jdhmnovel Chapter 410: Cancellation of the Engagement? The Marriage is Still Saved
Chapter 410: Cancellation of the Engagement? The Marriage is Still Saved
"Miss Shen, what else does she want?" the eunuch asked patiently. If it weren't for the fact that Prince Rui liked this girl and had previously sought help from the Queen Mother, he would not have bothered to pay attention to her.
"This marriage cannot be cancelled!" Shen Youran said.
"It's not your turn to decide whether this marriage should be cancelled or not! You in the Shen family are really great. We will report today's events truthfully!" The father-in-law was so angry that his face turned green.
"Eunuch, please calm down!" Shen Wenting was worried that he would really complain to the Empress Dowager, so he smiled.
"Father, this marriage cannot be cancelled! Because... because I already have Prince Rui's child!" Shen Youran said with a blushing face.
Her words made everyone present drop their jaws.
"What did you say? Is this true?" The father-in-law stopped right where he was about to take a step.
"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can ask a doctor to come over, or ask King Rui for confirmation." Shen Youran felt confident and his back straightened.
"We cannot make the decision on this matter. We need to go back and report to the Queen Mother before making a final decision." After the eunuch said this, he looked at Shen Youran meaningfully and left in a hurry.
Yao Qingnian stood by with a look of great anticipation. Pregnancy, Prince Rui's?! It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it? This child came at the right time. No matter whose it was, she didn't want to get involved in their mess. After the father-in-law left, she left on her own. Shen Wenting and the old lady were now focused on Shen Youran's marriage, so naturally no one cared about her.
It took Shen Wenting and the others a long time to recover: "You Ran, you... when did this happen? Why didn't you tell us?"
"Father, I only found out about this in the past few days. I'm afraid you and grandmother will blame me. If I don't tell anyone about what happened just now, I'll have even less chance to speak in the future." Shen Youran lowered his head and sobbed softly, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
"You are having an affair with the prince. If outsiders find out, how will our family save face? Get down on your knees!" The old lady was furious that this granddaughter who seemed so worry-free actually did such a thing as getting pregnant before marriage.
"Grandmother, he is the prince, I..." Shen Youran meant that she had no choice and these things were forced upon her by Prince Rui.
"How dare you quibble! Someone, come and punish me according to the family rules!"
"Mom, no! Now Youran is pregnant. If something bad happens during the fight, we will be charged with murdering the royal heir in the palace. What should we do then?!" Shen Wenting dissuaded.
"Wen Ting, what do you think we should do now?" The old lady had a splitting headache and propped her head on the table.
"Mom, how are you?" Seeing the old lady looking uncomfortable, Shen Wenting hurried forward and asked with concern.
"I have a headache again. Go and get my medicine." The old lady hurriedly asked the nanny to bring the medicine prescribed by Doctor Hu. After a long time, the pain finally stopped: "Fortunately, I have this medicine. The pain goes away after taking it. But I don't know what's going on. My headache has been occurring more and more frequently recently." The old lady muttered a few words, and then discussed Shen Youran's matter with Shen Wenting.
"If you ask me, Youran is pregnant, and although it would not sound good if I didn't go, this marriage has been saved." Shen Wenting seemed unhappy on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart.
"But this..." The old lady wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Shen Wenting.
"Don't worry, just go back and wait for the news!" Shen Wenting asked the nanny to help the old lady go back to rest, and then pretended to scold Shen Youran, telling her to go back and reflect on her mistakes, and not to step out of the room.
In the Queen Mother's bedroom.
The eunuch hurried back to report, and the empress dowager sat in the main seat and slowly asked, "How is the matter going? Why are you so anxious?"
"Your Highness, I have already delivered your imperial edict to the Shen residence, but now there is one thing I need to report to you."
"Just say what you want to say, why beat around the bush."
"The second young lady of the Shen family said she is pregnant."
"What did you say? This shameless bitch! How dare she seduce Prince Rui!" Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother slammed the table in anger. If Prince Rui had not promised to have a child with Qing'er as soon as possible, she would never agree to let Prince Rui marry a woman with unknown origins who could not help Prince Rui.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. If you don't like him, just find a way to deal with him. Don't get angry about this and harm your health." The eunuch comforted her.
"Queen Mother, Prince Rui is outside asking for an audience."
"Heh, you just came back and this guy is here already. The news spreads really fast. Let him in."
"Greetings, Grandmother!" Prince Rui came in and bowed.
"Why is King Rui free to come here today?"
"Grandmother, I heard that you sent someone to the Shen Mansion to cancel the engagement? Didn't we agree to let Youran enter the mansion? Those things were done by her father and have nothing to do with her. You can't put the blame on her!" Prince Rui said coquettishly beside the Queen Mother.
"You kid, I don't know what kind of magic potion that woman gave you to make you lose your soul. You are determined to take her into your house."
"Grandmother, that's because you don't understand her. You Ran is a gentle and kind woman. Although she is an adopted daughter of the mansion, she is considerate and has never complained. My grandson just likes her."
The Queen Mother has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has seen all kinds of women. Although she has never seen Shen Youran, she can guess a little bit. How could a girl from a wealthy and respectable family do such a thing as getting pregnant before marriage? She is just a concubine. Since Prince Rui likes her, let him do what he wants!
"Forget it, since she is pregnant with your child, let her enter the house and the marriage can continue as usual." The Queen Mother thought, if it weren't for the child in her belly, she would have to be punished for the underhanded methods she used!
"Thank you, Grandmother... What did you say, You Ran is pregnant?!"
"Don't be too happy too soon. You must do what you promised me. Don't forget Qing'er. If you dare to let her bully Qing'er, I will not forgive you."
"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, Qing'er is my wife. No matter how many concubines I marry, no one can shake her position." Prince Rui promised. He was so happy that he wanted to go find Shen Youran immediately, but he had just promised the Queen Mother that he definitely couldn't go to her at this time, so as not to upset the Queen Mother again.
"Remember what you said." After hearing his assurance, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and asked the nanny beside her to bring the doctor to the Shen Mansion to confirm whether what Shen Youran said was true.
The nanny who was sent out came back soon and confirmed that Shen Youran was indeed pregnant. Since it was related to the royal bloodline, the empress dowager did not care about it anymore and withdrew the decree to cancel the marriage.