Chapter 14: Chapter 14: A Silly and Sweet Face

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Although Jiang Ning felt that she was unlucky to have transmigrated into this kind of life, she definitely didn’t want to court her own death.

“Thank you for your kindness, Madam, but I’m… Disabled and can’t take care of myself,” She said with a placating smile. “I’m not worthy of His Royal Highness.”

Although she didn’t know who Prince Yu was and what he looked like, he must be very talented and handsome since Jiang Yuan and Jiang Yan were so eager to get him. She wasn’t planning to complicate her life anyway.

However, on the other hand, her daddy took her words to heart.

“Ning Ning is pretty. It’s okay if you can’t walk. You don’t have to do it yourself.”

“I really can’t.”

“If I say it’s fine, then it’s fine,” Jiang Ruobai said insistently. Then he immediately called one of the manservants over. “Add Ning Ning’s name to the list of participating ladies.”

“This… Master, the list has been submitted to the palace yesterday.”

“Then you go back and change it!” Jiang Ruobai looked at him coldly. “Is it necessary to ask something so small?”

“This servant will do it now.” He quickly amended, and from how Jiang Ruobai icily stared at the servant, it really did seem like a small matter.

Jiang Ning was done for.

Although she didn’t quite understand the process of choosing a consort for a prince in this era, she still understood the gist of what was going on.

If she recalled some of the history knowledge, she could remember, don’t all female candidates have to have their bodies checked before participating?

There can’t even be a single flaw to exist on their bodies.

The biggest problem was the fact that she was pregnant. Wouldn’t they be able to catch her on the spot?

For the Jiang family to dare send an unmarried and pregnant daughter to participate in the selection, they must be tired of living.

She quickly called her daddy to a corner, away from the Madam, and whispered, “Daddy, quickly get the steward to come back.”

“Xiao Qi, don’t worry. Even if you’re disabled, I’m confident I can send you to the top.”

“My cheapskate Dad, you can save it.” Jiang Ning was on the verge of tears. “I have to be honest with you. I’m actually… I’m pregnant!”

Jiang Ruobai raised his eyebrows when he heard his daughter called him “cheapskate father”, but he was quickly pulled back out of his amusement by the tail end of the sentence.

“What did you just say?”

“I might be pregnant!” Jiang Ning hissed a little too loud for her liking, but the Madam didn’t seem alerted.

“P-pregnant?” Jiang Ruobai stuttered. His jaw slacked with shock as his hand slowly raised to cover his heart.

‘It’s over. It’s over. It can’t be that old emperor’s child, right?’ The man thought, his head starting to feel light-headed by the idea.

That old lecher. He was already so old, old enough to be his daughter’s father, yet he still dared to think about Lin Zizi and then move his fixation on someone else’s daughter? It was fine when the old man didn’t act on his desires and be a friend to his daughter, but how dare he take advantage of his sweet Xiao Qi’s friendship?

Jiang Ruobai’s heart was in pain, and his face turned pale as a sheet. He could feel himself feeling faint.

“Daddy, are you alright?” Jiang Ning looked up at him worriedly.

“Daddy? Father?… Will he be fine?” Jiang Ruobai asked himself. Despite dreading to hear the answer, he still had to ask the most crucial question. His hand shook as he reached out for his daughter’s hand. “The child’s father… It… It can’t be that Old Li, right?”

“I don’t think so… But I can’t remember.” Jiang Ning told him with a frown.

“How long has it been?”

“I don’t know,” Jiang Ning said with a comforting smile, trying not to worry the man any further, but all Jiang Ruobai could see was his innocent daughter grinning at him with a silly grin.

‘My daughter… she is still so young.’

Jiang Ruobai’s heart ached again, and he shivered as he yelled for the doctors to come.

They were fortunate that the doctors were in the manor. Since Lin Zizi was sick often, two physicians were asked to stay in the Jiang family’s residence. One of them rushed over with a medicine box, only to see that the Madam was fine and sitting beside a beautiful young girl.

Jiang Ruobai squeezed out a few words between his teeth, “Check her pulse.”

The physician quickly took out a clean piece of silk and placed it on Jiang Ning’s wrist. Then, he squatted down and took her pulse.

He tilted his head and furrowed his eyebrows as he examined the patient for a long time.

“How is she?” Jiang Ruobai asked agitatedly. He felt as if he couldn’t sit still.

The physician quickly retracted his hand. “Master, this girl is fine. She’s just a little weak. She probably can’t keep up with her food, which is why she doesn’t feel comfortable. She needs to eat well to recuperate.”

Jiang Ning was stunned.

“Is there anything else?” Jiang Ruobai hurriedly asked.

“No. Other than exhaustion, there’s nothing wrong with the young lady.” The physician said with certainty.

Jiang Ning thought she had some medical knowledge, at least to a certain extent. But she couldn’t be wrong. The signs were all there. She could even feel the baby moving within her womb! So why did the physician tell her that she wasn’t pregnant?