Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Chapter 1139: Chapter 824: She Is in Pain!

Yu Wenye widened his eyes, watching Shang Ruyi step by step approach.

At this moment, joy and pride surged like two overwhelming tides, enveloping his entire mind, instantly pushing him to the sky, making him feel a bit airy; as Shang Ruyi reached his side, she immediately placed her hand on his shoulder, and the hot touch from her soft palm pulled him back from the sky.

Solidly, landing on the ground.

Yu Wenye took a deep breath: "Ruyi, you’re here."

The lantern in his hand was still swaying non-stop due to his hurried pace, reflecting in her eyes, which were also trembling, but Shang Ruyi’s gaze was more determined than ever before, akin to the hand resting on his shoulder now, unprecedentedly steady.

But as she was about to speak, a few flickering figures already rushed in from behind.

They were the guards of Chengqian Hall, leading them was Shang Shoufei!

Close behind were Tushere and Wo Xue, their faces ashen, breath heavy and expressions angry, apparently having exerted effort to get inside. As they stood still, Shang Shoufei immediately cupped his hands in greeting to Yu Wenqian, saying: "Crown Prince, this humble servant failed in guarding. Princess Qin, she—"

Yu Wenqian raised a hand, stopping him from continuing.

Then, his gaze wavered, seemingly wanting to look up, yet a formless power seemed to suppress him, preventing him not only from looking up but even from raising his eyes to glance at the unexpected arrivals, while Shang Ruyi, with one hand supporting Yu Wenye’s shoulder, used the other hand to clutch the unsteady lantern, gravely saying: "Please forgive me, Imperial Brother, as it’s late at night and King Qin hasn’t returned, I’ve come out of concern."

"..."

"If I disturbed Your Majesty’s and Third Brother’s enjoyment, I ask for pardon."

"..."

Yu Wenqian bowed his head, paused for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice: "You exaggerate, sister-in-law."

At this moment, Yu Wenye’s eyes were even brighter, and colder, as he looked at Shang Shoufei standing by the table. Though the latter had a gloomy face, he immediately lowered his head the moment he met Yu Wenye’s gaze, instinctively taking a few steps back.

Looking at the well-armored gatekeepers he brought with him, Yu Wenye’s heart became even clearer.

This farewell banquet, though only the brothers three were inside the empty Chengqian Hall, outside, the security was tight, aimed not outward but inward.

Clearly, until this third cup of wine was drunk, neither the Crown Prince nor King Qi would allow anyone to leave here.

They hadn’t expected Shang Ruyi to arrive.

Appointing Shang Shoufei as the Right Palace Gatekeeper, though it took them by surprise before and caused some trouble in the hawthorn cake incident, once Shang Ruyi appeared, any attempt to stir chaos was futile against his younger sister, not because he dared not, but because Shang Ruyi carried within her the long-awaited Imperial Grandson of His Majesty the Emperor. Any mishap was something that a mere Right Palace Gatekeeper could not bear.

So, he could only let Shang Ruyi enter.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenye lifted his head again, seemingly wanting to say something, but at this moment, his heart suddenly sank again.

By now the swaying lantern had gradually steadied, the light better illuminating Shang Ruyi’s face, her forehead, and nose tip, all covered in fine beads of sweat. Next, Yu Wenye felt the hand resting on his shoulder applying force continuously, even pressing down with all her strength.

This wasn’t Shang Ruyi’s conscious action, but — she was about to reach her limit.

Yu Wenye’s heart was shocked, instinctively reaching to grasp her hand, about to say something, when a cold voice sounded from the side: "Second sister-in-law, you have indeed chosen a time to arrive. We just finished the three cups of wine among us brothers, and were about to toast to our elder brothers when you came in, as if preventing Second Brother from drinking my toast."

Shang Ruyi frowned.

Although she was trying hard to control herself at this moment, it was only Yu Wenye, who was so close that he quickly grasped her cold hand and realized that she was in great pain!

Just in Qianqiu Palace she felt a slight ache, but each step along the way increased the pain, especially just now at the entrance of Chengqian Hall where she met Shang Shoufei, who obstructed and didn’t allow her to enter the hall. Shang Ruyi’s anxiousness seemed to transfer entirely to the high-raised belly, as if "he" sensed his mother’s urgency and the potential danger his father faced, becoming restless and agitated, which directly translated into sharper pain, wave after wave hitting her.