Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

Among the people who brought Zhao Chuan for drinks, the one with the most distinguished status was Zhao Di, the second son of the Marquis of Weiyuan. His aunt was the Princess Consort of Xian, so his status was naturally beyond question.

Just then, Zhao Di came out and said, "Oh, isn't this the former commander? What are you doing here?"

"Let me see who's making such a racket here, preventing us from even having a peaceful drink." Xie Bohuai said with a smirk, and as soon as he spoke, none of the people in the room dared to look at him.

Only Zhao Di glared at Xie Bohuai. Thinking that Xie Bohuai had been dismissed from his official post, but his family had given instructions, Zhao Di was unwilling. He still held back his anger and said, "It was just playing around between classmates. I'm really sorry to have disturbed Lord Xie."

With that, Zhao Di told his men to leave.

The others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and one by one followed Zhao Di away dejectedly.

But as they left Fanlou, a busybody said, "Young Master Zhao, why are you afraid of Xie Bohuai? He's no longer the commander; even the Emperor dislikes him." It's a pity they couldn't kill Zhao Chuan today.

Zhao Di glanced at the other person and said, "With a brain like yours, how did you manage to pass the imperial examination?"

Leaving behind a sarcastic remark, Zhao Di led his men away, showing no respect whatsoever to the others.

Although Zhao Chuan in Fanlou was drunk, he still recognized Xie Bohuai. Sitting on the ground, he looked at Xie Bohuai and said, "They're just a bunch of cowards, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If they're so tough, come and have a few more drinks with me!"

Looking at the drunken Zhao Chuan on the ground, Ye Mingyue frowned in disgust. He didn't understand why Xie Bohuai had come to help Zhao Chuan. "Let's go. There's no need to talk to a drunkard."

Xie Bohuai grunted in agreement before leaving Fanlou.

Back home, Xie Bohuai summoned Si Yan and asked him to find someone to keep an eye on Zhao Chuan, which was overheard by Qingshan as he entered.

Qingshan didn't understand. "I've heard of this guy before. He's a very tactless person. He comes from a small town but offends people everywhere he goes. Why are you protecting him, sir?"

Si Yan understood his master's meaning: "Zhao Chuan is not afraid of offending people, but he is very knowledgeable and will definitely pass the imperial examination. Having such a person in the court will attract the attention of others. Although Zhao Chuan is annoying, he is straightforward and is the best way to deal with those pedantic aristocratic families."

“I understand. When everyone has someone they dislike more, they will ignore us adults. I…” Before he could finish speaking, Qingshan saw his master looking up and quickly changed the subject, saying that Ye Mingde had come by.

"Hmm." Xie Bohuai had expected Ye Mingde to come looking for him after seeing Ye Mingyue, but he didn't need to go to Ye Mingyue's house to explain. Ye Mingyue could pass on the message for him.

His wedding date with Ye Wanning was set for half a month later. Time was tight, and Xie Bohuai wanted the best of everything, so everyone in the mansion was busy as a spinning top.

The Ye family was equally busy. Ye Wanning's dowry had been prepared years ago, but now the Ye family's situation was different, so they had added a lot more. Also, they needed to send out invitations to relatives and friends.

Putting aside other relatives, it was imperative to send an invitation to Madam Ye's youngest daughter, who was marrying into the family in Jinling.

Madam Lin arranged for someone to go to Jinling. "When they met the aunt, they told her that the old lady also missed her and asked her to bring her daughter along."

After watching the servant leave, Madam Lin went to find Ye Wanning to check the dowry list. When she arrived, Jiang Si was also there. "Second sister-in-law is here too. Take a look over there and see if anything is missing so I can make up for it."

"My sister-in-law is very meticulous in her work, so everything she does must be good," Jiang Si said with a smile.

In recent years, Jiang Si and Lin Shi have gotten along well, but with more children in the family, the Ye family mansion is becoming somewhat insufficient. Privately, Jiang Si has discussed the matter of dividing the family property with Ye Mingyue.

