Chapter 58: To Be Honest
Doctor Sun looked at Zhang Ruru's pale face and loosened his grip. After a moment of shock, he glanced at Zhang Huai and noticed the Crown Prince's expression. He stood up, bowed, and said, "Master Zhang, I will go get some painkillers for the eldest young master. We must get him back to Bianjing as soon as possible."
"Doctor Sun." Zhang Huai couldn't care less about the Crown Prince and the Empress's people at the scene. Only he knew the horror in his heart. He stepped forward and asked, "You didn't make a mistake, did you? How could this be a pregnancy pulse?"
"Master Zhang, the young lady is pregnant." Doctor Sun knew that such matters should not be made public, so he lowered his voice and said, "If Master Zhang doesn't believe me, you can find another doctor, or even ask the female doctor to diagnose her."
Zhang Huai frowned, pulled Doctor Sun aside, and whispered, "To be honest, my little girl had a serious illness a while ago, and was later diagnosed with the difficulty of getting pregnant in this lifetime."
Doctor Sun looked at the pale Zhang Ruru after hearing this. After a moment's contemplation, he said, "If Master Zhang feels that I have misdiagnosed your pulse, please consult another doctor."
Zhang Huai looked serious.
"I'll go and get busy first." Doctor Sun was also a little unhappy. After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing this, Eunuch Yu gave the Crown Prince a meaningful look and said to Zhang Huai, "Master Zhang, I have brought the Empress Dowager's imperial edict and will return to report."
At this moment, Zhang Huai's face was extremely cold.
Zhang Ruruo felt that her father was suppressing his anger, and her whole body began to tremble slightly.
Madam Xue's expression was also a little stiff. She had said so much to King Wei just to protect Zhang Ruru and maintain the stable relationship between the Duke of Ying's Mansion and the Crown Prince.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ruru was found to be pregnant right under the prince's nose.
How does this make the Crown Prince view the Duke of Ying's Mansion?
What was the intention of the Duke of Ying's Mansion in sending a daughter who had lost her innocence to the Prince's Mansion?
Although the Crown Prince and the Duke of England have a mutually beneficial relationship, the Crown Prince is still the monarch. If he is completely offended, it will only bring harm and no benefit to the Duke of England.
"By the way, the Empress Dowager also specifically instructed Lord Zhang to prepare immediately. The Ministry of Rites will send someone to the Duke's Mansion to make arrangements." After taking two steps, Eunuch Yu seemed to remember the Empress Dowager's instructions and said to Zhang Huai.
Zhang Huai gritted his teeth and bowed his hands in response: "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I will get to work on it after returning to Bianjing."
Eunuch Yu nodded and left after hearing this.
At this moment, the prince sneered.
Zhang Huai and Madam Xue were both alarmed.
"No wonder the Duke wanted to marry Miss Zhang to this Crown Prince so long ago but nothing happened. It turns out your daughter from the Zhang family has been pregnant for a long time. Now that you can't find anyone to sell her, you want me to be the cheap father?"
Zhang Huai heard the prince's harsh words and he didn't dare to look up and meet the prince's eyes.
"Your Highness, please don't say such harsh words. It is impossible for our Ruru to get pregnant." Madam Xue said with great certainty.
The prince stared at Madam Xue coldly and said, "Madam Xue, are you saying that Doctor Sun's diagnosis was wrong?"
"Didn't Ruru just tell me what that sold girl fed her?" Mrs. Xue remained clear-headed. "It must have been that thing that caused Doctor Sun to misdiagnose her."
"That's enough!" The prince was completely enraged: "I don't have the time to waste on this nonsense with you!"
As the Crown Prince spoke, his eyes fell on Zhang Huai: "Master Zhang, since the Empress Dowager has also gotten involved, I think the Emperor has no objection. Then you should prepare well for the important matter of marrying off your daughter!"
After saying this, the prince flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and walked out of the courtyard.
Mrs. Xue clenched her fists. At this moment, the feeling of powerlessness spread throughout her body. The resentment in her heart made her want to use the killer.
"Daddy." Zhang Ruru looked at Zhang Ran who was walking towards her: "It was really that bitch Dong Fu who fed me something. I'm not pregnant, Daddy!"
Zhang Ran looked down at the terrified Zhang Ruru, his eyes clearly filled with complexity and determination. Finally, he said in a cold voice, "Come here! Take the girl back to the mansion and lock her up until she gets married!"
"Dad!" Zhang Ruru's face was filled with panic. She had never expected that even after all this, her father would still insist on letting her marry the prince. "I don't want to marry the prince, Dad. The prince already knows that I'm not innocent. She won't treat me well. Dad! Do you really want to treat me like this?!"
Zhang Ruo listened to Zhang Ruru's questioning, clenched his hands behind his back, turned around and walked towards the main house.
"Aunt!" Zhang Ruru staggered to Madam Xue's front and knelt down, grabbing the corner of Madam Xue's clothes with both hands: "Aunt, I don't want to marry into the Prince's Mansion. Aunt, didn't you promise Ruru that you would let Ruru marry the person you love, aunt?"
Madam Xue looked at Zhang Ruru, who still held her own affection until this moment, and said coldly, "Rruru, as the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, you should know that all the wealth and glory you've enjoyed thanks to the Zhang family over the years has been earned at the cost of your future. Entering the Crown Prince's Mansion is your best path. It was, is, and will be."
"I don't want it!" Zhang Ruru got up from the ground and said loudly.
Madam Xue no longer wanted to pay any attention to Zhang Ruru. She coldly ordered the guards standing in the courtyard, "Take the young lady back to the mansion and lock her up!"
"yes!"
"Aunt!" Zhang Ruru wanted to run but was stopped by the guards. When she tried to struggle, her hands were already restrained behind her back: "Daddy! Mother! I don't want to marry into the Crown Prince's Mansion!"
Mrs. Xue watched Zhang Ruruo being taken away while struggling, and her anger grew even greater.
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After the prince left the Zhang family's courtyard, he planned to leave Yunwu Manor, but he met the queen mother and the King of Wei who were going to the manor.
Seeing that the mother and son were approaching, the prince could only stop and bow, "Grand Madam."
The Empress nodded and asked, "Does the Crown Prince like my arranged marriage?"
The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Madam, for granting me this marriage. Heng'er is deeply grateful."
"You're welcome. I love seeing lovers finally get married." The empress said with a smile.
The King of Wei's gaze lingered on the Crown Prince for a moment, and he said to the Madam beside him, "Mother, please go to the manor first. I will follow you shortly."
The Empress Dowager nodded and walked past the Prince and left.
The King of Wei and the Crown Prince looked at each other and asked, "Let's talk?"
Although the prince's face looked a little ugly, he still kept up with the King of Wei's pace.
"What do you want to talk about?" asked the prince.
The King of Wei seemed to be in a good mood and said, "A while ago, my aunt went to Kaibao Temple for her birthday. I happened to encounter an incredible thing. I feel it is necessary to tell you."
"What's the matter?" The prince had a vague feeling that it was not a good thing.
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