The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 306 - 303: Sometimes... You’re Quite a Man!
The Pool Pavilion of Duke Shun Mansion is situated in a corner of Lan Garden.
The pond is filled with lotuses.
The buds were yet to bloom. The water in the pool was crystal clear.
Yu Tingwan held a packet of fish food, leaning over the railing, scattering it bit by bit, the fish scrambled to devour it.
Shunzi brought news from the palace again: "The Crown Princess Consort almost had a miscarriage. If it is a male fetus, it will be the legitimate eldest son left by the Crown Prince. The Empress protected her very tightly, not allowing the Crown Princess Consort to leave the hall."
Even what she ate and drank, the calming incense burned inside the hall, had to be checked one by one, fearing someone might poison it.
"Lady Li Pin is pregnant with a royal child, the Holy Emperor feared conflicts and gave orders. She barely mourned, only going daily to light a stick of incense."
Li Pin?
Yu Tingwan spent quite some time trying to recall who this person was.
!!!
The concubine who had an affair with a young guard, giving Emperor Ying a green hat.
Oh how Emperor Ying truly loved her!
After all, losing a son...
Emperor Ying, although aged, was still vigorous! Still hoping that Li Pin could give him another Prince!
Shunzi said, "All are pregnant, but there are distinctions of status and hierarchy."
"The heir’s wife, you don’t know. That Miss Shen’s sister-in-law is two months pregnant, not yet secure in the womb. She has to go to the Eastern Palace to kneel every day."
"And the granddaughter-in-law from the Lu Family Mansion, six months pregnant, even with a big belly, dares not relax. The medicine to secure her pregnancy can only be poured down one dose at a time."
What of being pregnant? If you do not pay homage to the Crown Prince, it is disrespectful to the Imperial Family.
Yu Tingwan frowned, saying nothing.
Shunzi continued, "Those two ladies were exhausted over several days, their faces pale, not daring to complain of discomfort lest they miscarry in the Eastern Palace, which would bring more ill-omen to the palace if they bled before the coffin."
This crime would not be small!
Though the words were harsh.
Such were the traditions of the elderly.
No one would think it inappropriate.
"In the end, it was Princess Jiasan who couldn’t stand it, who arranged through the Empress Dowager to get them a more comfortable kneeling mat."
"Miss Shen’s sister-in-law suffered severe morning sickness; if not for Miss Shen slyly tucking a few sour jujubes into her sleeve, causing a commotion from vomiting even if understandable, would still bring the Empress’s displeasure."
Yu Tingwan: ...
Yu Tingwan: "I understand now."
"This Empress lost her son, is old, can’t have more children, so she can’t stand to see young pregnant women doing well."
"Instead of thinking of accumulating virtues for the Crown Prince, she flaunts the manner of the Royal Family. Such a person is praised as virtuous and kind in the streets. Well, these are just rumors, not to be believed."
Shunzi nodded!
Thinking the heir’s wife made a strong point!
"Yes!"
He was a common person, uneducated for long. Cannot express himself in high-sounding words.
Shunzi: "Outside, they say the Crown Prince was kind and tolerant. Bah!"
Although the person is dead, saying this...
Oh, Shunzi, with his poor character, felt no wrong!
"The Crown Prince was once overshadowed by the Fifth Prince, rebuked by the Holy Emperor. Upset and resentful, when a servant who had served him for over two decades accidentally spilled tea, wetting only his sleeve, he was promptly executed."
"He committed numerous atrocious deeds in private."
Yu Tingwan shook her head.
Thinking of those two pregnant women, she glanced towards the direction of the Imperial Palace.
"The Royal Family must be noble."
Wei Zhao came at this moment.
Not sure from where, he carried morning dew.
"That depends on the person."
Holding a warm paper bag in hand.
"The Second Prince Consort hasn’t completed her confinement and has gone to pay homage."
If confinement is not well completed, it leaves illnesses.
Shunzi clasped his hands towards Wei Zhao, quickly retreating along with Tan Jiang.
Yu Tingwan matched the description, it was the wife of the limp Prince.
Wei Zhao: "The Shen Family and Lu Family wanted to protect them but dared not speak up?"
The young madam of the Shen Family showing no pregnancy, managed for now. But Lu Family’s young madam had a big belly.
Are the Emperor and Empress blind?
Mere belief they should kneel, pay homage!
If they don’t speak, how dare others sound their voice?
Wei Zhao explained to Yu Tingwan: "Lu Family was a noble family, prosperous for generations, with commendable descendants. When Ying Fuyan’s father, King Yan, encountered trouble, Old Master Lu entered the palace to plead for him, beaten to death. Afterward, Lu Family fell into decline."
Underneath the Emperor, no matter how capable, one is but an ant. Life and death are merely between a thought of his.
Yu Tingwan was astonished.
Wei Zhao: "As for the Second Prince..."
He said lightly: "The limp leg was to save the Emperor, falling from horseback. The Dog Emperor harbored quite a guilt. If he speaks up, the Second Prince Consort wouldn’t have suffered."
But it would deplete that bit of guilt.
"This merely means her husband wouldn’t want to use it on his wife, thinking it not worthwhile."
Yu Tingwan disdainfully said: "For the Second Prince Consort to marry him and bear his child, it was misfortune after misfortune."
The girl’s words were always harsh.
"In the countryside, no girl wants to marry a lame man. Can’t do farm work, feed the family is a struggle."
"He could marry a wife only due to being a Prince. Might be able to eat well, but this is Shangjing City. One mistake, lacking capability, means only being devoured."
Would the Holy Emperor not know the Second Prince Consort was still in confinement? Merely indifferent, more aptly put, is insufficient care for this son of his.
"Can he earn the Holy Emperor’s favor, or with his broken body, have a chance to vie with the Fifth Prince for the dragon throne?"
"To avoid being left in the cold, he can only cling to the Holy Emperor."
"After the Holy Emperor’s death, cling to the next one."
"Being lame, not being despised by the Second Prince Consort is his blessing. To not value the one beside him, the Second Prince values himself too much."
Good.
Not a single vulgar word.
Others’ matters, just mentioning, will pass.
Yu Tingwan sniffed. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"What is this?"
She caught the thrilling scent!
"Crispy Bone Fish from Drunken Pavilion."
Wei Zhao said lightly: "Go wash your hands."
Yu Tingwan trotted off.
Indeed.
Whenever Wei Zhao went out these days, he would bring back some meat dishes to treat Yu Tingwan.
No matter who suffers, Yu Tingwan’s mouth must not.
After Yu Tingwan washed her hands and returned, Wei Zhao opened the paper bag on the stone table.
Yu Tingwan took a piece.
"Husband."
She was very serious!
Wei Zhao’s eyelid inexplicably twitched upon seeing her like this.
Yu Tingwan thought.
She hadn’t spoken sweet words for a long time!
Especially at this critical moment.
Compared to the helplessness of the Shen and Lu families, she could be carefree in Duke Shun Mansion.
Also, the indifference of the Second Prince’s wife.
Yu Tingwan: "Sometimes, you are quite a man!"
She sincerely praised.
From the bottom of her heart.
If Father hadn’t died, if subsequent events hadn’t occurred, she would be carefree, never tasting bitterness, even if her aesthetics were skewed, even if Wei Zhao wasn’t dark and strong, she thinks she would still fancy him.
Wei Zhao’s face was expressionless.
Not wanting to hear this praise.
Yu Tingwan thought he didn’t believe her, cleared her throat: "Really."
Wei Zhao, struggling to respond, said: "But I... am, aren’t I?"
