Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Yuanqing Kingdom Qingyun City

Qingyun City, which had been silent for a long time due to the severe drought, became lively again.

The main street was hung with red silk and common people gathered on both sides just to welcome the newly crowned number one scholar.

You have to know that, like the severe drought that has occurred only once in the past ten years, their Qingyun City has not produced a top scholar for more than ten years.

"The champion is here."

"The Number One Scholar."

The people were all cheering.

On the second floor of a restaurant on the main street, a woman was leaning against the railing and looking out. Although she was wearing a veil, her relaxed and cheerful eyes showed that she was in a happy mood.

A maid-like girl beside him also had a happy expression on her face, "Miss, he is really the future son-in-law. He is the top scorer in the imperial examination."

Meng Xiyue nodded, and with a smile on her face, she stared at the handsome young man who was wearing a red official uniform, a square-winged gauze hat, and riding a tall horse.

This is her future husband, he is the top scorer in the imperial examination, and she will also be his wife.

She came into this world unexpectedly and wanted to marry a poor scholar, but unexpectedly, after careful selection, she chose the top scholar.

……

"What, you want to cancel the engagement?"

"Jiang Xiucai, what does your family mean by this?"

"Master Meng, I'm really sorry. The marriage was arranged in a hurry and we didn't compare their horoscopes. We just found out a few days ago that their horoscopes are not compatible."

The words "the two of us are not compatible" made Meng Xiyue, who was eavesdropping outside the door, look ugly. This excuse was too poor.

I only heard Jiang Xiucai's wife Wei say, "Master Jiang, Madam, it's not that we want to break off the engagement, it's just that this marriage is not suitable in the first place."

If it's not suitable, why didn't you say it earlier? Why did you cancel the engagement only after Jiang Chubai became the top scorer?

"Chu Bai is now the number one scholar, and he will be a favorite of the emperor in the future. His wife will inevitably have to deal with the noble ladies in the capital. This Fifth Miss... is really not suitable."

Wei's meaning was very clear, that is, Meng Xiyue was not worthy of her son who was the top scholar in the imperial examination.

Meng Qingxiang's face turned pale. Yesterday everyone was congratulating him for having a son-in-law who was the top scholar in the imperial examination. Before he could even be happy, the Jiang family came to cancel the engagement.

It's really abominable. After all, he is the county magistrate of Qingyun City and a well-known person.

How can we allow them to insult us like this?

"What about Jiang Chubai? He was the one who asked for this marriage. If he wants to cancel the engagement, let him do it himself."

"This... Chu Bai was invited to the governor's mansion."

The word "please" was a slap in Meng Qingxiang's face. Even the governor had to be invited if he wanted to see Jiang Chubai.

You are just a small county magistrate, how can you meet him whenever you want?

"Master Meng, this marriage doesn't have to be cancelled." Jiang Xiucai blushed and said despite his wife's objection.

"Chu Bai said that he really likes Miss Wu. As long as you are willing, Miss Wu can still marry Chu Bai."

"But this marriage certificate needs to be changed. I can't be your wife, I have to be your concubine."

It is understandable that the county magistrate's concubine's daughter married the number one scholar as a concubine.

Cui tugged at Meng Qingxiang's sleeve and nodded at him.

Meng Qingxiang lowered his eyes and his expression eased a lot. Jiang Chubai was now the top scholar, so he couldn't make things too awkward.

Just when he was about to agree.

Meng Xiyue barged into the main hall regardless of the occasion and said sternly, "I will never be a concubine. If you want to cancel the engagement, then do so."

"Xiyue, why are you here? Go back quickly."

Cui was stunned and glared at the maid beside her, "Hurry up and help the fifth lady leave."

Knowing that this stepmother would not help her, Meng Xiyue looked at her father with tears in her eyes.

"Father, I don't want to be a concubine."

Meng Xiyue is cute and lively, with a pair of watery eyes that are even more charming. At this moment, her fair cheeks are full of tears, her cheeks are flushed, her red lips are slightly pouting, and her eyes are full of grievances, which makes people feel soft in their hearts.

Meng Qingxiang didn't care much about his daughter on weekdays, and now that she was begging him like this, he was a little hesitant.

"This……"

"Since Fifth Miss is unwilling, let's forget about this marriage. Please return the gift to my family."

Wei handed over Meng Xiyue's engagement letter with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

Seeing this, Cui did not reach out to take it. She smiled and said, "This girl is ignorant. Don't be surprised. This matter is not up to her to decide."

Jiang Xiucai also pulled on the corner of Wei's clothes and whispered, "Have you forgotten what Chu Bai said?"

When she heard her son's name, Wei restrained her expression and softened her attitude.

"We are not unreasonable people. We will give you five days to consider. Either you become a concubine or cancel the engagement."

After saying this, Wei and Jiang Xiucai left.

"Xiyue, Jiang Chubai is now the top scholar, not the poor scholar he was before. It won't be a disgrace to you to be his concubine."

Cui wanted to comfort her. No matter what, she didn't want to break off the marriage with the top scholar.

"If you want to marry, let my second sister do it. I won't be a concubine anyway." Meng Xiyue's eyes were red and she ran back to Wutong Garden crying.

At night, Meng Xiyue dreamed of the long-missed skyscrapers again.

In a luxurious villa, a woman with exquisite makeup looked at her with a smile and walked towards her step by step.

Then he raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed at her without hesitation.

"Mother…"

Meng Xiyue woke up suddenly, covered in cold sweat.

She got up, walked to the table, picked up the kettle and took a few gulps of water.

Feeling the cold water flowing down her throat and into her body, she regained some of her sanity.

She returned to her bed, curled up, and couldn't help sobbing.

The woman in the dream was her mother. She was originally a painter. She met her father by chance and they fell in love at first sight.

This should have been a beautiful love story, but the funny thing is that his father was a married man and his mother was tricked into becoming his secret lover.

Later he found out, but she had already become a silk flower that depended on him and could no longer leave him.

But her father was a philandering man, how could his mother be his only lover? He wandered around with other women every day and might not visit her and her mother once a month.

In order to win favor, her mother always used her as an excuse. At first, she would go to her father with various excuses, such as her winning awards at school and her birthday.

Later, when these tricks didn't work, she started making her take cold showers in the cold weather, using her illness as an excuse.

In the end, he went so crazy that he killed her just to see his father.

She touched her chest. It was clearly something that happened in her previous life, but it still hurt.

What's even more ridiculous is that when she was reborn with her memories, she was still a concubine's child.

The difference is that this is ancient times, and being a concubine's daughter is a recognized identity.

But in her opinion, the mother in this life is no different from the mother in the previous life, both are mistresses.

In her previous life, she hated the identity of a mistress, and in this life, she hated the identity of a concubine.

She would never be a concubine.