The daughter he had painstakingly supported was now missing, while the daughter he had gone to such lengths to kill had become a darling of the court.
He simply could not understand it.
Why had a country bumpkin won the Marquis of Zhennan's heart? Why did even the Emperor and the Empress Dowager favor her?
Her fate was clearly to bring ruin upon her husband, children, and parents. This was clearly not what he had foreseen in his dreams. Why had everything changed?
Now that she was carrying that accursed child, her influence and standing had risen even higher.
He still needed to find a way to get rid of the child in her belly first...
Jiang An's palms were sweating, and he looked like a dead man.
Seeing how miserable he was put Prince Huai in a wonderful mood.
Prince Huai patted his shoulder and said with a beaming smile, "When you soar to great heights someday, don't forget to lend this humble prince a hand!"
Jiang An nearly dropped to his knees in fright.
As the Empress Dowager's own son and one of the Emperor's few remaining brothers-one with whom he was extremely close, at that-how could he possibly need Jiang An's help?
Jiang An bowed low. "Please don't tease your humble servant, Your Highness. I'm terrified!"
"All right, I'll stop teasing you. The Imperial Preceptor has been looking after Shuyue lately, and I've been busy with all sorts of trivial matters myself. I finally have some free time today, so I'm planning to take her some nourishing supplements. Would you care to join me, Lord Jiang?"
Jiang An wanted to refuse.
But... Prince Huai's grip was far too tight.
Jiang An could only nod. "I had the same intention. I was just about to buy a few