Zhou Yanhui with a serious expression.
She glanced at the people around Tang Zhuyun and said in a deep voice, "Have them all leave. I have something important to tell you."
Nanxing said, "Your Majesty, she knows martial arts."
The implication is clear: don't agree.
Tang Zhuyun isn't stupid.
Given Zhou Yanhui's instability with Prince of Jin, and considering her current pregnancy, she wouldn't impulsively engage in a one-on-one relationship.
Zhou Yanhui calmly, "I never lay a hand on a woman."
Tang Zhuyun: "Have you ever hit yourself?"
Zhou Yanhui's expression suddenly changed. "He... he told you?"
How could the Prince of Jin do such a thing!
He can reject what he likes, but how can he easily reveal his deepest secret to someone else?
This secret was crucial to her life and fortune.
It's fair to say that her brothers, who were like wolves and tigers eyeing her like predators, would tear her to shreds the moment they found out about this.
Her life was at stake, yet the Prince of Jin readily told others.
How cold-hearted he was to himself!
Zhou Yanhui felt a chill run through her body.
What's more, this was a message to her rival in love, making her feel like she had her face ripped off in front of Tang Zhuyun.
Looking at her pale face, Tang Zhuyun said calmly, "Do you know what I do?"
Zhou Yanhui by the question.
All she knew was that Tang Zhuyun was the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Princess Consort of the Prince of Prince of Jin.
They were the object of her envy and jealousy.
She felt that Tang Zhuyun was able to sit in the position she most desired because of her background.
Neither the crown prince nor the emperor was what she wanted; she only wanted to be a woman, the woman of the Prince of Prince of Jin.
"I'm a doctor," Tang Zhuyun said. "I should say, a pretty good doctor, so I saw through your secret from the first time I met you."
"So, you told him?"
"Although we are a loving couple, we trust each other completely and never hide anything from one another..."
Tang Zhuyun's voice was calm, and her expression was composed.
However, every word was a painful blow to Zhou Yanhui.
"But we haven't taken your matter to heart, so we haven't discussed it."
"His Highness also saw through your true identity as a woman; perhaps we are of one mind."
"As for me, I suggest that Your Highness re-examine your disguise."
"After all, we wouldn't go out of our way to flaunt your gender, but other people might."
Zhou Yanhui murmured, "He figured it out himself?"
Does he still care about himself even a tiny bit?
Tang Zhuyun ruthlessly shattered her dream.
"Because he only truly understood women after marrying me, and that's why he noticed your difference."
Everything is because of Tang Zhuyun.
Their relationship must be very, very good.
They can talk about anything and everything, their feelings for each other deeply intertwined.
Zhou Yanhui felt she had accepted reality, but when she faced Tang Zhuyun, she still felt her heart was being etched with pain.
Xiu'er said, "Actually, the only people here who know you're a woman are..."
Tang Zhuyun was a little puzzled. What did Xiu'er mean by that?
However, she soon understood.
Because Xiu'er continued, "... Oh, no, there are two more? Three?"
Zhou Yanhui's expression immediately changed, and she shouted sharply, "Who?"
Xiu'er puffed out her belly. "I'm carrying this one, Your Majesty is carrying one, and maybe two more."
Zhou Yanhui's expression changed from cold and stern to one of disbelief.
"You, you're pregnant?" She looked at Tang Zhuyun.
Tang Zhuyun said, "What, are you surprised? I've been married to the Prince for so long, shouldn't I be pregnant?"
She's already considered to have married and had children late, okay?
But looking at Zhou Yanhui's heartbroken eyes, why did she feel a little guilty for bullying her?
Zhou Yanhui stood there, stunned, and said, "You're really pregnant."
Tang Zhuyun is right. She is a princess, and it's not unusual for her to be pregnant with the Prince of Prince of Jin's child.
But Zhou Yanhui couldn't help feeling her heart breaking.
She could barely stand.
Tang Zhuyun had tea served and invited her to sit with her on the couch next to her, across a small table.
Zhou Yanhui numbly picked up the scalding hot tea and brought it to her lips.
She felt cold all over and wanted to drink hot tea.
But when her lips were burned by the teacup, she suddenly became much more alert.
After putting down her teacup, her expression returned to calm.
"I've been looking for the Prince of Jin these past few days," she said, "But he's been avoiding me."
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "I don't know what His Highness the Crown Prince is thinking, but I think that after he knows your identity as a woman and your feelings for him, as a married man, instead of avoiding you, would he throw himself into your arms?"
Their family practices strict male virtues.
Zhou Yanhui swallowed the bitterness.
Tang Zhuyun is right. She has no right to be sad, and Prince of Jin did nothing wrong.
They are a respectable married couple; I have ulterior motives.
Why would the Prince of Jin consider the feelings of a woman he didn't like?
In the end, she was overthinking it.
Zhou Yanhui a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
"I want to see him because someone wants to harm him."
Tang Zhuyun asked calmly, "Who?"
Zhou Yanhui, "Zong Heng."
"That's normal." Tang Zhuyun didn't hide anything from her. "Zong Heng is the Crown Prince's brother-in-law. His leg was broken by the Prince's men. He wanted me to heal his leg, but I refused."
Zhou Yanhui lowered her eyes and said, "He likes you."
Tang Zhuyun:???
Zong Heng likes her? What does he like about her? Does he enjoy being tormented by her?
"That's what he said," Zhou Yanhui. "He said that if you cooperate with him, the Prince of Jin will be mine, and you will be his."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Xiu'er immediately spat and cursed, "How dare he be so shameless? He's dreaming big in broad daylight! He thinks the Princess Consort is his, but his father is mine!"
Nanxing: "His father is too old."
Tang Zhuyun glared at the two of them and calmly said, "He knows you're a woman too?"
"Have no idea."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Zong Heng, you're pretty advanced!
No, it's a bit bad.
To want the Prince of Jin to be schemed against by a "man"—what a dark mind this person must have, willing to do anything to achieve their goals.
Zhou Yanhui, "I didn't refuse him because I wanted to see what he really wanted to do."
"So what did he tell you to do?"
Tang Zhuyun thought of a hundred ways that misunderstandings in novels could break up the male and female protagonists, and felt that with her intelligence, she shouldn't fall for it.
"He told me to first help Prince of Jin exploit Noble Consort Jia's weaknesses, saying that Prince of Jin would be grateful to me and I could take the opportunity to get close to him; he also said that you can't tolerate any injustice, and you would definitely give up on Prince of Jin after knowing the truth."
Zhou Yanhui looked intently at Tang Zhuyun.
What she really wanted to know was, if that situation were to actually happen, would Tang Zhuyun be willing to do it?
Tang Zhuyun naturally didn't reveal too much emotion, and said, "Do you believe his idea?"