Chapter 260 Ye Susu's plans were greatly compromised.
Ye Susu hurriedly chased after him. She knew that the child was safe. No matter whose child it was, he would not force her to abort the child. Now everyone knew that she was pregnant. When the news reached the ears of the Emperor and Empress, it was known that she was carrying the imperial heir.
Upon reaching the inner quarters, Ye Susu finally caught up with him. She said gently, "Your Highness, please wait."
"Where did this child come from, Ye Susu? Don't tell me it's my child. I made you drink contraceptive medicine that day, so it's impossible for you to be pregnant." Xie Shang asked her only when no one was around.
Ye Susu's eyes were red, and she bit her lip, looking aggrieved. She explained, "After Your Highness left that day, I felt unwell and vomited up the medicine. I really didn't mean to."
"You threw up the medicine?" Xie Shang found it unbelievable. "You say you didn't do it on purpose? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"
"Was it that night that you planned to plot against the orphan with Su Tingwan?"
Ye Susu quickly shook her head, "No, Your Highness truly loves me! You know that! I know Your Highness doesn't love me, so I thought that if I could have a child with you, I would be content for the rest of my life. Please, Your Highness, have mercy and let me have my child!"
She knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. "I truly have no improper thoughts, nor will I disturb Your Highness and the Crown Princess. I just want a child. Even if I am left alone in my courtyard in the future, I will not be lonely with a child by my side."
Xie Shang stared at her, "Ye Susu, I despise scheming women like you the most. You'd better watch yourself!"
After saying that, he went straight to Lan Yue Pavilion. Ruan Ruan was still giving birth, and these women were playing mind games with him. None of them could compare to the Crown Princess.
Ye Susu knelt on the ground and touched her belly. Whether this child was Xie Shang's or Su Xuan's, it could only be the imperial heir. With him, she would no longer be afraid.
Now that Su Xuan knows she's pregnant, he can no longer threaten her. I believe this is the result Su Xuan wanted!
Ye Susu knew whose child it was. As a doctor, how could she not know? Su Xuan wanted to use her, and she wanted to use Su Xuan in return. They were even.
She will have her own ways of dealing with Su Xuan in the future.
After Xie Shang left, Ye Susu composed herself, straightened her clothes, and headed towards the banquet hall.
Now that the Crown Princess is giving birth inside, she is also one of the mistresses of the Crown Prince's residence. With so many guests outside, she should properly entertain them.
As Ye Susu walked to the entrance of the banquet hall, the officials had not yet left. The banquet was not over yet, and everyone wanted to know about the Crown Princess's childbirth.
Su Xuan suddenly blocked her path, "Congratulations, Concubine Ye."
Ye Susu glared at him coldly and said softly, "If anyone should be congratulated, it should be the Crown Princess. I have nothing to congratulate. The Crown Prince only likes the children born to the Crown Princess."
After saying that, she lifted her foot and walked towards the head seat.
At this time, all the princesses and members of the Jiang family went to the backyard. In the main hall, there were many court ladies and even noble ladies who wanted to know what was going on inside.
Ye Susu said gently, "Everyone, there's no need to worry. The Crown Princess is blessed with good fortune. His Highness was just worried about the Crown Princess's safety and that's why he was momentarily stunned. He was probably frightened, after all, it's his first time becoming a father, so it's understandable that he's overjoyed."
Someone said, "Congratulations to Consort Ye also." Consort Ye is pregnant, which means that the Crown Prince does not only favor his wife. It seems that the rumors are false.
"Thank you," Ye Susu said gently.
Seeing everyone starting to flatter Ye Susu, Su Tingwan felt a burning hatred welling up inside. What was there to congratulate about carrying a bastard's child?
At this moment, Su Xuan gave her a warning look, and Su Tingwan immediately became obedient. She understood that her older brother wanted Xie Shang to raise his son.
If the Su family doesn't help her, she'll expose everyone involved, and then it'll all come down to mutual destruction.
However, she longed to see the day when Ye Susu would defeat Jiang Fenghua.
Ye Susu moved with ease among the noble ladies. Because of her medical skills, she quickly won everyone's favor, and they all said, "If Consort Ye hadn't married the Crown Prince, she might have become a famous female doctor!"
