Chapter 1200: The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (15)
Ever since Ji Xinbai had insisted on marrying Yuan Shiwan, he had gradually begun to feel that everything he wanted to do seemed to be many times more difficult than before. In the past, his orders would be quickly and accurately carried out by someone else, and he didn't have to worry about anything at all. But now, even those people who were doing things for him were not only slow, but also did things very improperly. Whenever he asked, he would encounter many difficulties, and if he asked again, he would be made to feel difficult, and seeking help was fruitless...
Therefore, since getting married, he has been increasingly unable to cope with his official duties, and his temper has become much worse. After returning to the palace, he has no time to comfort his little wife.
At that time he didn't understand why this happened. It was only after Concubine Xian scolded him that he suddenly realized what was going on, and he remained silent.
But he did not remain silent for long before he made a decision, which was to listen to his mother's words - to take a concubine and marry one to consolidate his relationship with those ministers, and not let them sway him anymore.
At this time, he was not obsessed with the pursuit of a lifetime with Yuan Shiwan. Men are very realistic. When interests conflict with love, most of the love that is abandoned is illusory. What's more, the third prince has experienced a beating in reality. That is the temptation of the throne. Who can refuse it? At this time, true love is not so important.
Of course, he still liked Yuan Shiwan very much, so after finding Yuan Shiwan and tactfully mentioning that several women would enter the mansion in the near future, he said to Yuan Shiwan affectionately: "Wanwan, don't worry, I still love you the most in my heart. Even if those women enter the mansion, I will not touch them. They are just pretending."
However, when Yuan Shiwan heard him say that he was going to marry another woman, it was like a bolt from the blue. She was devastated by the bad news and could not accept this fact at all, as if she did not hear his last words.
She trembled all over, her eyes were red, her face was pale, and she asked Ji Xinbai in disbelief: "Husband, what did you say? Are you going to marry someone else?"
The tears in her eyes instantly fell to the ground like balls. She stared at Ji Xinbai. Seeing his wife, who used to be lively and lovely with a bright smile, turn into this miserable face with tears in her eyes, Ji Xinbai felt very uncomfortable. But no matter how uncomfortable he felt, there were some things that he had to decide to do. After all, in his heart, the most important thing was his great cause.
Therefore, he seemed unable to bear to see his wife's pain, and looked away, not daring to look at her directly, but he explained in a very unyielding manner: "Wanwan, I know that you are wronged now, but I have my own difficulties and I can't help it... As long as I don't ascend to the throne, I will be constrained by many things. My great cause requires me to form alliances with many people, and marriage is the most efficient means of forming alliances... Wanwan, I am not strong enough to refuse all this now, but don't worry, when I ascend to the throne, I will immediately disband those women and stay with you, you have to believe me..."
"Do you really want to marry me?" Yuan Shiwan's eyes were red and swollen from crying. She asked Ji Xinbai with the last glimmer of hope. Even though Ji Xinbai was reluctant, he still nodded and said, "You definitely have to."
Yuan Shiwan burst into tears and asked again: "Can you really not touch them? Will you send them away in the future?"
"Really! You must believe me, I love you the most, how can those mediocre women compare to you?" Ji Xinbai quickly expressed his feelings. He felt that he had already made such a great sacrifice by marrying them, and those women should stay in the backyard peacefully. How could they still greedily expect him to favor them? It was really too much!
However, he never thought that those women had the right to choose not to enter his backyard? No! But Ji Xinbai himself had the right, but on the one hand, he was greedy for the benefits that these women's families would bring him, and on the other hand, he despised and ignored these women, letting them waste their lives in the backyard and live as widows. Isn't he being both a powerful person and a weak person? If he really had such a backbone, he shouldn't use others.
Ji Xinbai finally managed to appease Yuan Shiwan, and as expected, he began to seek allies in private.
Soon, he chose a concubine, Cheng Shuxiang, the granddaughter of the general who protects the country. Although it was a concubine, it had to be a big deal. After all, she was the granddaughter of the general, how could he treat her unfairly? So the wedding process quickly started in a lively manner.
Yuan Shiwan was heartbroken when she saw the huge commotion in the mansion over taking a concubine. It seemed as if there was a fire burning in her heart, making her unable to find peace. Even though Ji Xinbai had promised her that he would not touch other women, now that she was married, she would be her husband's legitimate woman. How could she really not care?
The mansion was bustling with activity because of the marriage, but Yuan Shiwan's yard was eerily quiet. Yuan Shiwan looked much more haggard in just a few days. Everyone knew that she was sad, but no one could comfort her.
However, her wet nurse, Nanny Guan, was very worried about her and advised her, "Princess, you should be more open-minded. Which powerful man in the world doesn't have three wives and four concubines? The Third Prince is already very good. He promised you that he would not touch other women, which shows that you are the most important in his heart, so you don't have to worry about him getting tired of the old and falling in love with the new."
Yuan Shiwan was not happy about her words. She still looked sad. She shook her head and said, "Mammy, you don't understand. He is not just mine now. He clearly promised to marry me before, but now he wants to marry other women? He also promised me that he would never touch other women, but I can't really believe him. Who knows if another woman will suddenly have his child one day?"
"No! The Third Prince would not do that. You are overthinking it." Nanny Guan's heart sank. She knew that men's words were not to be trusted, but she could not tell the truth now, otherwise her master would be even more sad. So she could only cite the various behaviors of the Third Prince when he was with Yuan Shiwan in the past to prove that the Third Prince really loved her deeply.
Yuan Shiwan was finally comforted by her words and no longer felt so sad. Nanny Guan immediately took the opportunity to divert her attention and said, "Master, if you don't want to see things you don't want to see in the mansion, why don't you go outside and relax?"
Yuan Shiwan was immediately interested in her suggestion: "Where to go?"
"You can go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense, go back to your parents' home, go shopping...it's all fine." said Nanny Guan.
Yuan Shiwan's heart moved. Somehow, she suddenly thought of her elder sister who got married half a month earlier than her. Now she has to face the reality that her husband has a concubine. She wondered if her elder sister would also have to face her husband's concubine after she gets married?
(End of this chapter)
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