Chapter 344 The Prince's Impotence
"This Marquis of Ningyuan has a younger brother who is said to have always lived in his hometown and not in the capital."
"The Princess of Langya once passed by and discovered that her younger sister was exceptionally talented, but the two sisters then embraced and wept bitterly."
"Huh? Bursting into tears?"
"Why?"
"Yes, yes, why? Young Master Qin, please tell me quickly."
For a moment, Qin Hualang forgot about crippling Mu Yunzhou's hands. He acted like a storyteller, keeping everyone in suspense, before slowly saying, "Naturally, it's because the entire Jiang family doesn't have a single male heir."
"My younger sister is very talented, but she is saddened by being a girl."
"I remember that Lady Ningyuan gave birth to a boy three months ago. Why is she crying because she doesn't have a son?"
"Why don't you tell me if you know?" Qin Hualang said, dissatisfied.
The man immediately chuckled and said, "Young Master Qin, you should speak."
He wouldn't tell anyone about such a blabbermouth thing, even if he knew.
Qin Hualang then poured himself a cup of tea, took a slow sip, and continued, "At that time, the child in Lady Ningyuan's womb had not yet been born."
"Besides, even if we knew it was a boy back then, how old would he be? Who knows when he would grow up?"
"By then, Marquis Ningyuan will be old and have faded from the court. Who will pave the way for him? It's obvious that the Marquis's mansion is going downhill."
"But what about the princess? The princess will definitely pave the way for her own younger brother."
Qin Hualang glared at the man who spoke, "You know you're being saved."
The man quickly shut his mouth, waiting for Qin Hualang to continue.
"Don't be fooled by how powerful the Prince of Langya is now, and how powerful his consort is too. But let me tell you a secret, this prince... he's no good."
"What aspect is Young Master Qin referring to when he says it won't work?"
Qin Hualang lowered his eyelids and glanced at his lower body. "Naturally, it's the place that proves I'm a man that's inadequate. What else could it be?"
Everyone was surprised again.
Jiang Wan Ning...
"Why not, Your Highness?"
"Yeah, I haven't heard about it?"
Everyone turned their eager eyes to Qin Hualang, who cleared his throat. "You haven't heard? Then let me ask you, how long have the Prince and Princess been married?"
"More than two years."
"That's right. It's been over a year, and the princess's mother has already given birth, but the princess's belly is still flat."
"Besides his queen, the Prince of Langya has no concubines in his household. Is it because he doesn't want any? Or is it because he's afraid that if too many people in his household find out about this, it will get out?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Yes, even an ordinary man dreams of having multiple wives and concubines, so how could a high-ranking prince not be interested in women? We're all men, so those who understand will naturally understand.
"Of course, the princess wouldn't want to say anything to save face, would she?"
"After much deliberation, we realized that it wouldn't do if our household didn't have anyone serving as an official in the court. So the two sisters put their heads together and came up with the idea of having His Majesty change the imperial examination system."
"Because the Princess Consort knew that the Prince of Langya was impotent, she used this as leverage to threaten the Prince and to tell the Emperor about it."
"Your Highness is now very confident of victory, so His Majesty has agreed."
"Sigh~ that's how it is. It was just a little trick played by aristocratic families, but you people have taken it seriously."
Qin Hualang looked at Jiang Wanning and Jiang Wanjun meaningfully.
After hearing the whole story, Jiang Wanjun looked at Jiang Wanning with a sympathetic gaze, and couldn't help but lean closer to Jiang Wanning and whisper, "Sister, is the Prince really incapable?"
Jiang Wan Ning...
"Children shouldn't ask about these things."
Jiang Wan Ning tried hard to suppress her blushing face. If these people hadn't mentioned her today, they would have forgotten that she had been married to the prince for so long.
However, the two rarely slept together.
Because either the prince is busy or I am busy.
Because every time they slept together, Jiang Wan Ning would be unable to get out of bed for three days.
Is that not enough? If this still doesn't work, then Jiang Wan Ning really can't think of anything that would...
As for the child, perhaps it was simply a matter of fate. She had taken the pulses of both the prince and herself, and there were no problems.
“I’ve already been married once,” Jiang Wanjun muttered softly. “Sister, don’t treat me like a child.”
“I know more about these things than my older sister does.”
Jiang Wan Ning blushed even more and gently patted Jiang Wan Jun's head, "You are a young woman now, no longer anyone's wife, so you should speak with restraint."
Please stop asking.
Jiang Wan Ning screamed inwardly, "I'll be so embarrassed!"
She simply couldn't bring herself to sit down and talk about those things with her mother and Wang Shi as often as she did.
"So, the princess's cousin is also in the capital recently?" one of them suddenly asked.
“She’ll naturally come to the capital to take the imperial examination. I think she’s just going through the motions. She’ll just get a random, idle official position.” Qin Hualang fanned himself with a folding fan in the freezing cold.
"What do you think, young lady?" Qin Hualang looked at Jiang Wanning. "Perhaps you should tell your sister to give up the idea of taking the imperial examination."
"It would be better to use my good looks to find a good family to marry into."
"You've never even met the Prince and Princess, how do you know so much?" Before Jiang Wan Ning could speak, Mu Yun Zhou said with dissatisfaction, "The Princess gave away all her savings to save the refugees."
"They also set up a free clinic to provide medical care for the poor, and not only did they treat them, they also taught them skills so that they could have a means of livelihood."
"The princess also frequently opened soup kitchens, and the prince was stationed on the frontier year-round."
“Even though I have never met either of them, I know that people who can do so many things that benefit the country and its people would not force the emperor to set such a precedent just for their own selfish desires.”
"Furthermore, His Majesty is a virtuous and benevolent emperor," Mu Yunzhou said, clenching his fists and bowing towards the air. "How could he possibly do such a thing just to satisfy the desires of a mere subject?"
Jiang Wanjun's gaze towards Mu Yunzhou at this moment was not entirely innocent.
"Do you trust...the Prince and Princess's character?"
Mu Yunzhou glanced down at Jiang Wanjun, "Although I have never met them in person, I have seen quite a few of the things they have done."
"Of course I believe them."
As for whether the prince is impotent... I really don't know.
However, I don't believe or spread rumors, and I won't go out and talk nonsense if I don't know something.
Qin Hualang scoffed, "As if you think people will know just because you're fawning over them like this."
"Why would someone of such high status as the Prince and Princess of Langya come to such a small place?"
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