Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Division
"Mom, my words may be harsh, but I must make this clear today." The woman's voice was a little impatient and hoarse, and she seemed to be speaking with force with every word, "We must separate, we must separate!"
"We've already agreed that we'll split up once the third child gets married!" The woman said as she threw something aside, making a dull sound.
"Eldest son's wife, this isn't how it works. The third son just got married, and you, as his sister-in-law..."
"I'm a sister-in-law, not a mother. There's no reason for me to hold the Third Brother's family hostage. With such a scourge, I can't even support my own family!"
Everyone started arguing with each other, and the sound of things falling and hitting could be heard from time to time.
Yang Dai lay on the bed to relieve her dizziness, while she pricked up her ears to hear the sounds from the room outside clearly.
The messy thoughts were finally sorted out.
Yang Dai looked down at the mark on her body, pursed her lips and said nothing, then sat up with her hands.
She was originally the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chengguo of the Daqing Dynasty. She was granted marriage at a young age and was destined to become the Crown Princess in the future.
According to the schedule, her wedding would be in three months. She had already learned all the necessary etiquette and her wedding dress had been embroidered. It could be said that everything was ready. She took some time to go to the warehouse to take inventory of her dowry.
The royal betrothal gift was quite good, and the Duke of Cheng was from aristocratic family. Yang Dai’s dowry was something she had been saving since she was a child, so naturally it was also innumerable and not inferior to that of the royal family.
Just waiting for the final inventory, and will be sent to the Prince's Mansion next month.
In order to show her importance to this matter, Yang Dai personally took her dowry list to the warehouse.
The warehouse was quite large, and Yang Dai did not want to mobilize a large number of people, so she only let her four personal maids and the warehouse managers run around.
When I was halfway through the investigation, I suddenly heard a commotion in the yard.
Yang Dai didn't have the time to ask in detail, so she just listened to a few words. It was roughly that the emperor was furious with the prince during the morning court, and scolded him in court for being too naughty and unfit to handle the important task.
Yang Dai felt something was not right when she heard this. The prince had been appointed as the crown prince since he was one year old. Now, twenty years have passed, but the emperor said that the prince was not capable of handling such a heavy responsibility. Could he still hold the position of crown prince securely?
Because of this marriage, the Chengguo Mansion has been firmly tied to the Prince. If the Prince is in trouble, the Chengguo Mansion will probably be doomed.
The more Yang Dai thought about it, the more anxious she became. In addition, there was not much traffic in the warehouse and the ventilation was insufficient. She felt suffocated in her chest and couldn't breathe for a while, and the head was spinning.
Unexpectedly, when he woke up, not only could he not find a way to save the Chengguo Mansion, he was no longer in Daqing.
Although she is still called Yang Dai now, she is Yang Dai from Huangzhuang Brigade. She is lazy and has a bad temper, and she is a newly married young wife.
And the man she married was not a good one, but Han Lin, a man from the same brigade who had the same bad reputation as her and was hated by everyone.
This person's name is exactly the same as the previous prince's.
Thinking of this, Yang Dai put on her clothes and turned to look at the person who was still sleeping soundly beside her.
This sight gave me a shock.
The husband lying next to her not only had the same name as her fiancé, the prince, but also looked very similar.
Yang Dai was about to take a closer look when the man lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and he didn't look like a man who had just woken up at all.
When their eyes met, Yang Dai was startled.
Yang Dai quickly looked away, got off the bed and sat down next to the table.
"They're still arguing outside. Why don't you go and try to mediate?" Yang Dai said, frowning as she felt that this was really rude.
The sound of things being thrown outside had gradually died down, but instead there was a sobbing sound coming in.
The original quarreling female voices gradually changed to male voices.
"Boss, you said, does this family have to be divided today?"
"Dad, wasn't this division of the family agreed upon long ago?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was no more movement outside.
Yang Dai also combed her hair in front of the mirror and continued to look at Han Lin who was still half-sitting on the bed.
Han Lin was also staring at her.
Yang Dai had never been subjected to such a direct gaze before. She wanted to avoid it, but she squeezed her palms and faced it.
"It's a nice day, but your parents and sister-in-law are quarreling like this. You should go out and try to mediate them." Yang Dai repeated again. The family division was because of Han Lin. It was not appropriate for Han Lin to be a coward at this time.
But Han Lin didn't respond at all, and then said shockingly, "Miss Yang, why are you here too?"
Yang Dai was startled, but her expression remained unchanged, not letting anyone see the slightest hint. "Han Lin, are you half asleep so early in the morning?"
"We're getting married, where would I be if I wasn't here?"
Then he walked back to the bedside and reached out to touch Han Lin's forehead, "Could it be that you have a fever?" And using this action, he looked at the other person again.
Just now, this person didn't open his eyes, but he thought that the facial features were very similar to the prince. Now with these eyes, he looks exactly like the prince.
No, not like, he is the prince.
Although Yang Dai saw it, she remained calm and pretended to know nothing.
When it was about to touch her forehead, it was stopped by another hand, "Miss Yang, stop pretending, I know it's you."
