Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

Prime Minister's Mansion in Beijing.

The spacious courtyard is planted with various precious flowers and trees, such as peonies, peonies, crabapples, etc.

There is also a large pond in the center with clear water and fish swimming around.

The rockery, pavilions, towers and other landscapes around the pond complement each other, creating a natural and comfortable environment.

Ruiran Courtyard, located in the southeast corner of the pond, is the residence of the prime minister's daughter.

In order to make up for their biological daughter who had been living away from home for so many years, the Prime Minister and his wife moved all the precious things in the mansion into Ruiran Courtyard like water.

Ever since Yun Ran became the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, the Prime Minister's wife would always take her with her to any banquet.

Yun Ran did not disappoint the Prime Minister and his wife. She had never been to school in the countryside, but after studying with the teacher for three months, she was able to compose amazing poems.

Especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she attended the flower-viewing banquet hosted by the eldest princess and wrote a poem, two lines of which are: "People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, this has always been difficult to achieve. I wish you a long life, and we can enjoy the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart."

Not only were all the young men and women attending the banquet surprised, but even the imperial teacher, Mr. Wang, praised it after hearing it.

You should know that Mr. Wang not only taught the current emperor, but also served three dynasties. He was a famous Confucian scholar of the time and served in the court for forty years. Most of the civil officials in the court were his disciples.

There were countless people from all over the country who wanted to be worshipped by Mr. Wang. As a result, the legitimate daughter who was just recognized by the Prime Minister's Mansion was praised by Mr. Wang and became the envy of all the women in Beijing.

There were many men of marriageable age who wanted to marry the daughter of a rich family. The threshold of the Prime Minister's house was trampled by proposals for marriage.

But no matter how many people proposed to her, Yun Ran remained unmoved.

No one else understood, including the Prime Minister and his wife, but Yun Ran herself knew that she had someone she loved.

Two years ago, she arrived in Beijing under the escort of the escort agency and saw the triumphant return of the Third Prince, the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Third Prince rode on a warhorse, with an upright posture and dressed in black. His three-dimensional facial features were as handsome as if they were carved with a knife. He exuded the aura of a king who was feared by the world. His sharp and deep eyes gave people an unconscious sense of oppression.

When she saw the heroic figure of the third prince, her heart began to pound and she wanted to marry him.

Yun Ran sat under the pavilion in Rui Ran Courtyard to enjoy the cool air and eat the cakes and fruits prepared by the maid.

After a while, Yun Ran took the handkerchief handed to him by the maid, wiped his mouth gently, and then took another handkerchief to wipe his hands clean.

Then he waved his hand, asked someone to take the things away, and made a pot of fragrant tea.

Yun Ran: [Hei Za, do you think Li Mengyue is dead? ]

Black Scum System: [Host, I haven't seen the body yet, so I can't speak rashly.]

Yun Ran: [You arranged so many people, but you can't even handle a little girl. You are such a waste. ]

[You asked me to send someone to Xinghua Village to spread the news that Li Mengyue and the beggar had run away. Will it work? ]

Black Scum System: [Of course, don't you care about a woman's reputation? If she runs away with someone, her innocence will be gone. Even if she returns by chance, your adoptive parents will definitely not recognize her and will only regard her as a disgrace.]

[Host, there will be a locust plague in the Qingshan Prefecture area. You need to prepare early and store more food. When the fields are barren and the people have nothing to eat, and there is widespread grief, that is when the host will become famous.]

[At that time, the imperial court could not allocate relief grain, but the host was able to provide a large amount of grain and give out porridge for free. Not only could he gain a good reputation among the people, he might even be able to win the favor of the Third Prince.]

After listening to what the system said, Yun Ran prepared to use 20,000 taels to buy food. This money was given to her by her parents when she restored her identity, and it was also all her savings.

However, thinking about the attitude of Li An and Mrs. Li towards their daughter, she was not very sure. After all, she had basically done no work in the Li family.

In addition to her sweet words and her ability to coax Old Lady Li, she also has the indulgence of Li Ang and Li. No matter what happens, as long as she acts coquettishly, there will be no problem.

There was just one thing that made her very unhappy, and that was that Li had never been very close to her since she was a child. It was probably because Li knew that she was not her biological daughter.

In this case, she had originally thought that since she was living a life of luxury, she could give some money to Li An and his wife. But now it seems that there is no need for that at all.

However, she was unwilling to take any risks, so she decided to send someone to Xinghua Village again to block all of Li Mengyue's escape routes. She must not let her come back and ruin her own business.

Thinking of this, Yun Ran turned to look at his personal maid Qiao'er, and asked someone to call Liu Quan over.

As the head maidservant of Yun Ran, Qiao'er naturally didn't need to handle such trivial matters personally.

She called a maid from the courtyard and told her the young lady's instructions, and Qiao'er quickly returned to Yun Ran to serve him.

After a cup of tea, a man with a pointed chin and monkey face came to Yun Ran, led by a maid.

