20demayo Chapter 166 sets a precedent for women divorcing their husbands.
Chapter 166 sets a precedent for women divorcing their husbands.
"Yes! That's right!" Zheng Tianxing nodded and continued eating his sesame seed cake.
"Sir, when should we go in and stop them? What if we accidentally kill someone?"
The bailiffs knew their superior well, and seeing that Madam Lu had been beating him for quite some time, they asked her what was wrong.
Zheng Tianxing, still chewing on a sesame seed cake, mumbled:
"Then you guys go in and pull them apart! Don't let anyone get killed."
"Yes, everyone go quickly."
The mistress was beaten half to death, and the yamen runners went in to stop it.
Madam Lu was taken back to Chang'an Prefecture for disrupting the order of the imperial city, and Lord Lu was summoned by the yamen runners to be questioned.
The young master of the Lu family brought money and redeemed Madam Lu.
As the head of the family, Lu Xiuliang wielded immense official power. If family discord disrupted the atmosphere of the imperial city, the Chang'an Prefecture could arrest him.
Moreover, he was out of his mind and wrote down the absurd act of replacing his wife with his mistress, which constitutes the crime of murdering his wife and should be punished with caning according to the law.
Madam Lu is now determined to make a scene, and everyone in the capital knows this. Madam Lu's family has also lost touch with Lu Xiuliang.
Madam Lu is indeed a woman of steel; she made a scene demanding a divorce from her husband, which shocked everyone, as it's unheard of for a woman to divorce her husband.
However, the divorce is a protracted battle, and the follow-up news about the Lu family is constantly on people's minds.
Lu Xiuliang became the second person, after Ye Mian, to be ridiculed in the imperial court.
"Miss, you are really amazing. You found a few people to persuade Madam Lu, and she really wanted to divorce her husband. You have truly set a precedent for women to divorce their husbands."
"When a couple's relationship breaks down, the only options are divorce or separation. In the end, it's always the woman who suffers. The law protects men, which is so unfair to women. Someone has to be the first to stand up for women."
[To avoid kicking Ye Mian out later and ruining Mother's good reputation.]
"Then I must not let the princess down in the future, lest she divorce me."
A mocking voice came from behind. Ye Yaoyao looked over and saw Qin Jingyu in her room, with Fu Ling lying unconscious on the ground.
"My fiancée is indeed extraordinary."
"I haven't even met my own father yet, where did you get a fiancée from?"
"It will happen sooner or later."
Seeing Ye Yaoyao looking at Fu Ling, Qin Jingyu turned her face towards him.
"Don't worry about her, I'll leave after a while."
"Ok?"
"An earthquake struck Fugui Town, and houses in Fushan Village collapsed."
"What? Where is that person?"
"Fortunately, it happened at sunset, so there were more injured people."
Ye Yaoyao fell silent. The large number of injured did not mean there were no deaths, and it would be even more difficult to find the Night Vine after the earthquake.
"After the imperial examinations, I will go there in person. Has this news reached the imperial court yet?"
"The messenger is still on his way."
"That's alright, Liu Tiansheng is unaware of the news for the time being."
"You seem to care about him quite a bit."
"Of course, my second aunt wants to adopt him as her godson, and he will be my cousin from now on."
"Okay! I'll go now. I'll let you know if I hear anything about Phoenix Tail Flower."
"Bye-Bye!"
Ye Yaoyao waved to him, and after he disappeared, she helped Fu Ling sit up and then she woke up.
"Miss, am I lying face down on the table?"
"You fell asleep while we were talking. You went to bed very late last night!"
"Ah! No, I suddenly fell asleep. Miss, could you please check if there's something wrong?"
Ye Yaoyao smiled slyly, which startled Fuli.
"Don't worry, you're perfectly fine, nothing's wrong!"
Ye Li'an's back injury had healed. Liu Yunshu prepared his things early in the morning, and then the whole family sent him to the examination hall.
