"Wait."
As soon as these words were spoken, the guests who were originally talking and laughing suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes fell on Li Jia, who was dressed as a maid, but the silence only lasted for a moment before heated discussions broke out again.
"What's going on? Could it be that this maid is having an affair with the Cai family's young master?"
"It's also possible that this maid is jealous of her master and is deliberately coming out to annoy her."
Yu Yiluo sighed.
[Sure enough, whether in ancient times or modern times, people love gossip.]
[Mother is so kind. From this angle, I can perfectly see everyone's reactions.]
When Madam Li saw Li Jia coming out, her expression changed. She walked over to Li Qian and whispered to comfort her, "It's okay, mother will take care of it."
After saying this, she smiled at the guests who were talking about it and said, "I'm sorry, the maid who just came here doesn't know much."
Li Jia saw Mrs. Li comforting Li Qian, and jealousy surged in her heart.
That bitch Yang Xin had cheated her. She had finally managed to escape from the alley, intending to find something to eat, but unexpectedly she heard that Cai Ze, that useless scholar, had passed the imperial examination.
People also said that Cai Ze might be able to enter the palace examination next spring. How could Li Qian get such a good thing for free? This is obviously her husband.
She did look down on Cai Ze's family before, but it was different now. If Cai Ze really made it into the top three, wouldn't he be able to get an official position?
"I'm not a maid," Li Jia's eyes were red as she raised her hand and pointed at Li Qian, "She stole my marriage. I am Mr. Cai's wife."
How shameless! He didn't want it in the first place, but now he's jumping around again after hearing that Cai Ze has become successful.
Cai Ze frowned, walked over to Li Qian and pointed at her hand with the bracelet, "Cai's wife is only Li Qian. The bracelet on her hand was given to her by my mother, and the names on the wedding invitation are also Cai and Li Qian."
People recalled the names on the wedding invitation and found that it was indeed as Cai Ze said.
Those who were originally skeptical also put their thoughts aside. Could it be that the Cai family married the wrong wife?
Moreover, Mr. Cai's expression of fear that his wife would be wronged did not seem fake.
Li Qian and Cai Ze looked at each other, and their originally uneasy hearts miraculously calmed down.
No matter what Li Jia said, she was no longer afraid.
"I'm not lying," Li Jia said anxiously, seeing that the guests didn't believe her. "Cai Ze, I'm the one you're engaged to. You should marry me."
These should obviously belong to her. How is she inferior to Li Qian? Why can Li Qian be liked by Mrs. Cai and Cai Ze, while she can't even afford to eat.
[Who are you to marry you? It seems you don't like me, so I have to wait for you here.]
Yu Yiluo's fists stiffened after watching this.
"Come here, why don't you take this nonsense maid away?"
At Li Yunhe's command, two people came in and took Li Jia away.
If Li Jia is not taken away, and Li Jia reveals his identity, it will ruin the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Jia was taken away and the ceremony continued. Empress Xian watched Li Qian get on the bridal sedan chair and then took Yu Yiluo back to the palace.
…
On the other side, Li Jia, who was locked in the woodshed, listened to the noisy sounds outside, his eyes full of hatred.
She raised her hands to cover her ears, trying to block out the annoying sound.
But the sound did not completely disappear until before dinner.
Li Jia sat on the ground hugging her knees, thinking about what to say in order to get the Prime Minister's Mansion to accept her again.
The Third Prince would definitely not accept her. After all, he had always looked down on her.
If it weren't for that bitch Yang Xin, I wouldn't have ended up like this.
Now, apart from the Prime Minister's Mansion, I have nowhere to go. I can't starve outside!
At this time, the door of the woodshed was pushed open with a creak, and a maid walked in.
"The master asked you to go to the main hall for questioning."
Li Jia stood up, dusted himself off, and followed him to the main hall without saying a word.
In the main hall, Madam Li and Prime Minister Li sat at the top of the table, both looking unhappy.
Sitting on the right side of the two men was Li Yunhe, whose expression was calm and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.
Li Jia didn't know this eldest brother well, nor did she know what his relationship with Li Qian was like, and whether he would take his anger out on her because of Li Qian.
"Hello, Dad, Mom, and Brother." She pursed her lips and knelt on the ground.
"I don't have a daughter as shameful as you."
Prime Minister Li slammed the teacup aside and said, "I've said before that once you step out of the Prime Minister's Gate, you will have no connection with the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Li Jia shrank her neck in fear, knelt down and moved in front of Madam Li to grab the corner of her clothes.
Thinking of the grievances I suffered during this period, tears started to fall.
"Mother, I was wrong. I was disobedient and let down your kindness. I was deceived by someone else, so I disobeyed you and father. I will never do that again."
Seeing her crying so hard and looking thinner, Mrs. Li's expression softened a little.
Seeing that Mrs. Li was moved, Li Jia knew that she had made the right bet. As long as Mrs. Li spoke, she would definitely be able to stay.
"Then, when you did this today, did you consider the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Madam Li stared at her. "It was you who looked down on the Cai family in the beginning."
Li Jia wiped her tears, lowered her eyebrows and said: "My daughter couldn't help herself at the moment, and regretted it afterwards. Now I really know that I was wrong. As long as my father and mother still recognize me as their daughter, I will behave myself and never bother my sister again."
Anyway, it won’t be too late to wait until she moves back and then take it slow.
Madam Li sighed and was about to let Li Jia stay when she saw Li Yunhe put down the teacup and said to Li Jia, "You saw that mother is soft-hearted, so you showed weakness to her!"
"Brother, I didn't." Li Jia's heart skipped a beat and he quickly denied it.
"No?" Li Yunhe raised his hand and placed it on the table, saying slowly, "If you could take back the hatred in your eyes, I might believe you a little more. If you try to show off your poor acting skills in front of me, you're doomed to be disappointed."
"Brother is my sister's brother, and he is also my brother. Why don't you believe me?"
Li Jia didn't dare to look directly into Li Yunhe's eyes, always feeling that she had nowhere to hide in front of him.
"Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them doesn't apply to everyone. People like you won't correct them. If you were as obedient as Xi'er, I would naturally believe you."
The Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion are both thorns in the eyes of the ministers in the court. He doesn't want Li Jia to come back and do something stupid and implicate the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Dad, Mom." Li Jia looked up at the two of them.
The two were silent for a moment before Prime Minister Li said, "Since you have no connection with the Prime Minister's Mansion and have committed a crime, you will be exiled to the manor!"
There are people watching over her on the farm, so she won't continue to cause trouble outside.
"Come here, take her to the farm and keep her under guard, and leave immediately."
"Why did you lock me up? If you don't want to keep me in the Prime Minister's Mansion, just let me go."
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