Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 321
321 Waiting for You to Come Back
Yu Niaoniao was uneasy, worried that something would happen to Xiao Juan.
Hearing that Xiao Juan had returned, she hurriedly ran out.
Seeing Xiao Juan striding towards her, Yu Niaoniao’s heart immediately relaxed. Fortunately, he had returned safely.
“I heard that the emperor asked you to enter the palace because of Princess Tao Ran?”
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Xiao Juan held her hand and walked into the room.
“Yes, the emperor wanted me to marry Princess Tao Ran, but I refused.”
When Yu Niaoniao heard the first half of the sentence, her heart tightened. She was very worried that he would agree. After hearing the latter half, she immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
She pressed, “The emperor didn’t blame you for that?”
Xiao Juan did not mention that he had been flogged and replied with a normal expression.
“Yes, Your Majesty is magnanimous and doesn’t blame me.”
Yu Niaoniao smiled. “That’s good.”
At this moment, Pan Dafu came knocking.
“Your Highness, Princess Consort, are you having lunch here? Or in the dining hall?”
Yu Niaoniao had forgotten to eat lunch because she was worried about Xiao Juan. Now that Pan Dafu reminded her, she felt hungry.
She could not be bothered to go to the dining hall and wanted to eat in the room, but she still remembered that Xiao Juan did not allow others to eat in the Mirror House. She could only turn to look at Xiao Juan.
Xiao Juan read her eyes.
He said, “Let’s eat in the bedroom.”
The bedroom was not far from where they were. After eating, she could go straight to bed and take a nap.
Yu Niaoniao felt that it was very good and immediately replied.
“Okay.”
Pan Dafu personally brought the food to the bedroom.
When Xiao Juan sat down at the table, he frowned slightly.
Although the two guards were not ruthless, they still left a little bruise on the skin. It was fine when he stood, but when he sat down, the flesh on his back stretched with his movements, and he could not help but feel a little pain.
When Yu Niaoniao looked at him, his expression had returned to normal.
Yu Niaoniao placed a bowl of Three-fragrance soup in front of him.
“Have some soup first.”
“Yeah.”
After eating and drinking his fill, Pan Dafu came over to clean up the dishes.
Yu Niaoniao pulled Xiao Juan to take a nap.
Xiao Juan said, “I still have something to do. Go to sleep first.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “You have to strike a balance between work and rest. You have to sleep well before you can do anything better.”
Xiao Juan was very insistent.
“I can’t sleep well until it’s done.”
Yu Niaoniao had no choice but to let him be.
In the afternoon, Lo Pingsha came to Yu Niaoniao for advice on performing autopsies.
This stumped Yu Niaoniao.
She could only recite the entire text, but she was still far from mastering it.
She really had no choice but to say, “As the saying goes, truth comes from practice. If you have doubts about this theoretical knowledge, why don’t you try applying it? The practical results will tell you the answer.”
Lo Pingsha thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
“Thank you for your guidance, Princess Consort!”
He was immersed in the morgue all afternoon and did not come out until it was dark.
Yu Niaoniao wanted to look for Xiao Juan, but she met Meng Xizhou halfway.
Seeing Meng Xizhou’s ugly expression, she hurriedly asked.
“What happened?”
Meng Xizhou’s face was tense and his mood was depressed. “Wei Liao came again just now.”
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Is he up to something again?”
“He told everyone that Duke Lang angered the emperor in the palace today and was ordered to be flogged. He deliberately wanted to embarrass Duke Lang. What a despicable person!”
Yu Niaoniao was stunned.
Was Xiao Juan was flogged?
But didn’t he say the emperor didn’t blame him?
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Was he telling the truth?”
Meng Xizhou said without hesitation, “It must be fake! The emperor relies on Duke Lang so much. How could he punish him for no reason? Besides, we all saw that Duke Lang was fine today. He did not look injured at all. Wei Liao was talking nonsense!”
“If not for Duke Lang telling me not to do anything rash, I would have pressed that kid to the ground and beaten him up!”
Others did not know, but Yu Niaoniao knew very well that Xiao Juan had refused to marry Princess Tao Ran.
The princess’s precious body was rejected and this matter was enough to annoy the emperor.
It was not impossible for the emperor to punish him because of this.
Yu Niaoniao ran to look for Xiao Juan. When she arrived at Mirror House, she realized that Xiao Juan was not there.
Yan Nanguan told her that Duke Lang had gone out to do something and would not be back until tonight.
Yu Niaoniao was incredulous. He had just been flogged and went out to run around, completely disregarding his injuries.
Did he think he was made of bronze?
When it was dark, Yu Niaoniao had already made dinner, but she still did not see Xiao Juan and Lo Pingsha.
She walked around the Justice Department and finally found Lo Pingsha in the morgue, still buried in the autopsy.
When Lo Pingsha heard that it was time to eat, he realized that his stomach was rumbling with hunger.
Yu Niaoniao did not want to look at the corpse beside him.
“Go take a shower first.”
Lo Pingsha replied as he packed the equipment, “Okay, I’ll be right there.”
Yu Niaoniao went to the entrance of the Justice Department and waited for a long time before seeing Xiao Juan return.
Seeing her standing at the door, Xiao Juan could not help but ask.
“Why are you standing here?”
Yu Niaoniao said without hesitation, “Of course, I’m waiting for you to come back.”
Xiao Juan’s heart warmed. He liked the feeling that no matter when he returned home, there was someone waiting for him.
Yu Niaoniao said, “The food is ready. Hurry up and eat.”
Everything else could wait until they were done eating.
The two of them went to the dining hall. At this moment, Lo Pingsha had already changed and come over.
The three of them sat around the table.
Lo Pingsha was really hungry. He finished three bowls of rice in one go.
When he was almost done eating, he put down his chopsticks and said to Xiao Juan.
“Your Highness, I’ve learned how to examine bones. Even if it’s a corpse from ten years ago, I can find out why he died.”
Xiao Juan looked up at him. “Are you sure?”
Lo Pingsha thought for a moment and gave a relatively conservative answer.
“At least 70%. I’ll ponder over it later. Perhaps I can increase my chances by another 10%.”
Xiao Juan nodded. “Yes, 70% is enough. I’ll enter the palace to see the emperor tomorrow.”
Lo Pingsha still had some doubts.
“Can the emperor really agree to open the coffin and perform an autopsy?”
Xiao Juan said calmly, “I have my ways.”
After eating and drinking his fill, Lo Pingsha stayed behind to wash the dishes.
Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan returned to the room.
Xiao Juan planned to wash up briefly and go to bed, but Yu Niaoniao wanted him to take a bath before sleeping.
“You must be sweating after running around all afternoon. You have to wash up.”
Xiao Juan expressed that there was no need.
“I didn’t sweat much today. I’ll bathe another day.”
It was not that he did not want to take a bath. He was afraid that the injury on his back would be seen by Yu Niaoniao.
However, Yu Niaoniao was very insistent.
“No, you have to take a bath today, or you’re not allowed to go to bed.”
Xiao Juan had no choice but to reply, “Then I’ll go next door to take a bath.”
