Chapter 370 Exposed
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present gasped and looked at Li Jiaojiao as if they had seen a ghost.
The surroundings suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!
Li Jiaojiao saw that everyone suddenly became quiet and that everyone was looking at her in a strange way. She couldn't help but frowned and became very anxious:
"Madame Yu, what are you waiting for? Go find Madam Hou and kick out Ye and her mistress and the others!"
“Shut up!” The Duke’s wife finally came to her senses from her shock, and rushed over and covered her mouth: “This is Master Shen!”
"Um...Mother! What are you doing!" Li Jiaojiao pushed the Duke's wife away and shouted angrily, "What Second Master Shen?"
“It’s Master Shen from the Dingguo Marquis’ Mansion!”
Li Jiaojiao couldn't react for a while, Shen Zhiyan's cold voice had already sounded:
"This is my home! Who are you trying to chase away? Say it again?"
"What do you mean your home? You..." Li Jiaojiao paused and finally reacted, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Everyone looked at her with shock and ridicule.
There was a loud bang in her head and she stood there in a daze.
This man...Ye Xuan's husband! Ye Caiping’s lover...is from the Dingguo Marquis Mansion?
And it was Master Shen? Is that Marquis Dingguo’s...brother?
Is this his home?
If I were to marry Shen Xingyue, wouldn't this man be her second uncle? this......
But...did I offend him?
No, it doesn't matter whose uncle he is now. What matters is my lie...
In the pale faces of Li Jiaojiao and the Duke's wife, Shen Zhiyan took Ye Caiping's hand and spoke in a cold voice:
"Everyone, this lady's surname is Ye Caiping. She is Ye Yiren, who was conferred the title in May. She is my Shen Zhiyan's fiancée. The wedding will be on the 20th of the first lunar month next year. Please come to our mansion to attend the wedding banquet then."
The guests around all took a deep breath and looked at Ye Caiping.
This... is Mr. Shen's peasant girl fiancée?
She is beautiful and charming. If you don't tell me, you wouldn't know that she comes from a peasant family. She is so graceful, elegant and noble, and has a pure and spiritual air.
It turns out that she looks like this, no wonder Mr. Shen likes her.
At least her appearance and temperament are excellent, and she is outstanding even among aristocratic women.
Shen Zhiyan's cold gaze fell on Li Jiaojiao again: "The hairpin on Caiping's head was given to her by Shen at her engagement ceremony. When did it become Miss Li's thing?"
Li Jiaojiao's face changed.
Her head was buzzing and she stood there like a fool.
After learning about the relationship between Ye Caiping and Shen Zhiyan, the Duke's wife was so frightened that her face turned pale.
How could...
Ye Caiping, a humble peasant woman, a peasant woman whom she would not even look at, actually became Mr. Shen's fiancée?
Now being questioned by Shen Zhiyan, the Duke's wife turned even paler, her whole body trembling and weak, and she forced a smile:
"That... is just a misunderstanding. I gave Jiaojiao a similar hairpin some time ago, but she lost it. Today she made a mistake."
"Misunderstanding?" Ye Caiping stared at Li Jiaojiao coldly: "I'm not like Miss Li, who slanders people with just a few words."
"I'm very reasonable. Madam said she has an identical one. Please show me the evidence! Where did you buy it? Or who gave it to you? Even if it's your dowry, it should be written on the dowry list. You can't have picked up such a valuable thing on the street!"
The Duke's wife looked at Ye Caiping's cold face, feeling both fearful and angry, and stammered, "Ye Yiren...forgive her when you can."
Ye Caiping sneered: "When Miss Li used her power to oppress others just now, did she show mercy? Well, if you don't bring the evidence, I will."
She looked at Li Jiaojiao. She knew what Li Jiaojiao was most afraid of, so she said:
"This Miss Li is originally from Lijia Village, Yue'an County, Nanzhou—"
"Shut up!" Li Jiaojiao's head buzzed and was about to explode. She couldn't be allowed to speak! Never let her say it!
