Now, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion did this because they looked down on her as the daughter of a guilty minister, but were reluctant to give up her large dowry.

What's even more disgusting is yet to come. They want to use the dowry they got from her to marry a wife who can be helpful to Lu Haoran.

Their plan was to marry a wealthy concubine and then use her dowry to marry a wife who could be helpful to their mansion.

Another maidservant Liuli said, "No, Miss, if you agree to this, no one in the mansion will obey you, and everyone will look down on you. You absolutely cannot agree to this."

Xu Jinyi looked at Liuli, the loyal maid, then looked at Mother Tong and let out a breath.

Then he bowed slightly to the Marquis.

Her action made the people in the Marquis' Mansion almost unable to hide the smiles on their faces, thinking that the matter was settled.

Thinking of the huge amount of dowry, the crow's feet at the corners of the marquis's eyes deepened.

When he was about to step forward and hold Xu Jinyi's hand with a happy look on his face, he heard her speak in a firm tone and clear words.

"Thank you, Lord, for thinking so much about Xiao Jin. Lord Xiao Jin knows what the current situation of his family is."

"I know that as the daughter of a guilty minister, I am not worthy of the Crown Prince, and I cannot bring trouble to the future of the Marquisate, but Xiaojin cannot lose face for our ancestors by becoming a concubine."

"Even if Brother Haoran and I are not destined to be together in this life, I don't want to embarrass the Marquis' Mansion, so I will leave now and ask Brother Haoran to write a divorce letter."

"The General's Mansion is in trouble. As a daughter, I cannot leave my parents alone. I want to return to the capital. No matter life or death, I will live and die with the General's Mansion."

The smiles on the faces of the people in the Marquis' Mansion froze, and they looked at Xu Jinyi in disbelief.

Lu Haoran was the most surprised. He never thought that Xu Jinyi would refuse. After all, he always knew how much Xu Jinyi liked him and how much she pestered him.

The Marquis and his wife both looked extremely unhappy. They looked at Lu Haoran and asked him what was going on.

Isn't it said that this girl from the Xu family loves him to death and is 90% sure that she will agree?

how come? !

Lu Haoran was very nervous. All the deployments were successful, but something went wrong at the most critical moment. How could Lu Haoran accept this?

Liusu received Lu Haoran's gaze and said to Xu Jinyi worriedly, "Miss, please think twice and don't act on impulse. The General's Mansion is gone. How are you going to live if you leave here?"

"The prince is sincere to you, and he is like this now because of the situation. If you stay here, he will definitely not let you down."

"And the princess definitely doesn't want you to go back, and she doesn't want you to be involved in this matter, Miss, you have to think it through."

Upon hearing this, Tong's mother rebuked him harshly: "Shut up, how can a maid like you comment on the young lady's decision?"

"If the prince really loves Miss, why would he let Miss become his concubine?"

"Miss, Mother Tong respects your decision. No matter where you go, we will stand by your side."

Liuli nodded: "Miss, Liuli will listen to you too."

The two of them have been singing a different tune, which made Liusu so angry that her teeth were itching. She didn't want to leave Pingyang Marquis' Mansion because Lu Haoran had promised to give her the position of concubine.

Moreover, she was very happy to see Xu Jinyi being demoted to a concubine.

In this way, she is no longer the high and mighty lady. Everyone like her is a concubine, serving men, and no one is nobler than the other.

If she became a concubine, she would no longer be a maid and would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life. But if she left this place, she would only be a maid beside Xu Jinyi for the rest of her life.

This was not the result she wanted.

She never thought that she was inferior to others, but why was she destined to be a lowly slave by birth?

Why was Xu Jinyi born with fine clothes, silks, satins, gold and silver jewelry? She had to rely on herself to escape the luck of being a slave.

Maybe she can give birth to a son or daughter in the future, and she will be honored as a mother by having a son.

Furthermore, she had a bigger idea. As long as Xu Jinyi entered the mansion as a concubine, her relationship with the prince could continue.

Given the prince's personality, he would definitely put off marrying a wife again and again, and it would take time to coax Xu Jinyi into giving him a dowry.

Then it is not impossible for the prince's eldest son to be born from her belly, and then her son will also have a chance to compete.

So now she looked at Tong's mother and Liusu with a very unfriendly look.

"Miss, you and the prince have been childhood sweethearts. Do you really want to give up this relationship? And how can you find a good family with the reputation of being an abandoned woman?"

"The princess certainly hopes that you will be well taken care of in the Marquis' Mansion."

Xu Jinyi glanced at Liusu meaningfully, and that look made her feel uneasy, as if he could see through her little thoughts.

Xu Jinyi looked at Lu Haoran and smiled bitterly: "Brother Haoran, Xiaojin can't let you be known as a person who demoted his wife to a concubine, who is afraid of death, and who is selfish. Brother Haoran, please write a letter of divorce."

Lu Haoran's face twisted for a moment, and he could hardly maintain his expression: "Xiao Jin, how can you say that? In my eyes, nothing is more important than you. Don't say such angry words."

Xu Jinyi smiled: "Brother Haoran means that I am more important than the position of the Crown Prince, and he is willing to grant me the position of the legal wife?"

Before Xu Haoran could say anything, the Marquis's wife jumped out and said, "Are you dreaming?! You are the daughter of a criminal, not the legitimate daughter of a general. You should be grateful that Haoran married you. How dare you dream of becoming his legal wife?!"

The sarcastic tone was completely different from her attitude just now. Xu Jinyi seemed to be frightened by her attitude and stood there in a daze.

The guests were also talking about it, which made the Marquis glare at his impatient wife.

Lu Haoran smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Jin, my mother didn't mean that. You are the woman I love the most, of course you are more important than the position of the crown prince, but my grandmother is in poor health, I am really... embarrassed."

"Xiao Jin, please go to the mansion first, okay? I will try my best to convince grandma."

Xu Jinyi cried silently, and her aggrieved look made people feel pity for her.

Liuli was a straightforward person, and rolled her eyes on the spot: "After all, you are still trying to wrong my young lady. Everyone can speak in a straightforward manner."

Lu Haoran's face turned pale and blue, which made Xu Jinyi want to give a thumbs up to Liuli.

People in the hall gradually responded, "The maid is right. The way the Marquis of Pingyang eats is too ugly. On the one hand, he said that he would let the girl choose, but now the girl has chosen to divorce for the sake of filial piety and not to bring trouble to the Marquis's mansion, and they are playing the emotional card again."

"Besides, the Marquis's wife's attitude just now is really hard to describe. If I agree, I can't say whether they will bully me because of the matter in the General's Mansion after I enter the Marquis' Mansion."

"Or maybe in the future, if their family really can't get promoted and they blame the little girl, then life will be difficult."

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