Everything that happened today was the Emperor telling Mo Yan that the matter of bringing Han Hao back was settled.

Han Hao is back, and so are his beloved and her child.

Years ago, everyone in the capital knew that General Han Hao had a girl he loved, but the two were not yet engaged. However, the emperor bestowed a marriage upon him, and Han Hao had no choice but to marry the princess.

From then on, lovers could never be together again.

Later, General Han Hao, despite his many achievements, asked for nothing but a girl to be his concubine, and took her to the border.

Later, they had a son and a daughter, and the family lived well on the border. Even the people in the border general's mansion directly addressed the woman as "Madam".

Gao Yue was shocked and somewhat incredulous upon hearing this. "Daughter-in-law managing the household?" she pointed in her direction, genuinely startled.

Actually, she had considered managing the household before, but this was a princess's residence, and... moreover, she was a wife whom her husband did not favor.

"What? You don't want to?"

Mo Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at Gao Yue.

Gao Yue panicked for a moment, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to manage her properly."

And the mother also knew that her daughter-in-law was the daughter of a military general. She was capable of sending her daughter-in-law to the battlefield, but she couldn't bring herself to think about such complex matters for her son.

She's fine with going to the battlefield to fight, but she really can't handle all the intricacies of housekeeping.

Those people, each one has a dozen hidden agendas, and a single sentence can have multiple meanings. She doesn't even know which sentence is true and which is false.

"Who told you to guess? You're the one in charge of the housekeeping, you're the one who sets the rules. If someone doesn't listen, just ignore them."

You are Xin'er's mother. If you don't stand up for her, what will she do in the future?

No matter which path Xin'er chooses in the future, after she dies, someone will have to support her. "Gao Yue, if you are willing, this princess will watch you move forward; if you are not willing, this princess will push you forward."

That Hanwen is obviously unreliable. If I leave one day and you can't control Hanwen, what will you do with Xin'er?

What about her future and her marriage?

"As a mother, don't you worry at all?"

Gao Yue's eyes widened as she finally understood what her mother-in-law meant.

"You are the legal wife, you are the mistress of this house."

It's nice if a man loves you, but what if he doesn't?

You are the legal wife. You don't need his love. All you need to do is take good care of this family.

If he's unhappy, just tell him to get out.

Mo Yan looked at the flowers and plants in front of her and said, "Just like these flowers and plants, we can prune away the ones that don't look right and leave the others to slowly grow into the ones we are satisfied with."

There's only one rule: the methods must be aboveboard. If anyone resorts to underhanded tactics, expose them and kill them.

Gao Yue was truly shocked. Over the years, she had never been favored and had never dared to interfere in Han Wen's affairs. She didn't even manage their courtyard.

"I understand, but I am slow-witted. Please teach me, Mother."

The mother-in-law has said everything has been explained. If she still can't take this step and can't satisfy her, then there's really a problem.

"Understood? Then let's start learning this afternoon, right here with me, the princess."

"yes!"

Han Wen was carried to receive the imperial decree, and even when he returned, he couldn't believe what he had just heard.

He was actually stripped of his title as heir apparent?

Is this a dream? His uncle, the emperor, loves him so much, how could he do this! He always thought all the reprimands were just for show?

Immediately afterwards, Mo Yan had someone bring the law and read it to him.

Han Wen just felt annoyed.

"You guys are so annoying! Can you please stop nagging me? I've said I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!"

Why do these people act like they can't understand?

"I'm sorry, young master, but the princess said you must become familiar with all the laws within three days, or you will be punished."

Han Wen became even more irritable. The princess who used to think of him in everything was gone. All she did was beat him. He was furious.

"The young master and princess also said that if you don't obey, then the mother and daughter will have to stay in the most dilapidated courtyard here."

It has to be said that this sentence hit Hanwen's weak spot, and Hanwen immediately turned into a good boy.

"Okay, read it now, read it now."

The two people in the prison were finally able to leave.

The two women were taken to the back gate of the princess's residence.

There's a brazier here, and lots of other things are waiting for them.

The old woman standing next to Gao Yue at the back door said, "Hello, Aunt Xue. Our mistress said that since you are just a concubine, you must follow the rules for concubines, such as stepping over a fire basin and washing off the stains before you can enter the princess's residence."

Gao Yue now understood that Aunt Xue was just Han Wen's concubine, and she wasn't even qualified to see her mother-in-law. So, naturally, she had to do all of this.

Seeing how outrageous they were, Yinyin immediately grabbed Xue'er's hand, "Mother, let's go, we won't go in. We'll wait for Father to come and get us. They've gone too far."

"That's going too far! This is going too far? From now on, we'll have to serve tea to the mistress and take care of her."

Yes, since you have chosen to be a concubine, you should know what a concubine's status is.

"You, you've gone too far!"

Yinyin was furious, pointing at the old women. These ancient people were really going too far.

How could anyone insult someone like that? She wanted to protect her mother, so she stepped forward and glared fiercely at the old woman.

"What if we don't do that?"

The old woman was quite good-natured; after all, this was the future second young lady, and even if she was born out of wedlock, she was still a young lady.

"If you're not going to do it, then please leave. We don't need disobedient concubines in our household."

Yinyin trembled with anger, pointed at the old woman and said with a dark face, "You just wait, when I see my father, I will definitely make him teach you a lesson and let him know how you bullied me."

The old woman wasn't flustered at all; she hadn't done anything wrong, so naturally she wasn't afraid.

"Aunt Xue, or should I call you Miss Xue?"

Aunt Xue walked over and said, "What Madam says is true, I am willing."

She stepped over the brazier and let them wash her with banana leaves before leading her daughter in through the back door.

After entering, she had to kneel and bow to the mistress and offer her tea. Only if the mistress agreed could she become Han Wen's concubine.

When Han Wen heard that Aunt Xue had arrived, he wanted to have someone carry him out, but was stopped by Steward Li, who was by Mo Yan's side.

"Please wait, young master. The princess said that if you leave, there will be no more Aunt Xue, and no more young master."

Han Wen looked up in shock, staring at Steward Li in disbelief. "Steward Li, did my mother really say that?"

Others said that someone might be lying, but this was Eunuch Li, the head eunuch who had always been with my mother.

"Yes, that's what Her Highness said. Her Highness was unwell recently and thought the tea that Young Master sent was quite delicious, so she asked Young Master to send some more over."