I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 135 No Remarriage
Xiao Shirong felt aggrieved when she thought about how she had fallen from being a candidate for the Crown Princess to Pei Yuan's legal wife.

"I refused to marry Pei Yuan back then, but you forced me to marry him. Whatever you say, he is of royal blood. I am far away at the border and will be able to make achievements sooner or later. My mother is my aunt and will not treat me harshly."

Thinking back to that time, Xiao Shirong was filled with resentment.

"But what happened? Not only is he an uneducated and dissolute young man, but even my aunt stood by and watched, never willing to help me. Instead, she punished me everywhere for those bitches! What did I get? Just a joke from outsiders!"

The two elders of the Xiao family looked at each other, helpless.

Mother Xiao stepped forward, pressed Xiao Shirong's shoulders, and comforted her softly, "Rong'er, we didn't expect that General Pei would die in battle at the border. If my brother-in-law were still alive, you would never be in this situation now."

Xiao Shirong said sadly: "But he died, Pei Yuan became a useless person without anyone to discipline him, and he is also incompatible with me."

She looked at the two elders, suddenly knelt down, and said, "I beg you, father and mother, to allow me to return to Fanyang and divorce Pei Yuan!"

For a long time, she didn't hear her parents' answer.

When she looked up, she saw the two elders standing outside the dim candlelight, with cold and distant expressions on their faces, just like gloomy paper figures, staring at her in dead silence with a cold and aloof look.

At that moment, Xiao Shirong's whole body was cold, as if she had fallen into an abyss.

Xiao's mother said, you are already married to the Pei family, you can die, but you cannot divorce.

Xiao's father said that there were no divorced women in the Xiao family, only loyal and heroic women.

Xiao Shirong was speechless.

Seeing her daughter lost and distracted, Xiao's mother felt extremely distressed, but she had to harden her heart and analyze the interests with her.

"Your grandfather is the emperor's teacher, and the whole family is honored. If you divorce Brother Yuan, the entire Xiao family will be ridiculed. Your sisters, as well as your sister-in-law and brothers and sisters, will all be belittled."

After a pause, Xiao's mother continued, "For now, you should give birth to a child. No matter what happens in the future, with children by your side and your aunt's help, the Pei family will always be firmly in your hands."

Xiao Shirong was stunned for a long time, and then let out a miserable laugh.

"Mother, what are you talking about? I just met the wrong man and want to divorce. There are so many women in the world who divorce, why is it considered a shame for me?"

The whole of Dajing does not regard divorce as a disaster. As long as the couple can mediate properly and do not cause more trouble, they can part ways amicably.

Before this, Xiao Shirong had never thought that her biological parents would actually want her to take care of a fool and spend her whole life with him.

Father Xiao said, "The Xiao family is a century-old clan, and your grandfather has many students all over the world. If a woman in the clan is divorced or divorced, your grandfather will be disgraced, and his students will also be affected."

Xiao Shirong was incredulous and said, "Father, what you said is really ridiculous! Grandfather was a close minister and a great imperial tutor. Does he have to rely on a little girl like me to maintain his dignity?"

Saying that divorce would hurt one's face, isn't that just far-fetched talk?
Not to mention the common people, even princesses and princesses had divorces. Why didn't they say anything about it, assuming it would hurt the reputation of the royal family?

Mother Xiao said helplessly: "Rong'er, just stay in the Pei family and be your first wife. I see that Brother Yuan'er doesn't look very good, I'm afraid... you'd better give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible, so that even if Brother Yuan passes away in the future, you will have someone to rely on!"

Xiao Shirong understood.

"Mother means that even if Pei Yuan dies, I will have to live as an orphan and a widow, without even the chance to remarry?"

Father Xiao scolded, "You are a woman, yet you keep talking about remarriage. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?" Xiao Shirong said hysterically, "You are the ones who should be laughed at! I am only in my twenties. Why should I live with a beast worse than pigs and dogs just to maintain the reputation of my family? My life is so long. Could it be, could it be..."

When Xiao Shirong thought of the bleak life in the future, tears welled up in her eyes and she muttered, unable to utter another word.

She held her face with her hands and squatted on the ground, crying.

She thought her parents would back down because of her sadness, but unexpectedly, her father, who loved her the most in the past, looked extremely disappointed.

"I have spoiled you too much. You only know how to enjoy yourself but not how to take responsibility. You are the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. After marrying into the Pei family, you should serve your husband and be filial to your mother-in-law. But what about you? In the past few years, you have done so many shameful and stupid things!"

After all, Xiao's mother still felt sorry for her daughter. She hugged her and said, "Master, please go out first. Let me persuade Rong'er."

Father Xiao sighed and left.

Xiao Shirong was crying so hard that she was out of breath. Her mother gently patted her back and comforted her for a long time.

After Xiao Shirong calmed down a little, her mother tried to persuade her again.

"Rong'er, mother knows that you are strong-willed and have high standards. You once swore that you would not marry anyone other than the most outstanding man in the world. However, even princesses were sent to marry and were forced to marry the sons of important officials."

Wiping away Xiao Shirong's tears, Xiao's mother said helplessly and gently: "Life is not easy. How can everything go as you wish?"

Xiao Shirong said sadly: "I just don't want to spend my life with Pei Yuan, a disgusting thing. Isn't this also impossible?"

Mother Xiao looked outside and whispered, "Brother Yuan has been overindulging himself in sexual activities, and his body has been seriously damaged. I don't think he will live for long. Once he dies, won't you be in control of the Pei Mansion?"

However, Xiao Shirong heard another meaning in it and felt horrified.

"If he dies, I have to be a widow? If I don't have children, I have to raise the illegitimate offspring he has with other people and take care of the bunch of concubines he left behind?"

She couldn't help laughing, not knowing whether it was out of fear or despair.

It turns out that she was born just for a man. Everything in her life cannot escape the traces of this man.

As long as the man is alive, she will serve him wholeheartedly; even if the man dies, she cannot be free.

You have to endure the disgust, take the man's surname, raise his bones and blood, and until his body dies and is buried in the cemetery, you will still be the man's "property."

it is ridiculous.

Xiao Shirong's face was pale and he looked distraught.

Xiao's mother felt great pain in her heart, but this was the rule of the Xiao family, and it could also be said to be an unwritten agreement among many aristocratic families.

"Mother knows you are wronged, but Rong'er, you have a huge fortune and a glorious position, which is unattainable for ordinary people. Listen to mother's advice and live a good life with Yuan Ge'er.

After all, he is your cousin, and you two had a bond when you were young. Even if you don't want to give birth to his children, at least keep his concubine children. If he encounters misfortune in the future, you will have something to rely on."

Xiao's mother tried to persuade Xiao Shirong again and again, but Xiao Shirong would not listen to a word she said.

(End of this chapter)