in2ebook Chapter 257 4 Sister, Junior Sister
Chapter 257 4 Sister, Junior Sister
Chapter 257 Fourth Sister, Junior Sister
Quan Qingyun tapped the handle of the wooden chair with his fingers. "There is no first-rank general in Northern Qi now, but there will be a new first-rank general in the future, so the plaque hanging on the door of your house will soon be hung on someone else's house. I don't know whether the new general will send someone to take down the plaque, or make a new one. It's a pity that Master Ye Er is just an ordinary citizen. What will be hung on the door of your house by then?"
He thought for a moment and said, "Ye Mansion? Well, it can only be Ye Mansion. The good General's Mansion has become Ye Mansion. The Second Master really made our ancestors proud. I wonder if General Ye can rest in peace in his grave!"
Ye Jingsheng's eyes widened at these words, and he was obviously angry. He wanted to retort, but he couldn't think of the words for a moment.
It was Xiao who took over the conversation: "Third Prince, what you said is a bit harsh. Whether or not to bring honor to our ancestors is our family's business. It has nothing to do with Third Prince. You don't have to care about our family for more than ten years. Those who know you will say that you are warm-hearted and nosy. Those who don't know you will think that you have taken a fancy to our girl!"
Ye Jingsheng snorted: "It would be nice if you really like the girl."
"That's right." Xiao continued, "Of course, the Renwang Mansion still has no principal wife. If the Third Prince really likes our daughter, you can ask the matchmaker to deliver the engagement letter, and we can sit down and discuss it together. But if you don't like our daughter, then don't blame me for speaking harshly. The royal ancestors will definitely lose face."
"Really?" Quan Qing smiled. "You two don't need to tease me with such words. If I care about your weird words, I have lived in vain all these years. It is not your turn to say what I want to do and who I want to side with. As for whether the royal ancestors have a good reputation... Well, it seems that the second wife of the Ye family knows more about the royal family than I do as a member of the royal family. I think she has studied it a lot on weekdays. I just don't know why the second wife of the Ye family studies the royal family when she has nothing to do? Do you have this hobby yourself, or does the Ye family have this hobby? Or does the Xiao family have this hobby?"
He leaned forward, staring at Xiao Shubai, "As a commoner, discussing the royal family is a big taboo, just based on what Madam said just now. I will go to the palace later and discuss with my brother to see if the Ningguo Marquisate has the habit of secretly thinking about the royal ancestors. Otherwise, how could they raise such a bold and reckless daughter?"
"This..." Xiao was a little depressed. She had just been talking about the Ye family, but now only the Xiao family was left?
"What is this?" Quan Qingyun spared no effort to ask, "May I ask, Madam, what is the Xiao family trying to gain by studying the royal family? For fun? For a meal? Or is it to get to know the Quan family better when they rebel against the emperor one day?"
"Your Highness, be careful with your words!" Xiao stood up suddenly. "Your Highness is sitting in the main hall of the general's mansion, why do you have to talk about my Xiao family? I just said something casually, how did it become a conspiracy and rebellion?"
Quan Qingyun sneered, "Why is this necessary? You already said it's 'my Xiao family', so how can I not do what you want?" He looked at the old lady, "Old lady, do you think I should report the Xiao family or the Ye family?"
The old lady felt that she was really innocent. She had nothing to do today. The two princes did not come to the general's mansion. They just wanted to find Ye Wenyan. Because Ye Wenyan did not come so soon, she had to come out to receive the distinguished guest. Since it had nothing to do with her, why not bring it up with her?
The old lady was feeling embarrassed when the Fourth Prince, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, and he actually spoke in support of Xiao.
Then he said, "I believe that the Second Madam of the Ye Family just said something carelessly. Even if it is brought to the court, no one will take the words of a woman in the boudoir to heart. On the contrary, Third Brother should really restrain himself. After all, when my father was alive, he advised Third Brother not to get too involved in the family affairs of the court officials. I have been away from Guiyue for so many years, and I still can't forget the look of disappointment my father had on Third Brother. Every time I think of it, I sigh again and again. Unfortunately, I am the younger brother, and it is not good for me to advise my elder brother too much."
This made the Ye family a little confused, including Ye Jingsheng, who didn't understand what the two princes were doing today. It couldn't be that one was playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, right?
It doesn't look like it. The Fourth Prince's words sound like he is helping the Xiao family, but that doesn't make sense! The Fourth Prince is the eldest brother's student and has always been in the same group with the first wife. He had previously come to the mansion to burn incense and offer sacrifices because of Ye Wenyan's disappearance, which made them very passive. How come the wind suddenly changed and he became helping the second wife again? Did he take the wrong medicine?
Xiao looked at the old lady in confusion. The old lady thought about this matter over and over again, and gradually she understood a little.
