The old lady is reborn

Luo Anyao was shocked when he heard this: "But you know I'm already married."

Tao Yi said: "But you also said a lot of bad things about her and complained a lot. If you are not happy with her, why do you have to be together?

Do you have the heart to let me be your concubine?"

Luo Anyao remained silent after hearing this. He did complain a lot when he and Jin Man were arguing, but Jin Man is no longer noisy and they get along peacefully and comfortably. Naturally, he doesn't want to cause any trouble.

So he had no choice but to say, "She has done nothing wrong and she has a son, so it's not right to divorce her."

After hearing this, Tao Yi nodded: "I understand. It was me who misunderstood you and thought you wanted to grow old with me."

Luo Anyao coaxed her: "Of course I hope to be with you day and night, but look further ahead, isn't it good to be together first?"

Tao Yi said: "After all this talk, you just want me to accept you as your concubine?"

The two parted unhappily.

From that day on, Tao Yi seemed to be angry and became completely estranged from Luo Anyao, truly acting like an accountant treating his employer.

This made Luo Anyao a little uneasy. Although he obviously spent more time at home now, in Jin Man's opinion, he seemed absent-minded.

After a while, Luo Anyao heard from the shop assistants that the accountant was discussing a marriage, and some people who had come secretly to see the couple had come to the shop.

Luo Anyao couldn't sit still anymore, so he went to Tao Yi and asked, "Are you really going to marry someone else?"

Tao Yi nodded: "I want to marry you, but you can't take a wife."

Luo Anyao asked: "It's for our future if you bear with it for a while."

Tao Yi asked softly: "Why do you want to wrong me?" His meaning was naturally that he was still unwilling.

Luo Anyao said: "I promise you, as long as you enter the family, you will be the head lady sooner or later."

Tao Yi smiled softly: "How can you take this seriously? If you can't have it now, you won't have it in the future."

Luo Anyao returned home dejected and went to bed early in a depressed mood.

Seeing him like this, Jin Man asked him again, "How have you considered it, husband? Have you found a concubine?"

Luo Anyao was vague and just said that he needed to think about it again.

Luo Anyao goes to several shops every day. Now, only Tao Yi, who is about to be lost, is his concern, and he has a bad temper.

Finally, he heard that Tao Yi's parents had arranged a family for their daughter. Luo Anyao was itching to find Tao Yi and said he would marry her.

Since she is the person I care about now, I'll try my best for her.

Seeing that Luo Anyao seemed different from before, Jin Man guessed something in her heart and asked, "My husband has never said that he has taken a fancy to that girl. Are you really still considering it?

Is there anything inconvenient for you to tell me?

If my husband has found someone he likes, but the girl doesn't want to be his concubine, I can ask to leave her."

"What?!" Luo Anyao didn't expect Jin Man could do this.

He made up his mind and said, "There is a girl who loves me deeply. But I already have you, so I'd better break up with her.

She doesn’t want to be a concubine.”

Jin Man laughed and said, "Why make it difficult? We can just get divorced.

Just to marry a beautiful woman, are you willing to pay a price?"

As she said this, she handed over the divorce agreement that she had prepared long ago, "My husband, please take a look. If you can do all of this, sign and seal it, then this big issue that has troubled you will be easily resolved.

I wish you and your beloved a happy and happy life together day and night, year after year."

Luo Anyao took it and looked at it. He thought that this divorce letter was not excessive.

Just when he was about to agree, he became suspicious as to whether Jinman had already made preparations.

Jin Man seemed a little sad: "I see that my husband looks just like you and me these days.

My husband was worried about me at that time, and he is still worried about me now."

These two sentences also made Luo Anyao feel emotional.

Jin Man continued, "If my husband has a new lover in the future, I wonder if you would be willing to be my concubine. I just hope that my husband will always be happy."

After hearing this, Luo Anyao hesitated even more: What if he married Tao Yi and things went wrong? Should he change her again?

Jinman used to be a bit overbearing, but there has been nothing wrong with her these days, and she already has a son.

I thought I had made up my mind, but now I am wavering.

Jin Man asked: "Since that girl has a deep affection for you but is unwilling to be your concubine, you must have a way out?

Isn't it possible to try both sides? If one side doesn't work, then try the other side."

After hearing this, Luo Anyao was moved and handed back the divorce letter: "You and I are husband and wife. Even if we have some disputes, it shouldn't come to this."

