Chapter 152 Is there really no compensation for emotional distress? ...
Xiang Bei continued scrolling down, and found that it was a story about the female lead after marriage, showing all sorts of concern and humbly trying to please the male lead.
The female lead makes soup for the male lead, who then tells the servant to take it to feed the dog.
The female lead makes clothes for the male lead, who then casually gives the clothes to a beggar.
Later on, the male protagonist went too far, bringing his own mother, younger brother, and younger sister into the princess's residence.
The female lead is subservient to the male lead, fulfilling his every request without limits, which leads to the male lead's family completely disregarding her. The male lead's own mother, who acts like a proper mother-in-law who treats herself like a princess, dislikes the princess for being too frail, and the couple has been married for over a year without having children.
She also frequently set rules for the princess, making her stand beside her and personally serving her tea and water.
Because the female lead is deeply in love with the male lead, she is also very filial to her mother-in-law. Even though her mother-in-law makes things difficult for her in every way, she treats her like her own mother.
He offered his respects morning and evening, rain or shine, without fail, never missing a single day.
Xiang Bei: "..." First there was the domineering CEO who ignored the law, and now there's the domineering general who's dancing on his ancestors' graves.
At first, the princess remembered her identity and would resist a little.
The male protagonist stared at her intently, his face full of disgust, and said, "That is my mother who gave me life and raised me. How can I be unfilial to her? Princess, you have already forced me to marry you. Being filial to my mother is not your duty as a daughter-in-law. Which woman hasn't gone through that?"
The female lead didn't want to upset the male lead, so she tried even harder to please her mother-in-law.
She did something wrong and upset her mother-in-law, who made her kneel down, and she actually knelt in the yard for three days.
The servants around her were all arranged for her by her mother, the Empress, when she was still alive. The four maids and the wet nurse were all loyal to the female lead, but whenever they spoke ill of the male lead, the female lead would get angry at them and warn them not to say anything more.
In the end, they even drove away all the loyal people.
The remaining servants around her were either infatuated with the male lead or had been bribed, and were people who outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied the female lead's words.
Even the emperor's secret guards were abandoned by the princess because the male protagonist disliked having someone constantly monitoring his home.
As the male lead's sister and the female lead's sister-in-law, she didn't show much respect to the princess because her brother and mother didn't respect the female lead.
Everything she bought was recorded under the princess's name, and she always wanted the most expensive and best things. If she didn't like what she bought, she would go to her brother and complain that her sister-in-law, the princess, was mistreating her.
Then the male protagonist, acting like a complete idiot, listened to his sister's words without even trying to find out the truth, and scolded the princess, making her serve tea to her sister-in-law as an apology, and then buy her the things she liked to please her.
Needless to say, the younger brother-in-law stopped studying after his elder brother married the princess. He idled away his days, bullying men and women because he had a princess sister-in-law. Whenever he got into trouble, he would use the princess as a shield. Others dared not speak out against his evil deeds.
The male lead still showed some tenderness in his interactions with the female lead. Just when the female lead found another opportunity to confess about the jade pendant, the male lead suddenly found his savior.
That is, the wife he has chosen in his heart.
At first, he had some reservations and hid his savior outside, meeting with him secretly every night.
Later, when the female lead discovered him, he remained completely calm. He even brazenly brought his savior into his mansion, claiming that without his savior's help, he wouldn't be in this predicament being forced by the princess.
He had promised to marry his savior, and now it was time for him to fulfill that promise.
The male protagonist's way of repaying his debt of gratitude is to marry his benefactor as a secondary wife, so that they can be on equal footing in the princess's residence, without any distinction of rank.
Of course, the male protagonist also consciously considered the female protagonist's feelings, believing that in public, the princess was the most important person. That woman was his savior, but within the princess's palace, the savior was superior to the princess.
The power to manage the household must also be given to the benefactor. In the future, the female lead will not only have to pay her respects to her mother-in-law, but also have to perform the concubine's etiquette for her benefactor.
The female lead finally spoke up and revealed that she was the one who saved the male lead.
