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Chapter 199 God, can't we have some thunder?
The widowed woman's expression softened upon hearing this, and she murmured, "Miss Ye has described the plight of us people, and what she said makes a lot of sense."
"Well said, host." The system praised.
Qin Jingyu looked at Ye Yaoyao and nodded approvingly at her.
"Ye Yaoyao, you're quite the talker, but all this talk is just to exonerate your mother."
Mu Ningyan scoffed, her eyes darting around, and continued:
“Throughout history, women who have lost their virginity have been condemned by social customs and etiquette. Are you saying that the old customs and etiquette were wrong?”
Fang Zhiru was somewhat speechless after Ye Yaoyao's question, but he agreed with Mu Ningyan's words.
"Secular etiquette and laws have been passed down for thousands of years. They are the crystallization of our ancestors' wisdom and maintain the ethical and moral order of our Great Qin. How can we easily question them?"
"Mr. Fang is right, that has always been the case."
"That's right, we can't break the rules set by our ancestors just because of a few isolated cases."
Those who echoed Fang Zhiru were all men.
Fang Zhiru looked at Ye Yaoyao with a hint of reproach in his eyes.
“Miss Ye, although you are eloquent, what you say is nothing more than an excuse for your own selfishness. Even if Liu Yunshu did not do it willingly, the loss of her virginity has already occurred.”
I believe that one should truthfully inform one's husband's family, rather than conceal it; to do so would be a breach of morality.
Furthermore, if everyone is arbitrarily pardoned based on their individual experiences, then everyone can use misfortune as an excuse to escape punishment, and wouldn't the world be in chaos?
He truly is a great scholar; his mouth is so eloquent. Ye Yaoyao wasn't afraid of him, she thought to herself:
[Let me tell you, people like Ye Mian and his mother would surely kill anyone, you stubborn old man. I refuse to believe that thousands of years of thought and culture can't outwit you.]
Ye Yaoyao naturally knew that once her background was revealed, her mother's reputation would suffer, and she was already prepared to fight against outdated worldly views.
The Crown Prince and the others watched this contest between etiquette and reason with great interest.
Ye Yaoyao engaged in a verbal battle with the great Confucian scholar; they wanted to see who would win and who would lose.
"Don't tire the old man out with such talk. Go and invite Mr. Fang in," the Crown Prince instructed.
Fang Zhiru, who had been invited in, bowed to the distinguished guests. The Crown Prince smiled and said:
"Mr. Fang, I found your debate with Miss Ye truly fascinating. Please feel free to speak your mind."
Fang Zhiru believed that the Crown Prince approved of him, and continued to speak.
"I believe that there is much suffering in the world, and not everyone can have a smooth and successful life. If one avoids the consequences of misfortune out of fear, then the rules of propriety are meaningless."
If everyone in this world doesn't observe proper etiquette, how can we rectify social customs?
"Yes! Mr. Fang is right."
Those who held traditional views nodded in agreement after hearing Fang Zhiru's words.
The Ye family mother and son felt relieved upon hearing this, for this has always been the case, and Liu Yunshu could not escape her fate.
"Everyone observes etiquette? Then I have a question, and I would appreciate it if Mr. Fang could enlighten me."
"you say!"
"Everyone knows that the eldest princess keeps male lovers. Doesn't she disregard the reputation of the grand prince consort? Isn't that considered unfaithful? Shouldn't she also be punished for disrespecting etiquette?"
Ye Yaoyao's words were incredibly bold. As soon as she said them, the courtroom fell into a deathly silence, and everyone's eyes turned to Qin Yunshang.
Qin Yunshang's face turned pale and then red. She never expected that Ye Yaoyao would dare to talk about her in front of everyone without any mercy.
She kept male lovers in secret, but Ye Xiumu spread the news. As a princess of noble birth, no one dared to say anything in public, but she knew all the unpleasant things said behind her back. Wasn't she already suffering enough gossip?
Fang Zhiru was also somewhat at a loss for words when Ye Yaoyao asked him this unexpected question.
"Since ancient times, there has been a distinction between the noble and the lowly; the eldest princess is a royal noblewoman..."
The system said that Fang Zhiru was inferior to Mr. Hua. Ye Yaoyao understood now; one was pedantic and the other was reasonable, they were incomparable.
"Hahaha! Just because someone is of noble status, they can do whatever they want and are not bound by etiquette and law. It's hilarious."
Ye Xiumu scoffed, "You say everyone follows etiquette? Even Old Master Fang is no better than that."
Ye Jingyang snorted coldly, "No wonder he is not as highly respected as Mr. Hua."
“You…” Fang Zhiru’s face fell when he was so belittled.
"Mr. Fang, may I ask whose world this is?" Ye Yaoyao asked again.
"Naturally, it belongs to the Great Qin."
"No, this world belongs to all people."
Ye Yaoyao's words shocked everyone, especially the royals.
"The Qin Dynasty's thousand-year history is inseparable from the diligent governance of each emperor; those who win the hearts of the people win the world."
The emperor of Qin was elected by the people, and the eldest princess, as a princess of the nation, should be a role model for all women in the land. Only in this way can all women emulate her, and families live in harmony.
"Ye Yaoyao, how audacious!" Even if the Third Prince truly detached himself from fame and fortune, he wouldn't dare to think like that.
"You...you have offended the imperial authority! How dare you!"
For the first time in his life, the eloquent Fang Zhiru was speechless in the face of such criticism.
"Is there any divine authority?" Ye Yaoyao peeked at the sky. If the treacherous ministers were instructing the loyal officials to frame the virtuous, what kind of divine authority did the one in the palace possess?
"God, if I'm right, could you send a clap of thunder so that such a pedantic person knows he's wrong?"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The next moment, three claps of thunder suddenly rang out on the clear day, startling those who had intended to mock Ye Yaoyao for overestimating herself.
"It thundered! It really thundered!" The people were shocked.
“Miss Ye is right, even God agrees.”
Qin Yunshang's face grew even more gloomy, while Ye Mian was terrified. Ye Yaoyao could summon lightning; what kind of monster was she?
Qin Yunshang glanced at Mu Ningyan, and Mu Ningyan spoke:
"Thunder on a clear day is not an unheard-of phenomenon; it's just a coincidence. If God can send down other omens, then we will believe it."
[Ye Yaoyao, I refuse to believe that you have any other abilities besides summoning lightning.]
"What Chang Le said makes some sense." The Crown Prince, always eager for a good show, also wanted to see what other tricks Ye Yaoyao had up her sleeve.
"Yes!" Many people echoed the prince's words.
[System, is it true that my words carry the weight of law?]
It always thunders, right?
I'm giving it another try. I hope God will love me again. Whether my parents can be together without any obstacles depends on this.
Ye Yaoyao felt she had to show off one more time.
"It is fate. I think God specially arranged for my parents to meet so that I could have the opportunity to be born."
My parents are definitely the rightful partners for the other person. My mother was wrongly married to a villain because she was persecuted.
"You have doubts about the thunder, Mu Ningyan? Then I'll ask Heaven to send down auspicious clouds. If it works again this time, those who harmed them behind the scenes will be punished. What do you say?"
"Ye Yaoyao, keep pretending! I don't believe that God will always be on your side."
Auspicious clouds appeared from the sky, and everyone became interested.