Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 176 - Yun Weiwei Cant Give Birth

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 Yun Weiwei Can’t Give Birth

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 Yun Weiwei Can’t Give Birth

The Empress’s face looked terrible.

Since ancient times, there has always been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children.

Originally, her son, the Second Prince, was the legitimate son and should have been appointed Crown Prince.

However, the Eldest Prince was also exceptionally outstanding, having been renowned for his name as the War God in his early years, with many court officials supporting Jun Yuyan as the Crown Prince.

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Instead, the legitimate son she gave birth to became secondary.

Adding to this, the Emperor doted on Noble Consort Qi, and she had always believed that the Emperor favored Jun Yuyan. Had it not been for his disfigurement and disability later on, the Emperor would have undoubtedly appointed him as Crown Prince.

It wasn’t until recently, when her son told her about Consort Jing Pin and the Third Prince, that she realized how terribly wrong she had been.

She and Noble Consort Qi were merely tools the Emperor used to balance the power in the harem.

Just like the sons belonging to her and Noble Consort Qi were nothing but stepping stones laid down by the Emperor for paving the way for his most favored son!

If her son had not accidentally learned the truth, she would have spent her entire life deceived, competing for favor with Noble Consort Qi, while Consort Jing Pin did nothing and reaped the benefits.

The Third Prince also didn’t need to do much; he just needed to follow the Emperor’s arrangements, and sooner or later, he would become the Crown Prince.

This was simply a huge joke.

After struggling for so many years, was she now being told that it was all for naught?

The Emperor was even insisting that Murong Man, the daughter of a sinful woman, should bear the Second Prince’s children sooner rather than later, and bestowed beauties upon the Second Prince to spread his seed. In contrast, Yun Weiwei, his principal wife, couldn’t have children!

How could the Empress not be angry?

In her eyes, her son was to be the future Crown Prince, and absolutely should not have a concubine-born son first, just like what happened with Noble Consort Qi, who gave birth to the Eldest Prince before her.

Her son’s eldest child must be a legitimate son!

And not some eldest illegitimate son born to the likes of Murong Man taking precedence!

Absolutely not!

She clenched her fists and, after the Emperor had said he was tired and left first, she summoned Murong Jiu.

“Ah Jiu, mother has a question for you,” she asked, “do you think Yun Weiwei’s health can be properly treated so that she can bear offspring soon?”

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince silently stood aside, thinking that if Murong Jiu could accomplish this, then he would temporarily spare her life.

In the past, he wouldn’t have minded if Murong Man bore the eldest son first because Murong Man had the backing of the Marquis Mansion and somewhat respectable status. However, the current Murong Man, with the Marquis Mansion having been stripped of its noble title and, due to Lady Wang, having a tarnished reputation, would surely become the butt of jokes and even affect his ability to rally court officials if she were to bear the eldest son first.

Moreover, he wasn’t young anymore and should father a legitimate son sooner rather than later and start grooming him early.

With these thoughts in mind, he looked at Murong Jiu’s belly.

He felt both happy and conflicted; happy because even if Jun Yuyan treated the child in Murong Jiu’s belly as his own, the fact remained it was a bastard and not considered a royal heir.

His feelings were complicated due to regret, regretting that he wasn’t the one that night, and regretting that he had personally thrown Murong Jiu to be despoiled by a wild man, which was truly a waste.

Murong Jiu didn’t realize that at this moment the Second Prince’s thoughts were tangled like a ball of yarn. After careful consideration, she finally said:

“Answering mother, Miss Yun has a weak constitution, but with careful treatment and the combination of medicines and medicinal diets, there should be some improvement within half a year.”

“Half a year?”

The Empress was relieved. It was just half a year. Once properly treated, Yun Weiwei could become pregnant and bear a legitimate son by the end of next year. It wasn’t too long after all.

Thinking this, she spoke amiably, asking Murong Jiu to prescribe some remedies.

Murong Jiu was not stingy and wrote down several prescriptions right away, along with suitable medicinal diets.

“Take these for a month, and afterwards I’ll take Miss Yun’s pulse again and make adjustments.”

In her past life, the Second Prince had once asked her to help Yun Weiwei to recuperate, and she knew very well which medicines could speed up her recovery.

As she wrote, she thought back to her previous life when Murong Man and Yun Weiwei were locked in a life-and-death struggle, constantly scheming against each other. Both of them had suffered several miscarriages, neither of them easy to deal with, yet it was Murong Man who first gave birth to a legitimate son.

Apparently, back then, the Second Prince intended to elevate Murong Man to the position of principal wife after his death, since Murong Man was more useful than Yun Weiwei, and had a better reputation in Capital City.

So at the time when Yun Weiwei was already showing, she still had a miscarriage, losing a fully formed boy, and only after Murong Man had successfully given birth to a legitimate son did Yun Weiwei have a daughter, and that was with the Second Prince’s encouragement.

Don’t be fooled by the Second Prince’s seemingly deep affection for Yun Weiwei; when it came to his interests, he was more ruthless than anyone.

Now the situation was reversed; Murong Man, in her determination to solidify the Second Prince’s affection, was eager to conceive, but the Second Prince would never allow her to give birth.

Let alone the Second Prince, Yun Weiwei certainly wouldn’t want a concubine-born son to be born first; she too was not to be underestimated.

At least, for the next half year, Murong Man could forget about succeeding.

Thinking about it, Murong Jiu found it rather amusing.

Now Murong Man had no one to rely on but the Second Prince, and to secure his favor, of course it was essential to give birth first. If she knew the Second Prince didn’t want her to give birth, she would be incredibly desperate.

The Empress looked over the prescription, not really understanding it, but she personally took it and thanked her warmly.

Then the Empress glanced at the Second Prince and shook her head subtly.

The Second Prince pursed his lips and nodded.

Murong Jiu’s lips curled upward; she knew that today’s invisible crisis had been averted.

The Empress and the Second Prince both wanted Yun Weiwei to bear the legitimate son first, so they had to rely on her.

Of course, they would surely consult the Imperial Physician, but Murong Jiu was confident that the Imperial Physician definitely didn’t know what medicine to use in the second month.

In her previous life, she had been too devoted to the Second Prince. Knowing that Yun Weiwei had been poisoned to protect the Second Prince and her health had deteriorated, she was more than willing to regulate her body, thinking hard and with utmost dedication, experimenting with various medicines.

The palace banquet ended, and Murong Jiu remained unscathed.

Only upon stepping into Prince Ling’s Mansion did she let out a long sigh of relief and leaned into Jun Yuyan’s embrace.

Jun Yuyan directly scooped her up by the waist and carried her back to Qiyun Courtyard.

After Murong Jiu fell asleep, Jun Yuyan left the courtyard with a cold expression.

“How is it, have you found out?”

He asked the shadows.

The Hidden Guard respectfully replied, “My lord, I have found out. At the palace banquet, three palace maids were problematic. We found poison commonly used to silence a mouth on them. They were made to ingest it, and now they are dead in the palace.”

Three… the Second Prince really made thorough preparations, fearing that Ah Jiu wouldn’t die.

If it hadn’t been for Ah Jiu’s cleverness, pointing out the fact that Yun Weiwei couldn’t have children, today at the palace banquet, the Second Prince would certainly have not shown any mercy.

“Well done.”

It was time to let the Second Prince know that what he did today was not flawless, and that next time, he wouldn’t dare to be so recklessly bold.

But this wasn’t enough.

Hadn’t the Emperor given the Second Prince several beauties? Then use these beauties as a breakthrough.

“Listen…”

He instructed in a cold voice.