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"King Beixuan?"

Lin Qianqian and Gu Huai looked at each other, then got up and went to the front yard.

Gu Huai held Lin Qianqian's hand and walked through the flowerbed. The large peonies in the flowerbed were blooming brightly, and butterflies were flying among them. After they walked away, Lin Qianqian turned her head reluctantly.

King Beixuan wore a small crown with bright red tassels hanging down on both sides, and a navy blue robe, looking very majestic.

On his head was a small crimson amber crown made of translucent crystal, which looked delicate and coquettish.

It is more unique and eye-catching than those made of gold, silver, jade and other stones.

"I've met the prince."

Gu Huai bowed to King Beixuan.

Lin Qianqian followed him, kneeling and bowing.

King Beixuan raised his hand towards the two of them, "No need to be polite."

"I came here today to do something, but it's not a big deal."

As he spoke, Prince Beixuan looked at Lin Qianqian with his eyes flickering. "Before, Aunt Lin performed in our house, and my beloved concubine liked it very much. In half a month, her birthday will be here, and I would like to ask Aunt Lin to celebrate her birthday. It would be great if she could sing a song she likes."

Gu Huai looked at Lin Qianqian and said with a smile, "So the prince came here for you."

Lin Qianqian thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, has the princess heard me sing? Why don't I remember this happening?"

King Beixuan, "She didn't sit with us in the waterside pavilion. I heard her say that later. At that time, she was passing by with her maid, and when she heard your singing, she stopped and forgot where she was. Later, she asked me about your origins."

"The princess also likes music and she likes to play the piano. If Aunt Lin has some free time, she can also learn from her about playing the piano. I'm sure she will be very happy."

"So that's how it is." Lin Qianqian pondered.

Prince Beixuan said to Gu Huai, "Sir, when the time comes, you can bring Aunt Lin to congratulate me on my birthday."

Gu Huai nodded, "Okay."

King Beixuan smiled and sighed, "Only those who love music know how much a song and a good voice can make people miss them."

"These days, I have been wanting to hear Aunt Lin sing. The last time I heard her sing, I can't forget it."

King Beixuan mounted his horse and rode away.

Lin Qianqian followed Gu Huai and stood at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, watching him pull the reins, turn the horse's head, and leave in a graceful manner.

Gu Huai turned around and saw Lin Qianqian staring at King Beixuan's figure. As if she couldn't see enough, she twisted her neck uncomfortably and snorted.

"Prince Beixuan is very handsome, the best-looking of His Majesty's sons. Are you missing him?"

Lin Qianqian's pupils widened in shock. "You, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Gu Huai glanced at Lin Qianqian, "Isn't it?"

"I'm a perfectly healthy person standing here, and you're staring at me endlessly. Humph! I'm angry!"

Lin Qianqian looked as if she had eaten a bee. She felt puzzled and a little amused. "I just think his riding posture is very handsome."

"I suddenly want to learn how to ride a horse, too."

"I've never ridden a horse, so I don't know what it feels like to ride a horse."

Learned to ride a horse.

Then she could buy a horse and go anywhere she wanted.

Moreover, horses are the fastest means of transportation.

Gu Huai's nostrils twitched, still unhappy, "There's nothing fun about riding a horse. The saddle is very hard, it hurts my butt and rubs my thighs. Riding for a long time makes me feel sick."

"Besides, horses are usually disobedient. If they go crazy and throw a person off, the person will be either disabled or half dead."

"So, do you still want to learn?"

Lin Qianqian said firmly, "I want to learn."

Gu Huai nodded, "Okay."

"Then I'll teach you."

The news that Prince Beixuan had come to the Marquis' Mansion soon spread to everyone.

Yu came to the Marquis's desk, poured him a cup of tea, and leaned forward to see what he was doing.

Suddenly, the Marquis slammed the book in his hand shut and said, "What are you doing standing in front of me? You're in the way."

Yu lowered her head quickly.

She looked at his angry face and said, "I'm just curious about what the Marquis is doing, and I'm concerned about him. There's nothing else to it."

The Marquis said with a stern face, "Women should not interfere in men's affairs. Just stay quiet and stay aside. Everything will be annoying if it is excessive."

"Yes, I understand."

"Huai'er has changed."

"He is no longer obedient to me like before. Today he even argued with me. This child, ah," Yu changed the subject.

The longer the couple spends time together, the more boring their relationship becomes. Now their only common topic is their children.

