Hearing the Snake Egg's Thoughts, I Fear Choosing a Husband Again - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Moonlight filtered through the haze, casting a dim glow over the quiet mountain path.

I couldn’t help but recall the past.

I was originally the daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, but I was lost as a young child and spent over a decade wandering the wilderness.

After my coming-of-age ceremony, something suddenly formed inside my body.

At first, I didn’t know what it was, so I ran to a medical clinic to ask.

The physician took one look and exclaimed excitedly:

“Miss, you have formed a Pregnancy Pill within you! With this, even the Dragon Clan, who struggle to produce heirs, would be able to have a whole basin full of children through you!”

The world viewed a Pregnancy Pill as a gift from the heavens, and news of such a rare occurrence spread quickly.

Within days, the carriage from the Prime Minister’s Mansion stopped in front of my dilapidated shack.

My mother held me, weeping as if her heart were breaking.

My own nose stung with tears as well.

I thought my days of wandering and hardship were finally over.

But looking back now, on the carriage ride back to the mansion, my mother sat pressed tightly against Yue Yunyao, keeping a great distance from me.

And the clothes she wore when she embraced me that day-I never saw her wear them again.

The Prime Minister’s Mansion didn’t restrict me; they didn’t teach me etiquette, nor did they let me learn any skills.

In contrast, Yue Yunyao was proficient in everything-zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Mother said she owed me for the years I was lost, so I didn’t need to shoulder the responsibilities of a daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. I only needed to wait to be married off.

Later, Dragon Lord Xiao Yan descended to the mortal realm to find me, saying he wanted to marry me and make me his Dragon Queen.

Xiao Yan was exceptionally handsome and a member of the noble Dragon Clan.

If I could become his partner, I would have one foot through the Immortal Gate, and my family would gain the protection of the Dragon Clan.

Naturally, I was filled with joy.

I didn’t spend much time with Xiao Yan.

His attitude toward me wasn’t particularly warm, either.

Mother said that the Dragon Clan was cold by nature, and the fact that he was willing to take time out of his busy schedule to accompany me was already an expression of love.

I believed her.

When he occasionally sent over a hairpin or a pair of earrings, I would be happy for a long time.

In truth, I did like him.

After all, in the entire capital, he was the only one willing to catch small fish and raid bird nests with me.

He was also the only one who, because of a single comment I made about wanting to see things from a higher vantage point, held me and flew to the very top of the tallest Sky-Gazing Tree.

I thought he must have liked me at least a little.

I thought my parents loved me, just as they said they did.

I thought Yue Yunyao truly treated me as her elder sister…

All those “I thoughts” eventually formed a massive web that nearly strangled me to death inside it.

Xiao Yan loved Yue Yunyao, but because he didn’t dare defy the elders’ orders, he wanted to frame me for the crime of infidelity.

The Dragon Clan hated the unfaithful most of all. When the time came, my parents would use the slogan of “sacrificing family for justice,” denouncing me as unworthy of possessing a Pregnancy Pill.

Then, they would gouge out my Pregnancy Pill and gift it to Yue Yunyao, allowing her to rightfully become the Dragon Queen.

They all wanted to step over my flesh and blood to embrace wealth and immortality.

In that case, I’ll tear down this stage. No one gets to play their part anymore!