After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"Is it not okay?" Nan Heng looked at her. "Xia Lan, I think you should understand that I don't love you at all, and I hate people like you the most."

"Hmm." Xia Lan nodded. "It's up to you to decide, so I'll request to step down!"

She acted on impulse and blurted out what she wanted to say most. After saying it, Xia Lan was a little scared and looked at Jiang Zhiyun.

Jiang Zhiyun gave her an approving look.

"Xia Lan, it's alright. Say whatever you want."

Xia Lan continued firmly, "Father, Mother, Xia Lan requests to leave this place and will no longer be an eyesore in other people's relationships."

Who knew that Lady Hou would panic at this moment.

He quickly pulled Xia Lan up: "What are you doing, child? It's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines. They have their reasons for whatever they do. As Nan Heng's wife, instead of thinking about your husband, you're causing trouble here. What are you thinking?"

"Do you know how tired Nan Heng is? Do you know how complicated the situation is right now?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhiyun walked out with her arms crossed, saying, "I don't know any of this."

"But I want to ask on Xia Lan's behalf: all these years, has Xia Lan's dowry been of any use? And all these years, how much blood has your Marquis's mansion leeched off her? More than half of her comfortable life has been subsidized by her maternal family, hasn't it?"

"The Nan'an Marquis's aloofness and lack of profit are built on the suffering of his daughter-in-law, so now he's reluctant to divorce her?"

"Bastard!"

"Nonsense!"

Nan Heng and his mother, Lady Hou, spoke in unison, and then looked at Jiang Zhiyun very seriously.

"You're Jiang Niangzi, right? You're Xie Shuheng's wife, the peasant girl?"

“Yes.” Jiang Zhiyun nodded. “What, do you still want to attack me? I’m not Xia Lan. I won’t listen to anything you say to me. My husband isn’t a good person either. He’ll beat up anyone who talks about me.”

Nan Heng said with great disdain, "What a family of barbarians."

"I disliked Xie Shuheng from the beginning because he became arrogant and conceited just because he had some ability. I won't talk about the others, but I absolutely cannot stand Xie Shuheng."

Jiang Zhiyun sneered: "See, only the weak keep comparing themselves. You're jealous of Xie Shuheng and want to be like him, that's why you remember it so clearly."

"I don't know about the others, but my husband would never pick up women outside and bring them home, and then make his wife bear the consequences. It's only right that he spends his wife's dowry."

"If you don't like Xia Lan, why don't you just get a divorce? What kind of scheme is this, wanting both sides?"

After saying this, Xia Lan's eyes were filled with confusion.

She also looked at Nan Heng and asked, "I'm also curious, Nan Heng, what exactly do you take me for?"

“Divorce!” Nan Heng said. “I want to be with Xiao Nuan from now on. Since you don’t want to be the legal wife, let Xiao Nuan take over.”

"I just want to be with people I genuinely like, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

After saying this, Lady Hou quickly pulled Nan Heng and Song Nuan behind the screen to discuss the matter.

Before leaving, Madam Hou held Xia Lan's hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, wait a moment, let your mother-in-law persuade them."

"This is no small matter. You know how hurtful it is to bring up things like we're no longer together. You also know how difficult these situations are to handle."

"And another thing, you keep bringing up divorce. As a woman, you'll definitely be the one who suffers the most. Don't even think about anything else."

"Xia Lan, wait a moment, let your mother-in-law persuade you, okay? After all these years, don't you and I have any feelings for each other?"

Xia Lan nodded without saying anything.

Indeed, during the time she spent at the Marquis's residence, her mother-in-law did not criticize her too harshly.

Therefore, Xia Lan felt that it shouldn't be a big deal.

I took a deep breath and felt a little better.

Jiang Zhiyun pulled Xia Lan over to sit down. Xia Lan was afraid that Jiang Zhiyun was uncomfortable, so she went over to massage Yunniang's shoulders.

Jiang Zhiwan and Xu Ping'an watched from the shadows.

Jiang Zhiwan clenched her fists: "What kind of bewitching spell has Jiang Zhiyun cast on this family? Why are all these people willing to fawn over her?"

"Why does she have to meddle in everything?" Jiang Zhiwan said with a hint of resentment.

