Chapter 743: The Wolf Seeing the Meat

The Ye family's carriage left the city, with Quan Qingcheng, Ye Chulian, Ye Feizhou and Wu Fei sitting in the carriage, and the one driving the carriage was the Ye family's coachman.

Ye Feizhou also looked at Quan Qingcheng with a dark face. He couldn't understand, "Since the emperor will not attend the court tomorrow, can't he leave the city at dawn? Why must he go through all this trouble in the middle of the night? Do you just want to stay out for one night?"

Quan Qingcheng nodded, "Yes, I just want to stay outside for a night. I've had enough of living in the palace and being seen by the people in the palace."

Ye Chulian heard the problem and asked him with narrowed eyes: "You don't have a harem yet, right? How can you say such things? Aren't such words usually said by men who have had enough of the women in their families? Your Majesty, there is something wrong with you."

Wu Fei nodded, "It's indeed wrong." Quan Qingcheng rolled his eyes at him, "What's wrong with me? I'm fine. Besides, this is not the first time I've gone out in the middle of the night. Didn't I go out with Master and Sister before? There's nothing to be surprised about."

Ye Chulian took a while to react. The master he was talking about was Emperor Zun, and his sister was Ye Wenyan. She felt that the combination of this master and sister was also somewhat strange. She reminded Quan Qingcheng: "If the emperor must leave the city, we can't do anything about it, but we have agreed in advance that after arriving in the outer city, everything must be done according to us. You can't act on your own just because you are the emperor, understand?"

Quan Qingcheng nodded, "I understand. I will live with you at Shi's house. When I go out to observe the people's sentiments tomorrow, I will wrap myself up tightly and will never let anyone see my identity. In short, you can rest assured!"

When leaving the city, the soldiers guarding the city couldn't understand why anyone wanted to leave the city in this weather, and at this time. Just as they were about to step forward and yell at the person to go back, they saw a familiar face sticking out of the carriage, and then heard Ye Chulian say, "I am the fifth daughter of the general's mansion. I am leaving the city to do something. Please open the city gate!"

The officer recognized the man immediately, and opened the city gate without saying a word. Seeing this, Quan Qingcheng sighed repeatedly: "Chu Lian, you are good enough now! Even the soldiers guarding the city gave you face and recognized you at once. You are really amazing."

Ye Chulian twitched her lips, "Thanks to the emperor, I have some face."

Seeing that her attitude was not very good, Quan Qingcheng stopped talking and followed them all the way to the Shi Mansion. When he knocked on the door, he couldn't help but ask again: "Do you really have a good relationship with the Shi family? Will it be dangerous for me to live here?"

Ye Feizhou was so angry that he wanted to strangle the little emperor to death. "If you are afraid of danger, you shouldn't have come this time. Besides, in the outer city, besides the Shi family, only our clinic and jewelry store are the safest. The aromatherapy shop is also OK. But no matter whether it is the clinic or the store, the sleeping place is very simple, and there are no extra guest rooms. You can only drive others off the bed and sleep on it yourself."

Quan Qingcheng shook his head, "I don't sleep in other people's beds, I just want my home to be home."

Someone from the Shi Mansion opened the door, and when they saw that it was the Ye family, they immediately invited them in.

Madam Shi and Master Shi still had the same temper. They were delighted when they saw Ye Chulian and Ye Feizhou. Although Ye Wenyan did not come in person, she was willing to make friends with those who were close to Ye Wenyan.

The couple warmly invited everyone to the front hall. When they heard Ye Chulian said she wanted to stay overnight, they immediately arranged for the servants to tidy up the guest room. While they were talking, they glanced at Quan Qingcheng and immediately took a liking to him.

"Hey, whose young master is this? He is so handsome! Fifth Miss, Second Young Master, please introduce him to me!"

Ye Chulian laughed dryly and said, "My distant relatives, from the eldest branch of the family, also call my fourth sister sister."

Madam Shi was even happier. "I have mentioned the marriage between our two families to Miss Four before, but it never came to fruition. You guys didn't give our Shi family a chance either. I have been trying for half a year, but I didn't succeed. Now, you can't stop me from marrying this distant relative. I see that he is about the same age as our Xun'er, so we must try to make it work. Old man, please express your opinion!"

Mr. Shi has always been unable to do anything with his wife, and he himself thinks that marrying into the Ye family is a great thing. Ye Wenyan is the empress, and the Ye family has been meritorious for generations. The Shi family is just a merchant family. If they can marry into the Ye family, then their descendants can have a different way of life, and the whole family will be gilded with a layer of gold!

Then Master Shi also looked at Quan Qingcheng, with an undisguised gleam of hope in his eyes.

Quan Qingcheng felt like he had walked into a den of thieves. He looked at Ye Chulian and Ye Feizhou with suspicion, wondering if these two people were trying to sell him out. He didn't expect that he would be caught by his own people despite all his precautions. Sister Wen Yan was not good at judging people!

Just as he was daydreaming, he heard Wu Fei say, "If the Shi family has a girl of the right age, it's not impossible to take a look." After saying that, he pulled Quan Qingcheng and said, "Master, don't you agree?"

