Shen Yu naturally saw through it all. The Duke's Mansion was clearly using Hong Yu to curry favor with Prince Yan, yet the Duchess spoke to her with tears streaming down her face, making her sound incredibly moving.
"Mother……"
Just then, Liu Yanran rushed in, helped the Duchess up, and said, "Mother, the Empress suddenly arrived and searched the Duke's mansion. She found those four male concubines and immediately accused my eldest brother of keeping them, saying that they not only corrupted Prince Yan but also ruined the Duke's reputation. Therefore, the Empress ordered my eldest brother to be flogged thirty times..."
"Oh? My Yu'er, they've ruined her so much..."
Upon hearing that Liu Yu had been punished, Shen Yu was furious:
Although the Empress is the mother of the nation, her selfishness, arrogance, and domineering nature are truly infuriating. To expose the Emperor's brother-in-law's perverted desires, she was willing to put him in grave danger; to clear the names of Prince Yan and the Emperor's brother-in-law, she didn't hesitate to ruin Liu Yu's life…
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Suddenly she understood why Hongyu had become so scheming. Wasn't it all because the strong were forced to fight the weak?
She decided to give the Duchess a suggestion to make the Empress suffer.
She sat on the edge of the bed, took Hongyu's hand and sighed, but her words were clear and suggestive, "Alas! As women, we will eventually leave our parents' home and marry into our husbands' home. But the honor and disgrace of our parents' home will bind us for life. When our parents' home prospers, we prosper; when our parents' home is disgraced, we fail. Fortunately, we are just ordinary women, and we are not afraid of our parents' shameful deeds and quirks being known to the whole world."
That's what I meant?
After pondering for a moment, the Duchess suddenly widened her eyes. Yes, the Empress was the eldest sister of the Imperial Uncle. Why not use the Imperial Uncle's fetish to blackmail the Empress into taking back Hongyu?
The Duchess understood immediately, nodded to Chen Yu in goodwill, and turned to leave, but Yanran was too talkative and couldn't help but speak her mind.
"Miss Chenyu hasn't even married my older brother yet, and she's already in a hurry to give advice to her future in-laws?"
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