Zheng Yutong's cheeks flushed crimson, captivating Jing Lu, who pulled down his clothes and embraced her tightly.
"Cousin Yutong, don't worry, I'm determined to marry you for the rest of my life."
"I don't believe it. His Majesty has many concubines. You'll only marry me?" Zheng Yutong said coquettishly.
She paused, then suddenly thought of His Highness the Crown Prince. In the end, she was unwilling to accept it; Jing Lu and Jing Yan were still different.
The gap between a Crown Prince's concubine and a prince's wife will only widen in the future, especially since His Highness the Crown Prince has remained chaste to this day. She even began to envy Yue Jiang.
"His Highness the Crown Prince remained faithful even during the Crown Princess's pregnancy. Can you do that?"
Jing Lu felt a pang of jealousy at being looked down upon, and angrily said, "How do you know that my brother has no ulterior motives? If he has no ulterior motives, why has the Crown Prince recently invited outsiders to the palace? Did that girl, Xian Ge, receive an invitation personally written by my brother?"
"You mean that distant relative of the Cheng family has a chance to enter the Eastern Palace?" Zheng Yutong asked in surprise, as she had never heard of this.
“Cheng Suyun hasn’t even entered the Eastern Palace yet, but she’s still a member of the Cheng family. How could the Crown Prince have changed his mind?”
Jing Lu said in a huff, "She's pretty, and her manner of speaking is somewhat like that of the Empress Dowager. I heard she even paid her respects to the Empress and pleased her very much."
"Don't think that just because you only have one wife, Your Majesty, it's because she's pregnant. We can't let her have a miscarriage right now. Who knows, after she gives birth, once their marriage has been going on for a year, Your Majesty will be able to take her in without any worries."
“How can this be?” Zheng Yutong hurriedly broke free from Jinglu.
Jing Lu was stunned, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart: "Cousin Yu Tong, Father will surely grant us a marriage. Why... why are you still thinking about my brother?"
Zheng Yutong realized that she had overreacted, but she was still unwilling to accept the possibility that His Highness the Crown Prince might take a concubine soon.
Over the years, she has kept a low profile in order to give His Highness the Crown Prince a sense of novelty. Her great-aunt said that men like gentle and submissive temperaments, so she learned from her, abandoning all shame and learning one trick after another that was not typical of a noble lady.
Jing Lu was indeed captivated by her, but what use was a prince?
Now that Zheng Yutong sees others getting there first, she really can't let go of Jing Yan.
"No, I know my third cousin is good to me. I will wait for His Majesty to grant us a marriage."
As Zheng Yutong comforted Jing Lu, her eyes secretly fell on the dress that bore a resemblance to the Crown Princess's.
Jing Lu felt relieved after hearing Zheng Yutong say that.
"Cousin Yutong, I knew you had feelings for me."
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