Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

When I entered the house, I saw only Gu's mother inside, and there was no sign of Song Dong'er.

Mother Gu looked gloomy, and stared at her for a long while before saying, "Sit down."

"How is cousin Dong'er?" Shen Nankui asked after sitting down.

"She's so sad that she wants to commit suicide. What else can we do?"

Shen Nankui remained silent.

Seeing that she was silent, Mother Gu snorted coldly, "Let me be frank. I regard Dong'er as my own daughter. I can't just watch her get into trouble. I want to marry Dong'er to Chuan'er as his co-wife. I'll let you know first."

"Since mother-in-law has made the decision, why don't you just tell your husband?"

"You are the wife, and it is your responsibility to take care of matters like taking a concubine for your husband."

Shen Nankui said slowly: "I understand what mother-in-law means. Since you have given the order, I should obey it. I will also persuade my husband. However, I don't agree to let cousin Dong'er be his co-wife."

Mother Gu glared at her, "You want to obey at one moment, and disagree at another moment, what exactly does that mean?"

Shen Nankui said: "I am the legitimate wife of the Gu family. If this is the case, you can only have me as your wife. You can take me as a concubine, but I cannot accept a co-wife."

Mother Gu thought for a moment and nodded.

"It's all right, as long as you are willing to let Dong'er come in, it doesn't matter whether she is your co-wife or not."

Shen Nankui stood up and said, "If mother-in-law has nothing else to say, I will go back."

Gu's mother originally thought that since Shen Nankui had made her attitude clear in the morning, she would definitely not back down now, and might even use the Shen family as a threat. She thought that it would take some effort on her part, and was prepared to use both soft and hard tactics to force her to agree.

I didn't expect that she would compromise so easily?

If she doesn’t agree to be a co-wife, it’s not that she minds having someone else by her husband’s side, but that she doesn’t accept this identity?

Mother Gu still found it a little unbelievable and asked, "Do you really agree with this?"

Shen Nankui was silent for a moment, then nodded, "It's up to my mother-in-law and husband to decide."

Does she approve?

Personally, of course not.

No one wants to share her husband with others, but in this world, it is common for men to have three wives and four concubines. What reason does she have to refuse?

Does she love Gu Yichuan, or does Gu Yichuan love her? Have they ever promised to be loyal to each other?

She doesn't have any of that, so she doesn't have the confidence.

In this case, even if Song Dong'er is not here today, there will be someone else in the future. Why should she go against Gu's mother?

Anyway, the matter has been brought back to the Shen family. With Shen Pingwan around, she is too busy laughing at her to support her.

Just think of it as doing a good deed every day and saving Song Dong'er's life.

Mother Gu softened her tone, "Chuan'er's wife, I was too worried about Dong'er just now, and my words were a bit harsh. Don't take it to heart. Go back and persuade Chuan'er."

I thought Chuan'er's wife had agreed, and since it concerned Dong'er's life, Chuan'er should also accept it.

"Yes." Shen Nankui nodded.

Seeing her attitude, Mother Gu didn't seem angry at all, let alone make a fuss. She thought that she would not go to complain to the Shen family, so she felt relieved.

When Shen Nankui returned to the room, Gu Yichuan had already woken up and was half leaning on the bed waiting for her.

Seeing her coming back, Gu Yichuan hurried over and asked with concern: "Mom was looking for you, why didn't you wake me up? Did she embarrass you again? If it's still about Dong'er's matter, just tell her that I don't agree."

Shen Nankui looked at him quietly for a long time before saying, "My mother-in-law said she wanted to marry cousin Dong'er to you as your co-wife, but I didn't agree."

Before Gu Yichuan could even feel happy, he heard her say, "But I will allow cousin Dong'er to enter the house as a concubine."

"what?!"

Gu Yichuan looked at her in disbelief.

"You said you would allow me to marry someone else?"

Without waiting for Shen Nankui to answer, he stood up and said, "Did your mother force you to do this? I'll tell her right now. As long as I don't want to do something, no one can force me."

Shen Nankui held him back, "My mother-in-law didn't force me."

Gu Yichuan was even more confused, his handsome face was full of puzzlement, "Then why is this happening?"

Seeing him like this, Shen Nankui suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

But she still said, "It is my duty as the wife to marry my husband. Although what happened to my cousin Dong'er was a little sudden, it is not a bad thing to do if you think about it carefully. Besides, she is trying to kill herself for this matter, and I can't just leave her life alone."

Gu Yichuan's eyes were deep, "Is this what you wanted to say to me?"

Shen Nankui avoided his gaze and said, "Cousin Dong'er used to be hostile to me, but after she gets married, I will teach her more and get along with her in harmony, so that you won't worry about it."

Gu Yichuan felt sad. His wife didn't care about him at all.

Otherwise, why would he be so magnanimous?

He just felt that the heat in his heart was like someone poured a basin of ice water, cooling him from head to toe.

He sighed softly and said, "But I said that I regard Dong'er as my own sister. I will never marry her."

After hearing this answer, Shen Nankui thought for a while and said, "In that case, when I meet a girl that my husband likes in the future, I will arrange something for you."

Gu Yichuan looked gloomy, "Are you so generous?"

Seeing the sadness in his eyes, Shen Nankui doubted for the first time whether what he was doing was right.

Is this sadness for her?

Seeing that she remained silent, Gu Yichuan's expression became distant, and he laughed at himself.

"I never thought that I, Gu Yichuan, would be able to marry a virtuous and generous woman like you."

Shen Nankui was stunned.

She really didn't expect Gu Yichuan's reaction to be so big, as if she had let him down.

But why?

Isn’t the person in his heart Shen Pingwan?

He married her and treated her well because of the Shen family's kindness. They treated each other with respect and she played the role of a virtuous wife. Why was he unhappy?

The two sat opposite each other at the table, and no one spoke for a while.

After a while, Shen Nankui broke the silence, "If you... don't want to let cousin Dong'er come in, how are you going to explain it to your mother-in-law?"

Gu Yichuan glanced at her, suddenly stood up, grabbed her wrist and walked out.

He actually brought her to Gu's mother's room.

In front of Gu's mother, Gu Yichuan said indifferently: "Dong'er, I don't know how to accept it. No matter who says it, it's useless."

Then, he looked at Shen Nankui coldly again.

"As for whether Dong'er will commit suicide again, my lady is so smart and virtuous, she will definitely find a way to properly resolve it."

After saying this, he left Shen Nankui and went away alone.

Mother Gu was stunned. "What does this mean?"

Shen Nankui sighed, "Mother-in-law, I tried my best."

She was confused and came out of Gu's mother's room in a daze. When she returned to the west room, she found that Gu Yichuan was not in the room.

Shen Nankui seemed to have some idea and went to the window to look, and sure enough, he saw that the light in the study was on.

She leaned her back against the wall and slowly squatted down.

Why on earth is this happening?