??23: Chapter 23 Pretending to be Affectionate
23: Chapter 23 Pretending to be Affectionate
“Prince, you must be mistaken, my father and brother would never betray you.”
Wan Yiyu sobbed, shaking her head, unwilling to admit it.
“Miss Wan, how do you think your brother is doing now?” Ziwu suddenly asked in a lowered voice.
Wan Yiyu’s heart sank, and she could no longer cry; she carefully asked, “How, what happened to him?”
“Since he deceived everyone by saying he was dead, then let us turn that lie into reality,” Ziwu said slowly.
“Ah…” Wan Yiyu let out a panicked scream.
“Did you kill my brother?”
“The military officer must have received the body by now.
Next will be him, Miss Wan could still see him one last ti if she returns now,” Ziwu comnted sarcastically.
Wan Yiyu’s face turned ashen; she hurriedly got up and ran out, her mouth continuously chanting, “It’s not true, it’s not true.”
“Nanny Wang, Nanny Qin, go back to the palace and tell my mother the Empress Dowager that I am very grateful for the gift she bestowed,” Yan Lin’s chilly voice echoed through the vast room.
Nanny Wang and Nanny Qin were so frightened that they felt their souls might fly away; they feared becoming spirits beneath the knife.
“This servant understands.”
“And the rest, do you still wish to stay at Prince Yan’s Residence?” Yan Lin asked coldly again.
“Prince, this servant wishes to return ho.”
“This servant wishes to go back as well.”
The remaining won didn’t dare to dream of becoming concubines at Prince Yan’s Residence anymore.
They hastily made their exit and, as soon as they crossed the threshold, they started running wildly.
Sensing a tremor from the person next to him, Yan Lin asked in a ghostly voice, “Is the Princess Consort scared?
Do you think I am cruel and violent?”
Chu Baihan, who shivered from feeling cold, furrowed her eyebrows after hearing what the prince had said; what was he on about, speaking so strangely?
Despite inward complaints, she still patiently answered, “Traitors do not deserve pity; I do not believe the Prince is wrong.
One must be ruthless to instill fear in one’s enemies.”
Did she really think that way?
Yan Lin pursed his lips, and though he said no more, anyone with discerning eyes could feel his mood was very good.
“Linlin, are you trying to frighten the life out of your Imperial Great Grandmother?
I thought you were going to let down our dear Baihan,” the Empress Dowager said with a stern face.
“Great Imperial Grandmother, do you often feel short of breath?
Perhaps Chu Baihan should examine you,” Yan Lin said.
Not wanting the Empress Dowager to keep focusing on her relationship with the prince, Chu Baihan quickly changed the subject.
“Baihan, do you know dical skills?”
“Not to hide it from the Empress Dowager, I did learn a bit of dicine from an old doctor.
You often have sleepless nights, poor appetite, frequent headaches, shortness of breath, and occasional chest pain, correct?” Chu Baihan asked, voice gentle.
“Princess Consort, how could you know this?” Nanny Xiao asked, shocked.
Chu Baihan, a bit embarrassed, said, “Just now, I secretly took the Empress Dowager’s pulse.”
“You girl, you must have taken the pulse when you were holding my hand; I didn’t notice,” the Empress Dowager said, not angry but smiling instead.
“Then tell , how should we treat my ailnts?” she continued to ask with a smile.
“Later, I will write a prescription for you, Empress Dowager.
You should take the dicine on ti.
However, to completely recover, you must maintain a good mood.
Being lancholic is a big taboo,” Baihan said solemnly.
Given the Empress Dowager’s advanced age and her health not as robust as before, she needed to take good care of herself.
“None of you are giving
great-grandchildren; how can I be happy?” the Empress Dowager coughed and her face was very pale.
Chu Baihan felt both concern and helplessness; how did the topic circle back again?
Every day, the prince only thought of killing her; how could there be any possibility of having a little Princely Heir with her?
While she was silently ranting in her mind, a warm hand took hold of her fingers.
She stiffened, turned her head, and looked in astonishnt at the profile of the prince.
