When Thirteen returned to the mansion, he saw Heyue sitting in a chair in a daze, her hands supporting her chin, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and her eyes filled with confusion.
That expression is incredibly cute.
Thirteen sneaked over and pinched her cheek. Seeing that Heyue suddenly snapped out of her daze and glared at him unhappily, he laughed even harder and sat down on the other side: "What are you daydreaming about?"
He Yue was too lazy to pursue the matter, and said in a light voice, "I was thinking that if I don't get pregnant soon, the palace will have something to say about it."
Thirteen nodded: "Of course, but wouldn't it be better if you had a child as soon as possible?"
Look at his serious expression, He Yue said without a word: "Do you think having a child is so simple? If I don't get pregnant soon, Father Emperor and Consort De will put their hopes on your other women, and they might even try to force some women on you. What will you do then?"
Thirteen looked at her with bright eyes: "Of course I won't touch them. I only want your child."
He Yue couldn't deny feeling a sweet warmth in her heart; this person had been well-trained.
“But since none of your other women are pregnant, the palace will definitely find out something.” He Yue remained relatively calm and wouldn’t be misled by that little bit of happiness, which was also what she was worried about.
Heyue wasn't afraid of being called jealous. Her reputation among young ladies wasn't very good, but the palace wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. As long as Thirteen didn't have an heir, this kind of thing wouldn't stop.
"Why think about that? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. What we need to do now is have a child as soon as possible to shut those people up. That way, everything will be solved."
"Hmph! You're not allowed to touch me today!" He Yue gave him a cold look.
Thirteen immediately looked distressed: "How are we supposed to have children if you keep doing this? Father Emperor will be sending me women tomorrow."
"Fine, I'll take the whip and scare them a bit, let's see who dares to seduce you!" He Yue sneered, showing no fear whatsoever.
Planning to force her with reality? Hmph! No way!
Suddenly, Heyue understood. Women can't always avoid this, so it's better to relax and do whatever you want.
Thirteen was heartbroken. It was truly a tragedy to have such a formidable wife, yet he found joy in it all.
Spring of the 43rd year of Kangxi's reign
In the blink of an eye, it's another year of talent shows.
There is a happy event this year: during the imperial concubine selection, Yuxiu was betrothed to the twelfth prince as his wife, and the wedding will be held in August this year.
He Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the news.
However, remembering how he had been tricked by the Twelfth Prince, he couldn't swallow his anger and asked the Thirteenth Prince to congratulate him on winning the heart of his beloved.
He Yue was smug and pleased with himself. "Hmph, let's see how he thanks me."
However, joy turned to sorrow, and soon Heyue could no longer laugh.
During this imperial concubine selection, the emperor also chose a princess for the thirteenth emperor, a woman from the Wusu clan.
Of course, there was just one more woman, and He Yue said she was absolutely not angry and even smiled.
When Thirteen went to Wusu's room, Heyue wasn't angry, because Thirteen said he would never touch her, it was just for show.
However, two months later, as Heyue and Shisan were having dinner in the house, news suddenly came that Wusu had fainted. Heyue could not stand idly by and immediately sent someone to find a doctor. The two of them went to Wusu's room.
When the doctor diagnosed Wusu's pregnancy and congratulated Thirteen, Heyue was stunned for a moment and forgot how to react.
Thirteen's eyes were wide with a smile that made his teeth disappear. His maid, Chun Ya, saw the doctor out, while Hai Lan looked at him with worry.
A surge of anger suddenly welled up inside him, and he stood up abruptly, uncontrollably throwing a punch at the smiling, gentle-faced Thirteen in front of him.
Halfway there, a young man's long, strong hand grabbed hers. Thirteen hugged her tightly, comforting her repeatedly, "Don't worry, don't worry, let me explain."
"What's there to explain?! The baby's already out there, who's going to believe your nonsense!" He Yue's eyes reddened with anger.
This is the first time I've ever wanted to beat someone to death like this!
Without saying a word, Thirteen picked up Heyue and carried her back to the main room. Ignoring her punches and kicks, he put her on the bed. When she tried to get up, he immediately pressed down on her, kissing her until she was breathless and weak all over.
But He Yue was still not satisfied and glared at him fiercely.
Hmph, don't think you can get away with using your beauty as bait!
Thirteen sighed helplessly and hugged her to explain, "Can you listen to me first? Um, Wusu's pregnancy was fake."
He Yue immediately stopped her attack, her eyes widening in disbelief, as if to say: What do you mean?
Thirteen stopped talking and smiled broadly: "We'll talk about it tomorrow. Let me eat my fill first."
He gritted his teeth in a huff, but ultimately did not refuse.
Upon hearing his words, He Yue's first thought was that Wu Su was faking her pregnancy to gain favor. However, seeing that Thirteen was not surprised at all and was smiling happily, a guess emerged in her mind.
Once I realized his purpose in doing this, my anger completely subsided.
When Heyue woke up in the early morning, she was sore all over, and next to her was Shisan's satisfied face.
She grabbed his face and threatened him fiercely, "If you don't talk, I'll kick you!"
Thirteen hurriedly begged for mercy, and only spoke after Heyue released him.
It turns out that when Wusu first entered the mansion, Thirteen had already made an agreement with her to fake a pregnancy, with the benefits of which were obvious.
Wusu was also worried that she would have a hard time, so she agreed.
Of course, a woman cannot give birth while pregnant; the royal family cannot have a fake child.
Therefore, some women fake a miscarriage when they are several months pregnant.
Thirteen didn't say much about how the miscarriage happened, and Heyue didn't ask either.
Anyway, it's enough to know that he hasn't touched other women.
He always finds a way to sit there unnoticed.
When the palace found out, they naturally sent over a reward. He Yue, dressed in a serious manner, saw the palace servants off with a happy expression.
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