Chapter 133: Forced Marriage
"Boss Chen, it's not that I don't want to save your son, it's just that I can't do anything!"
The doctor Chen Juntang invited from Jiangnan shook his head and sighed: "Your son has been lying in bed now, and the increasing stiffness of muscles and the weakening of strength cannot be completely solved by massage and massage. In addition, the noble prince is now unable to swallow, can only eat a very small amount of liquid food every day, insufficient nutritional intake, and decreased ability to restrain himself, these conditions cannot be solved by taking medicine and needles.www.biquge.info β
"And what do you think I'm going to do?" Chen Juntang's red eyes were full of tears, and his pale face was even more overflowing with sadness, "Do you want me, a father, to watch my son weaken little by little until he dies?" β
"In fact, if you want to keep the health of your son's viscera, so that he can hold on for a few more months, so as to wait for the divine doctor who can really revive him to come to treatment, it's not impossible, it's just ......" The doctor here hesitated with a sad face: "Not everyone can invite Su Yixing, the prince of Xiangyang." β
"Doctor, what did you just say? Su Yixing? Su Yixing, the prince of Xiangyang? On Chen Juntang's side, Xia Shuanghan, who had been crying with a heavy face and a depressed mood, raised his eyes in surprise and asked, "Did I hear me right?" As far as I know, although Su Shizi is familiar with medical theory and can cure some minor illnesses and pains, he has nothing to do with divine doctors! β
"The loyal townsman did not hear it wrong." The gray-bearded old doctor nodded in affirmation: "Everyone in the world knows that Southern Xinjiang is famous for its Gu and poison, and we doctors know that Southern Xinjiang has a taste of poison, which has the effect of resisting the failure of human organs within three months. β
"More than 10 years ago, when the king of Xiangyang was still stationed on the southwestern border, the then princess of Xiangyang, the princess of southern Xinjiang, once applied the poison to someone at the request of her husband. The poison user was already dying, and he relied on the support of the poison for another three months. Therefore, if Boss Chen can get this poison from Su Shizi, your son may still be saved. β
"Poison? If I really ask for it, what will happen to the dog after three months? β
"The expiration of March is the day of pulling out the poison, if within March, Boss Chen can find a miracle doctor to revive your son, then after pulling out the poison, carefully recuperate, your son will be fully recovered within half a year. And if Boss Chen can't find a miracle doctor who can heal your son within three months, then the day you pull out the poison will be the time when your son dies. And even if he is reluctant, the noble son will die of poison. β
"Okay, good, three months is three months, for the sake of economics, even if the family is bankrupt, I will ask for the poison." Chen Juntang, whose eyes were shining with hope, decided to make a desperate gamble and put his last chance on the next three months. It's just that Su Yixing's poison is not something he can exchange for money if he wants to.
Su Yixing, who was born as the prince of Xiangyang, was young and in a high position in the criminal department, and had no shortage of fame, power, and money, why did he have to take out the concoction steps for the money he did not lack, the materials were extremely expensive, and the production time was extremely long, so it took three years to make a poison for one person? Therefore, Xia Shuanghan can fully imagine the picture of Chen Juntang begging outside the gate of Xiangyang Palace, but was finally rejected by Su Yixing.
"If you can't find that flavor of poison, how many days can Jinglun last at most?" Holding Chen Jingwei, who was still crying silently beside him, Xia Shuanghan, who already knew what kind of exchange chips he could take, asked after taking a deep breath.
"Half a month at most, after half a month, the eldest young master of the Chen family will completely lose his ability to swallow, and he will not even be able to drink water anymore." The doctor with an unbearable look on his face shook his head and sighed: "So Boss Chen, you better find a way to ask for medicine as soon as possible!" β
Chen Juntang's request for medicine ended in failure, as expected. At the same time, after thinking deeply, Xia Shuanghan finally made up his mind and was ready to take his only bargaining chip and go to Xiangyang Mansion to make a deal with Su Yixing.
"The reason why Chen Jinglun has become like this now is also part of your responsibility, so sell the poison to Boss Chen!" Such persuasions full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, Xia Shuanghan believed that Su Yixing, who was both righteous and evil, would not pay attention to it.
Therefore, if Su Yixing can't use what he wants now - that is, her Xia Shuanghan - as a bargaining chip for negotiations, then even if Xia Shuanghan firmly believes that even if his tongue is worn out, it is impossible for Su Yixing to take out the poison.
It's just that for Chen Jinglun, he put all the happiness of the rest of his life into it, is it really worth it?
