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184: The Kindness and Righteousness of the Zhao Family

Chapter 184: The Benevolence of the Zhao Family

Liu Si Niang felt that her life was too hard. Her parents died early, and her uncle took over the family property on the grounds that there was no male heir in the family. He only gave her a small dowry and then never cared about her life or death. After marrying into her husband's family, she worked like a cow and a horse and took on all the housework, but she still could not be liked by her husband's family. She originally thought that as long as she endured it, she would have hope when she gave birth to a child.

"Fourth Lady, what do you think?"

Su Zhi felt that Liu Si Niang's hand was shaking, so she also held her hand tightly, hoping to give her some strength. She knew that no one could make a choice for Liu Si Niang at this time, and she had to make the decision about her marriage herself. No matter how much she pitied her, she could only support her from the side but not help her to draw a conclusion. However, in her heart, Su Zhi kept saying: Divorce, divorce, leave this home where you suffer, get scolded and beaten!

Liu Si Niang glanced at the four people standing in front of the door in the middle of the room, then turned her eyes away as if she didn't want to look anymore, held Su Zhi's hand, smiled bitterly, and said, "What about me? Do I have time to think about this? They have already made plans, and even if I don't agree, I can't stop that woman from coming in."

Su Zhi sighed in her heart, thinking that women in ancient times were really pitiful. Her husband could not stand up to marrying a concubine. Even if she was a fierce woman, she could only make a fuss and then give in, unless her family had power to suppress her husband's family. It was a pity that Liu Si Niang's family could not be relied on at all, otherwise she would not be bullied by the Zhao family like this.

"Fourth Lady, do you agree to the Zhao family marrying this concubine?"

Su Zhi asked. She thought to herself that if she were Liu Si Niang, she would divorce her husband even if he wanted to take a concubine. She also believed that she could live a better life. Then she would make the man who betrayed her regret it to death.

Su Zhi really hoped that Liu Si Niang would do so, but Liu Si Niang was not her. Even if she could promise Liu Si Niang that she would divorce, she would not let her live without a stable place and would provide her with food and clothing. But she was really afraid that Liu Si Niang could not bear the gossip of the people in the village. At this time, whether a woman was divorced or divorced, her reputation would be affected. As a modern woman, she naturally did not care. Liu Si Niang was an ancient person, and an ancient woman who could endure adversity.

Su Zhi really felt sorry for Liu Si Niang.

Liu Si Niang looked at Su Zhi with a dazed look in her eyes, and then she laughed. The laugh was a little cold and mocking. Su Zhi felt a pang in her heart when she heard the elegant romance. She wondered why Liu Si Niang laughed like that? Was she really angry? Such a mocking expression appeared on Liu Si Niang's face, which was very strange.

"Su Zhi, you are wrong. She is not a co-wife."

Liu Si Niang said with a wry smile. That smile was a little cold, lonely and sad, as if all the vitality was slowly disappearing in it.

Su Zhi was stunned and said, "Not a co-wife? Didn't Xiaohua just say she was a wife?"

Su Zhi wondered if Zhao Xiaohua had just said that. Was he afraid that Zhang Qingniang would be unhappy and think that the word concubine was not nice, so he said wife? But on second thought, Su Zhi felt something was wrong. Zhang Qingniang was well dressed and didn't seem to be willing to be humble. Would she be willing to be a concubine? Or a concubine below Liu Siniang? In order to get Zhang Qingniang in, the Zhao family dared to beat Liu Siniang, so how could they let Zhang Qingniang be a concubine? In this country, there are also some wealthy farmers who have more than one daughter-in-law, but few of them are called concubines, and they are all equal wives. How could the Zhao family let a woman like Zhang Qingniang be a concubine? And they are so close to this concubine as if she were their daughter-in-law!

Su Zhi thought that maybe what Zhao Xiaohua said just now was true. She was not a concubine but a wife, and Liu Si Niang said that she was not a co-wife...

"Si Niang! You mean——"

Su Zhi thought of a possibility, and her heart suddenly became angry, her brows almost stood up. She thought she was overthinking it. How could the Zhao family be so shameless, how could they go so far, how could they be so cruel!

Liu Si Niang covered her eyes with her hands, sobbed, and nodded continuously. Her whole body was shaking as if she had a convulsion. She looked so pitiful.

Yueyue touched Liu Siniang's hair with her little hands and kept coaxing her, saying, "Auntie Liu, don't cry, Auntie Liu, don't cry..."

Xiaori and Xing'er stood aside and watched, with angry looks on their faces. They stood in front of the bed, glaring at the Zhao family's three members and Zhang Qingniang. Even Xiaohei and Xiaobai stood there and looked at the four people.

Su Zhi watched Liu Si Niang go from suppressing her tears to bursting into tears. Her eyes turned red and tears fell drop by drop.

"This is too much of an insult! This is too much of an insult!"

