After Princess Fukang gave birth to a child, problems began to arise between her and her husband Fan. They went from being sad and upset, to being disappointed and hateful, to being discouraged and numb, and finally to completely giving up. This lasted for about three or four years. Three or four years is neither short nor long.
I used to think that I had seen through this man, but today I realized that he is still lacking a little bit. However, in his eyes, she is probably still the same as before. He can be coaxed back with just a few nice words, and will compromise with a little pressure. He is even more cautious in his words and actions, and dares not make any mistakes, so as not to bring bad influence and implicate her mother, the queen mother and the emperor brother.
But he didn't think about it. Is it still the time when her brother hadn't ascended the throne yet? Is it the time when her brother ascended the throne and the throne was not yet stable? Her brother's throne was stable and he was praised by everyone as a wise and enlightened king. Does she still need to be careful about what she said and did? Although she had lived in seclusion for many years, she had been involved in many things with the Fan family. Not to mention her son, who was like a demon star in the imperial city and was often reported by others. But he was still alive and kicking. He was punished today and beat people tomorrow.
Although she didn't do it, she can't be free from responsibility at all. Is there any reason for these things to happen
How blind and stupid must that man be to think that everything is still the same as it was at the beginning
Previously at the Fan family, he was actually right in saying that she had changed. Yes, how could she not change? It was just that the man deliberately provoked her to say that, but he himself did not believe it.
Not to mention just a few words, even if she had the ability to announce it to the world and act like a prodigal son, Princess Fukang would not even frown. If he was willing to lose face and endure hardships, and use a self-torture trick, such as kneeling in front of her for several days and nights, or using other methods to make himself half disabled and lose half his life, she might look at him more.
It’s a pity that the man has remained the same for more than ten or twenty years.
Princess Fukang held the child in her arms, teasing him gently with a smile on her face. The incessant noises outside were only separated by a carriage, but to Wu, it felt as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them, as if they were in two completely different worlds.
Before, Mrs. Wu thought that Princess Fukang's marriage to such a man was like a flower stuck in cow dung, which was defiled. But after seeing that Princess Fukang was not affected at all, she felt relieved. At the same time, she still had a little pity for the man outside. Apart from pity, she felt that he deserved it. It would be better if one of these men died, or if there were two, both would die.
Afterwards, Mrs. Wu no longer cared about it. No matter what the man did, it had nothing to do with her.
Princess Fukang's understanding of her and Prince Consort Fan was indeed very clear. Prince Consort Fan followed them all the way, and kept putting on a big show. He might have been a little pleased with himself at the beginning, but later on, people were looking at him and pointing at him all the way. Princess Fukang remained indifferent in the carriage, which made him feel ashamed. At the same time, he also felt that this woman, Fukang, had really changed. She had become so cruel and had no regard for feelings at all. He had even lowered himself to her, but she actually treated him like this? !
Prince Consort Fan felt like he had something stuck in his throat and wanted to back off, but when he thought of what his father had said, he didn't have the courage to face that possible situation. Moreover, Princess Fukang's attitude also made him very unwilling, as it was obviously not like this before!
Fortunately, Prince Consort Fan did not speak out his thoughts, otherwise, the maid who wanted to torture him to death might have rushed up to him and tore him apart. Prince Consort Fan was also trying to attract Princess Fukang's attention, and he did not notice that the others who looked at him unkindly were not only Princess Fukang's maid, but also the black-armored guards.
Due to various reasons, Prince Consort Fan endured the humiliation and never left. However, he did not have the face to continue shouting and playing the role of a pitiful person. He was very familiar with the journey from the Fan family to the Princess's Mansion and had never felt it was far away. Only this time it was extremely tormenting. He had no idea how many times he had gone through the question of "why haven't we arrived yet?" When he finally arrived at the Princess's Mansion, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Princess Fukang got off the carriage, and Prince Consort Fan wanted to take this opportunity to step forward, but he was stopped again. The man was almost losing his mind. No one in the entire Princess's Mansion dared to be so rude to him. He waved his hand and was about to hit someone. He wanted to teach these blind people a lesson.
