Chapter 4: Duke's Sinister Face
Story: The Chronicles of the Evil Prince Consort Author:sudapangzi words:9493 Update time:2023-07-01 10:08:50
In a grand and splendid room, Lily was squatting in front of Xian Di Rui La noodles, carefully helping her own young master with bandages. Xian Di Rui La at this moment was tilting his little head, tightly shut his eyes, trembling his eyelashes. His little face was rosy and adorable, a rare sight for a child.
And at this moment, the boy's heart was filled with a debauched sigh.
Ah, being served by a girl, what a delight, what a joy in life.
"Master, the wound has already scabbed. Please wait for a moment, young master." Lily set the removed bandage aside and picked up a towel, folding it into a triangle. Dipping the corner of the towel in water, she carefully wiped the bloodstains near Cinderella's scab."
The entire process, Cinderella's eyelashes never stopped trembling, and her body became increasingly tense. Lily looked at the awkward appearance of her young master and her eyes were full of laughter.
Lily wiped away the bloodstains, then stood up and picked up the standing mirror placed on the table. She squatted down in front of the Cinderella noodles again.
"Young Master, you can open your eyes now."
Cinderella let out a sigh and slowly opened her eyes, gazing at her reflection in the mirror.
A chubby little dumpling that makes you want to give it a quick slap at first sight.
This was Cinderella's first impression of herself.
Round face, drooping lips, yellowish hair with dark pupils. Freckles all over the nose, pockmarks and indentations. Although he looks like a foreign child, with well-defined facial features, the slanted outer corners of his eyes give him a fierce appearance, undermining the harmony of his features. His dry and sparse yellow hair, along with a hairline that is extremely high, make Cinderella instinctively worry about premature aging.
Cinderella frowned as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. The Cinderella in the mirror also furrowed her brows, wearing an angry expression on her face.
Ah... I really want to give this face a good beating.
"Master, you mustn't touch the scab on your forehead, or it will really leave a scar," Lily kindly reminded.
Cinderella only now noticed a scab on her right eyebrow, measuring one centimeter in length. It was because of this scar that she was married off.
Married off!
He, a man who has hardly even touched a girl's hand a few times, inexplicably has to marry a five-year-old brat. Just thinking about it is irritating.
It's hard to know where to begin criticizing the broken law of the second son of this world marrying a male consort.
But it doesn't matter, according to the game progress, this scar of his will definitely disappear. xian di ruila tilted her chin, puffed up her stomach, and took a deep breath while looking at her double-chinned reflection in the mirror.
Since there are still ten years before the start of the game, these ten years cannot be wasted in vain.
First of all, let's lose some weight.
"Lily!" Xian Tirila called out with great strength.
"Lily is here."
"I weigh how much?" This chubby kid, weighing at least seventy to eighty kilograms, is severely overweight.
"Um... probably around forty kilograms," Lily replied with some difficulty as she looked at Xian Tirilla.
In fact, the weight of their young master is 45 kilograms, slightly heavier than the neighboring children.
"Okay!" Xian Tila nodded and squeezed her soft and powerless chubby little paw. "Let's go for a walk!"
First, walk so that the calluses on your feet can be worn out, then you won't get tired while running.
Huh? A walk? At this hour?
Is it only morning now?
Lily nodded, although she had doubts in her heart. She respectfully stood up, placed the mirror back on the table, and walked to the door, pulling it open.
Outside the door, a tall and magnificent man was standing with his hands behind his back. He tilted his chin up and looked down at Cinderella, who had just reached his knee, with a face full of disdain.
After making a great effort, Xian Tila tilted her head back and looked at the man standing outside the room, his whole body enveloped in a layer of light from the backlight. She extended her chubby finger towards the man blocking the door.
"Lily, who is this?"
Lily fell to her knees with a "plop," trembling as she answered.
"Master, this is the Duke."
Have you lost your mind, young master?
Duke, my Lord?
Um... isn't that my dad?
Cinderella took two steps back and carefully sized up her accompanying father bestowed upon her by the time travel.
