He simply threw the can down and said, "Mother, have you sent someone to find out the background of the girl standing next to Ye Li?"

Lin Yiwan nodded: "I just found out that it was the daughter of a former subordinate of Duke Ye, named Wen Fu!"

Zhan Xuan continued to ask: "Then, what is her character like?"

Lin Yiwan shook her head. "I haven't found out about that. She only lives with her brother. She met Madam Ye by chance. Since they had nowhere else to go, they settled down in the manor on the outskirts of Beijing!"

Zhan Xuan clenched his fists tightly. He regretted sending Ye Li back to the Duke's Mansion.

He said in a hoarse voice: "Mother, I know Ye Li. There is no way he wants to get engaged. He must be forced. Can you go and save him?"

Lin Yiwan reached out and patted him: "It was you who begged me to send him back, and it was you who went to rescue him. My son, do you think that the young lady of the Duke's Mansion is easy to control?"

Zhan Xuan argued with a pale face: "But I can't just watch my friend being held captive. Besides, how can he get engaged with a body like that?"

Lin Yiwan frowned and reminded, "How do you know he's being held captive? Without his consent, Wen Fu would never stay by his side. Don't get involved in the Duke's Mansion's affairs anymore, Ah Xuan, you need to be rational!"

Just one sentence made Zhan Xuan freeze.

He was really confused!

What qualifications does he have to influence Madam Ye's decision?

She is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion and also Ye Li's mother.

He took a deep breath and said, "Mother, I understand. I will control my hands and mouth!"

Lin Yiwan nodded: "That's right, the New Year is coming soon, you should go to more banquets with your mother and make more friends of your age!"

How could Zhan Xuan not understand that his mother was going to take him on a blind date?

He doesn't want it!

He immediately refused: "I need to practice martial arts, so I don't have the energy to attend the banquet. You can bring my eldest brother, he is the best at socializing, or Pang Qiang, she is eloquent and will definitely become your right-hand man with Qing Ning!"

Pang Qiang hadn't expected Zhan Xuan to push her out to take the blame, so she could only say, "Thank you very much, Madam. I'm also new to the capital, and I want to broaden my horizons!"

Lin Yiwan held her hand and said, "Of course I won't leave you behind, but Zhan Xuan must come with us, otherwise, who knows how much trouble he'll get into if he runs away!"

Pang Qiang glanced at Zhan Xuan, and he looked away feeling a little guilty.

With the end of Madam Ye’s funeral, Ye Li also stayed in the Duke’s Mansion forever.

He goes out with Wen Fu every day, and I heard that their wedding is approaching.

Originally, because Madam Ye had just passed away, the Duke's Mansion could not hold a wedding.

But Madam Ye said that this was Madam Ye's last wish and no one could find any fault with it.

Zhan Xuan was closely watched by Lin Yiwan and never had the chance to find Ye Li to ask for clarification.

It wasn't until a banquet invitation from the Duke's Mansion was delivered to him that his eyes turned red.

It was actually an invitation to him to attend a wedding banquet!

He gripped the post tightly, almost breaking it.

Pang Qiang walked in from outside and snatched the invitation away. She said in a deep voice, "Boss Xuan, this invitation cannot be destroyed, otherwise how can we go to the Duke's Mansion to attend Ye Li's wedding banquet!"

Zhan Xuan said unhappily: "If you want to go, go ahead. I don't have time!"

He sat on the chair angrily, his face looking dark and ugly.

Pang Qiang leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Don't you really want to ask Ye Li if he was forced into marriage?"

Zhan Xuan's heart moved, of course he wanted it very much!

He grabbed Pang Qiang's wrist and asked, "What can you do?"

Pang Qiang blinked cunningly: "Beg me now!"

Zhan Xuan rarely gave in: "Please, Pang Qiang, you must help me this time, I must see Ye Li!"

Pang Qiang hooked her finger at him and asked him to come closer.

As night fell, a figure sneaked out of the mansion of Marquis Zhan Yi.

Pang Qiang dressed up as Zhan Xuan and stayed in his house to rest with candlelight, which did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Zhan Xuan came to the back wall of the Duke's Mansion and tiptoed into the back house.

He was familiar with Ye Li's yard and headed straight for the direction.

However, just as he reached the door, someone suddenly grabbed his arm.

He was so frightened that his whole body shuddered. He subconsciously wanted to knock the person out, but when he turned around, he found that it was Ye Qian.

He muttered in a low voice: "What? Are you going to kill me?"

Zhan Xuan frowned and asked, "I came here to look for your brother, why are you joining in the fun?"

Ye Qian pulled him towards his own courtyard: "If you go in now, you'll just run into my mother and Wen Fu. In order for them to develop a relationship, they're going to have dinner together!"

Zhan Xuan didn't say anything else and followed him into the house.

Ye Qian handed him a cup of hot tea: "Do you want to take my brother away again?"

Zhan Xuan replied angrily, "How can I take him away? He has grown legs and feet all by himself!"

Ye Qian looked at him in surprise, and then he said in a cold voice: "The reason I came here is to ask him why he suddenly decided to get married. Doesn't he have any self-awareness at all?"

Ye Qian sighed helplessly: "He was forced to do this. Mother said this was grandmother's last wish, and he had to obey!"

Zhan Xuan didn't believe this sentence at all. When Mrs. Ye was alive, she was always kind and she would never force Ye Li to do anything.

However, now, Madam Ye is using chicken feathers as a token to threaten Ye Li, which is really not very kind.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Ye Qian: "What do you think? Do you think Ye Li should be trapped in this Duke's Mansion?"

Ye Qian shook his head decisively: "Shouldn't!"

Zhan Xuan held his arm tightly: "Then let's find a way to rescue Ye Li!"

Ye Qian broke away from him and said, "It's not that easy. Ye Li is a filial child. He won't go against his grandmother's wishes. Even if he doesn't want to, he has no choice but to accept it!"

Zhan Xuan suddenly raised his fist and slammed it against the wall: "Why?"

Ye Qian replied obscurely, "Because he's the young master of the Duke's Mansion, and because the person he respects most is Grandmother, that's why Mother can control him!"

Zhan Xuan's eyes were filled with pain, and he suddenly felt powerless.

After a long while, Ye Qian finally said, "Boss Xuan, the person who started this was my mother. Only if we convince her first can things turn around!"

But both of them knew very well that Madam Ye was the most stubborn.

When Old Madam Ye forced her to remarry, she refused.

It is clear that once she makes a decision, she will never change it.

Zhan Xuan closed his eyes with difficulty, and after a moment he murmured: "What else can I do for Ye Li now?"

Ye Qian reached out and patted his shoulder: "Go meet him. From now on, you and he will return to your respective positions. He will still be the young master of the Duke's Mansion, and you will return to the army and command the battlefield!"

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