novelaction Chapter 1186 The Schemed Sickly Child
Chapter 1186 The Schemed Sickly Child
“Mother-in-law, you can’t say things like ‘divorce’,” said Princess Cheng. “It’s true that my good-for-nothing is a bit unreliable, but in the end, isn’t it because he loves Chunxi so much? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said that he wanted to be with Chunxi for life.”
"Sigh! That's how young people are. They easily act impulsively when it comes to matters of the heart. As elders, we should correct them at this time, explain the reasons to them clearly and make them realize the truth in time, instead of condemning them outright and breaking up a good relationship."
"Besides, what good reputation can a divorce bring? If Chunxi really divorces Zhende, not only will Chunxi's reputation be damaged, but the reputation of all the girls in your Jiang family will also be affected."
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law," Song Zhende quickly kowtowed heavily, "It was my fault. Please don't separate me and Chunxi. Chunxi and I have been engaged since childhood. To put it bluntly, Chunxi is my life! If you insist on making Chunxi divorce me, you might as well just kill me."
"Father, Mother." Just then, Jiang Chunxi slowly woke up.
"Chunxi," Jiang's mother hurriedly sat back down on the bed, grabbed her daughter's hand, and cried, "You really scared your mother to death! Luckily you're alright, otherwise, if anything had happened to you, how could your mother live with herself!"
"Mother," Jiang Chunxi began, tears streaming down her face, "It's my fault for being unfilial, causing you to worry, but..."
"Waaah! Isn't Song Zhende really going too far? He keeps saying he loves me, but he wants me, with my sickly body, to take over the management of the Chengwang Mansion. He claims that his mother has been overworked managing the household for years, and now that I, as her daughter-in-law, have entered the family, his mother should be able to enjoy her retirement."
"I just don't understand. With his mother's robust health, how could he have the nerve to say such things? He clearly wants to wear me down and kill me so that he can maintain his reputation as a filial son."
"Not to mention his idea of a lifelong monogamous relationship, sob sob! This isn't love at all! He's clearly scheming against me, constantly digging traps for me! It's lucky that my daughter isn't foolish and wasn't deceived by his talk of a lifelong monogamous relationship, otherwise who knows how he would have schemed against her, and she might not even know how she died in the end."
“Chunxi…”
“Shut up,” Jiang Chunxi interrupted Song Zhende. “I don’t want to hear another word from you. As soon as I hear your voice, I feel like you, Song Zhende, are planning to dig some kind of trap for me again.”
"Song Zhende, why are you doing this to me? If you really don't like me, you can just break off the engagement and not marry me. Why do you have to pretend to be so affectionate and scheme against me? If I had known that you, Song Zhende, were such a scheming person, I, Jiang Chunxi, would never have married you."
"Yes! I am also very curious. What exactly are you, Song Zhende, plotting against my daughter? You don't actually want to kill her, do you?" This was the gloomy voice of Jiang's father.
“No, absolutely not,” Prince Cheng said, both anxious and angry. “This marriage is not an enmity. Besides, what good would my son do by plotting to kill Chunxi? Even if there is some hatred between the two children, there must be a reason!”
“There’s no grudge between us. My son isn’t stupid. How could he possibly plot against his wife?”
“Chunxi!” Then Prince Cheng looked at Jiang Chunxi and said, “Zhende’s affection for you over the years is well known. He loves and cherishes you so much, how could he possibly scheme against you?”
"Of course! It's not that I'm trying to protect my son. What Zhende did today was indeed inappropriate. What 'one love for one person for life'? He's clearly disregarding your reputation. No wonder you have such a strong malice towards him."
"Chunxi, I was wrong," Song Zhende quickly added. "I was confused. I shouldn't have said whatever came to mind in a moment of passion. But when I said 'one love for one person for life,' it truly came from the bottom of my heart!"
"My mistake was not knowing your feelings beforehand and making the decision to be with you for life. If I had known beforehand that you didn't want to be with me for life, I would never have said that I wanted to be with you for life."
"Chunxi, please give me a chance to correct my mistakes, since I sincerely admit them and deeply realize my errors. I promise you, I will never again make any decisions on my own that you will not like."
“Chunxi, considering Zhende’s genuine remorse, give him a chance to correct his mistakes,” Princess Cheng said. “After all, you are already married, you can’t really get a divorce! You care so much about your family’s reputation, are you really willing to see your family’s reputation damaged because of your divorce?”
Madam Jiang glared at Princess Cheng and her son before looking at her daughter and saying, "Chunxi, if you really want a divorce, your father and I will take you home right now. You don't need to think about anything else."
“Chunxi,” it was Jiang’s father’s voice, “look into my eyes and answer me, do you really want to continue this marriage with Song Zhende? If you really want a divorce, then you don’t need to worry about anything. If the sky falls, I will hold it up for you. It’s just a divorce, what’s the big deal?”
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang genuinely loved their daughter, but they didn't actually want her to divorce. They were just putting on an act for the Prince Cheng's family.
That's just how it was in ancient times!
No matter how much parents love their daughters, they still have to consider the reputation of the family's daughters. After all, in ancient times, the principle was that everyone prospers or suffers together. If a girl in the family had a good reputation, it would affect the reputation of all the girls in the family.
“Father, Mother,” Jiang Chunxi said, deeply moved, “I thank you both for your love and care, but I cannot be selfish and let so many of my sisters in the family suffer because of me.”
The Jiang family is a large clan. Besides the original owner's half-sisters, there are many other cousins in the clan who are still unmarried.
“We’ve only just gotten married, and you’re already divorcing? If our daughter really does that, wouldn’t she become a sinner to the family?” Then Jiang Chunxi looked at Song Zhende. “Husband, I can choose not to divorce you, but you must agree to one condition. Otherwise, even if I don’t divorce you, I really can’t stay in your Prince Cheng’s mansion any longer. I can just go live on the estate in my dowry.”