Chapter 135: How Could Ye Wenyan Be Here

ff and save face, but there's a limit to how far you can go with that." 。"Your second older brother..." He paused mid-sentence, as if remembering something, and unconsciously called out a name— "Ye Fe...Just as I was feeling awkward, Li Yanran came out at the right time to break the ice. She gracefully bowed to Jiang Wanting and said, "I apologize for my cousin's rude words earlier. She bumped into you, and I'm here to apologize on her behalf. Please don't be angry, Jiang sister, okay"Li Yanran's voice was very pleasant, and her manners were impeccable. She really couldn't find anything wrong with her. 。Jiang Wanting glanced at her and also returned a courtesy: "Since Sister Li wants this, I won't bother with her any more." 。Li Yanran continued to smile: "Jiang Meimei is magnanimous and straightforward. It's a personality that people really like." 。Let's keep in touch and meet often. The more we interact, the closer our relationship will become, don't you think I'm seventeen this year. May I call you little sister Please don't find it offensive. 。Here, right in front of us, and over there, more carriages have arrived. 。It was customary for people to look in that direction, and they saw an elderly lady being helped out of the carriage by a servant after it came to a stop. 。When getting off the carriage, the old lady kept holding her waist, and a young girl following behind hurriedly went to help. 。Someone sharp-eyed recognized her: “Isn't that the old madam of the First Rank General’s Residence Who is the girl following behind her Which sister of the First Rank General’s Residence is she”“She doesn't look like any of them! We've all seen the several elder sisters of the First Rank General's Residence, whether from the main house or the second house, but this one looks unfamiliar.” 。Uh oh Why does it seem like half my face is still swollen, like I was hit 。Well, then it couldn't be my sister. She must have been a maidservant who did something wrong and was beaten by the master. 。This master is too cruel, hitting someone in the face on New Year's Eve. How can anyone possibly celebrate this year 。“After taking a look for a while, Jiang's wife spoke to Jiang Wanting: “That seems to be the illegitimate daughter of the Ye family. I saw her at the temple gate last time.” 。“Indeed,” Jiang Wanting also nodded, “it is” 。That night when Wen Yan got into trouble, I waited for her at the gate of Ye Mansion. It was she who reminded me to ask Uncle Chi for help. I should thank her for that. 。Mrs. Jiang let out a soft "En" and said, "No matter what her reason was for reminding you, she's still helped in the Yaner matter." 。We should remember who to hold a grudge against, but we should also remember who to be grateful for. 。"Remember to give a gift when you leave, so as not to disappoint anyone, it's also a good way to make friends for Yan'er in the General's Mansion!"

Jiang Wanting agreed, but her heart was still racing. "I don't know what's going on with Yan'er. I have to ask Mu Yi about it carefully when I see her." 。In the time it took for them to finish speaking, the old madam had already walked over here. 。Although it came a little late, queuing isn't really about first come, first served. 。After all, the order of palace examinations was determined by official rank. Those with higher positions were called first, and those with lower positions later. So people just stood around randomly, there wasn't a real formation. 。Though all the generals of the Yip General's Manor were gone, their status still remained. So Madam Ye walked forward without anyone daring to stop her. 。There were quite a few familiar faces who greeted her, so the elderly lady would occasionally stand down to chat with them or nod in acknowledgement. She was rediscovering the feeling of being the center of attention, just like when the old general was alive. 。

Someone approached her and expressed concern, saying, "Madam Ye, you don't look well. Please take good care of yourself!"

As soon as she heard this, the old lady perked up. She seized upon the opportunity to say, "Ah, things have been busy at home lately. After dealing with the funeral, I have to prepare for a wedding. I'm the one everyone relies on inside and out. It's really beyond my capacity..." 。“

She was talking to a woman in her thirties, who seemed to be the mistress of some official's household. Her face was full of gossip and curiosity. As soon as she heard about Old Madam Ye’s misfortunes—both bereavement and marriage troubles—her eyes lit up with excitement for the gossip >>> 。

So they immediately followed up with, “Hey! Why are you busy with wedding arrangements again Didn't Fourth Sister decide not to get married Hearing that Elder Sister's wedding has been postponed for three years, and Second Sister hasn't been betrothed yet, could it be that Third Sister is going to remarry”

Another lady present chimed in, "Is it because you think the last wedding ceremony wasn't auspicious, so you want to redo it It makes sense. A good occasion was disrupted, and while it wasn't Fourth Sister's fault, it must have been a disappointment for Third Sister. Redoing it is understandable, after all, no one minds spending a bit more on a wedding."