In the eyes of Xia Shuanghan, who died young in her previous life and returned from rebirth in this life, she just wanted to live an ordinary life, even if Chen Jinglun was implicated because of Xia Chaoyang, it was difficult for her heart to agree that the three-month delay could be exchanged for her marriage.
After all, no matter how good the relationship between the Chen brothers and her is, they are not close enough to become her own brothers. Moreover, the reason why Chen Jinglun was injured and became the way he is now is also the culprit of the Xu family and not Xia Chaoyang. The Xu family owes the debt, why do you want her to repay it in the summer?
It's just that considering that his younger brother has been depressed for more than half a month, Xia Shuanghan, who is concerned about Xia Chaoyang, has no way to care about personal gains and losses.
In Xia Chaoyang's mind, no matter what, Chen Jinglun became what he is now because of him. The good partner fell unconscious or even died at an early age in order to save himself, which will become Xia Chaoyang's burden for a lifetime, and it will not be possible to be relieved until he dies.
My younger brother is not yet seven years old, is Xia Shuanghan willing to let him carry such a burden and be imprisoned by the shackles of the soul for the rest of his life? The answer is: reluctantly. Therefore, apart from going to Su Yixing to negotiate conditions, she has no second way to go.
At dusk on the fourth day of the fourth month of April, Xia Shuanghan, who had been waiting outside the yamen of the Criminal Department for a long time, finally got into the carriage of Su Yixing, who was returning home from duty.
"When Chen Juntang came to me yesterday, I knew that you would definitely come to me too." On the carriage that was swaying slightly, Su Yixing, who was leaning against the wall of the carriage, really didn't expect that the opportunity of "Xia Shuanghan took the initiative to send it to the door" would come so quickly: "Say, what kind of chips can you come up with to ask for medicine for the young master of the Chen family?" β
"I marry you, do you think such a bargaining chip is enough?"
"Xia Shuanghan, are you a woman who values love and righteousness or is she stupid?" Looking carefully at Xia Shuanghan's face, Su Yixing, who couldn't find a hint of temptation or joke on her face at all, didn't know whether she should be happy or angry. Xia Shuanghan volunteered to marry him, which was originally a happy event, but she casually put the happiness of the second half of her life into it for others, which made him feel very angry.
"Who told you I was going to trade the rest of my life for the rest of my life?" Xia Shuanghan, who did not intend to compromise and accept his fate easily, argued: "You can't cure Chen Jinglun completely, but can only hang his life for three months, do you think it's really worth it to exchange three months for the rest of my life?" β
"Chen Jinglun's life is naturally not worth it, but your brother is worth the price!" Su Yixing, who had already grasped Xia Shuanghan's weakness, smiled evilly: "I believe that for the sake of Xia Chaoyang, you can even want your own life." β
"You ......" Facing the opponent who had already choked his pulse, Xia Shuanghan couldn't even fight to the death except to raise his hand in surrender. Sure enough, the words said by the first few **** are right, you and the word righteous gentleman have nothing to do with each other at all. β
Su Yixing, who couldn't help laughing, glanced at Xia Shuanghan's angry but helpless expression, and decided to make some concessions. "Three years, use your three years to exchange Chen Jinglun's three months, do you change it or not?"
"What do you mean?" Xia Shuanghan raised her eyebrows suspiciously.
"I mean, you and I, we're in a three-year relationship. During these three years, you must bear all the duties and responsibilities of being my wife, except that I will not force me to be happy with you. After three years, if you still don't want to be with me, then I will write a book of reconciliation and leave and give you back your freedom. But there is one thing, this agreement reached between you and me cannot be known by any third party except God knows what you know and I know. Do you agree? β
"Are you really so kind?" Faced with these conditions that Su Yixing offered, which were much better than he expected, Xia Shuanghan felt unbelievable.
"I don't mean well, but because I know that if I want you to force the rest of your life into it for the sake of Chen Jinglun's three months, then I will marry a walking corpse that has lost all vision, yearning and hope for the future. So, in order to avoid the strings being stretched too tightly and breaking, loosening it properly will make it easier for me to open the door of your heart and enter your heart. β
"......" Faced with Su Yixing's frank and straightforward explanation, Xia Shuanghan had to admit that he had indeed put a lot of effort into her. Otherwise, he would not have stepped on her acceptance line so precisely, and he would not have negotiated with her in this most acceptable way of talking.
"How's it going, have you been a little impressed by my intentions?" Su Yixing, who was smiling evilly, leaned over and reached out to hold Xia Shuanghan's soft wattle. "If you don't object, we'll make a statement later, and five days later, I'll carry a sedan chair to the Xia family to marry you."