The two looked into each other's eyes again.
Han Lin's eyes were full of certainty, and Yang Dai was defeated.
There's no point in pretending anymore at this point.
"How did Your Highness know it was me?"
Han Lin just smiled, did not respond to this question, turned over and prepared to get out of bed.
Yang Dai's wrist was still in Han Lin's hand. Han Lin's action brought the distance between them closer, which made Yang Dai extremely uncomfortable. She struggled to free her wrist.
"Do you have..." Han Lin opened his mouth to ask, but swallowed the question halfway through.
"I'll go out and take a look first, you take your time to pack." Han Lin put on his clothes and glanced around the room, with a look of helplessness in his eyes.
Yang Dai disagreed and went out with Han Lin.
There was no one in the main room outside, but the ground was still wet, probably because someone accidentally spilled water during the quarrel just now.
Yang Dai took a quick look, her gaze fixed on the portrait of the great man on the wall, and quickly looked away.
"Third brother, third brother's wife, are you awake?"
"The rice is still hot in the pot. I'll go get it."
"Mom, don't bother. You are the elder, how can I let you do this kind of thing."
"Sleeping in this morning and getting up late is already a huge mistake. If you still care about us like this, we will feel really bad." Yang Dai said as she followed Han's mother to the kitchen.
However, when Han's mother heard what Yang Dai said, she looked at her in surprise.
Yang Dai knew that she had said the wrong thing, but the words had already been spoken and there was no reason to take them back.
Besides, she has her own personality and it is impossible for her to always pretend to be the same person as before.
Besides, she had just gotten married and had only met her mother-in-law three times. Even if her mother-in-law felt that these words were not something she could say, she would not think too much about it. Instead, she would find a suitable reason to help Yang Dai get over it.
"We're all family, so this is just a matter of convenience. Eat quickly before it gets cold."
Yang Dai glanced at the things on the table.
A bowl of not-so-thick corn porridge made my throat hurt after I took a mouthful.
There was also a pile of pickles and two plates of hodgepodge on the table. You could vaguely see a few pieces of meat in them, but unfortunately the colors were a mess and it made people lose their appetite just by looking at them. I guess they were all leftovers from yesterday's wedding banquet, but the quantity was small and they were mixed together from several dishes.
Such dishes seemed extremely inferior to Yang Dai, but according to the remaining memories in her mind, having meat was already a very good thing.
Yang Dai had no taste for the food she was eating, and Han Lin next to her also found it difficult to swallow.
He was the crown prince, and although he became less and less favored as he grew older, his status was there, so everything he ate and drank was of the highest quality.
But fortunately, both of them remained calm and ate it bite by bite.
"Finally he's awake." The two were eating when someone walked in. "Mom, the person in charge is here too. We can't keep putting it off!"
"I have asked for leave from the commune. As long as we can't settle the matter of dividing the family property, I won't go to work." As he spoke, he glanced at the two people who greeted him and then lowered their heads to eat again. His expression was not very good.
The person who came was Han Lin's sister-in-law, who worked as a temporary worker in the Women's Federation of the commune. In order to get a permanent job, she had to leave home early and come back late at work.
In order to finalize the separation of the family, he even took leave from work, which shows his determination.
"Eldest brother's wife, dividing the family is a big deal. It can't be explained in a few words. We have to wait until everyone is here and then ask the family members to witness it. Only then will it count." Han's mother took over the conversation, but her face couldn't help but show some bitterness and resentment.
Han Lin and Yang Dai both sped up their eating and carried the used dishes into the kitchen together. Han's mother was going to follow the couple in to clean up.
But after taking a look at the eldest daughter-in-law who was sitting at the door as a door god, he sighed and did nothing else.
The two people put the used dishes in the basin, but no one took action for a while.
"This family needs to be divided." Han Lin leaned close to Yang Dai's ear and said, "We need to get out and stay away from them."
They both knew their situations clearly, and their personalities were somewhat different from their original selves. Even if they wanted to act, they would inevitably make mistakes when facing their parents, brothers, and sisters-in-law, all of whom were their closest relatives.
Besides, if it continues like this, there’s no telling when it will end.
It would be better to separate and move out, once and for all.
Even if there are any changes at that time, it will be easy to find reasons so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
After hearing Han Lin's words, Yang Dai neither shook her head nor nodded.
Regardless of whether this is just a dream or not, maybe I can go back after I wake up.
If I really can't go back, I really have to live with my current identity.
The first thing Yang Dai had to do was to cut off ties with this precious and unpredictable prince.
In the past, their engagement was the emperor's golden word. Even though Yang Dai was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to accept it because of her status.
But times have changed. Now we are in the New China, cracking down on arranged marriages and promoting freedom of marriage.
If she really wanted to make a living in this era, the first thing she would do would be to divorce Han Lin.
Anyway, she would never let herself down.
But things are still a mess right now, so it’s not appropriate to speak up for the time being. We need to wait a little longer.
So Yang Dai just raised her chin, pointed to the dishes in the basin, and said to the distinguished Crown Prince, "You wash the dishes."
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