Gu Ying grabbed his collar, looking up at the man's fierce eyes, her face flushed as she bit her lip, "No, I'm not feeling well down there, the old doctor said we need to refrain."
They had done it a few times before when the baby was stable.
A man like him...would never shortchange her in that area.
So each time was over an hour...
This time after the danger, the baby almost got hurt, she had decided not to let the Prince touch her before the birth.
Zhao Changdu dangerously narrowed his eyes, looking at her protruding belly, and slightly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.
"Alright alright, I won't touch you." The man's tone was indulgent as his big hand held the girl's slender waist, gently caressing her. Soon his big warm palm moved to her small belly, gently stroking.
The baby in her belly was still small, just over four months. Gu Ying's stomach was only the size of his palm.
Who knows when he'll be back from the border this time.
Gu Ying's gaze fell on his long, slender fingers. Her ears reddened slightly, "That's more like it. When you come back, we can do it anytime..."
Zhao Changdu's Adam's apple rolled as his breathing grew heavier, "Really, anytime?"
Gu Ying didn't think he could come up with anything fancy. She nodded innocently, "As long as others don't find out, this is our secret."
God knows how hard it was for her to say something so embarrassing, but she wanted to reassure him and let him know her feelings.
When you love someone, you can't control yourself in that area.
Although she was just a woman, she couldn't avoid worldly desires.
"Alright, our secret." Zhao Changdu's gaze was deep as he uttered hoarsely.
Barely discernibly, he smirked. Various tantalizing images had already popped up in his mind, just waiting for his return and the baby's birth. Then he should properly compensate the girl.
Gu Ying let go of her collar, her clavicle already a bit red.
Zhao Changdu's hot gaze swept over her. The girl's skin was too delicate.
The carriage went all the way back to Zhenguo Duke Manor. On the way, Zhao Changdu told Gu Ying everything that happened yesterday in detail.
Gu Ying also told the Prince about Mrs. Lin's matter.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Duke Manor and silence filled the carriage.
Gu Ying put her hand into the man's palm and turned her head to peer into his deep eyes. He was calmer than last time but his eyes were very complicated.
She quietly didn't speak, giving the man time to digest this.
After all, it was unacceptable to anyone that Cheng wanted to harm a Duke's wife while Concubine Wan was the favored beauty in the palace. For so many years, she held her position steadfast even without giving birth to even half a child for Tianqi Emperor. The Emperor's feelings for Concubine Wan could not be shaken. Wanting revenge for Mrs. Lin was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
Just then the Prince was about to depart for the frontier, with unknown chances of survival once on the battlefield.
No one would be willing to let their enemy enjoy life freely forever.
"A-du, I've thought about this. I have to avenge my mother." Gu Ying looked at the man with some distress. "Although Concubine Wan is not an ordinary person, she still harmed people so she should pay with her life. Her existence ruined my mother's whole life. She deserves death."
Zhao Changdu was silent for a long time. When he spoke again, his tone was very calm. "A-ying is right."
Gu Ying was slightly stunned. The Prince didn't seem sad at all?
Zhao Changdu's taut handsome face softened a bit as he curled his fingers and tapped them on the tip of the girl's pert nose. "However, it shouldn't be A-ying seeking revenge but me as her son to personally handle it."
The last three words contained thick hatred and some sense of confidence.
Gu Ying blinked thoughtfully, "Judging by A-du's expression, did you already know?"
"How could Cheng have the ability to harm a Duke's wife? When Granny Sun said someone had looked for Cheng, I had people investigate secretly." Zhao Changdu chuckled lightly, still looking rather relaxed. "There was a record in the information repository at Fuyun Building about when Zhao Rou went to Ruyi Alley. Using that as a lead, I actually discovered that Concubine Wan and Zhao Rou had conspired to harm my mother."
Gu Ying knitted her brows in shock. "There's Zhao Rou's hand in this too?"
Zhao Changdu laughed sarcastically. "Yes, I didn't expect that either. Born in Zhenguo Duke Manor, she looked down on my mother's status, feeling she wasn't worthy of Zhao Hui. So she secretly found Cheng to cooperate with her to spread rumors that Zhao Hui kept mistresses outside, wanting to force my mother to give up the marriage. But their tricks didn't work. Later, the two started slipping my mother drugs, causing her to become mentally ill and deranged before jumping off Jixue Cliff."
Gu Ying was speechless for a moment.
Every family had their troubles but Zhao Rou was the Prince's own aunt! How could she do this to the Prince's mother?
No wonder the Huo family hadn't been doing so well recently with Zhao Rou unable to find a good match for Huo Qiyan at various households before falling ill in bed after a few days.
Now it seemed there was the Prince's hand behind this.
Zhao Changdu's mouth slightly smirked. "At first I thought the mastermind was only Zhao Rou. It was just jealousy sparking hatred between women."
"Until today when I saw a girl at Fuyun Building, I realized there was an even deeper cause behind all this."
Gu Ying's breathing tightened. "A girl?"
Zhao Changdu's bright eyes dimmed. "Yes, a girl who looks somewhat like His Majesty."
Gu Ying's brows rose as if realizing something. She suddenly remembered something and her eyes instantly lit up.
Zhao Changdu looked at the girl in his arms, a pair of unparalleled bright eyes, hiding starlight within.
The two of them were very smart people, naturally understanding what this girl signified!
For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage was strangely quiet.
Under the dim bean lamp, Gu Ying's sea pink-hued face was as bright as a flower, unable to conceal the excitement and elation in her eyes.
Zhao Changdu uttered profoundly, "Concubine Wan's secret was discovered by my mother so she wanted my mother dead. That's why she instigated Zhao Rou to be her murder weapon. I investigated that Zhao Rou was very close with Concubine Wan back then."
As Gu Ying listened, her heart suddenly chilled.
Imperial affairs were unfathomable, Concubine Wan's mind was even more vicious than men.
Zhao Changdu lowered his eyes to stare at the girl's taut snowy face as he collected her small hand into his big one, slowly kneading her soft fingers. Lightly he continued, "A-ying doesn't need to worry. Before leaving Bianjing, I will get justice for my mother."
"Yes." Gu Ying also smirked.
...From that day on, it kept raining in Bianjing.
Misty rain like curtains with spring pavilions shrouded in fog everywhere on the long streets lined with willows.
Gu Ying handed Mu Nanfeng to Fuyun Building.
