The Gentle Couple

Crown Prince

The emperor's first grandchild wasn't Kim Young mi.

Seventh prince's official wife miscarried a child before Kim Young mi, the emperor's first grandchild was a boy and he still grieved for his unborn grandson.

The emperor had thirteen children but only four sons were alive. The seventh prince shared a similar fate with the emperor, he had many wives but they had many miscarriages and only Kim young mi was alive.

The citizens of the Dian kingdom were worried about the lack of future imperial heirs. That was why even though the emperor disapproved of yoo-mi, he tolerated her for the sake of his unborn grandchild. So no one in the imperial family was surprised to see the emperor's concern after seeing Yoo mi bleed.

'Emperor, you don't need to summon an imperial physician,' the empress said. 'It'll be bad luck if the imperial physician appears before the end of the wedding ceremony-'

'Bad luck?' Consort Mu asked. 'Big sister, the bride is bleeding. Her life is more important than superstitions.'

Consort Mu's words stabbed the empress' heart. The empress saw the feigned concern on Consort Mu's face and she realised it was the demoness Consort Mu who interfered with her scheme. The empress didn't doubt that Consort Mu knew about Yoomi's fake pregnancy long ago, Consort Mu waited until the wedding day to expose Yoomi and to appear innocent while opposing the empress.

The emperor ignored the empress and Consort Mu's battle of words.

'Hurry and bring an imperial physician here!' the emperor ordered.

An imperial physician rushed into the ceremonial hall and yoo mi panicked.

'I don't need an imperial physician,' yoo mi said.

Yoomi recognised the imperial physician wasn't one of the empress' allies and wouldn't know about her fake pregnancy. If she was exposed on her wedding day, it would also be the day of her funeral.

Yoomi knew no one could save her and she couldn't stop the imperial physician from examining her. She cried helplessly and she couldn't endure her stomach ache any longer... she farted and soiled her undergarments.

Everyone around Yoomi pinched their noses and stepped back from Yoomi's unpleasant stench.

Yoomi was angry and embarrassed. She knelt on the floor, covered her face and cried loudly. Her wedding dress was ruined, her makeup disappeared and she looked like a pitiful bride jilted by the groom.

Taehyung held Yn's hand. He knew she wasn't cruel enough to feel happy seeing Yoo mi shed fresh blood from their plan.

'Imperial physician, what happened to Yoomi?' the emperor asked.

'It was a beautiful wedding ceremony... why did it become like this?' Consort Mu asked. 'Imperial physician, stop stalling. Hurry and examine the crown prince's wife!'

The imperial physician reluctantly stepped closer to Yoomi. He heard 'the crown prince's wife' and knew the wedding ceremony wouldn't end happily. 'Lady Yang, let me examine you.'

The imperial physician knelt beside Yoomi but she refused to let him hold her wrist.

'I don't need to be examined!' Yoomi said.

'Hurry and let the imperial physician examine you,' Consort Mu said. 'You're bleeding. Can't you see the emperor is worried about you?'

Yoomi looked at the emperor's concerned face. Then she looked pleadingly at the empress and the crown prince. 'Aunt! Oppa crown prince! The imperial physician doesn't need to examine me.'