Chapter 123 How did Li Qingzhu end up with Prince Yun?
"Rou'er, what did you say?"
Overjoyed, Prince Yun flung Li Qingzhu's hand away and ran toward Cao Rou'er.
Cao Rou'er said shyly, "I only learned about this today when I returned to my parents' home. I had been feeling unwell for the past few days and couldn't eat anything, but since it concerns the prince's offspring, it's a very important matter, so I didn't dare to make any wild guesses. Today, when I returned to my parents' home, I asked my father to help me find a doctor to examine me."
"Your Highness, I am pregnant with your child, and it has been almost two months."
Prince Yun was overjoyed and hugged Cao Rou'er tightly.
"Rou'er, that's wonderful! You're such a good Rou'er!"
No wonder Prince Yun was so overjoyed.
He and Princess Yun have been married for four years, and they have five concubines and secondary wives in total, but he has only one son and three daughters.
Although the legitimate son was born to the princess, he, a prince, only had one son!
Therefore, if Cao Rou'er were to give birth to a son born out of wedlock, it would be a great joy for him!
"Rou'er, give me a son, and I will reward you handsomely!"
Cao Rou'er nestled shyly in Prince Yun's arms: "Yes, Your Highness. I will do my best..."
Cao Rou'er was gently and considerately helped up by Prince Yun himself.
Li Qingzhu, who was watching this scene from the side, pinched her palms until they bled.
She felt a pain in her heart as if it were being cut by a knife.
But she dared not shed any more tears.
She knew that if she acted jealously or acted recklessly at this moment, she would be incurring the wrath of Prince Yun.
Even if he loves her very much, what difference does it make?
He'd probably fly into a rage and yell at her for being so immature.
To watch him be intimate with another woman, discussing their offspring, was tantamount to being slowly tortured to death!
Li Qingzhu glared fiercely at Cao Rou'er, wishing she could tear her to pieces!
Having a son?
Ha, if she can't even keep her child, let's see how she wins the prince's favor!
Just as Li Qingzhu was about to take a step forward and pretend to act out her sisterly bond with Cao Rou'er again, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the garden below.
"This place is truly beautiful. Your Highness, if we stood on higher ground, we could surely see the entire Princess's residence, wouldn't we?"
"Yes. I've heard that the Princess's residence is magnificent, large and beautiful, and even His Majesty praises it highly."
"Then we'd like to take a look too."
"I wonder if I would have the honor?"
"We came out together to digest our food. Since the princess has ordered us to stroll around the garden together, it should be permissible, right, Your Highness?"
The sound of a group of women laughing and joking made Li Qingzhu's expression change instantly.
Oh no!
Why are they all in this area?
Li Qingzhu immediately moved closer to Prince Yun, terrified: "Your Highness, what should we do?"
Prince Yun comforted her, "It's alright, I'm here."
In the garden, a group of women in various colors came to the foot of the artificial hill.
Princess Nanping, hands on her hips, pointed at the pavilion and said, "Ladies, this is the waiting platform!"
"Anyone who wants to see the entire Princess's residence can go up and enjoy the view."
So, a group of women ran up the narrow staircase.
The maids cried out in alarm, "Miss, be careful! Miss..."
Ouch, my foot.
"Hey, let me go up first."
There was a commotion below, while two guards rushed down and blocked the way: "Halt!"
"With Prince Yun here, who dares to act presumptuously? All of you, get out of here at once!"
The guard shouted, and all the maids were stunned.
Upon hearing the name of Prince Yun, everyone's expression changed, and they quickly retreated.
"What brings Your Highness Prince Yun here...?"
"I don't know. We happen to be waiting on this platform. Does that mean we can't go up?"
"Oh dear, what a pity..."
Everyone was filled with regret, but Princess Nanping slipped out.
"My fourth maternal uncle is up there? How come I didn't know he was here today? I'll go up and pay my respects to him!"
Nanping took off running uphill.
Pei Nanjia, who was at the back of the crowd, tugged at Li Qingluo: "I'm afraid Nanping won't be able to get up there."
As expected, Princess Nanping was also prevented from going up by two guards.
"Your Highness, our Prince has some private matters to attend to right now, so it is inconvenient for him to see anyone. Please forgive him, Your Highness, and come to see him later."
Princess Nanping, hands on her hips, said, "How dare you! You dog servant, do you know who I am?"
"This is our princess's residence! My fourth uncle is in our garden, and yet I'm nowhere to be found?"
"Fourth Prince, your men won't let me go up, Fourth Prince!"
Princess Nanping shouted loudly, but there was no response from above, only the howling of the wind.
Just then, a voice came from behind: "Fourth Prince! Today is my winter banquet, and I have invited young ladies from all the families in Jinling City to come and have fun. Although you are here as a guest, you really shouldn't be hogging the moonlit terrace to enjoy the view and spoiling the girls' fun."
"But since you're already here, you should hurry up and move over so they can go up and enjoy the scenery too."
When they turned around and saw the person who had come, everyone knelt down.
"Greetings, Your Highness. May Your Highness live a thousand years."
The princess's demeanor was noble and luxurious.
All the women in the courtyard had to bow down to him.
Nanping returned to her mother's side unhappily: "Mother, look at Fourth Uncle Wang, he doesn't even acknowledge anyone. His lackey dares to block my way!"
The eldest princess affectionately patted Nanping's head: "Mother will make the decision for you."
However, even so, there was still no response from the pavilion.
Princess Xiyue also noticed something unusual.
"Guards! Open all doors and windows on the superior platform and invite Prince Yun to descend!"
After he finished speaking, four guards came out from behind.
But just then, a loud bang suddenly came from inside the pavilion.
'Bang!'
There was a sound like something was being smashed, followed by a heated argument.
Princess Xiyue immediately looked down and saw several maids and guards rushing toward the waiting platform.
However, before the person arrived, two figures walked out from inside.
Everyone looked closely and realized that there were two women!
Someone exclaimed, "Aren't those Cao Rou'er and Li Qingzhu?"
Pan Li and the others quickly exchanged glances. Why was Li Qingzhu with Prince Yun?
Cao Rou'er is now a concubine of Prince Yun, but they had already witnessed Prince Yun and Li Qingzhu having intimate relations twice before...
"Li Qingzhu and His Highness Prince Yun?"
Someone couldn't help but shout.
Pan Li couldn't help but retort, "Isn't Rou'er still here? They're close sisters!"
"But how come the three of them are in one room...? And if they're supposed to be close sisters, why do they look like they're arguing?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Prince Yun walked out of the pavilion.
Li Qingzhu and Cao Rou'er were arguing about something when Prince Yun shouted, "Insolence!"
But these words triggered something in Li Qingzhu, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed Cao Rou'er.
The wind drowned out their arguing, but it was clear that the two were still arguing!
After being grabbed, Cao Rou'er struggled like a startled magpie. The two pushed each other, bumping into the fence. Then, amidst everyone's gasps, they somehow swayed and fell down together—
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