Chapter 69 – The Prince has Gone Crazy

Miantang was stunned for a moment and looked straight at Cui Xingzhou without saying anything.

 

Cui Xingzhou was not being polite at all. He went in like he was entering his own yard, waved his hand at Servant Li, and then fiddled with a string of sausages hanging on the shelf. He told her to steam two sausages for dinner.

 

He then leaned on crutches and looked at all corners of the yard with great interest. Finally, he was about to walk into the house.

 

Miantang came back to her sense and hurriedly stood at the door of the house. She saluted him and refused to let him in.

 

Cui Xingzhou was just looking at Miantang. He lowered his head and asked her, “Why, do you see that the market price was rising, and you wouldn’t allow me into the house too?”

 

Miantang felt that he was a little out of tune. She just kept a straight face and didn’t move.

 

Finally, Cui Xingzhou simply abandoned his crutches, picked up Miantang, and walked into the house.

 

Miantang refused to let him hold her and struggled to get off to the ground, but she was put on the bed and refrained from getting up.

 

Cui Xingzhou lowered his head, sniffed the unique sweet smell on her greedily, and said, “Don’t you miss me after separating for so long?”

 

Miantang blocked his head and refused to let him kiss her. She said angrily, “It’s less than a month. How is that being separated for so long? Why are you here? Get up and talk properly!”

 

Cui Xingzhou saw that she was really angry, so he pecked at her cheek and pulled her to the table to sit down.

 

Just when he was sitting, Prince Huaiyang said that the furniture in the room was awkward and unpleasant to use.

 

Miantang rolled her eyes hard, but still poured him a cup of a freshly cooked sweet dessert with white fungus, red dates, and longan.

 

“Your Highness hasn’t said why you came here suddenly.” She asked as she held the bowl of dessert.

 

In fact, shortly after Miantang set out, Cui Xingzhou was on his way.

 

However, he was still with his troops. It was inevitable that the journey would be slower, so he only managed to arrive a day ago.

 

And the “disclosure” letter written by Miantang also really enraged Cui Xingzhou.

 

He only let her return for a few days, but she has made Maquis Zhennan, Prince Sui, and others jump up and down, especially Prince Sui, who was so arrogant. After being beaten by Li Guangcai, he overtly tried to rob people.

 

Cui Xingzhou thought that if he had not arrived in person, he was afraid that Miantang would have been snatched into the other Residence by the men of Prince Sui.

 

If at that time she was innocent and stubborn, she would certainly resist. But how could the weak strength of her injured hands and feet stand up to Prince Sui?

 

Cui Xingzhou dared not think about it anymore and grasped Miantang’s hand.

 

Miantang was hurt by his pinching hand and said lowly, “Why did you pinch so hard?”

 

Cui Xingzhou said frankly, “If you… Get along with other men, I will have to kill…”

 

Miantang recalled those who lost their heads in front of her house. She knew that he was not joking, so she looked at him quietly and said, “Who are you going to kill? Me, or my family?”

 

Cui Xingzhou glared at her and said coldly, “You are so annoying. Have I ever treated you badly? Of course, it’s to kill the adulterer…”

 

Miantang looked at his murderous handsome face. Somehow, she suddenly wanted to laugh. She indeed burst out laughing and said, “Where did the adulterer come from? To be exact, you are not any better either…”

 

Just after she said this, she realized that it may seem in a bad way. How could she talk to The Prince like this?

 

But Cui Xingzhou didn’t put on any official manner with her. He just picked her up and said, “I am not married, you are not married, and we are at most dating now.”

 

Miantang was annoyed by his word “dating” and said, “Well, I told you early that I wanted to break up with you completely, but you still came to pester me? This time, you’re going to the Capital, right? Take Servant Li and your people with you. As you can see, I’m a self-employed woman, and I can live without marriage. If you are jealous and don’t allow me to get married, then I will never marry. So please rest assured and live your happy life.”

 

Cui Xingzhou looked down at her, pulled a long voice, and asked, “Will you really not get married forever? Don’t you want to have children? How can you have children if you don’t marry?”

