The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

When Mu Lianzhi said this, Beitang Yi was also confused by her question:

"what?"

Mu Lianzhi looked at each other in amazement, crumpling the bills in his hand.

Is her memory wrong?

Since you are breaking up, shouldn’t you return the “wife pawn deed” to her as well?

Yes, women in this era are so pathetic. They truly implement the saying "obey your father at home, obey your husband after marriage, and obey your son after your husband's death." It is very difficult for them to have freedom.

It would be good if you meet a sensible family or are strong yourself, otherwise you will be controlled by others all your life.

As the name suggests, pawning a wife means that the husband lends his legal wife out in exchange for money or to pay off debts. This is a bad habit in ancient times and this dynasty was not immune to it either.

This kind of thing often happens in poor people's homes, where they have no choice but to make a living. There are no strict legal provisions allowing or not allowing it, but if there is a dispute, it is also recognized. Therefore, whether it is selling children or pawning wives, a contract will be signed with a time limit.

And noble families like the Marquis' Mansion would naturally not fall to the point of "pawning wives". Even if there was a dirty deal, they had plenty of concubines and maids to meet their needs. At worst, it was not difficult for them to buy a beautiful woman. They would not make these transactions public.

Just like three years ago, when the Marquis' family went to ask Beitang Yi for help, it was all done in secret.

It just happened that she, the legal wife and widow, caught his eye.

The subsequent operations were basically a natural outcome. Therefore, although the two had been entangled on and off for three years, in fact, no one outside knew about it except the people on both sides, or whatever they knew was kept to themselves. At least no news had been leaked outside.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have lived in such a miserable state in her previous life that she would have been disliked by the Marquis's family.

But who is Beitang Yi? Even if she is a widow, she is a new widow. How could he allow the Marquis's mansion to control him and give him something to be criticized just because of a woman?

As far as he remembered, he should have her "wife mortgage contract", and usually the contract had time limits and agreed rights and responsibilities, but hers was different. It should have been written and signed by Ling Yuchi on behalf of the Marquis' Mansion, and the expiration date seemed to be blank.

In other words, it will take as long as the Beitang Wing is filled.

The "Wife Pawning Contract" is tacitly recognized in the law. If he tears it up, it will be fine. If he doesn't tear it up and doesn't return her, then if he pursues the matter, she will not be truly free even if she leaves the Marquis' Mansion.

Isn't this just another enhanced version of the Marquis' Mansion?

Even after running out of the wolf's den, she is still trapped in the tiger's den, with a net and a sword always hanging over her head!

What kind of "break" is this?

wipe!

The future is unpredictable, it’s better to keep going!

As far as he remembered, he should have returned the deed to her, why didn't he?

what's the situation?

Could it be that her memory as a cannon fodder is actually biased? Or because she traveled through time, the script also changed?

Mommy!

Don’t do that. How miserable would she be then?

This contract is actually just a formality. It has no effect on Beitang Yi or the relationship between the two, so it has always been an invisible existence. She only knew about the existence of such a thing after she got it in her previous life.

But it had a huge impact on her, like a time bomb.

Because she had the memory of rebirth, at this moment Mu Lianzhi was not really sure whether there was such a thing. Beitang Yi heard her suggestions and hints, but he didn't know that she knew about the existence of the contract, so naturally he didn't understand.

So, for a long time, Mu Lianzhi's eyes widened again and again, and he was really confused.

"I forgot something. Tell me about it."

"No, no."

How could she possibly bring up something that was uncertain and shoot herself in the foot?

Mu Lianzhi slipped away quickly.

A black shadow flashed, accompanied by a faint fragrance, and the sound of doors and windows creaking in the wind.

The slender fingertips tapped lightly on the table, Beitang Yi's eyes flickered, and in the blink of an eye, another tacit black shadow disappeared behind the screen, and another faint creaking sound was heard.

Inside the magnificent house, the night has completely returned to tranquility.

……

After a good night's sleep, Mu Lianzhi was awakened the next morning by Chunmiao's knocking on the door.

"Miss, the old lady and the mistress are here and are waiting in the side hall."

I knew they were anxious, but I didn't expect them to be so anxious. The people in the Marquis' Mansion were not heartless, they just didn't have any feelings towards her.

She only put on a coat, tidied herself up briefly, and trotted over.

"Greetings to mother, good morning, sister-in-law. I am sorry to trouble you to come here in person. I am such an unfilial daughter-in-law."

While performing the ceremony, Mu Lianzhi kept her head half-lowered, looking as fearful and timid as ever.

"What are you wearing? How can you be a widow?"

Ever since the old marquis passed away three years ago, the marquis's mansion has been in turmoil and has fallen into decline. It has been shrouded in sadness for almost the past three years. How can she wear a red skirt during this turbulent time with someone in the family being imprisoned?

Is this a curse on their family?

The old lady frowned and was so angry that she almost slammed the table on the spot. Her face was also not good. However, Jiang Shi had not forgotten her business. She picked up the teacup on the table and handed it over:

"Mother, calm down. My sister-in-law may just be confused for a moment. We can slowly teach her the rules. The important thing is to do the business."

She came back to her senses in an instant, and the old lady could only hold back the breath that was about to come out of her mouth:

"Tell me, has the master agreed? When can the boss come back?"

"To answer my mother's question, he said... this matter involves the Toffee, which is a bit tricky."

Deliberately keeping the two in suspense, and seeing their faces turning pale and anxious, Mu Lianzhi said slowly:

"I tried my best to persuade him and he finally agreed, but we had to wait until the heat of the matter died down, the face-saving project was done, and the Toffee's anger subsided. Plus, he had something important to do recently, which might take a month. I was afraid that saying too much would backfire, so I didn't dare to ask again."

"Mother, your daughter-in-law has done her best."

"Actually, it's not that my daughter-in-law wants to dress like this. My daughter-in-law and her husband are in love, and it's a lifelong regret to be separated right after their wedding. It's even more shameful to be reduced to this state, even more shameful to my dead husband. How could she not know that this is inappropriate?"

"It's just that he's a germaphobe, suspicious, and particular. The recent events seem to be related to the casino. He's complained about my bad luck several times. Now we need his help, how dare my daughter-in-law offend him at this time?"

"For this, he even gave me two maids to teach me how to dress."

"If mother thinks it's inappropriate, then I won't wear it anymore."

She will not only wear it today, but will wear it every day in the future. When that dead Ling Wenzhan really meets the King of Hell, that will be real bad luck. She will make them sick to death!

She wanted to see how the rules of the Marquis' Mansion would affect the choice between her two sons.

If she remembered correctly, one of the most profitable businesses in the Marquis' Mansion was an underground gambling house, which had been managed by Ling Wenzhan for the past three years. He had changed his name, and there were countless people named "Wang Wen" in the capital. In order to find him accurately and cut off this source of income, they had to muddy the waters first.