Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 533: You, Turn Around

Li Hongyuan glanced at the closed door, his expression unchanged.

“Gucheng, who’s in there with the Princess Consort?” he asked.

“No one.”

Gucheng isn’t very good at lying.

However, before Li Hongyuan could ask again, Jiang Ning had already opened the door.

With a teasing smile, she said, “Could it be that Your Highness, the Crown Prince, thought I was in the room with some man?”

Li Hongyuan didn’t answer but looked at her face, “Gucheng said you weren’t feeling well just now.”

Jiang Ning replied, “Yes, I felt a bit dizzy earlier and wanted to be alone, so I asked Gucheng to guard the door for a while. Is there anything you need, Your Highness?”

Li Hongyuan walked into the room, and as he passed by her, he clearly smelled a strong scent of alcohol.

His eyes swept the room, spotting only a serving girl holding a teacup; there were no wine jars or glasses.

That is to say; she had been drinking outside.

Thinking of where she had been going earlier, Li Hongyuan’s heart stirred slightly as he asked, “Did you drink with Emperor Father?”

“How did you know?”

“Because the Myriad Fragrances Wine you drank is a tribute wine, and only Father Emperor has it.”

“Couldn’t I have stolen the wine myself?”

Li Hongyuan ignored her, fell silent for a moment, and then said, “That was Concubine mother’s favorite wine when she was alive.”

Jiang Ning was slightly stunned, recalling the Emperor’s dreamy eyes when looking at the wine glass earlier, and thought to herself that the Emperor must have truly loved Concubine Jin deeply.

“What did you and Father Emperor talk about?” Li Hongyuan didn’t care about her expression, sat down at the table, and looked at the two half-eaten mooncakes on it.

Jiang Ning glanced at Jiang Yi out of the corner of her eye, signaling him to leave quickly, and laughed, “Nothing much.”

“Oh, really?”

“What can I say with the Emperor? Just asking about his health and asking him to take care of himself. I asked him to find out the truth as soon as possible so that I can clear my name. What else could it be?”

Jiang Yi was about to retreat with the tea tray.

“Bring the tea over for me to eat.” Unexpectedly, Li Hongyuan suddenly wanted tea.

Jiang Yi’s footsteps stopped.

He didn’t dare to raise his head.

Jiang Ning hurriedly said, “That’s the leftover cold tea that I didn’t finish. I’ll have him go and get you a cup of hot tea. What are you still waiting for? Go now!”

Jiang Ning scolded the serving girl that Jiang Yi was pretending to be.

Jiang Yi quickly bowed his head even lower and turned to leave.

“I was feeling hot just now, and I ate a greasy dinner, so I wanted some cold tea. Don’t bother getting a new one; just bring it over,” Li Hongyuan said calmly.

Jiang Ning almost thought that he had seen through Jiang Yi’s disguise.

But his expression didn’t show it.

Jiang Ning laughed, “That’s my leftover tea.”

“So what, I can’t drink the tea you left behind?” Li Hongyuan looked up at Jiang Ning, his eyes inquiring and meaningful.

Jiang Ning was a bit nervous.

Not because he was looking at her, but because Jiang Yi couldn’t get away.

“Princess Consort, are you feeling hot?” Li Hongyuan moved a little closer, “Your face looks a bit red, and you’re sweating too, aren’t you?”

“Yes, it is a bit hot.” Jiang Ning fanned herself, “Otherwise, why would you want cold tea, Your Highness?”

Li Hongyuan looked at the “serving girl” and frowned, “Why haven’t you brought the tea yet?”

“…Yes.”

Jiang Yi had no choice but to bring the tea tray over again.

Li Hongyuan reached out, took the teacup, took a sip, and smiled, “It’s still warm.”

“That’s good, haha.” Jiang Ning forced a laugh, looking at Jiang Yi, “You can go now; the Crown Prince and I have something to discuss.”

Jiang Yi bowed and hurriedly turned to leave.

Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief in secret.

But to her surprise, Li Hongyuan suddenly called out to the “serving girl” again, “Wait, you, turn around.”