Quan Qingcheng glared at him fiercely. At this time, Master Shi also started to think about something, but he was not thinking about Quan Qingcheng, but about Wu Fei.

He was thinking, why does this person's voice sound so strange? He is obviously old, but he doesn't look old at all. It's a little sharp. Although it's not particularly unpleasant, you can tell at once that it's different from a normal person.

Madam Shi didn't think too much about it. Wu Fei's words immediately made her smile. She immediately reported the conditions of her daughter: "Our daughter is seventeen this year. Her name is Shi Ruoxun. She has learned to manage accounts from her family since she was a child and can do abacus well. Her character is absolutely impeccable. She is filial to her parents-in-law and friendly to her brothers and sisters. She is also very gentle and virtuous. We have trained her to be a lady from a noble family since she was a child. She doesn't have the petty airs of people from the outer city, let alone the calculating nature of merchant families. As for her appearance, look at me. Although I am old now, I can still see some of her appearance. Our children look like me and are all good-looking."

Quan Qingcheng stroked his forehead. Isn't this a mess? The reason why he left the palace and the city was to change the environment and mood. Otherwise, he would always think about Zhuier's things in the palace. He felt that he could not give Zhuier a wholehearted marriage, and he felt that Zhuier was the only one in the world who was most compatible with his temper. He was happy to be scolded by Zhuier every day. Anyway, it was a contradiction and it was annoying. He wanted to go out to relax, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Why is he so unlucky?

"I'm still young and don't want to think about marriage." Quan Qingcheng refused without even thinking about it.

Mrs. Shi was persistent: "If you don't want to now, you will have to think about it sooner or later. How can you not get married, right? I didn't say that you should get married now, but I just want to know about this matter. You can meet and get to know each other tomorrow. Won't you get familiar with each other after a while? Don't worry, although the Shi family is just a merchant in the outer city, the family background is still quite rich. We will not treat Xun'er differently from her brother just because she is a girl. In our family, girls and boys are the same. The amount of betrothal gifts given to the sons will also be prepared for the dowry of the girls. You will definitely not lose out. As for character, you can rest assured about this. The fourth lady is willing to cooperate with the Shi family. She must think that our Shi family is a good family. My daughter has a good relationship with the fourth lady. Now she is in charge of the account office at the Shixuan Medical Clinic. The fourth lady can rest assured. You think about it, let's make it a closer relationship."

This is simply fatal! Quan Qingcheng looked at Ye Chulian for help, but Ye Chulian ignored him and just said to Madam Shi: "I also think this is a great idea. Let's introduce them to each other. Maybe they will get along well after getting to know each other."

Ye Feizhou also nodded, "That's the truth."

Madam Shi was very happy and happily arranged for them to stay in the mansion. It was not until the couple went back to the house to rest that she asked Master Shi: "Why did you not talk much later? What's the matter? Are you dissatisfied with the young master? I tell you, you can't have too high standards. The young master is good-looking. At least, apart from the second young master of the Ye family and the fourth prince, I have never seen such a handsome boy. He is enough for our Xun'er. Besides, he is a relative of the Ye family, and from the branch of the eldest house. Just think about it, if the Shi family can get married with the Ye family, their descendants will not only be merchants in the future, but relatives of the emperor and empress! The fact that the young master can be with the fifth lady and the second young master is enough to show that the Ye family attaches great importance to him. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Cheer up and have a good talk with Xun'er tomorrow. Let's try to take him down in one fell swoop!"

Master Shi's head was buzzing. He reminded his wife, "Don't think too much. If Miss Four knew about these thoughts, you would be in big trouble. Miss Four only cooperated with us because she thinks highly of us. Don't ruin this blessing."

"I know." Madam Shi said, "I just want to marry into the Ye family. I don't have any bad intentions."

"I know you don't have bad intentions, but I think that young master is not good enough."

"Why not? She's good looking!"

"He is good-looking, but I am afraid our daughter can't bear the hardship. Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. We are not worthy of him, and I can't bear to let Xun'er marry him. I still hope to have children around me, but I don't want to marry my daughter and not see her many times in her life. Anyway, that boy is not good enough, we will find a better family for Xun'er in the future." The next day, Ye Chulian and Ye Feizhou accompanied Quan Qingcheng to the street. Because it was too cold, everyone wrapped themselves up like dumplings, and Quan Qingcheng didn't need to cover up deliberately, and no one could recognize who was who.

The outer city is more lively than the inner city because there are more people in the outer city, and they are all common people, not as delicate as the noble families in the inner city. Although it is cold, they still go out and make a living.

Quan Qingcheng walked and looked along the way, stepping deep and shallow in the snow. Ye Chulian was always worried that he would fall, but fortunately, he was safe. He even helped Wu Fei from time to time, fearing that Wu Fei would fall again due to his old age.

Seeing all this, Madam Shi, who came along with them, felt that this young man was really good. But when she heard that the young man was already seventeen years old, she felt that he was no longer a young man. He could get married at the age of seventeen, and he was a serious young man.

Quan Qingcheng felt that Madam Shi was like a wolf that saw meat...

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