She thought the male lead would believe her, but he just looked at her mockingly, "You're a princess, you have everything, yet you still want to steal the life-saving grace that Rou'er gave me. How could a weak woman like you carry me out of that freezing snow? Your Highness, I never knew you knew medicine. To steal me away from Rou'er, you told such a huge lie. You're truly a despicable woman."
The male lead's hateful gaze stung the female lead's eyes. She clutched her chest and kept muttering, "It's not like that, it's not like that, it really is me."
"Enough! If it weren't for the fact that you're a princess, I would definitely divorce you, you jealous woman."
Xiang Bei looked at the original plot, her face filled with confusion and pain.
She felt that the male lead was sick, and the female lead was also seriously ill.
What is it about this kind of man that I like?
Xiang Bei took a deep breath and continued watching, wanting to know just how crazy the plot would get.
The male and female leads begin a cold war over the issue of the woman marrying a concubine. In the end, not wanting to upset the male lead, the female lead relents and agrees to let him marry his so-called savior as a concubine.
Watching the male lead leave happily, the female lead, with tears in her eyes, looked at his retreating figure, only able to murmur, "Cui Lang, if one day you knew that I was the one who saved you back then, would you regret what you did to me today?"
Every time the female lead sees the male lead blaming himself for his savior, she keeps murmuring this sentence.
Xiang Bei slammed her fist on the table as she watched the plot unfold. "What the hell? If it were me, I would make him regret his actions on the spot. As for later, it would be too late by then."
She was being too lenient by telling the female lead to finish him off at the cliff; the moment she found the male lead, she should have just hacked him into a bloody mist.
No matter how he dies, it's too good for him.
The female lead was also disappointing. Having seen such a disappointing female lead, Xiang Bei couldn't say she was completely unmoved, but at least she wasn't as excited.
Xiang Bei suppressed her anger and continued watching. She wanted to see how much more pathetic the female lead could be, that even after all this, she could still have a happy ending with the male lead.
After the woman who saved the man's life was married into the family, she caused trouble all day long. After becoming pregnant, she directly provoked the female lead in front of her. Then, when the male lead came over, she jumped into the water and pretended that the female lead had pushed her in.
After losing her child, she hid in the arms of the prince consort, weeping bitterly and accusing the female lead of being ruthless.
The male protagonist immediately ordered his men to drag the female protagonist out and give her thirty lashes, then throw her into the woodshed and declare that he would lock her up for three days without food or drink, as punishment for her killing his own flesh and blood.
But unexpectedly, the female lead also became pregnant, and the board aborted her child.
Seeing the blood flowing from her body, no one paid any attention to the female protagonist's pleas in the woodshed.
The woman curled up in the woodshed in agony, touching her lower abdomen, and looked at the maid who had come to ridicule her. She pleaded, "Please, please find a doctor and save my child."
The maid looked at the mistress with a mocking expression, "This servant dares not call a doctor, the general will beat this servant to death."
The princess could only watch helplessly as her child was lost.
Xiang Bei, unable to bear it any longer, said, "It's one thing for this princess to be out of her mind, but is the emperor dead? How can she tolerate her daughter being bullied like this? How can she have the nerve to describe the emperor's doting love for his only precious daughter?"
To demonstrate the emperor's love for his daughter, the text even goes so far as to say he would give her the stars but not the moon, and that he would make her the happiest princess in the world.
Bah! Loving her means watching her be tortured to death?
Xiang Bei didn't want to watch anymore, but having already read this far, she couldn't resist watching to see how much more heartbreaking things would happen next.
She had to keep cursing at the same time.
After the female protagonist was locked in the woodshed for three days, the male protagonist did not let her out, because he accompanied his beloved benefactor to a temple for a short stay to pray for their deceased child.
They had long forgotten about the woman in the woodshed.
It was only because a young maid in the princess's residence, who emptied chamber pots, remembered the princess's kindness in saving her life and secretly saved her own food to deliver to the princess in the middle of the night that she survived.
It wasn't until the male protagonist returned with his benefactor that he remembered the princess. He was alarmed to learn that the servants hadn't released the princess or brought her food.
He punished all the servants.
When he ran to the woodshed and found that the princess was still alive, he immediately reverted to his usual sarcastic and cynical manner.
