The Prince Consort's Beloved

After Li Yuanrou got on the carriage, the Night Shadow Guards of Prince Yun's Mansion, in accordance with Prince Yun's prior instructions, arrested the person who had followed Prince Yun all the way back and was about to return to the palace to report the news.

Not long after Li Yuanrou left, the spy also returned to the palace with Prince Yun's words.

According to Prince Yun's proposal, he agreed to go on the expedition on the condition that Li Yuanqi agreed to let Li Yuanrou return to her fiefdom, Shanyang City.

Li Yuanqi was hesitant.

He was at a loss and was distressed for a long time. He didn't want Li Yuanrou to leave Shangjing City.

The court was arguing over whether to make peace or go to war.

He was also shaken when he was at a loss, thinking about agreeing to the marriage. As a king, one should not act on emotions, but only weigh the pros and cons. Besides, it was time for Dai Viet to recuperate.

But soon, he rejected this idea. On the one hand, he was worried about Li Yuanrou going to Beiluo, and on the other hand, he could not swallow the humiliation of being defeated by Xiao Luobai. He even knew that it was wrong to think so, and he made excuses for himself, thinking that he was probably young and had been emperor for too short a time, so he could not be decisive and cold-blooded as a wise ruler should be.

It happened that the situation on the front line gradually stabilized, so he put the matter aside. After all, he didn't want to give the military power to Prince Yun unless it was absolutely necessary.

Seeing that Li Yuanqi was keeping his troops in place, Prince Yun began to take action. Suddenly, the court became noisy again. A small faction advocated that Li Yuanrou go to marry, while the majority advocated that Prince Yun go to war.

Li Yuanqi knew that it was Prince Yun who was behind this, and he became even more furious. He didn't want to fulfill his wish, and out of rebellious psychology he was determined to go against him.

As the weather began to warm up, Li Yuanrou would stroll around the back garden every day to see if the flowers had bloomed.

The flower had not yet bloomed, but she was about to give birth. Midwives were sent from Prince Yun's Mansion and the palace to wait at the Princess's Mansion. They were several neat and tidy middle-aged women.

She increased her exercise in preparation for giving birth, and went for a walk outside the mansion when she felt bored. Since the princess's mansion was not too far from Prince Yun's mansion, Li Yuanrou had strolled to Prince Yun's mansion twice and found that Prince Yun was not there. After repeated questioning, she learned from Butler Zhao that Prince Yun agreed to go to the expedition on the condition that she returned to her fiefdom.

Although the imperial edict had not been issued, the expedition was inevitable. Prince Yun was busy arranging various matters before and after the expedition, so he was not in the palace.

Li Yuanrou returned to the princess's mansion in a daze. She remembered that day, Prince Yun suddenly asked her if she wanted to go back to Shanyang City.

She wanted to go back to her fiefdom. When Xiao Luobai left, she said that she would find a way to go back to her fiefdom and asked Xiao Luobai to find her there when the time comes. But she also didn't want Prince Yun to go to the war. Prince Yun was almost at the age of 50. Steward Zhao said that Prince Yun's health was not as good as when he was young. He hadn't been to the battlefield in these years because he had suffered many injuries in previous battles and had been recuperating.

She gave him a health talisman. Although the talisman could protect the body and ward off disasters, it was only effective for one year. Besides, it was not a magical talisman that could ward off all disasters.

Swords and spears are merciless on the battlefield. If Prince Yun were to leave and never come back, she would not be able to forgive herself.

If he died on the battlefield, at the hands of Xiao Luobai's men...

Li Yuanrou didn't dare to think about it anymore. Was the biggest turning point of this life's joys and sorrows here? Prince Yun died at the hands of Xiao Luobai's soldiers. She could no longer be with Xiao Luobai with peace of mind. The two of them would be separated again in this life.

When she thought of this, she began to feel uncomfortable, as if her life had fallen into a dead end again.

