Chapter 313: Fulfilling Your Wishes

Outside the window, the sun was setting.

In the study, Bai Meixue was dressed in a snow-white gown, her raven-black hair draped over her shoulders, sitting quietly at the desk reading a book.

The setting sun spilled in through the lattice window, landing on her pristine figure.

The interweaving of light and shadow, the rendering of white and black, was like a tranquil and beautiful painting, or perhaps a picturesque and moving scene.

When a knock sounded at the door, she put down the book in her hand.

The door opened.

Her nominal husband and her blood-related younger sister walked in, heads lowered, their faces full of guilt and trepidation.

"Elder sister..."

"Eldest Miss..."

Bai Meixue put down the book and turned her gaze toward them.

"Elder sister, let me explain..."

Luo Zijun also said, "Eldest Miss, let me explain..."

Bai Meixue looked at the two of them calmly, saying nothing.

Without the veil to cover it, her flawless, beautiful face had a dreamlike beauty under the glow of the setting sun.

"Elder sister, my brother-in-law and I are innocent..."

"Eldest Miss, Third Miss and I are truly innocent..."

"Elder sister, it was a complete misunderstanding that I crawled out from under my brother-in-law's bed this morning; there was absolutely no immoral or illicit behavior between us..."

"Eldest Miss, Third Miss is right..."

"Elder sister, I can swear that I really didn't touch my brother-in-law..."

"Eldest Miss, I can also swear that I really didn't touch Third Miss..."

"Elder sister, he is my brother-in-law, how could I possibly do such a shameless thing? It's simply impossible."

"Eldest Miss, she is my sister-in-law, I couldn't possibly do such a shameless thing either, absolutely impossible."

The two of them spoke one after another, vying to explain.

Bai Meixue listened quietly to the end, but still did not speak.

Bai Qingtong looked innocent: "Elder sister, I am truly wronged."

Luo Zijun said, "Eldest Miss, it's actually very simple; you can just find a matron to verify whether Third Miss is still a virgin, and that will naturally prove the innocence of Third Miss and me."

Bai Qingtong turned her head, glaring at him with a flushed face.

Luo Zijun's heart skipped a beat, and looking at her, he said, "You... you aren't anymore?"

"Ah!"

Bai Qingtong let out an "Ah" cry, waving her two pink fists, landing several blows on his chest, both shy and annoyed: "Brother-in-law, you're the one who isn't! You're the one who isn't!"

Luo Zijun hurriedly admitted his mistake.

At this moment, Bai Daxiaojie finally spoke: "I asked you both here just to ask, are you truly in love and wanting to be together?"

Both of their expressions changed.

Bai Qingtong hurriedly said, "Elder sister, no, I... I don't like my brother-in-law."

She lowered her head and said weakly, "How could a sister-in-law like her brother-in-law..."

Bai Meixue's gaze turned to Luo Zijun.

"Eldest Miss, I..."

"If you like her, say it boldly, and I can fulfill your wishes."

Just as Luo Zijun was about to speak, Bai Daxiaojie suddenly said.

Bai Qingtong looked up abruptly.

Luo Zijun was stunned, thinking to himself: I am already riding a tiger and cannot get off; no matter how I explain, it is useless, so I might as well take this opportunity...

He raised his head and, gathering his courage, said, "Eldest Miss, I do indeed like Third Miss..."

"..."

Bai Qingtong widened her eyes, looking at him in shock.

Bai Meixue raised her eyebrows slightly and said nothing more.

Luo Zijun lowered his head and cupped his hands, saying sincerely, "I ask that Eldest Miss fulfill our wishes."

Bai Daxiaojie stared at him for a while longer, then suddenly changed her tone: "Fulfill your wishes? Why should I fulfill your wishes?"

Luo Zijun looked up in astonishment: "Eldest Miss, you just..." "I was just testing you."

Bai Daxiaojie said indifferently.

The room suddenly fell silent.