What was he doing?
“What you said is also what the Imperial Physician said; the Empress Dowager really can’t keep brooding anymore.
Even if it’s pretend, you must put on a loving fa??ade with ,” Yan Lin said in a low, indifferent voice.
Chu Baihan replied, “Alright, alright.”
The Empress Dowager was so kind to her that she couldn’t bear to see her disappointed.
Taking a deep breath, she began to force a smile and pretended to be compliant as she said, “Prince, let
help you sit down over there.”
Seeing them like this, the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but turn her head to reveal a triumphant smile to Nanny Xiao.
Nanny Xiao gave a wry smile in response.
The Empress Dowager was really sparing no effort to cultivate a relationship between Prince Yan Lin and the Princess Consort.
Having stayed up all night, indeed, today her pulse was quite weak.
“Baihan girl, I’ve heard that you’ve gone out to look at shops, what are your plans?” After sitting down in the main seat, the Empress Dowager asked Chu Baihan kindly.
Chu Baihan was montarily stunned, not expecting the Empress Dowager to be aware of this matter.
She nodded and confessed, “Yes, I’ve already looked at a pharmacy, and I plan to transform it into a dical hall.”
“A dical hall?
That’s good, I think it’s possible,” the Empress Dowager said, imdiately nodding in agreent.
The Empress Dowager actually agreed?
Chu Baihan was both shocked and delighted.
When she spoke of her intentions, she had already braced herself for rejection.
After all, let alone Yan Lin’s special circumstances, if others ca to know of her dical skills, it would certainly be detrintal to the Prince Residence.
Besides, it was taboo for won of the Imperial Family to be too prominent; surely the Empress Dowager would have this concern as well.
But she hadn’t expected the Empress Dowager to agree so promptly.
However, even if the Empress Dowager agreed, it would be useless, for a certain prince would never agree.
Chu Baihan glanced at Yan Lin out of the corner of her eye, her expression disheartened.
The Empress Dowager just so happened to see her look and imdiately put on a stern face to say to Yan Lian, “Linlin, why are you not speaking?
Could it be you disagree?”
It’s over, the prince must think she’s complaining to the Empress Dowager again.
Looking resigned, Chu Baihan quickly spoke up, “Empress Dowager, it’s not like that, actually…”
As she was racking her brains to think of an explanation, the person next to her spoke up in a deep voice, “Empress Dowager, I have no objections.”
Huh?
She turned again in astonishnt, looking at him with a weird, awkward gaze.
He actually agreed?
“All right, all right, agreent is good,” the Empress Dowager nodded happily, looking very pleased.
“By the way, I had soone go to Puguang Temple to have a master fortune-teller read your birth charts.
You two are highly compatible.
Moreover, the master said if Baihan girl can conceive within three months, it will ensure everlasting peace and prosperity for the Prince Residence,” the Empress Dowager added with a smile.
“Cough cough cough…” Chu Baihan was drinking tea and almost choked to death.
“Empress Dowager, as I said, I will not have children,” said Yan Lin with a firm tone.
The atmosphere suddenly cooled.
Chu Baihan could only keep holding her tea cup, sipping tea silently.
But she couldn’t help but mutter to herself: Does the prince resist the idea of children so much because he dislikes children, or is it because the person he has to have children with is her?
Perhaps it’s both.
With that thought, her expression slightly fell.
Does he dislike her that much?
Linlin, this child, must be resisting the idea of children because of his eye disease, the Empress Dowager sighed to herself.
For a ti, within one room, three people had different thoughts.
After staying a while longer, the Empress Dowager found an excuse to leave for the palace, taking Nanny Xiao with her as well.
Because she had already sensed a change in Linlin’s attitude towards Baihan girl, she thought it best to give them ti to get along.
“Prince, if you have no other matters, I will go to Qianling Pavilion,” said Chu Baihan, unable to contain her excitent after receiving approval, as she needed to start working on the affairs of Qianling Pavilion as soon as possible.
Rarely did Yan Lin not stop her, but instead knocked on the table, signaling Ziyi to follow her.
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