diskusbooks Chapter 123 Brothers break up
Chapter 123 Brothers break up
Madam Wen made no attempt to hide her disgust for the family, saying, "My Rou'er is unwell and sent someone to tell us beforehand that she won't be returning home today!"
“Aunt, it’s fine if you don’t want to come back. We’re all living in the capital anyway, so it doesn’t matter when you come back!” Ye Shijun said as he walked inside. “But since we’re already here, let’s make do with a meal at the Marquis’s residence today. We can also offer incense to my maternal grandfather and ask him to bless my elder brother so that he can find a wife soon!”
Ye Shiting's face darkened, "..."
Is he someone who can't find a wife?
"You!" Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Madam Wen was so angry that she tried to stop him.
"Second Brother! Wait for me, I want to go offer incense to Grandfather too!" Ye Shishu rushed over, pushing past Wen Shi, and then grabbed Ye Shijun's sleeve, quickly heading towards the inner courtyard.
Wen's face darkened further.
Fortunately, You Jianbin remained calm. He glared at the Wen family and then said to Ye Gengxin, "Please come in!"
Faced with his lukewarm attitude and reluctance, Ye Gengxin seemed not to see anything and strolled leisurely with his eldest brother towards the inner courtyard.
They didn't come empty-handed; they brought some gifts.
Seeing Hao Fuzheng instructing servants to carry the gifts, Madam Wen's expression softened somewhat.
However, she still pulled You Jianbin aside and whispered, "Master, that family definitely has ill intentions. Do you think they might..."
How could You Jianbin not understand what she meant?
He squinted at the backs of Ye Gengxin's family and said in a low voice, "They probably don't know. If they did, they definitely wouldn't have this attitude."
Wen thought about it and agreed.
Putting aside others, if the Ye family really knew that Ninth Aunt was in their hands, given Ye Shijun's reckless nature, would he still bring gifts to their door like this?
You Jianbin sneered, "They're here today mostly to see Rou'er make a fool of herself! After all, Rou'er's marriage to Wei Yonghuai was all thanks to that slut Ye Shishu!"
His mention of it infuriated Wen Shi. She stared at the backs of the Ye family father and sons, almost grinding her teeth to dust!
It's not just Ye Shishu's 'contribution'...
There's also the matter of Ziqiong Manor!
Rou'er was clearly going to have sex with Ye Shijun, but she ended up having her innocence stolen by someone else without even knowing who it was!
She was determined to avenge each and every one of these grievances!
In the hall.
Ye Shijun and Ye Shishu walked at the front, seemingly there to have fun at the Marquis's residence, but in reality they were talking in hushed tones.
“Little sister, the people who were watching the Wei family didn’t say anything unusual about them, but You Qingrou and Wei Yonghuai didn’t return home. There’s definitely something fishy going on here.”
"Second Brother, be careful. They have Hua Ping behind them, who could sabotage us at any time."
"I should have brought Xin'er with me. With her around, I can do whatever I want."
"I was even thinking of bringing the Prince along. With him here, everyone in the Marquis's mansion would have to kowtow and serve me tea!" Ye Shishu couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"Haha..." Ye Shijun burst into laughter.
The family of four entered the hall one after another.
After sitting for about fifteen minutes, You Jianbin and Madam Wen led the servants in to serve tea.
Ye Gengxin sat upright in his seat without getting annoyed. He even spoke gently to You Jianbin, saying, "My second brother-in-law's family is also in the mansion. It's a rare family banquet today, so let's invite them out. It's been many years since we've all had a lively chat together."
Family dinner?
Wen nearly vomited blood.
They showed up uninvited and expected her to prepare food and drinks for them? That's utterly shameless!
Ye Shishu said, "Father, I remember when I was little, my second aunt always organized the family banquets. She even cooked herself. My favorite dish, stir-fried bamboo shoots with soy sauce, is one of her specialties. Today we're back at the Marquis's mansion, so we must ask my second aunt to make more!"
"Someone, go and call the Second Master and Second Madam!" Madam Wen coldly ordered towards the door.
It wasn't that she was obeying Ye Shishu's words, but rather that she didn't want to serve this shameless family!
