Ye Chen peeled the last crab leg in his hand and put it into Chen Qiu's mouth.
He said, "Qiu'er, don't be angry. I'll teach you a lesson about this noisy lazy toad."
Chen Qiu pulled Ye Chen's sleeve and said, "Be careful not to overdo it. You still have a long way to go!"
Ye Chen shook Chen Qiu's hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry. I won't do anything that I'm not sure of." If you do it, you won't leave any trouble.
Ye Chen didn't say the last sentence. He didn't want his Qiu'er to see him being so bloodthirsty.
Ye Chen was just trying to comfort Chen Qiu when the reckless voice behind him started up again, saying, "Young Duke, don't be angry. I'm saying this for your own good. Look at all the ministers in this palace. Is there anyone like you? Is there any lady as clueless as yours? Women need to be educated so that there can be peace in the family."
The more he spoke, the more outrageous he became. He completely disregarded Ye Chen's identity, his wife's reputation, and the families of the ministers who were sitting there.
The queen was so angry that she wanted to stand up, but the emperor stopped her and gestured for her to look at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen straightened his official robe and slowly walked out of his seat. The emperor cooperated and asked the dancers to leave and the musicians to stop playing.
Ye Chen nodded and smiled at the emperor, then said to the Minister of Works, Zhang: "Master Zhang, do you think men should be served by women?"
Master Zhang raised his chin, twitching a smile as he said, "Of course! We're out there providing them with fine clothes and delicious food, so shouldn't they be serving us well?"
Ye Chen continued, "Master Zhang thinks it's normal for women to serve men, but if a man does something for a woman, he's not a man?"
Zhang Hao said: "Of course..."
Before Zhang Hao could finish, Ye Chen interrupted him and said, "Okay, Master Zhang thinks that if a man does something for his wife, she is not virtuous? It turns out that Master Zhang's definition of virtuous is so superficial."
Zhang Hao said anxiously: "Of course not..."
But before he could even utter the word "no", Ye Chen interrupted him again: "Master Zhang, do you think that a man's dignity can only be redeemed by his wife sacrificing herself? Then I really don't want to be such a man."
Ye Chen didn't wait for Master Zhang to speak before continuing, "A peaceful home isn't something a woman can achieve on her own. If a man favors his concubine over his wife, even the most capable woman won't be able to keep the home peaceful. The root of a peaceful home lies in the man's understanding."
"If a man wants to have face outside, no matter how good a woman is, if he is a pile of mud, he probably won't have any face at all."
"It is a woman's duty to serve a man, and it is a man's love and gratitude to a woman for her efforts."
"According to what Lord Zhang said, it's really hard to describe you. You can't earn enough face for yourself and have to rely on women. At home, you can't love and care for your wife. You have failed the greatest duty of a man. You are irresponsible to your family and ruthless to your wife. You are really amazing!"
"I just wonder how your political achievements are? Do you want your wife to help you earn them back?"
Zhang Hao was so angry that he clenched his fists. Ye Chen's words not only mocked Lord Zhang, but also the men who had the same idea as Lord Zhang were now drinking, afraid of attracting attention.
But it is different for some women, especially those who have many concubines at home. Their husbands don’t know about their sorrow and don’t care about it. Unexpectedly, the Duke, who is also a man, tells it out.
Some ladies had already begun to secretly wipe away their tears, while others looked at Chen Qiu with envy.
Why are there such huge differences between men and women? Why are there such different circumstances between women?
Why should they deal with those vixens every day? In addition to taking care of their own children, they also have to take care of the children born to those vixens, and they cannot be biased. Once they are biased, everyone will accuse them of being unvirtuous and ungenerous.
But this was a matter caused by men, so why should they be the ones to bear the consequences in the end? All they wanted was to have both sons and daughters and a harmonious marriage.
Is this what it means to have the same fate but different lives? They don't believe it. Since they can't be as happy as them, then let them be as unhappy as them.
This is how people are in the world: if you're unfortunate, few will sympathize with you, and no one will care. But if you're happy, someone will ask, "Is this real?" or start hoping that misfortune will befall you.
Because no one wants you to be happy, or you can be happy, but don't be happier than me.
Old Madam Shen smiled with relief when she saw that Chen Qiu was protected by Ye Chen. Her granddaughter would not follow her old path!
Ye Chen walked over to Chen Qiu and sat down, saying, "We can't eat crabs anymore. Let's eat something else. Or should we ask Xing'er to take out some of the snacks we brought?"
"There's nothing filling at this party!"
Shen Qiu smiled and shook his head and said, "No, I'm full. My husband, why are you so nice?"
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Do you think I'm good now? I'll treat you better in the future, what will you do?"
Shen Qiu smiled and said: "I will treat my husband better too!"
Ye Chen tapped Chen Qiu's nose and said, "Okay, we are good to each other. Are you thirsty? You haven't had any water since you entered the palace!"
Chen Qiu kept looking at Ye Chen and felt that Ye Chen was particularly charming today. He was already handsome, and now he was even more radiant!
Shen Qiu shook his head and said, "I'm not thirsty, I don't want to go to the toilet, so don't drink water."
Chen Qiu said this in a coquettish tone. Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. Was Qiu'er acting coquettishly to him?
You know, although Shen Qiu could speak softly before, this was the first time she acted coquettishly with him blatantly. Ye Chen crawled to Shen Qiu's ear and said, "Qiu'er, act coquettishly again and let me hear it!"
Chen Qiu blushed instantly. Fortunately, the musicians started playing again and no one could hear them talking, otherwise she would have to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Thinking of drilling through the cracks in the ground, Shen Qiu subconsciously glanced at the ground next to him, and heard Ye Chen say with a smile: "Qiu'er wants to drill through the cracks in the ground? But this palace is made of blue bricks, and there are almost no cracks in the ground!"
Chen Qiu glared at Ye Chen angrily, and Ye Chen laughed heartily again.
The emperor elbowed the queen several times, asking her to look at Chen Qiu and Ye Chen.
The Queen said, "The two of them have a good relationship. Your Majesty, are you relieved?"
The emperor sighed and said, "Yes, I am finally right, my sister!"
The Queen patted the Emperor's hand on her lap and said, "My sister will be happy to see Chen'er so happy now. We just need to protect them well!"
The emperor lowered his head and murmured, "But Chen'er still has to worry about what's going on outside. I'm a blind man living in the deep palace, and Chen'er is my eyes outside."
"It may seem calm now, but there are actually turbulent undercurrents. Chen'er will face very dangerous things! I'm afraid I will let my sister down again!"
"Wan'er, I owe my sister too much!"
The Queen smiled, blinked, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you dare to tell Chen'er this?"
The emperor sneered and said, "If that brat heard this, he would probably laugh at me for another year!"
The emperor and the empress smiled at each other.
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