"Xia Lan's family is very wealthy, and she and Jiang Zhiyun are actually good friends."

Jiang Zhiwan was a little angry. If she had come to the Nan'an Marquis's residence earlier, would she have been able to become friends with Xia Lan?

Because Xia Lan looks like the kind of person who is dull and simple-minded, without any scheming, and seems a bit silly.

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down a little.

Then Jiang Zhiwan looked at Xu Pingan and said, "Jiang Zhiyun keeps causing trouble, so it seems our plan to drug her won't work out."

He wanted to drug Jiang Zhiwan, but his shameful act was exposed in the Marquis's mansion.

“It was never going to work out in the first place.” Xu Ping’an was quite calm. “The problem is with the Fourth Prince. He started by making a big show of beating Jiang Zhiyun into this state. How can he carry out the plan? The others aren’t stupid either.”

"Could it be that Jiang Zhiyun, with her broken leg, still seeks out men for pleasure?"

Jiang Zhiwan tapped her head, somewhat annoyed, and said, "It really is. I hadn't thought of that before."

“That’s how it is.” Xu Pingan nodded. “Let’s change our plan. Jiang Zhiyun’s carriage home, the horses…”

"Let's go, Jiang Zhiwan. This trip can only succeed, it cannot fail."

"If we can't make a move at the Marquis of Nan'an's residence, then we won't do it there; we can do it on the road."

Xu Ping'an is truly insidious; the way he frames people and causes their deaths is indeed one thing after another.

Jiang Zhiwan took a deep breath: "Indeed."

……

There was a commotion coming from inside the main room.

Nan Heng brought Song Nuan out.

Song Nuan took Xia Lan's hand and said, "Sister Xia Lan, I truly consider you my sister. You know I'm not a local, nor am I from a wealthy family. I've been through so much myself. I've seen the vast deserts of the north and the small towns of the south. I've experienced everything. As a man, I don't care about these things."

“Nan Heng and I are truly in love. If you want to be the one in charge of managing the household, that’s perfectly fine. I don’t need to be a concubine; I’ll be the secondary consort.”

"So what if you become the legal wife? I know you young ladies who stay in your boudoirs are petty."

When he said this, it was as if he were inexplicably bestowing a favor upon Xia Lan.

Nan Heng didn't say anything, his face was very sour, as if Xia Lan had taken away something important from him.

Lady Hou smiled and said, "Look, isn't this all we need to do? We don't have to worry about anything; they're just everyday trifles. I just think that as long as we're happy, we can accomplish anything."

"If there are any conflicts within the family, let's resolve them. Xia Lan, you'll have a little sister from now on. Wouldn't it be nice for her to keep you company?"

Xia Lan looked at Jiang Zhiyun and asked, "What should I do?"

Jiang Zhiyun asked, "Do you want to continue your relationship with him?"

Xia Lan shook her head: "Jiang Niangzi, I don't want to think about it anymore. He can't possibly love me. I want to have my own family, but even so, this is still not my family. My husband will never belong to me again. I'm not stupid."

"I'm not stupid."

Jiang Zhiyun: "Then refuse."

"Only by learning to say no can you leave the Marquis's mansion."

Jiang Zhiyun said earnestly, "If you can't even learn to say no, you'll be stuck in this situation for a long time to come. Xia Lan, there are many things you need to understand."

"..."

Madam Hou pointed at Jiang Zhiyun and said, "Xia Lan, you should know better. Is it more important for me, your mother-in-law, to accompany you all these years, or for this so-called Lady Jiang to give you advice on everything?"

"Does she understand you? She's just a woman who came from a farming background. What kind of knowledge could she possibly have? If you don't listen to us now, you'll be the one who suffers and regrets it later."

"Xia Lan, you should have some idea about this."

Upon hearing this, Xia Lan immediately stood up.

Clenching his fist, he said to Madam Hou and Nan Heng, "I don't want it anymore."

"I don't want a legal wife, let alone being treated as a legal wife like a favor."

"It has always been mine; there has never been any random charity or handouts."

"I want a divorce. I want Nan Heng alone. I don't want this so-called Song Nuan, and I don't want any sister."

“When we got married, I remember Nanheng swore to my parents that I would be his only wife. Why is this happening now?”

"Is our family just supposed to be bullied?"