 

As soon as he mentioned this, Miantang immediately remembered her shameless words when she was “Madam Cui”. She quit at that moment. She was eager to get up and didn’t talk to Prince Huaiyang anymore.

 

Cui Xingzhou didn’t know that she was upset, so he put his arms around her and said lowly, “Don’t be angry. I’ll give you everything. Then you can have as many children as you want…”

 

Miantang has been upset by the “concubine here and concubine there” saying these days. Seeing Cui Xingzhou bring up the old story again, she can’t help it anymore, she pushed Prince Huaiyang away, “I know I was born in a humble family and I don’t have any intention to become wealthy and high ranked. There are many ways to live in the world. Are those who were not born and raised in The Prince’s Residence all humble and dirty? I am living a comfortable life now. Even if there’s a day when I can’t afford to eat and drink, I am also happy and free to be a beggar on the street! Don’t mention to me to be a concubine again! Who likes to be your concubine, just go and find her! If I miss you even a little again, I will be a bastard!”

 

When she said this, Liu Miantang’s eyes stared at him directly, just like a little tigress who wanted to eat people, and she didn’t care about Cui Xingzhou’s identity anymore.

 

After being separated for so long, Cui Xingzhou knows nothing more than Liu Miantang. If she said so, there really will be one day she will be able to forget him as if he had forgotten the Young Master Ziyu too.

 

At the thought of this, Cui Xingzhou felt uncontrollable anger and even vaguely had a crazy idea to lock up the woman and hide her in his golden room. In this way, nobody would be able to see her!

 

In fact, in the days and nights since the separation, Cui Xingzhou has considered more things in his mind than Liu Miantang, who is dedicated to making money.

 

He also wanted to forget her and never mentioned the absurd and false days in North Street again. But he just couldn’t put it down. At the thought of Miantang following someone else, he felt as if he had been dragged by others.

 

Recently, however, the voice and smile of his dead father always haunted his mind.

 

The Old Huaiyang Prince likes women and has numerous concubines. However, if he looks closely at those concubines, he will find that they are all beautiful. Later, he learned that when he was young, his father once admired a woman from a humble family, but because of her humble background, they were not together. Later, he married the Old Princess Consort Chu now, and the woman also married far away.

 

Since then, everything he sees is the reflection of her… He became dissolute and uninhibited.

 

When Cui Xingzhou was young, he once saw his father who was drunk and said to a friend, “Even if I’m a Prince, I can’t marry my true lover according to my nature. It’s also a waste of time. It’s not as comfortable as a wild man in the market…”

 

Cui Xingzhou used to think of his father’s tearful words, and he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart. He thought that his father was looking for a boring excuse to indulge in women and neglect his mother.

 

If a man stands in the world, how can he tangle the feelings and love of his children?

 

But now it was his turn to find that he was in the same situation as his father.

 

He agreed with what his father said later. He, The Prince, can’t marry the one he wants to marry the most. He’s really a wimp!

 

That Young Master Ziyu abandoned Miantang for his rights. If he does the same, what’s the difference between him and the loser of the Old Emperor Grandson?

 

With such determination, it seems that he has opened up. Cui Xingzhou has made a decision this time.

 

After Miantang stared at him and became angry with him, Cui Xingzhou said slowly, “Who said I will marry you as a Concubine?”

 

Miantang didn’t expect that he had an attitude of “You don’t even deserve to be a concubine”. She was so angry that she who is usually good at words choked on his sayings. Her eyes suddenly turned a little red and stared at him with her chest undulating. The tears would fall at the next moment.

 

In fact, Cui Xingzhou regrets being angry with her. He didn’t get together with her for such a long time, and it was too late to be sweet, which was enough to make people cry. Doesn’t he need to coax her if she cries?

 

So he immediately went forward, hugged her, and said gently, “If I don’t want you to be my concubine, of course, I want to marry you as my legal wife coming to find you! Even if you don’t want to have a baby, someone will urge you to have one, won’t they?”