Outside the examination hall, there was a huge crowd of people, with candidates lining up in three long queues to undergo inspection.
"My lord, I was wrong, please give me another chance!"
Two soldiers carried out the disheveled man, followed by two others, who were also thrown out without mercy.
"These people cheated. I advise you to cherish this opportunity. If you are caught, you will never be eligible to be on the list of candidates for the imperial examinations again," the soldier shouted to the crowd.
Those who brought cheat sheets were frightened when they saw them, and quietly took out their notes and threw them away. Some people with malicious intentions put their notes in the book boxes of the candidates in front of them.
Ye Yaoyao and Fu Ling were searching for Liu Tiansheng when Fu Ling happened to see him and pulled him out.
"Girl, what are you doing?"
“Scholar, I saw him put the note in your book box.”
"Nonsense, I didn't do it," the man retorted.
Liu Tiansheng took off his book box and looked inside. Sure enough, he took out a piece of paper.
"I don't know you, why are you trying to harm me?"
"No, it's not me."
The man shook his head in denial, and Ye Yaoyao said:
"Bringing cheat sheets to yourself, afraid that others will find out, is to harm an innocent person. People like you don't deserve to enter the examination room at all."
The examinee was being pointed at and whispered about, his eyes darting around. The noise was so loud that it quickly attracted the attention of the patrol officers who came to investigate.
"What's going on? Who's causing trouble here?"
This is considered to be further back, where family members can also see their loved ones off.
"Sir, this person slipped a cheat note into this young master's book box."
"I'm innocent, sir! I didn't do it!"
“Sir, we saw it with our own eyes. If he doesn’t admit it, let them compare the handwriting. That will tell you whether I have wronged him or not.”
Liu Tiansheng looked completely at ease, while the other man was trembling with fear. The prosecutor noticed this and ordered him to be arrested and thrown out.
"Miss Ye, thank you so much, you are truly my benefactor."
"It's good that I came to find you. Here's some medicine for you. It will keep you full of energy. Take one pill a day, and you can take it now."
I also brought these food items.
The conditions inside are poor, and candidates will have to stay there for nine days. Candidates are allowed to bring their own medication.
"Thank you, I will certainly live up to your expectations." Liu Tiansheng bowed to her.
"Then I wish you success in the exam! Good luck and go!"
The imperial examination consisted of three sessions, each lasting three days. Ye Yaoyao could only offer her blessings in her heart.
Ye Chengzhu was recovering from his leg injury, and Ye Mian's family seemed to have lost all their energy; no one was out and about.
Originally, the reason for bringing back Old Madam Ye was for Ye Wan's sake, but now no one cares about Ye Wan.
Liu Yunshu had someone tell the old woman about Ye Wan's situation. After she found out, she went to find Ye Mian. Ye Mian was now taking his anger out on her because of Ye Chengzhu's broken leg, and was yelled at and sent away.
When Old Madam Ye came to the Yun family alone, she was still arrogant and domineering because of Ye Mian's official position. Qian Ningshuang showed her Ye Wan.
Ye Wan was thin and frail. After a tearful outburst to the old woman, the two of them caused a scene at the Yun family's house. Qian Ningshuang, however, was not going to tolerate their behavior.
As for Yun Piaopiao, she has been ignored at home during this period, and the servants don't take her seriously. She is no longer the willful young lady she used to be.
"Madam Ye, Ye Wan has never respected her parents-in-law since she married into the family. As a wife, she is very disrespectful to her husband's parents and stays outside."
I am still the mistress of the Yun family. It is only because a woman of such virtue has not been divorced and can still be a concubine that she has given birth to a daughter for the Yun family.
If that's still not enough, then I'll take it upon myself to divorce her on behalf of the Yun family.
“You…you wicked woman who has seduced countless men outside, how dare you treat my daughter like this while my Ye family is still around.”
Qian Ningshuang sneered: "The Ye family? Who's in charge of the Ye family now? Can they still interfere with the Yun family's affairs? Old Madam Ye, you should see reality!"