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Chapter 1462 Breakup
"Great-aunt~!" However, Yin An was very dissatisfied, but Yuan Ying's status was special. She was not only the Princess of Jinchuan, but also the sixth prince's legal wife.

Yin An said helplessly, "Fine, they're all like ancestors to me, can't I just hit them?"

He then looked at the group of girls representing the solar terms and said loudly:
"Put your hands on your hearts and tell me honestly, if I hadn't kindly taken you back, where would you be now? You might not even be alive!"

"I've brought you to my residence and provided you with the best food and drink. What more could you possibly want?"

"Third Young Master!" At this moment, Bai Lu, her face filled with anger, shouted loudly at Yin An:
"It's true that you saved us, and we will never forget this great kindness!"

"But when you brought us back, did you ask for our consent?"

"You used sweet words to deceive us one by one, like me. You said you would only love me for the rest of your life, but what happened?"

"After I came in, I discovered that although you love me, you fall in love with every woman you meet. You were the one who lied to us first!"

"I wasn't lying!" Yin An tried to explain.

However, before he could finish speaking, Shuangjiang stepped forward and said:
"You only care about your own selfish interests. When you're happy, you'll appease them for a couple of days, but when you're not, you'll ignore them and find someone new!"

Xiaoman then angrily rebuked:
"Exactly! What kind of good life is this? Other people's good life isn't like this. You don't treat us like human beings at all!"

Then a group of people angrily retorted, "That's right, that's right, you don't treat us like human beings at all!"

"I didn't consider you human beings?" Yin An was amused by this group and pointed at them one by one, refuting their claims:
"Xiaoman~, back then~!"

"I am the Great Heat!"

"Alright, you are the Great Heat!" Yin An waved his hand to quiet them down, then continued:
"Whatever your name is, yes, I admit I didn't remember your names correctly, but I just didn't call you by your names right, but I remember your face!"

"You were the one who sold yourself to bury your father, weren't you? You were the one who sold yourself into slavery, weren't you!"

"I gave you dignity, I gave you a bride price to take you as a concubine. Compared to that, it's better than being someone's slave!"

In ancient times, selling oneself into servitude was not as good as becoming a concubine. Once sold into servitude, a maid would always remain a maid. Even if she had relations with her master, she would at most become a concubine. Becoming a concubine was not so easy!

Da Shu felt somewhat embarrassed by Yin An's words, and then said angrily:

“Who wants to be your concubine? My father was just sick and didn’t have money to buy medicine. I was thinking of becoming a maid to earn some money!”

"But you insisted on saving me and giving me a good life, and this is what a good life is!"

"Isn't this a good day?" Yin An pointed to their surroundings and the silks and satins they were wearing, and said:

"You'd rather be a slave or maid than be my concubine?"

"Ha~, selling myself into slavery is better than being tricked into becoming your concubine!" A woman's voice came at this moment.

"White Dew~, no, it's Frost's Descent!" Yin An blurted out instinctively, then realized it was Frost's Descent, and quickly corrected himself, continuing:
"Back when you were begging on the street, I picked her up from the street. If it weren't for me, you would have died on the roadside long ago!"

Others may not know how cruel the outside world is, but don't you know?

"Ha~, who cares!" Frostfall, having been hit where it hurt, retorted angrily.
"You promised to be with me for life, but here we are, it turns out to be a group of people's lifelong commitment. If I had known I was just one of them, I would never have come back with you!"

"Exactly!" Frostfall chimed in loudly at this moment:
"Back then, I was full of ambition and wanted to make a name for myself. You came to me as soon as I set up my stall, and you told me that you wanted to be with me for life. But what happened? You just wanted to collect all twenty-four solar terms!"

"Frost's Descent!" Upon recognizing the speaker, Yin An realized he hadn't mistaken the person, but still retorted:

"You wanted to go into business, but from ancient times to the present, there has never been a woman who went out to do business. I didn't want you to suffer!"

"What's so bitter about it? We'd be happy no matter how bitter it is!" Xiaoman said with a disdainful look.

