After Qin Jiarui came out of Shi Bufan's house, he also felt like the world had fallen. She was not as strong as she imagined, because she knew that she was afraid that the next competitors of the Qin family would not let her go, and she was afraid that they would cooperate with those officials of the Tang Dynasty to force her to marry someone else. After all, she has no time to delay, so I am afraid that those officials will not let go of this opportunity, and will inevitably use the so-called emperor's edict to coerce her and let her marry someone else.

It was already agreed to get engaged, and Shi Bufan's potential strength was not small, so those people didn't dare to say anything. But now it hasn't succeeded, and that's really troublesome. So now Qin Jiarui doesn't know what to do, especially when she feels helpless next, she doesn't know how to face it.

However, this is not the reason why she is willing to become a concubine, because concubines are almost the same status as slaves in this era, and she cannot be willing to be someone else's concubine and lose her freedom. There is no shortage of food and clothing, why should you exchange the freedom of your life for superfluous things? As for what it is to say that he is like a sister to his extraordinary wife, of course this Qin Jiarui does not believe it. Relatives like sisters only exist when strength and identity are equal, and once the strength or identity is unbalanced, there will definitely be one party who does not take the other party seriously. This is an ancient time, not an era in which everyone had human rights and had to abide by the law. At this time, the law is to maintain the so-called patriarchal system, and of course Qin Jiarui cannot be the concubine who is slaughtered.

The more excellent a woman is, the more unlikely it is to give up her freedom, because an excellent woman does not need to rely on men to survive, and as long as there is no persecution, no one will be a concubine whose status is almost equivalent to that of a slave.

However, Qin Jiarui soon received the news.

"Miss Qin, hahahaha, I heard that you were kicked out? I inquired, Shixiao Shulang was given marriage by the emperor. Shi Xiaoshulang is really lucky, he actually married the daughter of Dugu Kaiyuan, the general of the left guard of the dynasty, and he is also a fifth-grade female official of the imperial court, that grade is much higher than mine! However, I'm afraid that Shi Xiaoshulang has married such a wife, I'm afraid she can't tolerate you as a woman, right? I've been kicked out, but since I've been kicked out, then I have a chance. A bearded official said.

And the official began to talk to himself, and then said: "Originally, Chang'an was also the Song family who opened a restaurant, and I hope that I will marry you to him, so that not only can I find an opportunity to hollow out your Qin family's industry, but also get a beauty like you who is good at managing the industry, which is really profitable." And the Song family also gave me a hundred yuan for this! One hundred yuan, I didn't expect you to be so valuable, Miss Qin! ”

"But after I thought about it, why should I give up your great beauty and countless properties to others for a mere hundred yuan? Why can't I enjoy it myself? It just so happens that I was widowed last year, so I can continue the strings! So, of course, I don't want to miss this great opportunity for both beauty and industry. Married Miss Qin, didn't I gain both wealth and beauty? Hahahaha......"

Obviously, this Qin Jiarui has also become a sweetheart, not only is she a beauty, but she also has a good ability to run a business. Even she herself is in charge of a lot of the Qin family's property, although she has no inheritance right in her name for these Qin family's properties, but since she has the right to manage them, there are more places to control here. Especially if you hollow out an industrial business, it is actually a breeze for a business veteran. So anyone knows that if they marry Qin Jiarui, they can also use some means to hollow out the Qin family's industry, so it won't be their family. As for Qin Jiarui's nephew, he is just a seven-year-old child, what can he do? Therefore, this kind of thing of beauty talent and wealth, whoever misses it is a fool. Even the officials of the imperial court who were responsible for arranging the marriage were all moved.

Qin Jiarui gritted his teeth, but obviously there was no way. In this era, it is impossible to confront the entire court with one person. No matter how much a person is, he is no match for the state apparatus. The reason why an official has a lot of power is not that he has the right himself, but that he controls the state apparatus, and in fact it is the strength of the state apparatus that makes those officials who abuse their power powerful. It is precisely because officials abuse their power and are not subject to much supervision that this is the reason why everyone is afraid of officials. In fact, some of those ancient officials did not abuse their power, and used their power to protect their family property and fight against competitors, which is an absolutely typical abuse of power. But in ancient times no one said anything.

