My bad father married a princess, my mother divorced me, and I became the group's favorite

The news that Lord Shi was dismissed from office caused an uproar in the capital.

However, the opinions of officials in the capital and his wives at home were different.

Officials in the court generally believed that Lord Shi was confused. If he did not plead for that vicious woman, it would probably not affect his own career.

But the women in the capital thought that Lord Shi was a man of affection and righteousness. It was rare that he was willing to disobey the emperor and plead for Xiao Jiang.

Because it was His Majesty who personally ordered the arrest, the crimes of Xiao Jiang and Madam Jiang were quickly and thoroughly investigated.

Xiao Jiang was sentenced to death, and Mrs. Jiang was sentenced to exile.

Liu Yunniang and Ye Xiaoxiao were shocked when they heard the news.

No one expected that His Majesty would attach so much importance to this matter.

To be honest, among the aristocratic families in Beijing, there is no family that does not have dirty things between wives and concubines.

It is not uncommon for the mistress to murder the concubine, or for the concubine to murder the mistress secretly. There are also many people who favor their concubines over their wives, but they never do it openly.

However, Your Majesty's move undoubtedly sent a strong warning to the aristocratic families in the capital.

For a time, the status of each mistress rose sharply, and those concubines who were usually favored also behaved themselves, for fear that they would be caught at this juncture.

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Having come to the capital for a few days, Liu Yunniang had not yet had a thorough tour of the city, so today she took Ye Xiaoxiao to a teahouse to listen to stories.

There were not many forms of entertainment in ancient times, and Ye Xiaoxiao was not very interested in listening to books.

The place she was most curious about should be the brothel.

But she didn't dare to make this request!

Forget it, just listen to the book.

She's not picky.

The design of this teahouse is quite clever. The first floor is the hall, and the second floor has a number of semi-enclosed private rooms. From above, one can directly see the storyteller below.

In addition, for the sake of privacy, a string of bead curtains were hung. If the people in the private room did not lift the bead curtains, they could only vaguely see the figures inside.

The group asked for a private room which was a little further away, and the waiter quickly served them tea and pastries.

It must be said that the pastries in this teahouse are quite good. Ye Xiaoxiao ate them happily, one at a time.

The storyteller downstairs was talking enthusiastically, and he was talking about Lord Shi and Xiao Jiang, the most popular people in the capital in recent days.

"Mother, do you think that Master Shi is really a man who values friendship and loyalty?"

Ye Xiaoxiao asked Liu Yunniang curiously. To be honest, she really couldn't understand the thought process of the ancients. How come, in the storyteller's words, Lord Shi became a lovesick person who gave up wealth and glory for the person he loved?

Liu Yunniang frowned slightly, with a mocking look on her lips, and said softly,

"Huh, it's really funny. Da Jiang was his first wife, but he didn't protect her at all. He married his wife's younger sister within a year. He knew that his late wife was killed by Xiao Jiang, but he didn't think of standing up for her. Instead, he sided with the murderer who murdered his first wife. I think his deep affection may not be true. He is just a hypocrite."

Ye Xiaoxiao felt that it was no wonder that the mother in the book was able to securely sit on the position of the Duke's wife later on.

It's really sobering.

I'm afraid I didn't have complete trust in that scumbag father in my previous life.

After a moment, Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Mother is right. Lord Shi's behavior is really puzzling. If he really values love and friendship, why would he marry someone else when his wife's body is still warm? And he even pleaded for mercy for the murderer. It's really hard to accept."

Liu Yunniang nodded slightly and said, "You are still young, so you don't know. Men's words are the most untrustworthy."

Ye Xiaoxiao looked at her mother's serious face and blinked mischievously.

"Yeah, I know, just like a jerk dad!"

Liu Yunniang hadn't thought about Ye Wenbo for a long time.

She had been married to that man for six years, and they had not been separated for long, but when she thought of him now, it seemed like something from her previous life.

If Xiaoxiao hadn't mentioned him, I wouldn't have even remembered this person.

Liu Yunniang never thought that one day she would cut this person off from her life so easily.

But it feels really good. "You, don't mention him, it doesn't affect my mood."

Liu Yunniang despised that man. Ye Xiaoxiao secretly admired her mother for her calm attitude when she mentioned her scumbag father.

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The private room next door.

The man was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He had an elegant temperament and waved a folding fan in his hand, looking like a young master from an aristocratic family.

Opposite him sat a woman wearing a moon-white dress with delicate patterns embroidered on the hem. Her skin was as white as snow, her eyebrows were picturesque, her eyes were as bright as stars, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, giving people a gentle and kind feeling.

These two people were none other than Marquis Anbo's legitimate children, the Crown Prince Song Yiyun and the legitimate daughter Song Yaning.

Ever since Song Yaning broke off her engagement with Prince Chen from the Marquis of Changping's mansion, she has rarely gone out.

Today too, my brother insisted on taking me out to relax, so we came to the teahouse to listen to stories.

I didn't like these things, but I couldn't bear to refuse my brother. When I was bored, I accidentally heard the voice of a child coming from next door.

Song Yaning was curious and listened carefully to the noise coming from next door.

Generally, few people bring their children to teahouses because most of them cannot sit still.

She couldn't hear it clearly, but the child's voice was clear and pleasant, and his words were filled with disdain for someone, which made her smile.

Seeing his sister like this, Song Yiyun chuckled and said, "What? Are you attracted by the noise next door?"

Song Yaning nodded slightly and said softly: "Brother, I don't know who is next door. The conversation between the mother and daughter is very interesting. They have some unique insights!"

Song Yiyun raised his eyebrows slightly, waved the folding fan in his hand, and said, "Since you are curious, why not ask someone to find out?"

Song Yaning waved her hands quickly and said, "Forget it, forget it. I just heard it by chance. Why bother to ask about it?"

There was a helpless smile on her face, as if she was used to this kind of thing.

However, at this moment, a woman's voice was heard again from next door, and this time her tone was full of dissatisfaction and disgust towards a man.

Song Yaning's heart moved slightly, and she couldn't help but look curiously in the direction where the sound came from.

Although she couldn't see the woman, she could sense a strong emotion in her words.

The lady's words revealed a sense of freedom and determination, which made Song Yaning admire her.

Yes, if we look at this matter from the perspective of the Oe family, Lord Shi’s so-called infatuation seems a bit ridiculous.

In the eyes of the world, people are often more tolerant of men's behavior, and even regard them as models of infatuation; but towards women, they often have more prejudice and criticism.

Liu Yunniang and Ye Xiaoxiao had no idea that someone next door was watching their conversation.

Song Yiyun secretly sighed in his heart that there could be such a free and easy woman in this world, very different from those pretentious women from aristocratic families.

At this moment, the brother and sister were both curious about the person next door and wanted to meet the lady.