Then, Prince Consort Fan was beaten without any suspense. The black-armored guards knew their limits and would inflict enough pain on him but would not really hurt him. After all, he was still the "Princess Consort" and they were not trying to save his face but would not really touch him before the Princess gave the order.
Just let the prince consort surrender. He has lived a life of luxury. A single black-armored guard like him can easily beat ten of them. Now two people are teaming up to beat him. It would be strange if he could get up.
Princess Fukang walked into the Princess' Mansion from the side without even looking at him. Prince Consort Fan fell to the ground, stretching out his hands and calling for help miserably.
At first, he wanted to use his status to pressure others, and scolded the black armor guards for being so daring to attack him. In return, the black armor guards continued to attack him without blinking an eye, and each time they attacked him more fiercely than the last. Seeing Princess Fukang's attitude of completely ignoring him, he finally felt a little scared, "Fukang, Fukang, save me, Fukang, tell them to stop, Fukang, Fukang—"
Only Prince Consort Fan's voice became more and more shrill, but all he could see was Princess Fukang's back as she walked into the gate. She disappeared quickly without even a pause.
Prince Consort Fan was a little dazed, as if he finally had some clear understanding. It seemed that his wife really no longer paid attention to him. If she still had emotions, even if she beat or scolded him, showing her resentment, then there was still a possibility of redemption. But she completely ignored him, and he couldn't even get close to her, so naturally there was no chance at all.
What would happen if he lost the eldest princess? Prince Consort Fan spent some time, and his mind quickly recalled all the past events. Except for his closest relatives, including his concubines, everyone seemed to call him "Prince Consort". Everything he had was based on his identity as the eldest princess's prince consort! What if he lost this identity, or if the eldest princess denied him to the public
It seemed like only a brief moment, yet it seemed like a long time had passed. Mr. Fan, the Prince Consort, suddenly came up with an answer: all the flattery will disappear, all the connections will be severed, and all the wealth and glory will be in vain!
This realization made Prince Consort Fan shudder violently. He didn't even care about the pain or the punches and kicks on his body. He tried desperately to push the person away and rush into the Princess's residence. "Fu Kang, Fu Kang—"
The voice was truly desolate and sad, making anyone who heard it sad and crying. Then, the people in the Princess's Mansion cursed in their hearts and wanted to chop him up and feed him to the dogs. They had never seen such a disgusting thing.
I was also vaguely worried that the eldest princess would become soft-hearted because of this.
But letting Prince Consort Fan continue making trouble outside was not a good idea. When the young master came back, with his violent temper, he might beat people up himself. However, anyone could attack Prince Consort Fan except the young master, who was his son. It was better to send him away as soon as possible.
When the matter was reported to Princess Fukang, she was a little surprised, but then she realized that this man probably realized his situation and it was absolutely impossible for him to truly repent of his feelings.
Princess Fukang drank her tea leisurely. Her son would not come back soon. Since the man was determined, she should help him. It would be bad to interrupt him easily.
"Spread the word, don't let anyone get killed."
Upon hearing this, the nanny was completely relieved. The princess would not waver again. However, before the word spread, someone outside came to report for the second time, "Your Highness, if you don't go out to see him, he will hit his head and die at the gate."
Princess Fukang couldn't help but burst out laughing at this blatant threat. "Did he really say that? Fine, go out and tell him directly that he can die if he wants, and then ask the guards to let him go."
To be honest, the most domineering thing Princess Fukang had ever done was probably to indulge her son. Yes, yes, if she wanted to teach her son to be a good boy, it would not be impossible, but she never did so.
Princess Fukang thought about how many accusations she would face if she forced her husband to death at the gate. She was not afraid at all, but thought that the scene was quite interesting. She had been well behaved all her life, and now that she was middle-aged, she wanted to be lawless for once to make up for the "regrets" of her youth. The more she thought about it, the better it was. "Go, tell my husband to be brave and not let me down."
Then, the maid showed some rare emotion and left excitedly.
Seeing the maid come out, the guards stopped temporarily and only arrested Prince Consort Fan.
