We agreed that I would be married off to a short-lived general, but why is my husband so powerful?

When Cai Zhixing's leg became lame, the most agitated person was not the Cai family, but Wen Qingci.

Upon learning that Cai Zhixing would be crippled even if his leg recovered, Wen Qingci used the excuse of finding a doctor for Cai Zhixing to run back to her parents' home the next day.

"Mother, what should we do? Cai Lang's leg is lame. The imperial physician said that even if he recovers, he'll still be a cripple. If he becomes a cripple, how will he ever be able to hold office?"

As soon as Wen Qingci entered the door, he began to cry to Chen.

Madam Chen frowned. "What did Imperial Physician Liu say?"

"The imperial physician said that Cai Lang's leg bone was shattered too thoroughly, and even if he recovered, it would be shorter."

If your legs are shorter, wouldn't that make you a cripple?

"If he becomes a cripple, how will he be able to serve as an official in the future? If he can't serve as an official, how will he protect our family in the future? What should we do!" Wen Qingci wiped away her tears, looking as if the sky had fallen.

"Have you dreamed about this before?" Mrs. Chen asked, holding her daughter's hand with worry in her eyes.

The dream her daughter told her about was so terrifying that Ms. Chen couldn't help but become nervous.

"No!" Wen Qingci dared not tell Chen that she suspected Cai Zhixing had been reborn.

Chen's eyes lit up. "Does this mean your dreams are inaccurate? Does that mean those things won't happen again...?"

Wen Qingci shook her head. "Mother, Cai Zhixing's broken leg is a trivial matter for the entire Great Jin Dynasty. His broken leg will not affect the barbarians' southward advance at all."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen agreed and immediately became anxious, "What should we do?"

After all, in her daughter's dream, within a few years, all these former officials were wiped out in a fight, and she didn't want to die!

Wen Qingci gritted her teeth and whispered, "If Cai Zhixing really can't handle it, let Father retire and go back to his hometown, and we'll hide in the countryside..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wen Qingci shut her mouth.

She recalled the lives of ordinary people she had witnessed when she was a wandering ghost in her previous life.

In those days, they were like pigs and dogs, completely unfamiliar with each other. If she had to live such a miserable life, it would have been better for the whole family to just die.

Wen Qingci felt extremely tormented, uneasy, and lost as she thought about the drastic changes that would occur two years from now.

What should she do? And what will become of the Wen family?

Thinking of her son, Wen Qingci couldn't help but cry again.

Chen was older and knew that if war came, ordinary people would live worse than pigs and dogs, and returning to the countryside would be impossible.

"Or, I'll talk to your father about it later, and you can get a divorce from that Cai guy and go home. After you get home, then..."

Before Chen could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a shout.

"What nonsense are you spouting! Qingci got married and divorced just a few days ago, and you're already urging her to divorce? Don't you care about the Wen family's reputation?" Wen Jincheng walked in with a dark face. Chen was speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it, she was still unwilling to give up.

"But sir, our Qingci is so outstanding, and she's the eldest daughter. Does she really have to spend her whole life with a cripple?"

At this moment, Wen Qingci couldn't help but sob softly.

She originally hoped to use this to make her father feel sorry for her, but unexpectedly...

"What's the use of crying now? You were the one who schemed to get a bride in exchange for a marriage certificate. You said you were deeply in love with your son-in-law and insisted on marrying him, but now that he's broken his leg, you're running back demanding a divorce! Ugh! How could I have given birth to such a wretched child! Get back to the Cai family right now and take care of your son-in-law. Don't embarrass me!"

When Wen Jincheng learned that his eldest son-in-law's leg was crippled, he rushed back to ask about the situation. Unexpectedly, before he even entered the house, he heard his wife urging their daughter to get a divorce.

Wen Jincheng always cherished his reputation, so how could he allow such a thing to happen?

Wen Qingci's face paled. Of course, she knew that her father valued his reputation more than his daughter.

Knowing something is one thing, experiencing it firsthand is another.

Wen Qingci wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said softly, "Father, don't worry, I have never thought of divorcing my husband. I'll go back now."

Wen Jincheng nodded in satisfaction and instructed Chen Shi, "Take some medicine back to Qingci."