Walking up to Xiaoman, Yin An said, "You must be Xiaoman. I remember when I first met you, you didn't even have a pair of shoes!"

"Who doesn't have shoes!" Xiaoman immediately retorted loudly.

“I was just earning a living by dancing barefoot and performing for a living, relying on my skills, and you said you would give me a home!”

"I wouldn't be happy if you hadn't given me so much!"

"After arriving here, completely trapped in this stagnant backyard, I realized how precious freedom is. If I had known this would happen, I would never have stepped foot in your house!"

Upon hearing these heartless words, Yin An felt his blood pressure rise and his head spin. He then said in a dry voice:
"You all think this way about the Awakening of Insects, Grain Rain, Beginning of Winter...!"

"I did all this for your own good, so why did things turn out like this? Don't you have any gratitude at all?" Yin An became more and more angry as he spoke.

Those whose names were mentioned by Yin An instinctively shuddered, some not daring to look him in the eye, exchanging glances with a strange emotion in their eyes.

Finally, on the day of Da Shu, who had sold himself into servitude to bury his father, he stepped forward and said:

"Young Master, we know you are a kind-hearted person, but a forced relationship will never be happy. Why don't you let us go?"

"As for the money I owe you, I'll find a way to pay it back. Life out there may be tough, but at least you're free!"

"I never thought about asking you to return my money. If you have any grievances, tell me!" Yin An tried to reach out, but Da Shu suddenly dodged away, as if afraid of being stuck to something.

At this moment, Dongzhi said in a harsh voice:
"What's the point of saying anything? I did say something, and you said I'm mentally unstable, and even had the pharmacist prescribe a bunch of medicine for me, telling me to eat medicine like it's food!"

“Yes!” said another girl, Jingzhe, with a pitiful look on her face.

"Speaking of food, if we gain even a little weight, you punish us. Before, you punished Madam by not letting her eat or drink, and you even made her faint from hunger!"

Yin An took a deep breath and then said:

"I may have gone a bit too far before, but that was because I cared about you all and wanted you to do better and better!"

Bai Lu, standing to the side, said sarcastically, "You care about far too many people!"

As soon as Bai Lu finished speaking, the girls from the other solar terms began to complain:

"That's right, they don't even treat us like human beings..."

Yin An had said what he needed to say and what he needed to say in terms of consideration, but looking at these resentful faces, Yin An said angrily:

"Fine, fine! Since you're not satisfied with whatever I do, then from today onwards, I'll cut off all of your monthly allowances!"

"I'm going to make you understand just how good I was to you before!"

Yin An planned to put them through some tough times and let them experience the cruelty of the outside world, which was not as easy as they imagined!
Frostfall thought to herself, "Just as I thought," and then said with a disdainful look, "In that case, there's even less reason for us to stay!"

"Yes, that's it!"

"We've wanted to leave for a long time!"

Then came another uproar, followed by Shuangjiang's stern shout:

"I can't take this kind of life anymore, I'm leaving today!"

"Go away?" Seeing that he hadn't intimidated them, Yin An then turned to threats:

So Yin An said, "If you leave this door today, you'll starve to death outside tomorrow. You try leaving and I'll see!"

Yin An ultimately refused to believe that these women, who were lazy and ignorant of farming, could stand on their own two feet without him.

However, to his surprise, Shuangjiang led the way and left straight towards the gate.

"Stop!" Yin An shouted anxiously.

"Let's go, we've been wanting to leave this place for ages!" However, a group of women, like birds that had been freed, followed Shuangjiang and left.

"None of you, stay here!"

"Stop right there! Stop right there!"

"What are you doing?!" Dong Haitang didn't even glance at Yin An and followed him outside. At this moment, Yuan Ying had a vague feeling that things were not going as they expected.

At first, she felt great pity for these young ladies, after all, she could empathize with their plight of being trapped in the young master's mansion.

Unlike the other girls who left in a huff, Jin Chuan, though raised in the inner palace, was skilled in business and often traveled the streets.

