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Chapter 124 It's too hard to be a woman

Just as Lan was worried about whether her little sister could adapt to the human world, Xi ran back.

"Why?" the sisters in the group asked curiously.

Lan recalled asking herself the same question, "Didn't you yearn for the human world? Was he treating you badly?"

"The human world is too terrible! I never want to go out again!" tide sobbed, feeling utterly miserable.

After being rescued by the human prince and brought aboard the ship, she was secretly pleased that she had finally managed to infiltrate the crew.

Who knew that when she woke up, the other person asked her about her family situation, and of course she couldn't say, so she pretended to be an orphan.

She thought she could get away with it, and that with her beauty, she would surely win the young master's favor and thrive in the human world.

To everyone's surprise, the young master liked her quite a bit and even brought her into his mansion.

"Who knew the food in their mansion was so bad? I live in a small courtyard with a maid, and we can't even go out!" tide said angrily.

"And another thing, I was taken to see a woman who told me to recognize my place and stop having delusions. She also told me to serve that young master well. Every morning before dawn, she would call me over to stand at the door and make me clean the house and do laundry. The worst part was that the food she gave me was terrible. I wanted to eat some seafood, and they laughed at me, asking who I was to dare order food. I was so hungry there, Lan!"

As tide spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

"They even said I had bad manners and had someone slap my hand. The human world is so scary!"

For tide, this period completely extinguished her longing for the human world. She thought the human world was a place where she could eat and play as she pleased, but in reality, the human world was a place where she couldn't get enough to eat and had to learn rules. If she didn't learn them well, she would be beaten.

So while that young master was taking her out, she quickly jumped into the sea and came back!

She declared she would never go to the human world again. "Lan, your cooking is still the best! I've even lost weight!"

tide touched her waist, which had become noticeably thinner. It was terrifying. In the human world, people couldn't even get enough to eat, and when she ate too much, people would laugh at her!

Lin Liuyi said it was hard to comment on this. "Look," she said, "even mermaids who come ashore still have to do laundry, cook, and support themselves."

"Hey, this is perfectly normal!" Liu Mingyue explained to Lan.

"Your friend's background is unknown; she's an orphan. If someone like that is brought into the household, she'll either be made a maid or a concubine. Fortunately, that young master took a liking to her face, so your friend became a concubine. Concubines have no rights. As she said, the mistress scolds her, has people teach her manners, punishes her by making her clean the courtyard, and even doesn't give her enough to eat—all of this is normal."

"Why doesn't that young master care?" Lan didn't understand. Didn't he say he liked her girlfriends?

"How could he possibly care? Your girlfriend is nothing but a toy to him. People of their status marry wives who are of high status and position. How could he possibly embarrass his wife for a mere plaything?"

Liu Mingyue was talking about a common problem in the ancient world. To be honest, after spending so much time with the sisters in the group, she didn't want to get married anymore.

It seems like all men are like that, but she knows that's impossible for her.

Once she voices this idea, her princess mother will likely appear immediately with her nanny.

"Princess, Second Young Master Liu requests an audience!" Liu Mingyue was just sighing when her second brother arrived.

"Let him in!"

"Mingyue, when did you and Jiang Heng become so close? He even asked me to bring you something?" Brother Liu looked at his sister suspiciously.

Liu Mingyue took the letter from her brother. "Second brother, I'll tell you about this later. Is there anything else?"

"You two aren't together, are you? Mingyue, you can't be having an affair!" Brother Liu sensed something was wrong when he saw his sister's slightly flushed cheeks.

"Second brother, what are you thinking about?" Liu Mingyue said reproachfully, but her eyes unconsciously glanced at the letter in her hand.

"Hmph, that's for the best. So what exactly happened to Jiang Heng?" Brother Liu crossed his arms, his face serious.

"Actually, we met by chance before, and he helped me with a small favor. This letter might just be a way of thanking him," Liu Mingyue said vaguely.

"Is that really all there is to it?" Brother Liu asked, half believing and half doubting.

"Of course, Second Brother, don't you believe me?" Liu Mingyue feigned composure.

Brother Liu looked at her for a while, and finally sighed helplessly, "Alright, but you must remember your place and not do anything out of line." After saying that, he turned and left.

Liu Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief and carefully opened the letter after her brother left.

The letter was full of concern and tenderness, and Liu Mingyue's face flushed as she read it.

When she read Jiang Heng's letter asking her again if they could marry, she felt a mix of emotions. On one hand, she found Jiang Heng quite interesting, but on the other hand, she was afraid that their relationship would change after marriage.

Liu Mingyue couldn't help but sigh again.

"You have pre-wedding jitters! What are you afraid of? You are a princess. If he changes after the marriage or takes a concubine, you can get a divorce!" Lin Liuyi's words woke you up from your dream.

Yes, she can still get a divorce!

"You haven't even used the cement formula I gave you before, have you? Why don't you use it to negotiate a divorce? If your emperor uncle has any brains, he'll definitely agree!" Lin Liuyi actively offered Liu Mingyue suggestions.

After Liu Mingyue figured it out, she felt it was nothing.

“Then I’ll agree to his request. As for taking a concubine, he said he wouldn’t. But like you said, even if he changes his mind later, I can still get a divorce. It’s just a man, after all.”

It's just getting married, right? Liu Mingyue felt she had been overthinking things before. Since that's how things are, she would just pick someone she liked.

So she picked up her pen and wrote a reply to Jiang Heng, asking her second brother to deliver it to him.

"Didn't you say you two had nothing to do with each other?" Even the slow-witted Liu Erge sensed something was wrong.

"Well, it's okay for now, but I just accepted his invitation to marry me."

"What? You made the decision yourself? And how could he bring this up on his own!" Brother Liu couldn't believe his friend was being so reckless.

"I think this is fine. He asked for my opinion first before going to find a matchmaker to propose marriage." Liu Mingyue felt it was no big deal.

"No, shouldn't your parents discuss this matter? Your princess mother... will she agree to this marriage? If she does, you'll have to leave the capital," Liu Erge said, leaving his unfinished words unsaid.

Liu Mingyue understood, "Yes, I will get married eventually, won't I? I want to choose someone I like."

Brother Liu sighed and took the letter from his hand.