"It's all because of that vixen Aunt Lin."

"It's his problem." The Marquis made the judgment without even raising his head.

"How can everything be the woman's fault? Men have no fault at all?"

When talking about Gu Huai, the Marquis only saw him as a fool.

There are so many faults in him that he becomes critical.

Seeing that he was not on the same side as her, Yu felt a little helpless.

He could actually say something like "men are never wrong". Yu found that she didn't recognize the man in front of her.

Unfortunately, he was doing this to his son.

He had never treated her with empathy.

"How come Lin is a vixen? I think she is very well behaved." The Marquis spoke of Lin Qianqian with a look of satisfaction and admiration in his eyes.

"You always say she is a vixen, but the Prince of Beixuan did not come here for her today. It is because of her that Huai'er has the opportunity to interact with the Prince of Beixuan's Palace."

"this,"

Yu was speechless, looking a little embarrassed.

The Marquis added, "Being liked by others is also a skill."

"No matter which one it is, as long as Huai'er has dealings with a figure like King Beixuan, his future career will not be bad."

"You are praising Lin again. I have never heard you praise Jiayao." Yu stood up for Cheng Jiayao.

"This child has taken great pains to help me manage the mansion and take care of the household chores. I felt relieved to hand the mansion over to her. Now she is very busy and has managed the mansion in perfect order. You should praise her."

The Marquis stroked his chin and twirled his stubble, "Isn't this natural?"

"The purpose of marrying a wife is to manage household affairs. Wasn't it her ability to manage the household that attracted you in the first place?"

"The wife is virtuous and the housekeeper is good. The concubine is beautiful and can help her husband with his career. Isn't this perfect?"

"What you need to do is to make them live in harmony and serve Gu Huai together."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with Lin. It's just that you're biased. You're biased because your daughter-in-law has been wronged and neglected. You feel sorry for her and have a problem with Lin."

The Marquis sighed, "I think this daughter-in-law is ignorant. What kind of women do men like? Women who take the initiative and speak softly. Who are you trying to show off your cold and noble face to?"

"Huai'er is kind-hearted, but she just ignored him. If a strong man saw his wife being so arrogant, do you think he would punish her with a stick? Send her back home and let her parents teach her how to serve her husband?"

Yu was shocked, "My Lord... if this... if we rush to my mother's house, how can Jiayao hold her head up?"

The Marquis continued, "Her father was a civil servant, and she has learned her father's pride. The girl from the Wen family that I chose was very good. After she got married, she brought foot-washing water to wash her husband's face every day, and even changed and washed his clothes and put on his shoes and socks by herself. Although her husband had concubines and maids, they finally consummated their marriage. This kind of wife is virtuous."

"Has she ever served Huai'er? No."

"I heard that you also said that you wanted Huai'er to take Lin out? I think you have lost your mind. You don't love or educate your son, but help a stranger who has been married for a few days? You don't even want your son. It's really ridiculous! What kind of spell did your daughter-in-law cast on you?"

"Tell my only son to get out, do you think I'm dead?"

With a thud, Yu knelt down, her knees hitting the floor heavily.

"My Lord, I..."

The eyes fell to the ground with a clatter.

"I just said it in anger. I didn't mean it that way."

The Marquis sneered, "You look down on me, your husband. Where do you put me?"

"Since when have you been able to dispose of your son at will? As a mother, you have committed one of the seven offenses of breaking the law by saying such things. 'Too much talk leads to separation of one's parents'. I could have divorced you directly, but you still control your son like this. The older you get, the less you respect your reputation. When did you become like this?"

The Marquis' words made Yu feel as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and her body trembled continuously.

She pinched the flesh around her waist so hard that it hurt so much that she couldn't cry out.

But the tears kept flowing.

Soon, a pool of tears appeared on the ground.

"Kneel down and reflect on your actions."

"Reflect on how to manage your daughter-in-law and the backyard in the future."

"Don't think that just because you are a mother-in-law, you can do whatever you want."

Seven reasons for divorce.

That is a moral requirement for wives, strict to the point of being abnormal.

1. "Disobedience to parents covers up one's rebelliousness." It means that if a daughter-in-law is not filial to her parents-in-law, the parents-in-law can order their son to divorce her.

Second, "having no son means that the family line will end." This means that if a wife does not give birth to a son, it is extremely unfilial and she must bear the sin of severing the family line of her husband's family and should be divorced.

