Chapter 206: It's useless, severely punished
On the wedding night, there should have been no doubt of love between the two.
But there was no blood on the Yuanpa. Facing Prince Yong's red eyes, Tao Wanyin hugged the quilt to cover her body.
Recalling all the past events in her mind, she finally understood what the night when Tao Changhai sent her to a large courtyard meant.
Prince Yong angrily pulled the quilt off her.
She stared at him tremblingly, but Prince Yong just grabbed the quilt fiercely and lay down on the ground.
In the end, out of consideration for her reputation, the matter was not made public.
But since that night, Prince Yong never set foot into her room again.
Prince Yong was depressed for half a year, but one day he seemed to have figured it out. He went to her and told her that the incident should be treated as if it had never happened, and he was even willing to get close to her.
But it was too late, something worse and more unspeakable happened...
Whenever Tao Wanyin saw a man's private parts, she couldn't help wanting to vomit, and she didn't know what was wrong with her.
Seeing that she was resisting so much, the furious Prince Yong relied on the fact that he was a man and stronger than her and tried to force herself on her. Tao Wanyin was unable to struggle and spit all over his body.
Tao Wanyin still remembers that Prince Yong’s face was even paler than hers when he left.
Because she felt guilty, after that, when Prince Yong wanted to marry a concubine, she nodded, and when he wanted to take a concubine, she acquiesced.
A few years passed like this, with Prince Yong becoming more and more skilled at flirting with women, and the backyard of the palace could hardly accommodate all those beauties.
Until the Tao family secretly sent someone to tell her that if she could not give birth to a legitimate son for the royal family, her family would have to send her younger sister over.
The younger sisters at home were even more difficult to deal with than the concubine Du Yufang, so Tao Wanyin took the initiative to invite Prince Yong to come over.
But there is no love between the two of them as husband and wife. They are just forced to lie in the same bed regardless of your unwillingness.
Tao Wanyin's face turned pale as she tried to suppress the urge to vomit, without any joy at all.
Prince Yong's veins bulged as if he was asking for trouble, and beads of sweat fell on her body.
After that, Prince Yong would come to the main courtyard a few times every year. Tao Wanyin endured it every time as if she was being tortured. But after a long time, she got better and no longer vomited, but she felt nauseous in her heart.
Tao Wanyin thought of the most recent time when she got Ji Qingwu's prescription.
That time, she was going to get impotent after hugging Prince Yong, and she had this mindset as this was the last time. It was also the first time that she didn’t feel any pain, nor did she have a nausea-like feeling in her chest.
Tao Wanyin's face turned from pale to a little pink.
Ji Qingwu said softly, "Princess."
Tao Wanyin took the jade pendant from under the pillow and put it in her hand, as if to give herself some courage.
She said calmly, "Qingwu, I know what you want to ask, but I was blindfolded when I was sent in, and it's been so long that I can only vaguely remember that person's voice."
Ji Qingwu nodded and looked at her quietly.
Tao Wanyin was still recalling and said slowly: "What I can be sure of is that at that time, he must have been an official with a higher position and more power than my father." She still remembered the humble tone in Tao Changhai's voice.
Ji Qingwu said, "We will have a clue. At that time, your father was only a cabinet scholar. He must have done this to sell his daughter for fame. Let's check whether your father's official position was promoted that year and who promoted him."
She thought carefully and said, "Perhaps your father has made a serious mistake and needs someone's protection. If we investigate in these two directions, we may be able to find out who that person is."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tao Wanyin grabbed her hand excitedly.
"How could I not have thought of it before! My father is a profitable man, and he must have gained something from this."
Then, she asked with fear on her face: "With our strength alone, even if we find out, can we defeat him?"
Looking at the thin fingers of Princess Yong, Ji Qingwu said calmly: "That person will not only have this one handle."
He and Lord Tao were once on the same boat and they knew each other's secrets.
Maybe this person is the other big fish that Emperor Wu Su wants.
After checking Tao Wanyin's pulse, Ji Qingwu stroked his chin and said, "Princess, this place is not like the palace. You need to be careful everywhere. I will make you some pregnancy-preserving pills when I return. If you take a few pills every day, there should be no problem."
Tao Wanyin didn't want to cause her too much trouble: "Qingwu, just leave a prescription. When the imperial physician comes, we can boil the medicine here."
Ji Qingwu sighed in her heart. Prince Yong wanted to completely hand over Tao Wanyin's baby to her. Since she had made an exchange with Prince Yong, she would be responsible to the end.
How could she not know that prescribing medicine was more convenient and that decocting the medicine would be more effective?
However, the situation is critical now. The entire Tao family will be executed. It is not easy to save Prince Yong's wife. The Queen Mother plans to depose Prince Yong's wife.
If the child is lost, Tao Wanyin’s life will be in danger, so she has to be extra careful now.
Just as Emperor Wu Su told her last time when she presented the prescription to the empress dowager, it would be bad if it was taken advantage of by someone in the palace with ulterior motives.
It would be better if she made the medicine into pills, sealed them and then sent them to me.
Ji Qingwu whispered, "Princess, without the Tao family, your situation in An Le Hall will only become more difficult. The Queen Mother is planning to persuade the prince to depose the princess."
Hearing this, Tao Wanyin was stunned for a moment before she said dryly, "It doesn't matter if it's useless. I just want this child to be fine, that's all."
Ji Qingwu shook his head and said, "Even if the princess is willing to let it go, Prince Yong will not agree."
She said bluntly: "The reason I came here is because Prince Yong knelt before me and exchanged conditions with me."
The jade pendant in Tao Wanyin's hand fell to the ground. Ji Qingwu bent down to pick it up for her and put it back in her hand.
"The thread of the princess' jade pendant came loose today. Perhaps it's because the princess's mother is still alive and knows that someone is protecting you as sincerely as she is, so she feels more at ease with you."
After Ji Qingwu left, Tao Wanyin looked down at the jade in her palm, which was pure and without a trace of impurities and glowed faintly.
*
At the entrance of Qinzheng Hall.
The sun was scorching outside and the two men knelt for the entire afternoon.
The Queen Mother came and went, Concubine Wei came and went, and their shadows moved from west to east.
Li Yuzong was so thirsty from trying to persuade him.
Prince Yong and Wei Ting seemed to be competing with each other, and neither of them was willing to say a word to ask the emperor to calm down.
Emperor Wu Su had already finished reviewing memorials and was leaning back on the throne drinking tea and reading a book.
Li Yuzong entered the palace lightly and said, "Your Majesty, I see that the prince is sweating profusely and his skin is red from the sun. If he kneels down again, he might faint."
Emperor Wu Su turned another page of the book with his long fingers and asked nonchalantly, "How is General Zhenbei?"
Li Yuzong said: "General Wei is kneeling straight, as expected of someone who came from the Northern Army. His body hasn't swayed at all in such a long time."
Prince Yong was almost lying on the ground in a twisted state. Wei Ting knelt down in the same position as he did in the beginning.
Emperor Wu Su slammed the ancient book on the table with a bang.
Li Yuzong lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry for what I said. This General Wei is really a jerk. He even dared to beat the prince. He is so bold. He should be severely punished!"
Then Emperor Wu Su said, "Go to An Le Hall and bring the person here."
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