Madam Yun was about to join in the fun when Old Madam Yun suddenly changed the subject. Her tone turned cold, "But the princess didn't have her courage back then, to place spies in the elders' house."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Yun's smile froze on her face and her face turned pale.
The room was completely silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Finally, Madam Yun bowed her head and knelt before Old Madam Yun, speaking with difficulty: "Mother..."
Old Lady Yun's face was expressionless. "There are countless clever people in this world, but it's often those clever people who ultimately meet a bad end. This is because they're used to having it easy, and they always forget that there are always people better than them. So they don't die at the hands of others, but at the hands of their own arrogance."
Mrs. Yun knelt in the middle of the room, not daring to even breathe.
Old Madam Yun looked at Madam Yun for a while. Seeing that Madam Yun couldn't help but tremble with fear, Old Madam Yun finally raised her hand and said, "Get up! If I wanted to attack you and your daughter, I wouldn't have targeted the Third Sister's family. I am biased after all."
Mrs. Yun then understood that the old lady's anger at the third wife for stealing the prescription from her room was actually a warning to them.
Seeing that Madam Yun was so frightened that she tried to stand up twice but failed, Old Madam Yun's expression finally softened. "You will be the future ruler of the Yun family's inner house. Chen'er is my most beloved granddaughter. I cannot let you lose face, so I will not mention this matter again. Fortunately, Chen'er is not hopeless. After I sent the two older maids away, she did not bring anyone else into my house."
Mrs. Yun was sweating profusely. She opened her mouth but still couldn't say a word.
Putting spies in the elders' rooms could be a big deal or a small one. If Old Madam Yun didn't really want to piss her off, no one would dare to object to her giving her a divorce letter. Fortunately, Old Madam Yun still valued her daughter-in-law and truly loved her granddaughter, Yun Qiuchen.
"Mother, I know I was wrong. Chen'er, I will discipline Chen'er well in the future." Mrs. Yun said in a dry voice.
"Well, you go down first." Old Mrs. Yun did not argue with her daughter-in-law anymore.
Madam Yun bowed and withdrew, but before leaving, she somehow remembered what Old Madam Yun had taught the girls of the Yun family, and couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Mother, you have always placed the greatest importance on family background. But I believe that the reason why aristocratic families are aristocratic families is because they rely on intermarriage and a common voice. Only in this way can they thrive and prosper from generation to generation, and only then can they establish a solid foundation, allowing future generations to enjoy the benefits. Sometimes, even the imperial power cannot shake such a foundation. But although our Yun family is known as the number one family in Yanbei, we have in-laws, but they are as good as having no in-laws. This is because Yun family rules prohibit women from interfering in their natal family affairs once they are married. I don't understand why this is so."
After a moment, Old Madam Yun's voice rang out through the beaded curtain, carrying a hint of age and vicissitudes of life: "Aristocratic families? Where are the real aristocratic families in Yanbei? The real aristocratic families were all killed by the Liao cavalry back then. Why do you think the Xiao family, with hundreds of thousands of troops at their disposal, were driven out of Yanbei like dogs that had lost their homes by the old emperor? Those complex aristocratic families back then did a lot for the emperor! The Xiao family finally regained control of Yanbei, so how could they allow what happened back then to happen again? Today's Yanbei does not need a large, deeply rooted aristocratic family that can shake the imperial power. The existence of aristocratic families is just a facade for the Yanbei Palace."
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