"Why are you crying? No one in our Zhao family died. Don't wail here. People who don't know would think we did something to you!" Old Lady Li said loudly. She was yelling at Liu Si Niang, and then she changed her tone and said to Su Zhi, "Wife Zi'an, this dead woman is ignorant. Don't cry with her. She deserves to be punished. Don't let her hurt your eyes. Crying too much is not good for your eyes."

Zhao Xiaohua also said, "Sister Zhao, come sit in the main room. My brother brought back some snacks this time. Come and try them."

Su Zhi wiped her tears and looked at the Zhao family, thinking that they were too shameless. Their ugly deeds were exposed, but they still acted as if nothing had happened. They even scolded Liu Si Niang in front of her and had the mind to offer any snacks!

"I can't afford your snacks! Let me ask you, this Zhang Qingniang is not a concubine, but a wife, or a co-wife, so she is the wife? Right?"

Su Zhi asked with a stern face. For Liu Si Niang, she tried her best to suppress her anger and asked coldly. She wanted to hear them say those shameless words in person.

Zhao Daliang lowered his head slightly under Su Zhi's stare. He had always thought that Shen Zian's wife was pretty, but he didn't expect that he would feel a little guilty when she stared at him like that. He couldn't bring himself to say such things. Zhang Qingniang knew that Su Zhi's family also had some money. When she saw Su Zhi's aura, although she knew that Su Zhi was on Liu Si Niang's side, she didn't want Su Zhi to completely hate her, so she just pretended to be aggrieved and embarrassed and shrank back.

Mrs. Li was old and thick-skinned, so she said, "Since you know about this, wife Zi'an, just tell the truth. We in the Zhao family don't intend to keep this a secret. Liu Si Niang has been married to our Zhao family for three years, but she has never given birth to a child for our Zhao family. She is a hen that doesn't lay eggs. Since she is incompetent, my son can't become a dead end because of her. Since he and Qing Niang are in love, let Qing Niang carry on the family line for our Zhao family. This is also normal."

Zhao Xiaohua said, "That's right. There are three unfilial acts, and having no offspring is the worst. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. I can't let my brother have no children or grandchildren."

"What I'm asking is, this woman is the wife, so what is Si Niang?!"

Su Zhi asked. She was really angry about what the mother and daughter said. Zhao Daliang was away all year round, so it was difficult for Liu Si Niang to get pregnant. They actually blamed Liu Si Niang for being a hen that didn't lay eggs. It was really unreasonable! But now she didn't want to argue with them about this. She just wanted to hear what kind of position they wanted to put Liu Si Niang in.

Zhao Xiaohua said: "Qingniang's family has an ancestral teaching that she cannot be a concubine."

Su Zhi stared at her and said, "I won't ask her, so why should I ask Si Niang?"

Old Lady Li was getting impatient, and she grumbled, "What is she?! She has been in this family for three years, and she hasn't laid an egg. She is sad every day, eats more and does less. How can a stupid woman like her match a talented man like our Daliang? It's a good thing that you didn't divorce her. She still wants to be my wife? Bah! Look at her face, how can she be worthy of me! Letting her be a concubine is the kindness of our Zhao family. She is still trying to kill herself. She really doesn't know what's good for her. If you were a more powerful family, you would have been divorced long ago. How dare you make trouble!"

Zhang Qingniang held onto Old Lady Li's arm from behind, patted her on the back, and said, "Mother, calm down and don't let your anger get you in trouble. Don't blame Si Niang anymore, she's just having a hard time thinking it through. When she understands, she'll understand the good intentions of mother and husband. Let your sister take good care of herself, otherwise, with the wound on her head, people will think you're being unkind."

Old Lady Li patted Zhang Qingniang's hand and said with satisfaction: "Good daughter-in-law, you still care about mother's health. I am really mad at her. I wish Liu Si Niang was half as sensible as you. I talked to her nicely and said that I would not drive her out but just let her be a concubine, but she dared to make trouble and hit her head. It's really unlucky!"

Su Zhi thought to herself, this damn old woman, is what she said even human?! And this Zhang Qingniang, she is not a good person either! She came to snatch Liu Si Niang's husband, turning a good wife into a concubine, and she still has the nerve to belittle Liu Si Niang and praise the Zhao family in a roundabout way. She is really an arrogant mistress! This is even more hateful than those concubines!

"So you want to turn Si Niang from a wife into a concubine, and let this woman be Zhao Daliang's legal wife! Zhao Daliang, do you think so too? Don't you care about the love you have had with Si Niang for so many years? Is there some ancestral teaching in Zhang Qingniang's family that says she can't be a concubine? Does it also say that she can't be a co-wife? Is it because of her that your first wife must be demoted to a concubine? How can you bear it?!"

Su Zhi no longer wanted to reason with the Zhao family. They were so unreasonable. In their minds, Liu Si Niang was being kind to them because she didn't give birth to a child and made her a concubine. If she wasn't honest, she would be ignorant of good and bad. Su Zhi really didn't want to deal with such selfish people. She said these things to Zhao Daliang just to make Liu Si Niang see Zhao Daliang's human nature! (