The man was Liu Quan. Yun Ran became the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's family. The prime minister's wife asked her to select the staff for the courtyard, and she selected them personally.

Liu Quan not only mastered the art of flattery to perfection, but also, what Yun Ran admired was that he was extremely ruthless.

As long as she gave him a task, Liu Quan would always find a way to complete it beautifully and never let her down.

This time when she wanted to send someone to Xinghua Village, the first person she thought of was Liu Quan.

When Liu Quan saw Yun Ran, he knelt down and kowtowed.

When Liu Quan finished bowing, Yun Ran said gently, "Okay, we are all family, there is no need to perform the formal ceremony every time."

"How can that be possible? The Second Miss is a daughter of gold. It is my blessing to be able to kowtow to you. Please do not 'deprive' me of this blessing." Liu Quan stood up and replied with a bow.

Seeing Liu Quan's respectful look, Yun Ran felt his vanity satisfied, and then he got to the point.

“I asked you to come here because I have something important to entrust to you.

When you finish your work and come back, you will be the manager of Ruiran Garden."

When Liu Quan heard this, he fell to his knees again and said loudly and happily, "Thank you, Miss, for the promotion. I will do my best to complete the task."

Yun Ran stated his requirements and gave Liu Quan 20,000 silver notes. Liu Quan accepted the task and vowed to buy the most food at the lowest price and completely cut off the former lady's path. Then he left.

After Liu Quan left, Qiao'er shuddered when she heard what the young lady had said about Liu Quan. She had just been assigned to serve the second young lady and thought she was lucky.

Now it seems that it was not good luck at all, it was almost a death warrant.

Just as Qiao'er was lost in her thoughts, Yun Ran asked in a delicate voice, "How is it going? Have you heard any news about the Third Prince?"

Without waiting for an answer, Yun Ran saw that Qiao'er was distracted, so he picked up the teacup on the small stone table and threw it at Qiao'er's face.

Qiao'er was not paying attention and her forehead was broken. In an instant, blood flowed from her forehead to her face.

Qiao'er didn't dare to care about the wound on her forehead. She immediately knelt down at Yun Ran's feet and slapped herself with her hands. She said as she slapped herself, "Please forgive me, Miss. Please forgive me, Miss.

After a while, Qiao'er's cheeks began to swell. Yun Ran saw that it was almost healed, so he said in a gracious tone, "That's enough, stand up."

"Qiao'er, I don't mean to punish you. You should know my current status. The people who serve me are very careful and capable, but at least they can't be distracted when I call you. This is at home. If you were outside, you would be embarrassing me."

"Yes, Miss is right. It's Qiao'er's fault."

"It's enough that you know you were wrong. Don't do it again. Have you heard any news about the Third Prince?"

Qiao Er stood up, ignoring the blood on her face. She looked at Yun Ran's expression and answered the question carefully, "Miss, the people in the Third Prince's mansion are very strict about what they say. I really can't find out anything."

"What a waste."

Yun Ran wanted to throw something at Qiao'er, but when he saw the blood on Qiao'er's face, he felt a little disgusted and said impatiently: "Go away, you know what to say about the wound on your face."

"I was walking and accidentally fell down and bumped into it."

Hearing the satisfactory answer, Yun Ran made a deep sound from his throat: "Yeah."

Seeing that the second young lady's face was not very good, Qiao'er was afraid of being beaten again, so she left quickly.

After Qiao'er left, Yun Ran fell into deep thought. She really wanted to know how the third prince was doing now after being injured.

You have to know that the day after she ruined Li Mengyue, she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and heard the news that the third prince was injured from the Prime Minister, and she was worried ever since.

Yesterday, she went to visit the Third Prince's Mansion as the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but was turned away. The doorman did not even notify her and directly refused to let her in.

After returning, he was called over by his father again and was scolded. He was told not to focus on the third prince, as he had already considered his own marriage.

Yun Ran disagreed. The third prince entered the army at the age of thirteen, participated in hundreds of battles large and small, and made countless military achievements. He was promoted from a small soldier to a commander-in-chief. He was a veritable god of war of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Compared with other princes, he had a very high possibility of inheriting the throne.

She has been reborn and has the help of the Black Scum System. As long as she can find a way to marry the Third Prince, she believes that with her and the Black Scum System's help, the Third Prince will definitely inherit the throne, and she will become the most noble woman.

The residence of the third prince, Prince Chen.

In front of the gate, two stone lions stand majestically, demonstrating the royal majesty and power.

Inside the palace, there are luxurious buildings with carved beams and painted rafters. The roofs are covered with golden glazed tiles, which shine brightly under the sunlight.

The inner courtyard was heavily guarded, and the servants were busy with their tasks.

In the Haotian Courtyard where the Third Prince lived, the century-old pine and cypress trees had lush branches and leaves that completely blocked out the light from the bedroom.

Entering the upper house from the front yard is like entering a "magical world". I was walking in the sunshine just now, but when I stepped into the upper house, it felt like I had entered the night.

It can be said that under the canopy, the sunlight is cut very clearly, and very thick shadows can be seen on the porch.

