Chapter 790 - 784: Fleeing to Lingnan
She was afraid he wouldn’t take her in; disregarding the wound that was bleeding on her body, she kept telling him, "I must leave him because I’m pregnant. The Xiao Family is no longer powerful as it used to be, and I can’t win against them. They say that I, the Crown Princess Consort without any value, will be discarded sooner or later. He won’t allow a Crown Princess Consort, who is destined to be abandoned, to give birth to his eldest son, my child. This is the only way I can save him..."
"Qinqin, don’t talk. I will take you to Lingnan; no one will be able to hurt you."
Yue Tingfang, a man of iron and blood, was at this moment overcome with tears.
He took the blood-covered Xiao Qinqin back to the Lingnan Marquis Residence and vigilantly stayed by her side day and night, causing his newly wedded wife to nearly break down.
"The Marquess brought home a pregnant woman and keeps watch over her day and night?"
The maid beside Madam Yue tried to comfort her mistress, whose eyes were red from crying, "Madam, even if that woman gives birth to a child, it will be without legitimacy. With the Marquess’s status, it’s only a matter of time before he takes more wives and concubines. Don’t be heartbroken."
"But if she gives birth to a boy, he will be the Marquess’s eldest son. How can I not be saddened if a woman of no status takes precedence over me?"
This was indeed a valid point. She had just married into the family and was still unfamiliar with the Marquis Residence. The mistress and servant could only hide in their room, clutching their heads in agony.
Although Yue Tingfang loved Xiao Qinqin dearly, he was, after all, a man of deep affection and sense of duty.
Fang Cuizhen, his wife, was chosen by his father during his lifetime. Since he had married her, he was determined to take responsibility for her.
Hearing that she had locked herself in her room, nearly crying her eyes out, he decided to go see her.