Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

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Li Hongyuan didn’t quite agree, “Now’s not a wise time to help her win favour. Don’t forget her status.”

“I won’t forget.”

“What if…”

“Can a woman really change the Emperor’s decision?”

“Of course not.”

“So what are you worried about?” Jiang Ning calmly asked.

Li Hongyuan said nothing.

They walked side by side in silence.

Fearing to jostle Lingzi, Li Hongyuan walked slowly. Jiang Ning, not wanting to walk ahead alone, had no choice but to leisurely follow him.

The weather was warm, it felt like a stroll.

“Will you come to the selection tomorrow?” Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

“No. I’d rather spend my time with the children.” Li Hongyuan’s voice was indifferent, “I am not Emperor Father; I don’t have much interest in women.”

“That I believe.”

“Why?” Li Hongyuan looked back at her.

“We have a great beauty right here in the East Palace, and Concubine Ya is almost pregnant. But you, Your Highness, haven’t visited Jin Liangyuan’s room since she arrived. I have to applaud your self-restraint.” Jiang Ning gave him a thumbs up.

Li Hongyuan said coldly, “I am not a saint. Where do you think these two children came from then? What’s the purpose of the contraceptive soup you ask for time and again?”

Jiang Ning was speechless.

Li Hongyuan casually said, “Maybe it’s because I have yet to win your heart. It’s why I find it hard to be interested in other women.”

“You mean, the day I fall in love with you would be the day I lose your favour?”

“Would you fall in love with me?” Li Hongyuan asked nonchalantly.

“Of course. I am already in love with you.” Jiang Ning answered earnestly.

Li Hongyuan responded with a low hum.

“You don’t believe me?” Jiang Ning heard.

“Do you believe in yourself?”

“Of course, I believe in myself.” Jiang Ning was surprised, “I don’t understand why you don’t trust me. What have I done for our trust to collapse?”

Li Hongyuan answered, “Because you are always insincere.”

“If you don’t believe me, so be it.”

“The day you truly love me, I’ll know it even if you don’t say it,” Li Hongyuan smiled seeing her upset, “Because it’s impossible to disguise true love.”

He placed a gentle kiss on Lingzi’s soft cheek, “Just as I love Lingzi.”

Jiang Ning watched their departing backs, lost in thought.@@novelbin@@

After dinner, Wenxi said, “The Emperor is staying at Starlight Palace tonight, and the ladies of the Harem are all abuzz.”

Jiang Ning, who was arranging the children’s clothes, asked, “How is Concubine Ya’s health? Can she serve the Emperor?”

“I heard she’s fine but needs to rest for a while. The Emperor staying there does not necessarily mean Concubine Ya will serve him,” Wenxi answered with a smile.

“You have a point.” Jiang Ning handed the neatly folded clothes to Chunlai, stood up, stretched, and told Huang Ying, “It’s getting late, let’s wash up and get to bed.”

Huang Ying responded, “Did you forget, Master? The Crown Prince said he would come tonight. We must wait for him.”

“Who knows when he’ll come? If he only turns up after midnight, are we supposed to stay up and wait? Would that not be too foolish?”

Huang Ying thought about it and agreed. On several occasions, the Crown Prince had turned up in the middle of the night so quietly that it had startled them the next morning.