After being divorced, the concubine became the first lady

Chapter 1

The early morning sunlight was still blocked by the courtyard wall, and the room was half-dark, with night and day intertwined.

"You want to divorce me?" Chu Jinjin thought she heard wrongly. She kept kneeling respectfully and looked up in disbelief, "Mother, what did you say?"

She was divorced on the first day of her wedding, which was unprecedented in the whole capital. If it were true, her reputation would be ruined and she would be criticized for the rest of her life.

It must be that I didn't sleep well last night and had some auditory hallucinations.

She just walked in yesterday and she was still wearing the bride's wedding dress. How is that possible?

Chu Jinjin's mother's family is one of the largest merchants in the capital. Her dowry spread from the Chu family to the Xu family. There was so much that it couldn't fit in the warehouse and filled half the yard.

However, no amount of money can make up for the disparity in status between the two families.

She is a merchant's daughter, and her husband's family belongs to the Xu family, where her ancestors once had a prime minister.

Chu Jinjin never thought about climbing a high branch. She thought very clearly that when a woman gets married, she marries not her family background, but a man.

Xu Wenda had her in his heart and fell in love with her at first sight, so she married her. Otherwise, even the prince and the general would not marry her as long as he didn't like her.

Mrs. Xu Hou, who was sitting on the imperial chair, smiled with difficulty: "It's not Xiu, it's Heli."

Chu Jinjin looked at her deeply, made sure she heard correctly, straightened up a little, and said calmly: "I dare to ask mother, what mistake did my daughter-in-law make?"

During the wedding ceremony last night, Xu Wenda drank too much and vomited as soon as he entered the room. In the end, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood.

It must have hurt my stomach.

Chu Jinjin was so worried that she didn't sleep all night. Logically speaking, considering this special situation, she could come later to say hello, but she still insisted on following the rules.

If you like someone, you must consider him and respect his family.

Mrs. Xu Hou pretended to drink tea with a guilty conscience.

Chu Jinjin could still keep calm. Xia Feng, the personal maid who came as a dowry, stamped her feet anxiously: "You are talking, why? You are too bullying."

Chu Jinjin has a personal maid, and Mrs. Xu Hou also has one, and they are even more powerful.

The old grandma took a step forward and sneered: "The young master is usually in good health. Not to mention taking medicine all year round, he has never caught a cold. You made him vomit blood as soon as he walked in. This will take a long time, and it may happen. What's up."

Chu Jinjin frowned: "That's it?"

Before getting engaged, both families had checked their horoscopes with masters, so if there was a real problem, they would have noticed it already.

Obviously not because of this.

"What else can there be?" The old mama looked impatient, "Madam is kind-hearted and has decided to tell the public about the divorce you proposed. Moreover, you and the young master are not married. I advise you, a merchant girl, not to be ungrateful. It’s you who suffers the consequences.”

Chu Jinjin has traveled through the apocalypse for more than two years and rarely loses her temper, but that doesn't mean she has no temper.

Everything has been arranged, just inform her directly.

Chu Jinjin stopped Xia Feng who was about to argue with a look, raised her eyebrows and said: "May I ask Mrs. Xu, before the divorce letter is signed, I should still be the young mistress of the Xu family."

The old woman Xu Hou was stunned: "Of course."

"In this case, my daughter-in-law needs to rectify the family tradition." Chu Jinjin looked at the proud old woman coldly, "You, a slave, dare to say that your master is a merchant girl, and you have eaten the courage of a bear, black heart, cotton and leopard, Xia Feng, Palm mouth."

The old grandma shivered in fear, stuttered and begged for help: "Madam."

Mrs. Xu Hou turned her head and avoided her eyes.

Of course no one would dare to do it in normal times, but the situation is different now. If you say that the Xu family did something wrong, just let her vent her anger.

As a personal maid, Xia Feng had a lot of experience in palming. She pinched the old woman's chin with one hand and rounded it with the other hand, making two crisp sounds.

The corners of the old grandma's mouth immediately became bloodshot.

After a full ten blows, Chu Jinjin calmly shouted to stop.

One is to teach the old slave a lesson, and the other is that she is testing the old woman Xu Hou.

Beating a dog depends on the owner. If an old lady who has been with her for decades can agree with it, it means something big must have happened.

What will it be?

Chu Jinjin knew that nothing could be asked here, so she bowed perfunctorily and left.

Xu Wenda vomited blood last night, which frightened her family. She was a bride, and it was inconvenient for the doctor to come and go, so she was carried to the study.

There were several servants standing at the door of the study. When they saw Chu Jinjin coming over, they saluted hurriedly and said, "Young madam, the young master just drank medicine and fell asleep. The doctor said that no one is allowed to disturb him."

Chu Jinjin smiled.

It’s hard to make such thoughtful arrangements for this family.

After today, this matter will become the top news in Beijing.

Her reputation was ruined, and the Xu family could not survive alone.

Why did she propose a divorce for her sake? Anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was impossible. This was to show the world how kind the Xu family was.

After the incident, Xu Wenda will definitely marry again, and his career has just begun. If he has a dispute with himself, if he scratches his face or something, spreading the word will affect his reputation.

What a good calculation.

