Chapter Twenty: Kneel down and relinquish your position as the legal wife.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Qin Youming's face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at Qin Chengxuan and shouted.
"Chengxuan, go back to your study!" He then turned to Qin Zhining and shouted angrily, "Get back to your residence now!"
Qin Chengxuan remained unmoved, a hint of cold indifference in his eyes as he watched a show unfold.
His sister plotted to get him beaten, and his mother didn't care that he was almost strangled to death. What's wrong with watching the show?
Is this son's revenge excessive?
Qin Zhining narrowed her eyes slightly, looped the hemp rope in her hand, and said slowly, "Back to my lodgings? Heh..."
Five hundred taels of silver, bring it here right now. If you're short even a penny, I'll tear down your county magistrate's mansion.
And Master Qin, your dear aunt made me live in the woodshed, didn't she? If I step into there today, our father-daughter relationship will be severed forever, and we'll have no further connection whatsoever.”
"You? You dare threaten your father?" Qin Youming slammed his fist on the table, his voice sharp but his tone weak. "You're only fourteen and you dare to be disobedient and unfilial? I think I should have beaten you to death long ago to save you from harming others!"
Upon hearing the words "I'll beat you to death," Qin Xiaoxiao instantly flew into a rage!
Unable to speak, she could only gasp for breath, making hoarse gasps, her whole being like a lit firecracker.
Suddenly, he held the wooden pole in his hand horizontally in front of Qin Youming, his wide eyes blazing with anger. His small body stood straight, and even though he was surrounded by Qin Youming's guards, he stood fearlessly in front of Qin Zhining.
The attitude was clearly, "If you want to touch the young lady, you'll have to get past me first."
Qin Zhining felt a warmth in her heart, reached out and pressed Qin Xiaoxiao's shoulder, and remained silent. Before Qin Youming could finish speaking, she suddenly rushed forward and slapped Aunt An across the face again!
"Slap!" The slap was even harder, so hard that her teeth loosened, and she stood there stunned, covering her face, forgetting even to cry.
"Qin Zhining, you beast! An Shi is your mother, how dare you disobey your superior and hit her?"
Qin Youming was so angry he was about to explode. He didn't care whether the neighbors could hear him and roared at the top of his lungs.
Aunt An belatedly felt the sharp pain on her face. Humiliation and anger surged up at the same time, and she burst into tears.
"I can't live anymore! Waaah... What an unfilial daughter! I'm going to the authorities to sue her! I'll make her drown in a pig cage!"
Upon seeing this, Aunt Liu, who claimed to be a loyal supporter of Aunt An, was so frightened that she took several steps back and hid behind a pillar, trembling with fear.
The second young lady is so fierce. Let whoever wants to get involved in this mess have it; she's not someone to mess with.
Qin Zhining glanced at the two crying and making a scene with absolute contempt and sneered, "Sue me for being unfilial? Go ahead."
I want to see how the county government will handle this fairly. Aunt An, you have the nerve to sue me? How can you even bring yourself to say such a thing?
"Don't you know your place? You've only been a concubine for a few days, pretending to be the legal wife, and you dare to torture and kill the original wife's daughter. You want to die sooner? I'll grant your wish!"
She pressed on relentlessly, her eyes like knives. "Oh right, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it—Master Qin, since you made An Shi your official wife, has she kowtowed to my mother and offered her tea?"
Did you get my family's approval? My mother's dowry included a mutton-fat jade bracelet, a symbol of a principal wife; did you put it on her?
"This...this..." Qin Youming and Qin Anshi's expressions changed drastically, their lips trembling as they were unable to speak for a long time.
There was no memorial tablet for Xie Mingyuan, the first wife, in the Qin County Magistrate's residence.
An Qinghe didn't even have a chance to look at Xie Mingyuan's mutton fat jade bracelet, let alone offer her tea.
According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, even though Qin Youming verbally recognized her as his official wife, it was not registered with the government or approved by her original wife's family. In essence, she was still a concubine who could not be seen in public.
In fact, as the county magistrate, how could Qin Youming not know about this legal provision of the Great Qi Dynasty? It wasn't that he didn't want to confirm An Qinghe's status as the legal wife for record-keeping.
However, if the wife's family, including her children, do not agree, even if he abuses his power for personal gain, he will not be able to achieve his wish.
This is the most bizarre law of the Great Qi Dynasty, almost identical to the laws of the interstellar era, which is quite unbelievable.
Actually, before this, Qin Youming had gone to the Xie family to ask for their favor, requesting their consent to officially recognize An Qinghe as his wife.
However, the Xie family not only refused his request, but he didn't even get through the door.
Why?
Is the Xie family heartless?
Others may not know, but Qin Youming knows it perfectly well.
He knew that because he had listened to An Qinghe's pillow talk, he had sent his only legitimate daughter to the ancestral home without the Xie family's consent.
They've been gone for years, never bothering to check on us. Anyone would be angry and resentful in that situation.
The Xie family couldn't swallow this humiliation, so they refused to listen to anyone who tried to plead for them.
She wants to take the position of Xie's daughter's legal wife, become Qin Youming's second wife, and control Xie's granddaughter as a stepmother? Dream on!
Thus, An Qinghe's current status as a legitimate wife is neither official nor legitimate, and she can only fool some well-meaning but naive people.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhining silently gave the Xie family a thumbs up in her heart.
When it comes to revenge and ruthlessness, the Xie family is the best example.
The Xie family has seized control of Aunt An's lifeline, refusing to acknowledge her as the legal wife, so she remains nothing more than a plaything.
The Xie family has Qin Youming by the throat, preventing him from getting what he wants. Even if he successfully marries into the He family, he will still be three classes below them, never able to hold his head high or stand up straight.
Because the daughter he married into the He family was an illegitimate daughter.
Seeing Qin Youming's embarrassed expression, and Aunt An's swollen face full of resentment and hatred, their eldest son, Qin Chengxuan, looked up at the sky with embarrassment and secret satisfaction.
To be blunt, his mother and sister both deserve a beating. What kind of concubine is so arrogant? What kind of illegitimate daughter acts like the legitimate daughter? No respectable family would laugh at this.
Of course, in the absence of a legitimate son, he, as an illegitimate son, had some advantages; his actions and status were acceptable to others.
Hehehe... I, this young master, am living a much more carefree life.
In an instant, because his biological father and mother had suffered a setback, Qin Chengxuan actually healed himself—
Seeing the family of three looking up at the sky in silence, Qin Zhining understood perfectly, "Oh, judging from your expressions, Madam An really didn't serve tea to my mother."
"And you didn't even get the approval of my mother's family, nor the blessings of my first wife's family, nor did you receive a bracelet as a gift for your second wife, right?"
She sneered and glared at Qin Youming, "My maternal family lives in Linjia Village, not far from Lincheng County. If you are sincere and filial, Father, and treat them well, how could my maternal family not fulfill your wishes?"
This shows that over the years, you've only recognized the An family as your father-in-law. My maternal grandparents' family, on the other hand, you've discarded them like trash, which is why Aunt An is still only a concubine in a semi-mistress, semi-servant position.
He gave Aunt An a deep look with his words of subtle instigation.
Qin Zhining's meaning was very clear: she was telling her that it wasn't anyone else's fault that she didn't have the status of a true wife; it was all because of her, this good man.
If he truly wanted to make you his official wife, he could kneel before the Xie family and still earn that position.
So... you're still not good enough; you're not important enough in your man's heart.
There's a deeper meaning in every glance; figure it out for yourself.
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