She began to go to Prince Yun's Mansion more frequently. When she arrived at Prince Yun's Mansion, she would rest for a while in Chenghuan Garden and then wait for Prince Yun to come back to have dinner together.

The Night Shadow Guards received orders from Prince Yun not to embarrass Qingzhou. Qingzhou was now responsible for protecting Li Yuanrou and was considered Li Yuanrou's man, so naturally they could not move. As a result, every time Qingzhou came to Prince Yun's mansion, he would exaggerately hold his head high and chest out, and walk in and out with a swagger.

At the same time, something happened in the palace. Chang Xinyi had a miscarriage and the culprit was pointed at Li Chun. Li Chun was beaten with a stick and thrown into the cold palace to fend for himself. Chang Xinyi was heartbroken, and Li Yuanqi was also extremely sad. His hatred for Prince Yun increased. He felt that Prince Yun was a stumbling block in his life and even a stain. He wanted Prince Yun to die.

Li Yuanrou wanted to visit him in the palace but was stopped outside the palace gate because she had been too close to Prince Yun recently. Li Yuanqi was already very angry and felt that she had betrayed him. He was afraid that he would lose his temper when he saw her.

Li Yuanrou turned around from outside the palace gate and went to Prince Yun's Mansion.

Now coming to Prince Yun's Mansion is like going home, and no one can stop her.

When Prince Yun and Ye Si rushed back, they saw Li Yuanrou and several people around him in horror.

Li Yuanrou looked painful and at a loss.

Prince Yun took a big step forward, his voice becoming anxious: "What's going on? Is she about to give birth?"

Li Yuanrou nodded.

Prince Yun's heart tightened: "Why is it so sudden? Isn't there still a month left?"

He said to Daya and Qingluan in a deep voice: "What are you standing there for? Help her to Chenghuan Garden."

The two of them hurriedly supported Li Yuanrou and walked towards Chenghuan Garden.

The anxious housekeeper Zhao suddenly exclaimed: "Midwife, yes, midwife."

Prince Yun said to Ye Si, "Go and call the midwife."

Ye Si was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed "Ah", unable to react for a moment.

Daya shouted to Ye Si, "Go to the princess's mansion and bring the midwife over."

Qingzhou came back to his senses: "I'll go pick it up."

Li Yuanrou frowned tightly and stopped after taking every two steps. Daya was already at a loss and started crying before Li Yuanrou.

Upon seeing this, Prince Yun stepped forward, picked up Li Yuanrou and walked quickly towards Chenghuan Garden.

Li Yuanrou uttered a sentence with difficulty while relieving the pain: "I didn't expect to be born in your mansion."

King Yun didn't look away, and without stopping, he quickly blurted out: "This is your home, too."

Li Yuanrou looked up at the three words "Chenghuanyuan" in front of her. This was a courtyard that belonged to her alone.

He had four children, and even though two of them grew up under his lap, the one he loved most in his heart was her. When he thought about how he had planned to get her back her fiefdom, he felt very uncomfortable.

Li Yuanrou didn't cry during the labor pains, but now her eyes were sore.

Prince Yun entered the yard and glanced at her quickly. Seeing that she began to cry, he quickened his pace: "Don't be afraid, Daddy is here, nothing will happen."

Li Yuanrou choked up and said "hmm" as a response.

Prince Yun kicked the door open, gently placed Li Yuanrou on the bed, pulled the quilt over her, and frowned.

"Hold on a little longer, the midwife will be here soon."

Seeing that Li Yuanrou was silent and only crying, he became more and more anxious, but he pretended to be calm on the surface: "Is it in a lot of pain?"

Daya stepped forward anxiously: "My Lord, you should go out first."

Prince Yun turned his head to look at Daya, then looked at Li Yuanrou. It was indeed not appropriate for him to be here as the woman was giving birth.

He reached out and patted Li Yuanrou on the head: "Daddy is outside, don't be afraid."

Li Yuanrou uttered another painful "hmm".