"Prince, you, you are pregnant." After saying this, he knelt down and lowered his head.

The prince looked a little dazed after hearing this. "How long has it been?"

"Almost two months," said the imperial physician.

"Two months?" The prince lowered his head and touched his abdomen. This should be his and Baoer's baby. After all, he had not touched any other woman since he met Baoer.

He was surprised and happy for a moment, but he was the prince after all, so he calmed down and said, "Remember to keep it a secret. I want to keep this child. Come and check my pulse every day. You go down first."

The prince sat there alone, touching his belly, his expression happy and with a hint of sweetness.

This is Baoer's child. Even though I can't be with her, having her child is good.

Crown Princess's Office in Yuqing Palace

A woman in her twenties with delicate makeup sat there, motionless like a sculpture.

"Mammy, are you saying that the prince is really angry that I caused the eldest prince to contract smallpox and that's why he doesn't come to my room?"

"Master, why don't you just admit your mistake to the prince? It's been several months now."

"But I am the Crown Princess, the future Queen. I can't fawn over the Crown Prince like those bitches in the backyard. I am the principal wife."

"So do you still want a legitimate son or daughter? Just listen to what Mammy says and bow your head. Think about your eldest brother. It's different to have a child or not."

"Mammy," the Crown Princess cried, "If I bow my head now, I will have nothing." This was her only remaining insistence as the principal wife.

The nanny hugged the Crown Princess and cried, "Nanny's princess, you have been wronged..."