Long Live the Empress

Chapter 215 Tianhong Panic

When Yue Jinghong and Aunt Su returned to the Yue Mansion, the first thing they did was not to pay their respects to the old lady, but to go straight to Yue Tianhong's yard.

"Hong'er! Hong'er!"

Yue Tianhong heard Aunt Su calling him in the room. Thinking something had happened to Aunt Su, he didn't even bother to put on a cloak and hurried out the door.

"Aunt! What happened?"

Aunt Su happily grabbed Yue Tianhong's hand, "It's not me! It's your sister! She's going to marry into the prince's mansion!"

"Really?" Yue Tianhong looked at Yue Jinghong who was supported by someone with joy, "Sister! Is what Auntie said true?"

Yue Jinghong nodded shyly, "It's true..."

"That's great! When my sister becomes the Crown Princess, I wonder who will look down on us!"

As soon as Yue Tianhong finished speaking, Yue Jinghong's face turned pale, "I'm not going to be the Crown Princess... but... a concubine!"

"What? Be a concubine?" Yue Tianhong looked at Aunt Su in disbelief. In Yue Tianhong's heart, Yue Jinghong was the most perfect and outstanding woman, more than qualified to be the Crown Princess. But he did not expect that in the end Yue Jinghong only got the position of a concubine.

Aunt Su saw Yue Jinghong looking embarrassed, so she sneezed and changed the subject, "Hong'er, it's too cold outside, let's go inside and talk!"

Yue Tianhong also knew that outside was not the place to talk, so he personally pushed Aunt Su into the house.

Nanny Li patted Yue Jinghong's hand and said, "Second Miss, don't feel embarrassed. This is only temporary. When Second Miss gives birth to the Emperor's eldest grandson, the position of Crown Princess will definitely be Second Miss's!"

Yue Jinghong had the same idea as Nanny Li, and coupled with what the prince had just said to her in the imperial garden, Yue Jinghong was full of confidence in her future!

As soon as Aunt Su sat down, Yue Jinghong came in, supported by Nanny Li.

Although Yue Tianhong was young, he had lived in this mansion since he was a child, so he had some understanding of women's affairs. He looked at Yue Jinghong holding her belly with her right hand, and asked tentatively: "Are you feeling unwell, second sister? Did you drink too much today?"

Yue Jinghong's face turned red all of a sudden, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

In ancient times, women valued their reputation and chastity. If Yue Jinghong hadn't been pregnant with the emperor's grandson, a woman like her who got pregnant before marriage would have been drowned long ago! At the very least, she would have been force-fed safflower to cause a miscarriage, and then her head would have been shaved bald and sent to a nunnery to become a nun.

But Aunt Su did not feel ashamed, instead she was somewhat complacent, "Your second sister is really doing well! She is already pregnant with the prince's child. Hong'er, you should know that your sister is pregnant with the eldest grandson of the emperor of Wei State! Haha..."

Yue Tianhong was slightly stunned, staring blankly at Yue Jinghong's belly and asked, "Really?"

Yue Jinghong blushed and nodded, "The maid in the palace said... the baby is already five months old..."

"What?" Yue Tianhong seemed to be struck by lightning. He shouted loudly, "We can't keep this child!"

Aunt Su and Yue Jinghong asked in unison: "Why?"

Only Yue Tianhong and his uncle knew that Yue Jinghong was kidnapped by bandits. After careful calculation, the child in Yue Jinghong's belly must be the bandits'! If it is found out in the future, it will be a serious crime that will implicate the entire clan!

This child must not be kept!

Aunt Su thought Yue Tianhong wanted to break off the engagement because Yue Jinghong was just a concubine and felt wronged, so she quickly explained, "Hong'er! Although your sister entered the prince's residence as a concubine, as long as your sister gives birth to a child next spring, her status will definitely rise! Even if the prince doesn't mention it, the emperor will not be able to tolerate it. The emperor will never allow the mother of the eldest grandson of the Wei Kingdom to be a concubine! Hong'er, don't worry!"

"I'm not worried about this... Oh! I'd better go and discuss it with my uncle!" Yue Tianhong was now panicked and hurried out the door.

Yue Jinghong looked at Yue Tianhong's departing back, then lowered her head and stared at her belly which had not yet bulged. "Aunt, does Brother Hong look down on me?"

Aunt Su knew that Yue Jinghong was overthinking, so she quickly comforted him, "How is that possible? Hong'er just feels that being the prince's concubine is unfair to you! Don't think too much! Let's go meet the old lady! When you meet the old lady later, you must show your might! After all, you are pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson! That old woman wouldn't dare to do anything to you!"

After listening to Aunt Su's words, Yue Jinghong took a deep breath, and with the help of Zhenzhu, she and Aunt Su went to the old lady's yard.