3. "Promiscuity causes chaos in the family." If a wife commits adultery, she will disrupt the bloodline of her husband's family, which is absolutely intolerable in feudal ethics and should be divorced.

Fourth, "Jealousy can bring chaos to a family." In order to maintain family ethics, a wife must live in harmony with her husband. If she is jealous, she should be divorced.

Fifth, if a wife suffers from a serious illness, it will not only be detrimental to the prosperity of the family, but also affect the normal life of the couple, so she should be divorced.

Sixth, "If a woman talks too much, she will alienate her relatives." If a wife is restless, talkative, gossiping, and alienating her husband's family, she has violated the requirement of "women's words" in the "Three Obediences and Four Virtues" for women, and she should be divorced according to etiquette.

7. "Theft is the opposite of it." A wife has no right to dispose of family property. Any use of family property by a wife without permission, including giving the husband's family property to relatives on her mother's side or outsiders without the permission of her parents, is considered theft and the husband's family can divorce her.

She kept all of these in mind.

Now, she was actually being disciplined by her husband, and Yu felt indescribable pain and discomfort in her heart.

Cheng Jiayao found out that Yu was forced to kneel for almost an hour as punishment by her father-in-law.

He was the first one to arrive at the Jinfeng Yulu Pavilion and quickly asked Eryue beside him to hand over the hot towel that had been prepared in advance.

She sat next to Yu, considerately pulled up the quilt, was surprised to see her red legs from kneeling, and carefully applied a hot compress to her with a towel.

"It's so red and swollen. The daughter-in-law feels really bad for her mother."

Cheng Jiayao's tears came suddenly.

She held the handkerchief in her hand, and her pretty face looked particularly heartbreaking when she cried.

Yu sighed and lay sideways on the quilt, "It's me. I made the Marquis angry and said something that made him angry."

Cheng Jiayao cried even harder, her tears couldn't stop and her voice trembled.

"Mother, I really feel sorry for you. Considering the relationship between you and your father-in-law, how...how could this happen?"

Yu's expression was numb, "I said the wrong thing."

"He got so angry because he said he wanted Huai'er to get out."

"I shouldn't say such things. Huai'er is my biological son, my only son. I was just saying that out of anger."

"The daughter-in-law understands her mother." Cheng Jiayao wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Everyone gets angry sometimes. Sometimes, the words come out without thinking. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart."

Cheng Jiayao took out a box of plaster and held it in front of Yu to show her. "This is the plaster my father brought back from the south. It is very effective. Daughter-in-law, I will apply it on you now. I believe it will disappear soon."

"You are still filial to me."

Yu was relieved and said, "Huai'er is not as good as you. You are the first one to come. This guy is my biological son, but he doesn't take me, his mother, seriously."

Cheng Jiayao dipped her finger in the light green plaster and gently rubbed it onto Yu's kneecap. She would ask her from time to time if it hurt, and if it did, she would apply it more gently.

When Gu Huai and Lin Qianqian opened the curtain and came in, they saw this scene.

"Mother, is your leg feeling better? I heard that father punished you."

After asking, Gu Huai raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears.

He stared at Yu's knees. He reached out his hand to touch it, then quietly retracted it.

Yu saw Lin Qianqian behind her, and even Gu Huai beside her was a little angry. She said coldly, "It's okay, it's just a pain in the leg, it won't kill you."

Gu Huai cried again, "Mother, you are really making your son sad by talking like this."

Lin Qianqian noticed Yu's sharp gaze and lowered her face with worry. She once again felt Yu's displeasure.

If a person doesn't like you, she can't pretend to like you.

She said, "I came here because I am genuinely worried about Madam."

"If I don't come, I'm afraid people will misunderstand that I don't care about my wife."

Yu raised her voice and said deliberately, "I think you are afraid of being gossiped about being unfilial. You little bastard, you probably wish I would die, so that I don't have to make you unhappy all the time."

Gu Huai was shocked, "Mother, how can you say such a thing! You are really wronging Qianqian!"

When Lin Qianqian heard this, she said calmly, "I know you are angry and you are taking it out on me."

Although she is not the daughter-in-law.

This conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is real.

Also because of the presence of the heroine Cheng Jiayao, the legal wife, this kind of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict can be said to be an upgraded version of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict.

Being at the bottom of the food chain, the heroine and Yu Shi can both take advantage of her if they are unhappy.

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