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When Wang Qingci snapped back to reality, she stared into Lu Chen's eyes with unabated disbelief, searching his face for any trace of teasing.

However, at that moment, Lu Chen wore only a faint smile, and one of his hands was gently caressing her belly, nothing at all resembling someone making a joke.

Wang Qingci still couldn't bring herself to believe it. She remembered that the last time they were intimate had been in the study of the old Prince's Mansion, and she had immediately expelled all impurities from her body the day after returning—how could she possibly have been impregnated?

Moreover, she hadn't felt anything unusual in her body during this period. If she had truly been impregnated, she should have noticed something.

With these thoughts, Wang Qingci looked into Lu Chen's eyes and asked, "My Prince, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?"

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "Do you think I would joke about this kind of matter with you?"

"But I clearly…" Wang Qingci faltered.

She wanted to say that she clearly expelled all impurities from her body, so how could she have been impregnated, but considering Lu Chen's persistent desire for her to bear his child, Wang Qingci found it difficult to openly discuss her actions.

Seeing that Wang Qingci had stopped midway, Lu Chen immediately guessed what she was about to say and spoke up, "Are you about to say that after you returned, you expelled all impurities from your body, so how could you still be impregnated?"

Wang Qingci pursed her lips and remained silent. At that moment, Lu Chen lifted his right hand, pinched Wang Qingci's smooth and delicate chin, and said, "Did you think that would prevent you from carrying my child? You underestimate me."

"Are you not aware that there are those in the Prince's Mansion who became pregnant after spending just one night with me?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingci immediately thought of Chu Yuqin. Although she seldom stayed in the Prince's Mansion, she was aware of what happened there and knew how easily Chu Yuqin had become pregnant with Lu Chen's child.

Wang Qingci thought to herself that it seemed she really was pregnant, but she wasn't ready to be a mother yet.

It was all this scoundrel's fault, undoubtedly because he had been intimate with her all night, preventing her from immediately expelling impurities from her body, which led to her becoming pregnant.

When she was with Lu Chen, she couldn't actively use her skill, but could only be at his mercy. Usually, she would wait until after Lu Chen was finished to cleanse her body.

Wang Qingci felt like she was waking from a dream; no wonder the man sometimes didn't release her after his nefarious deeds. He had deliberately suppressed her internal skill so she couldn't detoxify in time, and his plan had succeeded.

This scoundrel, so cunning!

Wang Qingci sighed inwardly but eventually accepted the reality: she was pregnant. The courtyard she was currently residing in was quite large; it wasn't just suitable for raising one child but several.

Wang Qingci then said, "My Prince, today is the day I marry you, and even if I can't consummate the marriage with you, there are still things that must be done."

That...

Lu Chen was taken aback for a moment. Things that must be done?

She was already pregnant, how could they 'do' anything?

He wouldn't want to do anything that could harm his child.

As Lu Chen was thinking this, Wang Qingci suddenly raised her slender hand to press against his chest, then swiftly slid her hands around his waist, embraced him, flipped over, and brought him beneath her.

Lu Chen did not stop Wang Qingci, so she succeeded in an instant. Now sitting astride Lu Chen, she heard him chuckling, "Mr. Wang, you are quite bold to treat me this way!"

"My little female slave, you dare to ride atop me. Aren't you afraid I'll punish you?"

Wang Qingci replied with a grin, "Now that I carry your child, my Lord, would you still bear to punish me? Aren't you afraid I might harm the child of yours?"

Lu Chen laughed lightly, "Are you trying to blackmail me with the child?"

Wang Qingci replied cheekily, "I've finally caught your Achilles' heel, so of course I must make good use of it. After all, you always oppressed me and plotted to have me carry your child."

With that, Wang Qingci's hands began to undress Lu Chen, her actions becoming more mischievous.

Lu Chen didn't stop Wang Qingci—after all, what could he do when Wang Qingci carried his child? Today, he would indulge her a little.

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Gazing at the big red lanterns hanging in the Prince's Mansion, Lin Wanyun sat on the flowerbed in the outer courtyard, sighing softly.

For some reason, she felt a profound sense of loss. Although she had long been Lu Chen's woman and was prepared to go without official status for life, witnessing another woman getting married into the Prince's Mansion stirred a bit of envy within her.

At that moment, Chu Yuqin came to sit beside Lin Wanyun. Seeing the dejected look on her face, Chu Yuqin asked with concern, "Sister Lin, are you worried about Miss Chen?"

Lin Wanyun snapped back to attention and said with a smile, "No, I'm just resting for a bit."

Chu Yuqin then suggested, "Sister Lin, you've been Lu Chen's woman for a long time. Why not find an opportunity for Lu Chen to give you a title too?"

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