Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child

Chapter 447: Prince Consort

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Yu Niaoniao scooped a bowl of hangover soup for Wei Liao and gave him a businesslike smile.

“Please enjoy.”

Wei Liao was already used to her greedy reaction.

He picked up the bowl and took a sip.

In the past, he had drunk hangover soup before. It did not taste good, but today, this bowl of hangover soup was delicious.

He couldn’t resist taking two more sips.

Yu Niaoniao smiled and said, “If you think the taste is good, you can come often in the future. My price is fair and I’m honest.”

With that, she turned around and left with another bowl of hangover soup.

Wei Liao slowly finished his hangover soup.

He originally wanted to put the empty bowl back, but on second thought, this was soup he had spent ten taels of silver on. It shouldn’t be a problem to receive the bowl for such an expensive soup, right?

Inexplicably, he tucked the empty bowl into his sleeve and walked out of the kitchen as if nothing had happened.

The next morning, Xiao Juan called Yan Nanguan over and told him about the haunted places he had heard about at the banquet yesterday. He also asked him to send someone to check those places.

Just as Yu Niaoniao had said, it was almost impossible to transport tens of millions of taels of stolen silver into Liangzhou without anyone knowing.

It was inevitable that someone would notice something amiss during the process.

If one wanted to hide it, ghosts were the simplest and most effective way.

As long as there was news of a ghost, the commoners would consciously keep a distance from that place. Occasionally, someone would pass by and notice something amiss, but they would consciously attribute everything to ghosts.

Of course, this was just speculation. In the end, it still depended on the results of the investigation.

Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan had just finished breakfast when Cheng Qi arrived.

His appearance and outfit were very different from the locals of Liangzhou.

His facial features were very handsome, and his eyebrows were slender and exquisite. His lips were red and his teeth were white. The outline of his face was very gentle. His long black hair was casually tied behind him with a headband, and he was wearing a loose long-sleeved shirt.

His skin was even fairer than ordinary people’s. From afar, it looked so fair that it glowed.

It was a stark contrast to the honey-skinned locals around him.

When Yu Niaoniao saw him, she immediately understood why Princess Ni Yang had chosen to marry him.

Even though he was already middle-aged, he did not show any signs of gaining weight. He still looked so elegant and handsome.

Cheng Qi sized Xiao Juan up and praised him with a smile, “I haven’t seen you in a long time. You’ve really grown up! Back then, when you left Liangzhou, you were less than half my height. Now, you’re even taller than me.”

“Everyone says that the feng Shui of the Imperial Capital is good for people.

Now, it seems that it’s true. Look at how well you’ve been raised!”

Xiao Juan’s expression was indifferent, and there was a hint of distance in his politeness. “You don’t look much different from before. You’re still very young.”

Cheng Qi waved his hand and said humbly, “I’m just superficial. I’m old on the inside. I can’t compare to young people like you.”

Then, he looked at Yu Niaoniao, who was beside Xiao Juan, and his eyes lit up.

“This is Niaoniao, right? As expected of a daughter raised by a scholar. She’s really slender and elegant.”

Yu Niaoniao bowed. “Thank you for your praise, Consort.”

Cheng Qi’s gaze was fixed on her.

“Niaoniao is sixteen this year, right? She’s really at a good age.”

“I came in a hurry this time and didn’t prepare anything good for you. This is the sachet I usually use. If you don’t mind, I’ll give it to you.”

With that, he took off the sachet at his waist and handed it to Yu Niaoniao.

His words made everyone present speechless.

No father-in-law had ever given his daughter-in-law a sachet he had used when he first saw her.

A sachet was a very personal thing. It was usually only given to the closest person to him.

Cheng Qi’s intentions were obvious.

Yu Niaoniao politely declined. “Thank you for your kindness, but I don’t usually use sachets.”

Seeing that she refused to accept it, although Cheng Qi was disappointed, he did not continue to pester her.

“In that case, forget it. I’ll give you something else another day.”

Yu Niaoniao did not know what to say and could only smile awkwardly and politely.

Although she had long known that this Prince Consort was a playboy, she had never expected him to not even let his daughter-in-law off.

Did he really not care about appearances at all?

Xiao Juan’s face darkened. “Prince Consort, please respect yourself. Niaoniao is already my wife. ”

Cheng Qi smiled indifferently.

“Don’t think too much. I just think that Niaoniao is cute and can’t help but want to take care of her.’

He said this matter-of-factly as if he really just wanted to take care of his cute daughter-in-law.

Xiao Juan said coldly, “I’ll take care of my Princess Consort myself. There’s no need for others to worry about.”

Cheng Qi looked helpless.

“Look at you. You’re still as serious as you were when you were young. With your personality, you’re easily taken advantage of.”

Xiao Juan seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze turned colder.

Cheng Qi yawned, looking sleepy.

“I woke up too early today. I haven’t slept enough. Hurry up and pack up. I’ll go back to the carriage to sleep for a while.”

With that, he turned around and walked out of the inn.

Xiao Juan ordered everyone to pack up and set off as soon as possible.

Although his face had always been expressionless and one could not tell if he was happy or angry, Yu Niaoniao could still sense that he was not in a good mood.

She comforted him softly, “Ignore Cheng Qi. He’s most likely sick.”

Someone who could target his daughter-in-law was definitely not a normal person.

Xiao Juan looked down at her and reminded her, “Cheng Qi does everything based on his whims. He’s a person with no bottom line. You have to be careful. Don’t let him have the chance to approach you.”

Yu Niaoniao nodded obediently. “Yes!”

Xiao Juan still felt worried.

He had to get something special from Lo Pingsha later.

The convoy set off again and continued forward.

Xiao Juan and Lo Pingsha were both riding horses.

They spoke quietly as they rode forward.

At the end of the conversation, Lo Pingsha nodded.

“I’ll make it as soon as possible.”

On the way, when the team stopped to rest, Cheng Qi came to look for Yu Niaoniao for lunch, but she politely declined.

Beside him, Chun Feng and Ye Yu looked worried.

Even they could tell that this Prince Consort had impure thoughts about the Princess Consort.

Yu Niaoniao did not want Cheng Qi to affect her mood for eating.

She ate with her usual relish.

Xiao Juan regretted agreeing to bring Niaoniao here.

If she hadn’t come here, she wouldn’t have suffered this grievance.

Wei Liao walked past them and spoke with a faint smile.

“That Prince Consort is very enthusiastic about the Princess Consort.”

He thought Yu Niaoniao would definitely refute him, but she only looked up at him and continued eating.

Wei Liao was not used to this.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”