But Third Sister is already pregnant, her belly must be showing soon. Hurry up and get married, otherwise when her belly gets even bigger, she won't look good in a wedding dress. 。" Whenever people talk about the time the Ye family married off their daughter, they all burst into laughter. They thought it was really the biggest joke in Lin'an City this year and the biggest piece of gossip." 。A dignified general's mansion actually did such a thing as switching brides, it is truly shameless to the extreme. 。The old woman's face had turned quite grim. Listening to the incessant laughter, she had no choice but to speak up in defense of the Ye family and herself: "It wasn't for the third miss! It was for the fourth miss!" "Fourth Sister Ye" The crowd exclaimed, stunned. "How could that be Fourth Sister has demolished the Prince Jing's Mansion so many times already, how could she possibly marry there again" 。If those two people lived together, they would probably burn down the house. 。" You forgot, the house is already on fire! Now even His Royal Highness Sixth Prince has moved to a different courtyard. The original Duke of Su's mansion was burned to ashes." 。As soon as the name of Duke Su's Mansion and Sixth Highness was mentioned, people's gazes turned towards Li Yanran. 。After all, the Li family is related to the Sixth Prince, and the Sixth Prince is Li Yanran's cousin. 。Li Yanran's face wasn't looking too good either, but she still stood straight, her head slightly raised, with a smile still on her face. 。I saw her walk forward gracefully, to Madam Ye's side, and slightly bend her knee. She said in a voice as sweet as music: "Yanran greets the old madam, and wishes her well." 。The old madam, of course, knew Li Taifei's niece. They had interacted before and she was well aware of the close relationship between Li Taifei and her maternal uncle. The Li family had always been her strong support. 。Seeing Li Yanran courteously greet her, a wave of happiness washed over her heart. A smile finally returned to her face, and she reached out to help Li Yanran up. "Good child, get up quickly. Let me have a good look at you... oh my, you're even more beautiful than before." 。“Thank you for the compliment, Granny. I am truly humbled.” 。He finished speaking, then glanced at the few ladies who had just spoken so coldly. He let out a soft sigh and continued, “Although the old general is gone, the first-rank General’s Mansion remains. And the illustrious military achievements he made for Northern Qi are still there.” 。We should not forget the contributions Ye Jia made to Northern Qi, and we should not tarnish the reputation of a distinguished general's family with petty personal affairs. 。The elderly Madam is the widow of General Ye Lao, and she should be respected and loved. 。No matter what their children did, the old lady was still the old lady, just as she had always been. 。Li Yanran's words were tantamount to declaring her stance in support of the old lady. People began to ponder, and soon understood her meaning. 。Yes, the achievements of the Ye Family Army are still there, and the old generals and their subordinates are also still around. 。Because of these affections, even in the old department, Old Madam Ye's words held weight. 。Regardless of which path the Li family chooses, Old Madam Ye remains a top target for wooing. 。Thus, no one dared to mock Lady Ye again, and no one mentioned the matter of Ye Hongzhuang's pregnancy before marriage anymore. 。Though others may not have mentioned it, Li Yanran picked up the conversation again, asking the old lady, "Since Hongzhuang, your sister-in-law, has already married my cousin and become a legitimate princess consort of the Duke of Su, surely the old lady's words about marriage weren't referring to her" 。"Is that Si Jie" The old madam truly adored Li Yanran, look at how she delivered this statement, right on the mark. 。So he immediately nodded: "That's right, my marriage is indeed a matter of the fourth young lady in our family" 。"Sister Four isn't dead, is she Her life or death is unknown." 。"No, no, at first we thought the Fourth Miss was lost and sent people to look for her, but unfortunately, we never found her. 。Until recently, I heard that she was not lost at all. That night, she only went out to have tea with the Prince of Dust, and has been staying with him ever since. 。“Oh, have you been with Prince Chen all this time How did this happen Could it be that you moved into the Dust Palace” Old Madam nodded. “Yes! My dear Yan'er and Prince Chen are real siblings, a proper brother-sister relationship forged through childhood together…” 。Back then, when her father was still alive, he had mentioned more than once that he wanted to marry Yan'er to his own student. 。Unfortunately, for one thing, Prince Dust has gone to return to the Moon Country, and for another, Yan'er was wholeheartedly focused on the Sixth Prince back then, so this matter never came to be. 。Alas, isn't it true that fate has its own way After going round and round, through twists and turns, the two finally met face to face. They still felt good about each other, so naturally, they ended up together. 。So, this old woman's journey to the palace is also to ask the Emperor to make a decision and grant them marriage. 。Lady Jiang frowned upon hearing this and spoke, "When the late Emperor was alive, he had betrothed Yan'er to His Sixth Highness. Yet you all changed the match..." 。"Now you fancy the Fourth Prince again" The old madam's face darkened. "What do you mean we fancy the Fourth Prince It was she who fancied him herself." 。Mrs. Jiang did not continue, and Jiang Wanting did not say a word. 。Although they didn't believe that Ye Wenyan could directly move into Chen Wangfu, everyone knew that His Highness the Fourth Prince had personally invited Ye Wenyan to drink tea on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month. This was common knowledge because it happened in the court hall and Jiang Shangshu was present at the time. 。Furthermore, the Fourth Prince was indeed General Ye Da's favorite disciple, something the Jiang family was well aware of. 。Even Jiang Wanting had previously advised Ye Wen, that compared to the Six Palaces descending, the Fourth Prince who went to Guiyue Country was a better choice. 。So at this moment, they didn't know how to respond, only thinking that if it was really the Fourth Highness, it seemed like a pretty good thing. 。For a time, people were abuzz with discussion over the Night Matriarch's words. 。Just then, the Ye family's second carriage arrived. 。As people watched, Mrs. Mu, the mistress of the night, stepped out of the carriage. Following closely behind were two beautiful elder sisters... 。One was Ye Qingmei, the eldest sister of the Ye family, and the other was none other than Ye Wenyan, the fourth sister of the Ye family who had been rumored to have gone missing in the suburbs of Beijing before and was now accused by Madam Ye Lao of living in Chen Wangdian! Madam Ye Lao was dazed...bout it carefully, the maidservant never called Fifth Miss once from beginning to end!People recalled along her train of thought, indeed, this maid only called "Miss" and never "Fifth Miss." 。This way...