My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Chapter 197 My Sister's Future Husband

When Ye Shengxin returned from Lincheng with his companion Zhang Xiangyun, the first round of the poetry competition ended. The news that Xu Changyu of the Great Zhou had won the first place spread throughout the streets and alleys.

When Ye Xingxin passed by Lord Xu Zhong's mansion, he could see many scholars and officials who came to congratulate him entering the mansion one after another amid the crackling sound of firecrackers.

Ye Shengxin and Xu Changyu were also friends. She took Zhang Xiangyun to the store to buy a fine inkstone. After asking someone to deliver it as a gift, she separated from Zhang Xiangyun and returned to the Ye Mansion.

When passing by the garden, Ye Shengxin heard voices talking inside. She looked over and found that His Majesty and her grandmother were chatting around the table, completely isolating Ye Zhengyao who had a gloomy face beside them.

Seeing him sitting there so shamelessly despite being treated so unwelcome, Ye Shengxin wanted to laugh. Just as his eyes curved, Emperor Jingming looked over here, and his grandmother also followed his gaze.

"Don't worry, come here." Old Mrs. Ye greeted her with a smile.

Ye Xingxin walked over and sat down. Before he could speak, an unpleasant voice came over:

"Why don't you participate in the first poetry contest?"

Ye Zhengyao said this while holding back his temper. After being punished several times by this rebellious son and punished by his mother to copy scriptures, Ye Zhengyao had already realized that he was completely isolated and helpless except for that foolish daughter with evil intentions.

However, as Ye Shengxin's father, he could not bring himself to apologize to the son of this third-rank official, so he could only maintain a superficial peaceful state of mind.

Ye Xingxin spread his hands: "If I don't have time to go, then I won't go."

These words made Ye Zhengyao's forehead throb. He wanted to slam the table in anger, but in the end, under the warning of his old mother's eyes, he could only hold back the ups and downs in his heart and try to speak in a calm tone:

"If you participate, the people who will bring glory to the Great Zhou today will be our Ye Mansion. As the top scholar, you shouldn't give up such a good opportunity."

Ye Shengxin wanted to say "Why do you mind me?", but under the gaze of Old Lady Ye who wanted to know the inside story, he explained: "My friend died, and I went to take care of his funeral."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Ye immediately held Ye Shengxin's hand distressedly: "It is a big deal to let the child go safely. Shengxin did the right thing."

Ye Shengxin smiled back.

Ye Zhengyao held his breath, calmed down and said, "You have to do well in the next competition. Our Ye family has lost both the mistress and the legitimate son, which makes it very difficult for your sisters to choose husbands. If you can win the competition, your sisters' marriages will be better."

Old Madam Ye disagreed: "It's good enough. As long as my granddaughters marry a loving husband, the mother-in-law and father-in-law are reasonable, and the sister-in-law doesn't cause trouble, it's good enough. If you want to marry Zhixin, Anxin and Mianxin to a wealthy family, you'd better give up this idea."

"The ones I choose for Zhixin and the others will only be from slightly lower-class families."

Old Mrs. Ye knew that her granddaughters had a close relationship with Shengxin, especially Zhixin, who had followed Wanqiu in bullying Shengxin a lot.

Now that she is alive, Xiao Xin will take care of these sisters and be tolerant of them for her sake.

Even after she died, she only hoped that her granddaughters would not be looked down upon and bullied in their husband's family because of their status as Xiaoxin.

As for other things, she didn't expect Sheng Xin to help, nor did she want her granddaughters to trouble Sheng Xin because of their unhappy lives. It would be enough for the two sides to have a gift-giving exchange during the New Year and other festivals.

Therefore, marrying granddaughters to men from lower-class families is the most suitable choice.

Old Mrs. Ye held the bowl of water very evenly.

In front of outsiders, Ye Zhengyao was embarrassed again, and his ugly expression became even more unpleasant.

"Mother, what's wrong with living a life of wealth and nobility? With Shengxin's current status, it's not like she can't make decisions for Zhixin and the others. She can also let them suffer injustice and indirectly slap the face of the Ye family."

To be honest, Ye Zhengyao had no intention of plotting against Ye Shengxin.

Today, the Ye family relies on Ye Shengxin to support the family. Although the Ye family can move forward, it is really unreasonable for only one person to be so weak in the court.

He just wanted to pave the way for the Ye family and Ye Shengxin's future promotion by marrying his daughters into wealthy families.

Moreover, it is not enough for this rebellious son to have only the favor of His Majesty in the court. Without any allies, he might be tripped up by others. If he is accidentally plotted against, there will be no one to plead for him.

If the Ye family doesn't have any connections, they will definitely go to hell with this rebellious son.

He hasn't lived enough, so he shouldn't be dragged down by this rebellious son.