Now, the three Ye sisters have all settled down, with only the youngest, Ye Mingcai, still studying. Even after the family has separated, Ye Mingyue will still contribute money to support his younger brother's education, since the eldest brother's salary is not much.

Jiang Si had already thought about the matter of dividing the family property. She didn't look at the dowry list for long, just glanced at it and handed it to Ye Wanning.

Ye Wanning also glanced at it twice, saying, "Thank you for taking care of things for me, sister-in-law."

“What’s so hard about it? Your older brother and I have always looked forward to your marriage. Now that our wish has come true, we can finally give our parents a proper account.” Lin Shi entered the household early. When her parents-in-law had just passed away, she was still young, and Ye Wanning helped her with many things to prevent any mistakes. Now, looking at Ye Wanning, who has grown up, Lin Shi was filled with emotion, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Seeing that Lin was about to cry, Ye Wanning quickly pulled her down to sit, "Good sister-in-law, why did you drop your pearls?"

“I was thinking about the old days. Wan Ning, if you ever encounter any grievances in the future, you must come home and tell me. Your elder brother and I will definitely help you.” Madam Lin gently stroked Ye Wan Ning’s hand, and Jiang Si beside her also agreed.

At this moment, the maid from the second wife's household ran over and said that the second daughter had woken up and was crying, so Jiang Si had no choice but to go back first.

After Jiang Si left, Madam Lin sighed and looked at Ye Wanning with difficulty, "There's something I have no one else to discuss with, so I'll have to ask you to help me figure it out."

Ye Wanning asked what was wrong.

“Actually, the family has been very harmonious these past few years, and your second sister-in-law has a good personality. She is actually more capable than me, but because I am the eldest sister-in-law in charge, she can't directly intervene in many things, so they have suffered these past few years.” Lin had discussed this privately with Ye Mingyue, but couldn't come up with a solution. “We were thinking that it would be better for the second branch of the family to separate, which would be more convenient. But if we were to say that, it would seem like we are intolerant. We just thought that they would be much more comfortable living on their own.”

Ms. Lin was unsure how to bring it up, or whether she should even mention it, so she consulted Ye Wanning.

In the past, the older brothers and sisters in the family were all young, and they had to take care of the younger ones. Now that they have all grown up, it is time to let them go and develop on their own.

However, Lin and Ye Mingde were afraid that the second branch of the family would become suspicious and upset their brothers.

After much thought, Madam Lin thought of Ye Wanning, since only Ye Wanning could give her advice on this matter.

Ye Wanning understood her sister-in-law's predicament. "With both Father and Mother gone, and Second Brother now married and has a daughter, it is indeed time to divide the family property. Otherwise, living together like this for so long will inevitably lead to unpleasantness. Since you have this idea, I will try to find out what Second Brother and his family think. If they also think this way, I will speak to Grandmother and have her bring it up."

With the grandmother involved, the division of the family property was the elders' decision, and it wouldn't hurt the feelings of the younger generation.

In recent years, Ye Mingyue has made a lot of money. Neither Lin nor Ye Mingde are greedy and will not hoard this family property.

With Ye Wanning's words, Madam Lin breathed a sigh of relief and sat for a while before leaving.

The next day, Ye Wanning went to see her second brother and said that they were all grown up now, and both of her brothers had their own children, so the house was lively again. "These past few days, Le'er told me that Second Sister is being raised next door, and he can hear everything that's going on. I was wondering if your yard is too small?"

"It's a bit small, but it's enough for now. But it'll be hard to say what will happen when we have more kids in a few years. To be honest, I'm already looking at suitable houses in the city, preferably closer to home." Ye Mingyue has a lot of money, so buying a house would be easy for him, but he doesn't want to go beyond his old house, so he's still looking.

Hearing this, Ye Wanning understood what her second brother meant, changed the subject, and then went to find her grandmother.