Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

When Su Qianrou woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

Just then, Chunzhu walked in and saw that she was about to get up. She hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Miss, you need to rest in bed now."

Su Qianrou then remembered that she was pregnant, so she withdrew her foot and leaned against the bed.

Chunzhu asked with concern, "Miss, does your stomach still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

As Chunzhu covered her with the blanket, she said, "You were unwell so many times before, but you refused to call the imperial physician. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had to wait until now. Fortunately, the young master is alright."

"I never expected to be pregnant."

"Even if you're not pregnant, you can't neglect your health. You're a precious woman, how can you be careless?"

"Yes, yes, I won't do it again next time."

Chunzhu said worriedly, "Now that you're divorced, what will become of this child?"

"So what if we get a divorce? It's not like I can't afford to support you."

"But he is the prince's child. If the prince knew, would he agree to let you raise the child on your own?"

This is indeed a problem. She had to start thinking about her future life. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Call Yingyue here."

A moment later, Yingyue walked in. "Master, you wanted to see me?"

"His secret guards are still there."

"Yes, Your Highness has not withdrawn."

"Let him withdraw."

"Yes".

After lunch, Su Qianrou planned to rest, but unexpectedly, Lin Rong came to find her.

Qiulan came in carrying the medicine and said, "Miss, Madam has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Su Qianrou looked at Lin Rong and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"

"Are you planning to take a nap?"

"Yes, please have a seat."

Lin Rong walked to the bedside and sat down.

“Miss, this medicine…” Qiulan asked.

"Give it to me."

"Why didn't you say you were sick? It's serious," Lin Rong said worriedly.

"It's nothing serious, just a minor ailment, you don't need to worry," Su Qianrou said, taking the medicine and drinking it down in large gulps.

Seeing this, Lin Rong couldn't help but think of how she used to need to be coaxed to drink her medicine, but now... Therefore, she felt very sorry for her. After she finished drinking it, she hurriedly said, "Quick, candied fruit."

Qiulan immediately handed the candied fruit to Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou took it, put it in her mouth, and her brows relaxed a little. Then she asked, "Mother, did you come to see me for something?"

"Nothing much, I just came to see you."

Su Qianrou knew that she was worried about her, so she held her hand and comforted her, "Mother, you don't need to worry about me, I'm fine."

“I advised you before not to listen to men, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what’s happened. I’ve been through this myself, do you think I would lie to you?”

"I was wrong."

"You're just too young and don't know the true nature of men, that's why you believe their sweet words."

Su Qianrou knew this, so she remained clear-headed. Even though she deeply loved Mu Jinchen, she never thought of entrusting her future to him, but rather made her own decisions.

Then, Lin Rong asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"I wish to leave the imperial city."

"You're leaving?" Lin Rong asked in surprise.

"Ok".

"Even if you divorce, there's no need for you to leave the capital."

Su Qianrou stroked her belly and said softly, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have to leave, but now that he's here, I have no choice but to leave."

Lin Rong didn't react at first, so she looked at her in confusion. Then, as if realizing something, she exclaimed in shock, "You wouldn't be...?"

Yes, I'm pregnant.

Lin Rong was unsure whether to be happy or sad upon hearing the news, so she remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Do you want to give birth to the child?"

"Ok".

"Do you know what this means? Now that you're divorced, it's already difficult for you to remarry. If you have a child, then..."

"Mother, I have never thought about remarrying."

"You don't plan to remarry."

“In the past, it was out of necessity, but now I don’t want to marry just for the sake of marrying. I can live a good life on my own.”

"Rou'er, you must know that gossip can be a terrible thing."

"I know, but I don't care."

"If you don't care, what about the child in your belly? Do you want him to grow up without a father, and not only that, but also have to endure gossip and rumors?"

Su Qianrou didn't know if giving birth to the child was the right or wrong thing to do, but now she wanted to have him. "Mother, he is my child. You want me to give him up? I can't do it."

Lin Rong couldn't bear to do that either, saying, "Are you really sure about this?"

"Yes, I've made up my mind. I want to have him."

"So, have you decided where you're going?"

Yangzhou.

"Yangzhou is a nice place, but many people there know you. If you go there, you might be bothered by gossip."

"Yangzhou is so big, I can find a small place to stay and I won't be recognized. Besides, even if I am recognized, it doesn't matter. I am a princess, why would I be afraid of them?"

Lin Rong was still worried and said, "How about this, I'll go with you."

“How can you come with me? This household can’t do without you.”

"With your sister-in-law here, there's no problem."

“What about my father? You don’t care about him anymore. Didn’t he say a while ago that he would never take another concubine and would stay with you? What will he do if you come with me to Yangzhou?”

"He can do whatever he wants; I don't trust you to go by yourself."

"There's nothing to worry about. I'll ask Granny Chen to take care of me then."

“But…” Lin Rong wanted to say something more.

"Mother, don't worry about me. I will take good care of myself and the child. In a few years, when the child grows up, I will bring him back to see you, okay?"

“You know what…” Lin Rong couldn’t help but sigh.

Su Qianrou knew that she had agreed, so she hugged her and said, "Mother, thank you for always supporting me."

"You were born after I carried you for ten months, how could I not support you?"

Su Qianrou released her and said, "I thought you wouldn't agree to my divorce."

"I disagree, but you've already divorced me, what can I do?" Actually, there was another reason: she knew all too well what it was like to share a husband with another woman. Although she said she didn't care, there was always a thorn in her heart that made her uncomfortable. She didn't want her daughter to go through the same thing.

"Mother, being your daughter is the luckiest thing in my life," Su Qianrou said sincerely.

Lin Rong gently patted her head and said, "Isn't Mother the same?"

Fuyun Palace

In the study, Mu Jinchen, unusually, was not dealing with official business, but instead playing chess alone. However, he hesitated to place a piece in his hand, as if he were lost in thought.

Yingfeng came in and said, "Your Highness, Yingyue just said that the Princess Consort asked you to remove the guards who were assigned to her."

Mu Jinchen did not hear it, so he did not respond.

Then, Yingfeng called out again, "Your Highness."

Mu Jinchen then came to his senses and asked, "What is it?"

Yingfeng had no choice but to repeat himself, "Just now Yingyue said that the princess asked you to remove the few guards you had assigned to her."

"That was for her protection, not for surveillance."

"The princess said she doesn't need it."

"Then let's leave."

"Yes," Yingfeng said, then added, "By the way, Your Highness, there's something else. Because of your divorce from the Princess, there's a lot of gossip going around in the city. Everyone's making fun of the Princess, and some people are saying that she is..."

"What is it?"

"A worn-out shoe that nobody wants".

Mu Jinchen's face instantly darkened, and he said coldly, "Have Xinchen come here."

"Yes," Yingfeng immediately went out and had someone summon Mu Xinchen.

Mu Jinchen threw the chess pieces into the chess box, feeling very bad.