kvmb Chapter 157 Concubinage
Chapter 157 Concubinage
"You ruined my life just by saying you didn't know! Do you know whether you know or not has any meaning?" Lu Lianghui roared and kicked Qiao Jiaojiao.
Qiao Jiaojiao cried out in pain, but Lu Lianghui grabbed her hair and said, "Does it hurt now? Are you crying now?"
"Do you know what I suffer all day long?"
When Lu Lianghui thought about the days she had spent in Changyuan Marquis's Mansion, she became furious. She exerted force on her hands and looked at Lu Lianghui's painful appearance. She lowered her voice and asked with relief, "How does it feel to be divorced?"
"Is it worse than death?"
"Your Qiao family is finished. Who can you rely on in the future?"
"If you cheat on your wife, no good family will want you even if you remarry!"
"Do you think your parents will support you forever?"
"Qiao Jiaojiao, this is what you deserve!"
After Lu Lianghui finished speaking, he pushed Qiao Jiaojiao away, turned around and walked away.
Qiao Jiaojiao fell heavily to the ground, staring at Lu Lianghui's back angrily, her eyes spitting fire.
why?
Why do people bully her?
Qiao Jiaojiao clenched her fists tightly. She was determined to become the boss and trample all those who bullied her under her feet!
She would repay them a thousandfold for the humiliation they had inflicted on her in the past.
Qiao Jiaojiao made up her mind and quickly got up from the ground.
A few days later, the fourth prince entered the palace and knelt before Emperor Jin.
Emperor Jin suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his ears. Otherwise, how could he hear such a ridiculous request: "You said you want to take Qiao Jiaojiao as your concubine?"
"You don't even have a wife, and you want to take a concubine first?" Emperor Jing asked in disbelief.
The fourth prince bowed and said, "Yes."
"Ridiculous!" Emperor Jin slammed the table and scolded, "Have you forgotten all the rules?"
"The prince is not allowed to take concubines until he has a wife!"
The fourth prince said helplessly: "Of course I haven't forgotten, but... Qiao Jiaojiao saved my life. If I hadn't taken her as my concubine..."
Emperor Jin frowned and asked, "A few days ago, when you fell into the water while praying for blessings, was it Qiao Jiaojiao who saved you?"
The fourth prince nodded: "That's right."
"Because I have had physical contact with her, if I don't give an explanation... I'm afraid I'll be criticized."
Emperor Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "I really have to repay your life-saving grace."
"Okay." Emperor Jin agreed readily, "A concubine, you can arrange it."
According to Dajin’s rule, if no brother of the same generation ascends the throne, the prince will not be crowned king.
When a prince marries a wife, it is naturally a grand ceremony. As for taking concubines, it all depends on the princes' wishes.
Some are carried directly into the house through a small door, and some are so loved that they will go through the procedures. However, no matter what, they must never bypass the legal wife.
What's more, according to Dajin's rules, one cannot take a concubine without a wife.
Of course, this does not mean that the princes did not have concubines.
However, a maid can only be promoted to a concubine after the wife marries.
The situation of the Fourth Prince is rather special. How to arrange things depends on the Fourth Prince himself. Emperor Jin doesn't care.
After the Fourth Prince left, the Crown Prince came over, and Emperor Jin explained the matter and asked, "What do you think?"
The prince was silent for a while, then he said, "Father, some time ago, Lu Yunxu came to the palace to remind me that my fourth brother wanted to seize the throne."
Emperor Jin looked at the prince with interest: "Why didn't you tell me that day?"
"Your son wants to investigate secretly, no matter whether it is true or not, so as to save your father the trouble." The prince showed no fear and expressed his thoughts.
If other princes want to seize the throne, the prince does not mind competing.
Everyone depends on their ability.
However, the Fourth Prince is very insidious.
On the surface, he disguised himself by pretending to be in poor health, but secretly made preparations and finally launched a surprise attack.
At the beginning, when the emperor had not yet decided on the crown prince, the fourth brother was the one who fought for it.
He has to pretend that he has no interest in the throne, but secretly... Does the fourth brother want the position of crown prince, or does he want the position of his father? These are two different concepts.
He investigated secretly in order to find out the truth of the matter.
The results haven't come out yet. If my father knew about it, he would be worried.
Emperor Jin naturally understood the prince's good intentions. He smiled and said, "Check the fourth brother carefully."
"He really puts his heart into it."
If the fourth brother had wanted to fight for it from the beginning, he would not have refused to give him a chance.
Those who are capable will occupy it.
He doesn't necessarily have to establish the eldest son as the heir.
However, it is not his fault that he does not fight openly but plays dirty tricks secretly.
With Emperor Jin's words, the prince felt more free to do things.
However, Qiao Yuanhui, who was so poor that he could not survive, waited outside for several days and finally stopped Qiao Jinlan.
"Qiao Jinlan." Qiao Yuanhui gritted his teeth. He looked so angry that it didn't look like he had seen his daughter at all. Instead, it looked like he had seen the murderer of his father.
"Father, what's going on?" Qiao Jinlan asked in confusion, as if the one who avoided Qiao Yuanhui some time ago was not her, but someone else.
Qiao Jinlan's nonchalant look made Qiao Yuanhui very angry, but he thought of the purpose of his visit and sneered: "Give me money."
"Give me money?" Qiao Jinlan asked in surprise, "Father, I'm a married woman, you're asking me for money, isn't that too much?"
"You married out, but your biological father and grandmother can't make ends meet. It's only natural for you to give them money." Qiao Yuanhui said as a matter of course.
"If you don't give me the money, I will sue you at the government office."
"I want to see if the Lu family dares to keep you, such an unfilial daughter."
"Lu Yunxu is an official in the imperial court. If you harm his future, do you think you can still stay in the Lu family?"
Qiao Yuanhui is now at his wit's end.
The family is really out of money and can’t make ends meet.
He doesn't care about anything now, as long as he can have money.
Qiao Jinlan laughed sarcastically and said, "You're trying to act pitiful now, are you threatening me now?"
"Humph!" Qiao Yuanhui snorted coldly, clearly not letting it go. "You said that all that is useless. Qiao Jinlan, I ask you, will you give it to me?"
"If you don't give it to me, I will ruin your reputation!"
Qiao Yuanhui looked so rogue that Qiao Jinlan couldn't help laughing.
That's all he did.
"Qiao Jinlan, I know I hate myself. You can hate me all you want, but you can't treat your father like this!" Tian also rushed out from the alley at the side, staring at Qiao Jinlan with tears in her eyes.
"Now, your father and grandmother are starving to death, and you won't even give them a penny?"
Tian didn't hold back her voice when she shouted, which immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.
Before Qiao Jinlan did anything, Qiao Yuanhui was startled and glared at Tian.
Is she crazy?