The abandoned wife married into a wealthy family, and the scumbag father wailed every night

"Ah, in this case, Gu Xiucai and his family can only accept it with a pinch of their noses. It's just a pity for Yingxue. I'm afraid the rest of her life will be ruined."

"This girl Yingxue is a famous beauty in our area. She had so many suitors that they almost broke down her door, but she chose to fall for the poor boy from the Lin family who only had his face left."

"This kid from the Lin family did such a conscienceless thing, and he is not afraid of being struck by lightning. If it weren't for Gu Xiucai who taught him and paid for his studies, how could he have become the top scholar?"

"As soon as he became the top scholar, he brought back a woman. I saw that woman was very arrogant. I heard that woman had already announced that she was Lin Zhixue's legal wife and Gu Yingxue was a concubine! Tsk tsk tsk!"

"I heard that woman is the legitimate daughter of some marquis's mansion. Oh my God! I have never seen such beautiful clothes in my life. Don't you know that I saw that woman from afar yesterday? Oh my God! Her hair is all gold, and she wears jade bracelets on her wrists! I heard that her clothes are all embroidered with gold thread!"

A woman boasted with a proud look on her face that she had met Lin Zhixue who had just returned to the village and Luo Jiaojiao he brought back yesterday, as if seeing Luo Jiaojiao was a very honorable thing.

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Her words made the surrounding villagers gasp.

"Gold makes clothes! Oh my God! Are the nobles in the capital so rich?!"

"I also heard that the nobles in the capital eat white steamed buns for every meal, and they can eat three meals a day!"

“Tsk tsk tsk, if I were a kid from the Lin family, I would also marry a noble from the capital so I could have three meals a day!”

"Just think about how much food you need at home to have three meals a day!"

"Most people in our village only have one meal a day, at noon. Even if there are people who have two meals a day, they only dare to eat a little more at noon."

"He has white steamed buns to eat, but he didn't take the Gu family with him! Gu Xiucai raised that Lin family kid as his own son!"

A villager was very indignant, his face full of jealousy that Lin Zhixue could eat three meals a day.

"The Gu family can tolerate this. After all, the Lin family boy's path to the imperial examination was paved with the Gu family's real money."

"What can I do if I can't stand it? Will the Marquis's family allow their daughter to be a concubine? The number one scholar will definitely divorce his wife and marry someone else!"

"The Gu family is so unlucky. The big melons they planted were picked by others just when they were about to ripen!"

A woman covered in pudding and with a pale and skinny face said with a gloating tone while coaxing the child in her arms.

"The Lin family is guarded by a large number of guards, so we can't get close. Otherwise, I really want to see what Yingxue is like."

"What woman can bear the fact that her husband, who has passed the imperial examination, loves someone else? Moreover, her husband's son, who is the top scholar, was supported by her family. I'm sure she will cry bitterly at home!"

"But then again, Lin Zhixue is really lucky. He was actually favored by the Marquis' daughter!"

"Humph, you're just relying on that good-looking face! Women nowadays are so superficial. What's the point of a good-looking man? He's just an embroidered pillow. I don't know if he can really do it on the kang!"

"Hey, Mr. Gu's family has invited a wolf from Zhongshan. I think that woman has bad intentions. Yingxue is probably going to be in trouble!"

……

Lin Zhixue looked at Gu Yingxue with some guilt. If it weren't for the help of his wife and Yue family, he would never have the glory of being the top scholar today.

But he had finally managed to coax Luo Jiaojiao into marrying him, so today Yingxue had to let it go. He would compensate her in the future.

The eldest daughter of the Marquis's family actually fell in love with him at first sight. This was something he had never imagined!

In addition, Jiaojiao is indeed cute and adorable, more lively and cheerful than Yingxue, and has a very cheerful and straightforward personality, so he was really attracted to her.

The most important thing is that if he wants to stay in the capital as an official, he must marry her!

So, when he saw the light in Luo Jiaojiao's eyes when she saw him for the first time, he somehow seized this opportunity.

An unmarried girl is easy to coax, and soon Luo Jiaojiao insisted on marrying him.

Alas, Yingxue had to go to the capital as a concubine. The Marquis's mansion would never allow their daughter to be a concubine, let alone a co-wife. Yingxue was of humble origin, so it was actually a good thing for her to be able to go to the capital as his concubine.

"Yingxue's mother told me yesterday about your unfilial behavior towards her during the three months when I was in the capital to take the exam."

"Although I am furious, I still remember our past friendship and did not give you a divorce letter. Demoting you to a concubine is the best result I have tried my best to get for you from my mother. Please don't make trouble!"

Lin Zhixue hardened his heart and spoke harshly to Gu Yingxue, looking at her beautiful face.

Lin Zhixue felt a little reluctant, as he knew very well that being unfilial to his mother-in-law was just an excuse he and his mother made up.

Next to him stood a girl with an arrogant look on her face, wearing a pink gold-woven skirt with a four-sided Ruyi cloud pattern, a Ruyi knot jade pendant tied to her light green palace belt, and a red gold hairpin inlaid with rubies on her temples.

