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Fujihara Sachiko looked at her husband, Urazato Palace official, with disgust, almost dropping the teacup from her hand. "You're always so indifferent to me, Palace official."
"Why should I be gentle to a woman who only knows how to nitpick and has such unpredictable moods?" Palace official responded calmly, his eyes not leaving the book in his hand.
The quarrels had become commonplace at home, and Gong Qing found himself increasingly unable to tolerate Sachiko, so he gradually distanced himself from her.
Sachiko bit her lower lip, looking displeased. "Gong Qing, why did you go to Miya Naoai's quarters again yesterday?" She stood up abruptly, walked firmly to him, and grabbed his sleeve.
Lord Miyake slowly closed the book and glanced at her, "Why did I go? Do you have the right to ask? Miya Naoai has already given birth to two children for me, what about you? We have been married for so many years and you have always been infertile. the Ubuyashiki family needs heirs, that is an undeniable fact!"
Urazato Kagaya not only has Sachiko as the legal wife, but also has other concubines, and has even fathered children with them, which makes Sachiko extremely uneasy.
"You...," Sachiko felt humiliated and angrily slammed the door as she left.
Sachiko knew she had to get pregnant to solidify her position as the legal wife. So she sought various pregnancy formulas, but had not seen any results.
"Doctor, it can't be true, can it? Am I really so difficult to get pregnant?" Sachiko asked the doctor anxiously.
"Indeed, Mrs. Sachiko. Your constitution makes it very difficult for you to conceive," the doctor told her seriously.
Sachiko was not willing to accept it. She tried various methods,
Even went to visit the "Suiten-gū" shrine to pray for an early pregnancy and obtained a protective charm there.
However, even on Sachiko's birthday, her husband Kyōkei's attitude when he visited was still very cold.
After dinner, he seemed ready to leave immediately. Fortunately, Sachiko had secretly put sleeping pills in his drink, which successfully kept her husband in the bedroom.
Two months later, Sachiko finally confirmed that she was pregnant. This news made her very happy, and Palace official also showed some improvement in his indifferent attitude towards her.
When Fujihara Sachiko was five months pregnant, she visited the "Sui Ten Guu" shrine again to make a vow. She was wearing a gorgeous kimono, with her hands clasped together and a devout expression on her face.
She prayed, "Thank the gods for giving me this child, giving me the opportunity to continue the bloodline of the Okusafu family."
Afterwards, she received a cloth strip called "Suzuno'o," which is used to tie bells in front of the Suiten-gū Shrine. It is believed that tying this cloth strip around the waist during pregnancy can bless the child and ensure a smooth delivery.
However, during the process of the maid helping her tie the sash, the sash suddenly "snapped" and broke. This made Sachiko feel a chill in her heart, as if she was enveloped in an ominous aura.
The maid immediately knelt down and said, "Madam, I'm terribly sorry." She trembled all over, knowing that Sachiko had a violent temper and would sometimes whip people severely until they were covered in bruises.
"You fool, what are you doing?" Sachiko stared in horror at the broken strip of cloth and glared fiercely at the maid. If it weren't for the fact that she was currently several months pregnant and there were people around watching, she might have already started to physically punish the maid.
The priest immediately interjected, "Don't worry, madam. I will immediately replace your 'Suzunoo' with a new one and personally tie it for you." Upon hearing this, Sachiko's expression softened slightly.
The priest quickly brought a new piece of cloth and tied it for her. Although the process went smoothly, Sachiko still felt somewhat uneasy in her heart.
When she was seven months pregnant, the doctor hired by Urazato came to the house for a routine check-up.
The dim light cast a glamorous but indifferent glow on the purple and gold embroidered screen. Fujihara Sachiko sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for the doctor's diagnosis. Her palms were sweating, clutching the sheets tightly, feeling as if she were sitting on pins and needles.
"I'm very sorry, madam, but your baby in the womb really has no heartbeat this time," the doctor's words were like cold steel, piercing through the heart.
"How is that possible! Doctor, check again, check one more time, you must have made a mistake somewhere!" Sachiko stood up in agitation, grabbing the doctor's collar, her eyes filled with loss of control and madness. In her agitated tugging, her hair fell messily in front of her face.
