The Great Jin Kingdom, Prince Gong's Mansion.
A woman dressed in a bright red wedding gown, with tear stains on her face, was hanged from a roof beam by a white silk ribbon.
The candlelight flickered in the night, casting a terrifying glow on her pale face.
Suddenly, the already dead corpse opened its eyes, and a feeling of suffocation instantly swept over Su Qin's body. When he struggled, he found that his feet were dangling in the air!
What happened? Why is she hanging herself?
Without time to think, just as she was about to fall into unconsciousness, she used all her strength to grab the white silk, giving her neck a chance to separate from it.
As soon as he let go, there was a loud "thump" and Su Qin fell heavily to the ground.
In an instant, a flood of memories rushed into her mind.
She clutched her temple in pain and groaned in discomfort.
Su Wanyan, thirteen years old, is an illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yuanning. Her mother died in childbirth, and since then her father, the Marquis of Yuanning, has left her to fend for herself in the mansion.
From a young age, Su Wanyan lived cautiously and timidly in the Yuan Ning Marquis's mansion, never daring to make the slightest mistake. However, the Emperor suddenly bestowed a marriage upon her, ordering Su Muqing, the legitimate daughter of the Yuan Ning Marquis's mansion, to be given to Prince Gong's mansion as his Princess Consort.
Normally, anyone would be happy to receive such immense wealth.
The tragedy was that Prince Gong was paralyzed on one side, confined to bed for the rest of his life, and a useless man who never knew when he would die.
I've heard that Prince Gong, Yu Nanqing, was a war god of the Great Jin Dynasty before he became paralyzed. He was able to fight against the southern barbarians, defend against the northern invaders, pacify the foreign tribes, and quell internal strife. Unfortunately, he was severely injured in the Battle of Xiaoshui in the East China Sea three years ago and has been paralyzed in bed ever since.
Perhaps because of his paralysis, Prince Gong's temper became unpredictable and extremely irritable. Not only were the servants in his household unable to get close to him, but he also enjoyed torturing people and would take their lives at the drop of a hat. It was said that many maids in the household had fallen victim to his cruelty and disappeared without a trace.
Upon hearing that she was to marry such a person, Su Muqing cried, made a scene, and even threatened to hang herself, refusing to marry him no matter what.
Su Wanyan's father, Marquis Yuanning, did not want his daughter to be treated so badly, so he arranged for Su Wanyan to be adopted by her stepmother overnight, so that Su Wanyan could marry into the Prince Gong's mansion in place of Su Muqing as the legitimate daughter.
Su Wanyan dared not disobey the Marquis of Yuanning's orders, but the thought of being tortured to death in the Prince Gong's mansion made her prepare a white silk ribbon in advance. As soon as the wedding ceremony was over, she hanged herself in the bridal chamber.
Has she... traveled through time?
Su Qin was on the verge of tears. In modern times, she was studying at a very famous medical school in the country, and she had put in countless efforts to get into this university.
Now a sophomore in college, she just wanted to study hard and strive for excellence, thinking that she could serve her country well after graduation. But she never expected that when she woke up, she would be transported to the feudal imperial era!
Prince Gong was paralyzed on one side and had a volatile temper; he might cut off her head and use it as a stool to stand on if he was unhappy.
Not to mention the original owner was afraid, she was afraid too.
Su Qin... oh no, she should be called Su Wanyan now.
She looked around and saw that apart from the bright candlelight, there was no one in the room. She immediately made up her mind to run away!
The world is vast, there's nowhere she can't find a place to belong. She's a true modern high achiever, she can roam the world freely.
She hurriedly got up from the ground, but unexpectedly fell down again. She didn't know how long the original owner had been dead, but her body became stiff.
Just then, the door was suddenly flung open with a loud bang.
She was startled. When she looked at the person, she saw that the man was also dressed in a bright red wedding robe. He bared his teeth and lunged at her, saying, "My wife, I'm here."
The man reeked of alcohol and spoke in a lewd tone. Su Wanyan quickly rolled away to avoid him, and her temples began to throb again.
This person is not Prince Gong, because Prince Gong was paralyzed and bedridden and unable to perform the wedding ceremony, so it is unknown who arranged for this man to perform the wedding ceremony with the original owner of the body.
Originally, the wedding ceremony was supposed to be over after the wedding rituals, but does that mean the bridal chamber is also...?
Su Wanyan's face immediately darkened. Could this be arranged by Prince Gong?
This is a prince's residence. Who else but Prince Gong could arrange for someone else to perform the wedding ceremony on his behalf?
But what's the point of this bridal chamber? Do we need someone to stand in for us?
Did he cheat on himself?
Thinking of the rumors that many maids in the mansion had been poisoned by Prince Gong, Su Wanyan shuddered. This perverse sense of humor was indeed in line with his twisted temperament.
In a moment of inspiration, the man staggered towards Su Wanyan again: "My lady, don't dodge! This is a match made in heaven... Your Highness... since you can't wait any longer, I will take your place... to enjoy this pleasure..."
"Don't come any closer!" Su Wanyan tried to run, but her body wouldn't obey her commands, and she was pinned down by the man.
Su Wanyan felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind.
She had been single for twenty years, never even having the chance to hold a boy's hand. Was she destined to be abused after transmigrating?
Although she wasn't exactly a virtuous and devoted woman, the other person at least had to be handsome and good-looking, pleasing to the eye and someone she could bring herself to sleep with.
The difference in strength between men and women was too great, and Su Wanyan was no match for him. Seeing that he had already started to tear off her clothes, her face darkened, she gritted her teeth, took a hairpin from her head, and stabbed it into his neck.
The neck is densely populated with blood vessels, and any spot could be a fatal point. With this hairpin, the man groaned, clutched his neck in disbelief, stared wide-eyed, and fell straight down.
"Who's in there?" A commotion suddenly erupted at the door, followed by a loud banging: "Open the door!"
Su Wanyan's heart leaped into her throat. Was Prince Gong going to stage a scene of catching her in adultery and punish her in a legitimate way?
Without a second thought, Su Wanyan kicked the corpse off her, staggered up the windowsill, and jumped out of the window.
They had barely run out when the door to the bridal chamber was burst open. Upon seeing the corpse on the ground, someone shouted, "The princess has fled to escape punishment! Immediately seal off the palace and search it!"
The entire Prince's mansion was brightly lit. Su Wanyan, carrying her bright red wedding dress, ran along the forest path of the mansion. The footsteps and shouts behind her made her not dare to turn her head. In her heart, she had already cursed Prince Gong, whom she had never even met.
She didn't know how long she had been running when she saw a courtyard ahead. It was pitch black inside, without even a single candle, a stark contrast to the brightly lit outside.
The courtyard entrance was overgrown with weeds, and she instinctively felt that it was a long-abandoned courtyard. She crossed the dilapidated bridge without hesitation and fled inside, panting.
As the door slammed shut, a musty, unidentified smell wafted into Su Wanyan's nose, causing her to furrow her brow uncomfortably.
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