Chapter 563: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (102)
Chapter 563: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (102)
He Yurong's pregnancy made Wu Wenyue so angry that she almost vomited blood.
Over the years, she has taken great pains to take precautions and has strictly "controlled" the "reproductive rights" of Cao Ce's backyard.
I thought that after all the hard work, I was finally about to get through it, but I didn't expect that a "Cheng Yaojin" would appear halfway.
The three concubines with clean family backgrounds gave birth to only two daughters in total, but He Yurong became pregnant not long after she came to the Cao family?
What's even more troublesome is that the timing is really too awkward.
To outsiders, it seemed that He Yurong became pregnant two months after entering the Cao family, but Wu Wenyue knew in her heart that she had actually been diagnosed with pregnancy a long time ago, and she was not just newly pregnant.
After a careful calculation, the date of conception was really unclear. The more Wu Wenyue thought about whether the child's biological father was Cao Shixun or Cao Ce, the more worried she became.
Since Cao Ce did not understand the cause and effect of the matter, and with He Yurong's clever manipulation, he had always mistakenly believed that he was her first man, and he was naturally very happy.
After all, there hasn’t been a new life born in the Cao family for many years, so this is undoubtedly a good thing!
Cuiqiao should have been sent to another place, but now that she is pregnant it is a different matter.
The servants in the Cao Mansion originally thought that although Cuiqiao became a concubine after she climbed into the young master's bed, she was not favored.
However, as the pregnancy was exposed, they all began to curry favor with Cuiqiao.
After all, this is Cao Shixun’s first child, and no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, they are the only treasures of the Cao family.
But once the news came out, Xie Wanru's situation became increasingly difficult.
At first, her father Xie Zongyao was quite dissatisfied with his son-in-law taking a concubine, and planned to teach Cao Shixun a lesson when he came to visit.
Who would have thought that before he even arrived, he was poured a bucket of cold water on his head by his wife, Xie Wanru's stepmother.
The stepmother advised earnestly: "Master, what can you say to others? Not to mention that you have more than one wife and concubine, just the Cao family holds military power.
Our daughter is the principal wife, and we have only Wanru as our wife, which is already very good. Besides, our Wanru has not been able to bring any children to the Cao family for such a long time, and the concubine is pregnant right after entering the family. Can you still let the Cao family's incense be cut off?"
When she said this, Xie Wanru was also beside her. She was very dissatisfied and retorted, "Auntie, it's not up to me to decide on having children, and modern marriages are all monogamous.
Concubines are the product of feudal ideology and are the dregs. "
"Haha!" Madam Xie looked Xie Wanru up and down, and after a long while she finally laughed, "Yes! It's not good to have a concubine, but who makes men like it? Your father is also a man, you can ask him if he likes it or not, he has studied abroad and has a lot of education!"
In fact, Mrs. Xie’s meaning was very clear: she, Xie Wanru, was born to a woman outside, and her biological mother was a woman who didn’t even have the title of concubine, and she still had the nerve to say these things.
"Madam, you're done!" Xie Zongyao coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, and then explained to Xie Wanru, "It has come to this, Wanru! You should think about what to do in the future. But you must go back to the Cao family.
After all, right now, our Xie family still needs the protection of the Cao family, and the Cao family also needs our support. If you are thinking of getting a divorce, it is not realistic. "
Xie Wanru actually wanted a divorce, but before she could say it, her father stopped her.
"If you ask me, let's quit while we're ahead!" It was Madam Xie who came out with advice at this time, "When the young master of the Cao family comes to visit in a while, let's say a few words to Wan Ru and let her go back with him! Let's not talk about whether the child can be born yet.
Even if she gives birth, she can take the child and raise it under her own name, so that she can be considered to have a child. Regardless of whether she can give birth to a child in the future, she finally has someone to rely on. "
"No, I won't raise someone else's child." Xie Wanru couldn't help but screamed, "I can't stay in the Cao family anymore, the worst that can happen is I'll just get a divorce."
Seeing Xie Wanru's stubbornness, although Xie Zongyao felt sorry for his daughter, he still did not agree to her divorce.
Mrs. Xie said to Xie Zongyao with a considerate look on her face, "Master, please go out first! The company has a lot of things to do today! Let me talk to Wanru! I will convince her."
"Okay!" Xie Zongyao said to Mrs. Xie with a hint of gratitude, "Then I will go to the foreign company first. I will leave the housework to you."
Mrs. Xie bowed to her husband and watched Xie Zongyao leave the Xie family before turning to look at Xie Wanru, who still had a bad expression on her face.
But as soon as she turned her head, the kind expression on her face immediately changed.
"Someone, please kneel down and speak slowly, young lady." Madam Xie did not hesitate to give orders to the servants around her.
Before Xie Wanru could react, she was kicked from the left and right and fell to her knees on the ground.
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