Since three generations, from emperors and generals to common people, there has never been a shortage of bed curtain scandals. This matter does not differ depending on whether people are wise or stupid. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Nanzi, the wife of Wei Linggong, had an affair with his subordinates and forced the prince to leave the country. Later, Chun Shenjun, who was in power, offered his pregnant wife to the king of Chu in order to replace Tao Jiang with Li. In the Han Dynasty, there were also cases of Zhao Feiyan's sister becoming the emperor and causing trouble in the palace.
Just talking about the reasons, whether it is a struggle for power or uncontrollable lust, in the final analysis, it is still because of the disharmony between husband and wife and the embarrassment of family affairs. As for the marriage between Chen Chong and Wan Nian, it is difficult to explain the reason. It cannot be said that the two parties did not have feelings for each other, but there were all kinds of ominous signs from the beginning of the union, so it was more like a purely political marriage. . But after Liu Xie's death, the situation between the couple evolved into the current situation, which is also unimaginable.
Wan Nian is Chen Chong's wife and has the status of a princess. Although they are not on good terms, according to common sense, they must always take into account the dignity of the royal family. But now, during Chen Chong's southern expedition, he had an affair with others and became pregnant. If it spreads, it will definitely become the most shocking scandal in the new dynasty. It will not only greatly damage Chen Chong's reputation, but also put Wan Nian himself in danger. But that didn't matter. For Wan Nian, this was a revenge she had carefully prepared. She planned to inflict the greatest destruction on herself in exchange for a complete victory over Chen Chong, but she completely missed Chen Chong's reaction.
Chen Chong not only didn't blame him at all, but also didn't feel angry or sad at all. His frown relaxed. In countless dreams, I would guess what words he would use to insult me, but I never thought that he would treat her gently. But Chen Chong's word "blessing" quickly stung her. This made the princess tremble uncontrollably, and her hatred soon kept rolling in the hot bitter water, as if it had been made into a sharp sword, cutting her heart into thousands of strands.
She thought: "Yes, he is always like this. He can look at you with such loving eyes, like a saint, as if he didn't do anything well enough, but he only forgot that he stood so high, even with his pillow Everyone around him seems to be in the mud at the soles of his feet, waiting for him to come to save him!" As she thought this, she became angry and suffered from labor pains, and she fainted from the pain for a while.
Chen Chong didn't know what Wan Nian was thinking, but he immediately understood that his wife was probably going to give birth soon. He was very worried, but as a father of several children, he was quite experienced, so he immediately went out to find the old woman who had just left, and asked her to find another midwife and prepare to deliver the baby in the house. Then he ordered the guards to go to the drugstore to buy some medicines for delivery and blood replenishment, while he boiled water and prepared towels, scissors and a change of clothes. When everything was ready, Chen Chong could only wait outside the door.
Soon, a heart-stopping cry of pain came from the room, and Chen Chong felt sad about it, and then worried about Wannian's condition. But the more upset I get, the more complicated my thoughts become. He stood in front of the house, but he couldn't help but recall the pale face that had lasted ten thousand years. The mood that had made him feel relaxed suddenly tightened again.
Chen Chong thought to himself, could he have thought wrong? This marriage has tortured the two of them for a long time, like an abyss that cannot be crossed, attracting all the emotions of the two. Sometimes I often wonder whether it would be better if the two of them separated. She will be more relaxed, and so will she. Sometimes it is better to give up. But the reason why Chen Chong did not give up was that he was not sure that Wannian would find a new destination, and even suspected that Wannian would never find it.
So when he saw Wannian was pregnant, Chen Chong was extremely happy. He thought: She has probably walked out. Even if she can't forget their past, it would be enough if she finds a man she truly loves and can start a new life. Even if his reputation is tarnished, what can't he do? But Chen Chong was not worried about others' accusations, but worried that Wan Nian would be unbearable. Therefore, he did not ask about the child's biological father. Instead, he considered sending Wan Nian and the child out anonymously after the child was born. In this way, everything could be solved. .
But why does Wannian show such an expression? Chen Chong couldn't help but shudder when he thought about it. The look in those cold and beautiful eyes was definitely not the look of a woman who had found her home. So what is it? Thinking of every bit of his past life, Chen Chong vaguely grasped the answer, but he shuddered at the answer. He didn't want to believe it, let alone believed it. He still needed to see his wife again and wait for her to give him an answer.
But time often plays tricks on people like this. When people want time to wait, there is always not enough time in the end. And when people want time to go faster, every minute and every second turns out to be so long. While waiting, Chen Chong felt the pain. He could only start walking by the lake again, but now he no longer had the indifferent mood before, but walked anxiously and boredly. A rare impulse was stirring in his chest, but he was not ready to release it. Instead, he tried to wait until he was tired, and then stopped when his impulse yielded nothing.
