Master, he thinks your second uncle is definitely keeping something from you, wanting to learn something others don't know in order to improve his own competitiveness.
Since he couldn't defeat your second uncle, he set his sights on Lord Zheng Ziling, hoping to take his place.
Zheng Ziling: I've become the easy target after being caught in the crossfire? (Image: Ziling Persimmon JPG)
"This disdain for women is a common problem among most men of this era, especially intellectuals, but from what you're saying, his condition seems particularly severe?"
[His illness was terminal and incurable! In this family, his mother had eight daughters before he was born, and the whole family treated this only son more preciously than the second, third, fifth, or sixth princes of the royal family!]
"Does their family also have a throne to inherit?"
A joke by Yue Fuguang startled many people present, who thought to themselves that the Little Immortal Lord was still as outspoken as ever, disregarding imperial authority!
No, his family is considered quite wealthy in the village. They own twenty acres of land and five thatched houses waiting for him to inherit.
His family had more daughters than sons, which made him seem exceptionally precious! Of his eight older sisters, aside from those given away, abandoned in a baby tower, or sold, the remaining four were all raised by his parents to be overly devoted to their brothers.
"Four Fan Shengmeis? Did they eventually come to their senses?"
[Master, this era has not given them the opportunity to awaken; the ways of the Great Yan world make it difficult to cultivate flowers with their own thoughts.]
"Indeed, that's how the world is! There must be quite a few people like Gao Ming in the Great Yan Dynasty, with the whole family supporting one of them, so it's not unusual."
The key point is that after he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he married a landlord's daughter. According to him, after his wife gave birth to three daughters, she eloped with one of his classmates.
Gao Ming speaks frankly about these past events, which is something that many of his colleagues admire about him.
"No way, is having your wife run off with a classmate a great resume? And you can even get praise from your colleagues? Are the tastes of the rulers and ministers of the Great Yan Dynasty really that bizarre?"
The ruler and his ministers of the Great Yan Dynasty: No, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!
[Perhaps admiration for his courage to face his shameful past, his open and honest nature, and his integrity?]
Most people, led by Emperor Mingxi, shook their heads inwardly, no, no, no, they didn't appreciate it!
Some people's eyes flickered, "Isn't this something to be praised?"
[That's why he caught the eye of his current father-in-law, Gu Yutong, who then married his illegitimate daughter to him!]
Gu Yutong, whose name was mentioned, twitched her eyelids, wondering if there was really a problem with her third son-in-law.
Actually, he had a bad feeling all along. His son-in-law couldn't hear Xiao Xianjun's thoughts, so he had some bad suspicions.
Two or three months passed peacefully, and he was almost at ease when he was suddenly singled out.
The things these two people revealed in the court are no small matter. The replacement of the old with a new generation in the court is all due to the gossip of the two ancestors, Little Immortal Lord and Divine Artifact Master.
Today, his son-in-law is probably in grave danger!
Gu Yutong glanced at his old friend Zheng Ziling. His son-in-law wanted to replace Zheng Ziling. How could he face his old friend in the future?
How about I give you a two-piece handicap next time we play chess? That's really the most I can do!
Zheng Ziling: Do I lack your two coins, or is the position I sit on only worth two coins?
"That Gu Yutong who was trampled to death by horses when the Great Yan Dynasty was destroyed? His tastes are indeed quite unique!"
Gu Yutong: Don't make such personal attacks! He avoids horses like the plague now. He used to ride in a carriage to court, but now he rides in a sedan chair. What more do you want from him?
Stealing a glance at Zhao Zhifeng, who always had a few pieces of pastry in his arms, she instantly felt much better.
Zhao Zhifeng glared at him sideways, then unconsciously reached for the pastries from Mifuji in his pocket. He would never starve to death with half a cornbread in his life!
"Did his first wife really elope with a classmate?"
Why was she so skeptical?! This topic suddenly reminded her of a similar video she'd seen in a past life…
Of course not. Women of this era, especially those from lower classes, have been taught to be overly gentle and submissive.
His ex-wife, Han, was born into a landlord family with hundreds of acres of land and several shops. She was taught from a young age to be obedient, virtuous, and kind. How could she possibly elope?
After Han entered the Gao family with a large dowry, they lived off their daughter-in-law and complained that her dowry was too small, and that their lives were not as good as those of the wealthy men in the county town.
The Gao family couple felt that their son, as the only scholar in the village, should live the life of a wealthy man in the city.
If your wife can't provide it, then she's incompetent!
Go to hell with her!
Yue Fuguang was now surrounded by 'good people'. She hadn't encountered this kind of exceptional person in months, and she was momentarily speechless, only able to curse inwardly.
Many people looked embarrassed, even though some of them came from humble backgrounds and had used their wives' dowries.
However, after achieving success, he quietly made up for it, otherwise he wouldn't have enough confidence to speak at home and would be afraid of being gossiped about by his colleagues.
The only person who can so brazenly live off his family like this is probably Master Gao!
Gu Yutong was startled. Had she really misjudged him? Was his daughter's dowry alright?
He seemed to have overheard his wife saying that the clothes and jewelry that San Yatou wore when she returned to her parents' home were the ones the Gu family had given her when she was a young girl.
She has never been seen wearing some of those valuable pieces of jewelry on important occasions since!
"So Gao Ming lied. His ex-wife didn't elope with someone; she either died or he locked her up?"
Does the master think Gao Ming would waste food on someone worthless? Even though this food belonged to his ex-wife, he couldn't bear to part with it!
To him, a woman who couldn't bear him a son didn't deserve to live!
"In that case, shouldn't his own mother be the one who deserves to die the most? After all, his mother had him after giving birth to eight children."
Besides, isn't the sex of a child determined by the man? Why blame his wife?
【Master, the people here are incredibly ignorant; they all believe that the inability to bear sons is due to the women.】
A group of ignorant high-ranking officials: The sex of a child is not determined by the woman in her womb? This is even more unacceptable to them than the harm of consanguineous marriage!
"Are they genuinely unaware, or are they deliberately shifting the blame onto the woman to cover up their own incompetence?"
Others may not know, but everyone in Gaoming's family thinks that the reason they can't have a son is because of Han.
Even Gao Ming's mother, Old Lady Huang, who had given birth to eight daughters in a row, thought so. Before Gao Ming was born, she didn't have the same backbone she has now, and she only dared to bully her daughters on ordinary days.
She oppressed her daughters no less than she oppressed her husband and sons; in fact, she was the one who hated her daughters the most in the family.
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