Pregnant and Wed

The palace walls are deep, and intrigue never ends. Crown Prince Xu Kang was framed by the empress and afflicted with a hidden ailment. After the emperor failed to find a renowned physician, he heard that Liu Yanyu, daughter of a physician at the Imperial Medical Academy, was skilled in medicine. He therefore arranged her marriage to the crown prince, hoping she could help treat his illness.

On their wedding day, the exhausting formalities left Liu Yanyu physically and mentally drained. The moment Xu Kang lifted her veil, she fainted. The imperial physician rushed over to take her pulse and stammered, "C-Crown Princess, you're pregnant!"

Xu Kang's face turned livid: "..."

The people delighted in gossiping that a pregnant bride had appeared even in the depths of the imperial palace. The crown princess was the crown prince's greatest humiliation, and she would meet her end one day. People waited eagerly, day after day, but the day they awaited was not Liu Yanyu's death.

She lived in peace and security, honored and favored, enjoying a life of glory!

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Xu Kang had wanted to strangle Liu Yanyu's son at least ten thousand times, throw him to his death over a thousand times, and toss him into the lake to drown over a hundred times. Fortunately, he'd only had the thought and never acted on it.

Only on their wedding night did he not merely think about it, but act on it as well. He suppressed his overwhelming fury and, swallowing his humiliation, said, "The child is mine."

To him, it was a sentence spoken through blood and tears.

In the end, it turned out to be the plain truth.

.A post-marriage romance. The crown prince is cold as ice and taciturn; the crown princess is dignified, serene, and composed.

.A case of mistaken circumstances: the child is his.

Thesis: Flowers planted with intent may not bloom, while willows planted by chance may grow into shade.