Second Marriage

Eldest Master Ye stood in place and waited for an appropriate amount of time before he turned back.  His face turned blue-purple as he walked. When he was back, he poured out his grievances to his wife, saying that his younger brother had grown, and he didn’t like to be close to him anymore.

Eldest Madam Ye was quite clear about why the brothers of the Ye Family were gradually alienated. She sprinkled the melon seeds in her hand and said with a smile, “My lord, Old Master is old, so he is bound to be confused sometimes. Fifth Youngest Brother was born prematurely and nearly died, but he is safe and healthy now. He protects the wealth of the family, but the Old Master still thinks that his mother was wrong in praying for Fifth Youngest Brother in the Daoist Temple. Why else would he call Fifth Youngest Brother a disappointment?”

“You, wife, what nonsense are you talking about? People could hear you.” Master Ye immediately told her to shut up, but he already knew what his wife meant.

Yes, their father was old.

And while he was old, he was not confused. However, his sons left him decades ago.

Eldest Master Ye had his own thoughts and decisions. Then, he ordered the kitchen to hold a banquet for his youngest brother.

Ye Shen visited his mother for a while. The smile on Old Madam Ye’s face never left. Even if he said something that pushed her to the edge of a storm, she would still happily laugh at his really unfilial actions.

“I have been waiting for the day when I can begin to eat and sleep well every day, and let myself live a long life and enjoy the happiness of my descendants.” Old Madam Ye didn’t care about the issue anymore, and there was a faint expectation in her eyes. “You can just let it go. In the past, it wasn’t my fault, nor was it my lack of benevolence and righteousness. What am I afraid of? It’s just that your future father-in-law knows about it. He is worried that his little girl will be wronged and will not marry off his daughter to you.”

As soon as this matter was revealed, there was bound to be a lot of gossip. She was not afraid, but her daughter-in-law’s family would not be able to withstand it.

Ye Shen smiled slightly. “Mother, don’t worry. The Marquis more or less knows something, but what he may know is a little different from the truth. He has intentionally mentioned a few words to me. I will not allow Ning’er to be wronged. She is not afraid and she is the one who can support this son.”

“Oooh! This is so surprising that it makes my teeth ache from the sweetness. I will wait for your wife to support you.” Old Madam Ye laughed and couldn’t be happier. “Then when do you want your wedding to be held? And have you sent the betrothal gifts?”

Speaking of this, everything about the wedding made the indifferent Fifth Master Ye distressed. “I still have to wait for the Marquis to return to the capital. He was unwilling to give the bazi to this son.”

“That’s the way it should be. When the Marquis returns to the capital, you will need to properly take care of things. When you go to officially propose marriage, it will be a glorious day and the Marquis will happily agree!”

“This son will hold onto your auspicious words.”

Ye Shen stayed at the Ye Family and Madam Li soon got word of this. She hesitated again and again before she quietly went back to her maternal home.

The Eldest Princess made her a laughingstock in the capital these days. Her daughter-in-law embarrassed her and didn’t come home. Every day, Huijing sought out those pure, handsome scholars to sing and play around in the Eldest Princess Residence. It pretty much trampled the Li Family’s honor. Madam Li couldn’t lift her head at home and had to go out acting like she was going to be targeted.

When Madam Li arrived at the Ye Family, she went directly to see her Fifth Youngest Brother in the hopes that he could say something to the emperor about the disgusting acts of the imperial family.

The Eldest Princess and Huijing were related to the Emperor, and were disgracing the imperial family with the way they acted. As a last attempt, Madam Li threw herself to this chance when Ye Shen went out.

Yet, her mother didn’t want to see her, and her brother was away. She had to dejectedly go back to the Li Family and was wiping away tears for a long time.

When it was getting dark, she suddenly stood up. Her eyes regained a lot of energy, and she summoned a pozi. She gritted her teeth and declared, “I did not dare to offend her because she is a part of the imperial family. But it is this same reason that she humiliated and oppressed me. Huijing may have married in, but my son has had a first wife before! Go and prepare my things! Tomorrow morning, we will go out!”

After leaving  the residence, Ye Shen went straight to Xiao Youning and stayed there for half a day. He was painting with his deepest affections in front of the grape trellis. His subject was the beautiful smiling woman on the swing. He returned to the Ye Residence when it was time for dinner.

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The next day, Xiao Youning got up early in a very good mood since she had met her lover earlier. Thus, she did not trouble anyone, but the troublesome one came to the door instead. Unexpectedly, that person was kneeling in front of her home and began to offer an apology.

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This humble female can’t be cruel… whine, whine, whine.