The clingy concubine ran away, and the sickly prince lost control.

A chill ran through her, and Luo Qingyan's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. Her attire today was enough to make anyone take a second look, yet this person's eyes remained completely unmoved, and he even pointed a knife at her, forcing her to leave.

"Your Highness, I have nowhere to go." Luo Qingyan knelt down with a thud.

Being a concubine for someone else is not a glorious thing. Pei Shiyuan's decision to let her leave shows that she is not so bad, and perhaps he can still show her some pity.

"How could you have nowhere to go? Lord Luo is a sixth-rank official, a court official. Does he not want his daughter?" Pei Shiyuan raised his face, not daring to look at Luo Qingyan kneeling on the ground with her forehead touching the ground. Her bodice was already loose, and this posture revealed most of her private parts. It was really unbearable to look at.

"My daughter is not loved by her parents and has been working at the clinic to make a living. If she goes back like this, she will surely have no good life. I beg the young master to take her in." Madam Sun had threatened that if she disobeyed, she would be married off to an eighty-year-old man to be used as a spittoon. Luo Qingyan kowtowed again and again, her forehead already red. At home she was like a servant, but it was better to be a servant in the Duke's mansion.

Seeing Pei Shiyuan hesitate, Luo Qingyan quickly pushed the wheelchair to the bedside.

"Don't move." Pei Shiyuan pushed Luo Qingyan's hand away, moved to the bed himself, and then lay down straight.

It seemed she really would have to do it herself tonight; Pei Shiyuan probably couldn't help. Thinking this, Luo Qingyan tidied up her wheelchair, removed the veil, and nimbly slipped into bed. Pei Shiyuan's legs weren't very mobile, but his spirits were still good; they should be able to have sex.

"What are you doing?" Pei Shiyuan instinctively tried to dodge, but his body was unable to move.

"The old lady said that my task is to continue your lineage. Young Master, since you are not feeling well, I will do it myself." With that, Luo Qingyan stepped forward.

"Get down here." Pei Shiyuan couldn't move his legs, but he could move his hands. He was about to push Luo Qingyan away when Luo Qingyan grabbed him and held him down.

"Your Highness, please have pity on my daughter! If she conceives a child, she will be able to live in the future."

Pei Shiyuan rolled his eyes inwardly. He wasn't a stud, and mating had become a way of helping others.

He hadn't expected Luo Daocheng to treat his daughter so harshly. He thought he'd keep her here first and then teach Luo Daocheng a lesson another day, but this girl was too bold.

Pei Shiyuan had been taking medicine for a long time, and his body was covered with a faint medicinal fragrance, which Luo Qingyan liked very much. It was the same scent she smelled when she worked odd jobs at the clinic, so she couldn't help but lean closer to Pei Shiyuan's chest to smell it.

"What kind of hobby is this?" Pei Shiyuan got goosebumps. This woman had a strange quirk. He hurriedly shouted to his personal guard, "Yuan Qing, Yuan Qing."

There was complete silence outside the door.

Sigh! I guess Yuanqing was sent away by his mother again. He was so weak tonight, unable to fight a woman with his bare hands. It must be because his mother tampered with the food.

It had been a long time since I'd put a woman in his room, and I was careless and got pregnant.

The women he used to yell at would obediently leave, but this one today is stubbornly refusing to leave. He doesn't know if what she said about her parents mistreating her is true. If it is, she's doomed.

"Your Highness, the medicinal scent on you is so pleasant." Luo Qingyan smiled, her eyes crinkling.

so?

Pei Shiyuan relaxed a little. It turned out that she liked the medicinal scent on him, not the kind of licking depicted in some fire-avoidance diagrams.

"Alright, get some rest. Go sleep in the side room." Pei Shiyuan was indeed tired and wanted to rest. He was already in poor health, and Luo Qingyan's stress had made him even more exhausted.

"Shh, Your Highness, close your eyes and rest, don't speak." Luo Qingyan made a quiet gesture. She was tired but couldn't afford to be tired now. Then, she mischievously reached into Pei Shiyuan's inner garment, the clear lines of his pectoral muscles tracing across her fingertips. Even when she was sick, she didn't forget to exercise.

Pei Shiyuan coughed lightly, as if something was choking him, and his face turned red.

Luo Qingyan's hand continued downwards, the firm texture making her unable to stop. Feeling the heat emanating from Pei Shiyuan's body, she felt there was hope.

She leaned down, close to Pei Shiyuan's handsome face, about to kiss him.

"Pfft." Pei Shiyuan turned his face to the side, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.

Startled, Luo Qingyan quickly got off Pei Shiyuan and took his pulse. She had learned the four diagnostic methods of observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation from the doctor at the clinic.

My pulse is erratic, my heart is beating too fast, this is bad, I hope nothing bad happens.

"Help! The young master is vomiting blood!" Luo Qingyan shouted at the door, quickly putting on her white undergarment.

Immediately, the old lady, who had been waiting outside, was helped in by her nanny.

"What happened?"

"I was unaware that the young master suddenly vomited blood." Luo Qingyan was certain that the old lady was aware of the young master's physical condition. She hadn't done anything wrong, so even if something happened, she couldn't be blamed.

"Summon the physician." A maidservant curtsied and went out.

The old lady's cold gaze swept over the messy bed and then glanced at Luo Qingyan.

Luo Qingyan blushed instantly. Anyone with eyes could see that she had been too forward. Now she would be called a vixen and might even be punished.

"Go behind the screen." The old lady's tone was serious, but she didn't seem to blame Luo Qingyan, which surprised her. She curtsied and went straight behind the screen.

That evening, upon entering the mansion, she immediately recognized the old lady as a strict and controlling woman, a fact confirmed by the tense atmosphere within the household.

Why not scold her now? Is she too eager for a grandson? Just then, the family physician arrived.

The royal physician took Pei Shiyuan's pulse and, after the diagnosis, said with a grave expression: "Madam, the young master's vomiting of blood is caused by a sudden surge of anger. He should not be forced to do anything he doesn't want to do, otherwise it will worsen his condition."

The old lady called the family physician aside: "Is it so difficult for him to have a son or daughter?"

He kicked the previous woman out that very night, and now that he's finally met someone bold and proactive, this is what happened.

The physician frowned and pondered, then said, "Madam, perhaps we can take this a little longer and cultivate a relationship first. At least let the young master accept that woman serving him. If the time is right, it might work out."

The old lady nodded, and the physician prescribed a remedy to calm Pei Shiyuan down before leaving.

The physician's words made sense, but could Yuan'er's condition wait? The Imperial Hospital's consultation concluded that Yuan'er only had three months to live.

It's true that some people can get pregnant on their first try, but normally it takes a year and a half. Three months is really short. It all depends on luck. And now that the baby isn't cooperating, it's even more difficult.

The old lady sighed softly:

"Come out!"

Hearing the old lady's summons, Luo Qingyan emerged from behind the screen with her head bowed. She had overheard the physician's words; it turned out that Pei Shiyuan's vomiting of blood was caused by her forcing him into a state of panic.

"Do you know what to do?" the old lady asked sternly.

Luo Qingyan curtsied: "This humble one understands. We must first gain the young master's acceptance of me."

"Hmm, he's quite clever. Don't rush things. Serve him carefully and try to please the young master." The old lady led a group of maids and nannies away.

Luo Qingyan walked step by step toward Pei Shiyuan, who lay on the bed with his eyes closed.