Ye Caiping sat in the theater, watching the play with Madam Shen and Princess Fushun.

But the jokes about the Duke of Pingguo's mansion still reached their ears.

Ye Caiping said to Madam Shen, who was standing to the side, "I am truly sorry that Madam Shen's birthday banquet has become such a laughing stock because of me."

Madam Shen laughed and said, "What's the big deal? I've lived for decades, and every year is the same. This year's commotion is quite original. Just take it as a joke; it's more entertaining than the play upstairs."

Lady Hou and Princess Fushun, who were standing nearby, both laughed.

Who doesn't enjoy seeing scumbags get their comeuppance? It's so satisfying, in a word: awesome!

Princess Fushun said, "By the way, Lady Ye, I'm going to hold a plum blossom banquet in two days. You must bring your two maids with you then."

"Alright, thank you for the invitation, Princess."

The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty held a seasonal banquet each year to foster relationships among the women of the various families. A peach blossom banquet was held in spring, and a plum blossom banquet in winter. In the past, these banquets were always organized by the empress or her consorts.

Now that the Empress Dowager is extremely busy with state affairs and the young emperor has no harem, this matter has been entrusted to the Grand Princess.

"How old is the Fifth Miss? What month was she born?" A burst of laughter came from not far behind.

Ye Caiping turned around.

The Ye Jin'er sisters were watching a play with Shen Manman when a beautiful, wealthy woman in her mid-thirties sat beside them and asked them questions.

Ye Jin'er smiled politely, "She's fourteen, born in August. Madam, let's watch the play! It's quite a show, I don't want to miss it."

The lady smiled gently and said, "August is wonderful! It's a good month."

When Lady Dingguo saw Ye Caiping looking over, she said, "This woman is Lady Ningguo."

Ye Caiping was taken aback: "The Lady of Ningguo Marquis?"

Then it was like being struck by lightning.

Isn't this Ningguo Marquis's residence the Gu family's residence?

Gu Han hadn't shown his face for so long that Ye Caiping had almost forgotten about him.

To be honest, she hated Gu Han's biological father and stepmother even more than Gu Han himself!

As the original scumbags in the book, the Ningguo Marquis and his entourage were unmistakably scumbags.

The story of the Ningguo Marquis's mansion begins with Gu Han's birth mother.

Gu Han's birth mother was named Que Xinyan. The Que family was a scholarly family, and her father was the Minister of Revenue. They were a prominent family in the capital.

When Que Xinyan was fourteen, she went hiking in the mountains with her maid and accidentally fell and injured her leg.

The heir of the Marquis of Ningguo happened to be passing by, so he instructed his servants to take her to his estate to stay and recuperate.

Que Xinyan fell in love at first sight with the heir of the Marquis of Ningguo.

After returning home, Que Xinyan would often write letters to the heir of the Marquis of Ningguo under the guise of expressing her gratitude.

But all the letters disappeared without a trace, without any response.

After persisting for half a month, Que Xinyan gave up and stopped writing letters.

The heir of the Marquis of Ningguo initially ignored Que Xinyan, but after the letters stopped arriving, he began to miss her... well, he missed the pretty maid who delivered the letters!

Therefore, the heir of the Marquis of Ningguo wrote back to Que Xinyan, which was unprecedented for him.

Que Xinyan's hope was rekindled, and she continued delivering letters.

The heir of the Marquis of Ningguo has another chance to trick that clever little maid who was helping her master advance his career by delivering letters to him!

The two continued to correspond under the guise of being pen pals.

Que Xinyan grew increasingly fond of the heir of the Marquis of Ningguo!

The heir of the Marquis of Ningguo became increasingly infatuated with the pretty maid!

The pretty maid felt increasingly guilty towards her mistress, yet she couldn't help but love the man her mistress admired!

The three of them were locked in a painful yet sweet tug-of-war at the limit!

After a painful struggle, the prince and the pretty maid finally opened up to each other, their love so touching it was almost unbearable.

But at the same time, they are very rational.

He knew he couldn't marry a maid, and the pretty maid knew she couldn't marry the prince.

But they did not give up.

In order to stay with his maid, the heir of the Marquis of Ningguo proposed marriage to Que Xinyan.

And so the two got married.

On their wedding night, the prince did not enter the bridal chamber. Instead, he spent his time in another room making love with a maid.

After marriage, the prince subjected Que Xinyan to all sorts of emotional abuse, making her suffer all the hardships that female protagonists in wish-fulfillment novels endure in the early stages of their relationships.

When Gu Han was three years old, Que Xinyan finally learned the truth about the prince marrying her, and was so angered by that despicable couple that she died.

The heir of the Marquis of Ningguo said he was not comfortable entrusting Gu Han to the care of other women. The only person he trusted was his wife's personal maid, so he rightfully promoted the maid to be his second wife.

People didn't laugh at him for marrying a maid; instead, they praised him for his deep affection and loyalty to his first wife.

At that time, Que Xinyan's father had already passed away, and her elder brother Que De was a man who only cared about the situation.

Que De knew that his younger sister had been murdered.

But the person is already dead. My position isn't high, and my abilities aren't great. Going against the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion for the sake of the dead would only cause me trouble. It's not worth it!

Que De simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, and even recognized the maid as his sworn sister. In this way, his family and the Ningguo Marquis's mansion could continue to live in harmony.

From then on, the maid naturally took over the young lady's husband, her identity, and all her dowry.

The following year, the maid's son, Gu Yang, was born.

In the days that followed, the maid and stepmother treated Gu Han with a veiled and hypocritical attitude, constantly framing and suppressing him.

In the end, Gu's father orchestrated the whole thing, personally taking poison and falsely accusing Gu Han of poisoning and murdering his father.

For such a heinous crime, Gu Han was expelled from his home and removed from the family genealogy.

Thinking about these scenes made Ye Caiping feel physically nauseous!

When Lady Ningguo saw Ye Caiping looking at her, she walked over with a smile and said, "Hello, Lady Ye."

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. You must be Lady Mei Liangxin, the wife of the Marquis of Ningguo!"

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