Lin Qingpei became famous at a young age and was very arrogant.
Today, being willing to kneel down and admit his mistake to Yi Huan is the limit of what he can do.
"Lang Jun, let go." Yi Huan said as calmly as possible.
Lin Qingpei raised his head, looked up at her, and asked, "Will you forgive me this time?"
"Mr. Lang, I have given you many opportunities. What do you want me to do? I just like most women, quietly guarding my back house. I don't ask you for a high official or a big salary, I only ask for a life." The word stability is very difficult for me."
Yi Huan had long been disappointed with him, "Although I was disappointed when you didn't come back last night, I expected it. I can tolerate you taking concubines, I can tolerate you neglecting me, and you only take prostitutes..."
She shook her head and said: "Don't talk about the young masters from rich families who don't go to brothels. You are my husband, Yi Huan, and I have my bottom line. If you are the kind of person who hangs around in flowers, I will I would rather die than marry you, and my father would not marry me to such a person."
"Other people who go to a brothel have to go secretly behind their wives' backs. It's better for you, Mr. Lang. The whole city knows about the fuss. Everyone in the capital knows that my husband would rather go to the brothel to find prostitutes than pay any attention to me, the principal wife. One glance.”
She could not finish the grievances she suffered in the Lin Mansion for three days and three nights.
In the winter, Gu Xiaoniang deducted their charcoal, so she had no choice but to order people to use her private property to buy it outside.
In summer, ice is provided in every courtyard, except for their Ningxuan Hall, which is not given a piece of ice. It is as hot as an oven.
Lin Qingpei was the host at the family banquet, and the person sitting next to him must be Gu Xiaoniang. As for her, no one cared about her mood, and no one cared about where she sat.
Everyone in the Lin family would go to White Horse Temple to offer incense, but she would be ignored. No one would inform her.
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Yi Huan endured all this.
She remembered what her sister-in-law said: A woman should be a virtuous person, support her husband and educate her children, and advance and retreat in a controlled manner.
She is virtuous, but what about him?
"Huan'er, Huan'er, I said I didn't do it on purpose. I was bewitched. I wanted to come back last night. Several of my colleagues can testify for me. The smell of that prostitute made me think I saw someone for a moment. about you."
"Huan'er, do you think I've ever been to a place like a brothel or Chu Guan before? I, Lin Qingpei, keep a clean mind. Only two women, you and Gu Chuxue, have never touched anyone else."
In the past, she believed that he was clean and self-sufficient. There were indeed few flowers and plants around him.
But today, he still had the bright red traces left by the prostitute on his body, and Yi Huan felt disgusted even if he took another look at him.
"Don't say any more." She said softly, "Lang Jun is a member of the officialdom. Although officials have no explicit prohibition on prostitution, it is not something that can be made public. Lang Jun should first think about how to face his colleagues. Let’s criticize him with words and letters.”
When Lin Qingpei heard this, he became anxious for no reason.
Just then, there was a knock on the door from the servant outside.
"Second Master, it's time for you to go to court."
Today is the first day of his reinstatement. There is no room for carelessness. Lin Qingpei glanced at Yi Huan and said, "You can go back to the Yi family and calm down. After I leave the court, I will go to the Yi family to find you. Reconciliation is not a trivial matter." , you always have to ask your elders and your sister-in-law."
The Cao family is stuck in the rules, and if they knew what Yi Huan was thinking, they would definitely dissuade him.
Lin Qingpei let go of her hand and said, "There was something strange about the scent of the prostitute last night. I will investigate it and give you an explanation, Huan'er."
After saying this, Lin Qingpei turned around.
After leaving the door of Ningxuan Hall, Lin Qingpei ordered the servant: "Go and check on the woman named Sirou."
"Yes, Second Master."
Taoxin walked into the house, and Yi Huan saw her and asked, "Taoxin, are you going back to Yi's house with me, or are you staying here?"
"Madam, of course I will follow you! But have you already thought about it? Are you determined to do so?"
Lin Qingpei's prostitution was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
Will the days after divorce be more difficult than now?
Yi Huan said: "I have made up my mind."
When Tao Xin saw this, she couldn't say anything else. What the Second Master did today was indeed wrong.
After Yi Huan returned to Yi Mansion, she packed up her former boudoir and stayed there.
Returning to a familiar place, Yi Huan relaxed visibly.
Today's incident at Baihua Building has been widely spread, and my sister-in-law came after hearing the news.
"Huan'er."
Yi Huan was sitting at the table, taking inventory of the farm shops under his name.
Hearing the sound, he raised his head and responded: "Sister-in-law."
"I heard about what happened today. Did you come back to the Lin Mansion because of the conflict with General Lin?" The sister-in-law came over and held her little hand.
Yi Huan frowned slightly and said: "Sister-in-law, I want to make peace with Lin Qingpei, but I really can't bear it anymore. Don't tell me that it's common for men to eat, drink, whore, and gamble. She is my husband, and I too I have my bottom line, my husband may not love me that much, but at least he must have a good character."
Cao Yaqin sighed and sat next to her.
She said: "It's really not nice to hear what happened today, but if we just reconcile, have you ever thought that you won't get any benefits and will just become a shabby shoe in the eyes of outsiders? Not to mention what you suffered in the Lin Mansion." All the grievances I suffered were in vain.”
"I heard from Tao Xin that you are in charge of the Lin Mansion now. Why don't you take this opportunity to establish prestige in the Lin Mansion and take General Lin into your hands."
Yi Huan lowered her head and said: "The dowry left by my father is enough for me to live the rest of my life safely. What if I don't have a man? Sister-in-law, do you know that I have endured this year in the Lin Mansion? How aggrieved are you? I would rather go back to the time before I left the cabinet and stay with you happily every day."
"I know it's not easy for you in the Lin Mansion, so this is all the more hard-won now."
Cao Yaqin touched her little face distressedly. She had watched Yi Huan grow up, and she hoped that she would have a good future.
That's what Yi Huan said, but if she never gets married again and has no children, what will she do when she is gone? Those uncles in the Yi family are all blood-sucking pests, and Ming'er has such an unreliable temper.
She didn't want her to be alone and helpless all her life.
"Sister-in-law, if it were you, if my brother wasn't so glamorous, and if he also visited brothels, would you still marry someone like him?"
Cao Yaqin said: "Since ancient times, my parents' orders and matchmaker's words, if they are requested by the family, cannot allow me to refuse. I will probably marry. Disobeying my parents is unfilial. My parents have taught me filial piety, loyalty, etiquette, justice and shame since I was a child. These are me."
"But I don't want to, I feel dirty, and I'm afraid that he will contract the dirty diseases from outside. My sister-in-law is right, people should pay attention to etiquette, justice and integrity. The world requires us women to do it, why can't men?"
