Second Marriage

Madam Li’s heart jumped out of her at the words and she looked at her mother in fear.

“This is one of the reasons as to why I did not agree to let Qingzhi marry the daughter of the Eldest Princess.” Old Madam Ye put her hands inside her sleeves and stood up slowly. She went to the window and looked at the courtyard full of green plants. “So let me ask you again, are you going to insist on continuing the marriage with the daughter of the Eldest Princess? If you do, then I can tell you honestly that your Fifth Youngest Brother and I will no longer care about anything related to the Li Family and will no longer treat you as the Ye Family’s eldest daughter.”

“Mother!” Madam Li was so appalled that her face turned white. “How can you be like this? What did the Eldest Princess do? Now that our two families are to be married, can’t those grievances be let go?”

Old Madam Ye discerned what her daughter really meant. She laughed with contempt and turned to look at her.

The guilt in Madam Li intensified as her mother looked at her. Her hands trembled slightly. She could not even make a choice in an already difficult situation.

“I will pack up my things and go back to the Ye Residence.” The Old Madam had no time to wait.

When she went to the Li Family’s place, she had already given her daughter another chance. Although she originally intended to prepare for her youngest son’s marriage, she still went to the Li Family to manage their wedding. After, she was going to return to the Ye Family to manage her youngest son’s wedding to show that she supported his marriage to Xiao Youning, who was divorced by the Li Family. Her youngest son and daughter-in-law had developed true feelings during hard times. She was going to bear all the public criticism, so that the younger generation did not have to worry about it.

But to her surprise, her eldest daughter remained persistent after the Eldest Princess came and caused a disturbance.

In this case, she had nothing else to say.

“Everyone is free to do as they want,” the old woman sighed and said these words before taking the lead to leave.

Madam Li was so frightened that she quickly followed, but she was ignored even when cried out to her mother to stop.

The pozi next to her was also scared into a cold sweat, but she realized the importance of this matter, so she gritted her teeth and advised, “Madam, it might be better to let this go. The Ye Family’s backing is important to you. If the Old Madam is looking out for the Madam, then what is the reason for a marriage with the Eldest Princess Residence?!”

“But… withdrawing from the marriage when it’s the imperial family!” Madam Li stomped her foot anxiously. “Is this not a blow to the imperial family’s reputation? If we withdraw from the marriage, then wouldn’t His Majesty think that we have no regards for the Eldest Princess Residence’s County Princess Huijing? Even if my family has a conflict with the imperial family, we will still be a family, so how can we disregard them?! This is also a hindrance to the Lord’s career as an official!”

Her words made the pozi speechless.

I can’t do this and I can’t do that! What am I going to do?!

Madam Li was so stressed that she burst into tears and finally put her foot down. “No matter what happens with the Old Madam, she is still my mother. The Eldest Princess Residence are outsiders. If we really become a family, then there is nothing that cannot be resolved! Send someone to the Eldest Princess Residence to say that the Old Madam has left!”

Once the wedding was over, she would kneel before her mother to apologize, and then be the mediator in settling the disputes between the families. This was better than offending both sides right now!

Madam Li thought she had made the wisest choice, but she didn’t realize that she had already offended the families and had been deceiving herself in a way that she could live with it in her heart.

The next day, the Li Family served wine as scheduled. The capital was rarely this exciting, and people gathered around to watch. As for Ye Shen, who was far away in Datong, he had gone deep into the territory of the Wala. He had changed his attire and was with a group of Embroidered Uniform Guards dressed as traveling merchants. They were transporting things that were scarce to the Wala people into the city.

Jian Yin’s long sword was replaced with a short blade, which he still held in his arms. He looked around before frowning at Ye Shen and said, “Young Master, they have probably seen through our disguises. Someone has been secretly watching us.”

Ye Shen looked indifferent. “I never intended to hide from them. How can I catch a tiger if I don’t enter the tiger’s lair?”

An incredulous Jian Yin turned around to look at his master, but Ye Shen maintained his usual countenance.

“They are about to ‘break’ into Datong’s defenses. Our best chance will be when they are complacent. Just remember to give it to General Xiao and ignore me. This is probably our best chance. Do you understand?”