 

Miantang was still immersed in the anger of being despised by him, but when she heard that he wanted to marry her again, she just thought he was sweet talking which some men wanted to cheat on little girls.

 

At this time, she also calmed down, choked and tried to swallow her grievances, and said calmly “In a word, thanks for the help today. I owe you more, and I will find a way to repay you more in the future… It’s late, please go back!”

 

Cui Xingzhou imagined her various reactions after he promised to marry her as a legal wife.

 

She will cry with joy or be surprised… But not like this reacting as if nothing had happened.

 

Cui Xingzhou’s handsome face also sank and raised his eyebrows. “Where am I going? I will live here tonight!” He then lay down on the bed and shook off his shoes.

 

Liu Miantang didn’t expect him to be such a scoundrel, so she turned around and went out.

 

When she went out, the panel shop just shipped two unpainted door panels, measured with the door frame, and pressed the hinge to cope with the situation temporarily. Otherwise, the door of a woman’s household will be opened at night, which is really unspeakable.

 

After Miantang watched Fan Hu and others fixed the door with all their might, she went to the kitchen to watch Servant Li cook soup and steam sausages.

 

Seeing that Servant Li started to stir fry Cui Xingzhou’s favorite fried meat again, Miantang was not calm and said, “You really prepared it for him? Did I say that I would keep him for dinner?”

 

Looking at Miantang’s appearance, Servant Li knew that she must have quarreled with The Prince just now in the room. She said carefully, “There is enough rice and noodles in the house, and it’s enough to add another pair of chopsticks. The Prince has been having irregular meals in the army. I heard that he has had stomach flu recently… If he doesn’t eat at the right time, he will have a stomachache on the way back…”

 

Miantang didn’t speak anymore. She just kept a black face and walked around the kitchen for a while, saying, “Is today’s amount of water put in the rice still the same as yesterday?”

 

Servant Li thought that her old problem had occurred and wanted to find fault again, so she said softly, “You said that you like the rice to be a little harder, so it’s still the amount of water yesterday…”

 

Miantang stopped talking again. After a few rounds, she took a small casserole, scooped a small amount of rice, and a large spoonful of yellow millet. She added water and put it in the small kitchen beside to cook porridge.

 

Servant Li didn’t say a word, but when she turned around, she smiled helplessly, This lady is just a person whose bark is worse than her bite. She heard just now that The Prince had stomach flu. She was afraid that the stewed rice would be too hard and hurt The Prince’s stomach, so she cooked millet porridge to nourish his stomach.

 

Sigh, it would be great if they were a normal match! The Prince will also have a wife who will really love him.

 

Miantang put the casserole in place, covered it again, and went out of the small kitchen. When she passed her room, she heard snoring from inside and knew that the man was asleep.

 

After Cui Xingzhou was injured, he was always on his journey all the time. He was very tired when he arrived here.

 

Now he is lying on the bed of Miantang. The quilt and pillow are full of her fragrance. He is so relaxed that he falls asleep.

 

When Miantang came in, she saw Cui Xingzhou’s face buried on the pillow, his waist and legs were stretched, his limbs were long, his eyes were closed, and he was sleeping soundly.

 

He has a good appearance. Although he was sunburnt in the northwest, he still exudes the irresistible charm of iron backbone.

 

Miantang then looked at him more reassuringly.

 

She have to admit that among the men she met, there was no one more beautiful than him. In a word, his eyebrows, eyes, and body shape are all in her favor. If she ignores the fact that he’s annoying, just by looking at his sleeping face, she can watch him quietly for a day.

 

Thinking of his stomach flu, Miantang pulled the quilt and covered it gently for him. She then went to the box to take a quilt and turned to the servant girl’s room next door, ready to sleep there tonight.

 

Cui Xingzhou didn’t sleep well for several nights. It was midnight when he woke up. When he opened his eyes, he was the only one in the room.

 

Servant Li stood at the door. Hearing The Prince get up, she brought him the prepared food into the house.

 

Cui Xingzhou was also hungry. He ate a lot and then asked, “Where is the Lady?”

