Second Marriage

Old Master Ye’s assault with the unusual cry was swiftly dodged by the Old Madam Ye again. He stumbled.

He was old now. No matter how powerful a person was once, it would all be wiped away with time.

He was only an old man, a figurehead. He was nothing except the worthless head of the family that Old Madam Ye said he was.

Old Master Ye fell flat on his face. He hit his chin hard on the ground, and it knocked out his two remaining teeth. He screamed, blood all over his mouth.

Old Madam Ye stepped on his back and listened to his pained cry. Her eyes narrowed, and she sneered, “I supported you in your search for fortune and took on the reputation of being a beauty. But I had unintentionally come across the Eldest Princess’s husband. He had the manners of a gentleman, and let me go first. I had to lower my head to the Eldest Princess before she became suspicious and held a grudge.”

“Who do you think caused you to make a huge offense in your mission that almost brought down the Ye Family? How do you think my family fell? It was all because it was carefully planned by the Eldest Princess! If his Highness Prince Rui hadn’t found out the truth in the end, then I wouldn’t have known of Lu Shoufu’s lust! Ye Xuanshen, it was all for you!

“I am cruel and vindictive, and I hate you. Now that I see you under my feet, I am truly delighted!” Old Madam Ye pressed on his back harder. As she listened to his scream, her smile got brighter and brighter. “It’ll be fine since the worst has yet to come for you. Do you know why I didn’t agree with Prince Rui to divorce you and remarry?”

“He is the hero of Dazhao, so how can I bear the criticisms for coveting the position of being his official wife? I stayed in order to torture you, so that you can feel disgust over the existence of me and my son every day. There is nothing else I could do, but I did it for him! Unfortunately, the heavens still treated a good man unfairly and let him fall on the battlefield…” Old Madm Ye smiled, but tears suddenly streamed down her eyes. “Even during his last moments, he was thinking of me and my son. In order to protect our reputation, he wrote a message with his blood like that. He bore all the criticisms onto himself, so that Shen’er could inherit his title when he reached adulthood.”

“Just you wait and see. I will break away from the Ye Family and start anew by taking his name! A hundred years later, when you, Ye Xuanshen, are mentioned, it will be full of humiliation!”

When she said that, she gave Old Master Ye a hard kick. She ended up collapsing on the ground since she used too much strength. Her smile was gone and only tears came pouring out.

She had missed out on a once in a lifetime love and was extremely lucky that he was a sincere person who had given her the hope to live and all the kindness in the world.

Yet, that person would never hear her say it… And it’s not that she didn’t love him, it’s that she didn’t dare.

Ye Shen and his wife rushed to Old Master Ye’s courtyard. Old Master Ye had instructed his servants to retreat from the courtyard because he feared someone would hear the argument. Thus, the courtyard was empty, and no one dared to stop them from entering.

Ye Shen opened the door into the room and saw his mother sitting on the ground. Worried, he immediately ran over to help her up. He saw she was only crying and wasn’t hurt, so he let out a breath of relief.

Xiao Youning saw that Old Master Ye was lying on the ground and did not move. His mouth was covered with blood. She was afraid the situation would become more severe, so she called for his servants to carry him to bed.

She held the dignity of a County Master, so she did not blink to cover for her mother-in-law with a lie. “The Old Master insisted on getting out of bed. The Old Madam is weak, so how can she support him? How can this fall be good for a man of his age? He acted so stubborn like a child. Go notify Eldest Master to find a good doctor to check if everything is fine.”

After venting her feelings, Old Madam Ye was still emotional. However, she was amused by her daughter-in-law’s words. She really liked her and felt comforted.

The Ye Residence was alarmed because the Old Master fell.

Old Madam Ye didn’t even bother to put up a facade. She left the Ye Residence as soon as she came out of the courtyard. In any case, none of it would matter soon.

Her children were adults now, and she had not treated them badly. She had nothing to regret or feel guilty about.

When Eldest Madam Ye heard her husband come back to say that her mother-in-law couldn’t support her father-in-law, she felt restless in her heart. “Why is the old couple still losing their temper? You have to go meet Fifth Brother-in-law soon. Forget it. It’s better if I went to find Fifth Sister-in-law.”