Chapter 1080

A few days later, Zhou Heng went to the Shangguan family’s banquet.

Shangguan Qing was just as the minister had said. She was dignified, elegant, and capable.

Zhou Heng exchanged a few words with her.

His heart, which had long been as still as water, did not have any fluctuations.

Although he had no feelings for Shangguan Qing, she was not the best candidate to be the Northern Princess Consort in any way.

Zhou Heng was tall and straight, with a rough face, but he did not lose his handsomeness.

Shangguan Qing was a typical mature woman. She had long passed the age where little girls blushed and their hearts raced at the sight of handsome men.

However, after a few words with Zhou Heng, she was convinced by his charisma.

A person who could become the Northern King was indeed extraordinary.

When it came to the dance segment, Shangguan Qing and Zhou Heng danced.

“Northern King, are you free next weekend? There’s an art exhibition. I’d like to invite you to see it together.”

Zhou Heng pursed his thin lips.” I’ll have to ask the secretary about the schedule.”

“If you are free, will the Northern King accept my invitation?”

Zhou Heng looked at Shangguan Qing’s sincere eyes and nodded slightly.” Sure.””

Jiang Mi was dead. To him, it didn’t matter who he married.

After the dance, Zhou Heng’s smoking addiction kicked in. He walked to the back garden of the Shangguan family’s house and leaned his tall body against a big tree. He lit a cigarette and bit his thin lips.

After taking a few puffs, a reprimand suddenly came from behind.

“Didn’t Sir and Madam ask you to stay in the servant’s room and not come out?”

“You’re so ugly, yet you still have the face to come out. What if you scare away the guests?”

“The Northern King is coming over tonight. You should go back quickly!”

Zhou Heng stood up and looked at the person who spoke.

Behind the big tree stood a middle-aged woman in a servant’s uniform and a frail and slender figure.

Seeing that figure, Zhou Heng frowned.

The woman’s figure looked very much like the dead Jiang Mi.

Zhou Heng’s gaze landed on the woman’s face.

The woman’s head was lowered, so her facial features could not be seen clearly. Her face was only delicate and pretty.@@novelbin@@

On one side of his face was a hideous scar.

Zhou Heng faintly felt that it looked a little familiar.

He quickly remembered that it was the woman who had admitted his mistake on the road that day.

Although she was wearing a mask at that time, it still left a deep impression on him.

“What are you still doing here? Hurry up and go to the servant’s room.”

The woman suddenly raised her head and looked at the middle-aged woman with her gray eyes.” You’ve locked me in the servant’s room for several days. You didn’t give me food or water. Are you trying to starve me to death?”

“I just came out to look for something to eat. I didn’t want to disturb the Northern King.”

The middle-aged woman saw that she still dared to talk back and was furious. She raised her hand and slapped the woman’s face.

However, before the slap landed on the woman’s face, it was grabbed by the woman.

The woman gave the middle-aged woman a hard slap. Then, she raised her long leg and kicked the middle-aged woman to the ground.

The series of actions were very clean and neat.

Zhou Heng was about to leave when he saw the woman’s series of actions. He froze.

This skill was inexplicably familiar.

The middle-aged woman fell to the ground in pain.

She looked at the Shangguan family’s second miss, Shangguan Ning, who had never been favored, in a daze, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This idiot actually had skills?

Moreover, she dared to hit her?

“You, you…”

“Nanny Zhou, I just want to eat. If you stop me, I don’t know what I’ll do to you next.”

Eat?

Zhou Heng’s memory was suddenly pulled far away.

In the past, Jiang Mi had once been punished by him for not eating for three days because she had done something wrong.

It was as if not allowing her to eat was more serious than taking her life!