But she already had another man by her side, so I reminded myself not to take her by force, and not to force what is not yours.
But I had a dream at night. I dreamed that she was bullied by me pitifully. When I woke up, I felt empty inside.
An idea came to my mind: whether she was married or not, I had to get her.
The next day, before I could ask anyone to check her background, she appeared in front of me.
My mother noticed that I was distracted and kept her. I didn't know how to get along with a girl, and I didn't even dare to eat breakfast in front of her, for fear that she would think I was rude.
I only drank a few cups of tea when I got poisoned. I knew immediately that it was my mother who drugged me. I felt helpless and asked her to leave quickly.
But she was obsessed with the Four-sided Sword and even pushed open my bedroom door without permission. In that case, you can't blame me.
She heard the rumor from somewhere and thought I was going to eat her, so I deliberately scared her and bullied her so much that she whimpered and didn't dare to resist.
Seeing that she was crying so pitifully, I ended the conversation quickly, gave her the Square Sword as a token of love, and asked her to wait for me to propose.
But she deceived me and disappeared with my square sword.
I am very upset. It's just a square sword. How can it be as useful as me? Why does he choose the square sword instead of me?
Finally I found her whereabouts. It turned out that she was the queen mother. The person that Dong Lizheng couldn't control was her. I laughed at him at that time, but I didn't expect that I would be in trouble too.
I asked her to marry me, but neither she nor Dong Lizheng agreed.
Dong Lizheng's relationship with her goes against the imperial code, so I seek help from Shen Qingchen.
He is a modest gentleman who restrains himself and upholds propriety. If I appeal to his emotions and reason with him, he will most likely help me.
After hearing my purpose, he agreed without even thinking about it, but asked me not to go into the palace to find Lingyin.
I thought he was afraid that I would be caught and have evidence against me, but I didn't expect it was out of his own selfish motives.
On the day of the centenary celebration, I found Lingyin's whereabouts, secretly jumped in through the window, threw her on the bed, and prepared to force and bribe her to marry me.
She was shocked and I later learned that she was pregnant.
I thought about what happened last time and expected her to say that the child was mine.
But Lingyin didn’t know whose child it was. I thought, if it wasn’t mine, it must be Dong Lizheng’s. We have such a good relationship, it’s okay for his child to call me dad!
It just so happens that my family has been a single-son family for four generations, and the wealth left by my ancestors is incalculable. If I take it back and say that the child is mine, my parents will not urge me anymore.
I told Lingyin not to worry, no matter whose child it was, I would raise him.
I could see Lingyin was a little shaken. I was just about to make another effort when someone came outside. I hid under the bed.
It turned out to be Chen Qingchen, a modest gentleman in the eyes of outsiders, who actually did something shameful. I almost bit my silver teeth to pieces when I heard them discussing the child's whereabouts.
He said he didn't mind who the child belonged to, but the emperor did, and asked her to give the child to him to raise.
I could tell he didn't know I existed.
Who would have thought I was such a beast? I ate her up right after we met.
Lingyin was obviously hesitant, and I was a little anxious. At this moment, someone else came. Shen Qingchen also hid under the bed, staring at me, and we almost got into a fight.
The person who came was Dong Lizheng. He behaved intimately with her and wanted to take her to watch the fireworks.
After they left, Shen Qingchen and I still had a fight. In the end, we had a showdown and agreed that whoever was not the father of the child in my belly would withdraw.
My chances of winning are not great, and the same goes for Shen Qingchen. In fact, the biggest possibility is the emperor, but he will definitely not compete with us fairly, so when Shen Qingchen said he would cooperate, I agreed.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes. An accident occurred by Changming Lake and Lingyin disappeared. I took people to search the entire capital but still couldn't find him. Shen Qingchen and Dong Lizheng also used their own methods to look for him, but they had no clues.
I don't believe she just disappeared like that. Someone must have hidden her, but who was it?
I thought of the man next to her when we first met, but he was wearing a mask. Who was he?
My parents regretted that they were so eager to have a grandchild that they drugged me without any investigation and also plotted against the girl. No wonder she didn't want to marry into our family.
They told me to stop looking for her and to find a girl from a decent family and live a simple life.
I don't want to, and I asked them to stop interfering in my marriage. I have my own ideas and I am not a breeding pig that they can mate at will.
My mother was sad, but I wouldn't back down.
If you keep urging me, I'll say, "Instead of urging me, you might as well find a few more young and beautiful concubines for my father. Dad is only forty years old. If he works hard, there will be good news soon."
My mother was so angry that she scolded me and said I was unfilial. I turned around and went to find my father.
"My father once told me that it's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else. I think the same applies to carrying on the family line. Dad is still young, so I should work harder."
My father probably listened to me. There were more beautiful girls in the mansion, and my mother had no time to come to see me.
I was happy to be alone. Shen Qingchen suddenly had to go out to arrest bandits. There was no need for him to do such a thing. I concluded that he must have known some news.
I followed him, but he was cunning and went off on his own.
The man who followed Lingyin was found out. It turned out that his name was Feng Mian. He lost his job in order to take Lingyin out of the palace and has now returned to his hometown.
The day he left was the day Lingyin disappeared, and I became more and more certain that it was him.
He rode at full speed all the way south, but was still a step late when he arrived at Fengjia Village. When he went to the yamen to ask, he found out that Shen Qingchen had gone to the neighboring Dongchuan Prefecture, so he headed towards Dongchuan Prefecture again.
On the way, I met guards holding a child. They were Shen Qingchen's men. They knew my whereabouts from somewhere and said the child was mine.
I held the child in my arms tremblingly. Sure enough, he looked like me, but more childish.
My heart softened, and I handed the child to my guards to take care of him while I went to find Lingyin.
I haven't seen her for a long time and I miss her.
However, before Lingyin and I could meet up, I heard Shen Qingchen asking Lingyin to join him.
How could this be possible? I immediately jumped out.
She looked a little haggard, but her charm remained unchanged. She took Feng Mian's hand and said that she wanted to go with him to explore the world.
I felt a bittersweet feeling in my heart. If I couldn't beat them, I would just join them. I suggested following them.
Ling Yin was stunned. Perhaps she didn't expect me to make such a choice, but she didn't refuse. Instead, she looked at Feng Mian.
I felt relieved as long as she didn't reject me. As for Feng Mian, he would agree for Lingyin's safety.
Delicate flowers need strong people to protect them. Sure enough, he agreed after hesitation. From this point of view, he really cares about Lingyin.
The harmony between us only lasted for a moment, and then we started arguing about where Lingyin should go to recuperate after giving birth.
The injured Feng Mian was the first to be kicked out. Shen Qingchen and I were unwilling to give in to each other and both wanted to spend more time with Lingyin during this month.
Finally we decided to take care of it together.
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