Finally, when Chen Chong's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, a cry came from the room, and then the old woman came out with the child in her arms. They first announced the good news to Chen Chong: "Congratulations, Prime Minister, you are a young master." But Chen Chong soon realized that something was wrong. , he hugged the child and asked in a hoarse voice: "How is the princess now?"
The old woman hesitated for a moment and said: "Madam, she is not well. It was a bit difficult to give birth, but she was born fortunately. She is just bleeding too much and is still trying to stop the bleeding inside!"
When Chen Chong heard this, he rushed into the delivery room regardless of the old woman's obstruction. Although childbirth at this time is often called a dirty thing, in Chen Chong's view, there is nothing worth worrying about. His eyes ignored all other things, and then quickly focused on his wife's face. He looked at her, and she looked at him. They both seemed to meet again, but it was obvious that Wannian had been in a near-death illusion.
Chen Chong looked at her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkling. Her slender pair of white catkins protruding from the cuffs were caressing the corners of the quilt and twisting it. She looked like she was in the happiest dream, not like a bleeding patient, but like the girl with admiring eyes when Chen Chong first met in the palace.
When she saw Chen rushing in, tears of happiness suddenly flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she continued: "Ting Jian, Ting Jian, I am really happy that you can marry me."
Chen Chong was struck by lightning. He held the child and sat on her pillow. He wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.
But she didn't stop for ten thousand years. She stretched out her hand to hold Chen Chong's Yi Jue, and suddenly cried again: "Don't hate me! Don't hate me!"
Chen Chong held her hand and realized that Wannian's palm was so hot, without the coldness at the beginning of the year. When he looked at her again, he found that her lower lip was trembling, as if she was about to spit out a thousand words at any time, but even at this moment In the dream, she still didn't dare to ask him: "Did you ever love me?"
But Chen Chong had already felt it. He looked at his wife quietly and finally realized how he had completely destroyed a person's will. Although he did not have any ill intentions and guessed that he would bring her bad luck, when this bad luck When it was actually revealed in front of him, he couldn't help but be shocked by its cruelty.
What should I say at this time? He was still thinking about it in his mind, but he already said it in his mouth. He said slowly: "Wannian, I know, I know, I never hated you, it's all my fault."
Unexpectedly, Wannian cried and shook her head, like a child, and said sadly: "Wait a minute, you don't know...Wait a minute, wait a minute!..." She stopped, as if to reason. Like clearing my mind.
"Yes," she said, "yes, yes, yes. That's what I want to say. Don't think I'm weird. Before I married you, I was thinking, you are a very good person, you He is kind to others, always smiling, and never seems to get angry. When he is sad, he seems to care about many people. I think if I can marry you, I will be very loving. Even if it is the story of Concubine Xiang, why would I envy you? What? But I realized how wrong I was when I married you!"
"You think too much and are good to too many people. How can you care about your wife? I should have understood this earlier, but I still love you. I think you are so good. As long as you care about me a little, I can do the same. I'm relieved. But you actually..." As she said this, she started crying again, and Chen Chong quickly wiped away her tears.
Unexpectedly, Wan Nian suddenly stopped again, grabbed Chen Chong's hand and said: "But I don't blame you, it's just that there is someone in my heart. I'm afraid of her. She said to me, you don't hate me and you don't love me, so I want to do something to make you hate me forever and remember me. That person is not me, but I don’t know where he has gone. I just feel that a long, long time has passed..."
"I'm going to die now. I know I will die. I see many people outside the door, waiting for me... No, they are all pulling me! Don't hate me! Forget me!"
Speaking of this, Wan Nian laughed out loud. Her smile was particularly beautiful, like a begonia that was about to wither in April. Only then did Chen Chong realize that he was unable to leave this woman. As if he had just woken up from a big dream, he grabbed his wife's hand tightly with his hand, thinking that he could pull her back, and then said in an extremely rapid voice: "Ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"
But he knew it was too late. He could only pick up his wife again and hold her and the child in his arms. But when he looked back, he saw the people Wan Nian was talking about. They were standing at the door, silently watching the two people in the room. The old woman who delivered the baby had disappeared at some point, and then he saw Wan Nian talking to him. The smile then faded as the daylight rose.
The child in his arms laughed, and he showed a smile that was brighter than the morning sun, but it did not help the body temperature of the mother beside him gradually dissipate.
Chen Chong knew that he had lost his wife, but what he had to do now was to talk to the father of his child first.
