Chapter 203 How Can You Be More Anxious Than Me?
Chapter 203 How Can You Be More Anxious Than Me?
Chapter 203 How Can You Be More Anxious Than Me?
"You just said that a child will look like the person who raised him. So Yan'er, you should be careful with your words. After all, I am your grandmother. Don't let people find fault with your mother." The old lady used what Ye Wenyan had said to retort her.
Ye Wenyan shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, the old lady is worrying too much. Besides, this is not wrong. After all, if my mother had the pills, she would not give them to you. So I am like her, whether others choose or not, I am like her."
The old lady rolled her eyes, feeling like she was about to die of anger. She decided to change the subject by force, otherwise she would be unable to turn the corner.
So he coughed twice, pretending that nothing had happened, and started talking about something else. "With a big family and a big business, there should be some rules, so that it looks like a family that is living a normal life. Although this house is a little small now, it feels more like home and makes us feel closer. I am really happy to see you all sitting in the full house."
Ye Wenyan really admired this old lady. She was scared last night and even hit her foot, but she slept like nothing happened and was even able to take care of the morning and evening visits. Her mental strength was really strong.
Jun Tao spoke for the old lady next - "This servant greets all the masters. The old lady means that from now on, the morning and evening visits must be restored, and all the rules in the mansion must be the same as before, so that the family will not be in chaos. Only in this way can we show the style and family style of our first-rank general's mansion and avoid being laughed at by outsiders."
People have no doubts about this. After all, this is how it was in the past and every family is like this.
The old lady looked at the reactions of the crowd and nodded her head. She was satisfied that no one objected. But it was only then that she realized that someone seemed to be missing, so she said "Huh" and asked Xiang Liu: "Where is the fifth lady?"
Liu stood up quickly, a little flustered. She opened her mouth for a long time but couldn't say anything. She looked at Ye Wenyan anxiously.
The old lady frowned and thought, why does everything have to do with Ye Wenyan?
Seeing that she had been asked this question, Ye Wenyan couldn't keep silent. After all, she was the one who sent the person out of the house, and she was also responsible for the fact that he hadn't returned yet. So she said to the old lady, "Fifth sister left the house early in the morning to see the situation in the city and see if there was anyone who needed help. I sent a maid from the Ji family to follow her, so there won't be any problems."
Liu breathed a sigh of relief. It was enough that Ye Wenyan recognized her. She was really afraid that Ye Wenyan would not care, and then she would have no way to say anything.
But this made the old lady unhappy, and she asked, "She is a concubine's daughter, why did she go out to see what was going on?"
Ye Wenyan added: "Fifth sister has a noble character and cares about the people. This is also due to the good teaching of the teacher."
The old lady didn't want to talk to Ye Wenyan, so she turned to Liu and said, "Although you are a concubine, your daughter was not brought up by her mother since she was a child, so you must teach her some principles. Things like caring about the people are not something she, a concubine's daughter, can do!"
Liu used to be invisible, just like Ye Chulian, she seldom came to visit, and the old lady usually ignored her for a year or two to take care of Xiao's mood. But in the past month or so, it has been very different. She and Ye Chulian have become more and more obvious. Not only is she scolded every other day, but Chulian was also beaten on New Year's Eve. Now, she is angry at her again.
Liu was also angry. Were they just toys? Throw them away and pick them up? Pick them up carefully. Who are you talking about?
So she didn't give the old lady a good face, and replied at that time: "It was indeed not the Fifth Miss's turn to care about the people in the past, but the Fifth Miss said that the old lady and the second master hired a tutor for her. In addition to teaching her music, chess, calligraphy and painting, they also taught her the principles of being a human being. They also reminded her all the time that she must make a name for herself in the future and bring honor to the family. So she had to make such a gesture, because this is what the old lady and the second master want to see, and it is good for the Ye family."
The old lady was so upset by her, thinking that a concubine dared to talk back to her now? But she felt that what Liu said was not wrong. She had indeed planned to let Ye Chulian replace Ye Hongzhuang to support the appearance of the second house. In two years, when the emperor turns 18, he will hold a beauty contest. At that time, this concubine will be sent to the palace. With the status of a first-rank general's mansion, she will at least be a concubine. Once she gives birth to a child, she can be promoted to a concubine. This is the merit earned by the old man when he was alive. In addition, there are so many military generals watching, the royal family must give the Ye family enough face.
So Ye Chulian was not wrong, but the problem was that she no longer thought so.
Because the Sixth Prince has become different from before, it is obvious that the Regent and Queen Mother Li have made some moves. In addition, Ye Chulian has been too close to Ye Wenyan recently, which also makes her feel wary.
Liu felt that the old lady was angry. Even if she didn't look up, she could feel that the old lady was looking at her with the usual hatred. She didn't dare to look up, and she felt a little regretful for just having a quick conversation. Now she didn't know how to end it, and she didn't know what the old lady would say next.
