There is a saying that "one obeys two orders, and three people are all wood", which describes the ups and downs of Xifeng's life: First, she obeys the will of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang to gain trust and lay a good foundation for seizing and consolidating the power of being the master; The second is "order", which means that after Xifeng was in power, she bossed around and gave orders, developed a bad habit of official style, and even ignored her husband Jia Lian; The third is "man-wood", which means that because Feng didn't pay attention to Jia Lian when he was in power, Jia Lian divorced Feng when Jia Fu declined from power and influence, and the combination of man and wood was a Hugh word. Although this statement can be justified, it makes people feel a bit far-fetched and dull.
Look at the whole sentence of Xifeng and the relevant plot in the book. Actually, Tsao Gong used homophonic method here, which changed Yi into Yi and Mei into Mu, so "One obeys two orders, three people are wooden" can also be understood as "obeying two orders, three people are not".