The Double-Chapter 531 - 160 Pregnancy_4

Mei Xiang said, "This servant will protect the young prince."

Princess Yongning nodded in satisfaction, her gaze sweeping over Doctor Zhang who knelt on the ground, a trace of chill flashing in her eyes. She said, "Doctor Zhang has also worked hard today. Mei Xiang, lead Doctor Zhang out and offer him a cup of tea before he leaves."

Understanding the hint, Mei Xiang started to move. Doctor Zhang pleads for mercy, only to hear Princess Yongning laugh and say, "There’s no rush, Doctor Zhang. After you’ve had your tea, then you may leave. A cup of tea’s time won’t matter to your wife and son." freewёbnoνel.com

Upon hearing this, Doctor Zhang trembled violently, and a shadow fell across his eyes. He said nothing more and walked out, dispirited and distracted, following Mei Xiang.

Quiet returned to the great hall once again.

The smile on Princess Yongning’s face vanished. Although she very much hoped to keep the child, Mei Xiang’s words also reached her ears, and continuing this way was indeed not a solution. Should she tell Shen Yurong about this matter? Likely not, if Shen Yurong knew about this, he would definitely persuade her not to keep the child. He had already mentioned more than once during this period, that being at the center of controversy, one should not provide others with leverage, and it was best to keep distance. With this child, wouldn’t she be giving her enemies just that?

He always had a way with her, no matter how resolute she was, she would eventually be swayed by his tenderness and yield to his wishes. But this time, Princess Yongning had no intention of following Shen Yurong’s wishes. She was determined to keep this child.

What can be done to uncover this matter in a proper and justified way, while still keeping the child? The child must have a father once born; he must call Shen Yurong ’father.’"

A thought suddenly struck Princess Yongning, that’s right, the child must have a father, and that father could only be Shen Yurong. As long as she married Shen Yurong before others realized her condition, and then perhaps found an excuse that it was a premature birth, wouldn’t that make the matter seem justifiable?

But to marry Shen Yurong in such a short period of time would not be an easy task. Princess Yongning did not plan to discuss it with Shen Yurong, knowing he would have doubts, and she could not reveal the truth of her pregnancy to him. She planned to enter the palace to see Empress Dowager Liu first thing the next morning, and have her persuade His Majesty to bestow a marriage.

At all costs, she could not fail in this matter.

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In the night of Yanjing City, some rejoiced while others were anxious. While some joyously yet complexly regarded the flesh and blood in their womb, others were nervous about their uncertain futures.

The residence of the Right Chancellor was meticulously renovated and lavish. Having held his position for many years, especially in recent times with an increasingly stable status at court, he was no stranger to receiving numerous gifts. Many of these gifts he didn’t even bother to look at before tossing them, along with their receipts, into the storeroom. It was rumored that the storeroom of the Right Chancellor’s Residence was even more plentiful than the national treasury, but whether this was gossip or fact, no one truly knew.

In a secluded courtyard to the west, it was much quieter than the others. Only a few maids were sweeping, yet the courtyard was kept quite clean. Inside a room, sitting at a table was a young woman holding a book, yet unable to concentrate on turning the pages, she stared blankly out of the window.

This young woman, quite charming in appearance, was none other than Jiang Youyao, Miss Jiang the Third from the Jiang Family, who fled from the Li Family.

Jiang Youyao had been at the Li Mansion for quite some time now. That day, when she escaped from the Jiang family, she had intended to go to the Ji family, but who would have thought, on New Year’s Eve, she would also encounter bandits in the streets. Seeing her as a vulnerable woman, the bandits robbed her of her belongings and attempted to take liberties. Just as Jiang Youyao was feeling hopeless, a handsome young master, like a divine soldier descending from the heavens, appeared. He ordered his escort to drive away the bandits, pulled Jiang Youyao to her feet, and, seeing her trembling and speechless from fear, brought her back to his residence to clean off the dirt and comforted her not to be afraid.

In reality, when she was rescued, Jiang Youyao recognized who the young master was. He was Young Master Li the Second, Li Lian, of the Right Chancellor Li’s Family. Common sense dictated that Jiang Youyao should not have any entanglements with someone from the Li family, for the Li family and Jiang Family were mortal enemies. But for some reason, she did not reject Li Lian’s offer to take her back to his mansion. Perhaps it was out of spite, as she despised how the Jiang family had treated her own mother and ignored her, and she wished to retaliate by angering the Jiang family. Perhaps it was because she was truly desperate, unsure of whom to rely on. Or perhaps it was because this Young Master Li seemed too gentle, not like the cunning man her father described, and in her moment of distress, the kind treatment made it easy for her to trust him.