Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

"What if I were to encounter such a thing?" Mrs. Qian had a rather impatient temper, and just thinking about it made her feel uncomfortable.

He slammed his hand on the table and said, "I won't let anyone step on my head. If she really tries to scheme against me, I'll take my men and tear her whole family apart."

These words were spoken with a thuggish air. Madam Jiang clapped her hands and asked again, "What if your husband is on her side?"
"We're old and past our prime now, and those men's souls have long been stolen away, so what can we do?"

Madam Qian fell silent. At first, she spoke quite frankly, but when she calmed down and thought about it, she realized that if she were in Madam Lin's position, she would probably also be in a difficult situation.

"Why are we women so unfortunate?" Madam Li said with deep feeling. "We spend our whole lives bearing children and managing the household for them, yet we are not treated well. What is the point of all our lives?"

All three ladies knew that if they encountered someone like Widow Li, whose husband was of one mind with the other woman, it would truly be an unsolvable problem.

Bai Suihe sighed; some of her ideas were already deeply ingrained.

"If you encounter someone like that, haven't you considered getting a divorce?"

Three pairs of eyes stared at Bai Suihe in astonishment. "Divorce? How is that possible? Are we going to get a divorce over something like this? What about our reputation? Where can we go?"

A reputation for being jealous would not only implicate their children, but even their maternal family would be affected; they didn't even dare to think about those two words.

Bai Suihe: "Isn't this a way to establish a female household?"

In order to completely sever ties with the Gu family in the future, she also established a female household registration.

"It's easy to say," Mrs. Qian and the others were not so optimistic. They were even wondering what they would face if they really got divorced.
"The impact of divorce on children is significant; at the very least, the path to the imperial examinations is cut off."

Having a daughter can affect his future marriage prospects, which is absolutely unacceptable.

"So Madam Lin can only swallow this bitter pill and accept this solution?" Bai Suihe felt extremely annoyed. Since ancient times, women have been suppressed in various ways just to satisfy their perverted sense of superiority. These damned pedants really hope that they will be reincarnated as women of the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, so that they can also enjoy the sins they have committed.

"I'm afraid in the end there will be no other choice but to accept it," the three ladies said, their tone devoid of the usual gossip. Who knew if they would be the ones to face such a situation next time?
"Does this Madam Lin not have a family of her own?" Bai Suihe asked.

Madam Jiang shook her head, "So what if it's my maternal family? My maternal family has no reason to stop someone from taking a concubine."

“This doesn’t count as taking a concubine; it’s more like keeping a mistress.” Bai Suihe couldn’t help but think of a time in later years when someone, in order to deal with the third sister outside, put up a banner and took a concubine on behalf of her husband. That’s something we can learn from. “Since the other party has this idea, Madam Lin should also be firm.”

I don't believe a widow like her doesn't care about her reputation. If Madam Lin makes this a public spectacle, that widow will have no choice but to obediently sign a contract of servitude, even if she doesn't want to be a concubine.

Upon hearing Bai Suihe's words, the three ladies' eyes lit up, and they asked in unison, "What good idea do you have?"

If there's a chance to teach these little cuties a lesson, they'd be happy to, so they won't follow suit and suffer the same fate one day.

Bai Suihe said, "Isn't it a requirement for us women to be gentle, kind, and understanding? How could Madam Lin quarrel with Master Lin?"

The three ladies were shocked, but they did not refute it. They knew Bai Suihe and were sure there would be more to come.

Bai Suihe said, “Therefore, Madam Lin must be magnanimous. Since things have come to this, and her husband is determined to marry that widow, she, as the first wife, must also love the woman by his side and treat her well. It would be a bit unfair to let a widow follow Master Lin around without any status or title.”

Hearing her say that, and that she was even siding with the widow, Madam Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Mrs. Qian quickly grabbed her, "Don't rush, let her finish."

Bai Suihe said, "That widow is just trying to have it both ways. She wants to be the legitimate wife in the countryside. That's because she knows that no matter how much Master Lin is bewitched by her, he can't let her surpass the legitimate wife and children. Her plan is just to slowly win Master Lin over to her side in the future."

Actually, this situation is easy to resolve. It's simply that Master Lin has a new lover, so Madam Lin should be magnanimous and go to the widow's house in a grand and joyful manner to welcome this newcomer into the mansion.

“But that wouldn’t be a good deal for that widow.” Madam Jiang hadn’t quite grasped the situation yet.

Madam Qian and Madam Li clapped their hands in approval. The law stipulates that any concubine brought into the household must sign a contract of servitude and must perform the concubine's rites in front of the principal wife. Once these two steps are completed, she will never be able to become the principal wife.

This is also a favorable provision in the law that protects the legitimate wife's survival in the inner quarters; otherwise, she would have been plotted against and killed.

After being lectured by the two wives, Madam Jiang finally came to her senses.

Yes, as long as the indenture is in hand, no matter how capable that pretty widow is, she will still be at Madam Lin's mercy.

“Madam Lin has three sons, and her eldest son is already showing signs of success. No matter how despicable or lustful Master Lin may be, he cannot possibly not consider his sons’ future.”

Bai Suihe was very curious about what that pretty widow looked like. How could she make a man temporarily lose his mind and even disregard his wife and children?

"I'm going to the Lin residence right now," Madam Jiang said, getting restless. "By the way, what do you mean by making a big fuss?"

"Of course, we should invite her family from both her parents' and husband's families, along with her children, to personally welcome the new bride into the house on behalf of Master Lin."

"Since Madam Lin has been so generous, it would be unreasonable for the other party to be ungrateful."

Mrs. Qian quickly added, "We'll go and show our support then. I'll also invite a few other ladies to learn from Mrs. Lin's magnanimity."

"Wouldn't this be a bad thing?" Madam Jiang still had some concerns. "This is, after all, a family scandal for the Lin family."

“What’s this family scandal? This is a joyous occasion,” Madam Li was already rubbing her hands together in anticipation. “This matter must be made a big fuss. If they want to climb the social ladder, they need to know their place. Things that are not for them to covet are not for them to covet.”

They were all married into the family through proper channels. Just because they are old and their looks have faded, these people want to take advantage of them. This trend should not be allowed to continue.

Bai Suihe hadn't expected the ladies to be so helpful. With these arrangements, even if Master Lin still liked that pretty widow, he should restrain himself.

"It's just that I'm afraid the affection between husband and wife will no longer exist in the future." Madam Jiang still felt a little regretful. Master Lin had never taken a concubine before, but suddenly, like an old tree blossoming, he gave her a big one.

Madam Qian rolled her eyes at her. "From the moment he agreed to the pretty widow's conditions, there was no longer any affection between them." (End of Chapter)