Huo Jin scoffed, "A leopard can't change its spots!"
After saying this, she prepared to get up and leave. Consort Yun hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, have you taken a liking to Iris?"
She wasn't finding it particularly hard to accept, but she felt that someone like Huo Jin probably wouldn't value romantic relationships.
Having infiltrated the palace for so many years, she has indeed developed a good relationship with Iris. From both a public and private perspective, asking such a question is not unreasonable.
However, Huo Jin glanced at her sideways, his tone extremely cold: "Just focus on yourself and don't pry into anything else!"
Why should he discuss his private affairs with outsiders?
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Dongcheng Villa.
After discussion, Chu's parents decided to be honest and tell Sheng Kuan the truth that Chu Yuan was pregnant.
Chu's mother was extremely embarrassed. "Master Sheng, I'm so sorry. Our daughter is not good enough for you. You've wasted so many years of your life."
However, please keep her pregnancy a secret, otherwise it will cause who knows how much trouble it will bring, that kind of evil... sigh, we finally managed to get away with it, we dare not cause it again.”
"She...is pregnant with that man's child?" Sheng Kuan could hardly believe his ears, stammering, his mind in turmoil. "That...that man isn't impotent, I thought..."
"Sigh, that's what we thought too, who would have thought..."
Chu's father shook his head, sighing that it was a messy affair, but they believed that Chu Yuan wouldn't lie about something so serious.
Therefore, this child could not speak, not only because he was afraid of Huo Jin, but also because he dared not speak.
Otherwise, if a eunuch suddenly becomes pregnant, he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor, a crime punishable by the extermination of his entire family. At that time, Yuan'er and the child in her womb would not be able to escape punishment, and the three of them would not be able to escape unscathed either.
Ultimately, it will be a tragedy of bloodshed.
The two elders didn't need to explain much; Sheng Kuan, with his years of education and experience, quickly realized the danger involved.
His hands were clenched so tightly in his sleeves that they turned white, but he still nodded with pursed lips. "I understand. Don't worry, Uncle and Aunt, I will not reveal a single word about Yuan'er's pregnancy to you."
The two elderly people breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, exchanged a glance, and felt extremely gratified.
I knew that Master Sheng wasn't such an unreasonable person.
Chu's mother felt even more heartbroken. Such a good son-in-law, alas, they were not destined to be together.
Sheng Kuan felt a pang of sorrow in his heart, but he forced a smile, not wanting to put the two elderly people in a difficult position. Finally, he gritted his teeth and pleaded, "Uncle, Aunt, could I... possibly... see Yuan'er one last time?"
"This..." Mother Chu was in a dilemma. Now that things had come to this, what was the point of meeting again?
Chu's father glanced at Sheng Kuan's humble and pleading expression, and finally couldn't bear it. "Old woman, go and ask Yuan'er what she thinks, see if she wants to see her..."
After a moment's hesitation, Chu's mother stepped out, saying, "Alright, I'll go right now."
After more than a decade of waiting, it's good to clarify things once and for all. In the end, we are still in the wrong.
Chu Yuan didn't feel that she was in the wrong, but she thought it was best to wake Sheng Kuan up. So she agreed to meet Sheng Kuan in the backyard.
When the two finally met, they were speechless.
After a long pause, Sheng Kuan remained silent, and Chu Yuan didn't know where to begin.
Suddenly, as if making a decision, Sheng Kuan abruptly raised his head, his eyes shining as he gazed at Chu Yuan, "Yuan'er, I... I don't mind..."
He no longer wants you, but I can treat the child in your belly as my own.
Please...give me a chance to take care of you and your child, to be someone you can rely on!
Chu Yuan was utterly shocked. What kind of outrageous words were these? Becoming a father unexpectedly?
Has Sheng Kuan gone crazy from reading too much?
Just as she was at a loss, a voice as cold as frost, filled with hostility, came straight at her, "Master Sheng, what a coincidence!"
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