Chapter 5: I Will Marry

Qin Bi actually understood very well that the Qin Yan Marquis Manor had to rely on the Rong Prince's Manor or the Yan Guogong Manor.

Her father, Qin Di, protected her, but proposing a divorce after the wedding was not cost-effective. Joining by marriage was to rely on them, and proposing a divorce would only make the Duke's Manor unhappy, and her legitimate brother's future would be gone.

Therefore, no matter what, Qin Di and his son had done their best to protect her.

And the Marquis Manor hadn't fared well with the Yan Guogong either.

Qin Bi sighed. Once He Yan married Qin He, the Qin Yan Marquis Manor could breathe a sigh of relief. At least the Qin Yan Marquis Manor had married off one that He Yan liked. The Fourth Branch would get nothing, and her legitimate mother, He Shi's maiden family, wouldn't let her in the door anymore.

In the afternoon, just after lunch, He Yan came.

The man was tall, handsome, and in a brocade robe. He Yan sat on the edge of the bed and spoke gently: "Qin Bi, it hasn't been easy for Qin He to wait for me for so many years. Why do you have to be so calculating? She has always wanted a life of 'one life, one pair.' She is even willing to be a co-wife. Your making a scene makes no sense."

"One life, one pair"? Luo Bi sneered. She wanted that too, but this was ancient times. Even if women cultivated, they didn't have much status. The marriage had been dragged out for so many years; wanting to marry someone whose heart only had her was simply wishful thinking.

"Qin He is afraid of death!" Qin Bi said bluntly.

Didn't Qin He want to be the legitimate wife? She just didn't have that fate.

Afraid of being cursed to death, yet wanting to marry into the Duke's Manor—she wanted all the good things.

He Yan sighed, restrained his sharpness, and said softly: "Let's not make a scene. She's not young anymore waiting for me, and it's not easy for her to marry. I'm only marrying her as a co-wife; no one can move your position as the legitimate wife."

Qin Bi felt exhausted. Saying these things was meaningless: "Since that's the case, you should just marry Qin He directly, so you don't have to divorce."

"My fate is unfavorable to her, but you have no hindrance." He Yan said, telling Qin Bi: "I will not divorce."

"I have no hindrance? I'm being cursed by you right now!" Qin Bi was so angry that her brain felt dazed, and she scolded: "Can you have some shame? You like each other; regardless of whether you bring misfortune or not, you should just marry. I'm not willing to marry you. Don't you know you bring misfortune to wives? I don't care for the position of legitimate wife."

Qin Bi scolded him angrily. If she didn't say it poisonously enough, it wouldn't be enough to vent her hatred.

The Duke's Heir was proud and had never been disliked like this before. He Yan darkened his face and brought out the momentum of a powerful official: "Have you ever thought about who would dare to marry you after divorcing me?"

Qin Bi wasn't afraid: "At worst, I won't marry."

"Fine." He Yan sneered and stood up: "I agree to the divorce."

He Yan flicked his sleeves and left. Qin Bi let out a breath of turbid air.

Next, the two manors prepared for the wedding. The Second Branch of the Marquis Manor heard that it was decided to marry Qin He as a co-wife and felt indescribably happy. Qin He, however, couldn't be happy; she only wanted "one life, one pair" and didn't want to be a co-wife.

But thinking of the feeling of the world spinning when she was originally betrothed to He Yan, Qin He had lingering fears, her heart jumping with fright. Her legitimate sisters saw her unhappy and were all advising her.

"He He Shizi doesn't like Qin Bi, what are you worried about? A co-wife is the same as a legitimate wife."

"Yes, yes, the Heir favors you in his heart."

"He He Shizi has racked his brains for you, don't think about anything else."

Qin He listened to her sisters' words, but still felt uncomfortable in her heart.

When the Marquis Manor and the Yan Guogong Manor were preparing for the wedding, Qin Bi's body didn't get better, but it didn't get worse either, so no one could tell if she was hindered. Qin Di thought about it and still wrote a letter to the Heir of the Rong Prince, Rong Juan, who was guarding outside.

If the Fourth Branch took Qin Bi back, it would be equivalent to falling out with the Duke's Manor. The Fourth Branch of the Marquis Manor could only rely on the Heir of the Rong Prince.

