Chapter 16 Pregnancy (3)

[Prince Jing's Mansion] There seemed to be quite a few imperial guards stationed outside the gate.

--hall--

"My brother has come to visit my princess in person. I want to thank you on her behalf. Now that she has just escaped from danger, she is no longer in danger. My brother can return to the palace without any worries!"

"You seem to want me to leave quickly?"

"I have no such intention, but you are the ruler of a country, and you have a lot of things to do every day. Your health is more important. If you come to visit my princess late at night and cause your body to be affected by poor rest, I am afraid I can't afford it. That's why I think it's better for you to return to the palace earlier!"

Zhou Yan didn't seem to welcome Zhou Cheng's arrival, and the conversation between the two brothers seemed emotionless. Zhou Yan said that he cared about Zhou Cheng, but from his cold appearance, it seemed that he didn't show any emotional concern...

"Princess Jing is my sister-in-law after all. How can I ignore her when she has problems? Besides, I'm not as delicate as you say!"

"I have no other intentions, please don't be offended, my brother!"

"Yan is so eager to have me return to the palace. Is there something you don't want others to know?"

Zhou Yan's words undoubtedly hit the nail on the head. He knew that Zhou Cheng had already known about Yin Yin, so he took this opportunity to visit her. Fortunately, Yin Yin was out, and Zhou Yan thought that they must not meet. Although he had sent someone to meet her, it was actually to delay Yin Yin's return. But Yin Yin's return was only a matter of time, so he had to ask Zhou Cheng to return to the palace first...

"…Your Majesty, you are joking. I have never done anything shameful. Why would I be afraid of your Majesty knowing?"

Zhou Cheng noticed every change in Zhou Yan's expression. He also knew that Zhou Yan didn't want him to meet Yin Yin, but he seemed unaware that Yin Yin was not in the mansion!

There was the sound of horses neighing outside the gate.

Soon Zuo Yu took the lead and ran into the mansion carrying Yin Yin.

"Your Majesty——"

The sound arrives before the person.

Hearing Zuo Yu's voice, Zhou Yan knew that Yin Yin was back. He stood up with a tense heart. Seeing that Zuo Yu was holding Yin Yin, Zhou Yan hurried forward. Zhou Cheng also stood up after seeing this...

"What happened? What happened to the queen?"

Yin Yin was covered in blood and was in a coma, Zhou Yan was immediately worried! Zhou Cheng, who had already ignored her, was also there!

"Your Highness, we were attacked by assassins on the way back. Your Majesty might have been frightened, so I rode as fast as I could to bring your Majesty back—"

“Tsk!”

Zhou Yan took Yin Yin from Zuo Yu's arms.

"Eh? Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I didn't know you were here. I am sorry for being so rude. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!!"

After Zhou Yan took Yin Yin away, Zuo Yu realized that Zhou Cheng was also there, and he quickly knelt down to apologize...

"Ignorance is not a crime, get up!"

Zhou Yan ignored everything else and just carried Yin Yin back to Fengzhu Garden. He then hurriedly called for the doctor and the imperial physician. While the doctor and the imperial physician were treating him, Zhou Yan waited anxiously in the room, and Zhou Cheng was also beside him...

Seeing Zhou Yan walking around anxiously, Zhou Cheng suppressed his anxiety and said: "Yan——"

Zhou Cheng called out to the anxious Zhou Yan, as if he had something to say?

Responding to Zhou Cheng's call, Zhou Cheng seemed to want to say something? Zhou Yan calmed down and sat opposite Zhou Cheng...

"Are you hiding something from me?"

Zhou Yan did not answer Zhou Cheng's question. Since things had come to this point, he thought there was nothing more to say, right?

"What is going on between you and Yinyin——"

"She is my concubine now!"

Before Zhou Cheng finished asking, Zhou Yan answered first!

"What!!?"

Zhou Yan's answer shocked Zhou Cheng.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's expected expression, Zhou Yan continued: "I said she is now my Prince Jing's concubine! Concubine Yuan! Does my brother have anything else to ask?"

Concubine? What does this mean ? Zhou Cheng was completely numb. It turned out that Yinyin had become Zhou Yan's concubine without him knowing? Does this mean that Yinyin chose Zhou Yan? Then what about him? What about his newly awakened love for Yinyin?

Upon hearing that Yin Yin was already Zhou Yan's concubine, Zhou Cheng was stunned...

Just when Zhou Cheng was stunned and didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty—"

The imperial physician and the doctor came out.

"Uh, tell me how the queen is doing?"

"Your Highness, the queen is not seriously ill. She is in a coma because she is weak and frightened, which affects the fetus. I have already prescribed medicine to calm her mind and stabilize the fetus. As long as she takes it on time, I believe she will recover soon!"

"That's good—"

Zhou Yan felt relieved that Yin Yin was fine, but did he miss something? Zhou Cheng seemed to have a vague feeling that he heard something?

"…Why did you just say that the queen was unconscious?"

"I believe that the queen fell into a coma because of her weak body and the shock, which affected her fetal qi!"

"Fetal gas?"

"Yes, because the queen is pregnant, it is inevitable that she will be affected by the shock."

"My queen is pregnant?"

"Yes, I and others have taken his pulse, so it should be correct!"

Yinyin's pregnancy was like a bolt from the blue to Zhou Yan and Zhou Cheng. Zhou Yan had never touched Yinyin from the beginning to the end, so why was she pregnant? There was only one explanation, that is, Yinyin was pregnant with Zhao Ziheng, should it be Ajun, no, should it be Zhao Ziheng's child. When Zhou Yan thought that Yinyin was pregnant with someone else's child, his anger was burning.

Yinyin is pregnant? Does that mean she has really chosen Zhou Yan? When he heard Zhou Yan say that Yinyin was his concubine, he had some unrealistic expectations. Now that Yinyin is pregnant, it can be seen that Zhou Yan's words have been confirmed. Yinyin is pregnant with his child...

In loss.

In despair.

Zhou Cheng returned to the palace.

It was a fact that Yinyin had become Zhou Yan's woman, and there was no room for him to intervene...

I thought there was still hope.

I thought it could be remedied.

Accompanied by the reality of Yin Yin's pregnancy.

Zhou Cheng's heart was completely shattered.

Unexpectedly, before his love for Yin Yin even began to awaken, God had already decided the reality that he would never be able to have her again.

Thinking of her smile, her voice, everything about her.

My heart aches as if it were torn into pieces.

This was the first time in his life that he felt heartache.