Chapter 319: Return the Goods

Ye Wenyan came back in the palace carriage. When getting off the car, he was so sleepy that he slipped and was held steadily by Ye Feizhou.

Ye Feizhou asked her quietly, "Didn't that master teach you some magic to get out of trouble?"

Ye Wenyan rolled his eyes. "If you use magic to solve everything, then what's the meaning of life? I just like the feeling of being hungry when I don't eat and sleepy when I don't sleep. You don't understand."

Ye Feizhou really didn't understand, because he wasn't very sleepy. He had experienced too many sleepless nights like this before.

Of course, Ye Wenyan had experienced a lot, but as she said, she liked this feeling, so when she didn't sleep all night, she was willing to let herself present this state. Isn't it easy to wake up? She knows such a technique. When the two got out of the car, they heard Zhuier, who got out first, talking, saying: "Why is Miss Fifth standing at the door?"

Ye Chulian stamped her feet anxiously, "Second brother, fourth sister, you are too worrying. Where have you been all night?"

Ye Feizhou was slightly stunned, as if he was not used to Ye Chulian speaking so anxiously, nor was he used to her calling him second brother with such emotion. So he didn't say anything, and he didn't know how to say anything.

Instead, Ye Wenyan asked, "Did something happen in the mansion?"

Ye Chulian nodded, "It's not that there was an accident, it was just a commotion. The second sister found out that you didn't go home all night, and she told everyone about it during the morning and evening visits today, causing that aunt to make a big fuss about it."

Zhuier stamped his feet when he heard this, "I was wondering why my right eyelid keeps twitching, it turns out it's not a good thing."

Ye Chulian urged: "Hurry up and go to Fuluyuan! Think about how to deal with it. They should be angry with their aunt right now!"

Ye Wenyan's face became increasingly ugly. She sent away the imperial carriage that was supposed to bring her back, and walked towards the mansion, lifting her skirt.

Ye Feizhou followed behind and asked Ye Chulian in a low voice: "What did your second sister say?"

Ye Chulian recounted what she had heard in general, and when she finished, the group had already arrived at the gate of Fuluyuan.

Ye Wenyan continued to walk inside, but Ye Feizhou stopped Ye Chulian and said, "Don't go in. If you go in at this time, they will know that you went to report the news. Go back to your room first, and if someone asks you later, just say you are not feeling well."

Ye Chulian thought about it and nodded, "I understand, thank you, second brother." Then she pulled her maid and left quickly.

In the hall of Fuluyuan, Mrs. Mu was kneeling in the middle, while her aunt Mrs. Tang was talking loudly about the rules.

She said, "Our Jiang family has very strict requirements for our children. Not to mention staying out at night, even if you go out during the day, you have to be accompanied by a bunch of maids and old women, and you have to ride in a sedan chair. If you want to walk on the street, you must wear a veil. The girls of our Jiang family are not allowed to show their feet when walking or their teeth when smiling. They are also required to follow the three obediences and four virtues. They are not allowed to talk to strange men easily before marriage. Everyone in our Jiang family has to have dignity, and the girls of our Jiang family remember the Jiang family motto, but you are so presumptuous and reckless. You have simply brought shame to our ancestors. How can I go back to my hometown and tell people about what happened in Beijing? Won't people laugh at me to death?"

He took a sip of tea and continued, "Our Jiang family is also a famous and prosperous family. Although we live in Xiushan County, there is a reason for that. Otherwise, we would have moved to Beijing decades ago. My dear wife, don't be offended by what I say. If your child behaves like this, she won't be able to marry into a good family in the future. If she doesn't come home at night, her reputation will be ruined. Who would want her? I heard that she didn't stay at home for more than ten days in a row. What is she doing? The Jiang family's reputation has been ruined by you!"

Ye Wenyan listened to these words, stepped over the threshold and walked into the hall. He looked at the seats on both sides, then found a seat next to Ye Qingmei, and as soon as he sat down, he told Zhuier: "Don't stand here, go out again quickly and ask someone to make a plaque. We have to change the plaque on the door of the mansion. We can't call it the First-Rank General's Mansion anymore. Take down the original sign and hang up the words Jiang Mansion. This way, we can show who is in charge of us and the fact that our ancestor is also surnamed Jiang."

Everyone in the room was stunned.

From Ye Wenyan's coming in, to her sitting down, to her talking, Tang was dumbfounded by the series of actions. She immediately remembered the scene when she first met the fourth girl yesterday, the house deed, and her husband's quarrel with her sister and niece-in-law in the front yard after being provoked by this girl.

Tang knew that this was a tough nut to crack, so she didn't plan to bite Ye Wenyan. She was taking it out on Mu! But she didn't expect that Ye Wenyan would come back and say something like this as soon as he entered the room. What was he going to do?

