Chapter 269: Principles

"Then Madame Liu proposed a divorce with Liu Zongyuan." Zhou Huaijin said. He sounded quite impressed by this Madame Liu.

Gu Chaoyan understood that it was very difficult for a woman to propose a divorce in that era. That was probably why Zhou Huaijin admired that woman.

"But Liu Zongyuan could not afford to continue with the divorce, so he turned that proposal down. He was an officer so Madame Liu could do nothing if he rejected. Since Madame Liu and the Jiang Family are distant relatives, she begged to come to the Jiang Mansion. When Madame Jiang heard about what happened to Madame Liu, she decided to help her," Zhou Huaijin said. "The law says that concubines are allowed, but only one legal wife is allowed."

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"However, some people want to have several legal wives and their first legal wife will just pass it on since their husbands are in power."

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