At 1:15 AM this morning, when the imperial edict was delivered to the Left Prime Minister's residence, Ren Yong'an had already woken up from his coma yesterday.
She held the bright yellow imperial edict in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips.
She was ultimately going to marry into the Eastern Palace.
At this moment, she was sitting upright in front of her dressing table, having her maid dress her up nicely. The Crown Prince had received the imperial decree and was about to meet her at a tea house in the suburbs of the capital.
We're going to meet, huh.
She seemed to be in a very good mood, unlike the person who was laughed at by everyone in the main hall yesterday.
Her face was rosy, and a faint smile played at the corners of her lips.
Prince An thought he had outmaneuvered her, but little did he know that she was the one who held the reins of power and schemed against everyone.
When Prince An passed by her yesterday, she noticed that white powder had fallen from his sleeve and stained her dress.
She was the most beautiful woman in Shengjing City, and not just because of her looks.
Besides playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she also dabbled in rudimentary medical skills.
She knew perfectly well what the white powder sprinkled on her dress was.
Wasn't the Crown Prince trying to force her to marry Zhu Yu?
She then devised a plan to have the imperial physician publicly diagnose that she was pregnant with the crown prince's child, forcing the emperor to issue an edict to allow her to enter the Eastern Palace.
So when she saw Lu Yuyan walking towards her, she didn't leave, but instead took the opportunity to let him put his fingers on her pulse.
How could she, and her child, possibly live under someone else's roof!
What does face matter in the face of overwhelming power and wealth?
Once she becomes the Crown Princess and the Empress, who will remember how she obtained that position in the first place?
Her hands, resting on the dressing table, were clenched into fists as she looked down at them.
She told herself: This is a world for the strong.
Left Prime Minister Ren Yushan stepped inside, glanced coldly at his good-for-nothing daughter, and ordered the maid in a cold voice, "Get out."
Ren Yong'an frowned in displeasure, his slight smile fading.
No matter what, she'll be a concubine in the Crown Prince's residence in a few days, so why does her father still dislike her so much?
Lu Yuyan said it herself: she is carrying twins!
After she gave birth to two sons, and the sickly Crown Princess and her sons died, she would be the highest-ranking person in the entire Crown Prince's residence.
If the Crown Prince doesn't make her his Crown Princess by then, who else will he support?
Once the crown prince ascends the throne, she will be the empress.
Ren Yong'an snorted coldly, as if he hadn't seen Ren Yushan, and continued to pick through the jewelry that the maid had placed on the dressing table.
Ren Yushan stepped forward and swept everything onto the ground: "Stop messing around!"
Ren Yong'an threw down what he was holding: "What are you doing in your daughter's room, Father?"
Ren Yushan looked at her outfit and asked with a stern face, "Where are you going this time?"
"The Crown Prince has arranged to meet his daughter at Xianghe Tower. If Father has nothing else to do, please go out. I need to change my clothes."
Ren Yushan angrily said, "Have you not lost face enough? You are not allowed to go anywhere for the time being! Stay in the manor and wait patiently for the day you are to marry into the Crown Prince's manor!"
"Father!" Ren Yong'an stood up abruptly, but then, fearing it might upset the baby, since she was carrying twins and no one was as precious as her, she slowly sat down again, holding onto the chair.
"Father, the Crown Prince wants to see me. If it weren't for something important, would he be in such a hurry to see me?"
Ren Yushan was so angry that his temples throbbed. He really wanted to crack open her head to see what kind of nonsense was going on inside.
"I'm going to marry you in just a few days. What important matter does the Crown Prince have to discuss with you at this time? You're not allowed to go! Think carefully, do you really think the Crown Prince would want to take you as a concubine? Is it because the Bu family has no other daughters, or because all the women in the world have died, and the Crown Prince has no choice but to marry you?!"
"Didn't you see how disgusted he was with you at the palace banquet yesterday?!"
"If he could, he wouldn't even want to acknowledge the child in your womb!"
"Do you think you, Ren Yong'an, can have all the good things in the world by yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Yong'an burst into tears of anger. Was this still her biological father? Not only did he never help her, but now that the Emperor had finally issued an edict allowing her to enter the Crown Prince's residence, her father was actually trying to hold her back.
Ren Yong'an closed her eyes tightly, suppressing the tears welling up in her eyes: "Father, I don't ask you to immediately withdraw from the Third Prince's side and stand on the Crown Prince's side. But please think about your daughter, okay? The Bu family has daughters, but so what? Can they immediately marry into the Crown Prince's residence and bear him a son?"
“And I am already pregnant with His Highness the Crown Prince’s children, and twins at that! In the Crown Prince’s residence, apart from the sickly child born to the Crown Princess, which of his many concubines has given birth to any children? It’s not that the Crown Prince forbids it, but he has met with his daughter many times and has never once made her drink contraceptive soup. Why is that? Father, don’t you understand?”
Ren Yushan felt his head buzzing. Was this still his daughter? His lips trembled so much that he could barely speak!
"I already consulted the imperial physician about the current Crown Princess and her son. He said that the Crown Princess's health is deteriorating and she won't last more than six months. Her son doesn't look like he'll live long either."
"The Third Prince already has three sons and two daughters, two of whom are legitimate sons. Since Father holds the high position of Left Prime Minister, he should know how important offspring are to the royal family. If the Crown Prince wants to secure his position as heir apparent, he must have healthy offspring. Otherwise, what will the Crown Prince use to compete with the Third Prince?"
"I'm having twins. Even if they can't both be sons, at least one of them will be a son. Once the Crown Princess dies, if the Crown Prince doesn't make me his official wife, who else will he make his official wife?"
Ren Yushan was so angry that his face turned red. He was truly hopeless. He was hopeless!
"The Crown Princess's illness has lasted for so many years, and it just won't get better. Father, do you think Prime Minister Bu has never considered marrying his daughter into the Eastern Palace? But why has the Emperor been so reluctant to agree for so long?"
"His Majesty is wary of Prime Minister Bu, Father!"
Ren Yushan, his face dark with anger, pointed at her nose and cursed, "Do you even know there's a saying in this world, 'Remove the mother, keep the child'? Why hasn't the Emperor allowed the Bu family's daughter to enter the Eastern Palace yet? Since you know the reason, why did you still get involved in this mess?"
"Stupid, so stupid! How could I, Ren Yushan, have given birth to such an idiot as you!"
Ren Yong'an's expression changed: "Impossible! His Highness the Crown Prince would never do this to me!"
"Give birth is dangerous for women. If the prince only wants the child in your womb and doesn't want to save your life, he has plenty of ways to do it! Twin pregnancies are more than twice as dangerous."
Ren Yong'an sneered, "Father, you're exaggerating. There are countless women in this world who die in childbirth, but I only know of one: Lu Xiaoyun's mother. Are you cursing my sons to be jinxes who bring death to their mothers, just like that slut Lu Xiaoyun?"
"You, ridiculous! Utterly unreasonable! I have said all I have to say. You'd better watch yourself!" With that, Ren Yushan turned and left.
Ren Yong'an was somewhat uneasy after hearing these words.
Would the Crown Prince really be so heartless as to abandon his mother and keep his son?
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