 

Servant Li said honestly, “After dinner, she went to the room next door to have a rest. Tomorrow, the Lu Mansion will have a ceremony. It’s said that the daughter of the second family is going to make an engagement, and the Young Lady has to go there to have a ceremony, so she had to go to bed early.”

 

Servant Li said this to remind The Prince not to disturb Lady Liu in the middle of the night. The little girl, who is always calm and generous, is always depressed when she is provoked by him. She always feels distressed when she sees it.

 

Cui Xingzhou certainly won’t bother Miantang. He made up his mind to marry her this time. Of course, he has to pass the test of the Lu family. The Lu family will be in tomorrow, so he will naturally follow.

 

After thinking about this, Cui Xingzhou went to look at Miantang after dinner, but he could not open the latch of her room door.

 

Cui Xingzhou turned back to the bedroom for fear of waking her.

 

The next day, Miantang woke up early in the morning (around 5 to 7 am).

 

She lives in the State of Lin now. To arrive at the State of Xi, Lu Mansion, it will take a little time on the way, so she should get dressed earlier.

 

She knew that today was Lu Qingying’s engagement ceremony, and didn’t want to steal her cousin’s attention. So she just wore a light smoke dress, wore a high chignon on her head, and simply wore two jade flower hairpins to fix it. As for the face makeup, it was just a thin powder and a little rouge on the lips.

 

Her Second Uncle’s family is having an engagement with the Su family today, which made a great deal of publicity. She knew that her Second Uncle wanted to gain face, and she also prepared a generous gift for her cousin.

 

When she was ready to go out, she found Cui Xingzhou was also ready. He wore a jade crown, a flowing crown belt with gold thread hanging from his temples, and a white gown, and the sleeve was decorated with the pattern of a cloud chasing the moon. It was very elegant. He was a figure with broad shoulders and a thin waist, and his legs were long. He stood there with white deer leather boots. He was as straight as a pole, which could not be ignored.

 

Even when he was leaning on a jade crutch, it added another kind of refined and gentle atmosphere.

 

Miantang bit her lip, and stopped, looking at him. She bowed her head and asked, “Are you leaving? Goodbye…”

 

Cui Xingzhou looked at her with a straight face as she chased him away. She said that she would not marry in the future, but look at her appearance. After a little dressing up, her lips are red and teeth are white, and her eyes are bright. How can she hide? Men in the world would never let such beauty away unless they are blind.

 

Thinking of this, he said slowly, “I will go to the Lu’s with you. If you are afraid of your Grandfather’s words, you can take your carriage, and my carriage will follow you…”

 

Miantang realized that he was going back to the Lu Mansion with herself, so she asked in a tight voice, “Why would Your Highness follow along?”

 

Cui Xingzhou said, “It seems that you didn’t take the words I told you yesterday seriously. I told you that I will marry you and I naturally must go to the Lu family to propose marriage.”

 

Miantang was annoyed, “I said that I would never be a concubine in my life. What do you want to propose? If my grandfather is angry, I will fight you to death.”

 

Cui Xingzhou is used to Miantang showing her true colors from time to time, and he takes the little shrew by the hand, he said calmly, “I have just returned from the northwest and haven’t told my family yet, but my mother always listens to me, and the elders of the Cui family can’t control me. After I propose marriage to your Grandfather, I will negotiate with him about the legal ceremony procedure of our marriage. Li Guangcai will also prepare the marriage letter for us, and when the marriage is confirmed, you and I will report it to my mother in the State of Zhen, and then hold a big ceremony.”

 

He spoke solemnly, regardless of Mo Ru and Servant Li beside him. They all grew up in surprise.

 

Although Miantang didn’t open her mouth, she opened her eyes in disbelief and stared at him, saying, “You… are crazy!”

 

Cui Xingzhou smiled and said, “I’ve been crazy for a while since you left, but recently it’s been a bit late. Come on, it’s getting late, so hurry up.”