This person was none other than Yang Chenghou's legitimate daughter, Luo Jiaojiao, who was now staring fiercely at Gu Yingxue.

This untouchable was born so beautiful. The thorny hairpin and cloth skirt not only did not hide her appearance, but instead made her look even more pure and beautiful like a narcissus, standing out from everyone else!

There were so many people in the yard, but she was the only one who stood out and made people want to take a second look at her!

No wonder Lin Lang insisted on coming back to pick her up!

She originally wanted Lin Zhixue to divorce her, but later, after Lin Zhixue's constant coaxing, she was reluctant to accept the demotion of Gu Yingxue to a concubine.

But now that she had met Gu Yingxue in person, she regretted it again. She would never allow her husband to have such a beautiful concubine!

Although her husband said that he came back this time to pick up his mother-in-law to go to Beijing, she always felt that Lin Lang came back this time just to pick up this woman!

Luo Jiaojiao looked at Gu Yingxue with resentment. This woman must not be allowed to stay! Not even if she is a concubine!

After hearing what Lin Zhixue said, Gu Yingxue stared at Lin Zhixue for a long time with a look of surprise on her face, and then stared at the woman next to him who was dressed elegantly and had a noble status for a while.

When Luo Jiaojiao couldn't help showing anger, Gu Yingxue suddenly stood up with a sneer, straightened her dress, brushed off the dust on her body, and looked at Lin Zhixue with a sarcastic expression.

As the youngest daughter of a scholar, although her family was not very wealthy, she had never suffered any grievances. She was spoiled by her parents and brother since she was a child, and she was not the type to swallow her anger.

In addition, she has been studying and learning calligraphy with her father and brothers since she was a child, which makes her not only extremely intelligent, but also has a bit of the pride of a scholar.

Now she understood that her husband, who had made such a solemn promise to her in the past, had long been blinded by the wealth of the capital and had lost his conscience. To ask him for help would only bring humiliation upon herself!

Gu Yingxue wiped away her tears and said with a sneer on her face:

"Lin Zhixue, your mother wanted to save money on food, so she sent me back to her parents' home since you left for the capital."

"She told me in person that I should try to stay in my mother's house as long as possible, eat and drink at my mother's house, and save the money for your studies in the future."

"These are your mother's exact words. Now she wants to demote me to a concubine because I live in my mother's house and don't go home to honor her! Don't you think it's ridiculous?!"

After Gu Yingxue finished speaking, she looked at Old Lady Zhang with a sharp gaze. When Old Lady Zhang met the gaze of her daughter-in-law, she lowered her head feeling guilty.

In fact, her daughter-in-law was very nice to her. Even when she lived in her parents' home, she would always remember to give her some delicious food.

She was once very proud that she had a scholar's daughter as her daughter-in-law.

But doesn’t my son have a better way out now?

As a mother, she naturally has to pave the way for her son!

Using any other method to demote his wife to a concubine would not be good for his son's reputation. Only the reason of disrespecting the mother-in-law is the most tenable.

After all, they live their lives behind closed doors, and if she says her daughter-in-law is not filial to her, no one can say anything.

Old Lady Zhang glanced at Luo Jiaojiao again, her face showing satisfaction.

In the past, she thought that it would be a blessing for her ancestors if her son could marry the daughter of a scholar. Now she knows that her son can actually marry the daughter of a prince and become a royal relative!

To be honest, she felt like she was dreaming from yesterday until today!

"You are a disrespectful and shameless bitch. While my son is not at home, you hide back at your parents' home and ignore an old woman like me!"

"I am so pitiful that I have to go to Gu's house many times to beg you to come back home at my old age. You ignored me and left me sick with no one to take care of me. Fortunately, my son came home, otherwise I would have died of illness at home! Oh! I am so pitiful!"

Old lady Zhang pointed at Gu Yingxue's nose and lied with her eyes open, while pretending to wipe her non-existent tears with a handkerchief and wailing loudly, looking just like an old widower who was being bullied by her daughter-in-law.

After hearing what Old Lady Zhang said, Gu Yingxue's eyes flashed with sadness.

She has always respected her mother-in-law and almost always obeyed her words.

Now, not only did she try to humble herself and curry favor with the daughter of the marquis from the capital, she even turned black into white and accused him of being unfilial to her!

Gu Yingxue looked at Old Lady Zhang's performance with a mocking expression:

"That's enough! Stop howling. You're old enough to tell such lies, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?

"You went to my mother's house to get some money, and every time you went there you would take some food away after eating. You even advised me to stay at my mother's house to accompany my mother more! You were afraid that I would come back and eat more of the Lin family's food! Now you are even saying that going to my mother's house to get some money is begging me to come back!"

Old Mrs. Zhang felt choked up when she heard what Gu Yingxue said. This little whore usually kept her head down and listened to her like a clay figure, but now she became so sharp-tongued!