Chapter 92 Meng Huaiyan wakes up

Chapter Ninety-Two: Meng Huaiyan Wakes Up

After vomiting blood and fainting that day, Meng Huaiyan remained unconscious for three whole days.

After examining the prince, Physician Zhang said to the princess, "The prince had not fully recovered from the damage to his heart meridian last time. Now, due to the great shock of the death of the princess consort, he became emotionally agitated, which caused further damage to his heart meridian, which is why he vomited blood."

Physician Zhang knelt on the ground, trembling as he said, "After taking the medicine these past few days, the young master's condition is no longer a problem. As for why the young master is still unconscious, I must admit that my medical skills are limited and I cannot find the reason."

The eldest princess listened in silence for a long time, looking at Meng Huaiyan lying on the bed with a complicated expression.

When the news of Shen Tang's death first came, apart from a little shock at first, she didn't have any other emotions.

She didn't like her much to begin with, and when Yan'er went against her on her own initiative, she disliked her even more.

Her death was neither a cause for joy nor sorrow for her; it was simply an insignificant event.

But she still underestimated Shen Tang's importance in Yan'er's heart.

Looking at her son, who is in a coma and doesn't know when he will wake up, she felt for the first time that it was alright for Shen Tang to be by his side.

Meng Huaiyan remained unconscious, and it was impractical to leave Shen Tang's body lying around. So, the Eldest Princess intervened and gave Shen Tang a grand funeral befitting a Crown Prince's consort.

Shen fainted several times from crying and made a scene, trying to find Meng Huaiyan, but was stopped by her people.

As the days passed, Meng Huaiyan finally woke up half a month later.

Upon receiving the news, the eldest princess immediately rushed over.

Meng Huaiyan had been lying in bed for half a month, and now that he had just woken up, his whole body was a little stiff. Qingyang was helping him walk slowly around the room.

Upon seeing her, he bowed respectfully and called her "Mother".

The princess prided herself on her ability to read people, but even as she scrutinized him closely, she couldn't glean a single clue from his expression.

She thought he would be angry, cry, and grieve when he woke up, but she never expected him to be so calm.

She would rather he vent than remain in this state.

Now that things are like this, it's even more worrying.

The eldest princess looked at him with unease and said, "I have already arranged for Shen Tang to be buried in the Meng family cemetery."

Meng Huaiyan paused for a moment upon hearing this, but then regained his composure: "Mother can make the decision."

After waking up, Meng Huaiyan stayed at home for a day, and then went to work the next day.

The commotion at Cuiminglou was so great that everyone in the capital knew that Meng Huaiyan's wife had burned to death in that fire.

Meng Huaiyan fell seriously ill as a result and missed more than half a month of work.

When he suddenly showed up for duty today, after the initial surprise of seeing him, the young men looked at him with sympathy and pity.

The subordinate officials in the Censorate, besides feeling some pity for him, also looked at him with fear and trepidation.

Meng Huaiyan was not a man of good temper. Now that his wife had just passed away, everyone in the Censorate was afraid of offending him and making him angry.

But today, Meng Huaiyan did not lose his temper; his expression was strangely calm.

At first, they were filled with anxiety, but as time went by, they gradually calmed down.

People die every day in this world; no one is indispensable.

Even the deepest feelings will gradually fade away with the passage of time.

At first, the common people were quite interested in their story, and some even said that Meng Huaiyan's quick departure showed he wasn't necessarily very affectionate, and that most men are like that.

Eventually, even they stopped discussing things about themselves.

After he woke up, Madam Shen made a scene at him many times, denouncing him for being cold-blooded and heartless. She said that Tang'er died so tragically, but he didn't even cry once. She beat and scolded him, saying the most vicious things in the world to him.

But gradually, Shen stopped coming to see him.

Shen Tang is far too insignificant and trivial.

Her passing initially caused a small stir, but was gradually forgotten.

Time is a cruel thing; it can so easily erase a person's existence.

Everyone says that Meng Huaiyan is cold-blooded and ruthless, but Qingyang doesn't think so.

The Crown Prince was not unsadulterated in his grief over the passing of his Crown Princess; rather, he never truly felt that she was gone.

The meals at Qingyun Courtyard are always served in double portions. When he sees beautiful jewelry or clothes outside, the Crown Prince will subconsciously buy them and then carefully place them in the Crown Princess's wardrobe.

Sometimes there are also toys and clothes for children.

The Crown Princess and her child's belongings piled up more and more in Qingyun Courtyard, as if the Crown Princess and their child were still really there.

At first, the servants showed fear and apprehension at the prince's actions, but they gradually got used to it.

Occasionally, the Crown Prince would gently call out the Crown Princess's name to a point in the void.

But after realizing what had happened a second later, his expression instantly turned somber again.

In the end, even the second wife couldn't bear to watch any longer. She looked at the young master with pity and advised him to let go.

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A year after Shen Tang's death, Meng Huaiyan went to Zhenru Temple alone on a day off and lit two eternal lamps for Shen Tang and her unborn child.

Meng Huaiyan never believed in any gods or Buddhas; he believed that fate was in his own hands, and he only believed in himself.

But now, he kneels before this god he once looked down upon, devoutly praying that he and Shen Tang can have a destiny in the next life.

During the two weeks he was in a coma, he had a very long dream, so vivid that it felt like his own experience.

In the period immediately after he woke up, he often couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams.

But later, he finally realized that it wasn't his dream, but his and her past life.

No wonder her feelings for him vanished overnight.

No wonder she got engaged so quickly.

No wonder he could never win her favor no matter what he did.

No wonder she was so desperate to escape.

The answers he had never been able to find before finally came to an explanation at this moment: he had once caused her death.

It turns out that his unfulfilled desires in this life are punishment for not cherishing things in his previous life.

He deserved it.

A searing pain shot through Meng Huaiyan's heart, and he collapsed to his knees as if he couldn't bear it any longer. The tears that had been held back finally streamed down his face without end...

It hurts so much! It really hurts so much!

He persevered for a year, but he was really about to give up.

Seeing his pained expression, the abbot sighed inwardly and said to him.

"Amitabha"

"Benefactor, you and your wife are bound by a three-life love, and there is still an unfinished bond between you in this life. You must take care of your health."

Meng Huaiyan felt no emotion upon hearing this. Shen Tang had already passed away, so what unfinished business could there be?

However, before leaving, he still donated several hundred taels of silver to Zhenru Temple as incense money.

Finally, he gazed deeply at the two ever-burning lamps and silently prayed in his heart.

Hopefully, she and her child can wait for him; he will come to be with them soon.

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These two chapters made me cry, they were so heartbreaking T﹏T