Ming Zhu took a few glances at it, it was indeed rare and excellent products. Those were good products that also costed a lot of money, so she ended up spending more than one hundred taels of silver.
Hong Ling helped her carry the fabric and rolled her eyes, “When will you be willing to be so generous to yourself? That would be good.”
Ming Zhu smiled, her pair of beautiful eyes also were smiling as she said: “We have to use the best for children. I’m making money just to spend it on her.”
The pastry shop that the two of them opened was a good business and had made a considerable amount of money.
Hong Ling pouted and snorted, “The little baby’s life is so good, she has a mother like you who cherishes her.”
Ming Zhu who originally had a light smile on her face suddenly froze, she felt an extreme cold chill suddenly invading her fingertips, the rosy color on her cheeks gradually turned paler and paler, and her slender and white five fingers yanked Hong Ling’s arm with force, as she took a few deep breaths, with a slightly shaking voice, “Wait, wait.”
Hong Ling turned her head and looked at her with a puzzled gaze, “What’s wrong?”
Ming Zhu dragged her aside and turned sideways, breathing heavily. She didn’t expect she would run into Zhao Zhi on this street. Fortunately, she had sharp eyes, but if she had foolishly walked forward and ended up being recognized by him, it would really have been the end of her.
Hong Ling could see that she was hiding from someone and that she seemed to be very scared, her body was slightly trembling, and her complexion was also very white. She asked, “Who did you see?”
Ming Zhu shuddered with fear at the thought of Zhao Zhi, and she didn’t even dare to lift her head, “The man I told you about the other day.”
Hong Ling’s mouth opened wide, “The child’s father?”
Immediately, she felt indignant, “Don’t be afraid of him! It’s him who should be afraid.”
When she burned down the building in the backyard of the crown prince’s residence, she never thought she would ever see Zhao Zhi’s face again in her life.
She did not leave herself any way out.
Zhao Zhi was indeed a man of decorum, and he was very gentle on insignificant matters, but this man really held grudges. If he found out that he had been deceived, and such a big lie, her end could never be good.
Before, when she made him angry, she could still cry a few fake tears, make a soft voice to sound miserable, or say a couple of good words to muddle her way through. But in this case, she did not dare to hope for any luck.
“Let’s hide first, and when they leave, we’ll leave.”
Hong Ling listened to her, suppressed her urge to act up, and just stood by her side obediently. But her heart was really curious, so she furtively took a side glance, and could not help but to take a few more glances at the two men that were coming this way.
The one walking in front, was elegant and refined, seeming very courteous, though his face looked a little cold, with a slight condescending look, and an air of nobility that was very obvious.
The man who was falling behind him appeared even better-looking than him, he had exquisite features, and was more beautiful than a fairy in the painting. But he looked particularly cold, his eyes were also cold. He was holding a painted paper butterfly in his hand, his hands also looked very exquisite, with great vigor, and distinct bone joints.
Hong Ling did not expect that Ming Zhu’s old lover would look so good. Good-looking men indeed were unreliable.
After Ming Zhu came to Yangzhou, she took on a bit of weight and didn’t dress the same as she used to when she was in the capital, today she was also wearing a veil, and if one didn’t pay close attention, one probably wouldn’t recognize her.
She thought that if she waited for Zhao Zhi and Song Huaiqing to pass by this section of the road, she would be on the clear.
But wishes are different from reality, and Zhao Zhi and Song Huaiqing were walking this way step by step, getting closer and closer to them.
Ming Zhu looked at those two with her side view, her heart was like dead ashes, it was too late to even run away by now.
Hong Ling opened her mouth, “Zhu Zhu, the two of them seem to be coming towards us.”
Ming Zhu’s forehead broke out in continuous cold sweat, her hands and feet turned cold, and her round, soft little face was ghastly pale.
Hong Ling asked her “What do we do?”
Ming Zhu also did not know what to do, she could only try to shamelessly hide behind the pillar, hiding a little was still better than nothing.
Hong Ling felt that this way wouldn’t be safe, her thinking was naïve, “How about you go up to him and slap him twice, to relieve your anger, it’s fine if he finds out!”
Ming Zhu shook her head, her teeth couldn’t help but ravage her delicate red lips, she was grimacing as she said pitifully, ” No, it can’t be.”
Hong Ling remembered that Ming Zhu had told her that the other party was a powerful man, perhaps he was really a big shot that they couldn’t afford to provoke.
Seeing her shaking, Hong Ling felt both distress and pity for her. She already thought of an idea in her mind, “I’ll go attract their attention, you use the fabric to cover your face and quickly get out of here.”
Ming Zhu grabbed her fingers, “Right, this is the only way.”
Hong Ling was not afraid of anyone, not even tigers, so when they looked this way, she took the initiative to rush out and hit one of the men’s shoulders. Knocking against that hard body really was painful.
She showed her teeth, very skilled at acting as a shrew, “You! Do you not look at the road when you’re walking?!”
