Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: They Are My Own Flesh and Blood
 

Murong Jiu, fearing that Jun Yuyan might leave, subconsciously shouted to stop him.

Jun Yuyan paused in his steps and quickly said, “Okay, okay, I won’t leave, Ah Jiu, don’t worry.”

After Murong Jiu shouted, she didn’t dare look at him.

On one hand, she felt embarrassed, and on the other, she didn’t know how to face him.

Because she had never imagined that the father of the child in her belly would be Jun Yuyan.

Of course, her heart was joyful, but the news came so suddenly that she wasn’t mentally prepared and was quite shocked.

Jun Yuyan slowly approached her, stopping a few steps away from her.

“Ah Jiu, I’m sorry. It’s my fault that I didn’t find you sooner,” he said.

Murong Jiu shook her head, “It’s not your fault. That night, you also had no choice.”

Her voice grew softer.

It was a sign of insecurity.

If it hadn’t been for the herbal influence, she and Jun Yuyan never would have shared that night together.

“There was no lack of control, Ah Jiu, look at me,” he insisted.

He stepped forward again, half-kneeling in front of Murong Jiu who was sitting in the chair, allowing her to see into his eyes.

“That night, perhaps initially it was the effect of the medicine, but later, the influence of the medicine had long since worn off. I like your voice, your body—it was a union of the souls that made me lose control. Since then, I have been thinking of you, searching for you, but could not find you,”

Murong Jiu’s cheeks grew redder.

How could he say such things so boldly…

“Later, you replaced Murong Man and entered the Prince Mansion. Originally, I intended to send you back by the same route, but I smelled a subtle fragrance on you, and in that moment, I resolved to make you stay.”

Fragrance?

Murong Jiu suddenly realized, her own natural body scent was quite distinct, for her emotions had been intense that night, and the scent could not be hidden.

After that, she always used her master’s medicine to mask the scent.

It was only when morning sickness started that she felt uncomfortable and stopped using the medicine.

The Prince must have discovered his own scent then.

After all, her scent was not the common type.

As she suspected, the reality was indeed so.

Only after distinctly smelling her scent could Jun Yuyan be sure she was the woman he had been looking for.

Murong Jiu thought, in her previous life, she had also stopped using medicine to mask her body scent during pregnancy; could it be that during her past life, Jun Yuyan also accidentally smelled her scent and realized the person he had been searching for was her?

She suddenly remembered, before her pregnancy, the servants at the Prince Mansion hadn’t treated her well, but not long after the morning sickness started, the servants all began to treat her with respect. Even if they harbored any resentments, they dared not show it; even the food and other conditions had improved considerably.

However, in her past life, she was too preoccupied with the Second Prince, overwhelmed with sorrow and grief, and indifferent to the outside world.

She was truly foolish!

“I wasn’t sure if Ah Jiu knew the man that night was me. I dared not probe too directly, fearing you were set on leaving the Prince Mansion. At least in the Prince Mansion, I could protect you and our child,” Jun Yuyan explained his reasons for initially not telling her about this matter.

“I, I didn’t know it was you,” Murong Jiu said, lowering her head and feeling a bit embarrassed.

That night, her heart was full of thoughts of the Second Prince; she never considered anyone else. The foolish her had never imagined her gentle and jadelike Second Prince would find a man to ruin her purity in order to make her completely lose heart.

She was immensely relieved in her heart that the man that night was Jun Yuyan.

“It was my fault, I shouldn’t have just left the Jade Pendant behind, which allowed Murong Qian to take advantage of the situation and take it. I should have told you my name in person.”

Jun Yuyan had thought that by leaving the jade pendant, which proved his identity, the woman would come to find him.

This was indeed his mistake.

Even if he couldn’t speak at that time, he could have written his name on her hand.

“Murong Qian? The Jade Pendant was taken by Murong Qian?”

Murong Jiu’s face was full of surprise.

“Did you not see the Jade Pendant?”

Murong Jiu shook her head, “That night, I, I was too exhausted, and was carried back by Zhen Zhu and Cai Yun, and the torn clothes, I had Cai Yun burn them.”

Jun Yuyan realized, “This Jade Pendant indeed has signs of being burnt, it must have been Murong Qian who saw the maid burning things and took the Jade Pendant away. Because of the Jade Pendant, she knew my identity, knew that you and I had, had spent a night together, so after she became pregnant, she came looking for me with the Jade Pendant.”

“What? Was it really for that reason?”

Murong Jiu found it hard to believe, and only now did she realize why Murong Qian, who was pregnant, came to Prince Ling’s Mansion to find the Prince.

But Murong Qian’s actions were too ruthless and bold.

Just for a Jade Pendant, was it worth losing her innocence?

She also remembered some things, after that night, Murong Qian indeed often visited her, showed concern for her, even said she would help her conceal the secret, not letting people in the mansion know she had relations with the Second Prince, and even brought ointment to help her heal the bruises on her body.

At that time, she was truly grateful to Murong Qian.

In Marquis Mansion, Murong Qian was the only person who cared for her, although Murong Man also showed concern, it was only superficial, just to maintain a gentle appearance.

Now thinking back, Murong Qian was clearly testing her, seeing if she knew that it was Jun Yuyan who was with her that night, then proceeded with her bold plan.

So, in her past life, was it because he thought Murong Qian was the woman from that night that Jun Yuyan almost married her as a Concubine?

Back then, it was Murong Qian who smugly told her about the affair of the Concubine, but the next day, no one mentioned it ever again.

Latter Murong Qian invited her out, possibly wanting to harm her, but it was the Prince who secretly helped her and made Murong Qian suffer the consequences of her own actions.

“She’s already married now, and she won’t have the chance to step into Prince’s Mansion ever again, Ah Jiu, rest assured, I won’t let her bother you.”

Jun Yuyan said earnestly to her, his tone extremely tender.

Murong Jiu, not knowing why, suddenly felt a warmth in her eyes, as if something was about to course out.

She quickly lowered her head, not wanting the Prince to see her in disarray.

“Ah Jiu, are you, perhaps unhappy?”

Jun Yuyan took a deep breath and asked.

Although he was clever, he didn’t understand the mind of a woman, especially with Murong Jiu, he was even less sure.

He wasn’t sure if Murong Jiu still had feelings for the Second Prince.

“No, I am very happy.”

Murong Jiu sniffled, gathered her courage, and looked up at him, “Prince, I am very happy that you were the person that night, my children, they are not illegitimate.”

Jun Yuyan was moved by her joy mingled with sorrow, and it pained his chest.

Her gaze, it seemed to hold the grievances of the children.

Jun Yuyan extended his hand and drew her into his embrace, tenderly said, “Of course not, they are our own flesh and blood, the little princes and princesses of Prince’s Mansion, I will protect you and the children.”

Hearing his words, Murong Jiu couldn’t help but cry out.

Why, why in her past life had she and her children missed out on him?