"What about Chen Jinglun? When do you give him the poison he needs? Xia Shuang, frowning and pulling his right hand back, was frosty.
"On the second day of the return day of the three dynasties, postponing it for a few days appropriately can give Chen Juntang more time to find the divine doctor before the day of pulling out the poison comes, right?" Xia Shuanghan's cold face at this moment was relative, and Su Yixing didn't care at all. Because he believed that the next three years of his relationship with Xia Shuang Han were enough for him to completely remove Lu Shaoyun from her heart.
So in this way, the marriage of Su Yixing and Xia Shuanghan was put on the agenda.
Faced with the situation that her daughter obviously didn't like Su Yixing, but she was forced to marry into the Xiangyang Palace, Xia Jingzhi originally disagreed: "I can't sell my daughter like this for my son." It's just that in the face of his daughter, who has made up his mind, he understands that no matter how much he opposes, it will be in vain.
"Daddy, things aren't as pessimistic as you think, are they? The princess of Xiangyang, this is the position that many noble ladies of wealthy families dream of! Now, your daughter got it so cheaply, why aren't you happy for your daughter? β
"Nonsense! Are you such a vain man? Xia Jingzhi, who knew that even if he begged to go to the palace, Su Yixing's excuse that "the poison has not yet been concocted and you need to wait for half a year" can block him back, while feeling powerless, he felt a little more guilty and distressed in his heart, "It's that Daddy is useless, it's Daddy who can't protect you, that's why he has fallen to the point where he is being coerced by others now." β
"You're talking nonsense! If it weren't for the Xu family's iniquity, our family would live peacefully and happily, even if you are the prince of Xiangyang, how can he Su Yixing endure me? Xia Shuanghan, who couldn't tell all the truth to his father, reluctantly comforted: "Daddy, don't worry, don't you know what kind of temper your daughter has, even if she is forced to marry into the Xiangyang Palace, her daughter can bloom a flower in adversity, and she will never treat herself badly." β
"Yes, my father knows that you have always been strong." Raising his hand and gently touching the top of his daughter's hair, Xia Jingzhi, who sighed deeply, said with a gloomy face: "Chaoyang, just follow what you said, don't tell him the truth." β
Originally, Xia Chaoyang, who was facing the intelligence, if she could tell the matter of the three-year contract, then Xia Shuanghan thought that even if he told him all the truth about the forced marriage, he would definitely be understandable and would not have negative emotions that would have a profound impact on him.
It's just that now, when the three-year covenant cannot be declared, in order to prevent him from just letting go of Chen Jinglun's burden and carrying the burden of "my sister sacrificed her lifelong happiness for him", Xia Shuanghan decided to tell him the beautified and adapted story!
So in this way, when Xia Shuanghan and Xia Jingzhi were worried about Xia Chaoyang, Su Yixing specially arranged for people to spread the cause of the incident, and it spread in the streets and alleys of the capital in a completely different appearance from the facts.
"Hey, have you heard, the loyal and righteous township monarch who was canonized by decree not long ago has just dissolved his marriage with the Dingguo Mansion on the front foot, and he is about to marry into the Xiangyang Palace to be the princess!"
"How can such a thing happen? What's going on? Tell me about it. β
"That Mrs. Shizi of the Dingguo Mansion dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and when the loyal and righteous townsman was still a white body, she kidnapped someone's younger brother with the intention of dissolving the marriage contract, have you heard?"
"I heard that! Didn't the loyal and righteous townsman still make trouble in the Dingguo Mansion with a horsewhip for this matter, tore up the marriage book and smashed the tokens! β
"Yes, yes, that's right, so the loyal townsman left the Dingguo Mansion and turned around to find another beloved! It is said that during the time when Zhongyi Xiangjun was away from Beijing, she once fell off the glacier and her life hung by a thread, and she almost couldn't come back. And when she was seriously injured and dying, it was the prince of Xiangyang who rescued her and took care of her all the way back to the capital. You say, there is such a benefactor there, who else can the loyal and righteous townsman who has dissolved the marriage contract marry if he does not marry the prince of Xiangyang! β
"Oh! It turned out that there was no way to repay the grace of saving lives, only a drama that promised each other! Hey, but, I remember last year's Lantern Festival, didn't the fiancΓ© of the Zhongyi Xiangjun, the son of the Lu family, also save the life of the Zhongyi Xiangjun? β
"Hey, you don't understand this! It is said that back then, the grandfather of Zhongyi Xiangjun saved the life of Dingguo Gong, and now Lu Gongzi has saved the life of Zhongyi Xiangjun, and the two of them have already been cleared! β
"Oh, I see." (To be continued.) )