Chapter 142 Is His Highness jealous?
Now that things have come to this, there is no other way.
Shen Chu decisively pointed at Hongxiu, "The pregnancy-stabilizing medicine is for Hongxiu to drink."
Hongxiu, who was eating snacks, suddenly choked, "Cough cough cough..."
Pei Yuan narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, "Did Hongxiu drink it?"
Shen Chu sighed and said with a troubled expression, "Since Your Highness has discovered it, I have no choice but to tell you the truth."
In fact, Hongxiu is already pregnant with my child, as Your Highness knows. I haven't married a proper wife yet, and if people find out that I have a child born out of wedlock, it will damage my reputation.
However, I truly feel sorry for Hongxiu and cannot bear to see her suffer the pain of miscarriage, so I want to secretly keep the child.
I never expected Your Highness to find out. Please keep this a secret for me.
She bowed deeply, looking extremely ashamed.
Pei Yuan looked at Hongxiu with a stern face, "Is that so?"
Hongxiu swallowed the pastry in her mouth with difficulty and stared wide-eyed at her young master.
Shen Chu winked at Pei Yuan from behind, signaling her to nod.
Hongxiu sighed. What else could she say?
This is truly a case of the baby getting pregnant while the person is eating snacks.
It seems she'll have to play the pregnant woman in front of the Sixth Prince from now on.
Ever since the young master met the sixth prince, she has inexplicably acquired many identities, and has now been promoted from a maidservant to a pregnant woman.
Oh my god.
Hongxiu's face was filled with sorrow. "Your Highness, please keep my young master's secret."
The light in Pei Yuan's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he secretly mocked himself for going mad.
For a fleeting moment, he even hoped that Shen Chu was a woman and that she was pregnant with his child.
Reality gave him a harsh wake-up call.
Shen Chu was not only a man, but also a man capable of impregnating a maid.
His heart sank, and a mix of indescribable emotions welled up inside him.
Ever since he learned that the person he was with that night was Shen Chu, he has been dreaming about her every day, and his dreams are always filled with those passionate and entangled scenes.
But Shen Chu, even though he knew he had spent the night with her, could still talk and laugh freely in front of her, and could even favor other women without any qualms.
Was that night meaningless and without any impact on Shen Chu?
Hongxiu quietly moved closer to Chen Chu and whispered, "Young Master, His Highness's face looks frightening. It's strange, I'm pregnant, why is he angry?"
Shen Chu also found Pei Yuan's behavior inexplicable. "Never mind him, hurry up and pack up the medicine jar and take it away."
Hongxiu said "Oh," and quickly picked up the medicine jar and ran away.
Shen Chu said, "Your Highness, the food will be here soon. Please go to the study and sit down."
Pei Yuan looked at him expressionlessly, "No need, let's just sit under the apricot tree for a while."
He sat down on the stone bench under the apricot tree, staring blankly at the apricots on the tree.
Shen Chu couldn't figure out his thoughts, and didn't dare to start a conversation, so she simply pushed over the 50,000 taels of silver notes she had prepared.
"These are the silver notes used to buy the jade pendant. Your Highness is already extremely grateful for your willingness to part with the jade pendant, and I dare not let Your Highness spend any more money."
Pei Yuan's gaze fell on the silver note, his voice even colder than before, "Is it that you dare not, or that you do not want to owe this prince a favor?"
Shen Chu frowned, not understanding the source of his anger.
She thought for a moment and then told the truth, "I dare not and do not want to owe Your Highness a favor."
"Are you in such a hurry to distance yourself from me, the prince?"
"How can this be considered drawing a line? You have to pay for things when you buy them; it's a matter of course."
"Your Highness, please don't even mention giving me the jade pendant. I cannot accept such a precious gift without having done anything in return."
As she spoke, she forcefully placed the silver note into Pei Yuan's hand.
Pei Yuan's lips were tightly pressed together, and the atmosphere around him grew even colder.
When Shen Chu saw that he had accepted the silver notes, his face was even darker than before, and she found him even more inexplicable.
