Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage - Chapter 776

Chapter 776: Chapter 776: I’m Not in the Mood

Gucheng appeared quietly at the door.

Jiang Ning raised the small bow: “I want to learn how to use this bow!”

“Yes.” Gucheng replied calmly.

“I want to shoot an arrow through a willow leaf from a hundred steps away!”

“Fine.”

“How long will it take me to learn this skill, starting from tomorrow?”

“Perhaps, half a year, or a year.”

“Very well.” Jiang Ning got her satisfactory answer and waved Gucheng away.

Gucheng left as quietly as he had come.

Li Hongyuan laughed and didn’t take it seriously.

In his eyes, Jiang Ning was so delicate that a gust of wind could blow her away. She was the kind of person who would never stand when she could sit and had to avoid the wind and sun.

Asking her to practice archery?

She would give up in less than three days.

Jiang Ning knew he didn’t believe her, but she didn’t explain. Instead, she asked, “What do you think about the matter of Jin Liangyuan we just talked about, Your Highness?”

Li Hongyuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying indifferently, “I’ve been busy lately. I’m not in the mood.”

“When will you be in the mood?”

“Why? Are you in a hurry?” Li Hongyuan raised his eyelids to look at her, “Are you so eager for me to go to another woman’s room?”

“Of course not.”

“Then why did you ask?”

“Just fulfilling the basic duty of a Princess Consort.” Jiang Ning muttered, “As if I’m eager to manage your concubines.”

Li Hongyuan sneered, “As a Princess Consort, your most basic duty is to serve me, the Crown Prince. I hope you remember this and never forget.”

“I know.”

“There’s a selection of beauties in two days. You can help the Empress with the preparations.”

“When did you start caring about the Empress?” Jiang Ning asked with a smile.

“I don’t care about her, I care about Emperor Father.”

“In that case, don’t worry. I will definitely try to select fewer girls,” Jiang Ning said, “After all,Emperor Father is getting older, and there are already so many girls in the harem. There’s no need to add more.”

Li Hongyuan remained noncommittal and said, “I heard that Concubine Ya has fallen out of favor. Did you have a hand in this?”

“Sort of.”

“What do you mean by ‘sort of’? It’s either yes or no.”

“Is everything in the world either black or white?” Jiang Ning snorted, “Concubine Ya wanted to harm me. Am I not allowed to teach her a lesson? After all, everyone knows that I am a very narrow-minded person. If someone treats me badly, I will return it tenfold. Otherwise,I won’t feel comfortable.”

Li Hongyuan laughed and said, “Do you plan to keep Concubine Ya out of favor for the rest of her life?”

Jiang Ning’s expression turned strange: “That depends on how long your father Emperor can live.”

Li Hongyuan’s face changed slightly, and he looked deeply at her without speaking.

“As long as I’m in the palace, Concubine Ya can forget about regaining favor.” Jiang Ning smiled.

Li Hongyuan slowly said, “Should I say that you are vengeful? As a matter of fact, you used Concubine Ya to kill her brother.”

“Don’t think about pushing the blame on me and making me feel guilty. That’s impossible.” Jiang Ning shook her slender finger, “Maybe Concubine Ya was kind to me, but when she invited me over, she submitted to her brother’s intention. From that moment on, she became my enemy. I can’t forgive her just because she has a change of heart.”

“What if she was just confused for a moment? Do you want to deny a person forever because of one mistake?”

“Yes. One act of unfaithfulness would not be tolerated a hundred times. This is my Jiang Ning’s way of treating people.” Jiang Ning smiled, raised the small bow, aimed it at Li Hongyuan, and gently pulled back, “Your Highness, you better not betray me.”

Li Hongyuan stared into her eyes for a moment before lowering his gaze, and said, “I came to tell you that Silla has learned about the assassination of Prince Xinhai.”