Chapter 206: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 207: The Road to Turning the Tables Amidst Natural

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

"Host, how much longer do you intend to wait? In a few days you'll be leaving."

The situation at Qi Yingyue's place gradually stabilized; Shen Yao no longer needed to watch over her constantly, only leaving a few recovery prescriptions for gradual recuperation. Even after three or five years, she could be no different from an ordinary person.

"It's not that I'm waiting; it's that the other side is still hesitating," Shen Yao sat in the bedchamber, holding a piece in one hand, playing the board before her leisurely. Black and white stones interlaced vertically and horizontally, like stars scattered densely.

Shen Yao wasn't anxious at all. Even if the Luo Prince didn't come, it wouldn't count as any loss to her.

At worst she'd just find someone else. Could it be that without the Luo Prince she couldn't manage? During these days at the Qin Wang Fu, she wasn't truly oblivious to outside affairs.

Not only the Luo Prince, but several other princes who had good relations with the current Holy Emperor also had problems in the matter of offspring.

When Shen Yao took pulses, she had the system check. Affected by both external and internal causes, there were those who secretly administered poison, as well as their own faulty genes.

What Shen Yao was now helping the Luo Prince regulate was only the external cause. Even if cured, it would be distant water unable to quench immediate thirst.

But what of it? She had the right to choose. It was the Luo Prince who had difficulty conceiving.

The system looked at its host's assured appearance and thought it didn't know what the host was really selling. Seizing such a good opportunity could bring overnight success.

"Better to wait for others to come begging than to offer yourself up. Don't you understand the principle that a wife is inferior to a concubine, and a concubine inferior to a stolen lover?"

Some people are just cheap. They throw themselves forward, only to be disliked as frivolous and lacking propriety.

Then she'd just remain reserved. Anyway, Shen Yao belonged to a seller's market and had nothing to fear.

System:...

The system no longer chatted idly with its host on this topic; it actually wanted to see its host's abilities.

Actually, Shen Yao had no special skills. It was simply that Luo Prince Qi Chen had never seen a woman of Shen Yao's type and was directly bewildered and infatuated.

As the day of leaving the mansion drew near, Qi Chen showed not the slightest sign of being happy for his daughter. Instead, because of Shen Yao's departure, he was restless and uneasy.

The steward advised the Luo Prince that if he liked her, he should just take her into the mansion. Anyway, the Qin Wang Fu had no Princess Consort, not even a side consort, only some low-ranking ladies.

As for Qi Yingyue, this child's birth mother died of postpartum hemorrhage. Saying she was raised in the back courtyard was no more than the steward fully arranging manpower to care for her, having nothing to do with those women brought in.

"No. First, not to mention whether the other party agrees, making a fuss over this would be of no benefit to this prince's reputation.

Recently the capital has been making too much of a fuss. Even here in Luo Zhou Fu we can't avoid being affected. We absolutely cannot bring disaster upon ourselves."

Qi Chen still had some political sense. He understood the current situation of Qi State.

His brothers were all dishonest. Even if he had the will, he first needed an heir.

Taking a commoner woman wasn't a problem. The fear was that those watching Luo Zhou Fu would spread this matter far and wide. Qi Chen intended to avoid it, hence his hesitation.

"Hah! In the end, I'm still not important. Otherwise he wouldn't hesitate so much."

Shen Yao saw clearly that what Qi Chen told the steward were all excuses.

If Qi Chen were certain Shen Yao could truly bear him a healthy son, then even being impeached for taking a commoner woman, or even outright abduction, this man would throw caution to the wind.

The system felt its host speaking so bluntly was really not good.

"But if the Luo Prince won't do, there are other princes. Host need not worry too much."

The system had already figured out the key point. Just as the host had said before, their abilities applied to offspring were simply advantageous everywhere. Even leaving Luo Zhou Fu, they need not fear failing to find other suitable candidates.

With one person and one system having support in hand, they didn't fear whether the Luo Prince took the bait or not.

As for Luo Prince Qi Chen, it was all kinds of heart-scratching, liver-itching discomfort.

Aiyo

Worrying all day, the Luo Prince simply had a few drinks to bolster his courage. Taking advantage of the fact that it was already dark outside, he hurriedly came to the small courtyard where Shen Yao was.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao looked at the somewhat drunk Luo Prince, who was pulling her and making all sorts of declarations of love. She thought she had truly opened her eyes. She never knew one could play like this.

"Yao'er, I, I..." Qi Chen's face was red, and he couldn't speak smoothly.

It wasn't his fault. After all, he was doing the work of a flower-picking thief. For the first time in many years, he was acting this way.

Shen Yao smiled and pushed the teacup in her hand toward him, gesturing for him to drink some water and calm down.

"Your Highness, this commoner woman won't run away. What are you afraid of?"

Luo Prince Qi Chen:...

Scratching his cheek with an embarrassed expression, Qi Chen put the teacup in his hand to his mouth, and then discovered that his originally fervent heart was even more fervent.

He didn't feel Shen Yao had tampered with anything. He only suspected he was bewitched by lust.

It was originally a dark, windy night. Add to that an unmarried man and woman sharing a room. Sigh, truly, however one thought about it, it was stimulating.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao looked at the other's foolish, trusting appearance and felt somewhat embarrassed.

That teacup indeed had a little aphrodisiac added. It had no harm, just made people more excited.

"Your Highness, it's not early. You'd better return to the front courtyard quickly."

