Chapter 532 Entering the Dream 2

Xie Shang never imagined that he would look like this when he and Jiang Fenghua went through their wedding ceremony.

Only then did he realize that this might be what Jiang Fenghua had said about their past life, that they had been husband and wife in two lifetimes, and that he had indeed formally married Jiang Fenghua.

Red candles were lit in the new house, their light flickering, and the whole house was covered with festive patterns, symbolizing a happy and harmonious life together.

Jiang Fenghua sat upright on the wedding bed. Not far from her, a mahogany round table was filled with exquisite wedding banquet dishes. The banquet dishes were also carefully chosen, mostly symbolizing a large family with many children and grandchildren.

Her eyelids were also covered in red. The quilt on the bed was decorated with the image of a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons, and the bed was also covered with fruits with auspicious meanings. Even though she was hungry, she couldn't bear to steal a single one.

She sat there until late into the night, but Prince Heng still hadn't entered the bridal chamber. Lianye, being quite lively, had secretly observed him several times. Prince Heng was still entertaining guests at the banquet, and she waited patiently. Even as her eyelids began to droop, she couldn't bear to lift her veil to rest, fearing it would bring bad luck. So she sat alone until midnight before the door finally opened.

The palace matrons had already taught her what would happen next, and she eagerly awaited his lifting of her veil...

Prince Heng poured himself a glass of water and stared at the woman in front of him, whose appearance he did not know. Yes, his mother had shown him her portrait and said that she had a beauty that could topple kingdoms. He had glanced at it at the time and thought she was quite pretty.

But he wasn't someone who cared about looks at all. Besides, he already had someone he loved and had made a vow of eternal love with Wanwan. Marrying her was just a temporary measure because his mother wanted to marry her.

He said in a deep voice, "I came here to tell you that I already have someone else in my heart. It is impossible for me to be your true husband and wife, nor will I ever like you. It is a blessing for your Jiang family that you can marry into the royal family. If you behave yourself, I can promise you a lifetime of wealth and honor. If you have any delusions, I will never tolerate you."

After saying that, he turned around and left the bridal chamber.

The moment Jiang Fenghua heard him say that he already had someone he loved and wanted to be a fake husband and wife with her, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She seemed to lose her voice instantly. Until he was no longer in the bridal chamber, her tears flowed like a gushing spring.

She suppressed her sobs, but her body trembled violently; he shattered all her illusions.

Seeing that Prince Heng had entered and then left the room, Hongxiu and Lianye quickly pushed open the door and came in, saying, "Miss."

Jiang Fenghua buried her head in the celebratory quilt, which was filled with the image of a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons, and felt only irony.

Xie Shang watched helplessly as she cried all night. He was anxious to pull Prince Heng back and complete all the ceremonies with her so that he could see the princess he had married, and that his princess was truly beautiful.

Xie Shang was powerless to do anything. It turned out that it wasn't that she didn't like him, but that he hadn't given her a chance.

He could feel Jiang Fenghua's sorrow, hear her inner voice, and even see how cold-blooded and ruthless the Prince Heng was in his previous life.

He wanted to see where Prince Heng would go so late at night if he wasn't staying in Jiang Fenghua's room.

To his surprise, he saw Su Tingwan again; they looked like the newlyweds who had just gone through the wedding ceremony...

He doted on Su Tingwan.

Xie Shang wanted to stop what was about to happen, but he was powerless and filled with rage. He wished he could kill his past self.

The next day, Jiang Fenghua got up early and dressed herself up carefully. She was going to the palace to pay her respects to her mother-in-law, but her husband was nowhere to be seen. According to the rules, even if her husband was not by her side, she could not refuse to go to the palace to serve tea to her mother-in-law. When she finally went to the palace, she was met with a barrage of sarcastic remarks.

Prince Heng finally showed up. When he saw the cautious Jiang Fenghua, his brows furrowed even more. They met once in the Empress's palace and never saw each other again.

The Empress urged her to find a way to consummate their marriage and conceive a royal heir as soon as possible. Jiang Fenghua did try to please him; she was gentle, charming, and courteous. However, Prince Heng only had Su Tingwan in his heart, and on the third day after Princess Heng entered the household, he married Su Tingwan with the rites due to a principal wife.

Later, he became the crown prince, and Jiang Fenghua became his crown princess. Su Tingwan spread rumors that the crown prince favored his concubine over his wife. He mistakenly believed that Jiang Fenghua had spread the rumors. Under pressure, he consummated his marriage with her. Later, he actually made Su Tingwan empress and Jiang Fenghua a virtuous consort.

After becoming empress, Su Tingwan began to exterminate the Jiang family.

Jiang Fenghua lives alone in the dilapidated Chenxi Palace, raising her two children. The children are even instigated by Su Tingwan to verbally abuse their biological mother. She endures Su Tingwan's torment for the sake of her children.

Lianye died protecting her, Su Tingwan used the child to force her to be disfigured, and Su Tingwan and Ji Chen even committed illicit acts in the harem.

He couldn't bear to watch what happened next. He had done so many things that wronged Jiang Fenghua, no wonder she said she would never love him again.

Xie Shang just wanted to wake up. He wanted to find Jiang Fenghua and explain to her, but the more he tried to wake up, the less he could. The scenes from his past life filled him with fear, and his heart was filled with regret and pain. When Su Tingwan swaggered in front of Jiang Fenghua behind Heng Wang's back, he wished he could kill her again.

Xie Shang finally understood why Jiang Fenghua hated Su Tingwan and the Su family so much, and why she spared no effort to wipe out the Su clan.

Tears streamed down Xie Shang's face, his eyes filled with boundless desolation and pain. He was in unbearable agony, his heart aching for Jiang Fenghua.

Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry, I was wrong.

He wanted to pick up Jiang Fenghua and apologize to her, but he couldn't do anything; he felt utterly powerless and worn out.

Jiang Fenghua slowly closed her eyes, her mind filled with images of her wedding day. She only remembered the beauty of that day, the love that belonged only to her, the husband she was so happy to marry, and her dreams of a wonderful married life. She had once been beautiful and stunning, and she had never harmed them, so why did they have to hurt her like this?

Xie Shang watched helplessly as Jiang Fenghua died in despair.

Suddenly, he wanted to awaken his past self, to let him see his wife, the woman he had forgotten. Jiang Fenghua must want to see him again.

At this moment, Xie Shang saw several lotus lanterns in his palace, which were birthday gifts from Jiang Fenghua.

He knew perfectly well that Jiang Fenghua had given him the lotus lantern, so why didn't he go to her?

Xie Shang wanted to scold himself awake, but no matter how he scolded, his past self seemed not to hear him. He clearly regarded the lotus lamp as a treasure, so why didn't he help her?

In his dream, he cursed Xie Shang for being cold-hearted and ruthless. He desperately wished that Xie Shang could save Jiang Fenghua, kill Su Tingwan, and wipe out the Su clan.

At this moment, a palace servant came to report, "Your Majesty, Consort Xian has passed away in Chenxi Palace."

He frowned, staring at the lotus lanterns neatly arranged on the shelf for a long time, unable to come back to his senses. He knew that these lotus lanterns, embroidered with different characters for the word "longevity," were made by Consort Xian.

Xie Shang wanted to delve into his heart and engrave the name Jiang Fenghua on his soul, so that he would find Jiang Fenghua first in his next life and never be deceived by Su Tingwan again.

Xie Shang shouted at him with all his might, "She's dead! Go see her! Your wife, Jiang Fenghua, go see her!"

Suddenly, he said to the palace servants, "Give Consort Xian a proper burial."