Chapter 122 Li Qingzhu, how could you be so despicable!

Although she felt utterly contemptuous and disgusted in her heart, Cao Rou'er dared not show it on her face.

Moreover, Prince Yun's expression shifted slightly, and his gaze towards Li Qingzhu clearly showed reluctance.

Seeing this, Cao Rou'er immediately said, "Your Highness, so the person you've always been thinking about is Sister Li."

"Pearl, don't misunderstand. Seeing you alive makes me happier than anything else."

“We used to be the closest of friends, so if it's you, I... I won't be jealous. That's fine too. Even if it's her, it's still better than anyone else.”

Cao Rou'er's tactful and humble demeanor won the affection of Prince Yun.

"Rou'er, you are the most sensible one."

He held Cao Rou'er in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness.

This scene deeply pained Li Qingzhu.

He once said that she was the only one in his heart and eyes!

Even though Prince Yun's mansion already had several concubines, secondary consorts, and princesses, none of them were as deeply in love with him as she was, making him yearn for her and dream of her.

Li Qingzhu believed it.

Therefore, even if it meant risking everything to become just one of his concubines, she would go through fire and water without hesitation.

Because he promised her that he would give her a lifetime of glory, a kind of honor that she had never enjoyed in the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion or the General's mansion!

The marriage arranged by the Marquis of Zhongyi's family was not hers.

The position of the general's legitimate daughter was not hers either.

There is only one concubine position in the Prince Yun's mansion. If she can obtain it, then it will truly belong to her, Li Qingzhu!

But now Li Qingzhu seems to finally acknowledge a fact...

My lover's affections could not last a lifetime.

If she doesn't seize this opportunity, she'll really lose everything!

Li Qingzhu glared fiercely at Cao Rou'er.

That wretched Cao Rou'er, she's always been a master of acting. She used to fool me with her weak and helpless act, and now she dares to put on an act right up to me!

Even though she hated him, Li Qingzhu didn't pounce on him again.

Instead, she stared at them stubbornly with red eyes.

Cao Rou'er was very pleased with herself.

Li Qingzhu, I never thought you'd end up like this in front of me.

However, knowing what Prince Yun was thinking, she immediately and considerately retreated behind the screen, leaving the front to Li Qingzhu and Prince Yun.

Prince Yun sighed deeply as he looked at Li Qingzhu's appearance.

"Pearl, why do you do this? You know perfectly well that Rou'er is now my concubine, and I will not allow you to hurt her."

Li Qingzhu retorted, "And what about me, Your Highness? Does that mean I mean nothing to you now?"

As she spoke, tears streamed down Li Qingzhu's face.

Her stubbornness and unwillingness stirred something in Prince Yun's heart.

“Pearl, you are still you.”

He walked over and took Li Qingzhu's hand.

Li Qingzhu shoved him away: "You're lying! The prince can't wait for Zhu'er anymore, so he's lost patience and love for her, isn't that right?"

"Now that His Highness has a new concubine, he has naturally forgotten about Zhu'er, his old flame!"

"Now that Zhu'er's elder brother is crippled, what good is Zhu'er as the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion?"

"I can't help Your Highness in any way anymore, Pearl is useless!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Yun also lost his temper.

"Li Qingzhu, don't be unreasonable! Do you think I don't know your background? What I've set my sights on is not the General's Mansion behind you."

Prince Yun flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.

Li Qingzhu panicked and quickly stepped forward to hug him.

"Your Highness, please don't go!"

“Pearl was just talking nonsense.”

“Zhu’er’s background is shameful… If it weren’t for Your Highness’s kindness in not abandoning me, if Your Highness hadn’t taken a liking to Zhu’er, wouldn’t everyone in Jinling have come to trample on me and step on me?”

“Zhu’er knows she’s unworthy of you, Your Highness. But Zhu’er can’t let go of her feelings for you, which is why she’s lost her composure like this…”

Prince Yun turned around, cupped Li Qingzhu's face in his hands, and kissed her.

A kiss mingled with tears, wet and salty.

But with that kiss, Li Qingzhu instantly and tenderly leaned into Prince Yun's arms.

Prince Yun had to hold her in his arms for her to stand up.

The aroma of the wine emanating from her mouth made Prince Yun increasingly fascinated and intoxicated.

He released her as he continued kissing her, and asked in a low voice, "Silly girl, how much wine have you drunk? If you keep going like this, I'll get drunk too."

Li Qingzhu chuckled, then tilted her head back with a blissful expression and kissed Prince Yun.

The intimate sounds of their kiss nearly made Cao Rou'er behind the screen grind her teeth to pieces.

Pooh!

She's still an unmarried girl, yet she managed to seduce a man into doing such a despicable thing!

I thought they had just fallen in love, but they actually dared to do something so outrageous!

Today, just here in the princess's residence, she's already started this kind of lewd behavior right in front of me.

If this weren't at the princess's residence, with no one around, who knows how much fun he'd have wasted!

Li Qingzhu, you really have some clever tricks up your sleeve.

I'm afraid that once she actually enters the Prince's mansion, she'll be pinned down and Cao Rou'er down, unable to get out of the way.

With Li Qingzhu's skill in seducing men, the prince will be so infatuated that he probably won't care about his other concubines and mistresses anymore.

But if the princess finds out about her shamelessness...

Ha, Li Qingzhu, let's see if you can still get what you want then.

"Ouch—" Cao Rou'er suddenly cried out, and then sat down on the ground as if her legs were too weak to stand.

Prince Yun immediately led Li Qingzhu behind the screen and asked with concern, "Rou'er, what's wrong?"

Cao Rou'er covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes red as she looked up at Prince Yun.

"Your Highness, I did not mean to disturb your and Zhu'er's good time... I was just feeling unwell and that's why I couldn't continue."

Prince Yun simply raised his hand: "Then get up quickly. Also, do you know what will happen if even a single word of what happened between me and Zhu'er today leaks out, Rou'er?"

The words spoken by Prince Yun in the gentlest voice sent a chill down Cao Rou'er's spine.

She quickly lowered her head: "Yes, Your Highness, of course I know."

She thought that her kidnapping today was just a whim of Prince Yun.

It seems unlikely that he could attract two women at the same time.

So, where did I come from?

Cao Rou'er no longer intended to explain anything to Prince Yun. This man had always been so heartless; even if she explained, he wouldn't believe her.

But if her appearance could make him feel something new, then for her, a concubine, nothing else mattered.

Cao Rou'er, intentionally or unintentionally, supported her stomach and couldn't get up for a long time.

However, she wouldn't let Li Qingzhu remain smug today!

With red eyes, she looked up at Prince Yun again, her expression pitiful, and said, "Your Highness, I am pregnant. Could you please help me? I am so afraid of hurting the baby in my womb, Your Highness's own flesh and blood."