Not understanding the mood, she stood up to send Qi Chen away. Little did she know that as Shen Yao moved, the fragrant wind on her body shot straight into Qi Chen's nose.

His heart became even more fervent. Qi Chen stood up to refuse Shen Yao's behavior of driving him away. Instead, he backhandedly pulled the beloved he had long yearned for into his arms and wouldn't let go.

"Yao'er, I, I truly adore you. Why must you reject me from a thousand miles away?"

Qi Chen had a decent appearance and was well-maintained. That handsome face showing a pitiful look was actually quite attractive.

Shen Yao rolled her eyes inwardly in helplessness. It was just lust at first sight. Talking about adoration and affection, she didn't feel it was fake at all.

"Your Highness, please let go. This, this is improper. This commoner woman is already..."

Before she finished speaking, Shen Yao's chattering mouth was blocked by Qi Chen lowering his head.

The arc of struggle in Qi Chen's embrace gradually weakened, making his movements all the more forceful.

The world spun, and Shen Yao was lifted by Qi Chen and carried to the soft bed.

A slender yet not frail body immediately pressed down upon her.

Shen Yao put up a token resistance twice, then yielded to his assault, slowly shifting from passive to active, guiding his movements.

The falling curtain blocked the view on the bed, while the candlelight outside flickered on and off.

……

When Shen Yao opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. Thanks to taking the pill in advance, she felt no discomfort.

Rising, she looked at the clothes by the bedside, dressed slowly, then came to the bedchamber.

"This Luo Wang has decent stamina; I thought he wouldn't last long."

The very first words out of her mouth were about sex, leaving the system speechless.

"After all, he's an Imperial Clan Relative. Though he's lived at Luo Zhou Fu for years, Luo Wang is a sought-after delicacy who trains every year and travels to the capital to pay respects to Sheng Di."

Unlike those poor souls abandoned in remote corners whom Sheng Di never even inquires about, Qi Chen holds a notable place in the entire Imperial Clan circle.

"Yes, if handled well, that position isn't impossible."

Shen Yao toyed with her hanging hair, her satisfied expression especially alluring.

A maid outside had breakfast ready; Shen Yao merely waved her hand and smoothly enjoyed a feast of dishes a hundred times more lavish than before.

"Sigh, men—once there's physical intimacy, it's indeed different."

"Look, he's much more generous now, unlike that pretentious act before."

Shen Yao began complaining about Qi Chen's issues, though mostly she was enjoying the food before her.

After finishing, she had the maid clear the table, and then the steward appeared.

He said Wang Ye requested her presence, and was exceptionally courteous to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao smiled, left the Small Courtyard for the Study, and her first words upon seeing Qi Chen were that she must return to Linshan County.

Qi Chen: ……

Qi Chen was choked speechless by Shen Yao's words. He didn't understand—clearly they had been so compatible last night, why not stay at Qin Wang Fu? He could grant her the treatment of a side consort.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao explained that she was of low birth, and with several children in Linshan County, she couldn't abandon them.

"Merely enjoying the treatment of a side consort, not being given the rank of side consort."

"Why rush? Anyway, my belly has undoubtedly already been sown with seeds."

"Once they take root and sprout, would Luo Wang still refuse me the rank of side consort?"

Not just side consort—she wanted to bear a son, and could even become the principal wife.

Status was important, but Luo Wang's current awkward situation also had to be considered.

Only with offspring could there be future possibilities; everything else could be negotiated.

Qi Chen said he didn't disdain Shen Yao's low birth, and he could also care for those children.

When the Beauty cried, Qi Chen's heart softened. He took Shen Yao's hand and soothed her softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. With this king here, I will not let you suffer any grievance."

Shen Yao broke into a smile, saying that even if she returned to Linshan County, Luo Wang would be in her heart, and from now on she would never remarry another man.

Qi Chen felt there was no need for that; as long as she stayed, wouldn't that be fine?

Shen Yao: ……Where's the good in that? Nothing there—isn't that just painting big pies? She wasn't someone who liked eating pies.

Shen Yao and Qi Chen hid in the Room talking for a good while, until Shen Yao needed to go to the Back Courtyard to take Qi Yingyue's pulse.

"Sigh, you say, why is Doctor Shen unwilling to stay?"

Qi Chen watched Shen Yao leave the residence with a gloomy face, his expression terribly depressed.

The steward hadn't expected that after several days of frequent interaction and close contact between the two, the result would be this.

He racked his aging brain and felt it must be that the other party was dissatisfied.

Dissatisfied? "What is there to be dissatisfied with? The arrangements I've given her are already the best."

Qi Chen flicked his sleeve, his tone displeased, frightening the steward into hurriedly begging for mercy and apologizing.

"Wang Ye, perhaps Doctor Shen is reluctant to leave her family at home. Why not have your servant send people to secretly protect Doctor Shen?"

Qi Chen stretched out his hand and touched his chin, finally grunted an affirmative and nodded, "Arrange people. If Yao'er encounters anything, report to this king immediately."

Qi Chen still had not given up on the plan to bring Shen Yao to his side. Indeed, after just a few days of companionship, Qi Chen had become infatuated with everything about Shen Yao.

Though it seemed incredible, who made Qi Chen's heart hold only Shen Yao? To the point of neglecting food and drink.

The steward muttered in his heart that his Wang Ye had been wrapped around someone's finger, while his hands kept making all sorts of movements.

Especially in arranging manpower, he sought comprehensive coverage with no blind spots, fearing Qi Chen would be dissatisfied.