Chapter 235, Function Two
The Yu siblings, still furious, were unaware that the emperor had overheard their conversation, nor did they notice the changed expressions on the faces of everyone in the hall. They continued to hurl insults at each other's sore spots.
Say whatever you want to hear, no matter how offensive.
They argued until they were both exhausted, then decided to take a break and call a truce.
Consort Yu waved her hand, wanting Yu Chunyue to go back.
After all, this older brother is already useless; even if we keep him, he won't be of any help.
Yu Chunyue had just reached the door when his legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty..."
Consort Yu's face turned pale.
On the other side, at the Duke of Yong's residence.
As soon as Yu Jiaojiao returned to the manor, she ran into two steward aunts.
Both of them were confidantes of Lady Meng, the wife of the Duke of Yong, and held considerable power in the household.
Even though Madam Meng is still under house arrest, it doesn't prevent these two aunts from wielding considerable power.
Meng has been managing the household for so many years, and everyone in the household is her confidante. Unless she dies, her influence will not diminish.
After all, she had given birth to three precious sons, including the heir of the Duke of Yongguo's mansion.
If it weren't for that, based on what she did back then, she would have been divorced long ago, or even paid with her life long ago.
Yu Jiaojiao's legs went weak as soon as she saw her two aunts.
During this period of time, she had been tormented by the Meng family, with her two aunts being the first to suffer.
They didn't torment her openly, such as by hitting or scolding her; none of that happened.
But they would skimp on his food and force him to stand or kneel to pray for Meng Shi, Yong Guogong, and even Zhang Tianshun under the guise of filial piety.
Even though Meng Shi didn't show up, these two people represented Meng Shi, and she couldn't disobey them. Otherwise, Meng Shi wouldn't need to do anything; these two people only needed to go to Zhang Tianshun and whisper in his ear, and Zhang Tianshun would beat her up.
Yu Jiaojiao already regretted it.
She regretted replacing Yu Zhiyi and marrying into the Yongguo Duke's mansion.
Although she met a tragic end in her previous life, before she took her own life, those two old men in the Prime Minister's mansion would at least treat her kindly and hypocritically because of the Yu family.
Even if it's all hypocrisy, she's living a pretty good life.
Let's talk about You Bingyue again.
Judging from that woman's life circumstances, it's clear that she wasn't invincible; she just didn't use the right methods.
She already has experience from one lifetime, so why can't she accumulate that experience from her past life and use her "foresight" to defeat that bitch?
Why did we have to jump into this quagmire of the Duke of Yongguo's mansion?
Furthermore, Zhang Tianshun had clearly intended to divorce her and extricate her from this predicament, so why did she insist on coming back?
However, no matter how much she regrets it, she can't change her current situation.
After her two aunts brought her back to the courtyard, they punished her by making her kneel, saying that she had disgraced the Duke of Yongguo's mansion. They also said that she would not be allowed to eat if she could not recognize her mistake.
Who would believe that the daughter-in-law of the dignified Duke Yongguo's mansion is now most afraid of not being forced to kneel, but going hungry?
Yu Jiaojiao will never forget the feeling of fainting from hunger after going three whole days without food.
Shocked and furious, she exploded: "You two old hags are nothing but two slightly higher-ranking servants. What are you doing acting like masters? I am the Third Young Mistress. I am the one who punishes you by not letting you eat. Who gave you the right to punish me?"
"You two bullies, thinking you're the masters? If you're so powerful, why don't you piss and shit on that old hag's head? What kind of skill is it to act so arrogantly here?!"
Both aunts were stunned.
These days, Yu Jiaojiao has never fought back when punished or scolded. No matter how they torment her, she doesn't dare to utter a single word.
I never expected that going out today would cause such a big disaster, and that things would turn out so badly when I came back.
The two aunts were so angry that their faces turned ashen, but Yu Jiaojiao was right about one thing: they were just servants. Normally, it was one thing for Yu Jiaojiao to accept beatings and punishments, but now that Yu Jiaojiao had expressed her opinions and said such things in public, they naturally could no longer lay a hand on her.
The two men, seething with resentment, gave a sarcastic laugh: "The Third Young Mistress is right, we are just servants... nothing more."
The two stopped looking at Yu Jiaojiao and turned to leave.
Yu Jiaojiao was terrified.
She never imagined she would say such a thing.
Didn't she think those two lackeys were despicable before?
Why didn't she say that before? Was it because she didn't want to?
No, it's that I dare not.
Although those two lackeys were lackeys, they had the Meng family backing them up.
Although Madam Meng cannot leave the courtyard, she still holds the entire Yongguo Duke's Mansion in her hands.
She returned to her courtyard dejectedly, and sure enough, Zhang Tianshun returned shortly afterward.
"You bitch!"
He slapped Yu Jiaojiao across the face: "How dare you bully your two aunts!"
“They watched me grow up from a young age, and they are even closer to me than my own aunts.”
"You made them cry, do you want to die?"
"And what you did outside today has completely disgraced the Duke's mansion! How could I have married such a fool!"
Yu Jiaojiao broke down.
She could tolerate how these people tormented her normally, but she couldn't stand what Zhang Tianshun said.
She broke down.
"Zhang Tianshun, you bastard! Do you think you're any good? You promised to be good to me for the rest of my life, but less than three months later, you've already started having affairs outside."
"And you've caused so many deaths! Do you think any decent family would let their concubine get pregnant before the mistress gives birth? You've completely disgraced me!"
Zhang Tianshun laughed angrily: "Didn't I impregnate you? You can't get pregnant, so you blame me? If you can't get pregnant for the rest of your life, am I supposed to stay childless for you?"
"You still need to pee even without a mirror, right? Go take a good pee and look at yourself in the mirror, see if you're worthy!"
He slapped her again: "Behave yourself, or next time I won't let you off so easily if you dare to upset Mother and your two aunts again."
The slap was very powerful; Yu Jiaojiao was sent spinning in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Suddenly, she clutched her stomach, her face contorted in pain: "My stomach...it hurts so much..."
Zhang Tianshun thought she was faking illness, so he snorted and left the courtyard without looking back.
It was only after Yu Jiaojiao's maid noticed the bloodstains on her skirt and ran to find a doctor that Yu Jiaojiao was saved.
Yu Zhiyi did not want to delve into the subsequent retribution for the Yu family.
All she needed to know was that they would all be having a very bad time.
At that moment, she was strolling down the street when she suddenly turned around and asked, "How long are you going to follow me?"
A figure was following her closely; who else could it be but the round-faced boy?
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