Shen Xihe was stunned when he heard this.
The incident at Duke Xie's mansion caused a lot of uproar, and Xie Yunhuai's decision to cut off all ties with his wife also caused a sensation in Kyoto. She knew that Xie Yunhuai had directly accused Duke Xie of murdering his first wife at the banquet for Duke Xie's second marriage, but she didn't know that it was murdered in this way.
Lord Xie, a kind-hearted man praised by everyone in Kyoto, a man who has engraved loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness into the impression of everyone in Kyoto.
Back then, Xie Yunhuai had accused him of murdering his first wife, and everyone believed him. Everyone said that Xie Yunhuai could not bear the blow of losing his mother, and did not understand the pain of his father losing his wife in middle age, and the suffering of the Xie Guogong Mansion with few descendants.
Besides, his cutting off of his hair to renounce his relationship was against filial piety. It was said that Duke Xie was heartbroken at the wedding banquet and even blamed himself for not fulfilling his responsibilities as a father and for not taking into account Xie Yunhuai's feelings of losing his mother at a young age. He even wanted to break off the engagement on the spot.
"Why is it so..." Shen Xihe felt a little sorry for the handsome man in front of him.
"He had someone he loved when he was young, but the girl was engaged to someone else, so he had no choice but to marry my mother." Xie Yunhuai didn't know why, but he had an urge to confide in Shen Xihe.
The heavy pain buried in his heart seemed to have found an outlet at this moment.
"Everyone says that he loves to have two wives, not to mention concubines, he doesn't even have a maid. I think my mother used to think so too."
Xie Yunhuai sneered, "His second wife was the love of his youth. I don't know when he heard that she had been a widow for many years, and I don't know when they got together. He didn't want to give up her as a concubine, but he also wanted to stay with her, so he had to let my mother vacate her position."
Even so, the well-respected Duke Xie could not bear the name of a wife killer. So he spent three years to achieve his goal. Ever since his mother fell ill, he spent three years making his wife drink the wrong medicine every day, watching her wither away bit by bit, and pretending to be affectionate and concerned about her every day.
There is a law in this dynasty: if a concubine or a female guest is married, the punishment is one and a half years in prison.
A concubine cannot be made the principal wife. Once she becomes a concubine, even if the principal wife dies, she can only remarry, but cannot make the principal wife the principal wife.
After hearing this, Shen Xihe thought of Xiao Changyu and Bian Xianyi. Xiao Changyu was probably reluctant to let Bian Xianyi be his concubine, so he wanted to marry her, let her die of illness without knowing it, and then marry Bian Xianyi as his second wife.
"Doctor Qi..." Shen Xihe felt a little apologetic, not knowing that this was the inside story that had caused Xie Yunhuai's sadness.
Xie Yunhuai chuckled and shook his head to indicate that he was fine: "He has always been kind to others, and his scheme is very clever. Even if I sent those doctors to the government office, they would not dare to accuse me. They would have to admit that their medical skills were not good enough. It is not illegal to be a poor doctor. I did not cheat, and I did not poison anyone. Even if I was forced by the power of the Duke's Mansion, I would only be punished with a beating."
It was precisely because of this that he could not stay in Duke Xie's mansion for a moment. He was afraid that he would become angry one day and kill his father with a knife.
Xie Ji is not worthy of his life in exchange for his life!
"I am a person who has cut off all ties with my father, and everyone thinks I am unfilial and unrighteous. If Miss Gu marries me, she will be criticized all her life." Our bodies and hair are given by our parents, and filial piety is the most important virtue.
Xie Yunhuai's actions at that time were indeed criticized, and his action had ruined his official career.