"Haha, Miss Qin, you come with me!"

However, at this time, suddenly a woman said coldly: "Very good, you are actually like this?" ”

"Ah, Dugu Shanggong! You, you, you, you ......"

The official in charge of the marriage was also shocked, he didn't expect that Dugu Daxue would come to the Qin family, which also surprised him very much.

"What? Can't I come? Dugu Daxue asked rhetorically.

The official in charge of the marriage immediately said: "Dugu Shanggong, I will immediately assign this Qin Jiarui to the marriage, so that you can rest assured." ”

Obviously, the official in charge of marriage thought that Dugu Daxue wanted to marry Qin Jiarui, so that Dugu Daxue could sit back and relax.

"Who said I was going to marry Miss Qin? Since she has entered the door of the old house, it is also the woman of my future husband. That's my sister, who said I want you to marry her? Dugu Daxue asked.

But the official in charge of the marriage was also blinded, and he didn't know that things were still developing like this, so he didn't know what to do. Although Dugu Daxue is a fifth-grade female official, on the surface, she has little influence on the outside court, but her potential influence is definitely very large. Shang Gong manages the affairs of the harem, and even many low-grade concubines are not as good as her. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the concubines actually had grades, and even from the Tang Dynasty, there were eighty-one concubines whose grades were not as good as Dugu Daxue. However, the vast majority of emperors will not use up this system.

And Shanggong is responsible for managing court affairs, and can even directly affect the emperor's concubines, and the hidden power is not small. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, even a small number of Shang palaces had a great influence on state affairs. So Shang Gong has a lot of potential power, which makes them all very nervous.

"Dugu Shanggong, I ......"

"Let's go, don't come to marry this Miss Qin in the future!" Dugu Daxue said.

The official in charge of the marriage was pardoned and hurried away. And Dugu Daxue looked at Qin Jiarui quite arrogantly, obviously wanting to maintain his "status".

"How? I sent them away for you, and I helped you. How are you going to repay me? Dugu Daxue asked.

Qin Jiarui asked rhetorically: "How do you want me to repay you?" It seems that with your ability, I have nothing to give you! ”

"Be my future husband's concubine, and respect me well in the future, understand? Don't worry, I won't embarrass you in the future, as a wife. Dugu Daxue said with a "generous" look.

Qin Jiarui said disdainfully: "Do you think you are 'gracious' to me by doing this?" When did I say that I need your favor, and I must repay it by being a concubine and a slave to you? I won't say yes! ”

"So what are you going to do? Since you have a relationship with him, and I see that you have a good relationship, I don't want to be this evil person. But you don't want to be a concubine, so how do you get in? Since ancient times, monogamy, if you don't be a concubine, do you still want to rob my eldest wife's position? Even if I have a poor relationship with him, but after all, we are married by the emperor, and not to mention my family background, even my power is much greater than his, and he doesn't dare to divorce me. So, you can't grab it. Since you want to enter the door, what do you do without being a concubine? Dugu Daxue asked.

And Shi Bufan soon followed, and found that these two women seemed to be "negotiating" here, which made Shi Bufan feel quite nervous. His two women don't seem to be in harmony here, and Shi Bufan knows that his family may not be very peaceful. Since there are more than one woman, there must be a consciousness of more women fighting. What kind of novel is like sisters, that's impossible. Everyone has their own class and interests to represent, and it is simply impossible to be as close as a sister.

"How's your talk?" Shi Bufan asked.

Dugu Daxue shook her head and said, "This Miss Qin is really arrogant, she actually refuses to come over to be a concubine, so what should I do?" If you are not sure about your name, how can you be together? ”

In ancient times, everything paid attention to status, heaven and earth monarchs and ministers paid attention to status, husband and wife father and son paid attention to status, all kinds of people had their own names, and the division of wives and concubines also had so-called reputations. Title represents social status, family status, and even relationships between people. And this title is one of the most important bases for determining the so-called status and inferiority, so everyone also places great emphasis on this title. Even women want to get a "name", so as to ensure their "status".

Why do many women want to have a marriage certificate to officially register their marriage, and only when the marriage is officially registered can they feel reassured? In fact, it is nothing more than a desire to protect their status through this legal guarantee, and even the women of later generations are largely affected by the residual thoughts of this title.

