To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 185 Incident

  Wei Qiang walked all the way to Chaohua's residence along the chaoshou corridor, but the corners of his clothes were still wet by the slanting rain.

   Seeing Wei Qiang coming with a wet body, Chao Hua was surprised.

   "Why is it raining, Your Highness?"

   Wei Qiang held her hand, feeling that this slender hand was cooler than the raindrops hitting his cheek.

   "Don't want me to come?"

   Chaohua was keenly aware that the man was not in a good mood, and smiled softly: "Why, I didn't expect His Highness to come."

   While talking, she helped Wei Qiang take off his outer shirt and handed it to a palace maid.

  The palace maid is Cui Hong.

  Holding the damp clothes, she watched Wei Qiang walk into the inner room holding Chaohua's hand, her eyes were full of jealousy.

  Prince really cared about Yuxuan servant.

  What are the benefits of choosing a servant?

  Even if Yu Xuanshi is an old man in the palace and has some good looks, he is not young anymore.

  Today, Qing'er combed Yuxuan servant's hair and pulled out two white hairs.

  A woman who is almost thirty years old is almost at the age of marriage for ordinary children. But Yuxuan waited on the prince more times than the newcomer, it is really shameless.

  The more Cui Hong thought about it, the more jealous she became.

  She has an outstanding appearance, even if she is a point or two worse than Yu Xuan, her youth is more than enough to make up for it.

   What's more, she and Yu Xuan waiter are similar in stature, thinking of the prince's preferences, she starved herself into a weak body.

   But with Yuxuan as an attendant, the prince has never looked at her more than once.

  Thinking about this, Cui Hong couldn't help hugging her half-wet clothes tightly.

   "Cuihong, why are you in a daze?"

  Cui Hong suddenly regained her senses, and smiled at Qing'er: "It's nothing. I just didn't expect His Highness to come here when it's raining so heavily outside."

  Qing'er smiled and said: "What's so strange, who let us choose the servants who are favored."

   If the master is favored, people will naturally live more comfortably at the moment.

  Not to mention anything else, the cost of food and clothing here is much better than that of other concubines.

   "Yes, it's great to be favored." Cui Hong murmured in an inaudible voice.

  Both came from humble backgrounds, Yuxuan waiter lived a pampered life, while she had to carefully serve a servant who was born as a maid, and worried about being punished if something went wrong.

   There is no comfort in being a slave.

  She doesn't even expect to be favored by Yuxuan servant, as long as the prince accepts her, it is enough for her to be served like other concubines from now on.

  God gave her a good appearance, isn't it too much to think like this?

   Cui Hong put away her clothes, and gently stroked her smooth and fair cheeks.

  It was windy and rainy outside, and people's hearts were floating, but the atmosphere inside was very warm.

  At least Wei Qiang felt so.

  He was only wearing a snow-white undershirt, with his head resting on Chao Hua's legs, and his bare hands were rubbing his forehead.

  The just right force made him relax, and sighed: "My headaches are getting more and more frequent."

   "Your Highness, pay attention to your body."

  Wei Qiang didn't hear too many thoughtful words, but he was used to Chaohua's behavior.

  He knew very well in his heart who the person he was thinking of was.

  What he wanted was never Chaohua's love, but her company.

  If Chao Hua really forgot Luo Er and turned into a jealous woman, he would be no different from other women.

   "Yu Niang."

   Chaohua responded.

   "Only with you can I relax."

   "That's my concubine's honor." Zhao Hua lowered her eyes, moved her fingers from the man's forehead to his shoulders, and gently pressed his shoulders for him.

  Move your hands further in, and you will be able to touch your neck.

   I don't know how many times, she wondered if she could strangle this person to death if she tried her best.

  But after all, I can only think about it.

   Chao Hua's eyes fell on the gold-encrusted seven-treasure bracelet on her wrist.

  As her wrist moved, the bracelet swayed slightly.

  She bent her lips and smiled bitterly.

   She guards this bracelet, and this bracelet also traps her.

  Let her be in purgatory without escape.

  If Xiuyue really has a restaurant, maybe she can find a chance to give the bracelet to Xiuyue.

  She has been guarding for twelve years, she is too tired, let sister Xiuyue take her place.

  At that time, she will try to see if she can take this man away together and drag him to **** to make amends to the princess.

  The man on her lap with sword eyebrows and star eyes is undoubtedly good-looking.

   But no matter how good-looking his skin is, he can't hide his disgusting hypocrisy.

  If you really love the princess so much, why do you do such a heartless thing?

  Since he did such a thing, why should he put on such an affectionate gesture.

   Chaohua thought about this, and suddenly felt her hand sink.

   A large hand took hers.

   "Your Highness?"

   Wei Qiang didn't speak, but pulled her to lie down.

   I don't know how long it has passed, but the sound of the wind and rain outside still hasn't stopped, Chao Hua said softly: "Your Highness, it's time for you to go back and rest."

  Wei Qiang opened his eyes and lazily said: "I won't leave tonight."

   Chaohua's face changed slightly.

  Of course there is no such rule that the crown prince should not stay at the concubine's house, but over the years, the crown prince has not spent many nights with her.

   Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder whether this man could sense that she had murderous intentions, so he didn't dare to stay overnight.

   "The concubine went to take a bath."

   Wei Qiang nodded slightly, as if he was tired, and did not open his eyes.

   Chaohua hurried to the bathroom, soaked in the barrel for a while before returning.

   When he came back, the man seemed to be fast asleep, breathing steadily and long.

   Chaohua sat down and watched him silently.

   After a while, she confirmed that Wei Qiang was really fast asleep. She went around to the head of the bed lightly, opened the hidden compartment and took out a small porcelain bottle.

  The small porcelain vase glowed coldly under the candlelight, but it was not as cold as Chaohua's heart.

  She dared not gamble again.

   During these twelve years, she actually had a child.

  At that time, she didn't know too much, she only knew how to wash her body over and over again.

  But she was still pregnant, and she was not diagnosed until more than ten days late after her menstruation.

  She still remembered the excitement of the man.

  He caressed her belly, full of joy.

  She knew what he liked.

  This self-deceiving man took the fetus in her womb as his and the princess's child.

  He thinks beautifully!

  She beat the stomach desperately with someone behind her back, and beat the child down, and she lay down for several months before recovering.

   Her heart aches, she is guilty.

  She can no longer get herself pregnant.

   Chaohua poured out two pills and swallowed them.

  An exclamation sounded: "Choice servant, what are you doing?"

   Chaohua felt blood rushing upwards, and looked stiffly towards the direction of the sound.

   Cuihong rushed over, grabbed Chaohua's hand tightly, and exclaimed: "Xianshi, how can you take medicine indiscriminately!"

  With such a loud shout, even Qing'er, another palace maid, heard the movement and ran in.

  Following Qing'er are more palace officials.

   Wei Qiang turned over and sat up, frowning and staring at Chaohua and Cuihong, his voice was terribly cold: "What's going on?"

  Cui Hong plopped down on her knees, held up the small porcelain bottle she had snatched from Chao Hua, and said loudly: "Your Highness, this servant found that the servant was taking medicine—"

  Wei Qiang was displeased to interrupt her: "Xianshi is weak, and taking the pills to restore the body still needs you, a servant, to make a fuss?"

   "Your Highness, the servants take this medicine every time after accepting your favor!"

  Cold and Aunt Jun double blow, I went to collapse.

  (end of this chapter)