Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 863: Chapter 863: Let Me Serve His Highness_1

Li Yuanyuan laughed quietly, “I am puzzled myself, Jin Liangyuan has already stopped menstruating. I don’t know if Imperial Physician Dong’s medicine is working too well, or if Jin Liangyuan is simply strong. Your Highness, do you think His Highness will request her to service him tonight?”

“No, he won’t.”

“Why not?” Li Yuanyuan asked, then quickly answered her own question, “Right. Considering the Crown Prince has ignored her for this long suggests he does not fancy her, and moreover, we are at war. If I can’t fully trust her, why would the Crown Prince?”

“You don’t trust her?”

“Exactly, she’s from Silla, who knows what her real intentions are? These days, I’ve been ordering people to watch her every move. If anything strange happens, we can stop it in time.”

Jiang Ning chuckled, “I didn’t expect you, Concubine Li, to be so alert.”

Li Yuanyuan adjusted a loose strand of hair by her temple, whispering, “That year, when I accompanied His Highness to guard the mausoleum, I was constantly worried about being assassinated by Prince of Huai and his people. Sometimes, I didn’t dare to sleep at all, always keeping a knife under my pillow.”

“You would kill someone?”

“Not kill someone.” Li Yuanyuan paused for a moment, then said, “It’s suicide.”@@novelbin@@

“What?”

“As a woman, it is better to crash like a jade than to remain whole as a tile. I would rather die with dignity than live in humiliation.”

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised, “You are quite chivalrous, aren’t you?”

“That’s really more of a last resort. Given any hope, who wouldn’t want to live properly?”

You’ve had a hard time following Li Hongyuan all these years.” Jiang Ning said.

“It’s all I should do, my duty does not feel burdensome.”

“How did you come to follow the Crown Prince?”

“My family used to be local gentry and landlords, although I was not a dignified lady, I was dearly loved by my family and lived without worries. One year, there was a severe drought nationwide, bandits were roaming everywhere, my family took me to flee from the famine, that’s when we encountered a group of bandits, they slaughtered my family… My mother fought to protect me, in the end, it was His Highness who saved me.”

“No wonder you are so devoted to him.”

“Actually, I was initially a maid serving His Highness.” Li Yuanyuan shyly disclosed, “However, later on, the Empress exerted pressure on the Crown Prince to find concubines, even Prince of Huai spread different rumors, so His Highness gave me a title to put an end to the tongues of the Empress and ministers.”

Jiang Ning said, “You have indeed come a long way.”

“All I ask for in this life is to live a peaceful life.” Li Yuanyuan led her into the Yellow Flower Courtyard and asked with a smile, “By the way, when you said that His Highness would not let Jin Liangyuan attend him tonight, is there another reason? Because I felt you did not fully agree with my words.”

Jiang Ning laughingly retorted, “As for the rest, I’m not sure. But one reason I’m certain Jin Liangyuan won’t be servicing him tonight is… there’s already someone else in his chamber.”

“Who is it?”

“You’ll see.”

Jiang Ning laughed but remained silent.

Just as Li Yuanyuan expected, Jin Man didn’t return to her own room to sleep, but followed Li Hongyuan to his sleeping chamber, the Soaring Winds Pavilion.

As soon as Jin Man entered, she saw two palace maids busy helping the Crown Prince to change his clothes and take off his hat, and hastily approached, announcing, “Let me serve His Highness.”

However, before her hand could touch Prince Hongyuan’s robe, suddenly a figure rushed at her from the side, and slapped her across the face.

Jin Man was hit so hard, she turned in a circle, leaning against the wall. Now seeing stars, with her vision darkening, she stood there stunned.