Emperor Jingming saw Ye Zhengyao's little thoughts clearly and found them interesting, but he also understood that those families with officials would all think the same way.

However, Emperor Jingming was surprised by Old Lady Ye's insightfulness. It was rare to find an old lady with this kind of temperament.

Old Madam Ye ignored her son's nonsense and turned to Emperor Jingming and said, "Sir, I am sorry to have embarrassed you."

Emperor Jingming shook his head: "It's just human nature."

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Today, Old Madam Ye was afraid that her son would do something naughty in secret, so she accelerated the process of selecting a future husband for Ye Zhixin, the oldest girl in the Ye family.

On the evening before the second game started, Old Lady Ye brought Ye Zhixin and the Gentleman's Book to Ye Shengxin's yard.

She wanted her, the heiress of the Ye family, to help her decide which family was the best among the three candidates she had finally chosen, so she asked the matchmaker to go to the family to propose marriage.

Ye Shengxin looked at the three candidates on the list. The first one was a young man whose parents had both passed away. He was a small county magistrate in his late thirties, working as an official on the border.

The wife he married a few years ago left after giving birth to a son five years ago. He never took a concubine for himself over the years. Although she is not good-looking, she is a caring person.

He is just a bit taciturn, his ability to do things is neither good nor bad, and he is not the kind of person who would bribe his superiors. He may just be a county magistrate in this life.

The second young master was the second son of a merchant in the capital. He was extremely handsome and had two concubines serving him. His family was not as wealthy or as well-known as the Ye family.

However, although Mr. Zhao has a poor family background, both he and his parents are reasonable people. They behave properly and the whole family has a good reputation outside. Only his unmarried sister-in-law is a little arrogant and gives people a headache.

With Ye Zhixin's personality, if she were to marry him, the two of them would probably clash.

Ye Xingxin thought so and shifted his gaze to look at the third person.

This young man is a military man, holding the official rank of Lieutenant General and the third child in his family. His whole family has settled in a wealthy family in Lincheng thanks to his military achievements. If Ye Zhixin marries him, they will surely separate the family within a month and let the young couple live separately.

The family was large, and Old Lady Ye had someone investigate carefully. It turned out that they were a family of scholars. The young man's father and grandfather, as well as his eldest brother, second brother and youngest brother were all scholars, and the family also had some property.

The only drawback is that this Mr. Zhuge looks a bit fierce, has a scar on his face, and has a straightforward temper, but he has a good upbringing in his bones.

Moreover, the family is monogamous, so Ye Zhixin will definitely not have a bad life after marrying him.

Old Madam Ye favored the third young master, but Ye Zhixin was dazzled by the appearance of the second young master, Young Master Zhao.

Now both of them were looking at Ye Shengxin eagerly, waiting for her to make a decision.

In order to get married as she wished, Ye Zhixin knelt on the ground, bowed her head, admitted her mistake and made amends. She also promised to burn incense to the Buddha every month in the future to ensure that Ye Shengxin would have a safe life.

Seeing that Ye Shengxin was unmoved by her conditions, she finally gritted her teeth and stuffed 1,200 taels of silver into her hands in front of Old Lady Ye.

Ye Xingxin: ...

Old Mrs. Ye: ...

Ye Shengxin accepted the silver and said with a smile: "Grandma, you can see that my sister chose the path she wanted to take, whether it was good or bad."

"You have helped as much as you can now. If you interfere further, you will end up getting blamed and that will not be worth it."

Old Madam Ye sighed and lowered her eyes in disappointment. "In that case, dear, you should just stay at home and prepare for your wedding. Grandmother will send you off next year."

The Ye family lost their eldest son and mistress this year, so they could not hold such a happy event no matter what.

Ye Zhixin happily agreed.

Ye Xingxin couldn't stand her ungrateful smile, so he reminded her, "Don't smile too early. Those two concubines will definitely take precautions before you enter."

"You should think carefully about how to gain a foothold in the mansion after you get married. Don't get into a fight with that arrogant sister-in-law when you get there."

Ye Shengxin doesn't like his sister, but for the sake of his grandmother he is willing to give her some advice. He also doesn't want her to do anything irrational because of love.

Ye Zhixin nodded casually in response, with a look of secret delight, obviously not having heard a word and only thinking about the face of Mr. Zhao.

Ye Shengxin spread his hands in his heart, well, if this infatuated guy gets jealous because of those two concubines, he will definitely fall flat on his face.

But it's okay. With Ye Zhixin's temper, she went to the Zhao Mansion and was tempered by others. It can be regarded as a way for the original body to vent his anger.

And when she gets married and leaves the Ye Mansion, Ye Shengxin will no longer help her, no matter whether she lives or dies.