 

After that, he wanted to get on the carriage, But Miantang held his hand and said, “Your Highness! After all, I am a sinner. My brother is still in exile! These are the facts that cannot be changed. You are now the Northwest Marshal who has made great contributions to protecting the country, and you are also a hereditary king of different names. Even if you do not fear the eyes of the world and insist on marrying a woman with stains, your mother’s side will be ashamed because of this marriage! At that time, you will be in trouble every day, and no matter how much love you have for me, you will be exhausted… I know my limitations and I don’t want to marry you as a legal wife. Thank you for your wrong love. Please go back earlier! ”

 

In fact, what Miantang said is true, which is also the main reason why Cui Xingzhou hesitated before. But now, when these words came out of Miantang’s mouth, they seemed to be so harsh.

 

Now, in Cui Xingzhou’s opinion, her family background is not good, but it is not fatal. Anyway, he was born to face the challenge.

 

Others don’t dare to attend the battle of the invasion of the barbarians, he dares; Others don’t dare to marry this woman, he dares too!

 

So after hearing what Miantang said, he still said, “Didn’t I say to leave everything to me, ensuring that you can enter my Cui family’s door… This is the first time I met your Elders, the gifts were too heavy, which seemed inappropriate. I prepared some old ginseng and deer antler wine for your Grandfather, and I also prepared two jade walnuts for your two uncles. Do you think it’s okay?”

 

Miantang is now sure that Cui Xingzhou is really crazy. She has no choice but to say to Servant Li, “Servant Li, please persuade your Master!”

 

Servant Li’s head drooped, pretending not to hear. Although she is a preachy woman, she also looks at the people! Asking her to persuade the Prince? Do she thinks that she has been in the Royal Residence for nothing?

 

Cui Xingzhou saw that Miantang had pulled on Servant Li. He wanted to laugh, so he picked her up and got into his carriage. He then said to the driver, “Hurry up!”

 

The journey to the State of Xi is not far, but it is not very close.

 

On the way, Liu Miantang found out that Cui Xingzhou was really going to marry her, and he had already started to make arrangements without even asking her.

 

Cui Xingzhou also found out that Liu Miantang really didn’t want to marry him. She was cheated on by him at the beginning. She can’t get back her reputation, but she didn’t want to live with a big liar forever.

 

After knowing this, Cui Xingzhou was really angry. He stared at Liu Miantang with a pair of handsome eyes. Liu Miantang bit her lips. Look away from him until the carriage was about to enter the city. She then asked, “Let me off, and then you can turn around, Your Highness.”

 

Cui Xingzhou said coldly, “Liu Miantang, what are you thinking? You are my woman, but you don’t want to marry me. Do you want me to kneel and admit the mistake?”

 

Liu Miantang was annoyed by him all morning. Her head, which had not slept well last night, also began to hurt. At this time, Liu Miantang became agitated, and only closed her eyes and leaned against the carriage.

 

Cui Xingzhou knows that she has an old issue with headaches. People who have lost their memory always tend to have headaches from time to time.

 

So he hurriedly pulled her into his arms and skillfully massaged her scalp with his long finger. He learned these massage techniques from Zhao Quan at the beginning. The massage was accurate and powerful, and Miantang’s headache was slightly relieved.

 

Cui Xingzhou said slowly, “I know you’ve been holding your anger, but after you’ve been away for so long, I can’t sleep and eat well. This punishment is also enough for me. It’s a relief for you not to marry, but what should the old people in your family think? Your Grandfather is so old, don’t you want him to see the day when you get married in a beautiful wedding gown? You even set up a female household and plan to never marry forever. Did you tell your Grandfather about it? See if your Grandfather will be angry with you first!”

 

In fact, Miantang knows that Cui Xingzhou is right.

 

But is Cui Xingzhou a person worthy of trust for life? He is full of lies. Maybe he cheated on herself and now, he wanted to cheat on her family. She doesn’t want her Grandfather to be fooled by this powerful liar!

 

Seeing that the city gate was near, she had to get off his carriage first, or the men and women who share a carriage will be unclear if it was seen by others.