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even go out to the bazaars to do the shopping in her stead。 I didn’t protest by

saying; “Am I the type of woman to take on such drudgery?” I swallowed my

pride  and  went  to  work。  But  when  that  brother…in…law  of  mine  Hasan;  now

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without his slave girl to take into his room at night; began forcing my door; I

didn’t know what to do。

Of  course;  I  could’ve  immediately  e  back  here  to  the  home  of  my

father; but according to the kadi judge my husband was legally alive; and were

I to anger my in…laws; they might not stop at forcing my children and me back

to my husband’s home; but humiliate us further by having me and my father;

who had “detained” me; punished。 To tell the truth; I could’ve loved Hasan;

whom I found to be more humane and reasonable than my husband; and who

was  obviously  very  much  in  love  with  me。  But  if  I  were  to  do  this  without

careful thought; I might find myself; God forbid; his slave instead of his wife。

In any event; because they were afraid that I would demand my portion of the

inheritance  and  then  abandon  them  and  return  to  my  father  with  the

children;  they;  too;  weren’t  eager  for  a  judge’s  decision  proclaiming  my

husband’s  death。  If;  in  the  eyes  of  the  judge;  my  husband  wasn’t  dead;  I

naturally  couldn’t  wed  Hasan;  nor  could  I  marry  anyone  else。  Because  this

dilemma bound me to that house and that marriage; my in…laws preferred my

having a “missing” husband; and the continuation of this vague situation。 For

lest you forget; I saw to all their household chores; I did everything from their

cooking  to  their  laundry;  and  furthermore;  one  of  them  was  madly  in  love

with me。

When my father…in…law and Hasan grew dissatisfied with this arrangement

and  decided  it  was  time  for  me  to  marry  Hasan;  it  was  necessary  first  to

arrange for the witnesses to convince the judge of my husband’s death。 Thus;

if my missing husband’s closest kin; his father and brother; accepted his death;

if  there  was  no  longer  anyone  who  objected  to  declaring  my  husband  dead;

and if; for the price of a few silver coins; witnesses would testify that they’d

seen  the  man’s  corpse  in  the  field  of  battle;  the  judge  would  also  oblige。  It

would be most difficult to convince Hasan once I was declared a widow that I

wouldn’t leave the household; demand my inheritance rights or ask for money

to  marry  him;  and  moreover;  that  I’d  marry  him  of  my  own  free  will。

Naturally; I knew that to gain his trust in this regard; I’d have to sleep with

him in a very convincing manner so he’d be pletely assured I was giving

myself to him; not to get his permission to divorce my husband; but because I

was sincerely in love with him。

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