Since she values Madam Ma so much, let Madam Ma serve her; it will save her from getting annoyed and angry!
"Uncle, Aunt," Ye Shiting bowed to them, "We thought that Cousin Qingrou would be returning to her parents' home today, so we came to join in the fun. Please forgive us if we have disturbed you."
Looking at his humble and polite demeanor, You Jianbin and Wen Shi couldn't help but curse him inwardly.
Extremely hypocritical!
When their daughter got married, the Ye family refused to give a single penny. They sent two gifts to the Marquis's residence without explaining what they were, and then took them back after a brief, perfunctory gesture.
They didn't care at all when I got married, but they rushed over on my return visit day!
Sure enough, they were just there to see her daughter make a fool of herself!
Not long after, Madam Ma, the second wife, arrived before everyone with her daughter, You Hongxin.
The mother and daughter first bowed to Ye Shishu, saying, "Greetings, Princess Cheng. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings."
Only then did he greet Ye Gengxin.
Ye Gengxin stood up and gestured, "Second Sister-in-law, there's no need to be so formal." He then smiled at You Hongxin and asked, "Xin'er, where are your father and eldest brother?"
You Hongxin said shyly, “Uncle, my father went to another town two days ago. My eldest brother is going to take the autumn imperial examination. He has been staying at the private school recently. He said that this way he can concentrate on his studies and ask the teacher for help if he doesn’t understand something.”
Ye Gengxin nodded approvingly, "Your older brother is ambitious."
The three siblings, Ye Shiting, Ye Shijun, and Ye Shishu, also rose to greet Madam Ma.
Madam Ma was flattered and quickly invited them to sit down. "Please don't be like that, sit down. I didn't know you would come to the Marquis's residence, so I was completely unprepared. Please don't think I'm too humble."
Seeing the family's attitude towards Madam Ma, Madam Wen's anger instantly exploded. "What, do you only care about the second son's family and treat us like we're invisible?"
Ye Shishu raised her eyes and glared at her coldly, directly retorting, "Does Aunt know what manners are? Do I, the Princess Consort, have to teach you myself?"
The family has already discussed it and will take away You Jianbin's title of "Marquis of Yufeng" as soon as they find an opportunity!
Rather than let them tarnish their maternal grandfather's reputation by bearing the title of marquis, it would be better to let them lose everything!
After all, You Jianbin isn't the only son in the You family!
His second uncle's son, You Hongze, is diligent, ambitious, honest, and low-key. If he can pass the imperial examination this year, the You family's glory will return in no time!
When Wen saw her belittling herself like that, she was so angry that she immediately rolled up her sleeves.
You Jianbin quickly grabbed her, then said coldly, "This is the You family home. If you're here to show off, the You family doesn't welcome you!"
Ye Gengxin didn't give him a kind look anymore. "Does your brother-in-law think we're showing off? But my Shu'er didn't ask you to bow! On the contrary, your brother-in-law and sister-in-law are taking advantage of their seniority to look down on our family. They haven't given us a kind look since we entered the house."
You Jianbin gritted his teeth, "If you feel we're being unfriendly, you're welcome to leave! The You family doesn't welcome you!"
"Big brother!"
Suddenly, I heard a dissatisfied voice coming from outside the door.
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw You Jianchuan rushing in, lifting his robe. He said to You Jianbin with dissatisfaction, "How could you treat the general like this? Even if Yueqin has passed away, Shi Ting, Shi Jun, and Shi Shu are still Father's grandsons. Even if you don't care about Yueqin, you should at least treat them well for Father's sake. How could you send them away?"
You Jianbin's face turned ashen, and he raised his hand to slap him—
'Snapped'!
The dull thud was more deafening than thunder.
You Jianchuan covered his face, staring at You Jianbin in disbelief.
Madam Ma stepped forward to support him, tears welling up in her eyes with heartache, "Husband..."
Seeing her husband take action, Madam Wen couldn't help but lash out, "You useless thing! We can't rely on your family at all, and now you're betraying us, helping a bunch of outsiders to criticize us! If your family doesn't want to live in the Marquis's mansion, then today, as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, I order you to pack your things and get out of the mansion!"