She looked at Ye Wenyan in a daze, but Ye Wenyan ignored her and kicked Zhuier directly: "What are you standing there for? Go!"

Zhuier turned around and ran out. At this time, the old lady finally reacted and immediately shouted: "Stop! Where are you going? Come back here!"

How could Zhuier listen to her? After she shouted like that, the little maid ran even faster.

The old lady stamped her feet in anxiety and immediately called out to Xiao: "Quick! Hurry up and ask someone to stop her and don't let her go!" Then she looked at Ye Wenyan, "What are you doing? You're going crazy right after returning home. When will it be your turn to decide what plaque to hang in this mansion?"

Ye Wenyan was surprised. "I didn't have the final say! Am I not following my aunt's wishes? Grandmother, my aunt is your guest, so we must consider your face and listen to her. Otherwise, she will go back to Xiushan County and say that no one listens to what she says here, which would be a loss of face for you. Grandmother, is this right?"

The old lady didn't understand, "What are you trying to say?"

Ye Wenyan spread his hands, "It's very clear what I want to say, that is, my aunt thinks that this is the Jiang Mansion, and everyone should listen to her. So we have to follow her wishes, and turn this place into the Jiang Mansion, and let her do whatever she wants, so that she can be happy, and look up to grandma, and praise grandma more after returning to Xiushan County."

The old lady slammed the table, "When did your aunt say this is the Jiang residence?"

Ye Wenyan blinked, "Isn't it obvious? My grandfather is gone, and the Jiang family came to our house to make the decision. They kept saying that we are the Jiang family, and you have to follow the rules of the Jiang family. I was thinking, we are the Ye family, why should we follow the rules of the Jiang family?"

A servant brought her tea. She took a sip and looked at Tang. "May I ask, Auntie, was this family business of the First-Rank General's Mansion earned by my grandfather or by your Jiang family? As a relative by marriage, how dare you come to the Ye family and scold the wife of the late general?"

She stood up and pulled Madam Mu up from the ground. "Mother, there is no need to kneel. I have never heard of a maternal relative coming to teach a nephew's wife a lesson. If it was my uncle, it would be fine, but why is she putting on airs over an aunt?"

Ye Qingmei also stepped forward, and together with Ye Wenyan, she supported Madam Mu on each side until she sat down on the chair. Then Ye Wenyan said, "Don't worry. My maid has a lot of silver on her. She will offer a high price to the plaque maker and ask them to make the plaque for the Jiang Mansion as quickly as possible and hang it on the door of the mansion. When the time comes, let all the people in the capital see how the First-Rank General's Mansion was bullied by the old lady's family during the funeral, and how the family business earned by my grandfather was hollowed out bit by bit by the old lady's family, until now there is not even a mansion left. Aunt, don't blame me for not reminding you that it is really uncertain whether you can get out of this Lin'an City. It is also uncertain whether the Jiang family's old house in Xiushan County will be razed to the ground."

Tang's face turned pale, and she asked her tremblingly: "You, who are you, what do you mean?"

Ye Feizhou took over the conversation: "Literally, it means that my aunt was showing off her power in the Ye Mansion to rob the family property. My grandfather and uncle's old subordinates saw it and will definitely ask your Jiang family for an explanation. The military generals are all rough people. When they get emotional, they might execute you on the spot. And you have nowhere to complain about this matter, because robbing a first-rank general's mansion is a capital crime in itself, and it may also be linked to rebellion, and the nine clans will be executed, and no one can escape."

"Feizhou, shut up!" Xiao shouted, "You can't talk to your elders like that."

Ye Wenyan continued, "Second aunt, don't be afraid of them. Although my uncle yelled at you in front of so many servants in the front yard, and although my aunt tried to rob our home in front of our whole family, we are not given away for free. We will resist. At worst, we can send grandma back to Xiushan County and her mother's home. We, the Ye family, will defend our home to the death, and defend the family business that our grandfather won with his life."

She said this with such righteousness that Ye Qingmei could hardly hold back her laughter, and even Mu's mood calmed down a lot.

Looking at the old lady and Mrs. Tang again, their faces turned pale and they looked at Ye Wenyan as if they had seen a ghost. They seemed to want to say something, but they opened their mouths and could not utter a word.

It wasn't that Ye Wenyan cast a spell, it was just that they didn't know how to respond. Ye Wenyan had blocked all their paths, and they felt like they couldn't do anything except sit here and get scolded.

Especially the old lady, she was a little doubtful about her life at this moment, because she heard Ye Wenyan said that she would return her to her mother's home in Xiushan County. What does this mean? She wants to return the goods? Why?

The old lady was shocked. She had been with Ye Zhenwei for decades and had never been divorced. Could it be that now that the old man was dead, she would be sent back to her parents' home? How did things develop to this point?

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