Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 185 - Anger is Not Conducive to Conception

Chapter 185: Chapter 185 Anger is Not Conducive to Conception

Chapter 185 -185 Anger is Not Conducive to Conception

The Third Prince met with mishap, and the Emperor was furious in court.

“Murdering a prince is an unforgivable crime; I am too disappointed. If I catch the person behind this, I will ensure their life is worse than death!”

The officials shuddered under the Emperor’s wrath.

Seizing the opportunity, the Emperor expressed his fondness for the Third Prince, saying that he was the most filial. Even in a life-threatening situation, he had thought of sending him a Christmas present, yet the gift was stained with blood.

The Emperor intended to take a direct approach now, wanting to cultivate the Third Prince in plain sight and let all ministers know of his favoritism towards him.

He wanted the ministers to understand that the Third Prince could also be a candidate for Crown Prince.

The Second Prince returned home and smashed a room full of porcelain, with a group of aides and Hidden Guard leaders kneeling on the ground, not daring to breathe.

“Useless, all useless! You can’t even kill the Third Prince, what use do you have for my mansion!”

No one dared to make a sound.

Because in the past two days, the Second Prince had already beheaded several people, and everyone was afraid they might be next.

After venting his anger, and seeing that the Second Prince seemed to have calmed down, someone suggested, “Your Highness, with the Third Prince gravely injured, even with recuperation, it would take more than half a year. If we tamper with his medicine, the Third Prince will surely lose his life and no longer be a contender against you.”

“Yes, Princess Consort Ling’s medical skills are renowned; the Emperor has experienced them personally and will certainly seek her out for treatment. If we meddle surreptitiously, we can even frame Prince Ling, making the Emperor detest him. This would kill two birds with one stone!”

“Moreover, Prince Ling is currently oblivious to the Emperor’s thoughts on the Third Prince. Even if he harbors ambitions for the Crown Prince’s position, he wouldn’t see the Third Prince as a threat; he would only consider Your Highness his rival.”

With our deliberate calculations against their inadvertence, although the Third Prince’s arrival in the Capital City means the Emperor will surely be more vigilant, it presents an excellent opportunity for us at Prince Ling’s expense.

After all, had we not known of the Emperor’s partiality for the Third Prince, and that he secured a royal tutor for him, none of us here would have thought this otherwise unremarkable prince could be the Emperor’s favorite son.

That Consort Jing Pin, who barely registers any presence at all, could be the Emperor’s favorite woman.

Seeing the Second Prince’s hesitation, an aide thought he was reluctant to let Princess Consort Ling be involved in trouble and hurriedly advised:

“Your Highness, Princess Consort Ling is now wholeheartedly aiding Prince Ling, with no place for you in her heart any longer. If used correctly, she could indeed help you achieve great things.”

The aides all knew of the Second Prince’s feelings for Murong Jiu. Men are like this; they don’t cherish what they have but pine for it when they can’t obtain it.

At the palace banquet just over a month ago, the Second Prince had already made preparations but didn’t proceed to poison Princess Consort Ling. It wasn’t just because the Second Princess Consort Yun Weiwei needed to adjust her health due to infertility issues, but also because the Second Prince had a soft spot for her, which led him to abandon the plan.

Her helping to treat Yun Weiwei’s health was merely an excuse the Second Prince gave himself.

In this world, it’s not as if Murong Jiu was the only one capable of treating Yun Weiwei’s condition.

The Second Prince, already in a bad mood, heard the aides’ counsel and snorted coldly:

“I have never been one to indulge in romance; the greater picture always takes precedence. Think carefully about the next steps, and devise a thorough plan to prevent the Emperor from suspecting me!”

Having said this, he left with a sweep of his sleeves.

A few people sighed in relief but also let out a breath of respite, at least today their heads were secure.

The Second Prince did not want to stay in the study, nor did he want to leave the mansion at this critical juncture, so he could only go to the back courtyard.

He did not seek out Yun Weiwei or Murong Man, but instead went to visit a Beauty previously awarded to him by his father—the Emperor. Today, his destination was the living quarters of a concubine surnamed Zheng.

Of course, he wasn’t fond of this concubine. When his father had sent her over, wasn’t it just to monitor his private quarters?

He merely wanted to let his father know that, since his marriage, he was so indulged in feminine allure, that he did not rest for even a single night, having slept with each and every woman in his back courtyard.

But Yun Weiwei and Murong Man were unaware of the Second Prince’s thoughts. When they learned that the Second Prince had actually gone to the concubine’s place, both of their faces looked quite ugly.

Yun Weiwei was relatively “magnanimous”; after all, she was the Main Wife, the Principal Consort, and even if she didn’t feel magnanimous, she had to put on an act.

Moreover, she was really feeling somewhat weak. If the Second Prince truly visited her room every day, she would be the one to suffer. As long as he didn’t go to Murong Man, everything was negotiable.

On the other hand, Murong Man clenched her teeth in anger and slapped her hand down on the table hard enough to turn her palm red.

Having been married into the Second Prince’s Mansion for a month, the Second Prince had visited her a few times, but it was far from enough. She once fantasized about being the principal wife, with the Second Prince as her husband, who, even if he went to sleep with other women, would not spend the night elsewhere, thus giving her the respect she was due.

But reality was miles apart from her imagination. The only places she could go were the garden and her own small courtyard.

She had once requested the Second Prince to let her change her living quarters, but he said that the place was tranquil and undisturbed by the worldly noise, which suited her temperament perfectly.

His insinuation was that, in his heart, she was still that same quiet, gentle, and weak little lady from before, who should wait quietly in the back courtyard of the Prince’s Mansion for the Second Prince’s visit.

The servants in the mansion were all cunning, and although the Second Prince had reprimanded them, they dared not confront her openly, but they always made life difficult for her in secret, and she dared not always trouble the Second Prince, lest she incur his disdain.

Recently, the Second Prince even spent whole nights with those Beauties, as if he were enchanted by their beauty. Murong Man thought she was far superior to those women in every respect, and she was also unreserved in bed. The Second Prince was definitely fond of her, so why did he always go to those Beauties?

Now, Murong Man was only accompanied by a single maidservant and had no way to learn news from outside. Even if she wanted to know, Yun Weiwei wouldn’t give her the chance, so she was utterly ignorant of the happenings in the court. Her worldview was confined to the back palace, and the wise and helpful woman of the past life no longer existed in this one.

Murong Jiu had already guessed this would happen.

Moreover, she speculated that Murong Man would not give up easily and would expend all her efforts to conceive an Imperial Grandson.

She wasn’t wrong,

Seeing Murong Man in a rage, the maidservant hurriedly advised in a low voice, “Miss, don’t be angry; getting angry is not conducive to conception!”

Murong Man always drank the Contraceptive Soup, but as soon as the maidservant and the old woman left, she would induce vomiting and tried to bring everything back up.

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Once, she took an opportunity to go back home and sought out a Court Physician, who told her that despite inducing vomiting, some of the drug’s effect would remain, but it wouldn’t significantly influence her. If she had a constitution conducive to conception, there would still be a chance for her to conceive.

The current Murong Man could only hope that she would become pregnant with the Second Prince’s child soon, to make him happy.

She believed that the Second Prince also hoped for her to bear a child. It was just that Yun Weiwei had her drink the Contraceptive Soup, and the Second Prince couldn’t oppose it openly.