He He Shizi of the Rong Prince didn't reply. Qin Di didn't care; he was just informing this pre-determined noble son-in-law of the Marquis Manor. Qin Tang and his brother were very worried, fearing they wouldn't be able to rely on either side.

A few days before the wedding, the younger generation of the Marquis Manor came to give gifts, not for anything else, but because He Yan brought misfortune to wives. Even if he didn't, the Heir marrying a co-wife right after the wedding was truly pitiful.

Some sisters with small thoughts all restrained themselves.

Qin Bi didn't want to deal with these worldly things. Her sister-in-law was busy, and Qin Bi saw it. When she saw her father, Qin Di, she said: "Father, divorce after the wedding. You won't lie to me, will you!"

Qin Di looked at this child more than before. He hadn't discovered before that this child saw things thoroughly.

"I won't lie to you." Qin Di saw his daughter's eyes were red again and said: "I'll send your brother to pick you up later."

Only then did Qin Bi feel relieved. The younger generation all came to give gifts these days. Qin He didn't know what she was thinking, but she actually came too. When her sister-in-law saw this, she immediately sent someone to find Qin Tang and went up to talk.

Qin Tang and Qin Xun rushed over. The two blocked Qin He, thinking that their sister might be cursed to death, and in the end, it would benefit this concubine-born cousin Qin He. Both felt that their future could be put aside.

"Qin He, it's not appropriate for you to come!" Qin Tang didn't give Qin He face.

"We are sisters after all." Qin He felt the Fourth Branch was truly ridiculous, not even caring about the basic decency.

"Sisters like you?" Qin Xun looked at Qin He: "Forget it, go back. Qin Bi doesn't want to see you."

Qin He left angrily. Qin Bi heard it in the bedroom and sneered, pretending to be hypocritical for whom? On the day of the wedding, the younger generation of the Marquis Manor was all happy. The dowry followed Qin Bi, and all the things He Yan had sent were packed up and returned. The Fourth Branch understood, the Old Marquis and the Marquis of Qin Yan understood, but others didn't know the inside story.

Qin Bi married over safely. She was still worried about being hindered, but by the next day, she was perfectly fine. The entire Yan Guogong Manor, which originally didn't approve of marrying Qin He as a co-wife, didn't stop it anymore.

In the morning, Qin Bi asked He Yan for the divorce paper, but He Yan ignored her.

Qin Bi's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, at noon, Qin Tang came to pick up Qin Bi: "He Yan, the divorce paper."

He Yan narrowed his eyes and said to Qin Tang: "Have you ever thought about who would dare to marry her after she has married me?"

Qin Tang didn't want to talk much with his cousin. He feared that in the future, even if He Yan married Qin He, he wouldn't care for him, this cousin: "Qin Xun and I will support her."

He Yan was silent for a moment, then stood up and wrote the divorce paper. Qin Tang took it, and then took Qin Bi away. The Yan Guogong Manor was a first-class Duke's Manor, the kind that didn't lower its title. Qin Bi walked, feeling out of place with the Duke's Manor.

Returning to the courtyard of the Fourth Branch of the Marquis Manor, Qin Bi saw her legitimate mother and went back to her own courtyard to sleep.

Qin He, however, felt at a loss. The feeling of the world spinning when she was originally betrothed to He Yan might have been for other reasons. If she had known the fate wouldn't curse her, she wouldn't have let Qin Bi marry He Yan. She would marry He Yan after Qin Bi had married him, always feeling a cut below Qin Bi.

Qin He's legitimate mother and sisters-in-law talked about this and sighed: "With Qin Bi's situation, who would dare to marry her?"

The Third Branch's Zhu Shi also sighed. Next was Qin He's wedding. The younger generation all went to the Second Branch to curry favor. Qin Lang didn't go, sulking at home. Qin Bi had followed the Third Branch for several years and was closer than Qin He.

The day after Qin Bi returned from the divorce, the Heir of the Rong Prince, Rong Juan, who was guarding outside, rushed back.

In the main courtyard of the Fourth Branch, Rong Juan said: "I will marry." ===== CHAPTER 6 =====

In the main courtyard of the Fourth Branch, Rong Juan said, "I will marry her."