Chapter 70
The Crown Princess is about to give birth, but the Crown Prince doesn't seem to pay much attention to her.
Yao Chunying thought strangely that ever since she was revealed to be pregnant, the prince had been treating her worse and worse, and even after the palace examination, he refused to see her.
She didn't know what she had done wrong. She was born into the royal family, but she didn't even deserve to be looked at.
The Queen's Palace still invited her three times a month to go over there just for show. Her father couldn't express it publicly, but privately he attached great importance to her pregnancy and often sent people to the East Palace to deliver some supplements, just like what a proper emperor grandfather should do.
As for the Crown Prince... Humph! I almost forgot about her.
She was very angry, and thought of the beauties who were suddenly inserted into the East Palace, all of them rushing to seduce the prince. If she had not anticipated it and seduced the prince first, who knows who would sit in the position of the Crown Princess today.
Even though she was about to give birth in a month, Yao Chunying still refused to give up. She asked someone to prepare sweet soup and went to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was busy working in the study.
Now that they are husband and wife, the excitement of their affair is gone as it was when they were cousins. The prince's indifference to her was unexpected, and she thought that having a child would earn her more attention from him.
But the prince is not like other royal children. He does not attach much importance to the continuation of his bloodline.
Even her old man was amazed by this.
Thinking of the cold treatment she had suffered in recent days, Yao Chunying was very open-minded. Unlike other women, she did not need emotional things like love to fill her heart. All she needed was power and a high position. With this, she could kill anyone, no matter whether he was the prince or even the current emperor.
She placed her hands on her belly to protect her clothes. Perhaps the child felt sorry for her as a mother and had not been making any trouble for a long time. He was lying quietly in her belly without disturbing her at all.
Fortunately, the child’s grandfather valued him. After all, he was the first grandson of the emperor, so he naturally deserved the attention he deserved.
Thinking of this, she was no longer so sad. As long as her father liked her child, it would be fine. As for the prince, when he realized that no one else could give birth to his child, he would naturally change his mind.
Yao Chunying was very confident. Her Yao family had been royal relatives for nearly a hundred years, and they did not rely on not fighting or competing. Since she was the Crown Princess, she naturally had hundreds of ways to prevent other women in the Eastern Palace from getting pregnant.
These days, the prince didn't want to see her, and even the other women in the East Palace disappeared. She must have encountered some trouble.
Although she didn't allow anyone to approach the study, as the Crown Princess, she naturally had to show some concern to show that she was different from them. No matter how annoyed the Crown Prince was, could he still speak harshly to her, a pregnant woman?
Thinking of this, Yao Chunying bribed the servants at the gate with a large sum of money, dismissed the servants, and entered the inner courtyard of the study by herself.
There is not even a servant in the study. If there is any daily need, it must be the pretty servant beside the prince who is busy running around.
She just felt a little sorry for this person. The prince didn't like having strangers around him, so he had to run around and do things alone.
It would be great if we could cultivate a sensible child to be around, so that he wouldn't have to bear all the burden.
The Crown Princess walked to the door and looked at it with some relief. She was still thinking about the unforgettable face of the little attendant. Even she would be happy to see that look.
As the door panel was gently moved, Yao Chunying still had a smile on her face.
She thought that His Highness would surely be angry at her sudden appearance, but based on his usual temper, if she just pestered him a few more times, she would get what she wanted.
But she didn't notice that the room was terribly dark at the moment.
The doors and windows were all tightly closed, as if there were some dark matters that no one was allowed to see.
The reason why she didn't notice it was because all the women in the yard were unable to approach her, and she was already pregnant with his child.
Yao Chunying never imagined that what she would see would be such a scene.
In the dim room, behind the screen with the image of clear water stretching to the sky, a man in the top scholar's green robe has a beautiful face, is upright and dignified. Looking at his back, he looks 70% similar to the top scholar who met the emperor in the Heavenly Palace that day.
He stood in the center of the room, holding his belt, and the man lying on top of him and caressing him carefully was none other than the Crown Prince, whom she regarded as her husband.
Yao Chunying's vision went dark, and she swayed back twice as if she couldn't stand. She looked up again in disbelief.
Her husband, who was supporting the "number one scholar" Cui Yu, gently turned the man's face and leaned over.
She only felt that the baby in her belly, which had never made her uncomfortable in the past nine months, suddenly kicked her stomach and intestines. She felt acid reflux and almost vomited with a vomiting sound.
The two men quickly turned around to look. Yao Chunying couldn't stay any longer, so she threw the food box in her hand and ran out.
She wondered why she had such a fate. She was supposed to be destined to be the Queen, but why did she end up in such a miserable situation today and encounter this incident?
It wasn't miserable enough that she was exposed for being pregnant before marriage, but she even caught her husband being a homosexual. What sin did Yao Chunying commit to end up like this?
However, before she could figure out what to do, the darkness from the top of the head suddenly descended before her eyes, blocking out her already bumpy road ahead.
She tripped and almost flew forward. Her head hit the ground hard and everything in front of her eyes went dark and she couldn't make out anything.
