diskusbooks Chapter 233: It’s midnight, retreat
Chapter 233: It’s midnight, retreat
Chapter 233: It’s midnight, retreat
He frowned, walked up and said, "Sister, go back and sit with your aunt!"
Ye Lianmian glared at him with an unhappy look on his face, "We are all at home, why can't I sit here? Who said you have to sit here? Second brother, go sit across from me. Anyway, I see that you are very close to them, so I don't think you want to sit here. That's perfect, you play the good guy and I'll be the bad guy. I'll be the one to start the conversation, let's change seats."
Ye Feizhou looked at her for a while, then looked at Ye Jingsheng and Xiao. Ye Jingsheng was holding Xichun and sitting in a chair without saying a word, while Xiao lowered her eyes, obviously not wanting to answer the question or care about the matter.
He did not say anything and sat down next to Ye Feiyu silently. At this time, Yun Chen finished a plate of snacks and said to Mu: "Madam, you must be tired! It's past 3 p.m., go back and rest!" Then he said to Ye Qingmei and Ye Feiyu, "Young Master and Young Miss should also go and rest, you don't have to sit here."
Without waiting for the eldest family to speak, Ye Lianmian stood up suddenly, and without taking the seat he had snatched from Ye Feizhou, he stood directly next to Mu, "Yes, let's go back first!"
Yun Chen glanced at her and pointed to the opposite side. "Second Miss, since you are already sitting opposite, don't come here to take advantage. You are not God's biological daughter, how can you take all the good things by yourself!"
Lian Shi took over the conversation, "Actually it's the same no matter where you sit, you can't leave."
"Why can't I leave?" Ye Lianmian was anxious, "You all let Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei go, and I'm also Mu Qianqiu's child, why can't you let me go?"
Lian Shi snorted coldly, "You are also the eldest lady's child? But I have never heard of any child who dares to call his mother by her name! Northern Qi attaches great importance to filial piety. The current emperor respects both his stepmother and his biological mother, and is always respectful to the two Empress Dowagers. If any child dares to be so disrespectful to his mother, he will be punished. So think carefully, whose child are you?"
Ye Lianmian was frightened by this, and hesitated for a long time without saying anything. He even went back to sit in the second room under Yun Chen's sharp gaze. Then he heard Ye Chulian timidly say, "That's the second brother's seat."
Ye Lianmian was so angry that he wanted to rush over and tear Ye Chulian's mouth. Ye Chulian was frightened and burst into tears. She cried and hid: "Second sister is too bullying. She took the second brother's position and now she wants to hit me. Don't you care about our second house, whether it's a concubine's daughter or a legitimate son? Are you slapping us or my father and mother?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shi couldn't hold back her face, "Second Miss, don't go too far. We are just sitting here peacefully and haven't provoked you. Why are you beating and scolding our child?"
As soon as Mrs. Xiao spoke, Ye Lianmian dared not say a word, because she knew that the second aunt would be the one in charge of the family in the future. If she offended the second aunt, her position in the family would become even more embarrassing.
Finally, no one quarreled. Although Mu felt that it was not good for them to leave while everyone else was sitting here, she was really worried about Ye Wenyan and wanted to go back to see her. After thinking about it, she said to Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei, "You stay and talk to the two adults. I'll go back to see Yan'er."
People watched Mu leave, and the second family was very envious.
After Mrs. Mu left, they had to stay here, and finally when it was just getting dark, the old lady fell asleep as she wished. Maybe she was tired from sitting, and she snored as soon as she fell asleep.
So Xiao began to envy the old lady again.
How could she fall asleep at a time like this? How could she be so brave?
She also wanted to sleep, because when she fell asleep she wouldn't have to worry about these trivial matters, nor would she have to look at Yun Chen and Lian Shi, nor would she have to listen to their sarcastic remarks from time to time.
But she couldn't sleep. With this kind of scene, anyone with a serious mind wouldn't be able to sleep, right?
She tilted her head to look at her man. Haha, he was holding Xichun and resting his eyes! Xichun was sleeping as soundly as the old lady, but she didn't know if she was really asleep or just wanted to stay in the man's arms. She was so angry that her liver hurt!
Liu, on the other hand, was an honest person. She only went to the toilet twice that day and then just sat there motionless.
But she was also angry when she saw Liu, because Liu had a daughter, Ye Chulian.
Ye Chulian has become more and more beautiful in the past two years. It used to be said that although the fifth daughter of the Ye family looked a bit like the third daughter, she lacked the brightness and charm of the third daughter. As long as the third daughter stood in front of her, the fifth daughter would immediately be outshined.
But now she looked at Ye Chulian and her Hongzhuang, and she looked a bit like Ye Wenyan. Even if she was not happy about it, she had to admit that Ye Chulian was much more beautiful than Ye Hongzhuang.
Xiao sighed. She had heard about the Li family some time ago. She knew that the Li family intended to let their daughter marry the current emperor, and had already begun preparing to let her daughter show her talents so that she could win the first place in the selection two years later. For this purpose, they even did not hesitate to turn against Empress Dowager Li.
It would be great if she could have another daughter. This way, she would have another choice. One could stay with the Sixth Prince, and the other could be trained well and sent to the palace in the future. One could choose Prince Su, and the other could choose the Emperor. She could have both sides, and this way, she would be safe.