Ye Susu said, "His Highness the Crown Prince also told me the same thing. I have been through life and death with His Highness twice, and he is reluctant to let Susu continue practicing medicine outside. However, I have not given up. If there is any opportunity for you ladies to use Susu, Susu hopes to be able to help. I will write a prescription for Madam Wang later. Three doses of medicine will be enough to cure her."
Her eloquence and medical background instantly earned her widespread praise.
Just then, Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing rushed over after receiving the news that Jiang Fenghua had given birth, and overheard Ye Susu bragging to everyone.
Lin Yu said, "Miss Susu, it's been a long time."
Lin Yu frequented Jishantang and was a great philanthropist, receiving much praise for her donations of money and goods, though no one knew her.
"Manager Lin, Master Tan, what brings you here?" Ye Susu asked.
Lin Yu's mouth was equally sharp. "Back then, when Miss Susu came to Shengjing City from Jiangnan, it was only because the Crown Princess took pity on you and sent you to Jishan Hall that you had a place to stay. Later, Miss Susu disappeared without saying a word to Master Tan. Oh dear, so Miss Susu entered the Prince's Mansion. Such beautiful clothes, where did Miss Susu get the money?"
Someone offered to explain on her behalf, "Physician Ye is already His Highness the Crown Prince's concubine, she mustn't be so presumptuous..."
"Oh, so you've gotten involved with His Highness the Crown Prince. How ungrateful! Back when the Crown Princess was still the Princess Consort of Heng, she sent you to Jishan Hall and took you in. I never expected you to become the Crown Prince's concubine," Lin Yu added.
Tan Wanqing is the manager of Jishantang, and some people know her. She also said, "I didn't expect to see Susu here."
When Ye Susu heard Lin Yu repeatedly calling her ungrateful and claiming that the Crown Princess had taken her in, it sounded as if she had seduced Xie Shang behind Jiang Fenghua's back before entering the mansion.
Jiang Fenghua begged her to save Xie Shang and then invited her into the mansion. However, she dared not say this, as no one could know about it, otherwise everyone would suffer the consequences.
Actually, no one knows how Ye Susu entered the mansion. If it weren't for Xie Shang's birthday banquet today, many people wouldn't know that the Crown Prince's mansion had a concubine named Ye Liang, who was pregnant.
Furthermore, she had neither a good family background nor a high social status. Her actions just now made her seem even more noble than Consort Su, which immediately diminished everyone's good impression of her.
After saying this, Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing did not linger and went directly to the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, as if they were very familiar with it.
They had been to the Crown Prince's residence before, so they were familiar with the way. The guards in the residence also recognized them and did not stop them.
Lin Yu is beautiful, has a generous personality, and most importantly, she is a very wealthy woman who has done a lot of business in Shengjing City. The clothes she wears are always the most fashionable and latest styles of the season, and the jewelry on her hair, though not elaborate, is priceless.
Her main image is that of a rich, beautiful, and carefree young woman who knows how to enjoy life and can do whatever she wants.
Ye Susu is an orphan with nothing. Even if she knows medicine, what good is it? In the end, she can only rely on men. Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing are like outliers among this group of people. They are unrestrained and seem to be friends with the Crown Princess.
They weren't afraid of people knowing they were Jiang Fenghua's friends, after all, Jiang Fenghua had done so many good deeds while running Jishantang, and her reputation among the people was impeccable.
Jishantang was founded by Prince Heng, so it's not surprising that Jiang Fenghua became friends with Lin Yu, given how much money Lin Yu donated to it.
Tan Wanqing is also the manager of Jishantang, and it was Xie Shang who introduced Jiang Fenghua to her, so it's normal for them to have contact now.
When the Crown Princess gives birth, her friends and relatives will all come to offer their concern. Aren't these ministers and their families still here? They are all concerned about whether the Crown Princess will have a boy or a girl.
If a boy is born, he will be the eldest son of the crown prince; if a girl is born, she will be the eldest daughter. Either way, they will be extremely noble.
For a moment, everyone forgot about the child in Ye Liang's belly, and from then on, Ye Liang's child would be an illegitimate son.
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