Fortunately, the manager of Tonghelou Restaurant delivered the food at that moment.
She quickly set out the food, saying, "I ordered Your Highness's favorite spicy dishes, including shredded pork with garlic sauce, boiled beef, and stir-fried fish. Your Highness, please try them and see how they taste."
Pei Yuan glanced at the dishes on the table, his expression softening slightly.
Just then, Hongxiu smelled the aroma of food and ran over with a smile, "Young master, what's good to eat?"
Wow, there's my favorite roast chicken!
Hongxiu tore off two chicken drumsticks and handed them to her, smiling knowingly, "Here, your favorite chicken drumsticks, a reward for your hard work in getting pregnant for me."
Hongxiu immediately remembered her status as a pregnant woman, straightened her back, and walked away holding the chicken leg and her back.
Shen Chu reminded him, "Walk slowly."
She was really afraid that Hongxiu would carry the medicine pot so quickly as before, arousing Pei Yuan's suspicion.
Snap.
Shen Chu was startled and looked up to see Pei Yuan slamming his chopsticks down on the table.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? Is the food not to your liking?"
"It's hot, I have no appetite, I want to eat apricots."
Shen Chu subconsciously looked up at the golden apricots on the tree. "Your Highness, why don't you have some food first? It's not good to eat apricots on an empty stomach, and besides, they're not ripe yet."
Pei Yuan remained expressionless. "Right now, I just want to eat apricots to whet my appetite. What? You're willing to give your little concubine a chicken leg, but you wouldn't be so stingy as to give me even two apricots, would you?"
Is this how you express your gratitude?
What does this have to do with Hongxiu?
Shen Chu found his behavior inexplicable. After thinking about it, she felt that since she had agreed to host Pei Yuan, she should show her sincerity.
She put down her chopsticks. "Alright, I'll have someone pick some apricots for you."
"You pick them yourself."
Chen Chu rolled her eyes, lightly touched the ground with her toes, leaped up the apricot tree, picked more than a dozen apricots, washed them herself, and served them on a plate.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you picked them yourself and washed them yourself. Isn't that enough sincerity?"
Pei Yuan gave a light "hmm," casually picked up one and put it in his mouth, but soon his brows furrowed. "What kind of apricot is this? It's too sour."
Chen Chu chuckled lightly, "I already told you the apricots aren't fully ripe yet. The best time to eat apricots is when they turn from yellow to red, when the flesh is soft and sweet."
Pei Yuan had no idea about this; he was so jealous that his eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown.
"Is it really that sour?" Seeing his expression, Shen Chu curiously picked one up and ate it.
One bite, and the sweet and sour taste burst in my mouth, surprisingly pleasing to my palate.
She couldn't resist and ate several in a row.
In the blink of an eye, there was only one left on the plate. When she picked it up, she saw Pei Yuan looking at her with a suspicious expression.
"How can you eat such sour apricots? You look like a pregnant woman."
Shen Chu's hand trembled, and she almost dropped the apricot in her hand to the ground.
Oh no, I got carried away with the food.
She put the last apricot in her mouth, chewed it slowly and swallowed it, then said, feigning displeasure:
"I've loved sweet and sour flavors since I was a child, is that not allowed? What's wrong with Your Highness today?"
"His tone is sarcastic and inexplicable; he even complains about Hongxiu eating two chicken legs."
She paused, then stared at Pei Yuan incredulously. "Your Highness, are you jealous of Hongxiu?"
Pei Yuan's expression changed, and he suddenly stood up. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I, a prince, be jealous of your little concubine?"
Chen Chu patted his chest, pretending to breathe a sigh of relief, "That's good. Your Highness was being sarcastic just now. I thought you had fallen for me and were jealous of Hongxiu."
I suppose I've been overthinking it. Your Highness despises homosexuals so much and hates people like the Third Prince to the extreme. How could I possibly be that kind of person?
Your Highness, don't you agree?
Pei Yuan clenched his fists, his face extremely gloomy.
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