TFWYH – Chapter 636 Cousins

The Third Prince and the Third Prince’s Consort could be considered quite an odd pair among the nobility.

The Third Prince’s Consort was the Third Prince’s maternal cousin. The two had grown up together as childhood sweethearts, sharing a very good relationship since they were young, so their eventual marriage had been the natural course of events.

The Third Prince loved his consort very much. He never disliked her for her low birth, and she was the only woman in his residence.

But what he did not know was that the better he treated her, the more insecure she became.

Especially after witnessing the First Prince’s residence and Second Prince’s residence filled with countless concubines, she feared that one day she would end up just like her two sisters-in-law.

To keep hold of the Third Prince and stop him from fooling around outside, the Third Prince’s Consort had truly steeled her resolve.

Not only did she “do her wifely duties” every day, she even refused to stop during her monthly cycle, determined to “keep the Third Prince fully satisfied.”

She had no choice.

She lacked a noble background, and her maternal family had no power to support her. Aside from this, she did not know what other method she could use to keep the Third Prince’s exclusive affection.

Tang Wan had also heard about the Third Prince and his wife before. Seeing the bitterness on the Third Prince’s Consort’s face, she thought for a moment before saying seriously, “I support your way of thinking, but not your methods. If a man dares to go looking for another woman, then break his legs and lock him up. Why make your own body suffer instead? If something happened to you—or if you died—wouldn’t another woman just come and sleep with your man and beat your child?”

The Third Prince’s Consort: …

You really are bold!

Do you even remember that I’m a prince’s consort?

Do you think the Third Prince is some dog you can just beat whenever you want?

But…

That actually made a lot of sense.

Wasn’t it exactly like that?

If she died, would the Third Prince remain a widower for her?

Even if the Third Prince was willing, his father certainly would not be.

And then wouldn’t it be just like Tang Wan said?

Another woman would come sleep with her man and bully her child.

Thinking of this, the Third Prince’s Consort finally began taking Tang Wan’s words seriously. “I understand. I’ll pay attention in the future.”

Seeing that she had listened, Tang Wan said no more.

After sending the Third Prince’s Consort away, Tang Wan remained at the clinic for a while longer.

Perhaps because she was older and looked more reliable than Ye Shi, some of the women who later came looking for a female doctor were willing to let Tang Wan examine them.

But Tang Wan currently had something weighing on her mind and could not be bothered. Since they were only minor ailments, she directly handed them over to Ye Shi.

Some of the women were a little unwilling at first, but since they were already there…

After interacting with her for a while, they discovered that although little Ye Shi was young, she was genuinely quite professional and spoke in a logical, knowledgeable manner.

Before long, Ye Shi finally gained several regular patients.

After seeing those women off, Ye Shi was extremely excited and was about to share the good news with Tang Wan.

But when she turned around, she saw Tang Wan looking deep in thought.

Curious, Ye Shi asked, “Master, you’ve been absent-minded since earlier. Is something bothering you?”

“Not exactly.” Tang Wan snapped back to attention. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, “I was just thinking about the child in the Third Prince’s Consort’s womb.”

Ye Shi became even more puzzled. “But I already checked her. The fetus is very stable!”

“…”

I know that. But isn’t the Third Prince’s Consort the Third Prince’s cousin?

Although in ancient times cousins were considered a perfect match, that did not necessarily mean the children born from such unions would be healthy.

And this sort of problem was not something one could detect merely by taking a pulse.

Thinking this, Tang Wan frowned and asked, “Have there ever been women who gave birth to problematic children? Like children with intellectual disabilities, or even outright malformed babies? What usually happens to those children?”