Although it's considered shameful for a princess to keep male lovers, it's not uncommon.
A princess's noble status makes this a minor blemish. However, pregnancy is a matter of great importance concerning bloodlines. While the Tian Sheng people are generally open-minded and not overly restrictive of women, having a child out of wedlock is a serious crime.
Princess Yingning thought An Yuan'er had seen her pregnant belly, so she had no choice but to come out and explain that the Sixth Prince and she were just ordinary study companions, and that the two of them had always been respectful to each other and had never done anything out of line.
Although her explanation was insincere, her voice silenced many malicious voices. That once-popular play was only performed for a month before it was never revived.
As time passed, new operas emerged, and people gradually forgot about this event.
Chenyang Palace.
The old man recounted in great detail the day An Yuan'er approached Princess Yingning and threatened her to explain things to the outside world.
The eldest brother couldn't understand: "The second brother didn't find out about Princess Yingning's pregnancy. I wonder how Miss An found out."
Yi Chenli is intelligent and understands An Yuan'er. An Yuan'er has a personality that means that even if she dislikes someone, she will never involve her child.
She wouldn't make a fuss about someone else's unborn child; there seems to be some misunderstanding here.
"Master, I've found out about Qin Liansheng. He's truly a libertine. Not only does he have several lovers in the opera troupe, but recently he's been frequenting the Hundred Flowers Brothel, getting very close to the brothel's top courtesan, Qian Hong. It's said he intends to redeem her from her servitude. If the woman in the side room knew that Qin Liansheng was using her money to secretly meet with the top courtesan at the Hundred Flowers Brothel, I wonder what kind of trouble she would cause," the old man reported.
Yi Chenli's face was grim. That woman, Ying Ning, actually implied to Xiao Yuan'er that he was no good.
I doubt any man could swallow this insult.
Moreover, Yi Chenli never intended to let that woman go from the very beginning.
He parted his thin lips slightly and uttered cold words: "This Princess Yingning is probably only four or five months pregnant now. If she wakes up so quickly, sees Qin Liansheng's true character, and aborts the child, wouldn't that be too easy on her?"
The eldest son asked in alarm, "What does Master mean?"
Yi Chenli sneered in the darkness: "Qin Liansheng only wants to redeem Qian Hong, how is that enough? Their relationship needs to go further."
The old man understood his master's deeper meaning and bowed his head, saying, "This servant understands."
"Go and do it."
Old Yi disappeared in the blink of an eye; his stealth skills were superb.
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Several months have passed quickly, winter has arrived, and it's snowing again outside.
Princess Yingning is eight months pregnant and will give birth in less than two months.
Although Yingning was a princess and lacked nothing, she was still dissatisfied because Qin Liansheng visited her less and less.
He either made excuses, saying he was too busy with the opera troupe to come, or that the roads were slippery due to the snow and it was inconvenient for him to come.
Pregnant women are prone to mood swings, and whenever Qin Liansheng came, Princess Yingning couldn't help but throw a little tantrum at him, requiring Qin Liansheng to coax her a thousand times before she could calm down.
Occasionally, she would throw a tantrum, which was still endearing. But each time she did, Qin Liansheng's patience gradually wore thin. In addition, Princess Yingning's figure was out of shape due to pregnancy, and her face was swollen. Qin Liansheng was deeply in love with his new lover, immersed in the gentle embrace of her, and had no intention of putting up with Princess Yingning's temper.
Born in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, she was a woman of many kinds and styles, and Qin Liansheng loved her so much that he wished he could die for her.
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