Chapter 1419: 1414: Yue Xin Meets Daddy

Chapter 1419: Chapter 1414: Yue Xin Meets Daddy

The people who knew about this matter were few, besides him, there was only the Prince of Beiling City, who was on a southern tour and about the same age.

Chu Yihan furrowed his brows, sensing that there was something very suspicious about this issue.

Su Yingxue couldn’t sit still, begging him to let her leave the palace to see if Hong Lian was indeed pregnant.

Chu Yihan still had many things to handle, but he wouldn’t let her go out alone.

At dusk, he changed into casual wear and left the palace with Su Yingxue.

They first went to the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, where Zi Wei held Hong Lian’s arm, making her sit obediently in front of Su Yingxue, who then took her pulse.

Upon checking, Su Yingxue found out that she was indeed pregnant, already two months along, and her face turned ashen.

Hong Lian smiled proudly, “What’s wrong, empress? Is there a problem with the child in my belly?”

“There isn’t,” Su Yingxue replied coldly.

“Why would Your Majesty be angry? If something were to happen to me, two lives would be lost, and the emperor would certainly blame you!”

Hong Lian looked toward Chu Yihan.

She couldn’t help but feel moved, as she had loved this man for many years, yet when she looked at him now, her eyes only held hatred.

How cruel he was to her!

Completely heartless, he had locked her up in this dark place for over three years; did he know what she had suffered?

“You need not look at Us; for leaving behind Mo Qi’s progeny, We will not kill you now,” Chu Yihan said with an icy tone.

“To keep the mother but not the son, surely that’s no act of a gentleman? The emperor wouldn’t do such a thing.”

“And why wouldn’t We? You are merely a tool for continuing Mo Qi’s lineage.”

“Even as a tool, I’ve given him a child, and now you cannot kill me!”

“The person who impregnated you, did he tell you that?” Chu Yihan asked, frowning.

“What is the emperor talking about? I don’t understand,” Hong Lian turned her face away, a sly glint in her eyes`.

Chu Yihan, being such a wise man, wouldn’t he investigate her?

But she would definitely not let him find anything.

Unable to extract any information, Su Yingxue couldn’t contain her anger and, before leaving, she slapped Hong Lian twice.

Furious, Hong Lian screamed, “Su Yingxue, what right do you have to hit me?”

“I strike if I want to strike, why, do you object?” Su Yingxue chuckled, raising an eyebrow.

“I do object, what gives you the right?”

“Smack, smack!” Su Yingxue backhanded her twice more, “Do you object now?”

“Su Yingxue you…”

“Smack, smack!” Again, two slaps.

“Su! Ying! Xue!”

With her face flushed red with the desire to kill and unable to utter any real threats, she could only rely on the child, “Hit me again, and if anything happens to the child in my belly, I’ll see what you can do!”

“Hey, you’re wrong there. When a woman is pregnant, she’s not that delicate. By kneeling on the ground every day, I helped you stretch your face a bit, which is good for your pregnancy. Look, your complexion has turned rosy, which is better for the baby.”

Su Yingxue tilted her head and scoffed, her eyes filled with lightheartedness, which infuriated Hong Lian even more. She wanted to pounce and hit Su Yingxue, but she did not dare to act because of Chu Yihan’s authority.

Instead, she could only watch helplessly, like an ant, as Su Yingxue was assisted by Chu Yihan and left, while she herself was taken from the dungeon and locked in a wing room.

How exhilarating was it for her to step out of the dungeon and see the daylight again?

Yet the hard slaps she received from Su Yingxue wiped the joy off her face, leaving her feeling exceptionally stifled.

Chu Yihan took out a handkerchief and cleaned Su Yingxue’s hands, then affectionately massaged them. “Were your hands aching from acting so childishly just now? Are you feeling better now?”

“Naturally, I feel better!” Su Yingxue turned and threw herself into Chu Yihan’s arms, pouting her lips. “You don’t know how angry I was! Hong Lian has done so many bad things. We respected Mo Qi by sparing her life despite his long kneeling in the past. But now, she’s carrying Mo Qi’s child! If Mo Qi hadn’t stirred any trouble, I wouldn’t have said anything! He has already been with Ling’er, and now causing Hong Lian to get pregnant, what about Ling’er? She is the Prime Minister’s beloved daughter; should she tolerate a woman like Hong Lian full of faults, to be her husband’s concubine?”

It was enough to make an outsider like me furious!

Not to mention, how upset must the delicate and lovely Miss Leng Mu feel!

“If Hong Lian did no wrong, Mo Qi taking a concubine isn’t unacceptable,” Chu Yihan pinched her nose, seemingly reminding her that it’s normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines, and not every man in the world can be like him.

“But why can you do something other men can’t?” Su Yingxue pouted. “You are a king! You only have me as your wife, while all other men in the world have multiple wives and numerous concubines.”

Being influenced extensively by her mother, Su Yingxue naturally began to think differently.

“If all men in the world were like me, could I still sit securely on the throne?” Chu Yihan said in a deep and melodious voice that was seductively husky.

Su Yingxue had an epiphany, “Right, in the whole world, only my husband is so outstanding, both handsome and intelligent!”

“Is that term used to compliment a husband?”

Chu Yihan pinched her nose, feigning annoyance.

“I don’t care; I’m going to use it to compliment my husband!” Su Yingxue ran ahead, beckoning Chu Yihan to chase her.

In this deserted night, the two of them frolicked in the Ninth Prince’s Mansion without the semblance of an emperor or empress, just like an ordinary couple, yet displaying a deeper affection and harmony.

Zi Wei felt inexplicably relieved hearing Su Yingxue laugh so joyously.

Protecting her for so long, most of the time, she was scheming and carefully planning, rarely having such carefree moments to laugh and play.

Listening now, she seemed very happy.

He also felt happy for her.

Zi Wei left the Ninth Prince’s Mansion and perched casually under an eave.

His senses were so sharp that he could detect any suspicious presence within a mile and become alert.

Sensing the presence of strangers near the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, he started investigating and caught a little child sneaking around the dog hole of the mansion, trying to crawl inside, but Zi Wei captured her before she could enter.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

Yue Xin’s crisp voice rang out in the night, somewhat irritating and tinged with brashness.

Seeing Zi Wei, she showed no fear at all, even pointing at his scabbard, “Don’t you dare draw your sword on me, or I’ll bite you! Roar!”

Zi Wei set her down and stared at her, “Who are you?”

Daring to act recklessly in the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, Chu Yihan’s old residence, where normally no one would dare come close.

“I’m Yue Xin!” Yue Xin stood tall and confident, even flipping her head back proudly, “Put me down quickly, or I really will bite you! I have grown teeth! Look, they are very fierce!”

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