Chapter 340 Wanting to Have His Highness's Child
Yun Jiaoyue recalled that the ninth day of the first lunar month was the day the capital was captured.
She suggested, "Your Highness, judging from the timeline, the enemy army will be attacking the capital in two days. Why don't you head north to Lin'an as soon as possible and declare yourself emperor?"
She couldn't wait to become empress, so she killed all her enemies.
Yun Zhaoxue and her two bastard children will not escape!
Since Xiao Xuance still has some use, we'll keep him for now, feed him poison, and control him to lead the Xiao family army against Wanyan Zonglie's army. Once he's no longer of use, we'll send him to reunite with Yun Zhaoxue and her son.
"No rush. As you said, once the enemy forces breach the capital and loot it, they will return north and will not continue south. The grain reserve plan in Lingnan has only just begun, and I must keep a close eye on it myself."
He was waiting for the northern army to send people to fetch him to Lin'an to ascend the throne.
He wanted everyone to know that they were the ones begging him, Zhao Xuan, to return to be emperor.
Also, it will take a month for the news to reach you, and more than a month for him to travel north to Lin'an, making it a total of more than two months. By then, his father and brothers will have been imprisoned in the enemy's headquarters, and no one will be able to threaten his position.
"Your Highness is very thoughtful; it was I who was too anxious."
"Your Highness has just ascended the throne and has no heir to inherit the throne. I have been taking medicine to regulate my body and hope to give birth to a future crown prince for Your Highness as soon as possible."
These words struck a chord with Zhao Xuan, who burst into laughter. "Haha, good, my dear Yue'er, you truly are my wise and capable wife. You can offer me advice and even bear me a son. I will grant your wish now."
Yun Jiaoyue glared at the man playfully, "Your Highness, my main purpose is to have a child, not for that kind of thing..."
It's as if she shamelessly begged him for sex.
Zhao Xuan reached out and put his arm around her waist, lifted her chin, and pecked her lips. "You women love to say one thing and mean another. I'll grant your wish now."
With a forceful pull, he drew the person into his arms.
Yun Jiaoyue glanced out the window; it was still broad daylight. Her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment. "Now?"
"Right now, it's just the two of us in the room, what's there to be shy about? No need to wait until tonight, I'll give it to you right now..." Zhao Xuan picked him up and placed him on the bed.
Yun Jiaoyue's hand pressed against the man's chest, her face showing resistance, but her hand didn't exert any force; her fingertips teased the man's heart intentionally or unintentionally. "But it's still daytime, and it's not nighttime yet..."
"No one says you can't have children during the day."
He's not young anymore; many men his age already have several children.
Seeing that the Xiao family had two twin boys, he desperately wanted a son to inherit his throne in the future.
Yun Jiaoyue wrapped her arms around his neck and slowly moved down, slipping her hands inside his collar to remove his outer robe...
Liu Yiyi, who was walking in the courtyard, heard ambiguous sounds coming from inside the house.
He cursed her inwardly for being shameless, shook off the maid's support, and walked towards Su Wan'er's room.
"Wan'er, it's me. How are you? I had the maid make you some honey cakes and sugar cakes, with lots of dried fruit. I'm sure you'll like them. Would you like to get up and have some?"
Zhao Xuan sent men to watch over her and prevent her from leaving the courtyard.
She caused a scene when she was first brought back, threatening suicide and going on a hunger strike in protest.
Zhao Xuan didn't care whether she lived or died.
If Su Wan'er dies, Zhao Xuan can marry another woman from the Su family.
He needs the financial support of the Su family.
Su Wan'er didn't want to die, but she couldn't bring herself to kill herself. She locked herself in her room every day and didn't want to go out and see anyone.
When someone came in, she remained silent and didn't want to talk to anyone.
Liu Yiyi waved for the maids to put down the pastries, then told them to leave and closed the door.
"Wan'er, are you still angry with me? Are you still upset that I told His Highness where you were?"
Su Wan'er didn't speak.
"Actually, I have my reasons. When I went out to look for you that day, a guard saw you leaving. He suspected your identity, followed you for a while, and then came back to report to His Highness."
His Highness deliberately summoned me for questioning to test me, and I had no choice but to tell the truth. I'm sorry, and seeing you like this makes me very sad too..."
"If you want to leave, I can help you."
Hearing this, Su Wan'er turned around and excitedly grabbed her hand, "You'll help me? You're really willing to help me? Will you let me out now?"
She stayed indoors all day, had a poor appetite, lost a lot of weight, had a pale complexion, sunken eyes, and her hands were withered and thin, almost just skin and bones.
Liu Yiyi gently placed her other hand on the back of her hand, her eyes filled with heartache. "Not now. Even if I let you out now, you won't be able to leave the village. You need to gain His Highness's trust and have him lift your confinement so you can freely enter and leave Datian Village. Then we can proceed slowly."
Su Wan'er gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Gain his trust? I have to fawn over him? I can't do that."
That day, she was brought back and forced to undress in the carriage for him to examine. He became lustful and, ignoring her struggles, tried to force himself on her. He pressed her down on the seat and touched the raised whip marks on her back.
He then pushed her away with disgust, almost throwing her off the carriage and exposing her naked to others.
In addition, they had previously locked her in the woodshed, leaving her to wait to die, suffering day and night without giving her a quick death.
She hated Zhao Xuan and Yun Jiaoyue, wishing she could kill them, and would rather die than try to please him.
"Wan'er, don't be like this. As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood. Fighting with your life will only make your loved ones hate you and your enemies rejoice. Look at you, you've exhausted yourself and you're only half alive. I'm really worried about you. We said we'd be best friends for life. Don't scare me. I really don't want to lose you as my best friend. I want you to live well..." Liu Yiyi cried anxiously, tears streaming down her face and dripping onto the back of her hand.
"Yiyi, don't cry. You had no choice in the matter. Why didn't you tell me sooner? You made me misunderstand you. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have blamed you."
"I'm ashamed to say this, after all, I'm the one who betrayed you. I'm sorry, Wan'er." Liu Yiyi said, tears streaming down her face, her eyes lowered in guilt, unable to look at her.
Su Wan'er felt that since she had risked her life to save her, she would definitely not betray her, so she softened immediately. "Yiyi, don't cry. I forgive you. You're right. If I hurt myself, it will only make my enemies laugh at me. I need to pull myself together."
"Yes, this is the Wan'er I know—resilient and unyielding, nothing can defeat you."
"I heard you haven't been eating much lately. Have some pastries first. The kitchen is making dinner later, and I'll have someone bring you some good food."
Su Wan'er picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite. It was still warm and soft, melting on her tongue like cotton candy. "It's so delicious, Yiyi, you should have some too."
It tasted like her hometown food; only Liu Yiyi remembered what she liked to eat.
Liu Yiyi didn't eat. She got up and went to the table to pour her a glass of water. "Eat slowly, don't eat too fast, drink some water."
"Mmm." Su Wan'er took a sip of water from her hand, then continued to wolf down her pastries. She was confined to her quarters and out of favor; the servants didn't take her seriously, and she ate only bland, watery food every day. It had been a long time since she had eaten such delicious pastries.
She was so engrossed in eating that she didn't notice the calculating glint in Liu Yiyi's eyes.
Wan'er, don't blame me for using you. I'm doing this for your own good. One day, when His Highness sits on that throne...
They were imperial concubines; now that they've left you, all the suffering they endured on the road has been for nothing.
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