The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cang Yue Kingdom - Suburbs of the Capital - Riverside

While everyone was chatting, Ye Ling reluctantly followed Ying Ren over. She ignored everyone else and looked at Nangong Chen and asked, "Your Highness, do you have something to ask me?"

"Have a meal"

"I'm sorry, I've already eaten."

"The prince has spoken, Ye Ling, if you don't sit down, it will be against the rules," Ye Yun said hurriedly.

Ye Ling was not one to indulge her, and immediately said, "Miss Ye does know a lot of rules, but I don't dare to learn them! I'm afraid that if I learn too much, I'll get pregnant."

“You…” Ye Yun was choked to death.

Nangong Chen and Leng Yan both curled their lips unconsciously, saying that Ye Ling was really unforgiving!

After laughing, Leng Yan said, "Ling'er, sit down and eat. You definitely can't just eat the cake."

"It's okay. I still have bread to eat now. Before, I had to eat coarse grains and vegetables. I was penniless. If it weren't for the wisdom of our Majesty, I would still be eating from one meal to the next." Ye Ling had no intention of sitting down to eat together.

"If you don't want to eat, can you sit down and talk for a while?" Nangong Chen said.

Ye Ling glanced at the inconspicuous stool in the corner and smiled. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am used to living alone and don't want to spoil everyone's fun. Goodbye."

"Wait a minute," Nangong Xuan said with an unhappy expression, "Ye Ling, this lady and my ninth brother invited you. Don't you understand the rules?"

Ye Ling remained calm and composed. "Your Highness, people are divided into different classes, and the world is further divided into lower, middle, and higher classes. People at the lower levels abide by the rules, people in the middle classes exploit the rules, and people at the higher levels are the rules themselves. The rules Your Highness is talking about are nothing more than using your status to morally blackmail the lower classes."

"Ye Ling..."

"Shut up!" Ye Ling interrupted Ye Yun directly. "You are the least qualified to discuss rules with me, but... let me use you as an example. If you were a girl from an ordinary family, and you were unmarried and pregnant with an ordinary family's child, you would have been thrown into the pig cage by now. Why are you still showing off in front of me? You are not even married, but you are showing off your big belly everywhere. Are you trying to tell all the women in the boudoir of Cang Yue Kingdom to follow your shameless example?"

Ye Yun's face flushed with anger: "Ye Ling, you...you..."

"If you haven't thought of an excuse, don't speak yet."

"Xuan Lei" Nangong Chen spoke.

Xuan Lei immediately understood and moved the stool in the corner to Nangong Chen's side. Then he said, "Miss Ye, please sit down and talk slowly."

Leng Qingqing and Ye Yun immediately became jealous and glared at Ye Ling angrily.

Ye Ling smiled and said two words: "Jiuyou."

Jiuyou of course knew what Ye Ling meant, and pulled the things Xuan Lei brought back several steps: "Miss, please sit here!"

Ye Ling turned around and walked to the stool and sat down, then said: "Your Highness has good intentions, but he doesn't know that he is harming me. Look at the murderous eyes of Miss Leng and Miss Ye. You two should keep your hearts in your stomachs. Prince Beichen and I only met for the first time today, and we will never meet again."

When Nangong Chen saw Ye Ling giving in like this, he thought of the powerful Marshal Ye and smiled bitterly in his heart. What a cruel fate!

"What nonsense are you talking about, cousin? Come and sit here." Leng Qingqing tried her best to gain points for herself.

"No need to say anything, cousin. I'm not eating anyway, so sitting here is the best place for me..."

Before Ye Ling finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, followed by the appearance of a carriage.

"My guest is Han Bing, the son of the Minister of Rites," Nangong Xuan said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ling immediately became alert. According to the book, Ye Wen's innocence was defiled by Han Bing, and she was forced to marry him. This story line has not changed. Could it be... tonight?

After the carriage stopped, Han Bing got off first, followed by a young woman. Ye Ling probably guessed that it was most likely Han Bing's sister Han Yuer, Ye Yun's mortal enemy and the culprit who killed her unborn child.

Han Bing brought the woman to the dining table and they both bowed simultaneously: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to His Royal Highness Prince Beichen."

"No need to be so polite," Nangong Xuan said.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I'm sorry for being late. This is my younger sister, Han Yuer, who insisted on coming here."

"Yu'er greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Beichen." Han Yu'er saluted again.

"I heard that Miss Han is also going to get married?" Nangong Chen said.

"The imperial edict arrived this morning. My younger sister will enter the prince's mansion on the tenth day of this month as a concubine," Han Bing said proudly.

Ye Yun's face darkened instantly. She had no idea about this. Not only was Han Yu'er also a concubine, she had entered the palace before her.

"Someone, add some stools," Nangong Xuan said.

After a while, everyone was seated. Han Bing glanced at Ye Ling and then pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Why is that maid sitting there?"

"Master Han is really good at joking. She is my cousin," he said coldly.

"Oh? It's Miss Ye Ling! I saw her sitting so far away and not qualified to eat at the table, so I thought she was a servant." Han Bing smiled teasingly and turned to look at Ye Ling: "Miss Ye, I'm sorry, don't mind it."

Ye Ling laughed instead of getting angry: "It doesn't matter. When a mouse laughs at a cat, there must be a hole next to it. When a dog barks at you, there must be a rope around its neck."

