frightfiction Chapter 1185 The Sickly Child Who Was Schemed Against 9
Chapter 1185 The Sickly Child Who Was Schemed Against 9
"Look at you, you rascal! You've made Chunxi so angry that she's saying all sorts of hurtful things," Princess Cheng said angrily, slapping her son twice before turning to Jiang Chunxi in a conciliatory tone. "Chunxi! Zhende really just loves you too much. How could he possibly have any schemes against you?"
“No matter how angry you are, you can’t just say whatever you want in anger! What do you mean by wanting to take your dowry? Tell me yourself, weren’t your words just too hurtful? Even I, as your mother-in-law, felt chilled to the bone after hearing what you just said, let alone Zhende.”
"So it's all my fault! I should have just swallowed my anger and let Song Zhende scheme against me!" Jiang Chunxi cried, sobbing uncontrollably. "Waaah! Why am I so unlucky? I got married happily, but on the second day of our marriage, my new husband schemed against me like this."
"Waaah! I might as well just die now, so I won't have to drag my sickly body around and be schemed against. I'm not even dead yet, and people are already eyeing my dowry."
"Chunxi," Song Zhende's voice was angry. He could no longer hold back. "Do you have to assume I'm like this? Do you have to hurt me with such hurtful words?"
"You have really disappointed me. I always thought we were truly in love, but now I see clearly that my heart for you is as clear as day, but you are always wary of me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have said such hurtful things to me."
“You yelled at me,” Jiang Chunxi looked at Song Zhende in disbelief, then her breathing became rapid. “You not only yelled at me like that, but you also had the nerve to accuse me of being wary of you.”
"Song Zhende, you...you've gone too far!" Jiang Chunxi said, her fingers trembling as she pointed at Song Zhende. Then she closed her eyes and fainted.
Now things are really in chaos; everyone in Princess Cheng's courtyard is in complete disarray.
When Jiang's father and mother arrived at Prince Cheng's residence, they found their daughter lying unconscious on the bed.
"Prince Cheng, Princess Cheng, my daughter has only just married into your Prince Cheng's mansion and you've already driven her to this state. If your Prince Cheng's mansion doesn't give us a satisfactory explanation today, then we will take our daughter back right now." This was the angry voice of Jiang's father.
"Chunxi! My poor daughter!" This was the sound of Jiang's mother sitting on the bed, tightly holding her daughter's hand and crying. "What happened to you that made you faint from anger?"
"You, Song Zhende!" Jiang's mother glared at Song Zhende. "What promises did you make to us before you married Chunxi? And what happened? It's only the second day of your marriage, and my daughter fainted from anger in your Prince Cheng's mansion."
“My dear in-law, there must be some misunderstanding,” said Prince Cheng. “Chunxi has married into our Prince Cheng’s mansion, and we cherish her so much. How could we possibly have made her child faint from anger?”
"You bastard," Prince Cheng kicked his son, "Hurry up and explain to your father-in-law and mother-in-law. Let me tell you, you better explain things clearly to me, and you better pray that Chunxi's fainting has nothing to do with you. Otherwise, don't even mention your father-in-law and mother-in-law, I won't let you off the hook."
Prince Cheng only learned of Jiang Chunxi's fainting when Jiang's father and mother arrived at Prince Cheng's residence. Therefore, he really didn't know what had happened, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.
"Master, Madam, this is what happened." Cai Tang knelt down and recounted the events.
"Very well, very well indeed," Jiang's father said, his face growing even angrier after hearing Cai Tang's words. "Your Chengwang Mansion is truly something else. Knowing my daughter's health condition, you still expect her to manage the household affairs so hard after she's only just entered the family."
“Princess Consort Cheng,” Father Jiang sneered at Princess Consort Cheng, “You just want to enjoy a life of leisure? Anyone who didn’t know better would think that you, Princess Consort Cheng, are some kind of sickly person. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been so eager to hand over the management of the household to your daughter-in-law so that she could recuperate as soon as she entered the family.”
“And you, Song Zhende,” Father Jiang pointed at Song Zhende, “what do you mean by ‘one love for life’? What are you trying to do! You want to use the reputation of my Jiang family women to gain a good reputation for your deep affection, using this so-called love for my daughter as a pretext to kill her.”
"It seems my daughter's suspicions are quite reasonable. You two have your eyes on her dowry, and that's why, on the second day of her marriage, you two are scheming against her and trying every means to drive her to her death."
As for Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, they naturally already knew about Song Zhende's fallacy of monogamy on their way here, so they were already full of anger. When they arrived at Prince Cheng's mansion and saw their daughter unconscious, their anger burned even more fiercely.
It should be noted that Mr. and Mrs. Jiang truly loved Chunxi, their legitimate daughter. Because of her health condition, they always treated her like a precious gem, afraid of dropping her or melting her in their mouths.
But he never expected that his daughter would suffer so much so soon after marrying into the Prince Cheng's mansion. At this moment, Jiang's father felt like killing Song Zhende.
As for Song Zhende's words about a lifelong, devoted love, Jiang's father didn't believe a word of them.
As a man himself, Mr. Jiang knew all too well the inherent weaknesses of men. He was certain that Song Zhende was plotting something when he put on this affectionate act.
In short, it's absolutely impossible that he was truly so devoted, wanting to spend his whole life with his daughter and refusing to take a concubine.
“Father-in-law, I am truly wronged!” Song Zhende knelt down on the ground in despair. “I truly love Chunxi and only want to be with her for life. I do not want any concubines to stand between us.”
"Pah!" Jiang's mother let go of her daughter's hand, stood up and glared at Song Zhende. "Stop pretending to be so affectionate with me. What nonsense about 'one love for one person for life'? You have the nerve to say it, I'm embarrassed to even hear it."
“It’s normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines. If my daughter is really fooled by your words and lets you play the charade of monogamy, you, Song Zhende, will gain a reputation for being a devoted wife, but what about my daughter? She’ll probably end up being called a jealous woman.”
“By then, the reputation of all the girls in our Jiang family will be ruined. My daughter is right. This is not affection! You are clearly digging a pit for her and forcing her to die.”
"Divorce! We must divorce!" Madam Jiang's voice rose. "Your Chengwang Mansion is clearly a den of dragons and tigers. If my daughter continues to stay in your Chengwang Mansion, who knows what terrible things might happen to her. So we must divorce. Our Jiang family would rather support our daughter for the rest of her life than let her continue to stay in your Chengwang Mansion."
Like her father, Jiang's mother didn't believe Song Zhende's words about a lifelong, devoted love. However, she simply couldn't figure out what Song Zhende was trying to scheme for.