Right after their wedding, Lu Zhongjin returned to Jiangnan to observe mourning, leaving Yan Han in the capital to manage their household.
When he returned to the capital, she learned that her husband, who had promised to love only her for the rest of his life, had taken a mistress in Jiangnan and was determined to marry her as his second wife!
Her hypocritical mother-in-law said, “What man in this world has only one woman? Jin’er has said that he’ll have both of you from now on.”
Her shrewish sister-in-law said, “You’re just a merchant’s daughter. You should be grateful to marry a top scholar like my second brother. Your ancestral graves must be smoking! If you’re not happy, then become a divorced woman!”
Only then did Yan Han see the truth: the people she’d supported with her immense dowry were an ungrateful family!
If that was how they wanted to treat her, Yan Han was done putting up with them!
With an imperial decree in hand, Yan Han took her vast dowry and moved out of the Lu household. She was rich, owned thousands of acres of farmland and countless shops. She could establish her own household and thrive!
The Lu household, on the other hand, went from bad to worse after the divorce, and Lu Zhongjin’s career in government came to an end. Only then did he realize who his virtuous wife had been. He brought his whole family to kneel outside the Earl of Zhongyi’s residence and beg for forgiveness.
Hah! Yan Han sneered. Lu Zhongjin, nobody wants you, and the men who want to marry me could fill the whole capital!
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