What does this mean?

The tenderness he showed her in the prison that day was all for the sake of avenging Yu Qingwu?

Just because she made that Yu woman unhappy?

In an instant, Qin Yiliu's face turned deathly pale, her scarlet eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.

She couldn't understand why the Crown Prince, who had already consummated their relationship, was now so heartless towards her.

In her previous life, she had been married for decades, and the Crown Prince hadn't even touched a finger of hers.

She thought that if she couldn't gain the Crown Prince's favor, having a child would be a good way to secure her position. So, she repeated her old trick, putting medicine in the Crown Prince's tea. But she was discovered, and not only was she beaten, but the fact that she had used medicine to enter the Crown Prince's residence was also spread around. After that, she, who was already disliked, was even more ridiculed by the noble ladies of the capital...

In short, as far as the Crown Prince was concerned, he would never touch a woman he didn't like...

But in this life, he had touched her.

So, in this life, he must have feelings for her, and he was just deceived by that Yu woman who knew how to act.

Thinking of this, the unwillingness and anger in Qin Yiliu's eyes were replaced by tenderness, her watery eyes looking sadly at Xie Jin Yan, a heavy sob escaping her nose as she plaintively said, "So… Your Highness treats me like this because I angered the Crown Princess?"

"Yes, I angered the Crown Princess, but the reason I deliberately angered her was because… I love Your Highness too much!"

She covered her face, sobbing softly, using all the words that Yu had used to deceive the Crown Prince in her previous life.

She remembered that in her previous life, after Yu punished the Crown Prince's beloved younger sister, Gao Minyue, she had used this excuse to smooth things over, softening the Crown Prince's initially blazing anger, and he only told Yu not to do it again, and nothing more.

In Qin Yiliu's expectation, Xie Jin Yan would definitely be very pleased to hear these words.

As a man, he would want to be admired and loved. And her words showed her deep affection for him.

"Qin Yiliu, as a married woman, is it appropriate for you to say such things to me?" However, the next moment, she heard the man's cold and mocking voice.

His thin lips parted slightly, his eyes showing undisguised disgust, as he coldly snorted, "Qin, do you know that if your behavior were to be spread, you would definitely be drowned in a pig cage? Even the Duke of Ying might not be able to protect you then."

Xie Jin Yan's eyebrows were gloomy, and he didn't show the tenderness that Qin Yiliu had expected. Instead, it seemed like he wanted to take her life.

How could this be?

Didn't Xie Jin Yan like this kind of woman the most? Didn't he dislike the Shen family and deliberately steal their daughter-in-law to disgust them?

In the past, wasn't that how he snatched Yu Qingwu away?

Now that she was Shen Lin's wife, and Shen Ke was deeply in love with her, if he took her into his residence, it would be the most unpleasant thing for the Shen family.

Her path was exactly the same as the one Yu had taken in her previous life. Where exactly did she go wrong?

Qin Yiliu was confused and extremely unwilling.

She bit her lip, looking at Xie Jin Yan in disbelief, and still unwilling to give up, she asked again, "Is Your Highness really so heartless to me? We have shared intimate moments…"

"I might as well tell you, I am pregnant, three months along. It must have been the last time before I was imprisoned."

Making up her mind, Qin Yiliu simply used this matter as a threat, her almond-shaped eyes gradually changing from the previous weakness and begging to threat, gritting her teeth as she said, "If it weren't for the fact that I'm about to show, and I have no choice, I wouldn't have come to you!"

"Even if you are tired of me, you should still care about your own flesh and blood, right?"

"If you agree to depose Yu and welcome me as your Crown Princess, I will divorce Shen Lin. Then I will remarry you. Even if others gossip, they won't be able to say anything."

Qin Yiliu became more and more excited as she spoke, more and more confident, and by the end, she was even somewhat smug, coldly snorting, "If Your Highness doesn't agree, I will go to His Majesty and accuse you of having illicit relations with the wife of a subject. Let's see if you can keep your position as heir apparent!"

"You're threatening me?" Seeing Qin Yiliu like this, Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but laugh.

The corners of his mouth turned up, a strong mockery flowing in his eyes. He glanced at Qin Yiliu's abdomen and sneered, "Qin, are you sure this child is really mine?"

Xie Jin Yan questioned her, but in Qin Yiliu's eyes, it was because he was afraid.

She straightened her back even more, smiling smugly as she said, "I've already calculated the days, and it's definitely yours, Your Highness. Moreover, Your Highness, marrying me as your Crown Princess is more suitable for you than marrying Yu. Yu is just the daughter of a merchant, an orphan who is good for nothing except seducing men. But I can not only calculate and predict the future to help you, but my father is also the Duke of Ying. If I marry you, my father will definitely give you his full support..."

Heh, what a fool.

An adopted daughter of the Duke of Ying's mansion actually thought so highly of herself.

Xie Jin Yan sneered in his heart, looking at Qin Yiliu with even more mockery, but pretending to be interested, he asked her, "Is what you say true? Will the Duke of Ying really help me?"

Hearing this, Qin Yiliu was overjoyed.

She thought to herself that a noblewoman with a good family background like her was indeed the best choice for the Crown Prince.

In her previous life, the Crown Prince was blinded by Yu, and he refused such a talented woman like her, insisting on sticking to a second-married woman from a merchant family.

In this life, that second-married woman could only be a cripple.

Qin Yiliu's eyes rolled slightly, already thinking about how to deal with Yu Qingwu after she was deposed.

A flattering look appeared on her face as she said, "Of course. My father loves me the most. If I marry Your Highness, he will naturally side with you."

"Oh, is that so?" Xie Jin Yan smiled, raising his eyebrows, "But I heard that you are just an adopted daughter of the Duke of Ying's mansion. Would he side with an adopted daughter?"

Hearing Xie Jin Yan's question, Qin Yiliu looked even more smug, raising her voice as she said, "Your Highness, although I am my father's adopted daughter, I usually help him a lot by predicting the future, so he naturally sides with me..."

So, it was as he thought. All the people who doted on Qin were mostly because of her ability to foretell the future?

Now that he had gotten enough information, Xie Jin Yan no longer wasted time with Qin Yiliu.

He coldly snorted, and the handsome face that had been smiling just now instantly lost its smile.

He glanced coldly at Qin Yiliu, and in her expectant eyes, he uttered a few cold words, "Qin, there is absolutely no way I will depose A-Wu, let alone make you a consort."

"Wh… what? Your Highness, aren't you afraid…"

"Afraid that you will sue me? Of course, I'm not afraid." Qin Yiliu's eyes were full of anger, and she was about to use her belly to threaten him, but Xie Jin Yan coldly interrupted her, staring at Qin's angry eyes, and lightly said, "Because the child in your womb is not mine at all. The person who shared intimate moments with you was not me either. His surname is Zhu, and he is a beggar I randomly found on the street."