Chapter 1570 - 1565 Li Yunshu Learns a Lesson

Chapter 1570: Chapter 1565 Li Yunshu Learns a Lesson

Qin Muyan had rarely seen a baby, never even held one, and based on his impression, he compared the baby’s size with Rong Yun by gesturing with his arms. When Rong Yun saw his broad arms over her belly, just thinking about having to carry such a big baby inside made her cry that very night.

"Wow! My belly can’t hold such a big child, it will...it will burst, will I die?" Rong Yun cried uncontrollably.

In the middle of the night, people at the prince’s mansion were woken up, and servants brought over a newly-born baby for Rong Yun to see, which wasn’t as exaggerated as Qin Muyan had gestured. Gradually, she stopped crying and fell into a peaceful sleep.

After the disturbance in the middle of the night, Qin Muyan had barely slept for long before he had to get up early for the royal court.

His eyes and brows showed fatigue, but seeing the peacefully sleeping young girl on the bed made him feel truly content.

For Jingjing and the child, he was willing to endure any hardship or fatigue.

Once Rong Yun became pregnant, it was a joyful event for the Great Wei Dynasty, spreading happiness everywhere. Many people came to congratulate, but since Rong Yun was not able to manage affairs, Qin Muyan had to entertain them himself.

He had to attend the royal court during the day and the prince’s mansion was busy with visitors. When he could not cope, he grabbed Xie Qingyou for help, who was also kept busy in the mansion.

However, Xie Qingyou, being a man, found it challenging to welcome some of the noble ladies and officials’ wives, so he invited his elder sister, Xie Qingyi, to help. They were born in Marquis Xie’s Mansion and had always had a good relationship with Qin Muyan, managing the social obligations at the prince’s mansion quite well on the surface.

But after two days of hard work, Xie Qingyi told Xie Qingyou, "The position of the Scarlet Flame King’s Princess may not be stable in the future."

Xie Qingyou had just sat down to drink some water in his room when he heard this, nearly choking, "Sister...you mustn’t speak recklessly! That Princess Beiling is Mu Yan’s sweetheart, who else could shake her position? Look at Li Yunshu from the powerful Li family, even as a secondary consort in the prince’s mansion, she was pushed aside by brother Mu Yan!

Now brother Mu Yan would rather have us siblings come to help in the mansion than to let a secondary consort like Li Yunshu take charge. Isn’t it just to prevent her from overshadowing his sweetheart?"

Xie Qingyi’s beautiful face frowned slightly, "This is not good! The little Princess is too fragile, how can she assist His Highness in the future? Let alone..."

Xie Qingyi deliberately lowered her voice, "become the mother of the nation?"

Xie Qingyou, usually a carefree young master, had never thought so deeply, but his sister’s foresight suddenly made him feel anxious.

He nervously asked his sister, "What can be done?"

Xie Qingyi pursed her lips tightly, "If the little Princess could give birth to a legitimate eldest son, there might still be room for manoeuvre. The bloodline of the Imperial family of the Great Wei Dynasty and the clan will provide some protection, and the Eldest Princess might look upon her favorably, depending on the outcome of this pregnancy."

Xie Qingyou nodded, "Hopefully, the little sister-in-law could have a son on her first try, so brother Mu Yan could relax a bit."

"It’s not that easy, don’t forget, old Marquis Li is still in the capital." Xie Qingyi lightly tapped Xie Qingyou’s forehead.

Before Xie Qingyou could pester her with more questions, Xie Qingyi stopped talking and even warned him not to create trouble by offending Marquis Li’s Mansion.

They could only do their part well.

Li Yunshu was staying at Marquis Li’s Mansion all the time, and her grandfather forbade her from going out to show her face, punishing her to reflect on her mistakes at home and copy records from the harem. Initially, Li Yunshu copied them restlessly.

Especially when she heard that all the imperial relatives and noble families from all over the Great Wei’s capital were taking the opportunity to suck up to Rong Yun, sending gifts like flowing water that piled up in her courtyard, it infuriated her to the point of wanting to kill!

When she tried to break free from her grandfather’s restraint and return directly to the Scarlet Flame Prince’s Mansion, old Marquis Li discovered her doing so.

Without a word, he had someone bring a long stool, and he had her beaten with thirty heavy strokes.

Li Bo and the second madam both stood to the side watching, distressed for their daughter but daring not to take a deep breath in front of Father.

Grandfather Li was spirited and sharp-eyed like a hawk, looking down from above and staring at Li Yunshu seated on the stool, "Do you listen to what the old man says? Do you do what the old man teaches you?"

Li Yunshu, barely holding onto her last breath from the beating, her pride telling her that she did not want to submit!

But she was afraid of dying!

How could she not die at the Scarlet Flame King’s palace but under her grandfather’s hand?

Li Yunshu spat out blood twice and reached out to grab Grandfather Li’s robe, "Grandfather, help me! I can’t go on like this, I don’t want to lose Your Highness..."

"Useless!"

Upon hearing this, Grandfather Li waved his hand and had someone beat her with another five planks, after which Li Yunshu was left with barely half her last breath.

Grandfather Li stood before her, "Your heart holds only men, not the Marquis’s Manor, not the family. All your fervor returned to the Scarlet Flame King’s palace is merely being trampled upon. Rather than being killed by the old man now, that would still earn some favor for the Marquis’s Manor in front of the emperor!"

"Father, spare her! Yunshu is your own granddaughter!" the second madam pleaded, trembling and kneeling down, crying heart-wrenchingly, afraid her daughter would be beaten to death right there.

Li Bo was also heartbroken but dared not plead for mercy.

How ruthless his father, decisive in battle and commanding in royal court, could be – he was well aware!

The reason why his eldest brother died while leading troops was well known by his father, yet he did not save him. It was to use his death to forever bind the Eldest Princess and the Marquis’s Manor, to elevate the Marquis’s Manor’s status and leave a glorified legacy.

For status and power, his father could disregard life itself.

Grandfather Li stared at Li Yunshu, "The old man gives you another chance, think carefully, are you willing to listen to the old man’s words, stay well in the mansion, and follow my plans!"

Li Yunshu was coerced into compromise.

She was carried back to her room to heal, and her grandfather visited her alone that night.

He made her kneel in the corridor, drenched in cold sweat, and gave her a good lecture.

Li Yunshu never forgot her grandfather’s teachings that night until the moment she died.

Since then, she began to heal in peace, copying what her grandfather asked her to copy, no longer concerning herself with Rong Yun and Qin Muyan’s affairs.

Her grandfather said, for a woman to achieve great things, even her closest kin could be sacrificed, let alone a man who does not love her?

And she knew that in the Scarlet Flame King’s palace, her grandfather certainly wouldn’t be completely inactive.

——

Nanny Yan stayed at the prince’s mansion to heal for seven days, but her injuries showed no signs of improvement.

Rong Yun visited her every day and even brought many supplements given by the empress; Rong Yun’s chill ailment improved significantly, but Nanny Yan’s illness became more severe, and she even ran a high fever.

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