Chapter 342 Maintaining Moral Integrity and Husband-Wife Relationship
Tao Wanyin looked up and saw Prince Yong frowning.
"I......."
Zhao Minghong reached out his left hand to hold hers, but her hand was on the embroidery hoop, and the needle and thread went through the embroidery from bottom to top, poking his palm directly.
The Prince of Yong hissed in pain.
Tao Wanyin saw that there were still drops of blood on the needle tip, so she dared not say anything more.
Zhao Minghong did not pull his hand away, but instead grabbed her hand, pulled it over and put it on his shoulder, and picked her up in his arms without saying a word.
"Go and urge her to come over as soon as possible!"
"Third Brother..." Qingyun swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Watching Prince Yong carry Princess Yong away, Qingyun stood at the door and thought to himself, "Why is Third Brother in such a hurry? Who is he trying to urge to come quickly?"
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
A carriage stopped at the gate of Prince Yong's mansion. Ji Qingwu got off the carriage, still not fully awake and feeling dizzy.
She rubbed her eyes, let out a long breath, her cheeks puffed out slightly, looking a little suffocated.
It was such a pain to finally get Qiuqiu to the palace, and then be forcibly woken up halfway through her sleep. It was really unpleasant.
After being led inside by the maids, Ji Qingwu, contrary to his usual self, showed no smile at all.
Princess Qingyun, who was sitting in the room, had her eyes light up, but seeing that Ji Qingwu looked unhappy, she didn't dare to come forward to greet him.
Princess Yong had been forced onto the bed and ordered to rest.
Zhao Minghong turned his head and urged Ji Qingwu, who was still standing at the door, "Come quickly and see what's wrong with the Princess?"
He was always uneasy about seeing other imperial physicians, especially since there had been a previous incident where someone had poisoned the young prince's medicine.
After much deliberation, Prince Yong decided that it would be best to invite Ji Qingwu along.
Zhao Minghong said, "What are you doing standing at the door? Come over here quickly."
Ji Qingwu glanced at Prince Yong and said irritably, "Please move aside, Your Highness, otherwise how am I supposed to get past?"
Zhao Minghong quickly made room and stood to the side.
As soon as Ji Qingwu entered the room, he felt that the air inside was foul. Taking a few steps forward, he noticed that Tao Wanyin's complexion was indeed not good; she was pale and bloodless, and she was covering her lips with a handkerchief.
Tao Wanyin lowered the handkerchief covering her mouth and nose and said, "Qingwu, you've come."
"Look, aren't you upset that you didn't see her?"
Zhao Minghong was making a lot of noise behind her.
Ji Qingwu sat by the bed and first took the pulse of Princess Yong.
Not long after, she frowned, glanced around the room, and finally her gaze fell on Prince Yong.
Zhao Minghong stepped forward, intending to listen to her diagnosis, but Ji Qingwu stopped him by raising her hand.
"Don't come near."
Ji Qingwu's delicate nose twitched slightly, and she said with a complicated expression, "Please change your clothes before you come back, Your Highness."
Zhao Minghong glanced down at his robes, puzzled, and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"
Tao Wanyin silently turned her face toward the inside of the bed.
Prince Yong belatedly raised his sleeve and sniffed it.
Ji Qingwu said, "The Princess Consort's health is not seriously affected, but her blood and qi are slightly deficient, so she needs to move around more. Also, her morning sickness has been quite severe lately, so please, Your Highness—"
"Maintaining personal integrity and moral purity."
These four characters mean exactly what they say.
Ji Qingwu could guess where Prince Yong had come from; he must have dealt with Prime Minister Su's faction.
The stench of blood emanating from him made her uncomfortable, let alone the pregnant Princess Yong, whose senses were even more heightened.
Princess Qingyun also stood up and pulled Prince Yong aside.
She said with disdain, "Third brother, you smell too strong. My sister-in-law was fine, but you almost made her throw up."
Zhao Minghong, losing face, said with a dark expression, "Then why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Qingyun quietly looked up at Ji Qingwu's gentle profile and said, "I haven't seen my fifth cousin for a long time, and I'd like to see her too."
The two huddled together, chatting about this and that, their voices buzzing behind Ji Qingwu.
She turned her head and said mercilessly, "Please, Your Highness and Princess, leave. You're giving me a headache."
Two people of high status were chased out the door by Ji Qingwu, and the two looked at each other in bewilderment.
A gentle breeze blew outside, and Zhao Minghong realized how strong the fishy stench emanated from his body.
He walked down the steps and said, "I'm going to take a bath and change my clothes. If you have nothing else to do, go back to the princess's residence. Don't wander around outside. Things are still not peaceful. The fourth prince of Xijin faked his death and ran away. He might still be hiding in Lin'an."
Yuwen Tianqing was treacherous and cunning, yet he still managed to escape alive.
Princess Qingyun's mind was filled with thoughts of Li Chengxun's departure.
She said with a worried look, "Third brother, Chengxun is going to be sent to Longzhou. Can you persuade the emperor to rescind the order?"
"Take back your order? You want your third brother dead, don't you!"
Zhao Minghong stopped in his tracks, turned around, and glared at her.
“What time is it now? Li Chengxun is your son-in-law. If he makes a name for himself in Longzhou, it will be an honor for you.”
Qingyun shook her head and said, "I don't want that undeserved glory. I just want him to be with me. If he leaves, I won't be able to sleep well at night because I'll be alone in bed."
Zhao Minghong said, "Before you got married, didn't you sleep alone too?"
Qingyun said, embarrassed and annoyed, "Third Brother, you have no shame!"
Zhao Minghong said, both amused and exasperated, "You brought this up first. Do you mean you're recruiting a son-in-law just so he can play with you and sleep with you?"
Princess Qingyun did indeed have this thought in her heart.
She prioritizes physical appearance, and only considers talent and character secondarily.
When she wakes up in the middle of the night and sees the handsome face of the man sleeping beside her, all her worries disappear.
She's just obsessed with that face, what's wrong with that? What's wrong with that?
However, Li Chengxun had already received Emperor Wusu's decree and was packing his bags at the princess's residence, so she couldn't use her power as a princess to pressure him.
"I don't care! Third brother, please talk to the Emperor for me, could you...?"
As Qingyun spoke, she became overwhelmed with emotion, and her voice began to choke as she thought about never seeing that face again.
But he said something contrary to his true feelings: "Longzhou is too dangerous, I don't want him to go."
Zhao Minghong sighed and said, "Qingyun, don't you understand? With the fall of the Northern Li kingdom, you, the princess, are just an empty shell."
Having experienced the emperor's assassination attempt and nearly being fatally wounded, regardless of whether Emperor Wusu was behind it, Prince Yong had come to a profound realization that status and rank were all fleeting things.
Zhao Minghong rarely showed a serious expression and said, "Qingyun, let me give you a piece of advice: don't stop Li Chengxun from doing this. He has great ambitions, and the Emperor is willing to give him a chance. Even if you disagree, he will still go."
"Why not send him off happily? It would also fulfill your duty as husband and wife."
Princess Qingyun bit her lip, remaining silent and aggrieved.
Seeing her expression, Prince Yong said nothing more, turned and left, going straight to the clean room.
In the house.
Ji Qingwu opened the window and twitched his nose. Besides the fishy smell, there seemed to be another peculiar odor mixed in.
It is somewhat similar to the two lifetimes she starred in before.
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