Ye Caiping continued:
"What was the purpose of the imperial decree given to him by the late emperor? It was to help a perfect match be made! But Gu Yang says he admires my Manman, yet he turns around and fools around with two or three mistresses. What happened to true love?"
"If he doesn't love her, why put Manman's name on it? Is Gu Yang deceiving the late Emperor? He doesn't like my Manman at all! They were only engaged, and he's already changed his mind! Isn't this a slap in the face to the late Emperor?"
"Furthermore, if he loves Manman, why does he keep three mistresses? Is his love so worthless? Is his love fake? This is deceiving the late emperor!"
Madam Mei turned pale with fright: "No, no, no... those three concubines were already there... they just made a mistake at home and I kicked them out. Yang'er fell in love with Manman recently. Then he got drunk during the New Year... we were far from home, so we stayed at that place, but those three sluts caused trouble..."
"Even if a man truly loves a woman, he will still have concubines. Which man doesn't do that!"
Ye Caiping sneered, and with a loud slap, she delivered a hard blow to her face: "Lies!"
Mei's face turned ashen: "You—"
Ye Caiping's face darkened slightly: "I am a third-rank lady, while you are only a third-rank official. Am I not allowed to hit you?"
The Great Zhou Dynasty will demote nobles, but not their titles; only their ranks will be lowered.
The Ningguo Marquis's family had long since been demoted over several generations, and Mei's title of Third Rank Imperial Consort came from her father's position.
Madam Mei gritted her teeth and said, "I... I'm not making excuses... Yang'er was really just drunk. He was sincere towards Manman, it wasn't intentional."
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "Oh, if you're sincere, why didn't you even come to apologize in person?"
Madam Mei's face paled slightly. Although it sounded a bit harsh, it was common for men to have multiple wives and concubines. If she went to apologize, it would only make it seem like a big deal.
Madam Mei said, "This is just a small matter... I originally thought the Shen family was magnanimous and wouldn't mind such a small thing..."
Ye Caiping sneered: "Is this flattering the Shen family?"
Mei's face turned pale: "It was our carelessness... I'll have Yang'er come to apologize later."
After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.
Ye Caiping watched her retreating figure, a hint of mockery and coldness flashing in her eyes.
They could actually use this as leverage to try and get rid of the marriage decree.
It is said that Gu Yang deceived the late emperor.
But he'll likely deny it, and this is a patriarchal society. Gu Yang insists it's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines; it's just sleeping with a few concubines, nothing serious.
At that time, all the men in the capital will turn to him.
This puts Shen Manman at a disadvantage.
It would be better to wait until Gu's father poisons him and frames his own son! That would expose both father and son.
But... who did this?
If I'm not mistaken, this was Li Jiaojiao's doing!
Hmph, they've gotten a bit smarter, now they know how to use someone else to do their dirty work.
......
After returning home, Madam Mei immediately went to Gu Yang's room and asked him to apologize.
Gu Yang's face darkened: "I'm not going! At the New Year's Eve banquet, that little bitch slapped me twice because she was a princess. If I go this time... wouldn't that be like sending a lamb to the slaughter?"
At this moment, Mr. Gu walked in with a stern face: "Isn't this all your fault for acting so absurdly? You're already engaged, it's only been half a month, what's wrong with being patient?"
Gu Yang's face turned ashen.
Father Gu said, "Pack your things and come with me to the Shen family to apologize!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly, turned around, and left.
Madam Mei quickly took the cloak handed to her by the maid and draped it over Gu Yang's shoulders: "Just bear with her. No matter how unruly and willful she is, she'll have to listen to you once she's in the family."
Gu Yang gritted his teeth and said, "Can she listen to me?"
"Hmph, how can I not listen! Once she becomes yours, she will care about you. Once a woman starts to care about a man, she will give everything for him."
"Even the most noble woman, once she is controlled by a man, will become as lowly as a dog. Take, for example... Lady Que! She was once the daughter of a high-ranking official. So many men were waiting for her to choose."
"But she's taken a fancy to your father. Although he's the heir of a marquis's family, his title has been downgraded to the fourth rank. This heir isn't as valuable as her, the daughter of a high-ranking official!"
"She threw herself at him, humbling herself before him, even washing his feet. Later, she managed to get her father, a high-ranking official, to secure a good position for him. Otherwise, how could she have climbed to this position as a third-rank official? How could she have achieved her current glory!"
"As long as you get Shen Manman under your control, whatever position you want, she will have the Shen family get it for you."
Upon hearing these words, Gu Yang's eyes blazed with fury.
Although he was neither good at literature nor martial arts, he was ambitious!
He wants to enter the imperial court and become an official! He wants to rise through the ranks! Also, he wants to make Shen Manman, a princess, kneel before him like a dog and lick his feet!
Madam Mei said, "It's not difficult to control a woman; we've already made arrangements, but you... humph!"
Gu Yang gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go apologize! I'll go apologize right now!"
......
The Ningguo Marquis family of three arrived at the Shen family's gate in a carriage.
But the servants didn't even invite them to wait in the outer hall; instead, they kept them outside the door.
A servant went in to inform them to wait.
The three of them felt extremely humiliated.
They waited for half an hour, and the three of them turned pale from the cold. Just then, an oxcart carrying three large barrels of goods slowly passed by.
When the car came up behind the three people, it suddenly overturned.
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