With each sentence Ye Caiping spoke, Lin Yaxian's expression changed.
Ye Caiping said with a faint smile, "Mrs. Lin, your elegance is all built on the money you despise the most!"
"If you despise these valuables as vulgar and smelly, why wear them at all? Why not wear a simple silk robe that costs a few taels? Or simply wear coarse cloth?"
"You have thousands upon thousands of taels of silver on you, yet you complain that silver is vulgar and smelly. You really are hypocritical."
"Oh, 'having it both ways' means that you've already done *that* thing... and you also have to *be* *that* thing... um, those who know, know, right?"
Everyone present understood immediately! She's a whore who wants to maintain a virtuous facade!
But saying it like that feels a bit vulgar. Ye Yiren’s phrase “both upright and proper” perfectly summarizes this sentence.
They all remembered it, and they would curse like that from now on, both satisfying and elegant!
Lin Yaxian almost fainted. The reason she liked white was because it highlighted her purity and otherworldly nature.
But now, this ethereal, otherworldly fairy-like attire seemed to have become a stain on her appearance!
Lin Yating slammed her hand on the table in anger: "You, you're being insolent!"
Before she could continue her outburst, Grand Princess Fushun's face darkened: "Lin! I am here. When did it become your place to shout and yell!"
Lin Yating almost cried out in anger: "Your Highness... Lady Ye's mouth is full of foul language. Just look at what she's saying..."
"Where is the foul language? I think it makes perfect sense. What, you don't love money? Really not?"
Lin Yating was so angry her chest felt tight. How could she not love him...? But she couldn't take back what she had said, so she forced herself to say:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... You are not greedy for money."
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "If Madam Fang doesn't care about money, why don't she just donate it all!"
Lin Yating's face froze, and she almost choked on the saliva in her mouth.
The eldest princess's eyes lit up: "Madam Fang is not fond of money and is generous and righteous. If she really wants to donate money, why don't the Northwest Army donate a batch of grain? They need it very much."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yating felt dizzy and almost fainted.
What is all this about?
A batch of grain? How much would that cost?
Everyone present gasped, while some looked at her with a hint of schadenfreude.
Lin Yaxian almost vomited blood; she had truly lost all face and dignity this time! And her eldest sister was going to donate a large sum of money!
Lin Yaxian absolutely hated Ye Caiping and desperately tried to save face: "When we talk about vulgarity, we're not talking about money, but about Ye Yiren's businessman's face!"
"Furthermore, we are nobles; we wear clothes befitting our status. You are just a peasant woman..."
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with being a peasant woman? My family also has scholars; we are an honest and upright family of farmers and scholars."
"Everyone here, if you go back a few generations, who wasn't a farmer or a commoner?"
"Just like your family, Madam Lin. It is said that Madam Lin's grandfather was originally from a farming family and climbed up step by step through the imperial examinations."
"Military merits are earned by the first generation of soldiers who went to the battlefield and made contributions time and time again through fighting."
"Scientific expeditions are the result of students from poor families taking exams one by one!"
"Although I didn't conduct scientific research or go to the battlefield, I discovered that cassava and glassmaking are both beneficial to the people. While we are striving for our future, we are also doing things for the people. It's just that the methods are different."
"I'm just following the same path as your ancestors. What, were your ancestors also lowly?"
Lin Yaxian was so shocked by Ye Caiping's words that she nearly coughed up blood: "You..."
But she had no way to refute it, because she couldn't refute a single word or sentence!
Princess Fushun looked at Ye Caiping with even greater admiration.
I never imagined that a mere peasant woman like her would have such insight! She's truly different!
Some people are born to be superior to others! Ye Caiping is one of those people! No matter where she is, she will always climb up to the top one day.
The way the ladies present looked at Ye Caiping changed.
Originally, they were praising Ye Caiping because of the Shen family, but now, after hearing these words, they all looked at Ye Caiping with new respect.
I was initially unconvinced, but now I'm convinced!
Yes, they are following the same path as their ancestors, and are no less inferior than them.
Once Ye Caiping emerged from her misfortune, her descendants, like them, became the so-called high-ranking nobles.
Lin Yating couldn't bear such a blow. After thinking for a moment, she covered her forehead and fell to the ground, pretending to faint.
"Yating!" Bai Xiaohong called out softly, catching her, and looked up at the Grand Princess with difficulty: "Your Highness...Yating is not feeling well..."
Grand Princess Fushun waved her hand: "Alright, if she's not feeling well, she should go back. Lin Yaxian, Bai Xiaohong, you two take her back."
The Pingguo Duke's Mansion could be allowed to remain and be ridiculed and continue to embarrass themselves, but the Lin family and the Fang family are different.
No matter what, the royal family has to give face to Chief Minister Lin and the Fang family.
Bai Xiaohong and her maid quickly helped Lin Yating, who was pretending to faint, to her feet.
Lin Yaxian looked troubled as she gazed at Shen Manman.
She waited three years to see Manman again. If she went back this time, she didn't know when she would see her again.
She had so much more to say to her.
And this is her only chance...
Lin Yaxian looked at Shen Manman: "Manman...can you come out for a moment? Mother wants to talk to you. Just for a little while..."
As she spoke, her voice choked with emotion.
Everyone looked at Lin Yaxian, some with contempt, others with sympathy.
Shen Manman frowned, then nodded, stood up, and walked towards Lin Yaxian.
Ye Jin'er watched her retreating figure with concern: "Sister Man..."
Ye Caiping said, "I'm not afraid. After all, she is her biological mother. Some things need to be discussed, and there always needs to be an end and a result."
Madam Shen nodded: "That's right."
Shen Manman walked to Lin Yaxian's side, and Lin Yaxian was so excited that she wanted to pull her.
Shen Manman took a step back and said calmly, "Let's talk up ahead. Aunt Bai, why don't you take your aunt home? Let's go."
He glanced at Lin Yaxian and left.
Lin Yaxian quickly followed.
After they left, the Grand Princess smiled again: "I really like Lady Ye. Let's all toast Lady Ye."
Ye Caiping smiled and picked up her wine glass: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Everyone present raised their glasses to toast.
Setting down her cup, Madam Shen smiled and asked, "Want to play the game of musical chairs again?"
Ye Caiping said, "I have a new game here called idiom chain."
Then he explained how to play.
Everyone found it amusing.
The eldest princess laughed and said, "This is quite novel, and even simpler than drinking games! I'll start first, and whoever can't keep up will be penalized with a drink!"
"good!"
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It's a fictional novel, and it includes all the idioms.
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