They know it's easy to live outside. For so many years, they've lived in the inner quarters of the young master's mansion, where everything was done for them. Once they're outside, they won't have any source of income. How will they live then?
Li Wei, who was on good terms with the girls of the solar terms, was now smugly pulling Yuan Ying and helping Dong Haitang leave.

As Dong Haitang left, Yin An quickly said, "Haitang, Haitang, please try to persuade them!"

Seeing that he was ignored, Yin An looked at Yuan Ying and said:

"Great-auntie~!"

"Begonia~!"

"Dong Haitang~!" Seeing everyone leave without hesitation, Yin An slumped to the ground in despair.

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After leaving the Third Young Master's residence, Yuan Ying shared his concerns with Li Wei on the way.

Li Wei immediately realized what was happening and then begged Yuan Ying to help these poor girls with the seasonal festivals find a solution.

Yuan Ying had no choice but to give them an idea: to run a restaurant. He even wrote down a detailed plan.

Therefore, apart from the legal wife Dong Haitang, who could not leave, all the other wives of the solar terms left.

Late night
When Lin Hao returned from a social engagement, he found Li Wei placing something on his desk.

The food was covered by a plate lid, so I had no idea what was inside.

As soon as Lin Hao sat down, Li Wei pushed the plate in front of her, smiling sweetly at him.

After Lin Hao was seated, Li Wei lifted the lid of the plate and said:

"This is red bean soup that Chef Liu made for me. He added dried osmanthus flowers and fox nuts. It's so delicious!"

Looking at Li Wei's eager expression, Lin Hao glanced at the red bean soup in front of him and asked casually, "Speak, what is it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei lowered her head somewhat embarrassed and stammered, "Oh."

“The girls of the solar term want to start a business and become self-reliant. Yuan Ying and I want to use our dowries to join in and support them!”

"Self-reliance? Starting a business?" Lin Hao naturally knew what had happened at the Third Young Master's residence, but he still feigned confusion and asked:
"Speak! What do you mean by self-reliance? What do you mean by business? What exactly happened to the third son's family that you and Yuan Ying have to use your dowry to support them?"

Li Wei smiled awkwardly before saying, "Yuanying and I broke into the Third Young Master's mansion and released the Jieqi girls. They ran away from home!"

"They all ran away?" Lin Hao asked, feigning curiosity.

"There's one left, Sister Haitang!" Li Wei said somewhat awkwardly.

"Oh, so what if she ran away? She's not my wife anyway!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

Then, he looked at Yuan Ying, who was lingering outside the door, and said, "Yuan Ying, come in too!"

Yuan Ying walked in somewhat awkwardly when she heard Lin Hao call her. Actually, the more she thought about it on her way back, the more uneasy she felt.

Although, in her heart, she felt there was no problem in letting the seasonal girls go, as it was something she longed for but could not have.

But I always felt that Li Wei and I had made a mistake in the matter of the Third Young Master's Mansion.

Then Lin Hao said solemnly, "Alright, tell me in detail what exactly happened, and how deeply you were involved?"

"It's like this..." Li Wei and Yuan Ying then told Lin Hao about what had happened at the Third Young Master's residence that day.

After listening to Li Wei's explanation, Lin Hao covered his forehead and looked at Li Wei and Yuan Ying as if they were idiots, then asked in an annoyed tone:

"What are you thinking?"

"What do you mean, 'what were you thinking'!" Li Wei said matter-of-factly.
"The Third Young Master has no respect for his wives at all. He even wants to collect all twenty-four solar terms. They live such a hard and aggrieved life. Shouldn't we help them?"

"Are they suffering? Are they aggrieved?" Lin Hao looked at Li Wei as if she were a fool and asked:
"Which eye of yours sees them as suffering? Is it the suffering of wearing fine silks and satins, or the suffering of living a life of luxury, or the suffering of having everything handed to them?"

"The Third Young Master doesn't respect them!" Li Wei said matter-of-factly.
"They promised that if she married him, she would treat them well for the rest of her life, and be with him for life. But instead, she fell in love with every girl she met, and when she came to the Third Young Master's mansion, it was full of people!"

