She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

The Duchess let out a sigh and softened her tone, persuading, "Hongyang’s wife, it’s true that we have been unfair to you over the years. But the Liu of today has been locked in the Buddha Hall, and the girl who entered the mansion yesterday is nothing more than a chambermaid. I will make sure someone keeps an eye on her and puts her under strict control; you really don’t need to be so troubled."

Madam Yin, as if she hadn’t heard the Duchess’s words, maintained her original posture and continued with her head lowered, "The excuse the Old Master had for bringing back this girl was the same as twenty years ago. I felt uneasy, so I entrusted my elder brother from my maternal family to inquire about this girl’s background. It turns out that her origin is similar to that of the Liu from more than two decades ago..."

Madam Yin paused at this point, then looked up again at Duke An and the Duchess, "The Liu that the Old Master brought back all those years ago has ruined my entire life. And he has no guilt or remorse, and now, still keen on such matters, he has reenacted the scene from twenty years ago in front of me, his wife. Every time I think of these things, I shudder, and I simply cannot tolerate maintaining the name of a wife with such a man. I hope my father and mother will grant me an escape route and let me live."

Duke An and the Duchess froze with ugly expressions on their faces as they were scrutinized and heard the subsequent narrative. They had not anticipated this before; it was a grave oversight.

It wasn’t much of an issue for Ye Hongyang to take in a few chambermaids; the two arranged by the mansion before were also alluring, yet Madam Yin had shown no reaction.

However, taking in a chambermaid modeled after Liu was an extreme disdain and disregard for Madam Yin. It was a disdain for Madam Yin’s status and existence and a disregard for the pain she had suffered over the years.

If one were to be blunt, one could declare Ye Hongyang utterly inhumane, deserving of the most severe punishment; he was recklessly rubbing salt into Madam Yin’s wounds. One might even suspect, was he aiming to harm Madam Yin yet again?

Duke An’s previous unease became more intense. He thought of his granddaughter, Madam Yin’s only daughter Ye Xinyan, and her reaction to this matter, and his great expectations for Ye Yuan. Without Ye Xinyan’s wholehearted support, how would this young child face such a father after he had passed on?

In the end, Duke An thought of Marquis Zhongyong Yin Long. It was because of the close friendship between the two of them that their children were betrothed.

Who would have thought that his son, originally somewhat weak but decent, turned out to be a foolish romantic? His excessive favor toward a concubine nearly drove a wedge between the two families.