Now, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion did this because they looked down on her as the daughter of a traitor, but were reluctant to give up her large dowry.
What's even more disgusting is yet to come. They want to use the dowry they got from her to marry a wife who can be helpful to Lu Haoran.
Their plan was to marry a wealthy concubine and then use her dowry to marry a wife who could be of help to their mansion.
Another maidservant who came with the dowry, Liuli, said, "No, Miss, if you agree to this, no one in the mansion will obey you. Everyone will look down on you. You absolutely cannot agree to this."
Xu Jinyi looked at Liuli, the loyal maid, then looked at Tong Mama and let out a breath.
Then he bowed slightly to the Marquis.
Her action made the people in the Marquis' Mansion almost unable to hide the smiles on their faces, thinking that the matter was settled.
Thinking of the huge amount of dowry, the crow's feet at the corners of the marquis's wife's eyes deepened.
When he was about to go forward and shake Xu Jinyi's hand with a happy look on his face, he heard her speak in a firm tone and clear words.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for thinking so much about Xiao Jin. Lord Xiao Jin knows what the current situation of his family is."
"I know that as the daughter of a guilty minister, I am not worthy of the Crown Prince, and I cannot bring disaster to the future of the Marquisate. However, Xiao Jin will never lose face for our ancestors by becoming a concubine."
"Even if Brother Haoran and I are not destined to be together in this life, I don't want to embarrass the Marquis' Mansion. I will now ask to leave the marriage and ask Brother Haoran to write a letter of divorce."
"The General's Mansion is in trouble. As a daughter, I cannot leave my parents alone. I must return to the capital. No matter life or death, I will live and die with the General's Mansion."
The smiles on the faces of the people in the Marquis' Mansion froze, and they looked at Xu Jinyi in disbelief.
Lu Haoran was the most surprised. He never thought that Xu Jinyi would refuse. After all, he always knew how much Xu Jinyi liked him and how much she pestered him.
The Marquis and his wife both looked extremely unhappy and looked at Lu Haoran and asked him what was going on.
Isn't it said that this girl from the Xu family loves him to death and is 90% sure that she will agree?
How could this happen?!
Lu Haoran's heart was in his throat. Seeing that all the deployments were successful, something went wrong at the most critical moment. How could Lu Haoran be willing to accept this?
Liu Su received Lu Haoran's gaze and said to Xu Jinyi worriedly, "Miss, think twice and don't act on impulse. The General's Mansion is gone. How are you going to survive if you leave here?"
"The prince is truly sincere towards you. He is forced to do this now because of the situation. If you stay here, he will definitely not let you down."
"Besides, the princess definitely doesn't want you to go back, and she certainly doesn't want you to be involved in this matter. Miss, you have to think it through."
Upon hearing this, Tong's mother scolded him harshly: "Shut up! How can a maid like you say anything about the young lady's decision?"
"If the prince really loves Miss, why would he let Miss become his concubine?"
"Miss, Mother Tong respects the decision you make. No matter where you go, we will stand by your side."
Liuli nodded: "Miss, Liuli will listen to you."
The two of them kept singing a different tune, which made Liusu so angry that her teeth were itching. She didn't want to leave Pingyang Marquis Mansion because Lu Haoran had promised to give her the position of concubine.
Moreover, she was very happy to see Xu Jinyi being demoted to a concubine.
In this way, she is no longer the high and mighty lady. All of them are concubines like her, serving men. No one is nobler than the other.
If she became a concubine, she would no longer be a maid and would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life. But if she left, she would only be a maid beside Xu Jinyi for the rest of her life.
This was not the result she wanted.
She never thought that she was inferior to others, but why was she destined to be a lowly slave by birth?
Why was Xu Jinyi born with fine clothes, silks, satins, gold and silver jewelry? She had to rely on herself to escape the luck of being a slave.
Maybe she can give birth to a son or daughter in the future, and the mother will be honored by the son.
Furthermore, she had a bigger idea. As long as Xu Jinyi entered the mansion as a concubine, her relationship with the prince could continue.
Given the prince's personality, he would definitely put off marrying a wife again and again, and it would also take time to coax Xu Jinyi into giving him a dowry.
Then it is not impossible for the prince's eldest son to be born from her belly, and then her son will also have a chance to compete.
So now she looked at Tong's mother and Liusu with a very unfriendly look.
"Miss, you and the prince have been childhood sweethearts. Do you really want to give up this relationship? And how can you find a good family with the reputation of being an abandoned woman?"
"The princess certainly hopes that you will be well taken care of in the Marquis' Mansion."
Xu Jinyi looked at Liusu meaningfully, and that look made her feel uneasy, as if he could see through her little thoughts.
Xu Jinyi looked at Lu Haoran and smiled bitterly: "Brother Haoran, Xiaojin can't let you be labeled as a concubine, a coward, and a selfish person. Brother Haoran, please write a letter of divorce."
Lu Haoran's face twisted for a moment, and he could barely maintain his expression. "Xiao Jin, how can you say that? In my eyes, nothing is more important than you. Don't say such angry words."
Xu Jinyi smiled: "Brother Haoran means that I am more important than the position of the Crown Prince, and he is willing to grant me the position of legal wife?"
Before Xu Haoran could say anything, the Marquis's wife jumped out and said, "Are you dreaming?! You are the daughter of a criminal, not the legitimate daughter of a general. You should be grateful that Haoran married you, and you still dare to covet the position of the legal wife?!"
The sarcastic tone was completely different from her attitude just now. Xu Jinyi seemed to be frightened by her attitude and stood there in a daze.
The guests were also talking about it, which made the Marquis glare at his wife who was losing her temper.
Lu Haoran smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Jin, my mother didn't mean that. You are the woman I love most, of course more important than the position of the Crown Prince, but my grandmother is in poor health, and I am really... embarrassed."
"Xiao Jin, please go to the mansion first, okay? I will definitely try my best to convince grandma."
Xu Jinyi cried silently, and her aggrieved look was pitiful.
Liuli was a straightforward person and rolled her eyes on the spot: "After all, you are still trying to wrong my young lady. Everyone can speak in a straightforward manner."
Lu Haoran's face turned pale and blue, which made Xu Jinyi want to give a thumbs up to Liuli.
People in the hall gradually responded, "That maid is right. The way Pingyang Hou eats is too ugly. On the one hand, he said that he would let her choose, and now the little girl has chosen to divorce out of filial piety and not bring trouble to the Marquis' Mansion, and they are playing the emotional card again."
"Also, the Marquis's wife's attitude just now was really hard to describe. If I agree, once I enter the Marquis' Mansion, I can't say whether they will bully me because of the General's Mansion."
"Or maybe in the future, if their family really can't get promoted and they blame the girl, then life will be difficult."
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