"They lived a very oppressive life in the Third Young Master's mansion, not only were they not allowed to eat their fill, were not given freedom, and were treated with condescension and charity!"

"You have no idea how happy they were after leaving the Third Young Master's mansion, as free as birds!"

Seeing Li Wei getting more and more carried away with her words, Lin Hao's smile faded slightly, and he looked at Yuan Ying and said, "You think so too?"

"I...I actually don't know!" Yuan Ying was conflicted and didn't know what to say for a moment. Her eyes were unusually unfocused, and she didn't look directly at Lin Hao.

After thinking it over, Yuan Ying finally followed his heart and said:

"However, I think that it has always been the wish of the girls to leave the Third Young Master's mansion. At least they got what they wanted!"

Lin Hao shook his head and said earnestly:

"No matter what you say, it's still the third brother's family's private matter. To them, you're just a bunch of outsiders. What are you meddling in for?"

"Regardless of who is right and who is wrong between them, it's wrong of you to get involved in it!"

"Do you know why everyone tries to reconcile the two sides after a fight, instead of advising them to separate?" Lin Hao said directly before Yuan Ying and Li Wei could speak.
"Because the ultimate result of mediating reconciliation is that others will feel that you are doing it for their own good. Regardless of whether the outcome is reconciliation or separation, they will be grateful to you because they know that you are truly doing it for their benefit!"

"But what are the consequences of persuading them to separate? Once they separate, they will blame everything on you if anything goes wrong in the future, do you understand?"

"And if they get back together after being advised to separate, what will happen? They will feel that it was you who stirred up trouble and encouraged them, otherwise they would not have ended up separating."

"Most importantly, do you think the accusations made by these girls who observe the solar terms are reasonable?"

"Don't you find it strange?" Before Yuan Ying and Li Wei could answer, Lin Hao asked and answered himself:
"What exactly did the third brother do wrong? What heavenly law did he break that would make these girls so resentful of him?"

"They keep saying that the third brother promised them a lifetime of monogamy, isn't that just deceiving themselves?"

"It's common knowledge throughout Jiuchuan that the young master of the new river lord will marry a noblewoman sent by the other eight rivers. How could he possibly be with a woman of low status for life?"

"You yourselves said that some of them used to beg, some were entertainers, some sold themselves to bury their fathers, some sold themselves into slavery, and some even sold themselves into brothels!"

"This group of lonely and destitute people were rescued from dire straits by Lao San. Instead of repaying his kindness, they gave birth to his child, yet they said such heartless things and even took the initiative to avoid pregnancy, refusing to have his child?"

"Try to compare this: what kind of lives would they have faced if the third prince hadn't taken them as concubines!"

Lin Hao looked at Li Wei and Yuan Ying, and said with a serious expression:
“What kind of life would you lead if you were a slave or servant? Even if you were beaten or killed, you would only have to pay a few dollars in compensation, let alone selling yourself into a brothel.”

Seeing that the two didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, Lin Hao continued, "I don't know if you've ever heard of a poem written by a courtesan!"

"What poem?" Yuan Ying and Li Wei looked at Lin Hao with some doubt and asked, their hearts heavy.

Then Lin Hao recited: "The courtesans are so sad, changing grooms every night in their bridal chambers. A pair of jade arms are the pillows of a thousand men, and two fragrant lips are the taste of ten thousand guests."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei and Yuan Ying shuddered at the thought of the consequences, unable to imagine what that scene would be like.

"This is the consequence of selling oneself into a brothel. Even Xiaoman, who performed on the street, openly stated that she only went back to the mansion with Lao San because he paid her enough money!"

"This is enough to show that they were already mentally prepared before they went back to the mansion with the third brother!"

"Don't you find it strange?" Lin Hao continued his analysis when he saw that they didn't react.
"Is the hardship they keep talking about really just about not having enough to eat and not having enough to wear?"

"Are these demands they've made truly from their own will?"

"I don't want to say anything about this, but I know who the biggest beneficiary is after these seasonal girls leave!"