The Crown Prince saw the hostility and anger in the Crown Princess's eyes, but he didn't care. He stood up and walked in front of her, "It's just right that you're here, so I don't have to make another trip."
"Now Huanhuan is pregnant. She needs careful care for more than two months. Since you are my wife, you should spend more time and effort to take care of her. If anything happens to Huanhuan, the child."
"Regardless of whether you were involved in this or not, I will definitely punish you for negligence."
"If Huanhuan gives birth safely, you can still sit firmly on the throne of Crown Princess. Otherwise..."
The prince did not say anything else after that, and the princess's face had turned pale.
Lin Chunhuan knew the prince's intention. She could not hide her pregnancy no matter what, but the prince could not be by her side all the time.
If the Crown Princess really wanted to do something, it would be impossible to defend against it.
The only way is to tie down the Crown Princess with the thing that she cares about the most, so that she is bound by her hands and feet and dares not even do anything.
In response, Lin Chunhuan remained silent as a tacit agreement.
Not only do I not object, I even feel it is not enough!
Seeing the Crown Princess frozen in place, he weakly called out, "Master, please don't scare me."
"My child is also yours, Master. Since it's your child, how could I not love and protect it? Actually, it's my fault. Today is your wedding day, but I used the child to hinder you, leaving you alone in your empty room..."
"Shut up!"
Regardless of the fact that the prince was still standing in front of her, the princess was so angry that she stepped forward and slapped Lin Chunhuan in the face.
She was originally from the General's Mansion, and her martial arts skills were not bad. This slap directly slapped the left half of Lin Chunhuan's face high and swollen, but she had no intention of stopping, "You little bitch!"
"How dare you laugh at me? If I don't smash your mouth today, I will..."
Before the second slap was delivered, a powerful force from behind threw the Crown Princess to the ground. The Crown Prince's eyes were burning with chilling anger, "Someone come here."
"The Crown Princess has gone insane. Send her back to the main courtyard. Without my order, she is not allowed to go out, and no one is allowed to visit her!"
"My Lord is confining me to my room before the wedding even begins?" The Crown Princess's eyes were filled with disbelief and her whole body was shaking.
There are no secrets in Kyoto.
Once today's events were to be spread out, she, the Crown Princess, would no longer have a place to stand in this city.
But the prince seemed to be oblivious to the dead silence in her eyes. He didn't even bother to give her a glance. He just held Lin Chunhuan's swollen cheek with a look of heartache, "Since you dared to lay hands on Huanhuan, you should have thought about the consequences."
"Crown Princess, you have to walk your own path. You should take care of yourself."
No matter how much the Crown Princess struggled, the order had been given, and there was no turning back. As the shouting grew farther and farther away, Lin Chunhuan's eyes filled with tears, "Master, this little injury of mine is nothing serious."
"Sister is your legal wife after all, and she will have to accompany you to the palace tomorrow. Now..."
"If it weren't for your status, how could she have gotten the position of the principal consort?" The prince replied nonchalantly. He casually took the ointment handed to him by Nanny Hong and gently applied it bit by bit. "Don't worry, Huanhuan. Now that you have this child, many things that were impossible to achieve before will be possible."
"I can now fight for you."
Lin Chunhuan: “…”
Are her intentions so obvious?
As soon as the Crown Princess left, the gloom on the Crown Prince's face disappeared. He smiled and tapped the tip of Lin Chunhuan's round nose, "Do you think I can't see it?"
"With your personality, how could you say such hurtful words for no reason? Aren't you deliberately trying to provoke Zhang? What do you think? Do you think my actions are to your liking?"
An awkward look flashed across her face, and Lin Chunhuan smiled sheepishly, "If it were normal, I wouldn't really care about my status."
"But now..." She gently placed her hand on her lower abdomen and stroked it, "I have been a concubine's daughter my entire life, suffering and enduring all my life. I don't want our child to suffer the same in the future."
The prince let out a long breath, looked around at Lin Chunhuan's cheeks, and made sure there was nothing missing before handing the ointment back to Nanny Hong. "Don't worry, my child is worthy of the most noble status in the world."
"But even if Huanhuan has some plans in the future, she must not resort to such dangerous methods. Today, Zhang only slapped you. What if she used a sharp weapon and I was unable to react in time, and she hurt you? What would happen then?"
Lin Chunhuan lowered her head half in joy and half in shyness and responded softly.
The prince naturally stayed in Youran Courtyard that night. Before dawn, the news that the Crown Princess was confined by the prince on her wedding night spread like wildfire.
When the news reached the palace, the emperor was furious and smashed the desk in the imperial study until it cracked.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. The prince has never been an impulsive person. He must have his own reasons for doing this. Tomorrow the prince will bring his new bride to the palace for an audience. We will ask him about it then. Don't let this matter make you sick." The queen stood aside and comforted him softly.
But it would have been better if she hadn't tried to persuade him. As soon as she said these words, the emperor's anger, which had already been vented, rose again. "Come to the palace to see me?"
"I see in that unfilial son's eyes that I am not his father at all!"
The emperor gasped for breath. "Zhang is my chosen Crown Princess. Even if she committed a terrible mistake, why can't I be lenient with her for my sake?"
"He confined me on my wedding day. I think he wanted to slap me, his father, in the face!"
The emperor raised his hands and slapped his face, making loud noises. The queen looked anxious, but there was an unconcealable smile in her eyes. Every word of comfort she said sounded insincere to others.
But the emperor was so angry at the time that he couldn't hear the falsehood in it.
Lin Chunhuan didn't know all this, but just by relying on her imagination, she knew that after the prince's actions, she, the prince's concubine, had become the target of public criticism both in the palace and among the people.
Being stared at by countless pairs of eyes.
When the prince got up in the morning and dressed up, he got up early to get ready because he was going to the palace. Before leaving, he held Lin Chunhuan in his arms and was silent for a long time.
It’s not that he can’t see through Lin Chunhuan’s many thoughts, but these thoughts don’t make him feel disgusted. Living in a deep courtyard, stupidity is the original sin.
People who are careless will not only harm themselves, but sometimes even bring trouble to their families.
Just like Crown Princess Zhang, she couldn't help but take action at the slightest provocation, and she became a stepping stone for others without even realizing it. Such a Crown Princess was like a burden.
There was only one thing that the prince couldn't help but care about.
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