In the Northern Song Dynasty, he started by marrying the eighth daughter of the Su family.

Han Zhi and Su Zhen had originally planned to spend the whole day sightseeing and have lunch at a restaurant, but because Lü Huiqing suggested going to Pingluan Tower, which Han Zhi didn't want to do, he took Su Zhen home directly.

Back home, the family kitchen, due to the suddenness of the incident, could only hurriedly prepare a meal.

After lunch, Han Zhi sat on the couch to rest, while Su Zhen sat beside him, organizing the newly purchased books. Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Su Zhen hummed an unknown tune while organizing the books.

Han Zhi then approached and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Eighth Sister? You seem to be in a great mood today. Did you think of something happy?"

Su Zhen turned around and moved closer to Han Zhi, their faces almost touching. He gazed at her intently, and she breathed softly, "My lord took me shopping today and bought me some delicious things. Of course I'm happy!"

"But I spent very little time with Ba Niang today; I was almost always led around by Brother Shen and the others," Han Zhi said, a sense of apology rising in his heart.

"How about I take Ba Niang out for a stroll this afternoon? Just the two of us!"

Su Zhen shook her head and said, "Never mind, there's plenty of time in the future. There's another day off, or the day after that. If you really want to, I'm ready to go anytime."

"Since you're so kind, please give me a kiss!" With that, Han Zhi leaned in and "molested" Su Zhen.

Su Zhen smiled and said, "The incense is ready, my lord, you should go and study now!"

Han Zhi's expression immediately changed, but fortunately she added, "However, I am happy today, so I will go to study with you, my lord, so that I won't be too bored."

"That's daring!"

......

Late at night, Su Zhen was gently embraced by Han Zhi and had fallen asleep. The first half of the night was peaceful, but in the second half, as Su Zhen slept deeper and deeper, she began to dream—

In her dream, she was still in her own courtyard, still scolding the playful Su Shi at the gate that day. But for some reason, she subconsciously looked in the opposite direction, and there was nothing there.

Strange.

Everything else proceeded as usual. The next day, she sat alone at home, but no matchmaker came to propose marriage.

Even weirder.

On the third day, she had written the poem in advance and dressed up early in the morning. But there was silence outside; her master did not come to call her. In her dream, she frowned slightly, but ultimately gave up.

what happened?

On the fourth day, the Cheng family arrived. Only after much pleading and cajoling from the Cheng family did Su Xun agree to marry Su Zhen to Cheng Zhicai. But at that moment, she felt a strange, inexplicable heartache.

Can dreams hurt?

After marrying Cheng Zhicai, she wanted him to study more, and he did so. However, Cheng Jun disliked her bossing around their son and used this as an excuse to abuse and beat her.

For some reason, she felt wronged and stopped urging Cheng Zhicai to study. However, her in-laws, seeing her literary talent and believing it to be superior to Cheng Zhicai's, continued to beat and scold her, and even burned her books.

Was it because she didn't have children? But she was pregnant! And six months along, yet Cheng Jun and her mother-in-law continued to beat and scold her. If she hadn't been protecting her belly, she might have miscarried.

However, because of her young age, she contracted a serious illness after giving birth. But Cheng Jun and Cheng Zhicai were completely focused on their son and ignored her life or death, not even inquiring about her for two months.

Who is she? Su Ba Niang!

Although she couldn't claim to be as talented as Wenjun or as charming as Wenji, she still couldn't bear this humiliation. So she took her child and returned to the Su family.

Seeing her covered in bruises, Su Xun angrily denounced the Cheng family, and Madam Cheng wept uncontrollably. She spent over a month recuperating at home before her injuries healed. After much pleading with Su Xun, she finally agreed to a divorce.

Just then, the Cheng family arrived at the Su family's home. Not only did they refuse to sign the divorce papers, but they also took her son away; all she could hear was her son crying and screaming.

From that day on, she never got out of bed again, spending her days in tears. Her family was heartbroken, but despite consulting many doctors, they were all helpless.

Finally, one night, she simply let the moonlight fall on her face. Her eyes were slightly open, looking away, with only the half-wet pillowcase visible.

Unfortunately, even the pillowcase eventually dried out completely...

......

Su Zhen suddenly opened her eyes, sprang out of bed, and subconsciously looked around. However, it was already late at night, and she couldn't see clearly. She felt a slight chill on her body, and when she touched herself, she found she was sweating profusely.

"What's wrong, Eighth Sister?"

Han Zhi was also awakened by her movements, and after hearing his voice, Su Zhen slowly turned her head to look at Han Zhi, who had sat up. She reached out and touched that very familiar face, as if to confirm it.

After a few moments of silence, she suddenly threw herself into his arms and burst into tears. Han Zhi was startled awake by Su Zhen's cries and quickly reached out to support her, gently patting her back.

"What's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry. Did you have a nightmare?"

Su Zhen's crying broke his heart. Han Zhi didn't know what was wrong either, so he could only hold her tightly to give her some "sense of security".

"My lord..." Su Zhen's tears soaked Han Zhi's inner lining, "I just... I just had a dream..."

Han Zhi gently helped her lie back on the bed, comforting her as he asked, "What dream? Dreams are all fake, don't take them seriously."

"I just..." Su Zhen tried to stop her tears, but she couldn't. The heartache in her dream had actually reached her heart.

"I just dreamt that my husband isn't actually here." After crying for a while, she was finally able to speak coherently.

"I couldn't see my husband in my dreams, and in the end I married Cheng Zhicai, but..."

Su Zhen sobbed as she recounted her dream. But as soon as she finished, the profound despair she felt was so deeply etched into her heart that she burst into tears again.

Han Zhi was greatly alarmed at this moment—wasn't this exactly what happened in history!

Despite his shock, all he could do was rub her back and comfort her, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, it's just a dream. Dreams aren't real. Aren't I right beside Ba Niang?"

"But the things in the dream felt so real, so real." Su Zhen almost buried her face in Han Zhi's chest, crying, "Was it because I was bad? Was it because I was bad to my husband? So Heaven came to warn me, to take my husband away..."

"I do not want!"

The girl was on the verge of tears, and Han Zhi felt extremely sorry for her.

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just a dream. Eighth Sister, don't be afraid. Even Heaven can't separate us," Han Zhi comforted her softly.

Su Zhen barely managed to stop crying, pulled her head away from Han Zhi's chest, and looked at him through the darkness: "Is it because I have been too unkind to my husband that Heaven has come to punish me like this?"

"No, my wife is the best woman in the world. She's the best to me, how could she possibly be bad to me?" Han Zhi gently comforted her.

"Then why did I have this dream? And why was it so vivid? It must be for some reason." Su Zhen was sobbing that she could hardly breathe, and she coughed twice.

Han Zhi pulled her back into his arms and kissed her forehead, saying, "Heaven is merciless. Seeing that Eighth Sister is so kind, it naturally wants to play a trick on her. We just need to live our lives well and don't need to think about other things."

"Really?" Su Zhen's voice was very soft, but it was heartbreaking to hear.

"Of course it's true, doesn't Eighth Sister believe me?" Han Zhi said softly.

"letter......"

"Then Eighth Sister, please sleep peacefully. I'll still be here tomorrow."

Su Zhen gently inhaled Han Zhi's scent, feeling increasingly at ease. Finally, she closed her eyes and fell asleep once again.