The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan sneered, "With just this little courage, you still dare to come to the Pei family to negotiate with me so arrogantly? Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Xia Mianwan had countless guesses in his mind, but he remained calm on the surface.

Pei Yanqi stared at Xia Mianwan warily for a while, then touched her belly and said, "My child needs a status, and so do I. I want to marry into the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion and become the wife of the Crown Prince's wife."

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Yanqi steadily and didn't speak for a long time.

Pei Yanyue couldn't listen any more, "Aqi, this is simply impossible. Qinghe Cui's family is a noble family. Not to mention that our Pei family can't compare to them, even if we can, we are not in the right in this matter. How can we marry in as a co-wife? The Crown Prince's wife Cui has an excellent reputation. This is absolutely impossible."

Pei Yanqi nodded and said, "Yes, we are not in the right, so I don't mean to ask the prince to divorce Cui."

Pei Yanyue was shocked by Pei Yanqi's words, "Second sister, you..."

Xia Mianwan smiled and comforted Pei Yanyue, saying, "Actually, shouldn't you talk to the prince about this? Has the prince agreed?"

Pei Yanqi restrained her arrogance at this time and sat down. She raised her chin proudly, her tone full of joy, "The prince is very fond of me. He can't do without me. As long as the Pei family comes forward, he will persuade the Marquis of Jinyang to marry me as his co-wife. The prince is willing."

Mrs. Pei sat there in a daze. She knew that the current situation was not right, but she couldn't tell what was wrong, nor did she know how to deal with it. She looked at Xia Mianwan helplessly.

Xia Mianwan asked speechlessly: "For such a shameful thing you did, why do you think the Pei family will help you out? Is there any benefit for the Pei family?"

Pei Yanqi said with a look of disdain: "Sister-in-law, whether you admit it or not, I came out of my mother's belly. I am a legitimate girl of the Pei family and my eldest brother's biological sister. Although my mother and eldest brother asked me to leave the house because they were angry before, they will not really ignore me. Everyone has given me silver many times. If it weren't for mother's tacit consent, where would my eldest sister have given me so much silver?"

Hearing this, Pei Yanyue met Xia Mianwan's gaze with a face full of shame, "Sister-in-law, I didn't know it would be like this. I was just worried that she would suffer... I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Madam Pei said, "Aqi, mother didn't acquiesce. I didn't even know your elder sister often visited you and gave you money."

"Where did you get so much silver, elder sister?" Pei Yanqi asked in obvious disbelief.

Pei Yanyue knew that she had actually caused trouble, and twisted her handkerchief and said, "That's my dowry money!"

Pei Yanqi shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter, elder sister. I will remember your kindness. When I marry into the Marquis' Mansion, I will return all the money. The Marquis' Mansion is a big family with great wealth. I am going to marry the prince. How can I do without your little money?

Sister-in-law, let's not talk about how my family members are reluctant to let me go. You will feel uncomfortable knowing this. After all, you are an outsider and you won't understand. Let's just talk about the status of the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis of Jinyang holds the military power. Isn't it good for me to marry into the Marquis' Mansion? The two families can work together to better help the prince."

Xia Mianwan asked softly: "Who told you that the Marquis of Jinyang Mansion would take control of the military power? Was it... the Crown Prince?"

Pei Yanqi nodded generously, "Of course it's the prince. The prince told me everything. We have a good relationship. He said that I am smart and don't need to be trapped in the inner house, so he told me all the pros and cons. Sister-in-law, you should consider the Pei family and take a long-term view."

Xia Mianwan turned the ruby ​​ring on her hand with some confusion. Marquis Jinyang has always been an iron-blooded royalist, so why would he allow the prince to say such ignorant words?

Was it intentional... or is the Prince of Jinyang really a fool?

Seeing that Xia Mianwan was silent, Pei Yanqi urged, "Sister-in-law, my belly is getting bigger. You won't ask me to marry into the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion with a big belly, right? This will not look good for my reputation and the Pei family's reputation."

Hearing this, Xia Mianwan nodded seriously and said, "It's indeed not a good look. Come, send the second young lady to Qiufeng Courtyard for custody. Three shifts of people will take turns guarding her every day. The second young lady cannot be allowed to leave the room."

Pei Yanqi pointed at Xia Mianwan in shock and said, "Xia Mianwan, how dare you!"

Xia Mianwan glanced at Pei Yanqi calmly and said, "Do you think I dare?"

"Sister-in-law, we have been together for so many years, why are you so heartless?" Pei Yanqi saw that she couldn't use a hard approach, so she had to soften her tone.

Xia Mianwan was still calm and unaffected as she said, "Are you, Pei Yanqi, worthy of having a relationship with me? Am I not good to you? But what have you done? You can only see yourself, you are too selfish. You only care about your own mood, and don't care about the lives of others, or what your behavior will bring to the Pei family. Why can't I be ruthless to someone who has no family in his heart? Why do you think that because you are a girl from the Pei family, your mother, your eldest brother, your eldest sister, and the outsiders you mentioned, I have to unconditionally help you clean up any mess? Are you worthy?

The Pei family has no throne to inherit, and you are not a daughter of heaven. If you treat others as human beings, others will treat you as a human being. Do you understand?"

Pei Yanqi stared at Xia Mianwan in a daze, then knelt down and begged, "Sister-in-law, I know I was ignorant before, and I know I was wrong. But this time, I really like the prince, and the prince and I are in love with each other. It's okay for me, but I really can't let the child in my belly be without a father. The child is innocent.

What's more, if I really give birth to the child, others will not only laugh at me, but also at the Pei Mansion!"

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Yanqi coldly and said, "You are right...so your child cannot be born."

Now, Mrs. Pei, Pei Yanyue and Pei Yanqi all looked at Xia Mianwan with shock on their faces.

"You...you dare!" Pei Yanqi's expression was ferocious and she shouted hysterically.

Xia Mianwan's voice was cold and mocking, "You don't have to keep asking if I dare or not. Didn't my second sister already have a taste of my methods?"

Pei Yanqi seemed to have only just realized that Xia Mianwan was not a person who was easy to talk to...

Pei Yanqi cried and rushed to Mrs. Pei, "Mother, please save me, please save me!"

Mrs. Pei looked at Xia Mianwan hesitantly, "Mianwan... this..."

Xia Mianwan shook her head at Madam Pei. Even though Madam Pei was sometimes soft-hearted, she knew that she had no say in the matter.

Seeing that Madam Pei had lost hope, Pei Yanqi rushed to Pei Yanyue again, hugged Pei Yanyue's legs and cried and begged: "Big sister, please save me, I have followed you since I was a child, I beg you, save me! Big sister, we grew up together, can you bear to see me live such a miserable life? Big sister, I beg you!"