My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 147 - 148 Sorry, Princess Consort

Chapter 147: Chapter 148 Sorry, Princess Consort

Xixi knew she couldn’t escape, so she walked in guiltily and knelt down with a thump.

"Please, Your Highness, spare me. The silver needles are too painful when they jab into my body."

Xixi gasped.

"I remember you’re supposed to be doing laundry in the back courtyard; you’re not supposed to serve here."

Chu Nanli thought to give her a chance to explain.

"Replying to Your Highness, Xixi came to see if you had any clothes that needed washing," Xixi said, her voice trembling.

Chu Nanli glanced at her for a moment, then withdrew the silver needles that were stuck in her major pain points and said, "You may leave; I have no clothes for you to wash.

Xixi, as if granted a pardon, was thoroughly grateful. "Thank you, Your Highness."

Of course, Chu Nanli didn’t believe such a poor excuse from Xixi.

Once Xixi had left, she summoned Chu Yi.

"Look into Xixi."

"Yes," Chu Yi said.

Chu Yi was very efficient at his tasks, and it didn’t take long for him to return and report.

"Your Highness, Xixi’s brother is in Lin Fuying’s hands."

Chu Nanli understood immediately.

Yanyan, standing by, was indignant. "Even so, she shouldn’t betray her master! The master has always been generous to her!"

Chu Yi nodded in agreement.

He had no fondness for those who betrayed their masters.

They had no choice over their origins or circumstances; had they not met Chu Nanli, who knows how they might have been tortured.

"It seems Lin Fuying has Xixi spy on you to see if you are pregnant," Chu Yi said, pausing slightly.

Chu Nanli was startled inside. She absolutely could not let Lin Fuying discover the truth, or she would definitely find a way to terminate the pregnancy again.

"Master, do you need me to take care of it for you?" Chu Yi asked.

Chu Nanli shook her head, "No need."

"If Lin Fuying wants to use Xixi to gather information about me, then let’s feed her some information," she said.

Yanyan immediately caught on, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Chu Nanli, "Yes, we can give her false information!"

"Exactly," Chu Nanli nodded in satisfaction.

Since arriving, Chu Nanli had been pregnant and hadn’t menstruated for a long time. If she continued not to menstruate, it would soon become impossible to hide her pregnancy.

It was fortunate that Lin Fuying had someone watching her.

It served as a reminder to her that it was time for her "monthly period."

Not only did it need to come, but she also needed to make a big deal out of it.

After breakfast, Chu Nanli instructed Yanyan to fetch Xixi.

Still remembering the pain from the day before, and feeling guilty, Xixi knelt down trembling, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Chu Nanli glanced at her indifferently, "Seeing your diligence yesterday, I thought today you might help clean some of my personal clothes. Would you be willing?"

"This servant is willing to serve."

Chu Nanli signaled for Yanyan to hand over the clothes to Xixi, who then instructed, "You must wash them gently by hand; lady’s personal clothes cannot be handled carelessly, understood?"

"Yes." Xixi only breathed a sigh of relief when she went out, thankful that Chu Nanli hadn’t become suspicious, calming her nervous heart.

At the same time, she also felt a twinge of guilt.

The Princess Consort had been so gentle and kind to her, yet she had betrayed her.

She knew what the Concubine wanted to do. If the Princess Consort were indeed pregnant, the Concubine would surely incite the Prince to terminate the fetus in the Princess’s womb.

The day the Princess Consort was beaten with a stick to her lower abdomen, forcibly causing a miscarriage, that tragic cry still echoed in her ears.

But she truly had no choice, with her brother in Lin Fuying’s hands, she simply had to betray the Princess Consort.

Distressed, Xixi wasn’t very attentive to the laundry until she touched a handful of blood and was jolted back to realization.