She became a god

Under Ye Qingzhou's direction, ten thousand files were placed next to Ji Cunxi. She also reminded Yun Li, "Lady Yun, what other outrageous things are there? Tell us, His Highness the Crown Prince and I are listening!"

Yun Li glanced at Ji Cunxi, and seeing that she was ignoring her, and seeing that Ye Qingzhou was urging her so hard, she had no choice but to speak up.

Five years ago, the widow Wu Guihua immigrated to Yu State with her three sons and a man, but she did not change the children's surnames. They still took the surname He, which belonged to her deceased husband, as a memento.

"She has three sons, what a blessing she has, but she doesn't cherish it. Her son, He Guangzong, has a lot of bad habits from a patriarchal society. He often seduces women in the street, including married women. One married man couldn't stand it and beat him up, leaving him seriously injured."

“Wu Guihua held the man and wept bitterly, demanding that the young man compensate her with one hundred taels of silver and kneel down to apologize. But according to the laws of our Yu Kingdom, a legitimate husband who beats his mistress is not subject to any punishment.”

"He Guangzong was seriously injured. In order to pay for the treatment of this young man, Wu Guihua actually sold all three of her sons to become wives in her family. The three in-laws were all clever. Seeing that she did not love her sons, they paid more money and changed the girls' names to their own, severing ties with Wu Guihua. The eldest sister, He Daya, is now Song Jinlian, the second sister, He Erya, is now Fang Yulian, and the third sister, He Xiaoya, has changed her name to Zhong Xuelian."

"After receiving a large sum of money, He Guangzong's illness was cured, and the mother and son still had some spare money. With spare money in hand, they did not buy any land, and allowed He Guangzong, an unmarried man, to go out drinking."

"Now, He Guangzong's reputation is completely ruined. No woman, no matter how poor, would want to marry a spendthrift father like him who has no clean record."

"He Guangzong, however, paid no attention and continued to flaunt his charms all day long, without wearing a mask, exposing his chest and breasts, showing no restraint whatsoever. He actually managed to hook up with a wealthy businessman, but the businessman was just playing around with him; how could he really take him into his home?"

Ye Qingzhou said, "Could it be that Wu Guihua and her son will resort to any means necessary to marry into a wealthy family, even dragging their three sons who were forced into the marriage?"

Yun Li sighed, “That’s right. That wealthy merchant is handsome and rich, and has many concubines in his harem. Among them is a little concubine named Su Ruanruan, who is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She has a beautiful singing voice and is also very beautiful. She is deeply loved by the wealthy merchant, who even intends to make her his second wife and official husband at the end of this year.”

"This He Guangzong is ugly and wicked. In order to win favor, he tricked his elder sister, Song Jinlian, into coming here and locked her in a room with the wealthy merchant's favorite concubine, Su Ruanruan. After the incident was exposed, Su Ruanruan, who was strong-willed, committed suicide by running into a wall in order to prove her innocence!"

"The wealthy merchant ordered his men to beat He Guangzong and his siblings half to death. The favored sister, Su Miaocai, also hated He Guangzong and his relatives. When Su Miaocai came to take revenge with a knife, Wu Guihua actually colluded with He Guangzong to shift the blame onto Song Jinlian."

"Su Miaocai didn't care about anything else. She tortured and killed Wu Guangzong on the spot, dismembered him into eight pieces, and paralyzed Wu Guihua. Then she went to the Song family to find Song Jinlian. Fortunately, someone tipped off the Song family, and Song Jinlian only suffered one knife wound before the soldiers arrived."

"After the authorities arrested Su Miaocai, they discovered that she had a mental illness. Her younger brother, Su Ruanruan, had voluntarily become a servant to a wealthy merchant in order to treat her illness. The deep affection between the siblings was touching, and with the wealthy merchant's bail, Su Miaocai was sent to a mental hospital."

"Wu Guihua was paralyzed, her beloved son He Guangzong died, and her three sons were completely heartbroken by her, not even visiting her once before she breathed her last."

Ye Qingzhou sighed deeply, "A woman who doesn't cherish the girls of her own gender who are truly capable of carrying on the family line, but instead cherishes boys and treats girls like trash, and is so biased, deserves to end up like this!"

"The most pitiful people in this matter are Su Miaocai and her brother. They have a deep bond and support each other."

Yun Li nodded. "I have investigated Su Miaocai. She was originally a scholar who passed the imperial examination, but on her way to the capital for the examination, all her classmates died at the hands of thieves. Although she survived, she suffered a mental breakdown."

"In order to take care of her, Su Ruanruan was born. Originally, Su Ruanruan was intended to stay at home and marry into the family to protect the family property and Su Miaocai."

"But Su's parents died one after another from a cold, Su Miaocai went mad, and Su Ruanruan was unable to manage the family business, so she had no choice but to become a servant to the richest merchant in Shuntian Prefecture. Just when she was about to be promoted by the merchant, she encountered a vicious little man like He Guangzong!"

Ye Qingzhou sighed, "Misfortune always targets the unfortunate, and a rope always breaks at its weakest point."

Yun Li said, "Fortunately, the wealthy merchant was a kind and righteous woman. After Su Ruanruan died, she was grateful for his loyalty and integrity, so she gave him the title of legal husband, put his memorial tablet in the ancestral hall, and even paid money to bail out his sister."

Ye Qingzhou said with relief, "Although Su Ruanruan was short-lived despite her good looks, she had a good older sister and met a good wife. Isn't that a kind of happiness?"

Yun Li wholeheartedly agreed, "That's right! A man should be content to have met two such wonderful women in his life!"

Ye Qingzhou nodded, then asked, "Are there many cases like this where people still prefer sons to daughters after immigrating?"

Yun Li said, "There are quite a few, but people like Wu Guihua are not particularly numerous."

Oh, I see. There are many similar cases, but not so many cases involving multiple lives.

Ye Qingzhou then asked, "These women have clearly immigrated to the Yu Kingdom, so why do they still favor sons over daughters? Prefect Yun has handled many cases; do you have your own opinion on this?"