Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 225 - The Imperial Sister-in-Law is Pregnant

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: The Imperial Sister-in-Law is Pregnant with Twins!

Chapter 225 -225: The Imperial Sister-in-Law is Pregnant with Twins!

“Don’t you care about your family? You should know how terrifying the Xiongnu are. Your elder brother, charging into battle, could easily get injured. You can’t save them all, but you can beg the Emperor to let him return to the capital! You surely can’t just watch him march to his death!”

The tone of the Fifth Princess was somewhat urgent, but she didn’t dare get too close to Murong Jiu’s belly.

Murong Jiu seldom ventured beyond the gates of Prince Mansion, yet she had a finger on the pulse of exterior affairs.

Hearing what the Fifth Princess said, she had guessed the other’s intention.

The Emperor wanted to find a Prince Consort for the Fifth Princess, but he only looked at families of lower status, presumably worried that a more distinguished Prince Consort would provide support for the Second Prince.

The Fifth Princess, born of noble descent, was too proud to take interest in such suitors. Thus, she hatched her own plan, wishing to have her own elder brother called back, and to have him marry her.

“Utterly ridiculous, Princess, you should know that once the men of the Fu Family join the battlefield, there’s no turning back. Until the Xiongnu forces are repelled, my father and brothers won’t be returning to the capital. Dismiss your unrealistic fantasies,” Murong Jiu mocked.

The face of the Fifth Princess flushed red as she urgently said,

“You! Murong Jiu, Fu Heng is your own elder brother! If you ask him to come back and marry, would the Emperor not allow his return? How can you call that desertion! We don’t know how long this war will last. It wouldn’t matter if your elder brother returned, got married, and then left again!”

A teasing smile appeared on Murong Jiu’s face, “Marry? Marry whom? My elder brother has no fiancée, nor a maiden he fancies. Whom does the Fifth Princess suggest he should marry?”

At this, the Fifth Princess blushed to the tips of her ears and said softly, “My elder brother is accomplished in both literature and martial arts; he deserves the finest maiden. In the entire Great Yan Dynasty, only this Princess is the most noble, and only I am a worthy match. Murong Jiu, would it be so bad to make me your Imperial Sister-in-Law?”

She really knew how to sing her own praises.

Murong Jiu laughed derisively, “Just now you were calling me your Imperial Sister-in-Law, and now you wish to become my elder sister-in-law. Isn’t that confusing our seniority? Besides, my elder brother has no interest in Princess Shang, nor any desire to become a Prince Consort. It’s best the Princess looks elsewhere.”

“What do you mean? How do you know your elder brother doesn’t care for me? You can’t block my marriage to him just because you have an issue with me!”

The Fifth Princess said in anger.

“Look at the way you’re speaking, Princess. How could I possibly stand in the way? My elder brother favors women who are smart and brave. Ordinary people don’t catch his eye. Don’t be offended, Princess, I’m not saying you’re ordinary, but someone like you is not to his liking.”

These words only angered the Fifth Princess further.

Murong Jiu continued,

“If you truly admire my elder brother, you could follow him to the Frontier Pass. Additionally, there’s no rule that women can’t fight. Hua Mulan took her father’s place in the army and has been highly praised. If the Princess really wishes to catch my elder brother’s eye, perhaps you ought to consider it.”

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“Nonsense! I am a Princess of the Imperial Family; Hua Mulan was but a commoner, free to act without reservation. Every move I make represents the face of the Imperial Family!”

Murong Jiu simply spread her hands, “Is that so? Then there’s nothing that can be done. As for my elder brother, the Princess should just let it go.”

The Fifth Princess ground her teeth in frustration.

Seeing that Murong Jiu was impervious to persuasion and even egged her on to go to the battlefield to meet her demise, she clenched her fists as she left Prince Mansion.

“Why are you so angry? Did Ah Jiu offend you?”

Inside the Princess’s carriage, a man was lying down; it was none other than the Second Prince.

