readytorunbook Chapter 537 Zhang Zhirou becomes a co-wife?
Chapter 537 Zhang Zhirou becomes a co-wife?
There was still nearly an hour and a half before the dinner started. The few people were tired from walking around, so they asked Xiaolian to prepare desserts and fruits. Everyone looked at the beautiful scenery outside in the viewing pavilion, ate and chatted, just like an ordinary gathering of sisters.
Seeing Zhang Zhirou staring at her, Baili Rushu showed a bit of regret on her face.
"Uh...it's nothing, it's just...it's just..."
Baili Rushu didn't know what to say.
Could it be that Jiang Dongping's parents already have an ideal daughter-in-law in mind? Moreover, that person has lived in his family for several years, and their relationship is as close as their own daughter!
If that's the case, Arou should turn against Jiang Dongping, right?
Then doesn't she have the suspicion of having a bad marriage?
"Princess, do you have something to say?" Zhang Zhirou was a little anxious, as she always felt that the Eleventh Princess knew something.
"Uh..." Baili Rushu laughed awkwardly, then immediately changed the subject to Shu He, "Seventh Sister-in-law, what did my eighth brother just say about sword dancing? Have you seen it before?"
Shu He didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "I had a quarrel with your seventh brother before, and stayed at Xiaoyang Palace for a day. I met him once then."
Baili Rushu wanted to ask more, but Shu He didn't give her the chance. "You'd better explain Jiang Dongping's situation clearly, otherwise, I think Arou will be distracted all day!"
Baili Rushu turned around and saw that Zhang Zhirou's face was indeed full of anxiety and tension.
Baili Rushu knew that she had taken her words to heart.
"Ah, Arou, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but you know that Jiang Dongping is a scoundrel. If he gets angry, he even dares to beat me up!"
Zhang Zhirou felt increasingly uneasy after hearing this. "So, is he really guilty?"
She always felt that the matter that Baili Rushu was hiding was very important and very unfriendly to her! Otherwise, she would not have been so hesitant.
"Eleventh Princess, don't worry. If Jiang Dongping dares to touch a hair on your head, I'll have Yi'er knock out his teeth so that he won't be able to speak again!"
Baili Rushu still had some concerns, because she had seen Liu Shunfeng being beaten with her own eyes!
At that time, Aunt Zhaohe carried Liu Shunfeng, who was wrapped in gauze, to the palace to seek justice. She was curious, so she went over to take a look. He looked so miserable!
And it’s not just once!
Few people in Kyoto dare to mess with this guy!
Seeing that she still refused to give in, Shu He walked over to her, took her hand, and said, "Princess, Arou is my sister, and I won't allow anyone to bully her! If you know anything, I hope you can tell me!"
"Besides, you don't want Ah Rou to always be kept in the dark, right?"
Baili Rushu's face showed regret. If she had known this earlier, she would not have mentioned it.
"Forget it, let him get beaten! If he dares to hit me, it means he is guilty!"
Baili Rushu hardened her heart and finally told what she knew.
It turned out that the Princess of Western Chu had lost her vitality when giving birth to Jiang Dongping, and had been in poor health ever since. She had a cousin on her natal side, Wu Congwen, a fifth-rank official and a doctor of the Imperial Court.
When Wu Congwen learned that the Princess of Chu was in poor health, he asked his daughter Wu Xiuxin to live in the Western Chu Palace to talk and chat with the Princess of Chu to pass the time.
As for Wu Xiuxin, it was said that she was a well-behaved and obedient girl, and was very much loved by the Princess of Western Chu, so she stayed in the Western Chu Palace.
During the five years that Jiang Dongping went to Jiangdong Army, the King of Western Chu and the Queen were taken care of by Wu Xiuxin.
"Jiang Dongping's parents both like Wu Xiuxin very much. After all, she grew up in their care. So five years ago, Princess Chu proposed that Jiang Dongping marry Wu Xiuxin."
When Baili Rushu said this, she obviously noticed that Zhang Zhirou's face turned pale, her fingers tightly pinched the hem of her blue skirt, her eyes complicated and unbelievable.
"He has a fiancée?!" Zhang Zhirou's voice was trembling.
So who is she?
The third party who destroys other people’s marriages?
Or will she become his concubine or a lowly maid in the future? !
"No, no!" Baili Rushu quickly waved her hands and shook her head. Afraid that she would misunderstand, she quickly explained, "Jiang Dongping didn't want to! He said he didn't like Wu Xiuxin, so he rejected his parents!"
"Then the incident with Seventh Brother happened. Jiang Dongping stood up for Seventh Brother and was eventually demoted by our father to the Jiangdong Army for training, so the matter was put on hold."
However, she had reliable information that after Jiang Dongping returned, the Princess of Chu and the King of Western Chu brought up the matter of marriage to him again.
Although Jiang Dongping still refused, the Princess of Chu was determined and even used many extreme methods to threaten Jiang Dongping.
She had little confidence in Jiang Dongping. After all, how many men in this world would dare to go against their mother's wishes?
"Arou, if Jiang Dongping is willing to marry you as his concubine, can you accept it?"
Zhang Zhirou's face was pale and her heart was in pain.
Fair wife?
What is the difference between a wife and a concubine?
"impossible!"
Before Zhang Zhirou could say anything, Shu He stood up with a green face and slammed the table.
Her face was cold and angry, and her eyes were filled with unshakable determination.
"If Jiang Dongping dares to marry another woman, Arou will cut off all ties with him!"
Zhang Zhirou's face was pale, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
As if realizing her words were inappropriate, Shu He sat down next to Zhang Zhirou and explained, "Arou, I don't mean to break up your marriage. It's just that there are countless men in this world. If you can't find someone who is devoted to you, then it's better to be single than to compete with other women for power and favor and become a resentful woman in the harem!"
Baili Rushu didn't quite understand what she said, "But sister-in-law, isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines?"
Which powerful man in Tianqi doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Of course, there are also some who don't take concubines, but they are a minority after all!
"Besides, the Western Chu Palace only has one prince, Jiang Dongping. If he is asked to stay with only one woman, I don't think the Western Chu King and his wife would agree, right?"
"Their family is small to begin with, and the Princess of Chu hopes to have grandchildren sooner rather than later."
Shu He couldn't help but sneer. Did they, the Western Chu Palace, marry a daughter-in-law just to have children?
She was about to retort when she heard Zhang Zhirou's firm voice, "If that's the case, then let Jiang Dongping find someone else to carry on the family line!"
"I, Zhang Zhirou, can't be his family's reproductive puppet!"