Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 248 - 248: 248: The King Really Wants to Stay

“Do you think you could hit me if I don’t want you to?” Li Hongyuan took her by surprise and kissed her.

Jiang Ning, infuriated, attempted to kick him, but he easily restrained her.

He pinned her down on the bed,

Jiang Ning bit down hard on his lips.

Feeling the pain, Li Hongyuan pulled back, touching his lips.

Blood.

She had bitten him.

Li Hongyuan bent down and gave her another harsh kiss. He then released her and stood up.

Jiang Ning’s lips were smeared with blood.

A stunning, shocking sight.

She glared furiously at him.

“Scoundrel!”

She cursed him, raising the pair of scissors in her hand to stab him-

Li Hongyuan’s eyes flickered and he immobilized her by pressing a point on her body, rendering her unable to move.

Jiang Ning’s hand remained suspended midair.

Li Hongyuan gently took the scissors from her hand, whispering, “Such a beauty, you shouldn’t be talking about fighting and killing all the time. It ruins the scenery.”

Jiang Ning glared at him, her eyes practically blazing with fury.

Unfortunately, all she could do was express her anger through her eyes; she couldn’t even move a finger.

Li Hongyuan took out a silk handkerchief, sat next to her and carefully wiped the blood from her lips.

She was only wearing a simple dress, with a cloak thrown over it when she went out.

Li Hongyuan took off her cloak, picked her up, and tucked her into the quilt.

“You will be able to move freely in half an hour. You’ll be fine,” he said.

Jiang Ning closed her eyes, refusing to look at him.

Li Hongyuan looked at her, “Although I would love to stay, but… never mind.”

He turned around and left.

Jiang Ning watched the door, ensuring he had truly left. She finally took a sigh of relief.

Although the burning sensation on her lips reminded her of his bullying, he…

Didn’t take advantage of the situation and did something else, he was…

Disgusting.

Jiang Ning interrupted her thoughts.

What a scoundrel, just because he didn’t violate her, it didn’t mean he was any better.

Unable to move, Jiang Ning fell asleep unknowingly.

When she woke up and turned over, she realized she was free to move.

She sat up and saw the sky was already bright outside.

Just like Li Hongyuan said, although she was immobilized for half an hour, she didn’t feel anything uncomfortable after waking up.

Right then, Huang Ying walked in with a furrowed brow.

“What’s wrong?” asked Jiang Ning.

“I probably didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up with a headache.” She touched her forehead, “What’s strange is that Chunlai and the others also have a headache. Did we stay up too late last night?”

Jiang Ning knew in her heart that it was Li Hongyuan’s doing.

“Is it severe? Should we call the doctor?”

“There’s no need. I am not that weak. I am just a bit dizzy, and it will pass,” laughed Huang Ying as she approached. “Miss, you are awake. You all come in to serve.”

Chunlai and the other maids hurriedly came in to assist her in dressing and combing her hair.

As soon as they finished, Jiang Yi rushed in. He came in, grabbed a teacup from the table, and drank it all at once.

Jiang Ning laughed, “Doesn’t Third Brother have tea in his house?”

“No, I just came back from outside.” Jiang Yi sat down to catch his breath, “Something has happened.”

“Who’s in trouble?”

“In the palace, the Prince of Yu.”

“Prince of Yu?” Jiang Ning’s heart skipped a beat, “Isn’t he under house arrest? What could possibly happen to him?”

“It’s exactly because of his house arrest. The Hall of Virtue has caught fire!”

Catching fire, means it’s set aflame.

Jiang Ning was astonished, anxiously asking, “What about Prince of Yu…”

After a pause, she softened her tone and asked, “He should be alright, shouldn’t he?”