The old lady's expression changed, and her smile became a little forced. "Qingyu is feeling a little unwell, so she won't come to my birthday party today." The old lady sighed, her expression a little lonely, and one could tell at a glance that there was something hidden.

The guests present began to discuss in low voices.

"She didn't even attend her grandmother's birthday party, but this Miss Ye is so grand."

"After all, it's my grandmother's birthday. Even if there are some disagreements, you shouldn't not come. Wouldn't that embarrass the old lady? Even with the support of the Duke's Mansion, you shouldn't be so ignorant."

"I heard that Miss Ye has been very ruthless recently. She even took back her mother's dowry. Neither the Marquis nor the old lady can do anything about it."

"Wow, this is incredible!"

Ye Qingya listened to these people indiscriminately blaming Ye Qingyu, and her face was full of dissatisfaction. "What do you know? Big sister was confined by grandma. Grandma didn't let her attend the birthday party, so how could she come?"

As soon as she said this, the entire banquet hall fell silent, and everyone looked at the old lady with a hint of confusion.

The old lady glared at Ye Qingya fiercely, then smiled stiffly, "Qingya, you are talking nonsense. It's not true, it's not true."

Lu Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she said softly, "Grandaunt, my cousin is feeling much better. Qianqian will go and ask my cousin to come and attend the birthday banquet."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lu Qianqian rescued her. "Then I'll trouble you, Qianqian."

Shen Mingxiu said, "I am familiar with Miss Ye. Since she is ill, I should go visit her."

The old lady was a little confused, and everyone was a little confused.

The ladies of each family have more or less heard about Ye Qingyu's admiration for the Fourth Prince, but the Fourth Prince doesn't seem to have any extra thoughts about her. Looking at the current situation, it seems that Ye Qingyu's wishful thinking is not the case.

Ye Yanzhi frowned, thinking that the Fourth Prince's behavior was inappropriate. It was a bit inappropriate for a man from outside the family to marry an unmarried girl.

Shen Mingxiu also felt that his previous actions were a bit aggressive, and explained with a gentle smile, "Of course, I am with Brother Ye."

Ye Yanzhi still felt that this was not in accordance with etiquette, but he was the prince after all, so he couldn't say no. "Even so, Your Highness, please come this way, Qingya, follow."

Ye Qingya naturally couldn't bear to see Shen Mingxiu see Ye Qingyu, so Lu Qianqian hurried to follow.

Upon seeing this, the old lady hurriedly sent someone to Wanyan Pavilion to remove the maid guarding the door.

"Miss, the gatekeeper has left." Wanqiu watched the maids leave in a hurry.

Ye Qingyu sat in the rocking chair, flipping through the book in her hand with a calm expression, "Let's go."

Before Lu Qianqian even reached the entrance of Wanyan Pavilion, she called out, "Cousin, Qianqian is here to see you. Are you feeling better?"

Ye Qingya couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw Lu Qianqian's concerned look.

With such acting skills, her talent would be wasted if she didn't become an actress.

Lu Qianqian walked quickly forward, intending to open the door for Shen Mingxiu, but she only heard the rattling sound of chains and the door did not open.

There was a big lock hanging on the door of Wanyan Pavilion, and the door was locked tightly.

Lu Qianqian panicked instantly. How could these women leave without taking the chain? Wouldn't this give the cat away?

Shen Mingxiu was not blind, so he naturally saw the big lock on the door. His expression darkened.

"Haha, I don't know who locked this."

"I'll go find someone to break the lock." Lu Qianqian said as she was about to go find someone.

At this moment, a clear, melodious voice was heard from the courtyard, "Cousin, you want to break Grandma's lock. Aren't you afraid of Grandma's punishment?"

Ye Qingyu's voice was light, calm and without any emotion, but it could be heard that she was not feeling unwell.

"Miss Ye, I heard that you were ill, so I wanted to come and visit you. How are you, Miss Ye?" Shen Mingxiu's voice was warm and full of obvious concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Qingyu is fine."

Lu Qianqian actively demonstrated her understanding, glancing at Shen Mingxiu's expression from the corner of her eyes. "Now that your eldest cousin has recovered from her illness, why don't you come and attend my great-aunt's birthday party? She's really disappointed that you can't celebrate her birthday."

Ye Qingyu said in a calm voice, "Cousin, you're joking. Since I'm under house arrest by my grandmother and the gate is locked, how can I attend the birthday banquet?"

Lu Qianqian's expression froze, and she quickly looked at Shen Mingxiu, "Grandmother has already lifted the confinement on my cousin. Cousin, you are not attending today's birthday party because you are not feeling well. My great aunt is still worried about your health.

You made her angry before, so she confined you. She was angry at you for being ignorant. When she heard you were ill, even though she wanted you to attend the birthday party, she had to put your health first. Now that you are well, if your great aunt saw you wishing her a happy birthday, she would be very happy.

She turned and looked at Shen Mingxiu with a smile, "My eldest cousin is still a little angry with my grandmother. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Shen Mingxiu smiled and said, "No problem."

"Miss Ye, I will go back and tell the old lady to let you out."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. I know I am being punished. Even if the lock is opened, I will not go out. You should all go to the birthday banquet." Ye Qingyu said lightly, her voice calm, and her intention to drive people away was very obvious.

"Then we'll leave first." Ye Yanzhi said lightly.

"Brother, take care. Qingyu is unable to see you off."

Now that things have come to this, it would be too obvious if I didn't leave.

Shen Mingxiu turned and left with the second brother and sister, a hint of darkness flashing in his eyes.

He had originally thought of using this incident to show his goodwill to Ye Qingyu and make her even more obsessed with and admire him, but he didn't expect that he didn't even meet her.

Thinking about how Ye Qingyu's attitude towards him seemed to have changed a little in recent days, a ruthless look flashed in Shen Mingxiu's eyes.

Ye Qingyu, you can't escape from my grasp. You'd better follow my plan, otherwise...

Old Madam Ye watched as the others returned, but didn't see Ye Qingyu. Her eyes were filled with anger. Not only had Ye Qingyu not come to celebrate her grandmother's birthday, but even though the banquet was almost about to begin, she still hadn't seen anyone from the Zhenguo Mansion.

Lu Qianqian's face was filled with sorrow and shame, her misty eyes filled with apology, "Grandaunt, it's Qianqian's fault that I couldn't invite my cousin over. She's not feeling well."

This is what Lu Qianqian said, but everyone here is smart, so how could they not hear Lu Qianqian's voice-over?

Everyone had different expressions. The daughter of the Marquis's family didn't even come to attend her grandmother's birthday party. It seemed she was very angry. Was there something going on that they didn't know about? Not even a single person from the Duke's family showed up. They didn't even give her face. Was there a conflict between the Marquis's family and the Duke's family?

The curious person couldn't help but take note of it and decided to find out more about it when he got back.

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