Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 406: 406: Why Be Mean to Her?

Translator: 549690339

With the scream, a small figure rushed in.

“Fifth Imperial Uncle!”

Li Tingqian, with a large bundle in his arms, stumbled in.

Li Hongyuan was both surprised and happy, and quickly went forward to pick him up: “Xiaoqian, how did you get here? Oh, you’ve gained some weight, and it seems like you’ve grown taller too.”

Li Tingqian’s little face was flushed from running: “Fifth Imperial Uncle, I missed you so much! I’ve wanted to visit you for a long time, but Imperial Grandmother wouldn’t let me come, saying that this place is not clean…”

He peeked his head out and looked around: “It looks pretty clean here.”

Li Hongyuan put him down and examined him carefully: “Hmm, you have grown a bit. You look stronger and a bit chubby. Are you still picky about your food?”

He had been a picky eater since he was a child, causing Li Hongyuan to worry.

Li Tingqian shyly smiled: “As long as Aunt is the one who made it, I love eating it.”

Suddenly, he sniffed and looked at the food box.

There were still plenty of food left in the box.

Li Tingqian stuck out his little tongue and licked his lips.

“You greedy cat, you’ve become like this after not seeing you for more than half a year.” Li Hongyuan casually picked up a piece of cake and put it in his hand.

Li Tingqian took it, took a big bite, “Ah, this is a little beef floss shell.”

“What?”

“Auntie’s homemade snack.” Li Tingqian’s mouth was full, and he was extremely satisfied.

Li Hongyuan laughed: “What a name.”

“Auntie said it’s called the beef floss shell, and it’s delicious.”

“Does Xiaoqian often eat Aunt’s handmade snacks?”

“Yes, but Auntie says I’m still young and can’t eat too many sweets. So, she only lets me eat them once every few days. She usually only lets me eat a lot of rice. Aunt’s cooking is also very delicious; I can eat different meals for a whole month.”

Li Hongyuan was slightly moved in his heart: “Do you eat three meals a day at Aunt’s house?”

“I live in Fifth Imperial Uncle’s Prince of Yu Mansion. Of course, I eat three meals a day.”

“You live in the Prince of Yu’s Mansion?”

“Yes!” Li Tingqian nodded, sighed like a little adult, “Fifth Imperial Uncle, you should have come back earlier. Luckily, Aunt was there; otherwise, I would have been bullied to sickness by the Crown Prince and the Princess Consort.”

“What happened?” Li Hongyuan’s brows knitted together.

Although he and Jiang Ning occasionally exchanged letters, he knew that she had taken Xiaoqian to live in the mansion. However, he was not clear about the specific events.

Little Qian recounted the events with grievance.

Li Hongyuan’s face darkened.

It turns out that Jiang Ning offended the Crown Prince and Princess Consort because she was protecting Li Tingqian.

A girl who couldn’t even walk was taking such a great risk to protect someone from the East Palace.

And she did it without hesitation, holding nothing back.

Li Hongyuan didn’t know how to describe his current emotions.

He thought he was the one making sacrifices for her, but he didn’t realize that all the setbacks and tribulations she encountered were brought on by him.

If it weren’t for him, who would go out of their way to deal with Prime Minister Jiang’s daughter?

Li Jixian considered him a thorn in his side, eager to get rid of him and of course, he wouldn’t spare his Princess Consort either.

Her leg still hadn’t healed, yet she personally cooked so many dishes for him to send over, and just now, his attitude towards her wasn’t very good.

Li Hongyuan felt a bit remorseful.

Why was he so harsh on her?

Was it because he hadn’t seen her for so long, missed her so much, that he didn’t know how to express?

Li Hongyuan wanted to see her again right now.

And as he thought, he acted.

That night, he left the Prison of Court of Judicial Review and went to Prime Minister’s Mansion. He was very familiar with the place, and easily found his way to Jiang Ning’s courtyard.