Zheng Quchi was completely numb. She simply couldn't imagine how much pain and despair her best friend must have felt in such a situation: "Why...didn't she tell her husband?"
"Her husband had long been sent to war by the King of Ye. She should have understood that even if she told him, what difference would it make? Unless her husband was willing to rebel for her sake, there was no way to break the deadlock. Of course, at that time, her husband was far from having the strength to rebel. If her husband had known about this and acted impulsively against the King of Ye, he would probably have ended up with his head severed and his entire family executed."
Zheng Quchi clenched his fist: "Then what should we do?"
"She was not a strong woman, nor did she possess much wisdom or courage. Faced with such a situation, even though she felt extremely ashamed and resentful, she dared not resist. She could only grit her teeth and endure it until she became pregnant with the Prince of Ye's child..."
"A child?" Zheng Quchi was stunned.
Yuwen Sheng was still smiling, that fake, mocking smile seemingly welded to his face: "When the Queen told her the news, she went mad. She couldn't accept this bastard child, so she started to self-harm every day. After the Queen found out about this, she sent people to keep a close watch on her. Naturally, she couldn't decide whether the child stayed or left. And the Prince of Ye gradually lost interest in a madwoman, but he insisted that she keep the child."
Zheng Quchi didn't understand: "Why?"
A child born to a minister's wife whom he had insulted is something that cannot be exposed. If the matter were to be revealed, it would have a great impact on his reputation. The Prince of Ye has no shortage of children, so why leave such a hidden danger?
"Because the Prince of Ye's motives were impure from the very beginning. He did covet the beauty of the General's wife, but what he wanted even more was to get rid of the General in a legitimate way."
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