In her daze, she only heard her cousin, whom she missed so much, saying something to someone.
"...Don't worry... let's see what happens when she wakes up..."
The already dark world was shrouded in even more gloom. Yao Chunying bit her lip hard and opened her eyes, only to see that the actor in the green robe was none other than Zi Yu, his long-time attendant.
Darkness covered his eyes again. The prince watched his pregnant wife fall to the ground without helping her up, and was still plotting how to hide it from her today. Such ruthlessness really hurt the heart of the Crown Princess.
Her eyes rolled back, unable to bear the overwhelming darkness any longer. In her last moment of consciousness, she felt a sudden chill between her legs, wetting her skirt.
She covered her stomach in fear and wanted to call out "Your Highness" to save the child.
But the coma soon devoured her remaining consciousness. The Crown Princess went to the study to visit the Crown Prince, and accidentally fell down the stone steps, causing a premature birth.
The entire palace was alarmed, and soon everyone in the imperial city heard about this bad thing.
On the same day, the Crown Princess gave birth to a grandson, but the little grandson was born prematurely and was weak, so he died soon after birth.
The emperor was furious and had all the servants in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace caned. The Crown Prince, as a husband and a father, failed to do his duty and failed to notice the tragedy. The emperor ordered the Crown Prince to comfort the Crown Princess, reflect on his mistakes in seclusion, and not leave the Eastern Palace unless necessary.
The top scholar's family heard about this incident on the second day after it happened.
Upon hearing this, Yue Qingning immediately asked someone to drive to Teng's house, and saw Cui Jing there.
He whispered to Teng Xiji, "This matter is a secret. My spies outside have reported that the Crown Prince has always been obsessed with male beauty, and his energy levels are not as high as those of his peers in their prime. The Crown Princess' miscarriage and the death of the Emperor's grandson were all within our expectations."
Teng Xieji felt her pulse and nodded repeatedly.
"I noticed her complexion wasn't as rosy as other pregnant women, so I knew she wasn't in good health. At such a young age, and after suffering an accident, a miscarriage was understandable."
After listening to their analysis, Yue Qingning had an unexpected guess.
"Is it possible that she saw something in the East Palace? It wasn't an accident that caused the miscarriage."
When Cui Jing heard this, he suddenly thought of something. He slapped his thigh and frowned.
"I've heard rumors that the Crown Prince has a very beautiful attendant named Zi Yu. Could it be that the Crown Princess caught them having a secret meeting, leading to what happened today?"
Yue Qingning nodded repeatedly. In her previous life, Yao Chunying had not married the prince, so there was no miscarriage.
I heard that she married a young talent from the previous dynasty. She was promoted at a young age and as a right-winger, it seemed that she would enter the cabinet sooner or later.
At that time, we only heard that she gave birth to a healthy boy, and she didn't seem to be in any physical condition. How come when it came to the prince's turn, she couldn't keep the child?
If things really turned out as expected, it would not be surprising for her to encounter the prince's embarrassing moments sooner or later. However, it would involve the children, which made them unprepared.
Yao Chunying's personality was such that even if she wasn't pregnant, she wouldn't tolerate such an insult, let alone the death of her child. She was afraid she would make a scene after waking up. How would the Crown Prince end up then? They just had to watch from the outside.
After returning home, she told Que Ming about this matter, but concealed the prince's habit.
She was always a little worried in her heart, afraid that there would be some unexpected changes after he knew about it.
Que Ming nodded after hearing this. He had also heard that Marquis Qingyuan had sent many beauties to the Eastern Palace to share his favor. If these things really affected the child, then it would be his fate as the Crown Prince to be childless!
Thinking of this, he touched Yue Qingning's head soothingly and spoke to her with concern.
"The prince's misfortune is his fate. Don't blame yourself too much for it."
Yue Qingning's hidden worries that she had never revealed to anyone were exposed by him. For a moment, she was a little nervous and kept denying it.
But Que Ming seemed to be able to see through her defenses. He stood behind her, gently pressed her shoulders, and told her not to be anxious.
"I know everything. Whether you have such thoughts in your mind or not, this matter has nothing to do with you!"
She suddenly didn't know what to say.
At that time, she thought of using the child to make the prince and his family feel uncomfortable, but she never thought of harming his life. Now, the little child was gone suddenly, and she could not say that she did not care at all. She had a thought hidden deep in her heart.
Is it related to her?
That little life was lost in such a ridiculous way. Did it have anything to do with her?
Because this thought kept coming to her mind, she felt guilty even when sitting or lying down. She was always trembling with anxiety and could not distract herself from this matter for a moment.
Now that Que Ming had revealed it, she seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and comforted herself.
Yes! What does this have to do with her?
The prince brought disaster upon himself and has no descendants, so what does it have to do with her!
Que Ming put his hand on her shoulder, forcibly suppressing the fear in her heart. Only then did she move on from the matter and talk to him.
"Tomorrow is the day to return home. Do you have time to go back with me?"
Que Ming stood and looked into her eyes. The two of them could talk about returning to her parents' home so easily, just like a real couple.
He smiled and nodded.
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