Thinking of this, he pointed at Ye Caiping and yelled, "So what if you are Mr. Shen's fiancée! I am the adopted daughter of the Duke's Mansion! Mother——"
As she said this, she turned around and pulled the Duke's wife: "Mother, I am your daughter! Don't you believe me? What I said is true, that hairpin is mine!"
"So what if it's the Marquis' Mansion? Can they confuse right and wrong? We are still the Duke's Mansion! We are one level higher than the Marquis' Mansion! Are we going to be bullied by them like this?"
"Jiaojiao!" The Duke's wife was frightened by Li Jiaojiao's words. She wanted to cover her mouth, but it was too late.
All the guests around looked at Li Jiaojiao as if they had seen a ghost.
Oh my god, is she crazy?
"Mother!" Li Jiaojiao was really going crazy now, "We are the Duke's Mansion! We are the Duke's Mansion! They are just the Marquis' Mansion! Why should we be afraid of them? Mother is too kind and weak. We must show the prestige of the Duke's Mansion! We can't be bullied by them! We——"
"Shut up, Li Jiaojiao, you're crazy!" A young woman in her twenties rushed up. She was Qiao, the daughter-in-law of the Duke's wife.
Mrs. Qiao has always been a wooden person. Even if others scold her ten times, she can't utter a word.
At this moment, Li Jiaojiao pushed him so hard that he started to curse:
"What do you know! What duke's mansion or marquis' mansion... that's just a title! Although... the title is important, there are more important things than that."
"Although our Duke's Mansion is a duke's mansion, no one is in officialdom. There is not even one official in the court. Do you understand? There is only an empty title left in the family. Do you understand? Not to mention that the family is unable to make ends meet. The money in the family is not enough for my father-in-law to buy the courtesan and gamble with my second brother!"
"The Shen family... Lord Shen is a minister of the first rank! Not to mention his outstanding military achievements! Second Master Shen is a great scholar of the time, a top scholar, and has many children all over the world. And... The current Empress Dowager is the biological sister of Lord Shen and Second Master Shen! The Emperor is their biological nephew, do you understand? Do you understand?"
Qiao was also scared to death and just wanted Li Jiaojiao to understand the gap between them.
But she is not smart enough and is very straightforward. She says whatever she thinks. When she is pushed into a corner, she blurts out everything, good or bad.
Under the attack of Qiao's continuous artillery shells, Li Jiaojiao was stunned and stupid!
She seemed to understand a little bit...
Just like Li Zhiyuan, if he passed the imperial examination, he would only have the title of Juren, which was also very honorable, but not as good as those Juren who were lucky enough to fill vacancies and become officials.
That's not just one step behind, but several steps behind!
Not to mention that the sister is the empress dowager and the nephew is the emperor...
With every extra word Qiao said, Li Jiaojiao's face turned paler. The last three words "dear nephew" were like a thunderclap, rumbling across Li Jiaojiao's brain with sparks and lightning! It's very lively.
Li Jiaojiao almost fell to the ground.
The power of the Dingguo Marquisate is so great...
Does their Duke's Mansion mean that... they are not even worthy of carrying other people's shoes?
Li Jiaojiao was so frightened that her face turned pale and her body was shaking.
“Jiaojiao…” Although Lady Guogong was angry at Li Jiaojiao’s ignorance, she still felt sorry for her. She hurried forward to support her, looked at Ye Caiping, and gritted her teeth and said, “Ye Yiren…”
Ye Caiping's expression was cold: "Madam, there is no need to rush to excuse her or to make light of the matter. Let's get back to the matter of the hairpin. Now that it has come to this, we have to sort it out."
"Otherwise, others will think that I am abusing my power in Dingguo Marquis Mansion and wrongly accusing her! Let's start with Li Jiaojiao's life experience! Li Jiaojiao..."
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