Chapter 117: Snake Pattern

"I don't like children, mothers, and grandmothers, and I also find children noisy. Princess, don't worry too much about this."

Yan Qin had a gentle smile on his face, and his gaze fell on Lu Yao, which seemed to stir up a slight ripple.

Lu Yao looked at Yan Qin, her eyes seemed a little dim.

"But Qin, I like children. I really like children."

"Today, I saw my brother holding Sui Sui in his arms. I was really envious."

"Do you think we will have children of our own in this life?"

Yan Qin still held her hand, maintaining his expression. "Princess, aren't you drinking the pregnancy medicine? Perhaps if you drink it for a long time, it will work. In fact, Princess, don't worry. Whether you have children or not, the Yan family respects you."

"Besides, children are always troublesome. Princess, please don't worry too much, okay?"

Every word Yan Qin said seemed thoughtful, and his face maintained the same expression as before.

Lu Yao's eyes were red, and her gaze gradually darkened. "I've been drinking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine for so long, but there's no movement in my stomach. I keep wondering if I've done something wrong, and that's why God is punishing me like this."

Yan Qin took in her expression and said, "Princess, you are weak, so the pregnancy-maintaining medicine won't work quickly. But Princess, you don't have to be so persistent. You always get abdominal pain after drinking it, and I can't bear it when I see you."

"How about Princess stop taking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine? I actually want a long and lasting life with you more than having a son and a daughter."

I just want to be with Lu Yao forever...

Lu Yao's eyes turned redder as she listened to this. She looked at Yan Qin and said with a sob, "I also want to be with you forever."

Yan Qin lowered his head and held Lu Yao in his arms.

Lu Yao clutched Yan Qin's sleeve tightly, and where he couldn't see, a hint of humble pleading flashed across her eyes.

Lu Yao couldn't help but say in her heart: "Yan Qin, don't lie to me, don't let me down..."

Three days later...

Will she really have snake marks on her body in three days?

Lu Yao was unsure and never dared to gamble.

She has been absent-minded these days, and she often loses focus when others talk to her.

When she wasn't talking, she just stared at her belly in a daze.

However, even though her condition was so bad, the Yan family still maintained their previous puppet-like appearance.

As if he knew nothing about her situation.

Finally, the third day arrived. Lu Yao was feeling anxious. She took off her clothes and asked Zhenzhu to check her body carefully to see if she had the snake pattern that Su Tan mentioned.

Zhenzhu's heart was in her throat, and her hands were shaking as she examined Lu Yao.

When checking the waist, Pearl's legs went limp and she fell to her knees with a plop, her voice choked with sobs, "Princess... you... you really... really have that creepy thing growing on your body..."

That small piece was so fine and dense that it felt prickly to the touch. It was clearly - clearly snake scales!

"Princess... that... what Princess Jiayi said was actually true. That... that pregnancy-maintaining medicine actually has a problem!"

"Princess, what should we do now?"

The color drained from Zhenzhu's face. She had always felt that the Yan family's origins were strange.

What to do now...

Lu Yao's mind went blank for a moment, but she just laughed softly and then showed no more unnecessary expression.

Zhenzhu saw the light in Lu Yao's eyes dimming little by little, and then a hint of self-mockery appeared in her eyes. She just stood there in a daze.

Doesn't look like a living person.

More like a lifeless puppet.

Pearl opened her mouth, her whole body trembling. Her face pale as she shook Lu Yao's shoulders and wrapped a piece of clothing around her. "Princess...Princess, please don't scare me."

"Princess, if you're angry, you can hit or scold people, but... just don't do that. This... this will only make you suffer."

Why bother!

Why should the princess torture herself for this group of villains from the Yan family!

Lu Yao didn't say anything. Her expression was frozen as she stared blankly at one spot for a long time. After a while, she said, "Why should I be sad or angry?"

Lu Yao closed her eyes. She was clearly in the prime of her youth, but now she was enveloped in a sense of old age, like an old person who was about to die.

Lu Yao exhaled a breath of foul air and pursed her lips reluctantly.

"I was saying it, someone like me doesn't deserve to be respected and cherished. It turns out others have ulterior motives."

After discovering that snake patterns had actually grown on her body, Lu Yao's first reaction was not that the Yan family was so audacious as to plot against her.

She subconsciously felt that she would no longer have to feel as suffocated as she did today, always worried and feeling that she owed the Yan family something.

Pearl felt a pang of pain in her heart. How could the princess, a good girl, be so... so self-deprecating and sensitive? Even when others were nice to her, she subconsciously felt that she was not worthy.

"But Princess, have you forgotten what Princess Jiayi said? She said...she said that if you continue to drink the pregnancy medicine, you might die!"

"You are a precious princess. The Yan family dared to use such a vile and despicable method to plot against you. They deserve to be cut into pieces!"

Lu Yao hummed.

She calmly let Zhenzhu help her put on her clothes and went to Su Tan's yard.

I don’t know whether it was true respect or false respect, but in any case, without her order, the servants of the Yan family did not dare to follow her.

Such strict adherence to the rules actually gave herself some convenience.

When she saw Su Tan, Lu Yao slowly sat down, glanced at Su Tan with clear eyes, and said, "You win."

She moved her lips and teeth, with no expression on her face. "Tell me, what do you want?"

"I am willing to accept the loss of the bet. As long as I have it, if I can give it, I will give it to you."

Su Tan thought for a moment, his eyes falling on the ruby ​​bracelet on the princess' wrist. "The ruby ​​bracelet on the princess' wrist is beautiful. If I help the princess overcome this disaster, will the princess be willing to give it to me?"

Lu Yao paused. This bracelet was originally given to her by Yan Qin. If it were in the past, Lu Yao would definitely not bear the pain of parting with it. Whether it was valuable or not was another matter. In short, she was unwilling to give the thing that Yan Qin gave her to someone else.

But—but things are different now.

Now when she looked at the bracelet on her hand again, her mood was very complicated.

She immediately took off the bracelet and said, "It's not a rare item. Why would I need to survive a disaster before giving it to you? If you like it, I can give it to you now."

Su Tan shook his head.

Her eyes were cold, "Your Highness, no reward is acceptable without merit. Moreover, I have no relationship with you, so I really shouldn't accept such a valuable gift."

"It was my duty to inform the princess that there was a problem with the pregnancy-maintaining medicine. The princess need not feel that she owes me anything for this."

Lu Yao pursed her lips and looked at Su Tan deeply for a long time, with a complicated look in her eyes.

She sighed and shook her head. In the past, when she gave people gifts, they would be grateful in front of her, but afterwards, there would always be some gossip that would float into her ears.

Su Tan was the first one to tell her that since they were not related, she should not accept such valuable things.

Although she was born into a wealthy family, she had been observing people's expressions for a long time. Sometimes, she could quickly understand the other person's emotions without them saying anything, and give the gift just right.

Now that she met someone like Su Tan, she felt at a loss and very uncomfortable.

"Forget it. First, tell me why the Yan family tampered with my pregnancy medicine. If I really die, what good will it do to the Yan family?"

Lu Yao is not afraid of being deceived.

But even if she died, she would at least be a clear-headed ghost.