Su Yingxue naturally couldn't pretend she hadn't heard these things.

"If you really intend to divorce, there must be a way," she mused, looking at Zong Ke, "Coercion and inducement."

Zong Ke had set her red veil aside, was lounging with her legs crossed, and cracking melon seeds. "I don't lack money, the key is how much to give. Too much and it hurts me, too little and they definitely won't be happy."

"What do you think is appropriate?" Su Yingxue asked Aunt Ji Yi.

Her aunt waved her hands repeatedly. "Please, you two mustn't. That family is so greedy. If they knew you two wanted to help me, they would definitely demand an exorbitant price."

She was sold to her husband's family by Ji Yi's grandfather, and her spirit had been weakened by long-term oppression.

Su Yingxue and Zong Ke talked to her for a while, but couldn't get through to her. They didn't have much time to talk about these things today. They had to leave. According to the rules, Zong Ke had to wait for the bridegroom in the bridal chamber.

On the way back to the Prince's mansion, Su Yingxue mentioned this to Xuan Yuanrong Shen.

He thought for a moment and said, "Ji Yi's aunt is not necessarily unable to take her daughter away. Didn't you hear her say that the man married another woman while she was serving her sentence? Although he divorced her, he still maintains an ambiguous relationship?"

He was more familiar with the Tianchao's laws than Su Yingxue. He said, "This Prince remembers a provision in the marriage law that if a man keeps a mistress behind his wife's back, and the wife chooses to divorce because she can't bear the humiliation, she can take the child with her depending on the situation."

"There's such a provision? Then we can directly file a lawsuit."

"Although there is such a provision, its role is purely to give women more confidence. There hasn't been a precedent for this kind of thing. It's fine to help someone who looks pitiful, but that person has to be worthy of your help. Didn't you say that the woman is very weak? She's so weak even about things that are closely related to her, how can others help?"

The reality is that children are not independent individuals, but the private property of the husband's family.

Few divorced women even exist, let alone those who want to take their children with them.

"You're right..." Su Yingxue put the matter aside and started talking about going on a trip.

Her daughter was already three years old, and the Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager liked her very much, and always liked to take her to the palace. Su Yingxue had long wanted to see the great rivers and mountains of Tianchao, but she had basically never been to any other places besides the surroundings of the capital.

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On their wedding night, Ji Yi worked especially hard tonight.

He woke up before dawn the next day. After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he saw the woman's quiet sleeping face beside him. He turned over, hugged her tightly, and closed his eyes.

He thought excitedly in his heart about the child's name... even though they had just gotten married.

Then he fell asleep with beautiful fantasies and had a sweet dream.

When he woke up again, it was already daylight. He opened his eyes and found Zong Ke propping her head up, looking at him with a smile in her eyes.

Ji Yi felt sweeter than if he had eaten candy. "Why didn't you wake me up earlier? We have to offer tea to Mom and Dad."

"Mom came early in the morning and specifically told you to sleep a little longer." Zong Ke pinched his jaw, planted a kiss on the man's lips, and then lay on his chest.

She knew she liked him. She didn't consider getting married in the past, simply because she was afraid of being let down again.

But when he was willing to spend all his wealth to marry her, her worries disappeared.

Ji Yi had no idea what she was thinking. Seeing her like this now, he was simply overwhelmed with favor!

He was both nervous and careful as he hugged her body, suppressing the rising impulse.