“You call her so affectionately! Hmph! She dared to…”

The Fifth Princess, as if she found someone to confide in, exaggerated Murong Jiu’s words and relayed them to the Second Prince with added fervor.

“I told you, Fu Heng could never return to the capital to marry you. He’s already twenty-four. If he had wanted to marry, he would have done so long ago. It seems there’s no woman who has caught his eye. If he had any feelings for you, why would he have been so indifferent towards you before?”

“But Eldest Imperial Brother, I just like Fu Heng! Do you really expect me to marry one of those poor scholars? They can’t even provide for a princess like me! They can’t carry weights or do manual labor, some are even profligates. None are as good as Fu Heng!”

“It’s all Eldest Imperial Brother’s fault. Father Emperor now fears the support behind me and Mother from Yun Family, and wants to clear the path for the Third Prince. You’re my own imperial sister; Father wouldn’t let you marry into a prominent family. It’s my own ineffectiveness. Had I gotten rid of The Third Prince earlier and become the Crown Prince, or even ascended to Emperor, you could have had your pick of any husband in the world, couldn’t you?”

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess could only say, “Eldest Imperial Brother, don’t speak like that. Father Emperor is far too biased; how could it be your fault?”

“Now you can only endure and let Father Emperor arrange things. You couldn’t possibly go to the Frontier Pass and seek death, could you?”

“But…”

The Second Prince comforted her, “Don’t worry, Leyang. After you marry, Eldest Imperial Brother won’t let the Prince Consort touch you. Once Eldest Imperial Brother attains a higher status in the future, he will grant you a divorce. If you still like Fu Heng, then Eldest Imperial Brother will make him your Prince Consort!”

“Really?”

“Of course, it’s true.”

He said so, but the Second Prince didn’t believe Fu Heng would come back alive from the harsh conditions at the Frontier Pass, something he knew all too well.

It was just a way to placate the Fifth Princess for now, lest she really listened to Murong Jiu’s incitement and fled to the Frontier Pass, angering the Emperor.

“Right, Imperial Brother, Murong Jiu is pregnant with twins! That’s an ominous sign, Father Emperor will surely hate her, and Eldest Imperial Brother even more because of this!”

The Fifth Princess, recalling this, spoke with a hint of excitement.

She never liked Murong Jiu to begin with. Just now, everything Murong Jiu said, her every word and tone, seemed to look down on her, which made her hate Murong Jiu even more.

“Twins, is it? No wonder I heard she’s prone to spotting and needs bed rest to nurture the twin fetuses.”

After saying this, the Second Prince also smiled slightly, “It seems your time at Prince Mansion was not entirely without benefit. Prince Ling’s Mansion has too good a reputation nowadays. Once this news is released, their reputation will suffer greatly.”

Moreover, twins pose a great risk, and it’s not certain they’ll survive after birth.

Naturally, the Second Prince hoped that Murong Jiu would live, as after all, she could be very useful. As for the children, it would be enough if one survived, for future leverage over Murong Jiu.

But with this ominous identity, Murong Jiu would have to rely on him even more in the future, wouldn’t she?

Only he wouldn’t mind that she gave birth to the ominous twins and would be willing to take her into his harem.

In the eyes of the Second Prince, Jun Yuyan had already become a dead man walking.

“Then, Imperial Brother, release the news quickly. I just can’t stand Murong Jiu’s indifferent and breezy demeanor. Making her uncomfortable makes me happy!”

The Second Prince nodded in agreement; the news had to be released.

As for this, Murong Jiu had long anticipated it.

Her speaking out was not out of fear that the Second Prince would exploit the situation, for Jun Yuyan had already made all the arrangements before he left. Her two children would never be considered ominous.

The reason she revealed the news was because her belly was too large. She didn’t want others to see and call them illegitimate, doubting they were Jun Yuyan’s children. By saying it was twins, no one would suspect it.

Furthermore, there were other advantages to doing so.