amaotonovel Chapter 142: The Prince Goes to Provoke
Chapter 142: The Prince Goes to Provoke
Ji Chuhe saw the sincerity in Dong Ling's eyes.
To be honest, this was the first time she had seen such a way of expressing loyalty.
"Aunt Dong, no matter it is a boy or a girl, they are the prince's first child, and I will not treat him/her unfairly." Ji Chuhe responded softly.
"Ma'am, don't worry, it must be a son." Dong Ling said, picked up the sour plum on the plate beside him and took a big bite!
Ji Chuhe: ...
"Madam, Aunt Dong." Nanny Si's voice suddenly came.
Ji Chuhe looked up.
Nanny Si came in with two maids. Each maid was holding a tray in her hands, and the things on the tray were covered with red cloth.
"Aunt Dong, the princess heard that you were pregnant, so she specially ordered me to deliver rewards. These are all rewards from the princess to you." After saying this, Nanny Si stepped aside.
Two maids brought the rewards forward.
Dong Ling stood up in surprise, "Thank you very much, Princess, for your reward."
"Madam, I will go back and reply to the princess. I will take my leave now."
"Madame Si, take care." Ji Chuhe responded softly.
After Dong Ling watched Nanny Si leave, her eyes fell on the rewards. She was somewhat curious about what the princess had given her.
"Let's go and see what's in here." Ji Chuhe said, and Dong Ling went forward to take a look.
When the red cloth was lifted, inside was a headdress made of pure gold and a fan made of bamboo strips. The fan was also dyed and the workmanship was extremely exquisite. It was obvious that it was made by craftsmen from the imperial capital.
Because this kind of fan had never been seen in Huaiyang, the fan felt as light as a feather in the hand. The only weight was probably the emerald green jade ruyi tassel hanging below.
Dong Ling understood at this moment why rich people think yellow and white things are tacky!
Compared to this, this headgear does look a bit tacky.
She felt that following the lady had a bright future, and her perspectives were completely different!
She is so successful now! She even dares to despise yellow and white things!
"The prince is here." Mianzhu reminded.
Xiao Yan'an had already walked in.
"Greetings, Prince." Dong Ling immediately bowed.
Xiao Yan'an glanced at Dong Ling with a complicated look.
"Madam, is Dong Ling really pregnant?"
"Yes, Doctor Zhang has diagnosed the pregnancy. The baby is still young, only about a month. Congratulations, Prince." Ji Chuhe congratulated softly.
"Madam, do you want to keep this child?" Xiao Yan'an asked again.
Dong Ling felt nervous.
What does this mean, Prince?
Don't you want this child?
Ji Chuhe frowned slightly and was about to speak when Xu Yan'er walked in.
Xu Yan'er's hair was not done yet and her clothes were a little messy.
When Xiao Yan'an saw her like this, he felt a little guilty, afraid that others would notice that Xu Yan'er was different. His face suddenly tensed up and he asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see Aunt Dong." Xu Yan'er's eyes fell on Dong Ling. She was so resentful that she wanted to skin Dong Ling alive and pull out her tendons.
"Madam, the prince doesn't want this child. With Dong Ling's status, how could she give birth to the prince's eldest son?" Xu Yan'er spoke directly.
Dong Ling's chest was heaving with anger. She wanted to retort, but she was a little afraid of Xiao Yan'an.
"Prince, don't you want this child?" Ji Chuhe's voice was cold, as if questioning.
"No, that's not what I meant. I want to listen to Madam's arrangements. After all, he is not the legitimate son..."
"So what if he's not the legitimate son? But he's the prince's bloodline?" Ji Chuhe interrupted Xiao Yan'an.
"Yes." Xiao Yan'an responded dryly.
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so why do you say that, Prince? I will never do anything to harm a life for my own benefit! Today, I have made my attitude clear to my mother. In my eyes, as long as they are the prince's children, I will only look at their character and talents. There is no difference between legitimate and illegitimate children!" Ji Chuhe's voice was filled with anger.
Xu Yan'er's face turned cold, and she immediately turned to look at Xiao Yan'an, "Prince..."
"Aunt Xu!" Ji Chuhe shouted coldly.
Xu Yan'er was startled.
"If you dare to have any evil thoughts that are detrimental to the prince's offspring, I will never tolerate it! Blood for blood, life for life!" Ji Chuhe's attitude was unprecedentedly strong.
Xiao Yanan was stunned.
"Ji Chuhe, do you care so much about the baby in Dong Ling's belly!" A ball of anger accumulated in his heart.
Ji Chuhe didn't want to have a baby, so she let Dong Ling have one! Dong Ling dared to treat him like that that day!
He understood, he understood everything!
"Prince, I care about every one of your descendants!" Ji Chuhe clarified.
"Okay, okay, you made this decision today, I hope you won't regret it later!"
"I never regret any decision I make." Ji Chuhe's tone was firm.
Xiao Yan'an turned and left.
Xu Yan'er stood there in a daze, looking at Dong Ling's belly, full of unwillingness.
"Ji Chuhe, I thought you were very smart! Turns out, you are also stupid. You don't even know you were cheated! Dong Ling pretended to be respectful to you and said she wanted to give birth to a child for you, but in fact, she wanted to give birth to the prince's eldest son! She did it for her own benefit. With an eldest son by her side, her status will be different in the future." Xu Yan'er provoked.
Dong Ling's face suddenly turned pale.
He looked up at Ji Chuhe, tears flashing in his eyes.
"Aunt Xu, if you are jealous that Aunt Dong got pregnant before you, you should go and look for the Prince more often instead of sowing discord here." Ji Chuhe responded coldly.
"You!" Xu Yan'er pointed at Ji Chuhe, "So what if she got pregnant early? Can she guarantee 100% that it will be a son?"
After saying that, Xu Yan'er turned and left.
It was eerily quiet in the room.
The smile disappeared from Dong Ling's face.
Ji Chuhe knew that Xu Yan'er's words had worked on Dong Ling and actually scared Dong Ling.
"Dong Ling, don't listen to Xu Yan'er. She is trying to sow discord between us. She hopes that I will not keep the baby in your belly. Don't worry, I will ensure that the baby in your belly is born safely." Ji Chuhe simply gave Dong Ling a reassurance.
"Dong Ling, thank you, Madam." Dong Ling was deeply moved and knelt down again.
"Get up, you are pregnant now, don't kneel down at every turn." Ji Chuhe reached out to help her.
Dong Ling was unwilling to get up. "Madam, although I have rarely been out of the palace, I know that in many palaces, if the mistress has not given birth to a legitimate son, the concubine cannot get pregnant. If you are lucky enough to meet a kind mistress, you can always take contraceptive soup. If you meet a bad mistress, she will force you to abort the baby as soon as you get pregnant, and you will ruin your body at a young age. Dong Ling is so lucky to meet a mistress like you."
"Moreover, the mistress not only allowed a concubine like me to get pregnant first, but also took good care of me. How can I not be grateful to her? Every word I said came from my heart! If there was even a single word that was false, I would have died a miserable death!"