Everyone thought Yi Qing was going to swallow her anger and make the banquet a success. Unexpectedly, after just a couple of sentences, she suddenly put Mrs. Xie in an awkward position.
Wasn't Mrs. Xie exactly the one who only cared about face?
Mrs. Lu stole a glance at Yi Qing from the corner of her eye. She really didn't understand why people in the capital thought Mrs. Xiao was easy to bully. She just disdained to bully others.
"You..." Mrs. Xie glared at Yi Qing angrily.
"Am I wrong?" Yi Qing looked at Mrs. Xie's furious expression and suddenly thought that she must have an unhappy life at home.
People usually get angry when they feel unhappy. And some people just can't stand others if they don't do what they want.
Mrs. Xie took a deep breath and sat upright. "Since Mrs. Xiao has said so, let's just be straightforward. We must get an answer about Mrs. Di today. I don't want to sit at the same table with someone who is a disgrace." As she said, she glanced at Mrs. Di.
Mrs. Di lowered her head deeply.
"What did you just say, you shrew?" Bai Chengyi suddenly jumped out.
He had been watching from behind, worried that something might happen to Mrs. Di. When he heard what Mrs. Xie said, he couldn't hold back and jumped out.
Yi Qing was startled by Bai Chengyi. He was really a naive fellow.
"Mrs. Di!" Mrs. Xie let out a scream in fright.
"Do you think my mother is easy to bully?" Yi Qing also stood up. "What does my mother's business have to do with you? Mrs. Xie is too easily offended. Shouldn't you have been ashamed to death when you almost became a concubine back then?"
Everyone was shocked by Yi Qing. Probably only Yi Qing in the whole world dared to talk to Mrs. Xie like this.
"You, you, you..." Mrs. Xie didn't expect Yi Qing to say such things in front of everyone.
"What's wrong with me?" Yi Qing sneered. "What? You were shameless for true love back then, but it's unforgivable in the eyes of heaven for my mother to get divorced and remarry. I'd like to ask what kind of heaven's law this is."
Yi Qing didn't want to say such things at first. When it was just her and Mrs. Xie, if Mrs. Xie said something too much, she would subtly mock her. But in front of so many people, she wouldn't make things too hard for others.
But since Mrs. Xie was so self - righteous and didn't care about others' feelings, then don't blame her.
"Mrs. Xiao, you've gone too far." Mrs. Xia stood up angrily.
"Really?" Yi Qing scoffed. "Bring them up."
Ruo Hong brought Jiang Yuanli up. Jiang Yuanli was dodging around, looking rather sneaky.
When Mrs. Xia saw Jiang Yuanli, her face instantly turned pale and her body staggered.
"Does Mrs. Xia think I've gone too far?" Yi Qing looked at Mrs. Xia's expression.
Mrs. Xia's lips trembled for a long time before she managed to say, "This is the Di family's business. It doesn't violate the law. Marriage is normal."
After all these years, she thought no one would ever find out about this. Sometimes she was even fearless. But when Jiang Yuanli appeared in front of her in front of everyone, she realized how big a mistake she had made.
She had an old relationship with Jiang Yuanli. Back then, Jiang Yuanli was just a scholar going to the capital for the imperial examination. His family was a bit wealthy. They fell in love at first sight and promised to get engaged after he passed the exam.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yuanli failed. Mrs. Xia wanted to elope with him, but Jiang Yuanli said it was for her own good and he couldn't let her live a hard life, so he left on his own.
After that, Mrs. Xia got married. She met the down - and - out Jiang Yuanli again. Jiang Yuanli said he was seriously ill and might not live long. So Mrs. Xia used her dowry to treat his illness.
After Jiang Yuanli recovered, he was extremely grateful to her and made a vow of never leaving. Mrs. Xia was tempted again.
At that time, she was pregnant. Lord Xia ignored her and took in several maids. So Mrs. Xia became even more infatuated with Jiang Yuanli.
Anyone could tell there was something fishy about this story. In fact, Jiang Yuanli was already married with a wife, two concubines and two sons. He just coveted Mrs. Xia's silver.
Everyone looked at Mrs. Xia curiously, wondering who this man was and why Mrs. Xia was so flustered when she saw him.
"Mrs. Xia, don't be threatened by her. Just tell the truth. We all believe in you." Mrs. Zhou said immediately when she saw Mrs. Xia like this.
She seemed to be helping Mrs. Xia, but in fact, she just wanted to watch the fun.
"What does Mrs. Zhou believe in Mrs. Xia?" Yi Qing turned to Mrs. Zhou.
"Mrs. Xiao, don't think we'll compromise just because you show some unfounded things. What your mother did is unforgivable in the eyes of heaven." Mrs. Zhou mocked.
"Unforgivable in the eyes of heaven?" Yi Qing nodded. "Then I'll show Mrs. Zhou what is really unforgivable in the eyes of heaven."
Ruo Hong brought six women up. When everyone saw the appearance of the six women, they took a few steps back in horror. The six women looked really scary.
"Does Mrs. Zhou think these six women look familiar?" Yi Qing looked at Mrs. Zhou.
"No." Mrs. Zhou turned to the side, closed her eyes and started chanting "Amitabha" while holding her Buddhist beads. "I don't know them. I don't know where you got these scary things."
"Scary things?" Yi Qing's voice turned cold. "So human lives are just scary things in Mrs. Zhou's eyes."
Everyone moved a bit further away from Mrs. Zhou. Judging from Mrs. Zhou's reaction, Mrs. Xiao didn't call these six women for no reason.
"You can tell your own stories." Yi Qing stepped aside.
"I'm maid Axiang." Axiang was covered in burns and looked extremely ugly. "Because of my fair skin and fragrant body, I was favored by Lord Zhou. Then Mrs. Zhou took me to the nunnery and burned all my skin with a branding iron."
"I'm maid Aqiao." Aqiao lifted her bare arms without hands. "Because of my slender and skillful hands, which were praised by Lord Zhou, Mrs. Zhou put my hands under the carriage wheel and crushed them."
"I'm maid Alian." Alian's eyes were empty. "I was born into the Zhou family. Because the master said my eyes were bright, the mistress..." As she said, tears of blood flowed from her eyes.
...
The last maid knelt on the ground, opened her big mouth and pointed inside. There was a hollow inside. Obviously, she had no tongue. Everyone took another step back in horror.
Mrs. Zhou chanted "Amitabha" faster and faster. Everyone looked at Mrs. Zhou like she was a devil.
Yi Qing grabbed Mrs. Zhou's Buddhist beads and threw them on the ground. The yak - bone Buddhist beads scattered all over the place. The inlaid bead was a red coral, and the red in the middle was especially eye - catching.
She could forgive Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Xia, but she would never forgive Mrs. Zhou.
The booklet Bai Chengyi gave her didn't mention these things. It only said that Mrs. Zhou had donated a nunnery and would send the women in the mansion there. She asked Ruo Hong to investigate and found out this result.
"Mrs. Zhou, now tell me what is unforgivable in the eyes of heaven." Yi Qing stared at Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou trembled all over. Suddenly, she roared like a madwoman, "They deserved it. They were just low - class maids and still wanted to touch what was mine."