The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 435 No one can stop me!

The sky was overcast, and the leaden clouds looked like cotton wool soaked in ink.

A muffled clap of thunder sounded in the sky, as if someone had slammed a coffin lid shut.

The wind rustled, and large raindrops began to fall suddenly, the icy water splattering onto Yao Ru's suddenly pale face.

It was clearly harmless and didn't hurt. Yet it felt like a dagger with a cold, sharp edge, capable of cleaving her in two.

The old woman intentionally helped her back to the house.

Yao Ru's feet felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't move an inch.

"What did you say?"

The old woman felt distressed seeing her like this.

But this can't be kept secret. It's all over the place, and sooner or later it will reach the mistress's ears. Rather than hear others say that the mistress has lost her composure in public, she'd rather be the villain.

"Mistress".

She was worried; her aged face was etched with deep wrinkles, and she called Yao Rushang by her maiden name.

"girl."

“Good girl, this old servant knows that you have received too much kindness from the Yan family and have never been able to let go of that person. The Yao family, your maternal family, has always treated you as a piece of meat to be sold at a price. You have suffered too much. It wasn’t until you met the Princess Consort of Yan that you knew what it felt like to be cherished and pampered.”

“If nothing had happened back then, how could you be in this situation now? But from the moment they were exiled, it was destined that they would be separated from you.”

We're no longer on the same path.

“I know you’re suffering, but you have a young master now. You can’t…”

Yao Ru's legs went weak, and when she looked up again, her eyes were bloodshot. She shouted angrily, "Nonsense!"

“Over the years, people from the Prince of Yan’s mansion have passed away one after another, but he has always persevered. Not to mention that the person in the palace, for the sake of his reputation, would make things difficult for him but would not kill him, and even the people in Lingnan, though harsh, would keep him alive.”

"He's managed to pull through all these years, hasn't he? How could he willingly die with such a deep-seated hatred on his shoulders?"

She doesn't believe it.

I don't believe that evil people and demons can live long lives while good people always die young!
Yao Ru: "You're lying to me."

She asked very softly, "You're lying to me, aren't you?"

The old woman said, "The news came from Lingnan, so it can't be wrong."

"Everyone outside is saying..."

She looked around to make sure no one was coming before whispering, "Everyone is saying that perhaps His Majesty has committed too many sins, which is why he was burned yesterday. Even Heaven couldn't stand it anymore. No wonder the Fifth Prince has dragon energy on him."

She was a little frightened when she said this.

Yao Ru, however, wouldn't listen to a single word.

Heaven?

If Heaven truly had eyes, it should have burned that person alive!
She's incompetent.

There was so little she could do. Over the years, no one around her dared to mention Ying Fuyan in the slightest, but she always thought that no news was the best news.

She had finally managed to get through to the authorities. Lingnan was rife with poisonous insects and miasma, so she prepared plenty of ointments, warm clothes, and travel expenses and food, asking the constables to deliver them if they had the chance…

Now you're telling her that person is gone?

The child, who had just been coaxed to sleep, seemed to sense his birth mother's grief and burst into tears before even opening his eyes.

The crying was intermittent and sounded so pitiful.

Xunzhu, having retrieved the Buddhist beads from inside the house, carried the crying, red-faced child out.

“Mistress, the young master must be hungry. Would you like to feed him yourself, or should I go and find the wet nurse from the side room?”

Yao Runeng fed himself.

Those wet nurses were all Yingzhi's people, and she naturally sent them far away; there was no need to summon them.

But Yao Ru seemed not to hear anything at this moment. She swayed and, not caring about anything else, strode outside.

Ying Zhi came here after leaving the palace.

His expression was already gloomy, but when he entered the courtyard and heard the child crying, he turned completely dark.

As soon as the man entered the courtyard, he shouted sternly, "How did you take care of Dun Ge'er! Why are you crying like this!" He grabbed Yao Ru.

“Where to go! If you can’t take care of him, then let those wet nurses come! They were personally selected by my mother and me. He is my legitimate son, and I have the highest hopes for him.”

"You are the birth mother, that's true, but this is your first time giving birth. He has been sick several times in the months since he was born!"

"Yao Ru, do you even know yourself? Are you fit to be a mother?"

How could I possibly question her?
Every time he had a fever, wasn't it because he ignored Yao Ru's advice that the child was too young to be exposed to the wind and insisted on taking him outside?

If you really care, why don't you go over and pick him up and comfort him yourself?
High hopes?

Dun Ge'er was nothing more than a piece of meat sold at a price, just like her.

But Yao Ru didn't have the energy to argue with him.

She struggled, but he held her wrist tightly, and she couldn't escape: "Let go."

Seeing her expression, Ying Zhi narrowed his eyes, seemed to realize something, and suddenly smiled.

"So...you believed it? What a pity, I wanted to tell you in person."

But what people outside say is nothing compared to what he knows.

Back then, Ying Zhi used any means necessary to marry Yao Ru, knowing all along that she had someone else in her heart. She even refused to marry him and intended to die.

Now that she's entered the Second Prince's residence, shouldn't she serve him wholeheartedly, coming and going at his beck and call? But Yao Ru never shows him any weakness.

I've been going against him all these years!
Does Ying Zhi care about Yao Ru?

I don't care.

But he couldn't stand Yao Ru ignoring him.

He was furious.

"Don't think I don't know what you've been up to these past few years!"

"You've been going to Changdu Temple exceptionally often, and you've kept it a secret very well. If I hadn't been watching closely last time, how would I have known that you were paying a high price to have a high-ranking monk chant the Rebirth Mantra every day? Your in-laws are still alive, and it's obvious who you're after!"

"Furthermore, you have set up a longevity tablet to pray for the living. Although there are no words engraved on it, how could I not know that you did it for Ying Fuyan!"

"Yao Ru, don't forget who's sleeping next to you!"

As he said this, a twist flashed across his face, and he forced his lips down, trying his best to suppress his anger.

The old woman's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly stepped forward, trying to explain, "Master, you've misunderstood, the mistress was just..."

Would Yao Ru be afraid? Seeing Ying Zhi's disgraceful state, she felt even more disgusted.

"I did it. So what?"

Yao Ru: "I am simply remembering the Prince of Yan and his consort. If Changdu Temple weren't so far away, I would wish to go there every day to pray for Ying Fuyan."

She told the old woman to be quiet.

She stared directly into Ying Zhi's eyes, her aura no less imposing than his.

“Yingzhi, you brought this on yourself. You insisted on marrying me, forced me to manage the household affairs, and coveted the Yao family’s assistance. Apart from not respecting you, I have managed the affairs of the household in an orderly manner, and I do not believe I have wronged you.”

She was not at all panicked.

"So what if you know the purpose of my visits to Changdu Temple?"

It's been brewing for so long.

"Go ahead and denounce me. Do you dare to spread rumors that your princess is constantly reminiscing about the criminals and their families in the eyes of the Emperor?"

"You wouldn't dare. You value your reputation above all else, and the Fifth Prince has found fault with you again. As husband and wife, you even have to cover for me."

"I'm telling you plainly, what happens next is what happens next. No one can stop me!"

No wonder she was personally trained by the Princess Consort of Yan.

She grasped the crux of the matter in every word she uttered.

"Then what can you do?"

She sneered.

"To imprison and punish me?"