sleep.

Before he could say anything, King Zhao said, "What? You're not sleeping yet, do you want to go to the toilet?"

Ji Yunqing: “…That’s not the case.”

But when someone mentioned it, Ji Yunqing really felt something. Since she was familiar with King Zhao and knew what kind of person she was, Ji Yunqing became a little unscrupulous: "Yes, I didn't want to do it, but since the prince mentioned it..."

King Zhao: ...This girl is really something. She is the one who does the most and the most outrageous things in the whole yard.

After lying back on the bed, Ji Yunqing still couldn't fall asleep. She looked at King Zhao and suggested, "Your Majesty, how about we go get Ruirui and play with her?"

Although it’s so late and the child must be asleep and it’s not good to disturb him, but what if?

It’s not like the kid didn’t sleep during the day, so it’s normal for him to wake up at night.

King Zhao lightly rebuked him, saying "Nonsense", then he put on some clothes and stood up, warning him coldly, "Just this once. Besides, if the child is asleep, I will not bring him here."

Ji Yunqing nodded rapidly: "Yes, yes, don't worry, Your Majesty."

The child's room is right next door, making it convenient for Ji Yunqing to check on the child at any time, but he would occasionally change to other rooms.

For example, in this situation, Ji Yunqing didn't want the child to hear any messy noise.

So we also need another room, which is similar to the room next door and is also filled with Ruirui’s daily things. We can occasionally take him to sleep there, and when the child grows up, we can let him live there.

After all, children are growing up and need private space!

King Zhao went out quickly. The sound of his footsteps was very clear in the darkness, getting farther and farther away.

After a long while, Ji Yunqing was almost falling asleep waiting, when he finally saw a tall man with cold air all over his body walk in.

The man was holding a swaddling baby in his arms. Ji Yunqing sat up and asked, "Are you asleep? Are you still awake?"

After being gone for such a long time, she seriously suspected that this man had just taken the child around the house.

Ji Yunqing stretched his neck and saw the tender sleeping face of the baby in the cradle, feeling a little disappointed.

I was a little confused. Didn’t King Zhao say that he would not bring the child over if he didn’t wake up?

What's going on?

Did this man suddenly realize that she was his true love and the child was an accident?

King Zhao leaned over and placed the swaddling clothes on their bed. Ji Yunqing thought it was a good thing that the sheets had just been changed.

The man looked at Ji Yunqing, who seemed unreliable, with suspicion, thought for a moment, and ordered: "Bring the small bed over here."

There was someone waiting outside the room at any time, so I answered.

After a while, several servants carefully carried the small bed that the little guy used during the day into the room and placed it next to the big bed.

Ji Yunqing thought to himself, it looked like the child was going to sleep here.

She looked up at King Zhao's series of actions. After a while, she really saw King Zhao carry the child into the crib and tuck in the quilt considerately.

Instruct: "If you want to look at the child, just look at him like this, but be careful not to press him."

Then King Zhao dressed neatly and strode out.

The door of the room was closed and the cold air could no longer come in. Ji Yunqing was a little confused. Why did King Zhao leave suddenly?

Could it be that she had been too aggressive just now?

No, right?

Ji Yunqing muttered to himself for a long time, then lay down on the bed and looked at the sleeping child.

Before I knew it, sleepiness filled the entire room.

When I woke up again, it was bright daylight.

Ji Yunqing suddenly woke up: "Xuancao, why didn't you call me today?"

"It's over, it's over. It's definitely too late to go now. Those women..." If she wasn't there, those women would still be teasing her behind her back for who knows what.

Especially since King Zhao was in her yard last night, the crickets must have been chirping even louder.

Although she is not afraid of this.

Hearing the voice, Xuancao walked in respectfully: "Master, are you awake?"

Without waiting for Ji Yunqing to ask, Xuancao took the initiative to say, "Master, the prince has specifically instructed that you don't have to go to pay respects today. He will send someone to explain the situation to the princess. You just need to have a good rest today."

Ji Yunqing suffocated for a moment. Rest?

Was King Zhao deliberately trying to show off his extraordinary abilities to the whole world?

No need!

Now that her master was awake, Daylily quickly dressed her as usual.

After all, this dress is complicated and Ji Yunqing really can't handle it alone.

"Hemerocallis, what's wrong with you? You're wearing the wrong clothes!"

Hearing this, Hemerocallis looked carefully.

The belt of the outer coat is tied together with the inner layer, and if you look closely, you will see that the coat is worn inside out.

"Master, please forgive me. I was confused for a moment."

Seeing that Xuancao was pale and dazed, Ji Yunqing asked with concern: "It's okay, it's not a big deal. What's wrong with you? Did something happen? Can I help? Tell me quickly."

Hemerocallis hesitated and was about to say something when she heard a noise outside.

After quickly tidying up the master's clothes, Ji Yunqing asked Xuancao to go out and check the situation.

Hemerocallis did as she was told and soon returned home.

"Master, it's the palace doctor who came here and said that the prince asked him to come and check on the child's health."

The child is still sleeping in the crib. Ji Yunqing didn't think much about it and hurriedly urged: "Come and comb my hair, then we can go out and take a look."