I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 391 The Pain in Yu Xiruo's Heart

Since the death of Grand Commandant Yu, the life of Yu Xiruo, the Crown Prince's consort, has become even more difficult.

"Miss, shall we tell the master and madam and ask them to make a decision for you?" The little maid carefully wiped the redness and swelling from Yu Xiruo's face.

She truly felt sorry for her young mistress. Back in the manor, her mistress was so proud, envied by every noble lady in the capital. Although she was somewhat spoiled and willful, she never hurt anyone. But now, in just a few months, she has suffered so much.

Yu Xiruo shook her head: "No, let's not trouble our parents."

"Xiao Yin, you can go out first. I want to be alone for a while."

"Miss, but if you don't apply the medicine to your face, it will be even more swollen tomorrow," Xiao Yin said with some concern.

"It's alright, go out."

Seeing that her mistress was adamant, Xiao Yin had no choice but to leave the room with the ointment and other items in her hands.

Inside the room, Yu Xiruo sat quietly for a while before getting up and sitting down in front of the dressing table. Looking at her face in the mirror, she noticed that her left cheek was noticeably swollen and looked extremely ugly.

She gently touched her face, a burning pain shooting through her, but it couldn't compare to the pain in her heart.

The person in the mirror was thin and her eyes were somewhat lifeless; she seemed to have forgotten what she looked like before.

Her life over the past twenty years flashed through her mind, from the pampered young lady from a very good family who lived a carefree life, to the noble princess consort in the eyes of outsiders. Perhaps many people envy her, but is she happy?

Recalling how she was harassed when she was about to come of age, causing her to lose face in the capital, she almost never left her home. When she came out a few years later, she thought that the matter was over, but she still couldn't avoid being pointed at and gossiped about. However, because of her family background, they only dared to talk behind her back.

Wanting to prove herself, when the First Prince showed her favor, she was moved by his handsome and refined face. It wasn't just because of the First Prince's noble status, but more so because she naively believed that he genuinely liked her and didn't care about her past.

Despite her grandfather's advice, she happily chose to marry the eldest prince, believing that she would be happy and envied by others.

That was indeed the case when they first got married. The eldest prince doted on her, and the two were like a loving couple. She was very proud and devoted her heart to the eldest prince without reservation.

In their interactions, the eldest prince would always show weakness and subtly express his dissatisfaction, which made her feel very sorry for him. So she begged her grandfather to let her help the eldest prince more in the court.

Grandpa had tried to persuade her, but she was so focused on the eldest prince that she hadn't thought it through carefully. Grandpa even helped the eldest prince from time to time because of her, making his position in the court more secure.

Although she didn't completely side with the eldest prince, because she helped him and married him, everyone else had already tacitly accepted it.

Looking back now, the eldest prince was just deceiving himself. As His Majesty's eldest son, and with his mother being favored, how could he possibly be having a hard time? She was just too foolish.

Later, she accidentally learned that the eldest prince was keeping many mistresses outside. At that moment, she still didn't believe it, but when she saw it for herself, she had no choice but to believe it. At that time, she felt her heart was breaking and she didn't know how she got back to the manor.

After that, she made a scene. The eldest prince said that those were just homeless women she had taken in, and that she hadn't touched them. Naturally, she didn't believe him. So how did she eventually let the matter go?

Oh, I remember now. It was the eldest prince who said she was wrong and that from now on, Hui Ai would only love him. Then he dismissed all the other concubines, and she chose to believe him.

Yu Xiruo looked at the person in the mirror and scoffed. She was laughing at how flimsy the Crown Prince's lie was, and even more so at her own foolishness for believing it so easily.

The two enjoyed several more months of happiness. One day, the eldest prince brought back a concubine from outside. She made a fuss, but the eldest prince said that he had been married for more than half a year but had not conceived. He was the eldest prince and could not remain childless forever. He reassured her that this woman was only there to carry on his lineage, and that he always loved her.

Because she felt guilty, she let it go. Later, the eldest prince stayed in the concubine's room every night. Although she was heartbroken, she kept comforting herself that this was only temporary and that the eldest prince would come back when she became pregnant.

But what she expected didn't happen; instead, one by one, the concubines in the mansion were carried forward.

However, she always loved the eldest prince in her heart. Even though there were more and more concubines in the mansion, she always believed that she was different and that the eldest prince loved her.

Later, several of the concubines in the mansion became pregnant one after another. She was both happy and sad. She was happy that the eldest prince finally had an heir and could come to her, but she was sad that she had not given the eldest prince a child.

However, the days passed by in her anticipation, but the eldest prince continued to linger among his many concubines. She went to see the eldest prince, but was dismissed by him with various excuses.

After being repeatedly turned away, even if she was stupid, she would know what was going on: the eldest prince didn't love her, and everything before might have been a lie.

Later, she did consider going back to complain, but thinking about her past reputation and the things her grandfather had done for her, she was too ashamed to go back.

In the end, she gave up all expectations and just wanted to live a peaceful life as the Crown Prince's consort, so that people wouldn't laugh at the Yu family. She even sent a letter to her grandfather, telling him that he no longer needed to help the Crown Prince.

Without Grand Commandant Yu's help, the eldest prince regained his former status and no longer enjoyed as many advantages in the court.

The eldest prince approached her again, but this time she wouldn't be so foolish. However, she couldn't directly explain the situation, so she made up an excuse to brush off the eldest prince.

But later, for some reason, the eldest prince found out about her message to her grandfather.

This was the first time she had been hit. The eldest prince slapped her twice hard, and she was completely disappointed in him. The love in her heart gradually faded away.

She also confronted the eldest prince, saying she would no longer ask her grandfather for help. Seeing her like this, the eldest prince intensified his abuse of her. However, perhaps fearing that he would complain to his grandfather, the eldest prince only verbally punished her and did not physically harm her again.

Gradually, the eldest prince stopped coming to her courtyard. She was living a comfortable life, with a generous dowry. Even without the eldest prince's favor, she could still live a good life, and she was quite satisfied.

But this changed not long after, when Grandpa died.