"Although our Duke's mansion is a duke's mansion, none of us hold official positions. We don't even have a single person serving in the court, do you understand? We only have a nominal title left, do you understand? Not to mention, we're living beyond our means. We don't even have enough money for Father-in-law to buy courtesans and for my second brother to gamble with!"
"The Shen family... Lord Shen is a high-ranking official, a first-rank minister! Not to mention his illustrious military achievements! Second Master Shen is a great Confucian scholar, a top scholar in the imperial examinations, and his students are renowned throughout the land. And... the current Empress Dowager is the elder sister of Lord Shen and Second Master Shen! The Emperor is their nephew, do you understand? Do you understand?"
Qiao was also terrified and just wanted Li Jiaojiao to understand the gap between them.
However, she wasn't very shrewd; she was straightforward and said whatever came to mind, and when pushed to the limit, she would blurt out everything, good or bad.
Under the barrage of Qiao's bullets, Li Jiaojiao was stunned and dumbfounded!
She seemed to understand...
Just like Li Zhiyuan, if he passed the imperial examination, he would only have the title of Juren, which was still prestigious, but it was not as good as those Juren who were fortunate enough to become officials.
That's not just one step behind, it's several steps behind!
Not to mention that the elder sister is the Empress Dowager and the nephew is the Emperor...
With each additional word Qiao uttered, Li Jiaojiao's face paled a little more. The final words, "my own nephew," struck like a thunderbolt, sending sparks flying through Li Jiaojiao's mind! It was quite a spectacle.
Li Jiaojiao almost collapsed to the ground.
The Marquis of Dingguo's mansion is incredibly powerful...
Does this mean that the Duke's mansion is not even worthy of carrying someone's shoes?
Li Jiaojiao was so frightened that her face turned pale and her body swayed precariously.
"Jiaojiao..." Although the Duchess was angry at Li Jiaojiao's ignorance, she still felt sorry for her and quickly stepped forward to support her. Looking at Ye Caiping, she gritted her teeth and said, "Ye Yiren..."
Ye Caiping's expression was icy: "Madam, there's no need to rush to exonerate her or try to downplay the matter. Let's get back to the hairpin issue. Since we've come this far, we need to get to the bottom of this."
"Otherwise, people will think I'm abusing my power through the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion and wronging her! Let's start with Li Jiaojiao's background! Li Jiaojiao..."
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