With yellow hair and brown eyes, he wore an exquisitely ornate attire similar to a Western suit, though much more intricate. Hanging from his chest was a shining, reflective gold medal that dazzled anyone who looked at it. But it was his face that captured all attention...
Sure! Here's the translation:
"They really are a pair, inheriting those eyes completely."
Growing on his face, at most, was a fierce and menacing expression. But on his father's face, it was definitely the face of a cunning and treacherous courtier, one who was constantly scheming and calculating.
He no longer had any expectations of what his appearance would be like ten years from now...
"Zendirella, I've only been out for two months, and you're already causing trouble. Are you trying to get me locked up again?"
The Duke of Gray looked at his son, who was staring dumbly up at him, with a dumbfounded expression on his face. It gave him a headache.
Because of his lax discipline, coupled with the loss of his beloved wife and no one to guide him, Xian Tila started to cause trouble and never stopped. This caused him great headache, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Regarding Xian Tirila, he had also made efforts, but in the end, he had never failed once...
As Duke Gregory pondered how to educate his own son,
"Sure!" Xian Tila did not hesitate to retort. "Where should we imprison them?"
The words of Cinderella deeply wounded Duke Greg's heart.
Kneeling between the father and son, Lily trembled even more violently upon hearing Cinderella's words.
Duke Gray furrowed his brows even deeper, looking at his furious father on the verge of an explosive outburst. Cindy scratched her head and asked in a caring manner once again.
"How... How long does the Duke intend to keep me locked up?"
Cinderella originally wanted to directly call him "father", but this wasn't her prosperous and democratic China, it was a feudal and backward game world. Moreover, the man in front of her was not her father, who used to beat her with a belt all the time. Therefore, Cinderella temporarily changed her address and called him "Duke".
Lily looked up incredulously and saw Cinderella, who looked a bit impatient. She opened her mouth to speak but quickly lowered her head again.
Duke Gray was taken aback and stumbled for a moment, pointing his finger at Cinderella's nose, trembling with anger and exclaimed, "What did you call me?!"
"Call you a Duke?" Xian Tirila furrowed her brow. "Then what else should I call you? You tell me."
"Do you believe that I can exile this rebellious child of yours right now?"
"Haha, come on, I'm not done being the antagonist yet!" Xiantirila retorted immediately after. The resentment simmering in her calm demeanor resurfaced once again due to Duke Gerei's words.
Greg was so angry at his own son that he was out of breath. "Cinderella, I think you really can't even see who you are!"
"I can see it clearly!" Xian Tirira snorted and glared at Gray, rolling her eyes. "By banishing me, you're nullifying my engagement with the Second Prince. Isn't this what you want?" Isn't this what you want?"
This is exactly what Gray wanted, and Gray had no power to argue.
Although he didn't like Xian Di Rui La's mischievousness, she was his beloved sweetheart, as well as the sole successor to the Maka family and their noble title. Once Xian Di Rui La became the male concubine of the second prince, it would mean that the Maka family had lost their heir apparent, and he would also be forced into the camp of the second prince, facing difficulties in every aspect of the court. All of this was something he absolutely did not want to see.
It was clearly the outcome he had come up with, but when it was spoken from his own son's mouth, each word felt like a knife cutting into his heart.
"Do you really miss Father so much?" Mo Bo couldn't help but ask as he looked at a pouting Cinderella.
"How should I think of you, Your Grace?"
"Just now, the Duke said that he would be away for two months. When he returns, I will smear dirt on your face. Did the Duke ever think about how I spent these two months in this house?"
Cinderella's ability to become a brainless villain is absolutely thanks to the Duke's contribution.
Seeing his son, whom he had been separated from for two months, he immediately started condemning him without even asking for the reason behind the matter.
"Your Grace, your son may have died when I arrived from my time-travel!"
"My Lord Duke, do you have even the slightest concern for Cinderella?"
Mobo looked at his young child, his once powerful hands now trembling uncontrollably.
Cinderella turned her head and spat out a curse, then walked towards the door. As she brushed past Greg, due to the difference in their sizes, she accidentally bumped into his leg, causing him to sway from the gentle collision.
Did you ever show the slightest bit of concern?
This sentence shattered Gray's heart into pieces...