"Madam, we have conducted more than ten examinations over the past two months. The fetal heartbeat is sometimes present and sometimes not, but there's nothing we can do about it," the doctor explained with a serious expression and helplessness.
"Sachiko, have you caused enough trouble?" a stern voice rang out, and the Ubuyashiki Palace official looked coldly at Sachiko, "Don't forget, you are the legitimate wife of the Urazato family. Please maintain the demeanor befitting your status as a lady of the house!"
Sachiko's hand stopped in midair, suddenly shrinking as if all strength had been drained from it. She turned and sat back on the edge of the bed, covering her face in despair, sobbing.
Palace official looked at his once proud wife, now reduced to such a sorry state before him. He turned to the doctor and bowed deeply, saying, "Doctor, I deeply apologize for the disgrace in my household. I have caused you trouble."
"No, I understand the lady's feelings," the doctor said softly.
Palace official First, he escorted the doctor out, then he stood at the door, looking at the collapsed woman in front of him, feeling no sympathy in his heart, only thinking that she brought it upon herself.
"If you can't bear children, what value do you have in this family?" Lord Ubuyashiki said coldly, then turned and walked away, closing the door behind him, never to set foot in that room filled with tragedy and despair again.
Sachiko watched his retreating figure, tears streaming uncontrollably. She knew that if things continued like this, she would eventually lose everything in the Ubuyashiki family.
However, Sachiko herself was not aware that she had already lost something more important - love and respect.
Shortly after, the doctor's final examination confirmed the fetus had died, and it was necessary to proceed with an induced abortion.
Urazato Palace official did not even come to see her again, not even for a miscarriage.
"Why does God treat me like this?" Sachiko laughed in bed, her mind on the brink of collapse.
"Why? Why does it have to be like this?" Sachiko roared in agony, tears rolling down.
As soon as the child was born, there was no heartbeat or breath. The maid carefully cleaned the baby's body, but there was still no sign of life.
"Madam, how should we handle this stillborn baby?" the maid asked cautiously.
"He's been burned," Sachiko weakly said as another maid helped her up, her whole body trembling, raising her hand.
The maids carefully wrapped the cloth, took it to an outdoor kiln, and picked up a flint, a luxury item reserved for high-ranking officials. After several attempts, they finally ignited a flame on the rolled paper.
They threw the burning paper into the kiln, along with the cloth containing the stillborn.
As the maidservant was preparing to leave, she suddenly heard a faint cough. They panicked and turned back to see that the stillborn baby, who had just been dead, was actually in the fire, coughing and struggling to move.
"Oh! He... he's still alive..." The maidservants panicked and immediately extinguished the fire, and carried the baby out.
"Madam, the child, he's still alive!" The maid exclaimed with joy after bringing the child back to the lady's room.
Sachiko heard the voice and rushed over, seeing the baby's faint but steady breath, a wild smile appeared on her face again: "Haha, that's great, my child is still alive. Urazato Palace official, this time you can't trample on and ignore me anymore!"
" Miya Naoai, you can't show off in front of me anymore, because I have a child now too, hahaha..." Sachiko, with messy hair, had a hint of pride on her face.
"I will name you Muzan, may your life be free from tragedy, may it be smooth and bring me everything I desire, and may it make up for all the regrets and pain."
Sachiko held the baby who had just struggled back from the brink of death, her original crazed smile gradually softened.
She seemed to see the resilience in this fragile life, as well as an opportunity to prove herself to her family and her husband.
"You will be the future successor of the Okusafu family, and the greatest pride of my life," Sachiko whispered to the baby, gently caressing his tender face with her fingers.
And this baby would later become Kibutsuji Muzan.
Sachiko smiled and gently placed Muzan back in the cradle, then walked out of the room and closed the door. What she couldn't foresee was that this highly anticipated child would embark on a path completely different from what she had imagined.
But at this moment, all of Sachiko's thoughts were overshadowed by her deep desire for a glance from Palace official in her heart.
"Muzan, you are my hope and redemption," Sachiko silently prayed in her heart, hoping that this child could bring her the happiness and peace she had longed for. She gently caressed the baby's cheek.
At that moment, Urazato and Muzan's fate was like a predestined Peking opera, with everyone unconsciously pushing them towards an irreversible path.
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