After a long while, the old lady finally spoke again: "A concubine's daughter should act like a concubine's daughter. I have never heard of a concubine's daughter taking the initiative to go out and show her face in public. This is a matter of upbringing."
Ye Wenyan was upset and retorted on the spot: "A legitimate daughter should act like a legitimate daughter. I have never heard of a legitimate daughter of any family getting pregnant before marriage. So, this is because the foundation of the First Rank General's Mansion was not laid well. Who can be blamed? Second Aunt, right?"
Xiao felt particularly ashamed when she mentioned this matter. But Ye Wenyan kept bringing it up. It felt like someone had targeted your wounds and would stab you with another blow or add salt to your wounds. Would this ever end? When would it end? She wanted to save some face for herself, so she said, "Hongzhuang is now also the recognized wife of Prince Su."
"Haha." Ye Wenyan smiled wryly, "I'm too lazy to argue with you about how she got the title of Su Wangfei. Let's just say whether she admits it or not. What does it matter? This is not Su Wang's world anymore."
The old lady was going to make trouble when she heard this. If she continued to say this, Xiao and Ye Wenyan would quarrel. But the topic today was not to make them fight, but to make the second house bow their heads.
So he quickly tried to smooth things over: "Okay, that's not why I called you here today. Shubai, don't feel wronged. Wen Yan is right. You need to reflect on this matter."
Xiao also understood what the old lady meant, so she quickly said, "Yes, daughter-in-law understands." After that, she said to Ye Wenyan, "Second Aunt is sorry for you, Fourth Miss, please don't worry about it anymore!"
Ye Wenyan didn't say anything, and Xiao was a little embarrassed. The old lady continued, "Shubai, your family has done more than one thing to let Wenyan down. The previous one is over. After all, Wenyan no longer likes the Sixth Prince, so let's not mention it again. But for the incident on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, you must give an explanation to Wenyan and your eldest sister-in-law!"
The old lady's attitude today was very upright and fair, so much so that Mu Qianqiu was stunned.
What's the purpose? He took the initiative to mention the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month and asked the second wife to explain. Did he want her to beat up the second wife's family again?
She looked at Ye Jingsheng and Xiao Shubai, and also at Xichun and Ye Feizhou, and felt that these people might not be able to withstand the beating. If they continued to fight, they would probably be beaten to death. Wouldn't the old lady go crazy by then?
The second family deserved to die. She wanted to strangle them to death in her dreams, but now was not the right time. Yan'er said that they were still useful and she still had things to investigate.
Mu Qianqiu calmed down and tried to suppress his emotions. Then he heard Ye Wenyan say, "How come you are more anxious than me? I am not in a hurry to settle accounts with you, but you are in a hurry to stick your necks in front of me?" Ye Jingsheng, who had been silent, spoke up at this time, groaning, "It doesn't matter whether it is settled sooner or later. Can you still keep silent and pretend that nothing happened? Since this day will come sooner or later, don't drag it out. But I still want to ask you, I heard that you insisted that you had been in the mansion all the time, and said that you met the Fourth Prince who returned to the country on the night of the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and had tea with the Fourth Prince together with your brother, and returned to the mansion with your brother the next day. If this is the case, then isn't your account a bit forced?"
"Reluctantly? Not reluctantly!" Ye Wenyan said innocently, "I said what I said, but don't you know whether I am in the mansion or not? Some words are said to outsiders, and some words are said behind closed doors. If I insist that nothing happened that day, then you all have hypochondria, and I can call you all crazy like I fooled the old lady on New Year's Eve. How about it, are you willing to be crazy?"
Ye Jingsheng gritted his teeth in anger, and really wanted to say that a madman was a madman. The worst that could happen to him was that he would be called a madman by this witch at home, but this would save Ye Feizhou's life. Although he didn't care about this son, as the saying goes, it's better to have one than nothing. He only had this one son, and if he died, the whole family would be cut off.
But before he could say anything, Ye Wenyan said again: "A madman can no longer attend court, and a madman can no longer be a general. Second uncle should think twice! But in fact, there is no need to think twice. Originally, you didn't have to attend court anymore, and you couldn't be the second general of Ye anymore."
Ye Jingsheng was a little confused, "What do you mean by that?"
Ye Wenyan looked at the old lady, "Didn't grandma tell my second uncle? At the New Year's Eve palace banquet, the emperor said in person that he would strip him of his general rank. Although he said at the time that he would wait until the fifth day of the New Year to resume court, it's like the dragon has turned over, and he can't resume court in a short time. So maybe he has been stripped from New Year's Eve! This is all thanks to grandma. If grandma hadn't been making fun of the evil eunuch at the palace banquet, my second uncle wouldn't have followed you to suffer."
Ye Jingsheng was dumbfounded...
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