War between wives and concubines

  Early in the morning, An Lan had just walked out of Qingyuan when she faintly heard the sound of quarreling coming from Yunyuan's side, and her mother was unexpectedly not chanting sutras on the first floor of the Buddhist hall.

  She suddenly felt a bad premonition in her heart. Last night when she returned from Yunyuan, her mother asked if she had thought of any way to keep Qin Garden, and at that time she said: "The best way to keep Qin Garden is to let it leave the Gu family."

  She just said that at the time and didn't continue to discuss it with her mother, but unexpectedly her usually calm and restrained mother was so impatient today, and actually ran to Yunyuan early in the morning.

  An Lan rushed to the courtyard, and indeed, her mother and Chen Wanru were quarreling. As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard Chen Wanru shouting: "Ah, divorce, Qin Xin Yi, you're so simple! Who was it that refused to let Yun Bo divorce and marry me back then? Now that Bo Yao is no good, you're afraid of being implicated, and you actually come to Yun Bo to talk about divorce? Do you think this marriage is something you can just leave or stay in as you please?"

  Qin Xuan was born into a family of scholars and had never been willing to quarrel with others, especially not with Chen Wanru, whom she felt would only lower her own standing by arguing with.

  She coldly said: "I am going to divorce Gu Yunbo, not you Chen Wanru, and in this family, you don't count for anything!"

  Chen Wanru was furious upon hearing Qin Yini's words and couldn't help but shout loudly: "Gu Yunbo, did you hear that? This old witch actually said I'm not even worthy of anything! I've been serving you day and night, transforming into a cow or a horse for you, and even gave birth to two children with you. You didn't divorce your wife to marry me, which is fine, but now she's actually letting her ride roughshod over me!"

  "You also know that my mom is just my dad's wife," An Lan walked in, coldly picking up Chen Wanru's words: "People say that when you're a wife, you should have the dignity of a wife, and when you're a concubine, you should have the appearance of a concubine. In China's 5,000-year history, wives are always greater than concubines, empresses are always greater than imperial consorts."

  "Chen Wanru was so angry that she almost vomited blood, pointing at An Lan with her finger, but couldn't say a word."

  "Who is the concubine and who is the wife?" An Yu rushed in from the doorway, her face immediately red with anger, shouting: "Qin Xin Yi, you have no shame! My dad has long since abandoned you, this old woman. You're just clinging to Qin Garden, refusing to leave, and now you even dare......"

  "Slap!" A crisp and clear sound echoed through the Yunyuan Hall, as Gu Yunbo slapped his little daughter.

  This slap not only stunned An Yu immediately, but also stunned Chen Wanru. She stood there with wide eyes, staring at her daughter who covered her face with her hand, and suddenly didn't react.

  "Dad, you hit me..." Anyu finally reacted and burst into tears: "Dad, you actually hit me for that old witch..."

  "Chen Wanru, take your daughter and get out!" Gu Yunbo growled impatiently at Chen Wanru who was standing on the side.

  Chen Wanru finally came to a complete realization, she finally understood that all these years, she had never been able to replace Qin Yini's position, neither at home nor in Gu Yunbo's heart.