Four Hundred and Eighty: Ghost Marriage, Widowhood (3)

"A good New Year is ruined by such a person, it's a bummer."

Mrs. Die stood up with a little unhappiness on her face.

Mrs. Ji took a sip of tea, with a little strange light flashing in her eyes, and she called Jiang Nongqin.

"When will you leave?"

Jiang Nongqin bowed his head and said respectfully, "In five days, when everything in Hejian is arranged, we will set off for Xiangyang County."

Mrs. Ji said, "Take Wan'er away as soon as possible. If you delay, there may be variables..."

Jiang Nongqin's face changed, and hesitantly said, "But Madam, if that shrew comes again next time..."

Mrs. Ji said contemptuously, "What if she comes? Next time she comes, just break her legs."

Although Mrs. Zhang came to make trouble, she was right to make trouble, because the missing Shangguan Wan was indeed hiding in Liu Mansion.

Shangguan Wan came to Liu's house. Rather than saying that she left the divorce letter and ran away, it was because the stepmother felt sorry for this girl and gave her some ideas and provided her with a shelter. Otherwise, the grass on Shangguan Wan's grave would be as tall as a person.

The stepmother had also seen the smart and lively Shangguan Wan. In her memory, this girl had always been a spoiled noble lady.

But when they met again, she didn't expect that such a lively and beautiful girl would be tortured into such a haggard and lifeless appearance.

This matter started three years ago. Shangguan Wan's mother died of illness, and her father then remarried and married a concubine.

The concubine was a noble lady of Zhongzhao, not from a wealthy family.

It was just a concubine, and the status requirements were not high.

The concubine was a concubine's daughter, and the dowry she brought was not rich. The only highlight was probably several sets of the Four Books for Women.

She claimed to be familiar with the Four Books for Women, and her daily words and deeds were carried out according to the contents of the books.

It's funny to say that such a humble and lowly appearance actually made the sisters-in-law and mother-in-law feel comfortable.

The old lady was flattered and said casually that she would ask the second wife to teach Shangguan Wan well and not neglect her.

The second wife took the chicken feather as an order and used the Four Books for Women to teach Shangguan Wan.

How could Shangguan Wan agree?

The arrogance of a noble lady from an aristocratic family,

she sneered at the contents of the Four Books for Women.

The mother and daughter who changed their careers halfway had a very unhappy quarrel. At first, the Shangguan family was biased towards Shangguan Wan.

As time went by, the second wife became pregnant again, and Shangguan Wan's advantage was instantly reduced, and she was suppressed by the stepmother.

The real fuse that led to Shangguan Wan's tragedy was her first engagement.

Originally, the man said that he was willing to wait for her to be filial, but the stepmother heard from somewhere that Shangguan Wan had fallen into a bandit's den, and actually said that Shangguan Wan was a woman who had lost her virginity. Of course, this was not said in public, but it was indeed spread.

The man was very upset. His mother read the Four Books for Women and found the contents of the books very reasonable. She felt that marrying a woman who had lost her chastity like Shangguan Wan would be a disgrace to the family, so she forcefully cancelled the marriage.

Because of the reputation of "a woman who had lost her chastity", Shangguan Wan became a joke in the whole Hejian, and Shangguan was also deeply ashamed.

The second wife "had a kind mother's heart" and volunteered to teach Shangguan Wan and arranged another marriage for her.

The legitimate son of Zhang in Hejian was not as good as Shangguan, but not too bad.

However, Shangguan Wan later found out that her stepmother had evil intentions.

The stepmother had a good relationship with Zhang Zhao, the lady Zhang who had just come to make trouble.

The legitimate son of Zhang turned out to be a eunuch, and he was weak and sickly. He was only hanging on to his last breath and could not be human at all. The stepmother arranged such a marriage for Shangguan Wan in the name of doing good for her, and directly pushed Shangguan Wan into the fire pit.

However, this matter is not over yet.

The sickly son of Zhang died before the marriage. The stepmother persuaded Shangguan Wan to marry into the family and become a widow, saying that "the marriage has been decided, Wan'er is Zhang's wife, how can she marry someone else?" She was full of slander, reminding Shangguan Wan again and again that she was a "woman who lost her chastity". Zhang refused to accept it, saying that Shangguan Wan killed her son and insisted that Shangguan Wan marry and keep her chastity for her son.

Shangguan Wan was isolated and helpless, and her family almost stood on the side of her stepmother. She could only be forced to marry into the Zhang Mansion miserably.

After the sick son died, she had to wear her wedding dress and marry a rooster. The next day after the marriage, she was ridiculed by her mother-in-law.

As the Four Books for Women became popular in Hejian, Shangguan Wan's life became more and more difficult.

Not only her, but also those noble ladies who had been involved in the bandit's nest were more or less affected.

The stepmother was on good terms with Zhang, and she accidentally mentioned that if a woman couldn't stand the loneliness, she might masturbate to relieve her desires.

This is also an act of destroying one's reputation and not keeping chastity.

In Zhongzhao, a strong-willed widow would cut off her fingers to show her determination to keep chastity. Zhang was worried that Shangguan Wan was young and might cheat on her son, so she hoped that Shangguan Wan would also cut off her fingers to avoid being unable to bear the loneliness and masturbating. Shangguan Wan would never agree to it.

But she was alone in Zhang's house, and no one in the Shangguan family thought she was innocent.

If she didn't think of a way, she really couldn't live!

Zhang pressed on step by step, and Shangguan Wan gritted her teeth and refused to agree. How much pressure was she under?

Finally, taking the opportunity to go up the mountain to worship Buddha, she simply chose to commit suicide.

In the end, she definitely didn't die, because she was stopped by the stepmother.

After listening to Shangguan Wan's experience, the stepmother couldn't help but think of herself who was once isolated and helpless, and her heart softened and she agreed to save her.

After a few days, Zhang ran out of patience and prepared to have someone cut off Shangguan Wan's fingers. She left a divorce letter and successfully escaped from Zhang's house with the help of Liu's troops. For safety, she did not live in Liu's house, but lived in the troops' camp, hiding for more than half a year.

Half a month ago, her whereabouts were accidentally leaked, and Zhang repeatedly sent people to ask for her.

These people were sent away, and finally Zhang had to bring people over in person.

Because of this incident, Jiang Nongqin was not in the mood to eat any New Year's banquet, and her face was always gloomy.

Shangguan Wan had already changed out of her noble lady's clothes and put on rough civilian clothes. Now she has adapted well in the troops.

"Sister Nongqin, those people from Liu's house have left, right?"

A trace of fear flashed across her face, and her expression was extremely nervous and fearful, completely without the courage and publicity she once had.

"We have to leave for the north in advance." Jiang Nongqin said, "Madam Wan, let's go together. If you stay here, you will be unable to hide it sooner or later."

You can hide on the first day, but not on the fifteenth day.

Shangguan Wan left a divorce letter, but Zhang had already decided that Shangguan Wan would be their soul even if she died.

If she was caught, she would probably be tortured severely, and the news of her sudden death would spread within ten days or half a month.

In the past two years, Jiang Nongqin has saved many women who were forced into desperation. They were all victims of the Four Books of Women.

Now that the world is so difficult, why should so many cruel shackles be imposed on innocent women?

In this era where clan law is above the law, if the clan wants to capture an unfaithful woman and sink her into a pond, it is really a dead end.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Shangguan Wan's haggard face, and then she was cruel and said, "Okay, leave here."