Chapter 239 Falling Into Water

Yuyan was once the top courtesan of Flower Tower. After being brought back by Luo Jingshen, she was directly promoted to a concubine, without even serving as a lowly bedmaid.

Not to mention, she is now two months pregnant.

Since it was his first child, Luo Jingshen did not treat her poorly in terms of food, clothing, and expenses; instead, he was exceptionally lenient and attentive to her.

As long as Yuyan could give birth to a son for Luo Jingshen, her status would inevitably rise.

By the time Luo Jingshen ascends the throne, Yuyan might even be taken into the palace and appointed as a consort, rising in status due to her son.

For these reasons, Yuyan's words carried great weight among these concubines.

She had even come to think of herself as the mistress of the Eastern Palace.

When Consort Li wanted to teach Yuyan's people a lesson, Yuyan naturally couldn't tolerate that and directly ordered someone to hold down Jian Lan and beat her severely in front of Consort Li.

"How dare you! You have such audacity to strike my people!"

Consort Li trembled with rage. She hadn't expected to be humiliated by Ji Yuntang multiple times, only to be bullied and mocked by a few concubines who came from brothels.

At her age, she had never been so insulted in her life. She immediately strode over, preparing to personally discipline Yuyan.

A maid from the Eastern Palace panicked, rushing after Consort Li. Seeing the fierce expression on Consort Li's face as if it were a fight to the death, she was terrified and hurried over to stop her.

"Consort Li, please calm down, Your Highness. You cannot strike Miss Yuyan. She..."

Before the maid could finish her sentence, Consort Li slapped her hard.

"How dare you! What status do you have to tell me what to do?"

Consort Li was enraged, and the maid's words were the last straw.

The more the other party protected Yuyan, the more she wanted to teach her a lesson.

The more the other party blocked her, the more she charged forward.

Consort Li, driven by jealousy, looked at Yuyan with a fierce and cold gaze, as if looking at a dead person.

She didn't believe that the status of a brothel prostitute could outweigh her in Luo Jingshen's eyes.

She slapped the maid twice, knocking her down, rushed directly in front of Yuyan, and slapped her across the face.

Consort Li cunningly raked her sharp nails across Yuyan's face.

In an instant, a long scratch appeared on Yuyan's beautiful face, running from her brow to the right side of her nose, dripping with blood.

The women nearby were stunned. They hadn't expected Consort Li to be so ruthless, directly rushing up to slap Yuyan.

It was Haitang who first reacted, screaming in terror.

"Sister Yuyan, your face... you're bleeding a lot!"

Upon hearing this, Yuyan's heart skipped a beat. She reached up to touch her face and indeed found her hand covered in blood.

She went mad instantly, her eyes red with anger, lunging forward to strangle Consort Li.

"You old fox spirit! How dare you scratch my face! I will have your life!"

The main reason she had gained Luo Jingshen's favor and was redeemed from the brothel was due to her charming and beautiful appearance.

With her face ruined, what else could she rely on to attract Luo Jingshen?

Yuyan's eyes were hateful and red, gnashing her teeth, as if she was ready to fight Consort Li to the death.

Seeing that Yuyan was so reckless and still trying to strangle her, Consort Li's eyes turned cold. She immediately used force and pushed Yuyan away.

Consort Li used all her strength in this push. Yuyan lost her balance, and her belly hit the pillar behind her. Her foot twisted, and with a "splash," she fell into the water.

The scene instantly fell into chaos!

"Oh no! Sister Yuyan has fallen into the water! Come and save her!" Haitang screamed in shock.

Yuyan kept flailing on the water surface. She only felt a sharp pain in her belly, as if her intestines were twisting, and liquid was flowing out from below.

"Help! My belly..."

She covered her belly with one hand and waved with the other, begging the people on the shore for help, her face extremely pale.

Seeing this scene, Consort Li felt extremely pleased.

This little fox spirit dared to seduce Luo Jingshen and even attacked her. Today, she would make her suffer.

Make Yuyan pay the price!

The woman in the pink skirt was about to call for someone. Consort Li's eyes darkened, and she said in a deep voice, "I'd like to see who dares to call anyone to save her!"

The maid was already terrified. Hearing these words, her legs went weak, and she knelt before Consort Li, crying:

"Consort Li, Miss Yuyan didn't mean to offend you. Please, be magnanimous and forgive her small offense and save her. She is already carrying the Crown Prince's child!"

Consort Li's mind felt a "boom," exploding!

A sharp shriek came from her throat, "What? You say she is pregnant with the Crown Prince's child?"

The maid said tearfully, "Yes, Miss Yuyan has been pregnant for two months. Her constitution is weak, and she can't stay in the water. Please, Your Highness, spare her!"

The scene suddenly fell silent as a mouse.

Not only Consort Li, but also the dozen or so concubines nearby were stunned.

Consort Li didn't expect that a person of Yuyan's lowly status would be worthy of bearing Luo Jingshen's child.

Most importantly, Luo Jingshen seemed to have no intention of making her abort and tacitly allowed her to give birth to the child.

As for the dozen or so concubines of Luo Jingshen, they never expected that the woman they had called an old fox spirit was actually Consort Li, the birth mother of Prince Ye, the God of War.

Realizing that they had just disrespected Consort Li and mistaken her for a new concubine bought by Luo Jingshen, the women immediately turned pale with fear.

With a collective "thud," they knelt on the ground, wiping tears and saying, "Consort Li, spare our lives! We were ignorant and failed to recognize your status. We didn't mean to offend you. Please spare us!"

A row of people knelt before Consort Li, but at this moment, she had no mind to pay them any attention.

The next second, she turned her head to look at the lake, but the lake surface was calm and still, with no trace of Yuyan.

Instead, the water on the lake was stained bright red, spreading out.

Before she could react, a voice full of rage sounded in her ears.

"Where's Yuyan?"

"How is Yuyan?"

Luo Jingshen, seated in a wheelchair, was wheeled over by a guard.

He completely ignored Consort Li, who was standing in the pavilion, and his first words were to demand Yuyan's whereabouts.

Upon learning that Yuyan had fallen into the water and disappeared, Luo Jingshen immediately ordered someone to push his wheelchair to the lakeside.

His eyes red, he roared, "Save her! Quickly, go down and save her for me!"

"If anything happens to Yuyan and her unborn child, I will have you all buried alive with them!"

Consort Li's face instantly darkened.

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