The old lady spoke so emotionally that her eyes were moist. She coughed a few times, and everyone felt that they could understand what she said.
Although everyone felt that what the old lady said was a bit too inhumane and sympathized with Xu Jinyi's situation, they could also understand the old lady's approach.
After all, no one wants his bride to be the daughter of a criminal.
It is even more difficult to offer advice, as people will say that it is easier said than done.
Pingyang Hou was in a dilemma. If the ceremony hadn't been completed, this would be easy to discuss, but now...
Tong's mother looked nervous and understood the situation.
A hint of sarcasm flashed across Xu Jinyi's lowered eyes. Isn't this the moment the Lu family has been waiting for?
He deliberately delayed until the ceremony was over and then wanted to demote his wife to a concubine so that he could take over her dowry.
Pingyang Hou sighed deeply and looked at Xu Jinyi with a guilty look in his eyes: "Mother, please go back and rest first. I will take care of this matter."
As soon as the old lady left, the Marquis of Pingyang spoke up, "Xiao Jin, we, the Marquis of Pingyang, have wronged you. Don't blame us for being ruthless. You know very well what treason is. I have a good relationship with your father, but I can't gamble the entire Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion with you."
"We won't make it difficult for you. Considering the friendship between our two families, you and Haoran should divorce."
Lu Haoran looked at Xu Jinyi with pity: "Dad, I won't divorce. I finally married Xiao Jin, and her family is in trouble. How can I abandon her at this time?"
"Now her house has been raided. Where else can she go if she leaves here? A sixteen-year-old girl, her family changed overnight, and she became an abandoned woman. How can she bear it?"
"Dad, we can't kick someone when he's down. I won't divorce you."
Everyone was moved by Lu Haoran's loyalty and praised his character.
Lu Haoran was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. As he expected, these words earned him enough fame.
But Xu Jinyi's response made him feel a little strange. According to her deep affection for him, she should be looking at him with tears in her eyes at this moment.
Why does he still look like he's been frightened by the sudden change?
"Xiao Jin, don't worry, Brother Haoran will always be by your side." Lu Haoran looked at her affectionately.
The Marquis's wife glared at Xu Jinyi unhappily. She didn't expect her to be so ungrateful. Her son had said that, but she didn't react at all.
Shouldn't I be crying and asking to lower my status at this time?
For their purpose, the Marquis's wife also stood up, with a kind face: "Jin girl, our Haoran has a bright future. We must not marry the daughter of a criminal as our wife. It doesn't matter if she is a concubine. Status doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if Haoran treats you well."
"When something like this happens to your family, you can't ask us to sacrifice the entire Pingyang Marquis Mansion, right? Given your relationship with Haoran, you believe in him as a person. Regardless of his status, he will definitely treat you well."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion: "You say, this is too difficult for the girl. Isn't this a difficult choice? Either she becomes an abandoned wife, or she becomes a concubine."
"Oh my god, I feel so wronged just thinking about it. I went from being the envied noble lady to being the daughter of a criminal."
"The legitimate wife who was once married to the emperor has become a concubine."
"From a young girl as beautiful as a flower, she became an abandoned woman."
"Isn't this Pingyang Marquis's Mansion a bit too bullying for the girl? They demoted my wife to a concubine right after the wedding. Who can accept this?"
"But there's nothing wrong with them doing this. If the Zhennan General's Mansion really did something treasonous, they can't sacrifice the entire mansion for a daughter-in-law."
Mother Tong never imagined that their young lady's fate would be so miserable. She had already been buried in the church, but she was still implicated.
Tong's mother was excited and angry: "How can you insult me like this? Our young lady has already married the prince, and this is only the first day. How can you do such a thing as demoting my wife to a concubine?"
"No matter what the current situation is at the General's Mansion, our young lady is already married. Even if something happens, the laws of our dynasty cannot implicate a woman who marries out."
"We absolutely do not agree to demoting our wives to concubines." Tong's mother's chest heaved with anger.
"What they said makes sense. It is indeed true. Even if something happens to her family, it won't affect this little girl. It seems a bit unkind of the Pingyang Marquis's actions."
As the people around her nodded in agreement, the wife of the Marquis was very annoyed and even more dissatisfied with Xu Jinyi who did not express his opinion at all.
"Mother Tong, we didn't mean to do this, but you saw the old lady's attitude just now. She's not in good health to begin with. If we disobey her, I'm afraid..."
"Please understand us. Don't worry, even if Xiaojin enters our family, no matter what her status is, we will treat her like a daughter, and Haoran will treat her well for the rest of his life."
"She's a little girl, and divorce would damage her reputation. It would be better for everyone if both sides took a step back. What do you think of Xiao Jin?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Jinyi, wanting to know what this little girl would choose.
Xu Jinyi said nothing, as if he couldn't make a decision.
The Marquis put his hands behind his back and spoke with a righteous look on his face: "Xiao Jin, you can speak out what you think boldly. If you don't want to stay as a concubine, our Marquis Mansion will not force you. The divorce papers can be presented at any time."
As expected of an old fox, his words made the guests instantly turn to the side of their Marquis' Mansion.
Lu Haoran looked at Xu Jinyi affectionately: "Xiao Jin, no matter what the status is, I will definitely treat you well. Except for the identity of my legal wife, nothing will change."
"I won't let you down. All your treatment in the mansion won't change at all."
Mother Tong was silent because she didn't know the situation in the general's mansion.
If the situation in the general's mansion is not optimistic, how can she, an abandoned woman, support it?
Only if the situation in the general's mansion was good would she dare to talk about divorce.
Now she doesn't know what is the right choice.
The princess's instructions should have meant that she should live a good life with the young lady in the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion with the dowry and not get involved in the affairs of the General's Mansion.
But it definitely does not include taking the young lady as a concubine, but now they are in a dilemma.
"Miss, let's stay here. Something happened in the general's mansion. Where can we go if we leave here?" Liusu, Xu Jinyi's maid who came with her dowry, advised.
Xu Jinyi glanced at Liusu with cold eyes. This maid of hers was definitely not a good person.
In her previous life, she did not listen to Tong's mother, but instead listened to Liusu and chose to stay.
It was this decision that led to the tragedy that happened to the original owner later.
This Liusu is actually Lu Haoran's person. She brainwashed herself by saying that she is now the daughter of a criminal, and holding so much dowry would make it difficult for Lu Haoran.
She was asked to use her dowry to please the wife of the Marquis, and then the original owner foolishly handed over most of the dowry.
The dowry was extremely rich. Her parents must have heard some news and knew that something was going to happen in the general's mansion.
Then all the family property accumulated by several generations of the general's family was given to her as a dowry.
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