Then she instructed Wen Qingci, "Since your son-in-law is in trouble, you shouldn't keep going back to your parents' home during this time. It's important to take good care of him."

He was worried that Chen would turn around and try to persuade his eldest daughter to divorce him again, and he couldn't bear to lose face like that!

Wen Qingci's face turned pale, and he immediately understood his father's meaning.

It seems her father has given up on her!

In a moment of despair, Wen Qingci suddenly remembered Cai Zhixing's apparent rebirth, and her panicked heart finally calmed down.

Cai Zhixing has been reborn. Even if he is crippled, he will definitely have a way to protect himself!

As long as she stays by his side, she will not suffer the same fate as in her previous life.

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope rose in Wen Qingci's heart.

Wen Rushi was unaware of the torment in the hearts of Chen and her daughter.

Having resolved Cai Zhixing's matter, she began preparing for her trip north.

The border region is bitterly cold.

Medicine is essential.

Although Wen Rushi was not a proper doctor, she was skilled in alchemy and had lived for so many years. She was adept at treating illnesses and saving lives, and she had a considerable number of prescriptions for healing.

Thinking that she might never return after leaving, she kept two inconspicuous little shops from her dowry and secretly sold the rest to buy medicinal herbs.

After half a month, Wen Rushi processed all the medicinal herbs, boiled them into a paste in a clay pot, and finally rolled them into pills to carry with him.

Once everything was ready, she went to the main courtyard to inform her mother-in-law, Madam Yao.

"What? You said you're going to the border?" Madam Yao looked at her daughter-in-law standing in front of her with a surprised expression, forgetting to drink the tea in her hand.

"Yes, Mother-in-law, my husband told me before he left that after he left the capital, he would have someone he left behind escort me to the border." Wen Rushi calmly took a sip of tea.

Yao's eyes held a complex expression.

This daughter-in-law looks unremarkable, but unexpectedly, she has won over his son's heart in such a short time, and even agreed to let her go to the border.

She hadn't forgotten the letter her son had sent before his last trip back to Beijing, in which he repeatedly said he wanted to break off the engagement.

Unexpectedly, this ordinary daughter-in-law won over her son in such a short time.

Madam Yao naturally wanted her son and daughter-in-law to be doing well.

I just felt a little sentimental.

Although she didn't ask, she knew a little about her son's situation on the border.

She also knew that her son was close to a female general named Xiang Ying, and they had even reached the point of discussing marriage.

I wonder what will happen after my daughter-in-law moves in.

"The border is bitterly cold. Why don't you stay in the capital? The conditions here are a hundred times better than at the border," Madam Yao advised.

Her son was far away on the border, and she couldn't take care of him even if she wanted to.

But the daughter-in-law was right in front of him.

Madam Yao was worried about Wen Ru going to the border as a young girl. Not to mention the hardships and dangers along the way, if she found out that Ling Yuan had such a person by his side when they arrived at the border, wouldn't she be very upset?

Moreover, this child is thin and weak, and doesn't like to communicate with others. It's obvious that he can't compete with that brave and resourceful female general. He'll probably only be asking for trouble in the future.

It's true that Yao didn't want her son to be upset, and it's also true that she didn't want her daughter-in-law to suffer.

Wen Rushi knew that Yao was genuinely looking out for her, and although she didn't want to disappoint Yao's good intentions, she still refused her suggestion.

She didn't want to stay in the general's mansion and wait to die; she had to leave!

Wen Rushi said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mother, a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes. Since my husband doesn't mind my clumsiness, I can't let him down. When we get to the border, I can take care of him. Please grant my request, Mother."

Seeing that her daughter had made up her mind, Madam Yao didn't press the matter. She sighed and said, "Alright, then I won't stop you. Remember, if you don't adapt well over there, remember to come back soon. The General's Mansion will always be your home."

Yao naturally did not believe that Wenru would return if she did not adapt well over there.

What she really meant was that if her daughter-in-law was mistreated over there, she should come back sooner.

However, Wen Rushi knew nothing at the moment, so she couldn't be too explicit in her explanation.

What if the son had already severed ties with General Xiang Ying before his daughter-in-law moved in?

If she says things like that now, isn't she just causing trouble for her son and daughter-in-law?