The princess, who is not dead, should go back to her room and reflect on her actions.
The female lead looked at the male lead, and half of her love for him died.
In the end, he didn't say anything, struggled to his feet, and walked back to the yard by himself.
At this moment, the savior pretended to faint. The male protagonist pushed the princess away, picked up the savior, and hurriedly left. The princess had bumped into the door and bled from her forehead. It took her a long time to get up.
"What the hell? If you're going to hug your benefactor, then hug your benefactor. Why do you have to push the female lead? Are you sick?"
Xiang Bei looked at the system with an unprecedentedly kind expression, and even her voice became trembling as she spoke, "Tongbao."
The system didn't get goosebumps, but Xiang Bei's shout made it feel like it had been electrocuted.
"Host, get to the point. Don't talk like that anymore, I'm scared," the system said, trembling.
Xiang Bei laughed, "Sir, after reading this kind of article, is there really no compensation for my mental well-being? I don't ask for much. I saw it with both eyes. How about one million for each eye? My brain was also severely damaged. Five million in compensation isn't too much to ask, is it?"
"Well... I don't think there will be any compensation."
"Then you should talk to your superiors and tell them that I don't think I'm asking for much. If there's any damage to my brain, it will be very detrimental to the mission, right?"
"Okay, I'll report this issue to my superiors."
Xiang Bei nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, let me think about it."
She needs compensation to keep watching.
The system responded quite quickly.
"Host, the superiors also said that many readers felt hurt after reading it. Given the considerable impact of this kind of abusive novel, we will provide you with appropriate compensation."
How much is the subsidy?
"Ten million."
Xiang Bei paused for a moment, feeling as if she had come back to life.
For the sake of money, she would persevere and keep watching.
Xiang Bei reopened the original text and continued reading from where she left off.
During the female protagonist's recovery period, only the maid who emptied the chamber pot secretly came to visit her and bring her some food. Her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law all mocked and ridiculed her, showing no regard for her weakened state.
He turned to the fake savior and showered him with concern.
Originally, it was thought that the princess would have some realization after seeing this situation, but unexpectedly, the female lead really did reflect deeply and felt that she had not done enough.
She believed that the male protagonist was deceived by the woman impersonating her, which led him to misunderstand and hurt her. She thought that if the male protagonist knew that she was the one who saved his life, things could still be salvaged.
Xiang Bei pressed her hand to her chest and took several deep breaths. "System, can you develop it further? Can the slap go into the book? I feel like I'm about to collapse. I can't hold on much longer even with ten million."
This time the system reacted much faster: "I can help the host relay your request."
Seeing that there wasn't much of the original text left, Xiang Bei risked developing breast nodules and continued reading.
The female protagonist did reflect on her actions, but her ordeal did not end because of her reflection.
The imposter savior was born with a heart condition, and the doctor said that only the one in the world with a perfectly intelligent heart could save her.
The male protagonist immediately searched everywhere for the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart to cure his benefactor's illness. In the end, he learned from the Imperial Observatory that only the princess in the dynasty possessed the legendary Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart.
Upon learning of this, the male protagonist immediately went to find the princess and asked her for the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart.
The female lead looked at the male lead, her eyes red-rimmed, "But I'll die without a heart."
The male protagonist's face held a mixture of mockery, indifference, and nonchalance. "Don't lie to me. I already know. A person with a seven-aperture exquisite heart will not die even without a heart. Princess, you keep saying you love me, are you not even willing to make this small sacrifice for me?"
Seeing that the female lead remained silent, the male lead stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and forcibly pulled her off the bed. He pinched her chin with one hand, forcing her to look at him. "Rou'er is my savior. Without her saving me, do you think you could have married me?"
The female lead started rambling again, "What if I told you that I was the one who saved you back then? My husband, if you knew..."
Before she could finish speaking, the male lead dragged her off the bed and onto the floor. "Have you said enough? The person who saved me back then was Rou'er. Are you going to say that you were the one who saved me?"
The male protagonist raised his hand, lifted the female protagonist's chin, looked at her, and said, "Do you want me to hate you for the rest of my life?"
