In fact, Gan Qiongying was also quite conflicted. After all, this kind of thing would probably make any man unhappy, especially since Li Hua was born in ancient times. Just look at the Regent Prince to see how much an ancient man values ​​offspring. He was clearly impotent, yet he still had a whole courtyard of concubines.

However, when Gan Qiongying saw Li Hua rushing back, and after seeing her and the medicine on the table, she didn't ask any questions. She knew in her heart that Li Hua would never be like Sima Rui and that Li Hua would definitely understand her.

So Gan Qiongying grabbed Li Hua's arm and said, "There's a contraceptive soup on the table. I had the physician at the palace prepare it for me. We... can't have a child yet."

Gan Qiongying said, "I really, really look forward to having a child like you, whether it's a boy or a girl, they will definitely be an amazing person."

She said this with a happy smile on her face: "You will definitely be a very good father. I can imagine you gently teaching them to read and write, and teaching them how to do business."

Li Hua turned slightly to face Gan Qiongying, and looked back at her with some surprise when she heard her speak so bluntly.

Upon hearing those words from her mouth, Li Hua felt as if her skin, chilled by the night, had suddenly been warmed by being immersed in lukewarm water, and the hairs on her entire body stood on end.

Gan Qiongying always managed to catch Li Hua off guard.

"But now is not the time."

Gan Qiongying said, "These past two days, we've consummated our marriage. After leaving the palace, I felt a sudden sense of relief and spent a lot of time fooling around with you. I really didn't have time to talk to you about serious matters."

"I was planning to talk to you about this tomorrow, but since you've witnessed it today, let's make things clear and leave no room for misunderstandings overnight."

"Go change out of your cold robe first, then we can sit down and have a proper talk."

Gan Qiongying pushed Lihua to the side room, and said to Manyue at the door, "Have the small kitchen brew a few bowls of ginger tea to warm the prince consort up."

Man Yue was already extremely nervous, fearing that the two masters would quarrel over that bowl of contraceptive soup.

Manyue used to come out of the palace with Gan Qiongying, so she knows all too well what men in this world are like. No man doesn't value offspring. No matter how much a man dotes on his wife, if he finds out that his wife is secretly drinking contraceptive soup, what will he do?

That's why she acted like a fighting rooster, refusing to let Sanjiu in, but in the end, Manyue couldn't stop the prince consort.

Seeing that Gan Qiongying looked normal and even instructed her to prepare ginger tea, Manyue finally felt relieved.

But she only let go halfway. Looking at Gan Qiongying, she really wanted to ask a question, but thinking of the prince consort's cold eyes, Manyue ultimately didn't ask. She and Sanjiu were both loyal to their masters, but the difference was that Manyue always knew how to keep her distance.

Manyue knew perfectly well what to say and what not to say, what to ask and what not to ask, what to interfere with and what not to interfere with.

She suppressed her worries, stepped forward to straighten Gan Qiongying's collar, and then quickly prepared ginger tea as Gan Qiongying instructed.

Gan Qiongying closed the door, and Li Hua, who had already changed his clothes, came out from the next room.

Gan Qiongying walked to Li Hua's side, stood on tiptoe and took off the hair crown on Li Hua's head, and Li Hua's long black hair slowly fell down.

With her hair down, Li Hua appeared several degrees gentler.

Gan Qiongying took Li Hua's slightly cool hand, rubbed it in her palm, then squatted down, lifted Li Hua's robe, and quickly untied the straps on his legs.

Li Hua's body relaxed, and although the straps allowed him to walk normally, it was not without discomfort.

Gan Qiongying then pulled Li Hua along, and the two of them sat down on the edge of the bed. Gan Qiongying kept a little distance between them and looked at Li Hua very solemnly, saying, "What I'm about to tell you might surprise you, but I assure you that everything I say is true."

"The Regent is the Empress Dowager's illegitimate son, born to the Empress Dowager and a servant, and is not Emperor Hyeseung's son."

Li Hua was genuinely unaware of this matter, and he showed a hint of shock.

