As long as it didn't involve any conspiracy, Jiang Pengji's actions were honorable.
Thus, the news of her appointing Mi Qu spread like wildfire throughout the Nansheng aristocrats' circle.
Who was Mi Qu?
Investigate!
Even after more than ten years of war, the aristocrats of Nansheng were greatly weakened, but a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. If they wanted to investigate a person, the news would be as fast as a galloping horse. Moreover, Mi Qu was born into an aristocrat family and was famous when she was young. Many people had heard of her name and recognized her.
Mi Qu was a famous talented girl when she was young. Her late husband was also a famous talented scholar. They were a famous golden couple.
Later, her late husband died of illness and Mi Qu became a widow. After a few years of silence, her presence gradually faded.
Some people vaguely remembered the interesting things that happened between her and her late husband when they were young, but they didn't know that she was forced to remarry.
No one could have imagined that the name 'Mi Liang' would be mentioned once again. It wasn't because of her talent and beauty, nor was it because she was someone's wife, but because she was Mi Liang, a woman who was given such a heavy responsibility right after she was conscripted.
After digging deeper, outsiders found out that so many things had happened to her.
Some people praised her as a role model for the legitimate wife — because as the first wife, she managed her husband's backyard in an orderly manner. She had a harmonious relationship with her wife and concubines, and she could earn money to support the family. As her husband, he didn't have to worry about anything and only needed to eat, drink, and be merry at home.
Some people criticized her as a "traitor" — when the aristocrats of Nansheng tacitly rejected the recruitment order, she didn't know how to avoid arousing suspicion. She forgot her pride as an aristocrat for the sake of some glory and wealth. She wagged her tail at an outsider and begged. It was extremely laughable.
Some people criticized her for being a sissy and inverting Yin and Yang — a rebellious woman like Jiang Pengji would be destroyed sooner or later. Mi Qu had been well-read since she was young, yet she didn't understand the principles of Yin and Yang. Instead, she learned from Jiang Pengji and rebelled. Wasn't she afraid of angering her ancestors?
Of course, although these people criticized her verbally, they were actually jealous in their hearts.
According to the current situation, no one could stop Jiang Pengji's footsteps to rule the world. Whoever helped her would have the credit of founding the country.
Mi Qian's ancestors were lucky enough to be able to get this opportunity.
These people probably said that the grapes were sour because they couldn't eat them. Their mouths were chattering, but their hearts were filled with jealousy.
Soon, they found Mi Qu's current husband.
She had thought that even if her second husband was worse than her first husband, it wouldn't be by much.
"This man is really lucky. With such a wife, he really doesn't have to do anything."
If he were to marry a wife like Mi Ku, it wouldn't be thirty years less of hard work, it would be three lifetimes less of hard work!
Thus, some of his friends who heard the news came over to say sour words, while others took the opportunity to make friends. Perhaps they would need each other's help in the future. Mi Qian's husband thought that he had struck it rich. Even the person who was usually cold to him was talking to him, he couldn't help but feel a little smug. Later on, the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. Only after asking did he find out that Mi Qu had been placed in an important position right after he was subjugated.
Knowing this, Mi Qu's husband became a little distracted.
His ears were filled with the admiration and flattery of others, as well as the flattery of Mi Qu. There were even some people who secretly mocked him for being raised by his wife, saying that he was no different from a son-in-law who married into the family. He was furious, but he couldn't say anything to refute. He could only swallow his anger and not dare to utter a word.
What could he do?
If he had the capital to be arrogant, he would throw a divorce letter to Mi Qu right now and everyone would go their separate ways. That way, no one would mock him for being useless and living off a woman because of Mi Qu. But the truth was, he didn't have the guts to do so, and his parents wouldn't allow him to do so.
Not to mention putting this idea into action, even if he said it out loud, his parents would still press him down in front of his ancestors and break his legs.
The world was big, but nothing was more important than the family's glory and inheritance.
The son they gave birth to was disappointing, but at least the daughter-in-law they married was capable, so how could they let such a good daughter-in-law go?
After being bored for two days, he packed his things and went to find Mi Qu, completely forgetting that he still had a meal of bamboo scrolls to eat.
"What are you doing here?"
Mi Qu had just arrived in Ningzhou, and this was the first time she met her lord, Jiang Pengji. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she was given a bunch of tasks.
She was so busy that she felt dizzy. When she finally managed to find some time to return home to rest, the servants reported that her husband had come again.
"Isn't it all because of you? I can't stay at home anymore — "
Seeking refuge with Mi Qu was naturally for the sake of peace and quiet.
Mi Qu rolled her eyes and ignored him. She hurriedly finished her lunch and prepared to seize the time to rest for a while.
Her husband asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Mi Qu yawned, feeling sleepy, and asked casually.
"Say what?"
Her husband said, "Something like a divorce. You studied and became an official, isn't it all for this day?"
As the weaker party, he really couldn't do anything when Mi Qu proposed a divorce. After all, Mi Qu's current backer was Jiang Pengji.
Mi Qu frowned. "Who's talking nonsense in your ear?"
Her husband said, "I just feel that this day will come sooner or later."
Mi Qu smiled. "Divorce isn't that difficult, so why would you think that I'm doing all I can to become an official just to separate from you? I became an official because I'm a woman. What men can do, I can also do. The purpose of a woman's life isn't to marry and bear children, but to be trapped in the backyard for the rest of her life. I became an official so that I can stand as tall as men, or even taller than them. Otherwise, what do you think? "
Having achieved a small part of her wish, Mi Qu was in a good mood and didn't hide her ambition at all.
"Isn't that even more reason to separate? What's the point of following such a useless man? Why don't you find someone who can help you? "
Mi Qu was silent for a moment, then she said, "I'm very afraid of thunder."
Her husband's expression froze, revealing a bit of uneasiness.
Mi Qu's parents passed away on a dark night of spring thunder, while her first husband passed away on a summer afternoon of drought and thunder.
Normally, Mi Qu's expression wouldn't change even if Mt. Tai collapsed in front of her, but when it came to thunder, she would tremble in fear.
Her current husband was truly a scumbag, but even the scumbag had some bright spots. For example, he accidentally found out that Mi Qu was afraid of thunder, so every time there was a thunderstorm, regardless of whether he was sleeping in his concubine's room or having a banquet outside, he would always rush back to accompany her.
It was because of these small bright spots that Mi Qu tolerated him.
No matter how scumbag he was, he was still her husband in name, half a relative. She really didn't want to return to being alone.
After her husband passed away, she was truly alone and helpless as a widow. The scene of her so-called relatives forcing her to marry someone else was still vivid in her mind.
Divorce?
Perhaps in the future, but it wasn't urgent right now. At the very least, she had to wait until she had her own bloodline before kicking him aside.
This man was a scumbag in every other aspect, but his face was truly good-looking, as pleasing to the eye as a room full of concubines.
After this conversation, the two of them didn't talk about divorce and returned to their usual lifestyle.
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