It was definitely not to help the Xiao family, nor was it to ease the relationship with the second house. In fact, the fourth prince still stood on the side of the first house. The reason why he said that just now was probably because he was not on good terms with the third prince and was annoyed with his third brother.
But if you two don't like each other and want to fight, then go home and fight! What are you doing here in the night house?
For the first time, Ye Wenyan had the same idea as the old lady. She was standing at the door of Xu Mingtang at this moment, with a look of despair on her face. She thought it was none of her business if the gods were fighting, but why did they have to come to the general's mansion when they could fight anywhere else? Was she sick?
"Oh, the fourth lady is here!" Xiao was overjoyed when she saw Ye Wenyan. She had never been so happy to see her niece before. She even came to greet her personally, took Ye Wenyan's hand warmly and said, "Wenyan, you are finally here. The two princes are here to see you and have been waiting for a long time. Come in, come in!"
Ye Wenyan was dragged inside by her. When they reached the two princes, Xiao even pushed her. She had no choice but to salute them and call them, "Third Prince, Fourth Prince." At the end, she asked, "What do you want from me?"
The two of them didn't rush to ask what they wanted, but stood up together. Quan Qingyun bowed in return, "Thank you, Fourth Sister."
Quan Qinghua bowed slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Junior sister, you're welcome." Ye Wenyan was overwhelmed!
All of them are trying to claim kinship, what's going on? She really wanted to ask the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince called me Junior Sister and that was justified, but who are you calling me Fourth Sister for? You can't be calling me Second Brother now, right?
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Xiao began to smooth things over: "Wen Yan, please sit down! The two princes haven't had tea yet, please invite them to have some tea. It's already noon, do you want to stay for lunch? Or should the mansion prepare some tea and snacks?"
Quan Qingyun shook his head, "No need for that. I will just say a few words to my fourth sister and leave."
Quan Qinghua said, "It's not impossible to have lunch. Speaking of which, I have a very close relationship with the Ye family. Although the teacher is gone, my junior brothers and sisters are still here, and my master's wife is still here, so it's okay for me to stay and have lunch." After saying that, he looked at the Third Prince and said, "Third brother, if you have something to do, please go back first. If you don't have anything to do, you may as well stay and eat together."
Xiao wanted to slap herself to death. After what happened with Lian Shi and Yun Chen last time, why didn't she learn her lesson? She was so stupid to say that she would leave some food for them. Now that they really wanted to eat, would she really ask the kitchen to prepare it? After they prepared it, would she have to accompany them for the meal?
The old lady also glared at her, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face. Fortunately, Ye Wenyan took over the conversation: "Your Highnesses are both very busy, and I am not very free either. Let's talk about things. As for meals, no one needs a meal. Our family is still in mourning, and we are not allowed to eat meat, so we can't entertain guests."
The old lady, along with Xiao and Ye Jingsheng, had never looked at Ye Wenyan as favorably as they did at this moment. The old lady even squinted her eyes and smiled, revealing a kindness that was rarely seen in her usual smile.
Ye Wenyan had said so much that Quan Qinghua felt embarrassed to ask for lunch or anything like that, but he didn't say he was leaving either. Instead, he sat down, picked up the teacup on the table, and sipped his tea.
Xiao and Ye Jingsheng both wanted to leave. After all, the real master had already arrived, so there was no need for them to stay here with him. If they got themselves into trouble by saying something wrong, it would be a waste of time.
But the old lady didn't leave, so they couldn't say they would leave first. So Xiao looked at the old lady, which meant mother, let's go!
But the old lady didn't want to leave, she wanted to stay and watch the fun. After all, today's incident was mysterious, she wanted to know what these two people wanted to see Ye Wenyan about, and why they had a falling out with each other and even went to Ye's house, almost not giving each other face.
Seeing the old lady's attitude, Xiao had no choice but to sit back and continue to accompany her.
But when there are so many people, some things are hard to say, especially with the Fourth Prince here, which makes it difficult for Quan Qingyun to tell Ye Wenyan about going to the Prince Ren's Mansion to rescue people. And he is very suspicious of Quan Qinghua's purpose of coming here. He has never heard that the Fourth Prince is so close to the Ye family that he can visit them anytime and anywhere. So why did he go through this space today? Could it be for him?
"Fourth brother, go first!" Quan Qingyun simply gave up the initiative, "My business is not urgent, fourth brother, talk about your business first, and then I will talk to fourth lady slowly after that." "Oh, no hurry!" Quan Qinghua smiled, "That's right, whether it's healing or saving lives, it doesn't hurt you anyway, so you are naturally not in a hurry."
"What do you mean?" Quan Qingyun's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that he had guessed right. The fourth brother was coming for him. He must have discovered that the letter was lost, and through some clues, he guessed that it was Ye Feizhou who did it. Therefore, he calculated that he would definitely come to Ye Wenyan to treat his injuries, so he came to Ye's mansion to block him.
If this is the case, things will be difficult...