Gan Qiongying held his hand and rubbed it to warm it up. Once his hand was warm enough, she started rubbing his thigh.

"Your legs aren't good, you should ride horses less often in the future. I've never seen you ride a horse before... You can actually ride a horse?"

Gan Qiongying was also surprised that Li Hua could ride a horse. Li Hua had never even walked in front of people before, and the plot never described Li Hua as someone who could ride a horse.

Li Hua grasped Gan Qiongying's hand; his fingertips had regained their warmth, just like his heart.

He held Gan Qiongying's hand tightly and didn't hesitate to reveal his past: "I have been to many places and done many jobs. At first, people didn't want me because I was lame, so I learned a lot of things. I can not only ride horses, but I can also tame wild deer, wild dogs, wild animals... I also personally tamed those two gyrfalcons."

"I... can also cook and embroider." Li Hua said this with a slight sense of shame, her ears burning, and her voice growing softer and softer.

But in the end, she admitted frankly, "I can also make clothes and knots..."

Li Hua quickly stopped there, feeling that these things weren't manly enough, so he swallowed back all the trivial things women could do and said to Gan Qiongying, "I can shoot arrows and make bows and arrows. I can also set animal traps and catch all kinds of birds. Hedgehogs and rabbits are the easiest to catch."

Gan Qiongying found it increasingly fascinating and almost forgot about the important matter at hand, wanting to ask Li Hua what exactly he knew.

However, she managed to control herself and, holding Li Hua's hand, said, "That's pretty impressive. We can talk about this later! We've gone off on a tangent, let's get back on track."

"Because the Regent is the Empress Dowager's illegitimate son, the Empress Dowager has always wanted the Regent to ascend the throne. She manipulated Gan Lin to be a puppet emperor while paving the way for the Regent."

“But the regent’s title is illegitimate,” Li Hua said. “How can someone without royal blood become emperor?”

Indeed, he could not become emperor. In the end, Zhongli Zhengzhen was the emperor of two countries all by himself.

The only thing the regent accomplished was successfully entering Wen Xueling's harem.

Gan Qiongying shrugged: "Wishful thinking, huh? There are plenty of people in this world who are wishful thinkers, the Empress Dowager and the Regent are definitely among them."

"Anyway, those two not only coveted the throne, but also tried to poison Gan Lin. I discovered it during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, which is why I chose to stay in the palace and let you out first... so that you could hold off the Regent for me, and I could deal with the Empress Dowager!"

"For now, I've managed to intimidate that old hag, using those underhanded methods... I lied to her and said I'd compiled her stories into a book and spread it all over the country. If she dares to poison Ganlin again, I'll let the whole of Nanzhao know about her shameful deeds."

“But this deception won’t last long,” Gan Qiongying said. “They have people in their ranks who can easily find out it’s fake…”

“It can become a reality,” Li Hua said. “My chambers of commerce are spread all over the country, and many of my merchants cannot be captured by any force. If you want to, I can make it a reality in less than half a month.”

This was the first time Li Hua had shown his sharp edge in front of Gan Qiongying. However, because his long hair was loose and he looked so calm and beautiful sitting on the edge of the bed, Gan Qiongying even overlooked the domineering and all-powerful words he spoke.

“No need, no need,” Gan Qiongying said, patting Li Hua. “As long as we can deceive them for a while, that’s fine. I don’t intend to defeat them and make Gan Lin really become emperor. Gan Lin can’t become emperor.”

Although she changed some of the plot, Gan Qiongying discovered that many plot points would still be forcibly reversed.

For example, Wen Xueling did eventually start dancing, and who knows how many people she touched?

They might just add another character to fill in the gaps in the original story.

By then, things will be in complete chaos. People will be living in constant fear just to become emperor. Even if Gan Lin is the right person, he simply doesn't like it!

"Moreover, these things are extremely dangerous. The merchants in your chamber of commerce all have families to support. There's no reason to let them take risks and do things that would lead to the Empress Dowager killing their entire families if she found out."

“I only need to deceive her for a while,” Gan Qiongying said, looking at Li Hua. “I don’t actually want to be this princess anymore.”