I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

Zhao Tao's mind suddenly buzzed when she heard this. What did she say? She wanted me to be a concubine? I had to stay here and not disturb them? What kind of concubine was she? Whose concubine? Didn't they want her to be a widow?

wrong...

She is Shen Wenren's legitimate wife, how could she agree to be a concubine? !

Zhao Tao looked at Wen Wan angrily, "Wen Ren made the list?"

Wen Wan nodded and said proudly, "So what if it is."

Zhao Tao felt like the sky was falling down on her. She stumbled and fell to the ground. She could never have imagined that after waiting for so long and finally waiting for this day, he would make her choose between two options?

Zhao Tao couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, "How could he do this? Why did he divorce me? Why did he make me his concubine? He can't do this to me..."

Wen Wan could not muster the slightest sympathy for Zhao Tao. She was not worthy of Shen Lang at all. She could not give him any help, but she caused trouble for him. It was right for Shen Lang to abandon her!

Seeing that Zhao Tao's crying attracted many neighbors to watch the fun, Wen Wan frowned unhappily, leaned over and whispered a few words in Zhao Tao's ear, then turned around and got on the carriage, "Go home!"

The carriage rumbled away, and the only people left in the alley were Zhao Tao, who was crying miserably, and a group of women and servants who were pointing fingers at her for unknown reasons.

After a long while, Zhao Tao stopped crying and staggered out of the alley. Her cousin was the marquis's wife and her uncle was the duke. How could she be bullied by a cheap woman?

If you dare to steal my man, just wait for me!

However, the capital city is so big, and she was wandering around the streets like a headless fly. How could she find the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion?

Just when Zhao Tao was at a loss, a team of patrol soldiers happened to pass by. She stepped forward and stopped them as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Brother officer, brother officer, please take me to the Duke's Mansion. I am the niece of Duke Zhao!"

The patrolling soldiers stopped and the patrol captain Lord Gao looked up and down at the woman who blocked the road. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her clothes were dirty and patched, but he did not dare to look down on her. Everyone knew that Duke Zhao was from a rural background.

"You said you are the niece of Duke Zhao? What evidence do you have? How can I believe you?"

"Is Duke Zhao's name Zhao Youliang? He is from Zhaojia Village, Qingshui Town, Ninghuai County, Fengyang City! My name is Zhao Tao, and I am his niece. I accompanied my husband to Beijing for the imperial examination. My uncle didn't know I was coming. If he knew, he would definitely send someone to pick me up!" Zhao Tao answered firmly.

It seems that Duke Zhao is really from Ninghuai County, Fengyang... Lord Gao wondered, could she really be Duke Zhao's niece?

"Why don't we take her to the Duke's Mansion to identify her? I don't think she would dare to deceive us about this matter." A soldier at the back suggested.

If she is really the niece of Duke Zhao, Duke Zhao will definitely reward her if they send her back!

Lord Gao hesitated for a moment, then ordered the two soldiers behind him to take Zhao Tao to the residence of Duke Zhao.

When they arrived, Zhao Tao was stunned by the house in front of her! Her red and swollen eyes opened wide, and she looked at the gate of the mansion in disbelief.

The gate of the Duke's Mansion was solemn and majestic. The two tall and heavy vermilion doors were tightly closed. Two rows of shiny copper nails were neatly inlaid on the door leaves. The door knockers were a pair of meticulously carved auspicious beasts holding rings. The carvings of the auspicious beasts were lifelike, with their eyes wide open and their teeth and claws bared...

Directly above the gate is a huge plaque with gold characters on a black background. The characters are vigorous and powerful, and are surrounded by exquisite cloud reliefs, which look noble and majestic.

A pair of tall stone lions stand on both sides of the door. The stone lions have majestic postures and bright eyes, giving people a sense of oppression without anger.

Oh my God, this place is so different from where she lives in the south of the city. This is the house where truly wealthy people live!

She should have come to visit her uncle earlier. Why did she have to live in a small house in the south of the city and make herself miserable?

While Zhao Tao was still immersed in his own thoughts, one of the soldiers stepped forward and rang the door knocker.

The gate was opened a crack, and the guard who was guarding the gate came out. After the soldier explained the situation, the guard hurriedly closed the gate again and ran inside to pass the message.

After waiting for a long time, the guards came back and the door opened again. An older nanny, Nanny Yao, came out.

She stood on the steps at the door, looking down at Zhao Tao with a look of disdain and scrutiny, and asked, "You want to see the Duke?"

Zhao Tao was intimidated by her aura and couldn't help but become reserved. He nodded and said "yes" in a low voice.

Nanny Yao's face turned cold. "My young mistress said that the Duke has no brothers, so how can he have a niece? You don't want to climb up the social ladder this way. You should go back to where you came from."

"You're talking nonsense!" Zhao Tao's anger suddenly came out when she heard this. "My uncle is Zhao Youliang. He is my father's eldest brother from the same mother. How can you say that my uncle has no brothers? Does my uncle know about this? Aren't you afraid that my uncle will scold you if he finds out?"

Aunt Yao looked suspicious. From her tone, she didn't sound like she was lying. What was going on?

Zhao Youliang and Zhou were not at home, so these words were told to her by the eldest young lady, Madam Liu.

Seeing the old woman standing on the steps soften her attitude, Zhao Tao snorted coldly, "Hmph, are you scared? My uncle will never disown me, why don't you invite me into the mansion?"

"this......"

At this moment, a gorgeous carriage approached from afar and stopped outside the Duke's Mansion.

Aunt Yao, who was standing on the steps, immediately smiled and came over to help lift the carriage curtain. "Is it the master and his wife who are back?"

"Ah."

Zhao Youliang agreed, jumped off the carriage first, and then reached out to help Zhou down.

The two soldiers who brought Zhao Tao over immediately knelt down and saluted: "Greetings, Lord Duke, Lady Duke."

"No need to be so polite. What's the matter? Why are you blocking here?" Zhao Youliang asked doubtfully.

"Uncle!"

Before the soldier had time to explain, Zhao Tao rushed over with a shout, and knelt down in front of Zhao Youliang with a plop, "Uncle, you have to help me..."

Zhao Youliang saw clearly that the person in front of him was Zhao Tao, and his brows tightened, "Sister Tao, why are you here?"

"Uncle, Wen Ren and I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination together. But who would have thought that the first thing he did after he passed the exam was to divorce me and marry a new love. Uncle, I have no one to rely on in this capital city. You must help me! Wuuuuu..." Zhao Tao explained while crying.

"Just listen to her here. I'm tired." Zhou did not sympathize with Zhao Tao. She had earned this good marriage herself, so who could she blame?

Nanny Yao supported Zhou's arm and walked into the mansion.

Zhao Tao glanced at Zhou. She didn't even say hello, but Zhou still had to listen to Zhao Youliang? As long as Zhao Youliang was willing to recognize her, no one else mattered. When she moved into the Duke's Mansion, maybe she could even bring her parents over under the pretext of bringing her grandmother over to enjoy the good life...

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