Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 780: Chapter 780: Marriage

Despite the haste of the wedding, it remained a lively and grand occasion.

After all, it was a strong alliance. Although the Kang County Prince’s Mansion was not eye-catching, being a county prince still held significance – not to mention Li You’s hidden special identity. On the surface, they couldn’t overstep boundaries in terms of etiquette, but they added quite a few things behind the scenes.

As for the Jiang Family, there was no need to mention them.

With one Prime Minister, one General, and a daughter who was Princess Consort, they were highly sought after.

Lin Zizi was not a mistress who mistreated her concubine-born daughters. She gave Jiang Yan the same dowry as she did for Jiang Yuan. However, as she married up, Lin Zizi didn’t want the Kang County Prince’s Mansion to look down on Jiang Yan, so she took out more from her private storage to add on.

On the East Palace side, Jiang Ning also added quite a few dowry items.

This moved Aunt Bai to tears.

She said that her life was worth it, and she would serve Lin Zizi until she died.

Although Aunt Liu was a little sour about it, she didn’t say anything. Children’s marriages are based on their own fate, and it’s not good to force anything.

Aunt Liu was a clever woman. She knew very well that Jiang Yan’s marriage might seem like a high one, and she’d become a princess consort once she entered the mansion, but behind the scenes, there were waves of turbulence.

Immediately after the wedding, Li You would lead his army to battle, facing life and death situations.

Whether he could return alive was still uncertain.

Even if one had a high status, it wouldn’t mean much if they had to be a widow for a lifetime.

In comparison, Aunt Liu preferred her daughter to experience the happiness of a loving marriage and having children of her own.”

Therefore, the whole family happily sent Jiang Yan out the door.

As her elder brother, Jiang Yi sent his sister to the Prince of Zhao’s Mansion.

The Jiang family produced another princess consort, which could be described as adding another feather to their cap, an endless splendor.

All the distinguished princes and ministers with a place at court came in and out of the Jiang family, their congratulatory voices ringing incessantly.

The Prince of Zhao’s Mansion was also bustling with activity.

The tall and handsome Kang County Prince and the elegant and beautiful Princess Consort managed the wedding ceremony. Both husband and wife wore warm smiles, but the atmosphere behind those smiles was somewhat delicate.

Ever since the Princess Consort became pregnant, the Kang County Prince knew that the child in her belly had nothing to do with him.

After all, he hadn’t touched her for half a year before she got pregnant.

Though they appeared as a talented couple, their relationship wasn’t very harmonious.

The moment he found out that the Princess Consort was pregnant, the Kang County Prince was shocked.

He took the nanny with him while she carried the abortion drugs, closed the door, and interrogated the Princess Consort about the identity of the other man. If she didn’t confess, he would force her to drink the drug there and then.

He thought the Princess Consort would refuse to admit to anything.

Surprisingly, she calmly confessed and revealed the identity of the other man.

The Kang County Prince was dumbfounded.

The illegitimate child in his wife’s womb was actually… a prince?

Even if he had ten more heads, he wouldn’t dare to harm the unborn child!

The nanny, not sensing the mood, asked if they should quietly get rid of the child and try to keep the family’s scandal hidden.

The Kang County Prince shot her a cold glance and told her to pour away the medicine.

After that, the Kang County Prince called in two trusted aides and secretly had the nanny killed.

For this kind of matter, the fewer people who knew, the better.

The Kang County Prince didn’t dare to gamble.

Maybe, the Emperor didn’t know about the pregnancy yet. If he quietly got rid of the child, how would he shut the Princess Consort’s mouth?

He couldn’t kill her as well.

By the time the Emperor found out, if he had privately killed his unborn child, how could the Kang County Prince hope to survive?

For the sake of the Kang County Prince’s Mansion, the Kang County Prince made the wisest and most humiliating decision –

He would keep the child.

Not only did he keep the child, but he also raised them well, treating them as his own legitimate heir.