in2ebook Chapter 132 Red Light Appears in the Carriage
Chapter 132 Red Light Appears in the Carriage
Chapter 132 Red Light Appears in the Carriage
At the gate of the First-Rank General's Mansion, Old Madam Ye waited for Ye Chulian, but she didn't come. She couldn't help but get angry.
Looking around, there was no one else besides Jun Tao, and he couldn't help but think of Ye Lianmian again. So he asked Jun Tao: "Where is the second young lady? Why didn't she come out to see me off?"
Jun Tao said, "Since the second young lady knew yesterday that she couldn't enter the palace to attend the palace banquet, she has been unhappy and has been locking herself in her room and refused to come out. She didn't even show up to pay her respects to the old lady this morning."
The old lady snorted coldly, "She is also not presentable, and now she is even worse than her elder sister." As she spoke, she turned around and looked behind her, just in time to see Ye Qingmei and Ye Feiyu, one on each side, walking over with Mu. Seeing that the three of them were all wearing new clothes, and the materials were all better than the one she was wearing, she couldn't help but get angry again. "Humph! Who are you all dressed up for? Mu Qianqiu, your husband has only been dead for a short time, and you can't wait to dress up?"
Mu Qianqiu's face suddenly turned ugly. Ye Qingmei wanted to refute, but Ye Feiyu got there first.
"I don't know what grandma means by saying this. The clothes were sent by the palace, and we just wore them according to the palace's requirements. Besides, they are all plain clothes, so why are they so flashy? Grandma, are you questioning the royal family's vision and decision? How about inviting the three adults who sent the clothes over to have a good argument with grandma?"
The old lady surrendered. What she couldn't bear to hear the most now were those three people. Whenever she thought of those three people making up the Night Saint Dynasty out of nothing at the gate of the general's mansion, her heart ached.
Seeing that the old lady didn't say anything, Ye Feiyu didn't say anything either. Instead, Ye Qingmei glanced at the old lady's cuffs and whispered softly, "Mother didn't dress up, but grandmother's cuffs were embroidered with lace. Didn't the mansion forbid the use of flowers? At first, they falsely accused Yan'er of hiding flowers in her room, which caused quite a scene. Why did grandmother take the initiative to use flowers today? Grandfather has only been gone for a short time!"
The old lady didn't hear the words clearly, but she felt that Ye Qingmei's mumbling didn't sound like she was saying something nice. So she shouted, "What are you mumbling about? If you have something to say, just say it loudly. There's nothing shameful to say!"
Ye Qingmei shuddered, and she repeatedly told herself not to be afraid. Then she shouted in a hoarse voice, "My granddaughter is saying that grandpa has only been dead for a short time, so why is grandma wearing a dress with lace? The lace is brightly colored. Who is grandma wearing this for? Is it for grandpa in the netherworld? Or is it for the old adults who are attending the palace banquet?"
In a word, everyone present, except the old lady and Jun Tao, burst into laughter.
The servants were thinking, the eldest lady is really a great success, she is an adult, and she even added the word "old". This is to remind the old lady that even if she wants to show it to men, she can only show it to old men, and young men will not be able to see it.
The old lady was so angry that she raised her hand to hit Ye Qingmei, but unfortunately her cane was taken away for firewood, and she had nothing suitable with her, so she could only use the palm wheel.
Now Ye Qingmei would not stand there and let her hit her. Ever since she had spent half the night looking for Ye Wenyan outside on the fifteenth night of the twelfth lunar month, her courage had grown. When she saw the old lady's slap coming towards her, she immediately took two steps back.
The old lady's slap missed and she also sprained her waist.
She held her old waist and stood there, not straightening up for a long time. But Ye Qingmei said loudly again: "Did I say it right? Grandmother is angry and wants to beat people?"
"You little bastard, shut your mouth!" the old lady screamed in anger.
Madam Ji reminded her, "Madam, please keep your voice down. Are you worried that the neighbors won't hear you?"
The old lady quickly shut her mouth and dared not say another word, but she also stared at Ye Qingmei fiercely, intending to remind Ye Qingmei not to talk nonsense anymore.
Just then, Ye Chulian arrived. She had jogged all the way from Chuyunyuan. When she arrived at the gate of the mansion, she was so tired that she was sweating and her cheeks were flushed. She felt very guilty for being late, and she was anxious, which made her look even more pitiful.
Unfortunately, the old lady had no sympathy. Not only that, she also took out all the anger she had felt at Ye Qingmei on Ye Chulian. The slap that she hadn't swung out finally found its place, and with a "slap" it landed on Ye Chulian's face.
Ye Chulian did not dare to dodge and took it. The slap made the corner of her mouth bleed and half of her face was red and swollen.
Ye Chulian was stunned by the beating, and Liu, who followed behind, was also stunned. They thought they were beaten because they arrived late, and Liu was so scared that she knelt on the ground.