Xia Feng couldn't stand it anymore and gave it all. He jumped up and shouted: "Xu Wenda, you are a coward, ah, what did you say when you asked me to send a message to the lady before? I am really blind."

Chu Jinjin did not embarrass the servant.

It's useless, she can't kill people.

Xia Feng's true nature was exposed. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to take action. He said bitterly: "Miss, please leave it alone. I don't want this life today, and I have to let Xu Wenda give you an explanation."

Chu Jinjin shook her head slightly, thought for a moment, and then turned back to her own courtyard.

The red candle is still burning.

The bright red dragon and phoenix were neatly folded, and the bright red satin on the dowry was still waiting for her, the mistress, to untie it herself.

Like a reddish and somewhat gloomy dream.

Chu Jinjin stared blankly for a moment, then picked up the stool.

The best mahogany wood is worth thirty taels of silver, which is equivalent to Xu Wenda's monthly salary.

Xia Feng thought she couldn't think of hanging herself, so she turned pale with fright: "Miss, no..."

"What kind of person am I, your lady?" Chu Jinjin smiled, "Bring me an ax and a fire stick."

Xia Feng: "..."

She knew what the lady was going to do.

In the entire Xu Mansion, apart from people, the only person who can make decisions is the dowry.

Xia Feng didn't need to give any more orders this time. He gritted his teeth and split the stool in half with an axe, which scared the servants who were watching next to him and trembled.

This girl must be too strong.

Only wood is difficult to light.

Chu Jinjin personally brought the red wedding dress.

Yunjin, which is known as an inch of gold, chose the best embroiderer and used gold thread, which was worth a thousand taels of silver.

Chu Jinjin was like burning paper money, igniting under the stunned eyes of the family.

The flames soon burned brightly.

No matter how expensive something is, if you don't take it seriously, it will become ashes.

Chu Jinjin thoughtfully told the servant: "Don't worry, I only burn my things."

Arson is illegal and she is not a fool.

It is legal and legal to burn your own dowry, and no one can control it.

There are many merchant girls who marry into official families, with generous dowries, and some with great skills can even become mistresses instead.

When Xu Wenda pursued her, her father was worried.

Although the Xu family had a prime minister, it had been in decline for many years. The head of the family was only a fourth-grade sinecure. Xu Wenda copied books in the Hanlin Academy. The salary of father and son, plus the shops left by his ancestors, etc., amounted to at most eight or nine thousand taels of silver a year.

This is obviously insufficient for the huge Hou Mansion.

But Chu Jinjin thinks openly. With her status, how many men are not in it for money?

A rich man has three wives and four concubines, as well as countless girls who live with him without status.

You can't change your identity. In this case, you can only find a relatively good one among them.

She made a request to Xu Wenda - not to take concubines.

If it has happened before, take care of it and don't dirty her eyes.

The Xu family only had Xu Wenda, so he naturally shouldered the important task of carrying on the family lineage, but he agreed without any hesitation.

So he must like it in his heart

Mahogany is mahogany. It looks good when making furniture. I didn’t expect it to be so good for burning fires. The fine oil crackles in the flames, and the fragrance is fragrant.

Chu Jinjin felt it was a pity that such a prodigal was the only one in the world. She really wanted Xia Feng to go to the kitchen to get some meat skewers or something.

The servants came and went, took a look and left in a hurry. The housekeeper also came in the middle, but before he could get close to persuade him, he was stopped by Xia Feng.

The lady's own dowry can be whatever she wants.

Anyway, we have already broken our skin, so it doesn’t matter anymore.

Just when Chu Jinjin picked up a gold-painted dowry and prepared to throw it into the fire, the figure finally appeared at the door.

Xu Wenda's face was pale, because he vomited blood due to last night's hangover, and because of the fire in front of him. He took a deep look at Chu Jinjin and couldn't help but call his servants to put out the fire.

Chu Jinjin didn't stop him and sighed: "Hey, you're finally here."

Xu Wenda gritted his teeth: "Jinjin, are you crazy?"

Chu Jinjin spread her hands and said helplessly: "I can't take it with you anyway, right?"

Xu Wenda's expression changed obviously.

Chu Jinjin was still testing.

Although she had some extravagant hopes, she hoped that Xu Wenda would come here for love instead of a dowry that the entire Hou family could not earn in ten years.

The redwoods were extinguished by water, and the fragrance of the trees was gone, turning into a choking burning smell.

The two entered the house tacitly.

Chu Jinjin asked Xia Feng to go out. When there were only two people left in the room, she said seriously: "Xu Wenda, you should know what kind of person I am. I promise not to cry or make trouble, but you have to answer three questions from me."

Xu Wenda nodded sharply: "Ask."

Chu Jinjin stared into his eyes: "First, did something happen to my parents' family?"

Xu Wenda took a long breath: "This is not a problem. You will know soon that your father may be gone."

Chu Jinjin clearly heard a buzz in her head: "What did you say?"

Yesterday, her father was unable to send her off to get married in person because there were insect eggs in the newly arrived batch of silk. If not dealt with in time, at least tens of thousands of taels would be lost.

It was Chu Jinjin who insisted on letting him go.

Tell him to go back quickly and don't miss her coming back.

Why did something happen?