After a long silence, Bai Daxiaojie spoke again: "Tell me, how do you want me to fulfill your wishes?"

Luo Zijun cupped his hands and lowered his head: "I hope Eldest Miss can write a Letter of Divorce..."

The room fell silent once again.

Bai Daxiaojie stared at him for a long time before saying, "Why write a Letter of Divorce? Can't you just have Qingtong marry you as a concubine?"

"..."

Luo Zijun and Bai Third Miss suddenly looked up at the same time.

Bai Daxiaojie said calmly, "The elder sister as the wife, the younger sister as the concubine, serving you together—aren't you happy?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

Bai Third Miss blushed, her expression one of astonishment.

"What do you think?"

Bai Daxiaojie looked at him with a calm gaze.

Although Luo Zijun was fantasizing about that scene in his mind and felt like he was about to float away, he still maintained his clarity and reason; he could not forget the main business!

"Please, Daxiaojie, write a Letter of Divorce..."

He lowered his head and pleaded.

"I am so lecherous, so lustful, and have so many strange habits; I am not worthy of Daxiaojie, and I do not want to delay Daxiaojie any longer..."

Bai Third Miss's lips moved, and she finally could not help but say: "Brother-in-law, since you are so lecherous, lustful, and have strange habits, and are not worthy of my sister, does that mean you are only worthy of me?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

A hint of contemplation appeared between Bai Daxiaojie's brows, and after staring at him for a while, she said: "You are so eager for me to divorce you; is it because you look down on me, or do you have another motive?"

"Let me guess..."

"You are currently a Matrilocal Son-in-law, and without my consent, you cannot marry other women. You have kept so many lovers outside that you naturally cannot ignore them, so you want me to divorce you so that you can regain your freedom, and then you can marry hundreds or thousands of concubines as you please. Is that it?"

Bai Daxiaojie looked as if she had seen right through him.

Luo Zijun immediately denied it: "No!"

Bai Daxiaojie said: "If you say yes, I will grant your wish."

Luo Zijun snorted coldly: "Daxiaojie, once, twice, but not a third time; I will not be fooled again."

Bai Daxiaojie said: "This time it is real."

Luo Zijun: "Heh."

Bai Daxiaojie did not speak again. After a long silence, she slowly rose from the desk, walked to the window, looked at the night curtain falling quietly outside, and after another moment of silence, she said: "The marriage between you and me was never based on mutual consent, and I have no feelings for you. Since you want to leave, I have no reason to refuse you."

Luo Zijun looked at her snow-white back, which was as beautiful as a painting, paused, and said: "Is Daxiaojie really willing to divorce me?"

Bai Daxiaojie said: "Of course, as long as you admit that my guess just now was correct, I will write the Letter of Divorce right now."

Luo Zijun did not hesitate any longer and immediately said: "Fine, I admit that Daxiaojie's guess just now was correct; I do indeed want to regain my freedom."

Bai Daxiaojie turned around, looked at him, and said: "And, you want to marry hundreds or thousands of concubines."

Luo Zijun remained calm: "Yes, I admit that I also want to marry hundreds or thousands of concubines; everything Daxiaojie guessed is correct!"

Bai Daxiaojie stared at him with deep eyes for a while, then said indifferently: "It is good that you admitted it."

Luo Zijun said: "Then... the matter of the Letter of Divorce..."

"What matter of the Letter of Divorce? Did I ever mention the matter of a Letter of Divorce?"

Bai Daxiaojie's attitude changed instantly.

Luo Zijun: "???"

Bai Daxiaojie turned away, her gaze once again fixed on the distant night: "Just be a good Matrilocal Son-in-law. If you want to marry hundreds or thousands of concubines, wait until your next life."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Hiding behind the door, Bai Third Miss had her small mouth slightly agape, her eyes blinking without pause as she looked at her sister, as if seeing her sister like this for the first time.

At this moment, a maid in the courtyard outside suddenly reported: "Daxiaojie, the Master and Mistress want you to go over; they say they have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)