All of the Capital Knows I'm Carrying a Powerful Minister's Baby

Xiaoman had worked as a low-ranking maid in Prince Su’s manor for two years. She spent her days meekly keeping her head down and had never caused any trouble. She had thought she would grow old in the prince’s manor, but fate had other plans. One night, Prince Su drank too much and plunged headfirst into a pond. She struggled to haul the fearsome man out, and somehow ended up getting her release papers back. The young lady was pretty and charming. After she returned to her hometown, the neighborhood layabouts kept pestering her. With nowhere else to turn, Xiaoman slapped her belly and told everyone she was already carrying Prince Su’s child. And wouldn’t you know it, the trick worked. People were afraid of the powerful, terrifying man, so not only did no one dare bully her anymore, they rushed to curry favor with her. Who could have guessed that telling too many lies would bring retribution? One day, Prince Su strode through the front gate with a dark look on his face. Xiaoman immediately began to tremble. This time, she was probably going to lose her life! -- Prince Su, Wei Jin, wielded power over the court and was a ruthless, fearsome man. Just hearing his name could make a crying child stop in the middle of the night. Then one day, a strange rumor swept through the capital: he had left behind a love child, and the young lady was already carrying his baby. At first, Wei Jin thought it was absurd. What fool would dare smear his name? But the rumor spread with such convincing detail that everyone knew the young lady’s name and exactly when she had worked at his manor. Lying beneath his bed curtains that night, Wei Jin carefully recalled the night he had fallen into the pond. He couldn’t help feeling uneasy. Could he really have behaved disgracefully while drunk and done something unforgivable? To clear his name, Wei Jin personally went to the young lady’s home. As soon as he laid eyes on Jiang Xiaoman, who was spouting nonsense, he saw right through her. The girl couldn’t even keep her lies straight. She was so scared of him that she could barely speak, but she didn’t dare run away either, so she just stood there pretending to be brave. Wei Jin had meant to lose his temper, but seeing her muddled, fumbling efforts to appear clever stirred a desire to tease her. So he simply hauled her back to his manor and played along with her little charade. One day, Xiaoman was walking a little too fast when the padding tucked into her waistband rolled out and landed right in front of Wei Jin’s boot. Xiaoman’s face turned ashen. She thought she was as good as dead. To her surprise, Wei Jin calmly picked up the padding and tossed it back into her arms, then said with a straight face, “What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and tuck it back in. Don’t let my child catch a chill.” One man, one woman, both chaste, happy ending Set in an imaginary world, no need to scrutinize the details Theme: Live each day with warmth and vitality