<0xE9> <0x96> <0xA3> <0xE8> <0x88> <0x8D> 人 ), ▁a ▁mid - level ▁official ▁at ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁b ureau ▁of ▁government ▁( <0xE9> <0xB3> <0xB3> <0xE9> <0x96> <0xA3> , ▁F eng ge ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁Li ▁J ion g xi u ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁of ▁low ▁birth ▁but ▁had ▁received ▁Li ▁Y iben ' s ▁favor ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁beauty . ▁ ▁Li ▁J ion g xi u ▁himself ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁wife ▁of ▁high ▁birth , ▁Lady ▁C ui , ▁but ▁Lady ▁C ui ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁using ▁har sh ▁language ▁against ▁her ▁female ▁servants — which , ▁when ▁Li ▁J ion g xi u ' s ▁mother ▁heard , ▁hurt ▁her ▁badly ▁as ▁they ▁rem ind ed ▁her ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁suffer ings ▁as ▁a ▁servant . ▁ ▁When ▁Li ▁J ion g xi u ▁realized ▁this , ▁he ▁divor ced ▁Lady ▁C ui . ▁ ▁A ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁asked ▁him , ▁" Wh ile ▁your ▁wife ▁was ▁care less ▁with ▁her ▁words , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁commit ▁any ▁act ▁that ▁would ▁normally ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁divor ce ▁her ?" ▁ ▁Li ▁J ion g xi u ▁replied , ▁" Mar ry ing ▁a ▁wife ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁supporting ▁parents . ▁ ▁Now ▁she ▁has ▁off ended ▁my ▁mother . ▁ ▁How ▁can ▁I ▁keep ▁her ?" ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 6 9 7 , ▁Li ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁F eng ge ▁Sh il