The female lead couldn't bear to hear the male lead say those things, and finally spoke up, "Fine, I'll give you my heart."
The male lead was finally satisfied and tucked the female lead's messy hair behind her ear. "That's good. I know you're not in good health, and the quality of your Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart will also deteriorate. Take some medicine to regulate it for the next few days. I will come to retrieve your Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart in seven days. Don't worry, in my heart, you will always be my wife."
Xiang Bei kept pinching her philtrum in discomfort, forcing herself to continue reading.
Watching the male lead leave, the female lead once again began to wallow in self-pity.
She drank every last drop of the awful-tasting medicine that was delivered each day, all under the supervision of her maid.
Especially in situations like this, the imposter insists on provoking the female lead, saying how much the male lead loves her and what he bought for her.
Seeing the imposter wearing her deceased mother's belongings, the female lead flew into a rage and demanded that the imposter take them off. Then, the male lead, who happened to arrive, slapped her, thinking she was bullying the imposter.
He said the counterfeiters were his saviors, and no matter whose things they were, if the counterfeiters wanted them, he would gladly hand them over.
Because the female lead injured the imposter, the male lead, in order to punish her, ordered someone to sever the female lead's tendons and had a maid hold her down, making her kowtow to the imposter and confess her sins.
Even the key to the dowry storeroom was given by the male lead to the imposter, allowing her to use it at will.
They said they would retrieve the heart in seven days, but those seven days felt as long as seven years.
The female supporting character provokes him in various ways, and the male lead blindly believes her. At this point, he doesn't care about the quality of his heart. Today he'll have his tendons ripped, tomorrow his ankle tendons, and the day after tomorrow he'll get slapped in the face.
Every day, the female lead's life is miserable.
Xiang Bei felt that the female lead's identity had made her immortal, as she was still alive despite all the torture.
On the last day, someone came and took the heroine's heart. With her heart gone, she held on to her last breath and left the hero a final letter written in blood.
"Wait a minute, without a heart, how can one still have time to write a farewell letter? Master, are you sure this isn't a fantasy novel?"
"That's normal. All angst stories are like this. They're just angst for the sake of angst, there's no logic to them. This one made it onto the list because it got a lot of complaints. Most of the complaints were about the male lead, followed by the imposter. The female lead's personality also got a lot of criticism."
"Is this torture? Up until now, apart from the female lead and a few characters who were only briefly mentioned and looked miserable, the villains haven't suffered any injuries or deaths at all, okay?"
Not only does the female lead herself suffer misfortune, but even the loyal people around her also suffer misfortune.
With the finale fast approaching, Xiang Bei kept muttering "ten million, ten million" to keep watching.
When the female lead died, the male lead felt uneasy and wanted to see her, but he was always stopped by the imposter with various excuses.
It's not just chest pain, it's pain here and there.
The excuse was so clumsy it was obvious at a glance, and the male protagonist, whose brain seemed to have shrunk, was still able to flirt with the imposter.
The female lead didn't show up until the male lead's mother's birthday banquet, which made the old woman grumble that the princess looked down on her, had some kind of problem with her, and was giving her a hard time.
Upon hearing his mother's words, the male protagonist's IQ plummeted once again. He assumed the female protagonist was just throwing a tantrum and sent someone to fetch her. However, she returned with a deathly pale face, knelt before the male protagonist, and stammered, unable to speak clearly.
Finally, the male lead started making threats again, saying he would personally go and teach the female lead a lesson.
The male protagonist finally discovers that the female protagonist is dead.
He'd been dead for half a month, his body was already rotting, but he was still clutching that suicide note tightly in his hand.
The servants who used to attend to us in the courtyard have long since disappeared.
The male protagonist, after reading the letter, still didn't believe it, thinking the female protagonist had left a fake substitute to deceive him. He started to go crazy, shouting all over the yard, telling the female protagonist to come out and that if she knelt down and apologized properly, he would give her another chance.
Until everyone told him that the female lead was really dead, that the body was smelling bad, and that he should bury the body as soon as possible.
The male protagonist finally panicked and held onto the female protagonist's corpse, refusing to let go.
This time, they're finally willing to investigate everything.
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