Unfortunately, she was not destined to have children. Not only did she not have many daughters, but her son was also useless. This situation really embarrassed her, so much so that she was too embarrassed to stop Ye Jingsheng from favoring Xichun. Even if the old lady didn't say anything, she had no right to stop him. Even if her mother, the old lady of the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion, came, she would not be able to say it.
She glanced at Ye Feizhou again, and her anger rose again, so much so that she simply closed her eyes. What sin had she committed to raise such a son?
The hours passed like this, and when it was midnight, Yun Chen ordered the servants in the Ye Mansion to start striking the bell.
The strike of the night watch gave people hope, so the old lady did not go to sleep, Xichun became energetic, and even Ye Jingsheng opened his eyes, waiting for the midnight hour.
Finally, it’s midnight.
The Ye family members all looked at Yun Chen and Lian Shi.
The two of them were straightforward. As soon as the midnight bell rang, they immediately stood up, turned around and left without saying a word, and even the purple-robed palace servants followed them. The set of actions was smooth and flowing, and before the Ye family members could react, they had already ordered people to open the door of the mansion and get on the palace carriage parked at the door.
The Ye family was about to collapse. What on earth was going on? They sat there from morning till midnight, but in the end they still couldn't figure out why the two people came here.
But no matter what it was, they finally left and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Ye Jingsheng was already so angry that he didn't have the energy to say another word. He simply pulled Xichun away.
Xiao called him from behind, but he didn't respond. Instead, Xichun turned around and said, "Second Madam, please understand the master. He was humiliated today and is angry. Please stop finding fault with him. It's not easy for him."
These words made Mrs. Xiao so angry that her face turned blue. But Ye Jingsheng added: "If you want to force me to death, just say it! A mistress of the house is not as sensible as a concubine. I really don't know how you, the Xiao family, raise your daughters! You send any kind of daughter to my first-rank general's mansion. You simply don't take my father seriously!" After that, he took Xichun away.
Xiao pressed her chest and kept telling herself not to be angry, never be angry. The man was angry with Yun Chen and Lian Shi, not really angry with her, nor was he really angry with the Xiao family.
The old lady sat at the head of the table, and when she saw Xiao finally suppressed her anger, she nodded. Well, this is what a mistress of a house looks like.
Seeing Ye Jingsheng and Xichun leave, Liu and Ye Chulian also stood up, saluted to the old lady first, then saluted to Xiao, and said, "Please ask the old lady and the second lady to rest early." Then they left.
Not to mention the first wife's family, Ye Feiyu had already dragged Ye Qingmei out with him when Yun Chen and Lian Shi left. He escorted them to the gate of the mansion and put them on the imperial carriage. The brother and sister went straight back to the west courtyard and ignored the people in Xu Ming Hall.
Ye Feizhou did not stay for long. He followed silently when someone left. No one knew whether he returned to his yard or went somewhere else. However, Ye Chulian looked at him a few more times and felt that her second brother was getting thinner and thinner. She even wondered if he would die if he continued to lose weight like this.
Ye Lianmian was the only youngster left in the room. Xiao looked at her and said unkindly, "Why isn't the second young lady leaving yet?"
Ye Lianmian hesitated for a while and said, "I want to wait for grandma. Grandma, Lianmian wants to rest in your courtyard tonight." The old lady snorted, obviously unhappy, "I am also staying at your second aunt's place now. The courtyard is temporary and there are not even two houses. There is really no place for you. You should go back to the west courtyard. After all, those are your relatives in the west courtyard."
"They are not!" Ye Lianmian was anxious. "I grew up with my grandmother. They didn't want me when I was little, so how could they want me when I grew up? Grandma, don't you like me? You can't dislike me. I have no one to rely on in this family. You are the only one left! Please don't abandon me. Just keep me by your side. If you encounter an earth dragon again, I can protect you! Grandma, don't you think this makes sense?"
Xiao really admired this old lady. How powerful must it be to brainwash a child like this, to turn his own parents into enemies? If she had this ability, and could brainwash Ye Chulian like this, then wouldn't she have to worry about not having a daughter?
Unfortunately, it was too late. The second girl was taken away when she was a child. Ye Chulian had grown up and had her own thoughts. How could she listen to her?
While Xiao was thinking about this, the old lady had already called the maid in to send Ye Lianmian back to the west courtyard. It seemed that she was determined not to want this granddaughter anymore.
Xiao was a little tempted when she saw this. The old lady raised the second daughter and made her at odds with the first wife's family. Now she didn't want to take care of the second daughter. What if she took over? The second daughter obviously wanted to curry favor with her. If she brought her over, could she make up for the lack of having a daughter around?
She was thinking about these things in her mind and wanted to go back to the house to think about them carefully, but when she stood up, she found that her legs were shaking a little. She didn't know if it was because she had been sitting for too long or because she was scared by today's scene.
The old lady was a little unhappy when she saw her like this: "Those concubines and children didn't tremble, how could you, as the mistress of the house, tremble like this? Is this all you have?"
Mrs. Xiao felt very aggrieved. "My daughter-in-law thinks more than them. The more she thinks, the more scared she becomes. Today's posture is almost like confiscating the family property. My daughter-in-law is not a heartless person. She must think more about it!"
After hearing her explanation, the old lady's anger subsided a lot, and then she said to her earnestly: "You are the mistress of the Ye family, you have to hold up your dignity. Even if they want to confiscate your property, you can cry, make a scene, and plead for your husband, but you can't be afraid. Because if you are afraid, everything will be over, and if you are afraid, your dignity will be weakened. Do you understand?"