"You're so sweet-talking." After bathing, she spread her arms and let Cui'er put a gauze dress on her body, which covered the red marks all over her body.
Aunt Liu sat in front of her dressing table, looking at her beautiful face in the bronze mirror, and her red lips curved slightly.
"Women always need to be pampered."
After so long, one side of her bed was finally no longer cold.
Cui'er chimed in, "Auntie is right. The princess must be so angry right now."
"Heh, so what if she has a legitimate son? So what if she has a noble status? She's still being overshadowed by me. She never imagined that her precious adopted daughter would be mine."
"The day she withers away will be the day I rise to power. The Duke can only be mine."
Cui'er smiled and said, "This servant wishes you all the best in advance, Auntie. Now, you should take good care of your health and give birth to another daughter for the Duke as soon as possible, so that your position will be secure forever."
Speaking of this, Aunt Liu stroked her belly, which had remained still for more than ten years since she gave birth to Ping'er.
But the doctors couldn't figure it out, and they all said that she wasn't weak and that she could get pregnant again with proper care.
But this treatment has lasted for more than ten years, and now she is in her thirties. Although she still retains her charm, she is truly no match for a young and beautiful girl.
It's just that the Duke was relatively upright; if it were anyone else, they would have already taken several concubines.
Could it be that the Duke is infertile?
After all, she had only recently succeeded in giving the princess the drug, and there had been no news of the princess becoming pregnant again in the past ten years.
But then she remembered the Duke's imposing presence last night and this morning, and quickly rejected the idea.
If she tries a little harder, perhaps Guanyin will give her another lovely daughter.
...This is the dividing line
Meanwhile, Princess Jingyi was reclining on the couch reading a book when she saw Su Zhen walk in with a smile.
With a rosy complexion and a look of great satisfaction, it's no wonder he asked for water four times.
Even though Liu was confined to her home, Su Zhen still couldn't control his legs.
Men, oh men!
They were all saying things they didn't mean.
Thinking of this, Jingyi felt a chill in her heart. It would be a lie to say she wasn't sad. Who would want to share their husband with another woman?
If it's this difficult for a princess, it's even more difficult for other women.
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you with Consort Liu? What are you doing here?"
Seeing her like this, Su Zhen just smiled, sat down on the stool, and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Is Madam jealous?"
"I am not jealous. The Duke can rest wherever he wants. I don't want to interfere."
"You said you weren't jealous? We're an old married couple, why are you still jealous? I was going to stay in the study last night, but... uh, I just went to check on things."
He remembered his promise to Lady Liu not to reveal Qingyu's identity.
"This look has really taken quite a while..."
"Look at what you're saying. I was just thinking about our lost daughter again. I don't know how she's been doing for over ten years."
"Her coming-of-age ceremony is just around the corner, and she'll be a young lady in no time, but her father has never even seen her..."
"I was just feeling sentimental and wanted to have another daughter, so I stayed overnight in Liu's courtyard."
Princess Jingyi's eyes darkened when her daughter was mentioned.
“But now we have Qingyu, don’t we? That child is well-behaved and sensible…”
"How can that be the same? Adopted children are never as good as your own bloodline. You need to take good care of your health so that we can have another legitimate daughter in the future, how about that?"
Princess Jingyi merely glanced at him without answering, and instead changed the subject.
"For Qingyu's coming-of-age ceremony, I intend to bestow upon her the title of Princess..."
Su Zhen's smile faded. "This is utter nonsense. There will only be one heir and one princess in the Su State Duke's mansion. What will you do if our daughter is found in the future? In short, I will not give the title of princess to anyone else. Even if I have a concubine's daughter in the future, I will never take away everything from my legitimate daughter."
"But my brother originally intended to bestow upon her the title of Princess Lai'en, but he didn't expect that Huo Yan would refuse the marriage..." So the matter was dropped.
“Since His Majesty hasn’t brought it up again, you should stop making trouble. She’s already the fourth young lady of the Duke’s mansion. Whether she has the title of Princess Lai’en or not, she should be content! If you bring it up again, it will only affect our relationship as husband and wife. I have official business to attend to. I’ll come to see you again tonight. Get some rest and take good care of yourself.”
"Su Zhen, Qingyu has called you father for over a decade. Are you really going to show him absolutely no mercy?"
Princess Jingyi closed the book in her hand and slowly stood up from the couch.
Her lips were slightly pursed as she stared directly at Su Zhen.
Su Zhen knew she was sick and in a bad mood, and didn't want to argue with her.
He turned to leave, but just as he was about to step out the door, he turned back, his gaze fixed on Princess Jingyi, who seemed lost in thought and had a murderous look in her eyes.
"Why have I never heard you mention our daughter, Madam? I know you cherish Qingyu, but there should be limits. If our daughter is found one day, I wonder if you will be able to give her the same love?"
After saying this, Su Zhen strode away quickly.
Princess Jingyi was left behind, looking completely dazed.
The first rays of morning sunlight streamed in through the window.
Huo Yan sighed as he woke up from his sleep; he hadn't slept so comfortably in a long time.
He sat up and saw a room full of decay and ruin.
Only the wildflowers placed on the low table brought a touch of life to the little house.
Finally, he remembered where he was.
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