Chapter 43 Equal Wife
Zheng Rouer looked unhappy and went out with a red face.
Lu He chuckled and whispered, "You're flattering the horse but you hit the horse's leg. Oh, I didn't expect General Chen to be Miss Jiu's husband. I waited for a year, but he came back with another woman."
"We must not reveal anything about Miss Jiu," Master Qian instructed.
At this moment, Mrs. Lu tightly grasped her son's hand. Her voice tightened as she demanded, "Son, tell me, who is this woman? I'm telling you, Jiusu saved my life, healed my eyes, waited for you for a year, fulfilled her filial duty, and took care of the family. You can't do anything to let her down."
Chen Zhao and Bai Luoxue looked at each other, and they both knelt on the ground at the same time.
Chen Zhaodao said, "Mom, Jiusu saved you, and I will treat her well, but Luoxue also saved my life. What's more, she is already my wife. Please grant my wish."
Bai Luoxue smiled shyly, bowed her head, and spoke gently.
"Mother, I will be filial to you. I truly love my husband."
"Impossible!" Mrs. Lu refused flatly, her chest heaving violently, her pale face flushed with anger. "Our family doesn't take concubines. Chen Zhao can only have one woman, and that's Jiusu!"
Everyone in the room lowered their heads. After all, she was the general's mother, so it was difficult to persuade her.
Seeing this, Jiusu supported Lu and couldn't help feeling moved.
She advised: "Don't be anxious, or you might add fuel to the fire and cause further blindness."
The maidservant beside Bai Luoxue couldn't bear it anymore.
Fang Fei put her hands on her hips and complained, "My young lady is the daughter of an old general who has made great military achievements and protected the country. How could she possibly be a concubine? My young lady is here to be my wife, so I'm sorry to bother you to be my concubine. If you're willing to kneel down and beg my young lady, maybe I can let you be my equal wife."
Bang!
Mrs. Lu bent down and slapped her son in the face. Her whole body was cold as ice as ice. She said in disappointment, "Jiu Su and I have been looking forward to your return every day, but you treat us like this. Are you still human? You might as well not come back and die on the battlefield!"
Chen Wu and Sun Mei ran over and respectfully helped the two men up.
Sun Mei pulled Mrs. Lu over and threatened, "Blind old woman, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become so stubborn. I'm telling you, if you don't agree, I'll strangle your grandson to death, and then I'll set fire to the house and we'll all die together! Bai Luoxue is a noble lady, what is Jiusu?"
"A bunch of beasts!" Mrs. Lu was so angry that she was shaking all over.
Seeing his mother disagree, Chen Zhao looked at Jiusu and said, "I know I'm sorry for you. You are still my wife, but Luoxue will be my co-wife. Do you agree?"
Jiusu gave an awkward but polite smile.
That’s great, that’s great.
Even if the two are not actually husband and wife and do not like each other, they still have the identity of "husband and wife".
She didn't even cheat on Chen Zhao, but was cheated on. She should have chewed Jiang Jing out that night! Okay, okay, you want to morally blackmail her? Give them a "textbook" show.
"I disagree."
"Jiusu, I will compensate you..." Chen Zhao said anxiously.
Jiusu raised her hand to interrupt. In a moment, her eyes were red and tears hung on her long eyelashes.
"Brother Zhao..."
This was how the original owner called Chen Zhao.
"We're husband and wife, so there's really no need for you to do this. In fact, if you just tell me that you and Miss Bai are determined to love each other, regardless of worldly opinions, I won't stop you. I'll even bless you. So, General Chen, let's get a divorce."
Everyone sighed and couldn't help but look up to Jiusu, but some also mocked him.
If you propose divorce at this time, regardless of the situation, you don't want wealth and glory anymore?
Sun Mei rolled her eyes and pushed Jiusu with a look of frustration. "Don't you want to live anymore? You're a country girl. Being a general's concubine is a blessing you've earned in several lifetimes, and you still don't want to live anymore. Jiusu, don't be so stupid. You might end up shooting yourself in the foot."
Lu He sighed helplessly. Anyone would be angry if their husband brought home a woman, right? When she first met the master, her sister accepted him generously, but she must have felt bad in her heart.
Jiusu's eyes were misty, with a hint of red at the corners of her eyes.
"I don't feel ashamed of being a country bumpkin. Instead, I feel sad to be a cuckolded general's wife."
"Are you serious?" Chen Zhao was obviously angry. He held Bai Luoxue's hand and said, "Even if I marry Luoxue, you will still be the legal wife. Luoxue is considerate and won't compete with you for favor."
Jiusu smiled and said, "Yeah, if you don't understand other people's clothes, how could you be with a married man?"
Her eyes moved between the two of them.
The fiery gaze made Bai Luoxue very uncomfortable. As the legitimate daughter of the old general, she had never been blamed, but now she was being humiliated in public.
With tears in her eyes, she turned around and cried.
"Husband, my sister doesn't agree, so let's forget it. I've been in love with you for the past six months, and I'm already very satisfied. I'm going to become a nun!"
"Luoxue! I won't allow it." Chen Zhao hugged her distressedly and confessed sincerely, "I like you and don't need anyone else's consent."
He looked at Jiusu, the guilt in his eyes lessened a little, and he warned: "My patience has its limits. I'm very happy today, so don't look for trouble, otherwise you will be embarrassed."
The next second, the Jiu family ran in.
Jiugui clasped his fists, his eyes fixed on the general. He complimented, "Brother-in-law, it's really you. They said you came back alive and became a general? Huh? What's wrong? Are you unhappy, brother-in-law? Who made you angry?"
He straightened up, looking as if he wanted to speak up for his brother-in-law.
Fang Fei said unhappily, "Jiu Su, she wants to divorce the general."
"Divorce? Jiusu, who gave you the courage?!" Jiugui asked arrogantly, "If you dare to divorce, don't even think about setting foot in your parents' home."
Jiusu recalled that this was the original owner's brother from her mother's family. He passed the imperial examination and was one of the few educated people in the village. He thought highly of himself. She said calmly, "My mother's family gave me the courage. Your sister was cheated on. As a brother, shouldn't I vent my anger for her?"
Jiugui advised: "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, let alone a man of such noble status as the general. Stop messing around."
Suddenly.
Jiusu felt very sad. The original owner did not marry into a good family, and her parents' family pushed their daughter into the fire pit.
Aren't these the kind of people who talk without any worries? They themselves are not doing well, and they can't stand seeing others doing well. They don't feel any pain unless the knife falls on them.
Not to mention ancient times, there are even more of them in modern times.
She said calmly, "Chen Zhao, I saved your mother and cured her eyes. The love between you and me is dead in name only. Divorce amicably, just as a way of repaying your mother's kindness. I don't need anything else, and I won't regret it or get entangled in it in the future."
At this time, Chen Zhaocai looked at his wife seriously.
Gentle and virtuous, she is of few words.
No, she is not.
Thinking that his wife had waited for him for a year, but he brought back another woman, he felt guilty. He walked forward and wanted to hold her hand, but Jiusu dodged. He retracted his hand and said softly, "I will not agree to a divorce. You have been kind to our Chen family, and I cannot be ungrateful. How about this, you will still be the wife, and Luoxue...will be a concubine first. Is that okay?"
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