The Hunter’s Lively Wife
Chapter 879 - Chapter 879 Chapter 879 Plotting Against the Crown Heir

Chapter 879: Chapter 879 Plotting Against the Crown Heir Chapter 879: Chapter 879 Plotting Against the Crown Heir After asking this question, Su Yunjin immediately felt that it was inappropriate.

The inquiry was somewhat overstepping boundaries.

However, the Princess of Prince Rui did not seem to mind and didn’t hide anything, giving a truthful answer to Su Yunjin’s question.

“Madam Su, to tell you the truth, indeed I plan to stay in Prince Qi Residence for a while, at least for one to two years,” she said, lowering her head.

The Princess of Prince Rui looked at her now visible pregnant belly and caressed her lower abdomen, “Madam Su, there is a five-month-old child in my womb. I will remain in Prince Qi Residence until the child is born.” After the child’s birth, the Princess of Prince Rui intended to stay there for her confinement period.

It was Prince Rui’s intention to welcome her back to Jincheng only after the child’s full-moon celebration.

“Your Highness, why would you specifically choose to stay in a place like this?” A person of the Princess of Prince Rui’s status should be giving birth and nurturing her child in Jincheng, shouldn’t she?

Why would she come to such a remote place? After Su Yunjin asked, she noticed that the Princess’s expression was a bit off and immediately felt she had asked too much.

Su Yunjin was somewhat aware of the affairs within the Imperial Palace; in modern times, she had watched her fair share of palace dramas and knew about the overt and covert struggles among the wives and concubines of a royal residence.

With such a status as the Princess of Prince Rui, who now carried a child, it was likely that many of Prince Rui’s consorts didn’t wish for her child to be safely delivered, wasn’t it?

The so-called “A bright spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.”

The Princess had to have had her reasons for coming to this place.

Otherwise, why would she have taken the effort to come all this way under the pretext of celebrating the Empress Dowager’s birthday, only to stay at Prince Qi Residence? “Your Highness, I’m sorry, I have asked too much.”

Su Yunjin apologized.

The Princess of Prince Rui smiled, intending to befriend Su Yunjin, and was willing to share with her the affairs of Prince Rui Residence, “Madam Su, there’s nothing that should or shouldn’t be asked.”

Su Yunjin looked at the Princess of Prince Rui but did not speak.

“Madam Su, the reason I have come to reside here is actually for the sake of the child in my womb.” Prince Rui was indeed very fond of her, his lawful wife married through formal means.

However, given Prince Rui’s status, it was impossible for her to be his only woman–there were other women, quite a number of secondary wives and concubines in the residence. Since the Princess became pregnant, she had gained even more favor from Prince Rui, and even the Empress Dowager herself sent gifts to her quarters every two to three days.

With the Princess’s pregnancy, naturally, the consorts in the residence grew restless. On several occasions, the Princess barely escaped being the victim of plots against her, fortunately always managing to ensure the safety of the child in her womb.

The last time the child in the Princess’s womb was almost lost, it coincided with the birthday of the Old Princess of Prince Qi Residence, who had a not insignificant relationship with Prince Rui.

In his childhood, Prince Rui was frail and it was the Old Princess who took care of him until he grew stronger and returned to the side of the Noble Consort.

All things considered, the Old Princess could be regarded as a foster mother to Prince Rui. Taking advantage of this relationship, and for the safety of the child in the Princess’s womb,

Prince Rui hoped that his child could be born safely, so he arranged for the Princess to leave Jincheng and go to this place, far from Jincheng, to nurture her pregnancy and give birth.

The Old Princess of Prince Qi Residence had her own entourage to attend and protect her, and it was indeed safe to bring the Princess to her side–there would be no mishaps.

As for those matters in the residence, Prince Rui also planned to conduct a thorough investigation to root out the people who had repeatedly attempted to harm the Princess and the child in her womb.