Of course, there is a reason why this emphasis is placed so much on fame. Because the fame is actually that the vast majority of women in ancient times did not have independent financial ability, they naturally wanted to rely on this "fame" to support men openly, and then they could justify their husbands to support themselves, and their husbands could not abandon themselves casually. The more you value this "marriage certificate", the more it actually represents that this woman is not financially independent, nor is she independent in personality, and she is completely dependent on men for support. The increase in the divorce rate in later generations is actually to a large extent that the economic capacity between men and women basically has enough economic ability, and women are not afraid that they will not be able to survive without men, which is the reason for the increase in the divorce rate.

However, Shi Bufan obviously understands Qin Jiarui's reluctance to be his concubine. She doesn't need to rely on men to support her, excellent women never need to rely on men to support her, and no one persecuted her, so she has no reason to be a concubine. Who is not yearning for freedom, so it is understandable that Shi Bufan is not ordinary.

But Dugu Daxue couldn't understand that she lived in ancient times, and her status today came from her father and Li Yuan, the emperor. Although Dugu Daxue is respected, in fact, everyone sees the identity of Dugu Kaiyuan and her Dugu family and the emperor Li family as cousins. If it weren't for these two layers, then others wouldn't look down on her at all. So Dugu Daxue has always relied on men to survive, of course, this man is not her husband, but her father and family. Therefore, Dugu Daxue attaches great importance to this name and thought, which has something to do with what she has always relied on, and has affected her three views.

But Qin Jiarui is different, Qin Jiarui survives by taking care of the Qin family's industry by herself, not by men, so Qin Jiarui's economic resources and her status are relatively stable, so naturally she doesn't have to look at people's faces. Dugu Daxue didn't dare to object when Li Yuan gave her marriage, that was because everything she did came from Li Yuan, if she refused Li Yuan's marriage, then Dugu Daxue knew that she would lose everything, so she didn't dare to refuse. But Qin Jiarui is freer than her and has more right to choose, because Qin Jiarui's wealth and social status are "earned" by herself, not by relying on others' charity, so she is naturally more free.

However, Qin Jiarui said to Shi Bufan: "I won't be your concubine, I'll be your sister!" I think, as your sister, I often visit your house, and even live permanently, isn't that okay? ”

Shi Bufan and Dugu Daxue were speechless, this Qin Jiarui would actually do this. This seems to have been able to circumvent the ancient patriarchal system to a large extent, after all, as long as he does not become an extraordinary concubine in law, it is impossible for Dugu Daxue to treat Qin Jiarui with the attitude of a wife to a concubine. Anyway, they didn't legally become a family, so Qin Jiarui also came to "visit" as a "guest", so Dugu Daxue, as the hostess, could she still be rude to the "guest", and could she still call and drink at the "guest" and punish the "guest" casually.

At this time, Qin Jiarui quickly circumvented this ancient patriarchal system, and then obtained a relatively more equal status for himself. Qin Jiarui didn't care about having multiple women, after all, it was normal for men to have multiple women in ancient times. But what she minds is that she doesn't want to lose her freedom, she doesn't want to lose her freedom for her love and become a slave. In this way, the three parties are basically equal. Qin Jiarui was Shi Bufan's sister Qi, that is, the ancient godsister, so when she came to Shi Bufan's family, she also existed as a guest. As for what Shi Bufan has to do with this "Sister Qi" after that, anyway, if he is not related by blood, he is not a close relative of the patriarchal, so he really can't care about it.

As for Qin Jiarui, he has not lost his freedom, if he maintains the identity of this "Sister Qi", then everyone is almost equal in status, if Qin Jiarui is willing, he can leave Shi Bufan at any time, and Shi Bufan really can't say anything, this is the benefit of equality of status, that is, freedom.

And Dugu Daxue was also speechless, if Qin Jiarui became the extraordinary "Sister Qi", then Dugu Daxue really couldn't treat her with the attitude of a wife and a concubine, because the status of the two parties is equal, one side is the sister, the other is the wife, if so, Dugu Daxue still wants to call Qin Jiarui "sister-in-law", such a relationship makes Dugu Daxue almost faint, what is this!