The moon is bright.
The night wind was cool, making the leaves rustle.
It was pitch black inside Lingchan Moon Palace.
Luo Qingzhou stood at the door, hesitated for a long time, then raised his hand and knocked gently.
Bai Ling didn't seem to be in the front yard.
The wind quietly slipped out from the crack in the door, bringing no scent of the girl's flowers.
There was no familiar singing, nor familiar footsteps.
Luo Qingzhou raised his hand and knocked a few more times.
At this moment, the communication token on his body suddenly vibrated.
He took it out and took a look. It was sent by the Queen.
The dean just left and reminded us to gather in the palace tomorrow. He also asked about your cultivation. Come earlier tonight. I can't sleep, and neither can the baby.
After Luo Qingzhou replied, he raised his hand and continued to knock on the door.
At this time, familiar footsteps and a clear and pleasant voice came from the courtyard: "Who? Who is annoying people outside? Everyone is asleep."
"Squeak..."
The gate opened.
Bailing poked her head out and looked at him with her dark, lively eyes.
Then he blinked and asked in confusion, "Who are you? Why are you knocking on my door?"
Luo Qingzhou knew that she was asking a question she already knew the answer to, but she still answered, "Your son-in-law."
Bailing frowned immediately: "Nonsense! My son-in-law is now a high-ranking top scholar and a favorite of the empress. He is busy looking for flowers and asking willows outside every day, and is a donkey for other women. That's why he is reluctant to come back to see us. Who are you?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said: "Bai Ling, I'm sorry..."
Bai Ling slammed the door shut and said aggrievedly, "I am just a humble and pitiful little maid, so I dare not ask the champion to apologize."
After saying that, he ran away with a "thump thump thump" sound.
The gate to the courtyard was ajar and not locked.
Luo Qingzhou stood outside the door for a while before pushing it open and walking in.
The front yard was empty.
The moonlight fell on the ground, and the whole yard was covered with white frost.
Not far away.
The bluestone slab in front of the stone table was covered with torn petals.
Pink and beautiful, yet particularly desolate.
Luo Qingzhou watched silently for a while and walked towards the backyard.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard the sound of Xia Chan practicing sword.
He hesitated and felt uneasy again, but when he thought of that figure, he mustered up his courage, walked through the round door and went in.
In the pavilion not far away.
Miss Qin was wearing a snow-white dress, holding a book, sitting there in a daze.
The bright moonlight fell on her.
That absolutely beautiful and flawless face and spotless figure made her look like a fairy in a painting.
Luo Qingzhou still remembers how amazed he was when he first saw her at the Qin Mansion.
He was dazed for a moment, then slowly clenched his hands in his sleeves, gave himself courage again, and walked towards the pavilion.
This distance is not long.
But at this moment, a myriad of emotions swept through his mind.
He entered the pavilion and stopped beside Miss Qin. He looked at her again, bowed his head, and said softly, "Miss."
He took the initiative to explain: "I've been busy recently and rarely come back, so I didn't come to pay my respects to the young lady. I'm sorry."
Miss Qin looked at him quietly.
After a while.
She said coldly, "It's okay."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a while, then said, "I came here today not only to pay my respects to the young lady, but also to discuss something with her. I hope she can agree."
Miss Qin looked down at the book in her hand, slowly turned a page, and said, "You say."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, looked at the ground, and was silent for a long time before he said, "I fell in love with a woman..."
The sound of sword dancing outside the pavilion suddenly stopped.
At some point, Bai Ling also stood under a big tree not far away.
Miss Qin's face did not show any emotion, and she continued to flip through the book and asked, "And then?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said slowly: "She is very important to me. Without her, I would have died many times, and I wouldn't be here today. She sacrificed a lot for me, and did a lot for me silently, never asking for anything in return. I don't know when I started to secretly like her. I'm sorry..."
He apologized softly, but the look in his eyes remained firm: "So, I want to marry her."
There was silence in the pavilion.
Outside the pavilion, Bailing and Xia Chan were also surprisingly silent.
Bailing, who had always been very protective of Miss Qin, just stood there quietly at this moment, without saying a word.
Miss Qin slowly raised her head, looked at him and said, "So, you want to divorce me, right?"
Luo Qingzhou also raised his head, looked at her and said, "Miss, you misunderstood. Miss has given me and Xiaodie a second life, and she is my wife who has been formally worshipped by heaven and earth. What's more, I am just a son-in-law. Even if I have passed the imperial examination, I am still a son-in-law. Only Miss doesn't want me. How can I not want Miss? I came here today just to tell Miss that I hope she can agree to let me... marry her."
Miss Qin was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, now that you have passed the imperial examination and become the top scholar, if you still stay in the Qin residence, you will still be a son-in-law. If you want to change this status, you have to leave."
"That's actually what you mean, isn't it?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "No, I have never thought about leaving the Qin Mansion, and I have never thought about changing my status as a son-in-law. I don't think there is anything wrong with this status. Miss misunderstood."
Miss Qin looked at him and said, "Did I misunderstand? You said you like a woman and want to marry her. If you are a son-in-law, according to the rules, can you marry her? Even if I agree, she will be a concubine after entering the house? Are you willing? Or is she willing?"
Luo Qingzhou fell silent.
Miss Qin stared at him for a moment and said, "So, what you actually want to say is that you want to divorce me so that you can legitimately marry her as your legal wife, right?"
Luo Qingzhou shook his head and said, "No. I really have never thought about divorcing the eldest lady. In fact, in my heart, wives and concubines are the same. She..."
"So, she's willing to be a concubine?"
Miss Qin said calmly.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said nothing.
The pavilion fell into silence again.
a long time.
