You Two Are Quite Match
Crown Prince’s Mansion.
After Xiao Chengjun finished handling military affairs, he glanced at Du Jin and asked, “Where is she?”
Du Jin was taken aback, “Who, Your Royal Highness?”
Xiao Chengjun furrowed his brows, his gaze turning slightly cold.
Du Jin immediately remembered, “Your Royal Highness, are you referring to Lady Yun Nian?”
A day had passed.
Du Jin wore a troubled expression on his face.
Xiao Chengjun shot him a sharp look, and Du Jin quickly said, “I heard that Her Royal Highness Princess Royal personally went to the Yun family and took Lady Yun Nian away.”
“Aunt?”
Xiao Chengjun frowned.
Du Jin nodded.
Aunt must have heard about Yun Nian’s pregnancy and went to find her.
Recalling Yun Nian’s words about not being pregnant, Xiao Chengjun stood up and said, “Let’s go to Princess Royal’s Mansion.”
“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”
However, he didn’t expect that in his lifetime, he would be stopped outside Princess Royal’s Mansion.
“My apologies, Your Royal Highness. Princess Royal is not in the mansion. She specifically instructed that if you were to come, please return and come back when she returns,” the servant guarding the gate trembled as he spoke to Xiao Chengjun.
Xiao Chengjun’s expression turned cold, “Is that so? I heard that Aunt went out as a guest this morning and brought someone back. Why isn’t she in the mansion?”
The servant wiped the sweat off his forehead and nervously replied, “Princess Royal went out again after returning to the mansion! I haven’t seen her bring anyone back…”
Aunt deliberately prevented him from entering because of Yun Nian?
Was she afraid he would harm Yun Nian?
Xiao Chengjun didn’t dwell on it and led Du Jin away.
“Aren’t you going to find Lady Yun Nian and clarify things?”
Du Jin asked.
“We’ll see her eventually.”
Three days later was the Flower Banquet.
Aunt would host the Flower Banquet.
Could Yun Nian really hide and avoid meeting people?
“Could Princess Royal…”
Du Jin made a throat-slitting gesture.
Xiao Chengjun glanced at him, “Aunt won’t.”
He understood Aunt well.
She wouldn’t stoop to such dirty tricks.
Ever since Yun Nian entered Princess Royal’s Mansion, she had been looking around like a country bumpkin entering the city, marveling at everything.
In reality, Yun Nian was assessing the guard layout of Princess Royal’s Mansion.
Mansions belonging to nobles and royalty often had hidden guards lurking in the shadows.
As the saying goes, knowing oneself and the enemy is the key to seizing opportunities!
The nanny approached Princess Royal and whispered a few words in her ear.
Princess Royal waved her hand, and the nanny stepped aside.
“You don’t have to be afraid. This place is not Yun Mansion; there aren’t so many tricks,” Princess Royal glanced at Yun Nian, who was looking around, and suddenly spoke.
Yun Nian turned around awkwardly, “Your Royal Highness, you misunderstood. But you’re right, the Yun family is indeed full of schemers and snakes!”
Princess Royal fixed her gaze on her and smiled, “You are somewhat different from the rumors.” Yun Nian was straightforward, “Isn’t it surprising that Princess Royal supports me? Just now at the Yun family, I didn’t have a chance to explain to Princess Royal… Actually, I am not pregnant.”
Princess Royal furrowed her brows slightly, “This palace believes in its nephew, Cheng’er trusts you, so naturally, this palace trusts you. You don’t need to worry. If you’re afraid of Cheng’er, this palace will talk to him. He won’t trouble you.”
Yun Nian: …
It feels like we’re not on the same wavelength at all.
And who said Xiao Chengjun trusts her?
That man only gave her one day; he might have already come knocking on her door.
“Without my permission, he can’t come in.”
Princess Royal seemed to see through her thoughts every time.
Yun Nian finally reacted, realizing that Xiao Chengjun had indeed come looking for her, but Princess Royal had someone stop him?
There was no point in saying more.
Yun Nian rolled up her sleeves and said, “Does Princess Royal’s Mansion have a doctor? Find one to examine me, and then Princess Royal will know that I am telling the truth, that I am not pregnant.” “After confirming that I haven’t lied, please let me go home.”
The effects of the fake pregnancy medicine had long worn off.
Anyone who could read pulses would know.
Yun Nian spoke earnestly, and Princess Royal furrowed her brows slightly, “Are you afraid that His Royal Highness and I will harm your two children?”
Is that why she refused to admit the children in her womb, or was she simply too scared?
Yun Nian felt exhausted and sighed, “I say I’m not pregnant, but none of you believe me. When it’s discovered later, you will all blame me. Your Royal Highness, being a person is so difficult!”
The corner of Princess Royal’s mouth twitched, “There are rumors outside saying that those two children are Cheng’er’s. Isn’t your family’s intention to have you enter the royal family? Now that your wish has come true, you’re avoiding it at every turn. Yun Nian, playing hard to get is useless with me. I have said it before, your two children won’t be mistreated. Why do you think I would say one thing and do another?”
Yun Nian: …
If she truly carried the child of Prince Cheng’en in her womb, she would unquestionably enter the royal family without hesitation, lying on a bed of gold and silver, indulging in all the luxuries!
Xiao Chengjun must possess both appearance and power, wealth and influence, without any messy women.
Such a man would be hard to find even in the future world, no matter how hard one searched!
But unfortunately, she doesn’t have the goods in her womb.
She can’t just conjure up a baby!
Yun Nian explained, “I didn’t spread those rumors. It was my fifth sister, Yun Yan, who instigated me to marry in place of her so she wouldn’t have to marry His Royal Highness. I admit, I was foolishly tempted by the beauty of Cheng’en King and agreed to her request. But now I regret it, truly! I know deep down that I am not worthy of Cheng’en King. The pregnancy was also prearranged, it’s all a lie!”
Princess Royal nodded, “Since you were tempted by Cheng’er’s beauty, and now the opportunity is right in front of you, there’s no need to give up so easily.”
Yun Nian: …
Your Royal Highness, I said so much, and you only heard that one sentence?
She couldn’t possibly say that the original owner and Yun Yan conspired together to scheme against Xiao Chengjun’s inheritance!
She just found an excuse to be tempted by his beauty… and you actually believed it!
In the eyes of Princess Royal, there was nothing wrong with Yun Nian saying she was tempted by her nephew’s beauty.
Her nephew was exceptionally handsome, which woman wouldn’t be infatuated?
Unfortunately, those women were timid and weak, easily swayed by rumors and gossip, thinking that her nephew was cruel and ruthless, avoiding him at all costs.
Over the years, Princess Royal had also worried about Xiao Chengjun’s marriage.
She had arranged women around him, but none of them could get close to him.
So when she heard that Yun Nian was carrying Xiao Chengjun’s child, even if she didn’t like her, Princess Royal personally went to the Yun Mansion to protect her.
Explanation wouldn’t work, so Yun Nian decided to change her approach and began to belittle herself, “Your Royal Highness, look at my notorious reputation. How can I be worthy of the noble Prince Cheng’en? Standing by his side would only tarnish his image. You wouldn’t want His Royal Highness to be ridiculed, would you?!”
Princess Royal sighed, “If I were to choose a princess for Cheng’er, I certainly wouldn’t choose you. But if Cheng’er is willing to accept you, and considering you still have some looks, anyway, our Cheng’er’s reputation isn’t that great either, the two of you… would be a suitable match.