Chapter 271: Unfaithful to the Wife and Ending Her Life
Everyone present bowed and accepted the order.
It was getting late, Qin Hanzhang sent the prince back to the palace, and Su Qianqian took Dianfeng and Xue Ke back home.
In the carriage, Dian Feng was far away from Su Qianqian and Xue Ke, and would call them "bye" from time to time.
[You little dog, you deserve to be mysophobic...even if you are a fake dog, you don't deserve it! How can there be such a strong smell...】
"about……"
Su Qianqian was complaining to her heart's content. She smelled her own hand and almost vomited.
Xue Ke slowly turned his head towards the car window, his cheeks puffing up...
When they returned to the mansion, it was already completely dark. Xue Ke stayed in the servants' room in the outer courtyard and took the warm sedan chair into Tinglan Courtyard. Su Qianqian noticed that the atmosphere was a little off.
"What happened?" Su Qianqian asked Su Mu while changing clothes.
"Madam, something happened to the Second Madam. The Young Master of the Marquis of Jinyang Mansion came to the Xin Mansion to propose marriage. He wants to marry the widowed Second Madam in a formal ceremony, but..."
Su Mu hesitated to speak.
"But what?" Su Qianqian knew that she couldn't underestimate these girls. They kept in touch with each other and knew everything about everything.
However, Su Mu has always been strict and never talks too much about right and wrong. He also strictly orders the servants in Tinglan Courtyard to act like saw-mouthed gourds.
But this does not prevent them from knowing news from other courtyards.
"I heard that the master of the Xin family asked my uncle to come directly to the mansion and tell the second lady that if she could not be a faithful wife, she should end her life on her own and not tarnish the good name of the Xin family. No Xin family girl would remarry. They would only follow their husbands to their deaths or remain widows."
Su Mu sighed after saying this.
The Great Qi Dynasty was considered open-minded. Women could do business, study, and serve as female officials. Remarriage was not uncommon.
But most of them were from common people or merchant families. Most of the women of civil servants and aristocrats still adhered to the old-fashioned belief that women should be faithful to their husbands throughout their lives, and the phenomenon of remarriage was extremely rare.
Because the families these women married into were either rich or noble, they could spend the rest of their lives comfortably by taking care of their sons, unless they were unable to give birth, in which case they would be taken back by their mother's family and remarried.
The Xin family was a family that was extremely strict with their women. Xin and Mr. Qin only spent two months as honeymooners before he left for the northern border, and this was their last farewell.
Su Qianqian thought of the original plot and didn't know why it didn't describe the love between Xin and Prince Zhou. She skipped that part and the system filled it in for her.
For the sake of the original owner, Xin was willing to take off her clothes and be humiliated on her behalf. This must have been a great sacrifice and courage for a girl educated by the Xin family. Because of her action, Su Qianqian decided to help her.
Su Qianqian did not go directly to Xin's courtyard, but went to Du's Qingcang courtyard first.
Mrs. Du was looking worried at this time, and Qin Yuzhuo was accompanying her mother.
"Qianqian, your second sister-in-law..." Before Su Qianqian could speak, Mrs. Du brought it up first. She had been waiting for Su Qianqian to come back and make a decision.
"Mother, what are your plans for this matter?" Su Qianqian first tried to find out what Mrs. Du thought.
“Our Qin family has never wanted to owe our daughters-in-law anything, but we have owed them for generations, so our ancestors set a rule that those with children are not allowed to take concubines, which can be regarded as compensation for the daughters-in-law.
But how many women are widowed at a young age and live a lonely and desolate life. It’s okay when their children are young, as they put their hearts on them all day long, but there is no hope for them once they start their own families.
It is not easy for a widow to go out to meet guests. Even if she returns home, she is afraid of the taboos of her mother's family. She spends her days tending to flowers and plants, copying scriptures, and playing cards to while away the time. Her personality becomes more and more withdrawn.
This is why later on only the direct descendants of the Qin family practiced martial arts and fought in battles, enjoying wealth and splendor but also bearing the pain of losing their husbands and sons; those childless illegitimate children and other branches mostly gave up martial arts and turned to literature or divided the family property to do business. ”
Mrs. Du sighed deeply.
"Qianqian, it's not that I, as a mother-in-law, am mean, but your second sister-in-law is a newly married widow, and she is really pitiful. She is only in her twenties now, how many more years will she have to endure this?
But the Xin family has always been harsh on women. Sending her back would be like forcing her to die. But if she marries out from our mansion, it would not be justifiable.
Qianqian, your grandmother and I are both in favor of your second sister-in-law remarrying, but now we have to think of a way to allow Jilan to marry legitimately and gloriously, so as to avoid being gossiped by those gossipers and causing the Jinyang Marquis's family to lose face. Even if Jilan marries, how can she have a good life! ”
After hearing what Mrs. Du said, Su Qianqian finally felt relieved. Xin Jilan was lucky. Although she became a widow at a young age, she was able to meet a good man and have such an open-minded elder.
"With mother's words, Qianqian knew what to do. Prince Zhou is a rare good man. Now he is so rash to come to the Xin family to propose marriage. There must be something that forced him to do this.
As for the second sister-in-law's thoughts, she needs to be asked clearly. If the two of them are in love, Qianqian will find a way to clear the obstacles for them and let her have a grand wedding. ”
Mrs. Du nodded, then frowned and said, "As for Li Ge'er, we need to make him understand and not let him have any grudges because of this."
Su Qianqian nodded. It was indeed the most difficult to explain to a child. The mother who had been with him day and night was going to be separated from him from now on. It would be difficult for him to accept emotionally at an age when he did not understand.
"Third sister-in-law, although I am reluctant to let my second sister-in-law leave, but she has met the sincere heart of Prince Zhou, so we, the Qin family, should help her. She is a soft-hearted person, and today she is forced to die by her own brother. How sad she must be."
Qin Yuzhuo also spoke, with a hint of anger on his face.
"I was not in the mansion at that time, otherwise I would have beaten him until he begged for mercy. He dared to bully people in our Qin family. He must have been so bold."
Su Qianqian blinked. This girl is easy to get along with. She is really helpful when there is something going on.
"Yuzhuo, don't worry. Just hold on to your anger for now. We'll find a chance to get out. The case at the Dali Temple will be concluded in just three to five days. Then we can go to the Xin family and meet the uncle of the Xin family."
"Third sister-in-law, I heard that the trial in Dali Temple was very lively today..." Qin Yuzhuo's eyes lit up when he said this.
"How do you know? I just returned home..." Su Qianqian looked at Qin Yuzhuo in confusion.
"Ah, well, Qianqian, you should go and comfort your second sister-in-law first. After all, I am speaking from the perspective of a mother-in-law. Your eldest sister-in-law refuses to leave the yard, so you should persuade her not to think too much. We will help her with anything she may have."
Mrs. Du quickly took over the conversation and glared at Qin Yuzhuo fiercely.
Su Qianqian nodded, walked out of Qingcang Courtyard and went to the second lady's courtyard.
[Your mother-in-law knew about the trial today, so she sent five servants to the Dali Temple to attend the trial and take turns to report back to the mansion. Not only did she know about it, but Madam Qin and several old ladies also knew about it and discussed the case together, hahahaha...]
Su Qianqian: Is this considered a derivative way of eating melons?
Walking into the courtyard of Second Madam Xin Jilan was like entering another house. The servants were silent, and when they saw Su Qianqian go in to report, they walked on tiptoe.
[The Second Madam often suffers from insomnia and is easily frightened. The servants in her yard all know this and are afraid of disturbing her habit. 】
The system spoke in a lower voice.
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