Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

“Madam, he is, after all, the master’s father. If we let him continue arguing, the rumors outside will be very unpleasant,” Yunzhi asked. “Why don’t we invite him in first, calm him down, and then the master will handle it when he returns?”

Ye Wanning refused, saying, "The adults have said that they don't acknowledge it, and that's final. If we let them in now, the Xie family will think they can control us."

Xie Bohuai has done the most outrageous things, so even if he wanted to ease things up now, it would be impossible.

If Ye Wanning lets people in, she will be undermining Xie Bohuai's efforts.

Since Xie Bohuai has already said he won't admit it, then so be it.

Having been through so much, Ye Wanning can now remain calm and composed even if others point fingers at her and gossip.

If she cared too much about what others said, she wouldn't have married Xie Bohuai.

“But it’s not good to just let him make a fuss like this. Go and bring chairs and tea to Qingshan and the others. Anyway, let Grandpa Xie make his noise, we don’t care about what’s going on at the door,” Ye Wanning said.

"Is this really okay?" Yunzhi asked.

"Yunzhi, no matter how well we do, there will always be people talking. I've figured it out. It's best to be comfortable with myself. As for reputation, so be it." Ye Wanning made up her mind.

Yunzhi had no choice but to do as her master said.

After the melon seeds and tea were laid out, Qingshan said happily that his wife was considerate. Xie Zhongyuan, seeing this, was so angry that he wanted to go over and smash things, but Qingshan stopped him.

"Old Master Xie, this isn't your Xie family's place, you can't just smash things here. You're not exactly young anymore, have some shame, stop acting like an old man. You keep talking about the debt of gratitude for raising you, but how about you actually raised you?" Qingshan, with the intention of infuriating him to death, continued, "I just had some tea to soothe my throat. Everyone's been watching for so long, I'm sure you're all curious about what happened. Speaking of Madam Xie, she's extremely jealous. If any of her concubines got pregnant, she'd either kill them or leave them half-dead. As for my master, he was lucky, Old Master Xie gave birth to him outside the home, so he was brought back."

"But the good times didn't last long. Jealous people can't change their nature. After killing my aunt, she locked my master in the courtyard. He was only five or six years old. Do you know how cruel Madam Xie is?"

"They don't even give us a blanket in the winter, and the food is all spoiled!"

Have you ever heard of a stepmother like this?

"As for this grumbling Lord Xie in front of us, he only cares about his own pleasure and thinks that since he has two legitimate sons, he doesn't care about his illegitimate son and doesn't care if he dies. But now that his legitimate son is mediocre, he's started to think... Hey, Master Xie, don't do anything! I won't let you get away with this. I'm no longer a member of the Xie family!"

The onlookers listened with great interest. Everyone knew that Xie Bohuai had a falling out with his family, but most people didn't know why.

After all, the Xie family wouldn't bring up such a matter, and Xie Bohuai is not a talkative person.

But Qingshan had long wanted to vent his anger. Before, when he lived in the Xie family mansion, he had to be careful about everything. Now, he had nothing to be afraid of.

Yunzhi, who was behind the door, felt her heart pound. "Aren't you going to stop them?"

Si Yan said there was no need. "That's how it should be said. Qingshan isn't very bright, but he's good at offending people. Let him offend Old Master Xie thoroughly. When our lord becomes the regent, his wife will soon receive an imperial title. This kind of blessing is something the Xie family can't compare to. You don't need to worry about the masters. Our lord is never afraid of this kind of thing."

Yunzhi had never experienced anything like this before. In other families, filial piety was the most important thing; there was nothing more important than filial piety. Even someone like the second master of the Ye family wouldn't dare to talk back to the old lady.

Among the people outside the door, some said that after all, Old Master Xie was Xie Bohuai's father, and no matter how many faults a father had, he shouldn't humiliate people like that.

Qingshan immediately went down and dragged the man out. "So your family acknowledges this father as yours, and we're giving him to you, do you want him? We'll send you to eat pig feed!" He turned his head and said, "Go and get some pig feed, I want to see how much he can eat!"

The person who was caught tried to run away, but Qingshan held him back tightly. "You're being unreasonable! I was just saying a few words of fairness, why are you like this? Waaah... I don't want to eat... Ugh!"

As the man squatted on the ground vomiting, Qingshan, carrying pig feed, asked, "Anyone who still says things like 'after all, he's still my biological father' should try this pig feed. If you can really eat it, I'll listen to what they have to say!"

After these words were spoken, no one dared to say anything more. Qingshan and his men were skilled in martial arts; once they set their sights on someone, no one could escape.

Qingshan brought the pig feed to Grandpa Xie, "Why don't you have a bite?"

"You...you servant, how dare you speak to me like that?"

"It was my master who gave me the courage. Who told your other two sons to be so stupid and dumb, not even as smart as me!" Qingshan was incredibly mean-spirited.

Grandpa Xie was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath. Just as he was patting his chest to catch his breath, Xie Bohuai returned.

Upon seeing Xie Bohuai, Old Master Xie was about to give him a lecture, but Xie Bohuai spoke first, "Qingshan, didn't I say that if any members of the Xie family come to the door again, just throw them out? If it happens again, you know what will happen."

"Huh?" Qingshan didn't want to be punished, so he picked up the wooden bucket and splashed it at Old Master Xie, then obsequiously followed his master across the threshold, "Sir, are you satisfied with this?"

Xie Bohuai hummed in agreement.

When Grandpa Xie smelled the sour stench of the pig feed, he could no longer bear it, fell to the ground and vomited, looking extremely disheveled and fainting without any semblance of dignity.

After learning about this, Ye Wanning asked Xie Bohuai, "With what happened today, I'm afraid many people will impeach you tomorrow. You need to be prepared. Moreover, I don't think the Xie family will give up on you easily. After all, you are the most outstanding. We still need to think of a way to eliminate future troubles. Otherwise, it won't be good to continue like this."

“It’s really not good. Le’er still has to study and go to school. We can’t let it affect him. Since living is troublesome, dying is not.” Xie Bohuai said this naturally. He had long since taken life and death lightly. It wasn’t until he saw Ye Wanning subconsciously tremble that he realized Ye Wanning was not one of those rough men from the town government. He quickly added, “What I mean is, he’s old and won’t live much longer.”

Ye Wanning nodded. "What happened today will be enough to keep him recovering for a while."

"Hmm, as for the court officials, humph, don't they say I'm all-powerful? If anyone submits a memorial, I'll have someone bring pig feed to their house. Whoever can eat it, let them impeach me however they want later; I'll absolutely not threaten them anymore." A ruthless glint flashed in Xie Bohuai's eyes. The Emperor's health wouldn't hold out much longer; it was likely around this time. With the new Emperor about to ascend the throne, and several princes not exactly law-abiding citizens, he could use this opportunity to deal with some troublemakers.

When Ye Wanning heard about pig feed, she thought of Xie Bohuai's childhood and suddenly felt a pang of heartache.