kvmb Chapter 297 Has a Chip
Chapter 297 Has a Chip
Chapter 297 Having a Bargaining Chip
The next day, Can'er received orders. She had been lying in wait by Jing Rou's side and had now gained her trust.
"Princess, this is a nourishing soup prepared for you by the Princess Consort," Can'er said as she presented the soup to Jingrou.
Now that her wedding is imminent, despite her many worries before, she is still a happy bride-to-be.
"Hmm, let's put it there for now." Jing Rou was busy choosing her wedding jewelry. She had a gold phoenix hairpin in her left hand and a ruby necklace in her right. There were too many things to choose from, after all, it was her first time getting married, and she was a little conflicted.
"Could you help me decide which one suits me best?"
Can'er only hoped that Jingrou would drink the soup quickly, so she forced a smile and said ingratiatingly, "The princess is more beautiful than a fairy, and looks good in anything. Besides, there are people who will take care of these things. Now the princess only needs to take good care of her health, and she will be even more radiant and beautiful in the future!"
These words pleased Jing Rou greatly, and she smiled, "What you said is quite right. Bring the soup over."
"Yes."
Jing Rou took it and gently stirred it with a spoon, releasing a faint, delicate fragrance.
"Why does this soup smell better than usual today?"
Seeing Jing Rou's suspicion, Can'er quickly said, "We added lily bulbs today, which are both pleasing to the eye and have a good meaning."
"I see." After hearing this, Jing Rou no longer had any doubts and drank the beauty soup in one sip after another.
That night, Jingrou felt nauseous and vomited uncontrollably, making it impossible for her to sleep. So she asked the royal physician to come and see her.
"How are you? Did you eat something bad?" Prince Qing and Princess Qing asked from the side, while Can'er knelt to the side with her eyes down and remained silent.
The physician placed his hand on Jing Rou's wrist, his expression changed, and he finally spoke.
"Your Highness and Princess, please dismiss everyone else."
Prince Qing immediately realized that things were not good and drove all the servants out, including Can'er.
In an instant, only the four of them remained in the room.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Prince Qing asked anxiously.
Princess Qing, however, seemed to sense something amiss. Her fingers twirled around the silk handkerchief, and she was momentarily frightened.
"Princess...Princess is pregnant."
The physician's voice was extremely low, yet it sounded like a thunderclap splitting the room.
Prince Qing stared at Jing Rou in astonishment, speechless for a long time. If the royal physician hadn't been an old man in the palace, there would have been bloodshed today.
Princess Qing reacted quickly, and hurriedly asked, "About how long has it been?"
"It's been less than a month, but the princess's constitution is special, which is why the reaction is so strong." He had been in the Prince's mansion for many years and had witnessed countless dirty and ugly things. He was already tied to the Prince's mansion, so he told the truth.
Prince Qing and Princess Qing exchanged a glance, both knowing what was going on, and their expressions softened.
Hearing this, Jing Rou finally felt relieved. Less than a month later, that meant Qi Zhi's child, or at least... at least not Murong Pei Feng's. Her shock turned to fear, and then to joy. Now that she had leverage, her chances of winning were much greater.
But what she didn't know was that what she had wasn't a bargaining chip, but a bomb that could explode at any moment.
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On the other side, at the Xie family mansion.
Xie Bailing was wiping his sword when his subordinate Wen Yue stepped forward and asked, "Master, are you really going to agree to that old man Teng Hui's request and help him send troops to Qi?"
Wen Yue asked two questions in a row, but Xie Bailing remained calm and unhurried.
"Wen Yue, why are you making such a loud noise? This isn't Dayun, it's the Xie residence." Xie Bailing said, but he didn't stop wiping his sword.
That's right, now her master is disguised as Xie Bailing of the Xie family, not Prince Ji Yuan of the Dayun Kingdom.
"Although you made a request, Master, for one-tenth of Qi's territory... that Teng Hui is cunning and unpredictable, what if..." Wen Yue was still worried. A few days ago, Teng Hui came to Ji Yuan and asked Dayun to send troops to help Qi.
"One-tenth?" Ji Yuan suddenly stopped wiping his sword, then thrust it out. In an instant, the sword's aura was overwhelming, and the killing intent was palpable.
"What I want is the entire Qi Kingdom!" Ji Yuan said firmly.
Wen Yue shivered inexplicably. Yes, this was her master, Ji Yuan, the strongest warrior of Dayun!
Just then, a servant from the Xie family came from a distance. She was Qin Mama, the personal attendant of the Xie family matriarch.
"Young Master!" Qin Mama said with a smile on her face, drawing out her voice from a distance.
Xie Bailing sheathed his sword, his expression impatient.
Wen Yue was the most considerate, stepping forward to block Xie Bailing's path, "Hello, Aunt Qin."
A hint of displeasure flashed in Qin Mama's eyes, but she quickly recovered and said, "Miss Wenyue, I have something to discuss with the young master."
Wen Yue smiled and replied, "Mom, you can tell me first if you have something to say."
Qin Mama inwardly resented Wen Yue for meddling, but still smiled and said, "This is something the Madam instructed us to do, so we can only talk to the young master about it."
Wen Yue was about to speak again when Xie Bailing said, "Wen Yue, let her come over." Wen Yue had no choice but to step aside. Qin Mama approached.
Madam Qin curtsied and said, "Young Master, Madam says she wants to arrange a marriage for you!"
She spoke so earnestly, as if it were some great, wonderful thing.
Since Xie Bailing entered the household, he has always been well-behaved and has never made a mistake. Although the matriarch of the Xie family dislikes him, she cannot say anything because she has no children. Now someone has given her an idea: to marry her niece from her maternal family into the household so that she can have a son or daughter. Then it will be much more convenient to leave the father and keep the child.
"Arrange a marriage?" Xie Bailing asked with a playful smile.
"Yes! Our lady has taken a liking to our young master, and the person she's considering marrying is a young lady from her own family. She's incredibly beautiful, with fair skin and delicate features." Qin Mama exaggeratedly described the girl while observing Xie Bailing's expression.
"Alright, let Mother decide everything." Xie Bailing gave a sly smile.
Qin Mama couldn't see through it and was secretly pleased. She thought to herself that those raised in the village were easy to manipulate. Although they had been in the capital for a year, their inherent poverty and lowliness could not be changed.
"Very well, very well, then this old servant will go and report right away that a happy occasion is about to be held in our household!"
Seeing Qin Mama's retreating figure, Xie Bailing's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Wenyue, since they're so restless, let's find a way to quiet them down." After saying that, Xie Bailing continued wiping his sword as if nothing had happened.
"My subordinate understands."
That very night, the matriarch of the Xie family suffered from hysteria, became delirious, and smashed things. Several doctors were consulted, but to no avail, and the wedding was naturally put on hold.