Chapter 42: Snow Story
Fang Lingchu didn't notice the expressions of several people.
Suddenly Fang Lingchu thought of a possibility and asked: [Could this Xue have been raised by someone in a brothel?]
Following Fang Lingchu's words, everyone also thought of this possibility.
The system happily exploded electronic fireworks and said, "Ahhhhh, my host is so smart. Whose host is this smart? Aaaaah, it's mine."
Fang Lingchu felt a little embarrassed by the system's praise, and quickly interrupted her flattery. Although no one heard her, she was still very shy.
[Okay, okay, let’s talk about the melon on Xue’s body! ]
Hearing Fang Lingchu start listening to the melon, the system quickly said: [Before Xue joined the Gu family army, his nickname was Goudan. His full name is Bo Luoxue. Because he was born dark-skinned, his mother hoped that he would grow up to be fair and clean, as handsome as his father. So...]
Fang Lingchu asked curiously: [Then how did this Bo Luoxue end up in the Gu family army?]
The system continued: [When he was five years old, something happened that led Bo Luoxue to meet General Gu.]
【What's up? 】
The system said: [A fire broke out in the brothel, burning to death the 27 women inside and the guests who stayed overnight that night].
After hearing the system's words, Xue seemed to see something vaguely, but it quickly disappeared.
Everyone was confused because there had never been any reports of a brothel being burned down in the capital!
[Bo Luoxue's mother died in that fire.]
Fang Lingchu felt a little regretful. This was a reverence for life.
Who set the fire?
Everyone wanted to know what kind of cruelty it was that burned so many people to death.
The system slowly said: [Bo Luoxue's mother.]
When they heard that it was Bo Luoxue's mother who set the fire, everyone was confused.
Fang Lingchu also didn't understand. The fact that Bo Luoxue grew up in a brothel meant that the brothel should have treated her and her son well. So why did she set fire to the brothel?
Fang Lingchu also asked the question on behalf of everyone: [Why? Are the people in the brothel not treating them well?]
The system said no.
After receiving the system's denial, Fang Lingchu thought of a possibility: [Is her mother pregnant again?]
[The answer is half correct, she gave birth to another daughter.]
After hearing what the system said, Fang Lingchu understood what was going on.
Postpartum depression, huh?
At this time, Fang Lingchu was a little confused. Shouldn't places like brothels give women contraceptive soup? Why did Bo Luoxue's mother get pregnant again and again?
Everyone was also very confused.
Onlooker No. 1: Don’t places like that give women contraceptive soup every day?
Onlooker No. 2: They must be using the child to threaten the patron to redeem him. This is the method.
Crowd member No. 3: Of course. A woman from that kind of place, apart from using some seductive tricks to seduce people, what else can she do? How could she truly love a child?
Citizen No. 4: Not necessarily! Children are the flesh and blood of their mothers. How could anyone not love their own children?
Crowd member No. 5: Yes, there was a woman in our village who was crazy and drowned her own child.
Crowd member No. 6: I think he must have given birth to some adult's child, and then found that using the child to threaten the other party was useless, so he died with everyone in a fit of rage.
In an instant, everyone had different opinions.
Everyone gasped; they didn't expect there really was such a person.
They say even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs!
This kind of teahouse is usually frequented by young ladies and women. When they heard that the brothel girl had burned her own child and those who had been kind to her, they all felt that the girl had repaid kindness with enmity.
But what the system and Fang Lingchu said next shocked everyone's three views.
The system responded: [Yes]
Fang Lingchu felt a little heavy in her heart. In her culturally advanced era, many people could not understand the concept of postpartum depression. Then in this closed dynasty, how many women did not receive timely treatment for postpartum depression, which ended up hurting themselves and others!
[Postpartum depression occurs in many pregnant women, but some are more serious and some are less serious. If you have the company of your family and husband at this time, you will get over it soon.
By the way, Guagua, do you know what the symptoms of postpartum depression are?
Fang Lingchu's question is also a question in the minds of many people who heard it.
The system said: [1. Poor sleep and appetite. Even if you are very tired, you are not happy to eat anything. Moreover, you cannot eat anything during breastfeeding. Your mouth has no taste. You are physically and mentally exhausted, but you are still excited and can't sleep.
2. Becoming sensitive and extreme, over-interpreting what others say, overthinking it, and overthinking it. They become obsessed with listening to others, becoming absorbed in their own logic and believing they have malicious intent.
I was so self-pitying, I couldn't see the future. I felt like the most pitiful person in the world. During my confinement period, if my husband did something wrong, I would be physically and mentally vulnerable. I only knew that he would only become more understanding and tolerant of me the more I failed. I saw no hope.
Listening to what the system said, Fang Lingchu added: [Pregnant women at this stage want love and unconditional care. So why did Bo Luoxue's mother get pregnant again and again?]
Although everyone did not understand what Fang Lingchu and Guagua said, they understood what she said later.
Pregnant women need a lot of care and patience when giving birth.
However, some people would not remember Fang Lingchu's words, and would only dislike their daughter-in-law for being pretentious. Isn't it just giving birth to a child? What's the big deal?
The system said: [Because she has a fertile constitution and good physical fitness, she is not likely to have a miscarriage, so it would be difficult for her to have an abortion.]
Fang Lingchu was surprised. She thought that fertility only existed in TV dramas and novels.
I didn't expect it to really exist in reality.
The system continued: [This physique is very suitable for men who have difficulty conceiving, especially those who are not in good health and have low sperm survival rates. If they meet a woman with this physique, they may be able to have a child.]
Fang Lingchu now understood: [So it wasn't that she wanted to have the baby, but that she couldn't abort it.]
The system confirmed her words and said: [Whether it is Bo Luoxue or the newly born girl, they are children that Taohua has tried many ways to get rid of but failed. She has no choice but to give birth to them as the months are getting older.
Living in such an environment, Bo Luoxue increasingly hated his mother, and also hated those aunts who were kind to him but used their bodies to please men.
But he was raised by them, bit by bit, so what right did he have to hate them? He grew up in this dilemma until he was five years old.
Fang Lingchu nodded in understanding and said, "So the day he turned five was both his nightmare and his rebirth."
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