Chapter 1207: The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (22)
"Wang Tong, stop making excuses. Mother asked you to accompany me, not to steal my husband. Are you being worthy of me and mother by doing this?" Yuan Shiwan questioned Wang Tong while suppressing her anger.
Wang Tong snorted and muttered, "Second cousin, you don't think my aunt doesn't know I would do this, do you? She sent me here to be the third prince's concubine."
"You...what did you say?" Yuan Shiwan's eyes widened when she heard her words. Her voice trembled as she asked in disbelief, "You said that mother sent you here specially to be the third prince's concubine?"
Wang Tong was shocked to see her look of being hit hard and about to collapse. She finally realized that she had let out her aunt, so she hurriedly explained: "Don't think too much. My aunt is worried about you, so she wants me to help you win over the Third Prince. She has good intentions. After all, sisters are united and their strength is strong..."
"What a sisterhood! A united heart can cut through metal!" Yuan Shiwan's eyes were red, tears were falling down in big drops, she was heartbroken, "Why did even my mother betray me? And when I was the saddest? Is this how she helped me find a solution?"
She suddenly paused, and the words that Yuan Shichu had told her not to trust her stepmother too much popped up in her mind. She smiled bitterly. Did her sister know that her stepmother didn't really love her? It was a pity that she didn't believe her sister at the beginning, but believed her stepmother who looked sweet but had a bitter heart. Now she finally reaped the consequences! Who can she blame for this? She can only blame herself for being too naive.
Yuan Shiwan seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. She wiped her tears and said to Wang Tong, "Please leave. You are not welcome here anymore."
"How can this be possible?" Wang Tong blurted out, "Second cousin, do you want to give the Third Prince to your other daughters?"
"Yes, I would rather give it to other women than to you!" Yuan Shiwan couldn't help but yell at Wang Tong. Finally, she got tough and ordered someone to send Wang Tong back to her home, no matter how she struggled and begged for mercy.
After seeing Wang Tong off, Yuan Shiwan sat alone for a long time. She felt like a fool, pitiful and ridiculous. She was coaxed into believing everything, including her stepmother Wang and the third prince.
How good her stepmother was to her at the beginning. She cared about her health, stayed with her all night when she was sick, took care of her without taking off her clothes, and treated her like her own daughter. But what mother who truly loves her daughter would be obsessed with letting her niece from her mother's side become a concubine for her son-in-law?
Yuan Shiwan felt betrayed by her husband and then by her stepmother. For a moment, she felt that her life was terrible and she lost all hope. From then on, she would never be the innocent, lively and carefree Yuan Shiwan again.
No matter how heartbroken Yuan Shiwan was because of the betrayal of her husband and stepmother, the procedure of taking in a concubine still proceeded in an orderly manner, and finally the day came for the concubine to enter the house.
The bride was the granddaughter of a great general and had a distinguished family background. Even though she was a concubine, her wedding was very grand and even more lively than the day Yuan Shiwan entered the palace. After all, Yuan Shiwan was just the daughter of a civil servant with little real power. Moreover, both Concubine Xian and the emperor were not satisfied with her family background, so they did not pay much attention to her wedding with the third prince.
Yuan Shiwan listened to the lively banquet and the sounds of firecrackers outside, her heart was broken and her face was covered with tears.
After waiting for a long time until night, the guests gradually left and the house began to quiet down. She sat there blankly, wondering if she could wait for the Third Prince to come back and comfort her...
The Third Prince said he would not touch other women. Could he keep this promise? Yuan Shiwan stared at the flickering candlelight all night, trying to get through this difficult night.
Ji Xinbai had promised Yuan Shiwan that he would not touch those women. His idea was very simple. As long as he did not take the initiative, the inexperienced bride would definitely be very reserved and ignorant. Even if there was no bridal chamber, she would probably be too embarrassed to say it.
But he forgot that his newly married concubine Cheng Shuxiang was not like the shy and reserved ladies in the capital. She had lived in the frontier with her grandfather and father. The people in the frontier were straightforward and enthusiastic. Under the influence of her, she also became generous and open-minded.
On the wedding night, if her husband didn't touch her, she wouldn't just wait there like a fool. After all, isn't it natural to have a loving relationship with her husband? So what's wrong with her taking the initiative?
So she took the initiative, and Ji Xinbai couldn't resist her at all. Of course, facing the dedication of a beautiful woman, it was also possible that he didn't want to refuse, so he half-heartedly did it with her.
The two of them tossed and turned for most of the night and called for water three times, which shows how much they love each other. Yuan Shiwan's people were always paying attention to the situation in the new house, so they naturally knew about the call for water. Soon, the news reached Yuan Shiwan's ears.
Yuan Shiwan never expected that Ji Xinbai could not keep his promise for even one night. Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still greatly shocked. Her back, which had been sitting upright, collapsed in an instant, and she had no strength left in her body.
If Ji Xinbai could hold out for a few months before touching Cheng Shuxiang, she could comfort herself that it was love that grew over time, but he couldn't even hold out for a day, so she couldn't deceive herself anymore.
That night, Yuan Shiwan's tears wet the entire pillow.
The next day, Concubine Cheng came to pay her respects to her, the principal wife. Ji Xinbai came with her. As soon as she came in, Yuan Shiwan saw his extremely gentle expression towards Concubine Cheng. Once a man and a woman have the most intimate relationship, the intimacy and harmony between them is easy to see, and no one can interfere.
However, this scene was very glaring in Yuan Shiwan's eyes. She looked at Ji Xinbai expressionlessly. Ji Xinbai met her eyes that were trying to hide her pain, and thinking of his previous promise to her, he suddenly felt guilty and finally felt a little sorry for her.
However, Concubine Cheng was innocent too. She married me, so how could I let her live a widowed life? How unfair it was to her. I had thought wrongly before. If I really didn't touch Concubine Cheng, wouldn't her family be very dissatisfied with me? It was really not worth the loss... So Wanwan should understand that she had no choice, right?
Ji Xinbai thought so and soon he became confident again. The guilty feeling disappeared at once. However, Yuan Shiwan was his beloved after all, the wife he married at all costs. He also cared about her feelings. Therefore, he said to her gently and considerately: "Wanwan, why don't you sleep a little longer? You have been waiting for a long time, right? Are you tired of sitting? I see that your face is a little pale..."
As he said this, he reached out to touch Yuan Shiwan's hand with a distressed look on his face, but Yuan Shiwan slapped his hand away with a "pa" sound, and the scene suddenly fell silent.
(End of this chapter)
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