Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 765: Chapter 765: How Can Face Be Saved?

Jiang Ning thought carefully and said, “The process was indeed a bit unexpected, and as for the result, it is barely satisfactory.”

“I’m curious, what are you still unsatisfied with?”

“The killer was Gucheng.”

“Who do you wish had done it?”

“The best candidate would be our opponent, and then…” Jiang Ning didn’t continue.

“And then, is it me?” Li Hongyuan stared at her with his phoenix eyes,” No matter who kills Prince Xinhai, it can’t be your person, and it can’t involve you and the Jiang family, right?”

Jiang Ning remained silent.

As if to acquiesce.

Li Hongyuan smiled slightly, “Unfortunately, in the end, the person who did it was still your person, someone from the Jiang family. Doesn’t this mean that your plan to steal the chicken without losing rice backfired?”

“That’s not exactly true. In the end, the chicken was still stolen, right?”

“Indeed.”

“As for other things, I believe that with the Crown Prince present, no one will know that Gucheng killed Prince Xinhai. Xinhai’s death is irrelevant to us, as he died on his way back to Silla.”

“Is it irrelevant? Are you being naive or pretending to be foolish?”

“I know, since Prince Xinhai came to Great Sheng as an envoy, as long as he died on Great Sheng’s territory, it would be Great Sheng’s fault. Silla will not let it go so easily.” Jiang Ning finished speaking, went silent for a while, and then said, “Otherwise, we could simply expose Prince Xinhai’s evil intentions of abducting the Princess Consort, and strongly condemn Silla, leaving them with no face to pursue the matter.”

Li Hongyuan was amused by her idea, “That’s not a bad plan, but it’s a terrible one. You are the dignified Princess Consort of Great Sheng, and the future Empress. If your abduction becomes known to the world, how does it reflect on the royal family and its honor?”

Even though Prince Xinhai did not do anything to Jiang Ning, in this era, when a woman is abducted by a man, no matter whether anything happened or not, she is no longer seen as chaste in the eyes of others.

Is a woman who has lost her chastity still qualified to be the Princess Consort and the future Empress?

For the royal family, there is probably nothing more important than face and dignity.

Jiang Ning suddenly asked, “Li Hongyuan, why didn’t you ask me?”

“Ask you what?”

“Whether I was violated by Prince Xinhai.”

“What do you mean by violated?”

“You know, that kind of thing.”

“Isn’t that something you should tell me voluntarily?” Li Hongyuan fixed his eyes on her.

“What if I don’t tell you? Would you constantly think about it and just automatically assume that I have been insulted?”

“No.”

Li Hongyuan replied softly, “I’ve known you for a long time, and while you may suffer setbacks, you never let yourself suffer irreparable losses.”

Jiang Ning shrugged her shoulders and said nothing.

Li Hongyuan didn’t ask any more questions either.

When he found her, even though she had fallen from the carriage with blood all over her head, her clothes and body were intact.

Actually, if Jiang Ning hadn’t brought it up, Li Hongyuan would never have thought about it in that way.

When he learned that the Princess Consort had disappeared at the Starlight Palace, he questioned Concubine Ya and the Palace Attendant immediately.

Then, he was sure that Jiang Ning had done it on purpose.

She had been fed up with Prince Xinhai’s repeated harassment and intended to force him to take action against Prince Xinhai.

Li Hongyuan could guess her thoughts and actions, but he still had to rush over.

In the whole incident, the only thing she overlooked was that the sick Gucheng had followed her and killed Prince Xinhai on his own initiative.