A Secret Rendezvous

Crown Princess Qu Ning & General Zhao Ningying

The Crown Princess Has a Child and Pursues Her Wife

The Crown Princess of the Qu Zhao kingdom of women went to Jiangkou military camp. A few months after she returned, she gave birth to a baby girl. Everyone at court speculated that Her Highness the Crown Princess had favored some young attendant and the child had been conceived by accident.

The whole kingdom of Qu Zhao celebrated, but whenever General Zhao’s family attended a banquet, they wore bitter smiles.

At the young princess’s hundred-day celebration, the Empress of Qu Zhao brought out her granddaughter and made a point of letting General Zhao and her wife hold her.

The Empress, looking at the General Zhao who had grown up alongside her, saw her looking happily flustered as she gazed at the baby girl. She smiled and said, “We’re family. Why don’t you two choose a name for her?”

The General Zhao was overwhelmed by the honor. She glanced instinctively at Crown Princess Qu Ning, and when Qu Ning nodded her approval, she plucked up her courage and named the young princess.

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Two years later, Crown Princess Qu Ning took her daughter to inspect the troops stationed on the northern frontier. The two-year-old princess followed close behind, taking quick little steps to keep up with her mother.

The little princess was adorable, clearly a beauty in the making. But something about her appearance was bound to make people wonder.

She looked nothing like her mother or the current Empress. Instead, she resembled the commander of the northern frontier, Zhao Ningying, who had avoided the capital for three years and never once returned.

The resemblance was so striking they looked as if they had been carved from the same mold.

“General! General! Her Highness has brought the young general!” the officer on guard outside cried, rushing in to report before dropping to his knees.

Zhao Ningying furrowed her brows. “What young general?”

The next moment, Qu Ning swept open the command tent and entered with her daughter.

They had not seen each other in three years. Before Zhao Ningying could hide her feelings, a soft little clingy thing was already standing by her leg.

“Mother, I’ve finally seen you.”

Before Zhao Ningying could pick her up, Qu Ning had already stepped forward and carried her away.

Qu Ning looked at Zhao Ningying, still stunned, and curled her lips into a faint smile. “Sorry, my daughter mistook you for someone else.”

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That night, the young princess asked Zhao Ningying to stay with her. Lying in Zhao Ningying’s arms, she softly wrapped her arms around her neck and planted a fragrant kiss on her cheek. In a tiny voice, she whispered, “Mother, don’t listen to Mother Queen. She calls your name in her sleep every night.”

Note: This is a pregnancy-and-childbirth story featuring both leads. If that’s not your thing, find another story and quit while you’re ahead.

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