"Yue'er, lower your voice. Don't let anyone hear you."
Lady Xie, startled, hurriedly cautioned Li Yue. Instead of complying, Li Yue raised her voice even higher. "Mother, we are in our own home. Why can’t I even speak my mind? Since she is capable of doing such things, is she afraid of people talking about it?"
Hearing this, Lady Xie’s expression darkened with displeasure. She, too, found her daughter-in-law, Sun Jingyou, increasingly unbearable. The problem was that Sun Jingyou was a Princess; there was nothing she could do about her. She even had to be cautious and careful in her presence. Acting as a mother-in-law had become an exercise in humiliation.
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