"Is Fukang willing to see me, your Majesty?" asked Prince Consort Fan hopefully.
There was a hint of mockery on the maid's face. She was still young and unmarried, so she didn't know anything about the early years of Princess Fukang and Prince Consort Fan. She only knew that this man would occasionally come to the Princess's mansion and ask for this and that as a matter of course, and then leave without waiting for the Princess's reply. Every time they saw him, they wanted to beat him to death.
"Your Highness said that the Prince Consort also wants to die, so go ahead and die. Here, the stone lion is right here. It has clear edges and corners, and it is hard and solid. Prince Consort, please muster up your courage and hit it hard. If one time doesn't work, try two or three times. In short, hit it a few more times and I'm sure you'll get what you want." The maid smiled and said, "The two guards, please let Prince Consort go."
At this moment, Prince Consort Fan was completely confused, "No, it's impossible, how could Fukang let me die? It's absolutely impossible, I don't believe it!" As he said this, he actually wanted to take this opportunity to rush into the mansion.
However, if he succeeded, the two black-armored guards could go home and feed their children.
The maid looked down at him with a cold look in her eyes, "Her Highness told the consort to be more decisive and not let her down. If he is a cowardly bastard, he should get out as soon as possible and not dirty the ground outside the gate of the Princess's Mansion!"
The maid knew that she had overstepped the mark, but she felt injustice for her eldest princess and was disgusted with this man. She had long been filled with resentment, and she would rather go back and be punished than take this opportunity to vent her anger.
No matter what Prince Consort Fan did, he could not break through the defense of the black-armored guards. The pain from the two of them being together became increasingly severe. If the injuries were only superficial at first, they might have damaged their internal organs and bones by now.
"If he doesn't get out of here, just beat him to a pulp and throw him back to the Fan family." The maid felt sorry that he didn't have the courage to die, but this was also expected. She just didn't have the patience to face him again because she was worried that she would rush forward and beat him to death in the impulse.
The guards became furious, but Prince Consort Fan didn't really want to die. "I'm leaving, I'm leaving right away!" He blocked the guards' fists with his hands and stumbled backwards, but the injuries on his body made it difficult for him to run away.
The guards did not pursue him relentlessly, and Prince Fan was able to move a few steps away, but his eyes were already looking at the gate of the Princess's Mansion with longing. The guards raised their fists again, and Prince Fan was so scared that he quickly turned around and crawled away.
There is no trace of his romantic and dashing look at all, which only makes people spit at the person behind him.
Prince Consort Fan left in a panic, and Princess Fukang did not punish the guards who overstepped their bounds. She only said that it would not happen again. As for Prince Consort Fan's final choice, she looked indifferent and did not make any comment.
How could she not know something that the maid could have predicted
When it was almost time, Princess Fukang asked people to prepare the dishes, as her son should be back soon.
Sure enough, not long after, Young Master Fan came in in a hurry, and threw two pages of paper to the maid, "Send someone to get the medicine."
"Prescribe medicine? Written by girl Xuan? Who is it for?" Princess Fukang couldn't help but ask.
"The dying woman who came back with you. I guess Sister Wenren felt the child's pulse when she was seeing him. She is so kind."
Princess Fukang looked at her son disapprovingly, "If you don't have good intentions, can you become a normal person?"
"Sister Wenren said she wanted to treat me at that time because she wanted to get out of the situation. She didn't just want to treat me." When Fan mentioned this, he felt a little jealous. An unrelated passerby had the same treatment, but he didn't. He was angry!
Princess Fukang was speechless. "If we can get along well, with Xuan's personality, will she ignore you when she sees you? The problem is, with your character, can you get along well with a girl? Is she trying to get out of it and waiting for you to do something irreversible? If she really doesn't do it in time and lets you do something wrong, maybe we will become enemies, and you can only live your life as you did before."
The little bully also knew this was the truth. He was not just jealous. "In the end, it was all Wei Tingyu's fault. He must have known about it a long time ago, but he never mentioned it to me. It's really unreasonable. I will definitely settle the score with him next time."
Princess Fukang didn't want to say a word.