After all, Jinman's mother's family was as wealthy as her own. Tao Yi's family was a commoner who had escaped from slavery starting with her parents, and stayed in Kyoto with a sum of money given by their master.

Life is comfortable, but not rich. If you think about it this way, giving up Jin Man for Tao Yi seems like a downward trend.

Luo Anyao was originally having a very cordial conversation with Tao Yi, but Tao Yi turned around and left, making him impatient to keep this person.

But after talking with his wife, he seemed to calm down a lot. Especially Jin Man's relaxed attitude that even divorce was fine made him not rush. Besides, his wife was right. Tao Yi had a way out.

Then it's fine if it's gone.

It seemed like just one night, the bad intentions he had originally intended to have towards his wife turned to Tao Yi again.

Luo Anyao found the man who was dating Tao Yi.

The man knew something about his family's worries about his marriage. When he saw Luo Anyao taking out a lot of their personal belongings, such as silk handkerchiefs and letter paper, he stood up and bowed deeply to Luo Anyao: "Thank you for telling me."

Tao Yi's reputation was ruined.

Not only did the family back off immediately, but the news also spread among the matchmakers.

Tao Yi couldn't avoid being scolded by her parents. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Her reputation was ruined and she was not young anymore. It seemed that the only way for her was to marry into the Luo family as soon as possible.

Jin Man also heard some rumors and thought to herself: It's what she deserves! Doing something even more sneaky than being a concubine, and still thinking of having the best of both worlds?

Jin Man raised her head and glanced at Luo Anyao. If this is the case, don't run away!

Tao Yi originally thought that he could attack or defend, and he didn't force Luo Anyao to divorce his wife and marry him as his legal wife.

It means obeying the choices and arrangements of your parents and marrying into another family smoothly.

However, he did not expect that the result of trying to have two relationships would be that he would fall into the water.

Luo Anyao had caused him so much trouble. If he didn't pull himself out of the water quickly, he didn't know how long he would be a laughing stock.

But Luo Anyao followed Jin Man's advice and was not in a hurry to arrange to take a concubine.

Jin Man said: "After a while, when the discussion has died down and it is no longer a ostentatious sedan chair, we can just carry the person in through the back door.

Since she is a concubine, you are her master, not her husband. If she doesn't know what's going on, taking her in will cause trouble."

Luo Anyao felt that what his wife said made sense, and thought it was no wonder that the wives were still the ones in charge of wealthy families taking concubines. In the past, he had only seen his father being so popular and coaxing everyone, but he didn't know that such rules would save trouble.

Then he said, "Then you can take care of this matter. Just do it as you see fit."

Jin Man left Tao Yi alone for a few days and wanted to invite someone to come to her house, but after thinking it over, she decided to go in person with gifts.

When he arrived at the Tao family, he was very humble and polite. He did not mention the fact that they had secretly got married without any matchmaker or engagement, but he said a lot of good things.

When Tao Yi's parents saw this, they blamed their daughter for not living up to her expectations, and could only discuss the matter with trepidation.

Jin Man would mention from time to time that her husband had given instructions, which made her seem like she had no opinions of her own and didn't dare to act on her own, as if she had to listen to Luo Anyao's orders on everything.

After sending Jin Man away, Tao Yi's parents asked Tao Yi, "The mistress has come in person. Do you want to be her concubine, or do you want to grit your teeth and endure these rumors?"

If she didn't want to be a concubine, her parents could only find another place for Tao Yi to live. As long as she lived at home, everyone who saw her would think of her, and it would be difficult for her younger brothers and sisters to get married.

Tao Yi was frightened when she thought about her parents sending her to those desolate nunneries, but she also thought that Luo Anyao was always good to her, so she had to accept this path while crying.

Her mother cried, “I thought you were ambitious, you didn’t want to be a maid, so you found a job for yourself.

Is this your ambition? You should just be a good accountant.

Your mother taught you this skill in the hope that you, as a woman, would be able to make a living and not have any affair with your employer. But now you have to become a concubine.

How is this different from you being a maid in a wealthy family and then becoming the master's concubine?"

Although Jin Man said everything was fine when he came to the house, when the day really came, things went wrong one after another, and in the end, the only thing left was to send the person to the house in a sedan chair.

Tao Yi's mother taught her personally and devoted a lot of effort to her eldest daughter, but she never expected this would be the result.

Feeling discouraged, I still had to try my best to think about my other children. Now that things have come to this, I just let it go.

If we argue and quarrel, what else can we do except become more embarrassed?