PDLP Chapter 549: The Exiled Crown Prince’s Consort Does Not Want to Be a Tool (1)
Chapter 549: The Exiled Crown Prince’s Consort Does Not Want to Be a Tool (1)
In the original space of the system, Song Qiuyue bowed to Su Li with gratitude, "Thank you, girl. Thank you for helping me get revenge and raising my two children."
Seeing her son become a top scholar in both literature and martial arts, and her daughter marrying a good family, Song Qiuyue had no regrets.
"You're welcome." Su Li waved casually.
"Girl, my wish has been fulfilled. I am going to reincarnate." Song Qiuyue also waved to Su Li and disappeared into the system space in the blink of an eye.
After converting the power of merit into spiritual power, Su Li said softly, "Tuanzi, let's move on to the next one!"
Soon, a woman appeared in front of Su Li. Her clothes were covered in dirt and the original color could no longer be seen.
Her hair was disheveled and her face was covered in blood, yet she still had the aura of a lady from a noble family.
She looked around the system's original space in confusion, "Where is this? Why am I here?"
"Welcome to the dream-fulfilling space." Su Li said to her softly, "If you have any wish, you can tell me. I will help you fulfill it, and then you can be reincarnated."
"Really? You can really fulfill my wish?" the woman asked in surprise.
"Yes." Su Li nodded affirmatively.
The woman slowly closed her eyes, then opened them again. "Okay, you must help me get revenge! My husband, his concubine, and all the people who harmed me and my parents, let them get the retribution they deserve, okay?"
"Of course, but I need to make a copy of your memory." Su Li nodded.
After the woman agreed, Su Li extracted the woman's memory and began to read it.
The woman's name was Yan Ruling. She was the daughter of the Crown Prince's tutor and her mother was Princess Yongning.
Raised by her mother, she was well-educated, gentle and elegant since childhood. She started learning how to manage household chores at the age of ten. She was the ideal daughter-in-law in the eyes of all the wives of high-ranking officials in the capital.
In the year she came of age, countless high-ranking officials in the capital came to propose marriage to her.
Her mother had planned to choose carefully, but unexpectedly, an imperial decree came down directly from the palace to grant her marriage, betrothing her to Wu Ruichang, the son of Marquis Wu'an, as the crown prince's consort.
Get married within half a month!
The prince of Marquis Wu'an is considered a celebrity in the entire capital.
It is said that he was deeply in love with Xie Wanying, who had become a noble concubine.
After she became a royal concubine a year ago, she caused a big disturbance in Xie's residence and became a laughing stock in the entire capital.
Xie Wanying, together with Yan Ruling, who is one year younger than her, are known as the two beauties of Beijing.
However, the wives of rich and powerful officials prefer Yan Ruling.
Because she always kept a low profile and rarely showed up in public, there were few rumors about her. She could only be seen once a year at the Spring Banquet hosted by the Princess.
Her decent manners and speech won her the love of all the ladies.
As for Xie Wanying, she is completely different.
Before she got married, she often liked to dress up as a man and go in and out of brothels and places where literati gathered.
Many young talents were fascinated by her eccentric ideas and her extraordinary poems.
Among them were the seventh prince, who had not yet become emperor at the time, and children of aristocratic families such as Wu Ruichang.
At that time, the Seventh Prince and Xie Wanying called each other brothers, recited poems and composed couplets, and secretly fell in love.
When he knew she was a girl, he was overjoyed and asked the old emperor for permission to make her a concubine.
Half a year ago, the old emperor passed away, and the seventh prince defeated a group of princes to become the current emperor. Afterwards, Xie Wanying was named Imperial Concubine Ying.
However, I heard that the current emperor ignored Xie Wanying for some reason.
After receiving the imperial decree of marriage, Yan Ruling's mother, Princess Yongning, made a special trip to the palace, but returned empty-handed.
Afterwards, he fell ill and was in a coma for several days.
When she woke up, her wedding was only a few days away.
Everyone asked her what happened, but she just shook her head and refused to say anything.
On the day Yan Ruling got married, she just quietly told her, "Ling'er, remember, don't get involved in the Wu family's affairs, and don't consummate your marriage with Wu Ruichang. I will find a way to make you divorce him within half a year!"
Although she didn't know what her mother encountered when she entered the palace, she kept her mother's words in mind.
On the wedding night, Wu Ruichang did not enter the bridal chamber, which made her feel relieved.
The next day, when he went to serve tea to Marquis Wu'an and his wife, he was scolded by his wife.
"Ruling, everyone says that you are a good daughter-in-law in the eyes of all the ladies in the capital. How come you have no sense at all when you come to our Wu family?"
The wife of Marquis Wu'an refused to drink her tea, and said with disdain, "Don't you know that your husband didn't enter the bridal chamber last night? Why don't you go look for him? How can you capture a man's heart like this?"
Yan Ruling looked at Wu'an Hou awkwardly, thinking that he had always been on good terms with her father and would probably say a few words for her.
But what I didn't expect was that Wu Anhou also nodded in agreement, "Everyone says you are gentle and virtuous, but I think you are just a wooden man. Women, you must learn to grasp the mind of men, please him, and serve him, so that your position can be stable."
Yan Ruling lowered her head and let what she heard go in one ear and out the other.
"Ruling, I originally planned to let you take care of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion as soon as you got married, but you can't hold a man's heart like this. You can't handle household affairs at all."
The wife of Marquis Wu'an then said, "In that case, I will take care of everything at home. Including your dowry, leave it to me as well. Just think of a way to win your husband's heart."
Hearing this, Yan Ruling immediately looked up, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam. I will take care of Ruling's dowry myself!"
But unexpectedly, this sentence directly angered the Marquis's wife.
She ordered the maid to catch Yan Ruling. "How dare you talk back to your mother-in-law? You have no manners! Come, give her twenty slaps."
The maid brought by Yan Ruling tried her best to protect her master, but was dragged out and beaten to death by Wu'an Hou's men.
Afterwards, in order to prevent the news from reaching the ears of her mother, Princess Yongning, Marquis Wu'an sent all the people in her courtyard to a farm in the countryside, and no news of them was heard since then.
In the following days, Yan Ruling was imprisoned in the Wu family's courtyard.
Many things were not known until after her death. It turned out that Wu Ruichang still had evil intentions even after Xie Wanying became the Seventh Prince's consort.
After the old emperor passed away, the two of them hooked up while the current emperor was busy fighting for the throne.
Because of the unstable political situation, the emperor dared not speak out and only conferred a title of concubine on Xie Wanying and ignored her.
As for Wu Ruichang and Marquis Wu'an, they had made contributions in the fight for the throne, and it would not be easy for the emperor to kill the descendants of such meritorious officials as soon as he ascended the throne.
In addition, family disgrace should not be made public, so I could only endure it temporarily.
In order to please the emperor, Xie Wanying married Yan Ruling to Wu Ruichang.
Wu Ruichang only has Concubine Ying in his heart, so how could he spend the bridal chamber with Yan Ruling?
The reason why the Marquis of Wu'an married Yan Ruling was just to shut everyone up.