The third prince, Xie Ruiyuan, is the legitimate son of the Empress.

When the Queen married the current Emperor, the Emperor was still an inconspicuous prince.

However, with the help of the Queen's family, the Wang family of Langya, he became a dark horse in the brutal fight for the throne, won the victory with his absolute strength, ascended the throne, became the emperor, and all the land in the world belonged to him.

The Queen and the current Emperor met each other when they were young. During the difficult days, they supported each other and had a sincere relationship.

However, after the change of identity, in order to balance the relationship in the court, the emperor only accepted batches of new people into the palace.

The smile gradually disappeared from the Queen's face, especially since she had been childless for many years after marriage.

Although the emperor did not say it on the surface, the queen knew very well in her heart that he wanted a legitimate son.

Because the emperor was killed in a brutal fight for the throne, he didn't want his sons to go through the same thing as himself, nor did he want to see his sons killing each other.

Fortunately, the queen became pregnant and gave birth to a legitimate son.

The emperor immediately gave him the name Chen Hao, hoping that his son would be wise and magnanimous, and become an enlightened monarch.

Both court officials and concubines understood the underlying meaning of the name the emperor gave to the third prince.

Although the emperor wanted to confer the title of crown prince on his legitimate son when he was one month old, he did not dare to issue an edict at will due to the power of the eldest prince's maternal family.

He was worried that once the crown prince was decided, the King of Yue, who had an army of 200,000 and was guarding the southern border, would rebel.

However, the emperor still gave all his favor to his third son.

The third prince was favored by the emperor since he was young. Before he was three years old, he was brought to the emperor and personally taught.

The third prince did not disappoint his father, the emperor, and his mother. He was extremely intelligent. At the age of three, he could recite enlightenment books such as "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Classic", and "Rules for Being a Good Pupil and Child" fluently. At the age of five, he wrote an article that won the praise of the Taifu.

He learned horse riding and archery at the age of seven. Although he could not hit the target every time, he was already a leader.

At the age of ten, he could hunt wild animals alone in the royal hunting grounds.

He joined the army at the age of thirteen, took part in hundreds of battles large and small, and made outstanding military achievements.

It only took him five years to rise from a small soldier to a commander-in-chief. At the age of eighteen, the Third Prince became the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty and had an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the people.

Because of this, the eldest prince's party became wary and tried every means to get rid of the third prince.

Two months ago, the third prince defeated the Western Liang Kingdom and returned in triumph.

In order to celebrate his son's victorious return, the emperor held a grand celebration banquet. Firstly, he wanted to establish his son's authority, and secondly, to lay the foundation for his appointment as crown prince.

Unfortunately, the news leaked out from somewhere.

The third prince was framed at the celebration banquet, left early, and spent the night with a strange woman.

The next day, not only could the third prince no longer stand on his legs, he also lost his fertility.

However, this news was blocked by the emperor's order, and only a very small number of people knew about it, and they lost the qualification to compete for the throne.

After all, no matter how high the emperor's hopes are for the third prince, he cannot tolerate the crown prince being heirless and shaking the foundation of the country.

But no matter how hard they tried to hide it, someone still smelled something unusual.

However, the Third Prince’s mansion was heavily guarded, like an iron barrel. Others did not know what exactly was wrong with the Third Prince’s body, but they could guess that there was something wrong with the Third Prince, and it was not just a minor ailment.

Therefore, people from the various factions of the eldest prince, the second prince and the fourth prince heard the news and took action, hoping to take the opportunity to force the emperor to decide on the crown prince.

Not to mention how much pressure the emperor was under in the court, even the queen had a hard time in the harem.

While Li Mengyue was still in danger in the Huang Mansion, a strong smell of medicine wafted through the Third Prince's bedroom. Doctor Luo, the master of the Divine Doctor Valley, put away the silver needle and sighed helplessly.

Seeing that the Third Prince did not show any sign of dejection despite suffering such a great blow, but was instead very calm, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

However, he had learned medicine since he was a child and had treated countless people. Over the decades, he had accumulated rich experience and had read all the medical books in the valley, but he was helpless when facing the third prince's health.

In the suddenly silent room, the third prince opened his eyes.

Seeing Doctor Luo's expression, he knew very well what was going on.

Master Luo sighed helplessly, turned around and left.

The Third Prince gave a signal, and a man in black knelt on one knee in the room and said respectfully, "Your Highness."

"Qingxuan, how are you finding the woman whose appearance was destroyed?"

The Third Prince, who was half lying on the bed, waited for a while, but didn't hear any answer. He said in a low voice with a strong aura, "Why, no progress at all?"

The man in black knew that his master was angry, and immediately said, "Your Highness, I am not doing my job well, and I haven't found it yet."

"Go down and get thirty lashes of the cane, and continue looking."

"Yes."

After the man in black left, the third prince gnashed his teeth in hatred as he thought of the humiliation he suffered that night.

Then he murmured to himself: "Woman, you'd better pray that I don't find you, otherwise..."