The Chaste Crown Prince Breaks His Vows, and His Pregnant Sweetheart Runs Away

Shen Wu’s husband, who had been missing for three years, suddenly came back. The first thing he did was consummate their marriage. But why did this husband seem to appear and disappear like a ghost? What kind of husband shows up in the middle of the night, does the deed, and then sneaks off? Shen Wu was both delighted and worried. She was delighted that after three years alone, she had finally experienced love between a man and a woman. But she worried because her husband was rarely seen during the day. Those who laughed at her said she was delusional. Her husband had probably died on the battlefield long ago, and the one who shared her bed was a ghost. Only when she could no longer hide her pregnancy did those gossipy women finally shut their mouths. But after she became pregnant, the man stopped coming. Then one day, at a palace banquet, she nearly fell, and the Crown Prince, a man said to be as elusive as a dragon, caught her around the waist. After that, the Crown Prince protected her time and again. It was only when she accidentally saw him take off his mask that she was stunned to discover the Crown Prince looked exactly like her husband. Later, Shen Wu confirmed that the man who had shared her bed night after night was the Crown Prince! Shen Wu was horrified! Realizing that the Crown Prince intended to use her to bear his child, then kill the mother and keep the child, Shen Wu fled to Jiangnan in the middle of the night. Just as she was preparing to give birth alone, the Crown Prince arrived with his troops. The cold-faced tyrant, feared by the entire court, held her in his arms, his eyes red, and gritted out, “Shen Wu, you’ve got some nerve!” Shen Wu pretended to be calm. “Your Highness, please show some restraint. I’m your sister-in-law!” “Damn this sister-in-law business!” The usually dignified and imposing man had lost all his composure. He circled her waist as if he meant to meld her into his very bones. (One true couple, both untouched)