As soon as Liu knelt, Ye Chulian knelt as well, and then she heard the old lady say, "Don't think that the mansion is honoring you, hiring a teacher to teach you skills, and I'm going to take you to the palace to attend the palace banquet. You are such an important role in this mansion. You are just a concubine's daughter. Even if you climb to the top of the mountain, few people will be willing to look at you. No matter how capable you are or how beautiful you are, no one is willing to marry a concubine's daughter and keep her as a worshipper. So don't be too proud, don't think that the Ye family can't do without you, and don't be complacent. You dare to let me stand at the door of the mansion waiting for you for a long time. Ye Chulian, you are the first one in our Ye family to let the elders wait for the younger generation!"
The old lady had finally gotten enough of her scolding, and just then the carriage arrived. She got on it almost as if escaping, fearing that if she stayed any longer some evil woman would arise in the first chamber.
Ye Chulian was scolded without dignity. She knew she was late, but she didn't expect the old lady to be so angry. She was about to attend the palace banquet. How could she enter the palace with her face slapped like this? Or maybe...
She looked at the old lady who had already entered the carriage and lowered her head in disappointment.
This is not going to take her away.
She didn't care whether to go or not. If it was just for a palace banquet, she wouldn't care. What she cared about was the people she could meet at the banquet.
Except for occasions like palace banquets, she would have no chance to see that person at other times, right?
She didn't have much hope, she just wanted to see that person from a distance. Unfortunately, something went wrong at the last moment.
Ye Chulian grabbed her sleeves tightly, hating the clothes so much that she wanted to tear them off on the spot.
The old lady's carriage started moving, and Jun Tao's voice came over: "Fifth Miss, why are you still standing there? Get in the carriage!"
Ye Chulian was overjoyed. She didn't care that her face was still red and swollen, and she didn't even bother to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. She stood up and ran towards the carriage, using her hands and feet to get on.
Liu was still kneeling on the ground. She stood up only after watching the carriage go away. She sighed and bowed to Mu, and wanted to go back home. However, she hesitated and stopped when she turned around.
Mu saw that she seemed to have something to say, so she took the initiative to ask, "Liu Yan, is there anything I can do for you?" Because Liu used to be a maid, she was used to calling her by her name, and Mu had never changed her way of addressing her over the years.
When Liu heard the eldest lady calling her, she gritted her teeth and bowed down, saying to Mu: "The fifth young lady is entering the palace for the first time, and she just got beaten by the old lady. I am really worried. I am afraid that the fifth young lady does not know the rules and is impolite, and I am also afraid that the old lady will be in a bad mood after entering the palace and find fault with her. So I would like to ask the eldest lady to help take care of her, and beg for mercy."
When she said this, she simply knelt down and begged sincerely.
Mu took a look at the carriage that had gone a long way, and couldn't help but sigh. He took two steps forward and gave Liu a helping hand.
"Now I am not the mistress of the house, you don't have to kneel to me, even if you need something, you don't have to be so polite. Although the fifth lady has had little contact with our eldest house since she was a child, she is also a kind-hearted child, I know this. Don't worry, Liu Yan, we are all family, and we will naturally help each other after entering the palace. As long as the fifth lady doesn't cause trouble for herself, the old lady won't have too many opportunities to vent her anger on her. After all, the old lady has her own things to do at the palace banquet tonight, and she may not be able to take care of the fifth lady."
She didn't make her words very clear, but Liu was not stupid, so she naturally understood the hidden meaning in Mu's words.
She remembered what Ye Chulian had said, if you want to learn, you should learn from the fourth sister, if you want to rely on the fourth sister, you should rely on the fourth sister. Only the fourth sister can really gain a foothold in this mansion, and only by standing on the same side with her can you have a bright future.
Of course, even if he didn't make it, he wouldn't die too miserably.
So she bowed to Madam Mu again, "Liu Yan thanks Madam, the fifth young lady will definitely be obedient and will not take the initiative to cause trouble."
Two more carriages came over, and Ye Feiyu stepped forward and said to Madam Mu, "Today, I will go through the Deyang Gate to enter the palace, and mother and Qingmei will go through the Chaofeng Gate. Then we will take two carriages. Please ask mother to take Qingmei to get in first!"
Mu nodded to Liu Yan, and then took Ye Qingmei and Nanny Ji into the carriage.
Ye Qingmei didn't bring her maid, and Ye Feiyu didn't bring her servant either. This was the rule in the palace.
Whether it was a palace banquet or a normal summons to the palace, no matter if they were foreign ministers or female relatives, they were not allowed to bring servants. After all, it was the imperial palace, and no matter how high an official was, they were all servants in the palace. How could a servant bring servants with him?
So Jun Tao, who was brought by the old lady, only served in the carriage for a while. When they arrived at the palace gate, only the old lady had to get off the carriage, and Jun Tao had to wait outside with the coachman.
This was the case in every household, and everyone understood the rule, so Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei simply didn't bring servants with them.
However, Madam Ji had been following them the whole time, and as soon as the carriage started moving, Madam Ji said, "When we go into the palace later, I can go with you. No one in the palace dares to stop me."
Madam Mu was obviously relieved. "It's good that Madam can follow. It's not a big deal. I've been a little panicked since this morning. I always feel that something will happen at the palace banquet tonight. I hope it's not related to Yan'er. I really can't stand it any more."
As I was talking, I suddenly felt a flash of red light before my eyes...