"Haha...well said." Nangong Chen smiled. He felt that Ye Ling's sharp tongue was more and more cute.

Han Bing was about to explode, but when he heard what Nangong Chen said, he could only swallow his anger.

Leng Qingqing, who wanted to show her presence at this moment, spoke again: "My cousin still likes to play, but she shouldn't offend people everywhere!"

"My cousin is wrong. People, offending a few people, saying a few wrong things, is actually not a big deal. Living in fear for the rest of your life, that's what's scary." Ye Ling said as he stood up: "Master Han, when you insult others, you have to expect that you will be retaliated against. After all, no one can be invincible forever."

"Where are you going?" Leng Yan also stood up.

"Cousin, today I've finally learned a few words: When a tree falls, monkeys scatter; when a wall collapses, everyone pushes it down. You guys eat, I'll go warm myself by the fire."

"How can that be?" Han Yu'er stood up and said, "Miss Ye, I apologize to you on behalf of my brother. He is a man of loose lips and nonsense. Your Highness, I feel that Miss Ye and I get along very well. Could we join us? We can chat and it will be more lively when there are more people around!"

"Listen to Yu'er," Nangong Xuan agreed gently.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Han Yuer did not give Ye Ling a chance to refuse. She went over and pulled her to sit next to her, and glared at Han Bing by the way.

Ye Ling knew very well that Han Yu'er's most powerful ability was that she was one thing in front of people but vicious behind their backs. She must have wanted to deliberately anger Ye Yun today, so she got close to him.

Han Bing was also afraid of her younger sister, so she quickly said, "Miss Ye, I'm sorry. I just said something out of turn."

"Master Han, you're worrying too much. I'm used to hearing this kind of talk. It's no big deal." Ye Ling still had an indifferent attitude.

"It is said that harsh words can hurt people like a cold summer. I never get along with you guys on weekdays, but after meeting you today, I am really eye-opening. It seems that I have to tell my father that the ministers should teach their children some words and morals while working hard for the country," Nangong Chen said softly.

Ye Yun was displeased when she heard this: "Your Majesty is right, but is Ye Ling a good person?"

"I have no father or mother, and no one to teach me. Are your parents dead too?" Ye Ling asked back.

"Ye Ling, you dare to curse my parents, you have such a cruel heart." Ye Yun pretended to be aggrieved.

"You're just being hypocritical, bitch. Didn't the prince just say that? God is watching what you do. Your parents have done nothing wrong. Are they afraid of what I have to say?"

"Miss Ye Ling is absolutely right. If this person does too many bad things, he will have no descendants." Han Yuer immediately agreed. She was not afraid at all that these words would be used on herself in the future.

"Miss Han, aren't you overstating it?" Ye Yun was unconvinced.

"Is it over? Not necessarily?" Han Yu'er said, then took Ye Ling's hand and said, "I heard that my sister also likes His Highness. How about you and I accompany each other?"

After these words were spoken, everyone at the table had different expressions. Ye Ling smiled and said, "I wonder who told this to Miss Han?"

"Do I need to listen to this? My cousin's wrist injury hasn't healed yet?" Leng Qingqing interrupted.

Ye Ling raised his hand and glanced at the wound: "Indeed, if it weren't for this wound, how could I have gotten my family property back? But what do you think, cousin?"

"What are you talking about? Why are you pretending?" Ye Yun said, "Didn't you commit suicide just because you threatened Grand Tutor Leng to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion?"

"If I hadn't said this, I would have died in your house a long time ago, right? Besides, the Crown Prince..." Ye Ling looked at Nangong Xuan: "I said, I don't like him."

"You're talking nonsense!" Ye Yun didn't believe it, and Nangong Xuan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Ye Ling untied his sleeves slowly and rolled them up, revealing his scarred arms. "Everyone, just take a look and you'll know if I'm lying. I was beaten like this for asking for ten taels of silver, and Lu Caiyun even called me a debt collector. Why didn't I understand then that my parents clearly left me money, so how could I be accused of debt collection?"

"You are talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong," Ye Yun felt guilty.

"Nonsense? When returning the property that day, Lu Caiyun said in public that I had robbed their family's property. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard it. It was your Highness who made the decision at that time, so I was able to get the things smoothly, right, Your Highness?" Ye Ling pulled Nangong Xuan down as well.

Nangong Xuan looked at Ye Ling, so angry that he didn't say anything.

Ye Ling continued, "Oh right, that day Ye Wen called me a bitch in public, and many people heard it. Her mother slapped her in the face and made her kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment."

"Ye Taibao is a good teacher of daughters." Han Yuer covered her face and smiled, full of sarcasm.

"Okay, everyone, start eating, or the food will get cold soon." Nangong Xuan's mind was full of Ye Ling's words that she looked down on him.

Han Yuer said unwillingly, "Sister, are you really not going to go with me?" She just wanted to drag Ye Ling along to disgust Ye Yun.

"Ms. Han, although my life is a mess, I am a germaphobe. I feel disgusted by things used by others and don't even want to look at them. Okay, everyone, enjoy yourselves. I'm going to go burn some incense for my parents. Bye." Ye Ling left directly after she finished speaking. She didn't want to stay for a moment.

"What does she mean?" Leng Qingqing didn't understand.

The men present all understood what Ye Ling said. Except for Nangong Xuan who had a sullen face, the other three lowered their heads and suppressed their laughter.