Chapter 163 Does the Prince Want to Protect Her?
Jiang Wan Ning paused, putting down her teacup. "What did His Highness say?"
"Did he send you?"
With tears streaming down her face, Wu Xinrui said, "This matter has nothing to do with Your Highness; it was all just my wishful thinking."
“But now…” Wu Xinrui touched her lower abdomen.
Do you think I don't know about your affair with Pei Anqing?
Jiang Wan Ning's implication was that even if you were really pregnant, it was impossible to say whose child it was.
"Pei Anqing and I were framed, and I drank contraceptive soup the next day."
Wu Xinrui's expression was respectful, but she had already changed her words from "this servant" to "I".
"The princess is a doctor. If you don't believe me, you can check it yourself."
Wu Xinrui rolled up her sleeves, revealing her wrists. "My affair with Pei Anqing is over, more than a month ago."
"Back then, I was framed and chased, and I was injured. It was the Prince who saved me and personally took care of me. It was also during that time..."
Wu Xinrui deliberately didn't continue, saying, "The baby in my womb is not even a month old yet."
“There are differences in this world, which proves that the child is the prince’s. Besides… besides, the prince knows this.”
Jiang Wan Ning's hands, which were placed under the low table, were clenched tightly. "Does Your Highness know about your affair with Pei An Qing?"
Wu Xinrui shook her head, "But I don't think the prince will care."
"Didn't the princess also have a relationship with Pei Anqing before getting together with the prince?"
The implication is that if you can do it, why can't I?
Jiang Wan Ning sneered, "You're right, if I can do it, so can you."
Jiang Wan Ning rarely refers to herself as "this concubine" in front of others; this is the first time.
A glint of light flashed in Wu Xinrui's eyes, "Your Highness... does this mean you agree?"
"What do you need my consent for?" Jiang Wan Ning leaned back in her chair. "This matter still requires Your Highness's own consent."
"If he agrees, I naturally have nothing to say."
"He wants to marry you with a grand procession and a red bridal procession, and he wants my position as his principal wife. I will have no objection."
Wu Xinrui was shocked and somewhat incredulous.
"Your Highness...are you really that generous?"
Jiang Wan Ning didn't respond to her words. "Now that we've finished discussing this matter, there's one more thing we should talk about, isn't there?"
A bad feeling suddenly arose in Wu Xinrui's heart. "What does Your Highness want to say?"
"Naturally, it was through you that I poisoned my mother."
Jiang Wan Ning crossed her legs, tapping her fingers idly on the armrest. "You don't actually think that just because you're being used, I'll let you off the hook, do you?"
"Is the Princess here to settle a personal score?"
"Hmph," Jiang Wan Ning sneered, "What is public? What is private?"
"And... I'm just settling a personal score, so what can you do about it?"
Wu Xinrui tightly rubbed the hem of her skirt. "I really can't do anything to the Princess. You are a person of high status, while I was born to live in the dust."
"You don't need to flatter me." Jiang Wan Ning's face showed a hint of impatience. "I have no interest or patience in listening to your complaints."
There are many people in this world who are more pitiful than you.
"I'm asking you, did you play a part in poisoning my mother?"
“Yes.” Wu Xinrui did not hide anything. “But I was also framed in this matter, and I was even hunted down because of it.”
"If I hadn't been framed and hunted down, I wouldn't have met the prince."
"I will not kneel here and speak to the Princess today."
“So,” Wu Xinrui paused, “Your Highness, shouldn’t you be seeking revenge on Jiang Wanru?”
"Or perhaps it's the eldest princess behind her."
"It seems you know quite a lot. I really underestimated you."
“Growing up in that kind of place, if I hadn’t learned to read people’s expressions, I would have lost my innocence long ago, even if I hadn’t died.”
Wu Xinrui still had a weak and vulnerable look on her face. "Although I was born into the Minister's family, I live worse than a girl from an ordinary family."
"In this life, I must always fight for myself."
Jiang Wan Ning poured herself some tea. "Would you like to hear me say I admire you?"
"But I think you're stupid."
“You grew up in this environment, yet you only think about fighting for a man’s protection. Don’t you know that there are only two things in this world that are truly reliable?”
"Money and power."
"Also, although it was they who poisoned my mother, you knew it was poisoned and that you were being used, yet you still sent it over."
"Because you resent me and are jealous of me."
With each word Jiang Wanning uttered, Wu Xinrui's expression grew increasingly unpleasant.
"The Wu family's affairs are your doing, aren't they?"
Wu Xinrui suddenly looked up, "I...I don't know what you're talking about."
“You may seem obedient, but you actually hate the Wu family and Wu Xinyi. I admit that I orchestrated the Wu family’s current predicament.”
"But you must have contributed a lot to it as well."
Wu Xinrui's eyes suddenly calmed down. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Why would she admit to something without evidence?
Jiang Wan Ning had already anticipated this, saying, "Whether you admit it or not is irrelevant. I don't care what you want to do."
"You were involved in my poisoning of my mother, so you are my enemy."
“I never show mercy to my enemies.” Jiang Wan Ning pulled a dagger from her waist and threw it in front of Wu Xin Rui. “I’ll spare your body because you’re pregnant.”
Wu Xinrui looked at the dagger on the ground, knelt down, and shifted her body back slightly. "You want to kill me?"
"You can't kill me, I'm pregnant with the prince's child."
"You keep saying you don't care, but aren't you still trying to drive me to my doom?"
"I'll count to three. If you don't do it yourself, I'll do it myself."
Jiang Wan Ning ignored her roaring and calmly counted, "One, two, s..."
Before she could even utter the word "three," Mo Ran rushed in, "Your Highness."
Jiang Wan Ning looked up and saw Mo Ran protecting Wu Xin Rui behind her. "Your Highness...this woman is still useful to the Prince, she must not be killed."
He slipped in while Ah San wasn't looking and overheard the princess wanting to kill Wu Xinrui.
Wu Xinrui also revealed important information, though he didn't know what it was, but the prince seemed to care about it very much.
Therefore, Wu Xinrui cannot die yet.
The moment Wu Xinrui saw Mo Ran, she quickly knelt down again, slapping her face repeatedly, "Your Highness, it's all my fault."
"It's all my fault."
"Please spare the child in my womb, he is innocent."
"If you want to kill me, wait until the child is born, then I will be at the princess's mercy."
Wu Xinrui slapped him hard enough that his cheeks were flushed red and tears were still hanging from the corners of his eyes. "Your Highness, please."
Jiang Wan Ning looked at Mo Ran, "Are you sure the prince wants to protect her?"
Mo Ran hesitated for a moment, then nodded woodenly, "His Highness has his reasons. You..."
"So, were the words she spoke today also at the behest of your prince?"
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