Miss Qin asked, "Do you have to marry her?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Yes, definitely."
Miss Qin was silent for a moment, then said, "If you have to divorce one of us, Wei Mo, who would you divorce?"
Luo Qingzhou shook his head and said: "I can't..."
"So do you like me?"
Miss Qin asked again.
Luo Qingzhou fell silent.
"So, I didn't misunderstand you."
Miss Qin said calmly.
The pavilion was quiet for a long time.
Miss Qin looked outside the pavilion and said, "Bai Ling, get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
Bai Ling stood under the tree without moving: "Miss..."
Miss Qin looked at her and said nothing more.
Bai Ling had no choice but to lower her head and go into the house.
Not long.
She came with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, entered the pavilion, placed them on the stone table, and said with red eyes: "Miss, can't you just not agree? If you don't agree to marry that woman, the son-in-law won't dare, why bother..."
Miss Qin said calmly, "Grind the ink."
"Woo..."
Bai Ling looked reluctant, but under her gaze, she had to pick up the ink block and grind it while humming.
"Write it."
Miss Qin looked at someone.
Bailing immediately picked up the pen and said, "Miss, let Bailing write. Bailing's handwriting is very beautiful."
Miss Qin looked at her.
Bailing's neck suddenly shrank and he weakly handed the pen aside.
Luo Qingzhou didn't answer.
Miss Qin looked at him and said, "If we divorce, you will be free. You are no longer a son-in-law. It doesn't matter who you want to marry."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "Miss, I really don't mean that. I came to beg you just to hope that you can agree. As for her..."
"I don't agree."
Miss Qin said calmly.
There was silence in the pavilion for a while.
Luo Qingzhou looked down at the pen handed to him by Bailing, paused for a long time, then reached out to take it. After another pause, he picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write on the rice paper.
What he wrote was not a letter of divorce.
He is also not qualified to write a letter of divorce.
He wrote a divorce letter.
According to the laws of Da Yan.
The divorce agreement can be written by either party, but both parties need to sign it.
In duplicate, one for each person.
Luo Qingzhou wrote two copies and signed his name without hesitation.
Then he handed the pen to Miss Qin.
Miss Qin did not answer it, but said in a cold tone: "Put it down, I will sign it later and let Bailing send it to you tomorrow. At least, I want to see the content."
Luo Qingzhou put down his pen silently.
He moved his lips and wanted to say something, but Miss Qin had already lowered her head and flipped through the book in her hand and said, "Go back and spend more time with Wei Mo."
Luo Qingzhou said nothing more, bowed, said goodbye and left.
Walk out of the pavilion.
He looked at the girl under a big tree not far away and wanted to walk over to say a few words, but she turned away and gave him a cold back.
He paused, but without stopping, he walked out of the garden and disappeared into the night outside.
Bai Ling, who had red eyes and was humming softly just now, suddenly burst out laughing.
"Miss, would you like an autograph?"
"What do you think?"
"Haha, just sign it. Then let the son-in-law kneel in front of the young lady and beg with tears."
Miss Qin didn't say anything else. She picked up the divorce letter on the table and began to read it quietly.
Suddenly, her eyebrows twitched.
"Miss, what's wrong?"
"Signature, no."
Bai Ling was startled when she heard this, and quickly moved over to take a closer look, wondering, "What's wrong? Luo Qingzhou... Luo, Qing... Eh? It's not Zhou, there's actually a little missing! My son-in-law is so cunning!"
Then she chuckled and said, "So, even if the lady signs it, this divorce agreement is not legally effective, right?"
"Humph, you cunning son-in-law, you actually want to use your own method to return the favor!"
She said happily, "The son-in-law really can't bear to part with the young lady. After all, the young lady is much prettier than his sister Yue, haha..."
"By the way, Miss, when are we leaving? Is it tomorrow too? Chanchan and I are all ready. We must give our son-in-law a big surprise this time, hehe!"
at the same time.
Meixiang Garden, in the room.
Miss Qin Er was surprised and asked, "Divorce letter? Brother Qingzhou, did you really write it?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Don't worry, I tampered with the signature."
As he spoke, he leaned close to her ear and whispered an explanation.
After hearing this, Miss Qin Er burst into laughter: "Brother Qingzhou is really cunning. But it's not good to lie to me like this, right?"
Luo Qingzhou sighed and said, "I didn't know what to do in that situation. I had no choice but to write it down. This was the only way."
Miss Qin Er asked, "When is Brother Qingzhou going to confess to me?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, and said, "Actually, there's no need to rush to confess. What I want is for the eldest lady and I to really divorce, so that I can marry Sister Yue freely, and then marry the eldest lady back. If she disagrees, I will confess that the divorce letter is fake."
"As for wives and concubines, of course the eldest daughter is still the boss, and the others are younger sisters, but they are all wives."
Miss Qin Er said: "But the new Marriage Law stipulates..."
“Who forced the amendment of the Marriage Law?”
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and asked.
Miss Qin Er said, "Your Majesty."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Your Majesty, what are you to me?"
Miss Qin Er: "... But His Majesty will not listen to Brother Qingzhou."
Luo Qingzhou gently stroked her cute little feet and whispered, "The current Majesty is willing to serve me... Don't worry, she will agree. If she doesn't agree, I will..."
"What did Brother Qingzhou do?"
"Shock her until she agrees."
"???"
"Don't worry, Weimo, when Brother Qingzhou cures your illness, it will be your turn."
Early morning hours.
He left the Qin Mansion and returned to the palace.
The queen and the baby were lying on the dragon bed, waiting for him with their eyes wide open.
Tomorrow, start the challenge!