Chapter 15 Ye Zheng: Lao Deng is really bad, really bad
"Sister Yan, is there anyone like me in the whole city of Kyoto?"
"I really gave him my heart, what about him?"
"It would be fine if there was no male heir to inherit the family business for an illegitimate child who is not included in the family tree, but Sizhe is still alive, and he wants to take him back home. I..."
"Woo~"
Liu Ruyu covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed softly.
Cui Yan was not panicked because her youngest son informed her in advance, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
This one is the future youngest son, Taishan, and the other one is the future aunt of Taishan, um...
But going back to the story, Liu Ruyu made great efforts to help the youngest son and Miss Ruoruo meet, just...
Dilemma!
Cui Yan thought for a moment and praised, "Sister, your reputation is well-known in the whole capital. You are unique among the inner chambers."
"Sister, you are so stupid, aren't you? I am from a Duke's Mansion, but I am willing to be someone's mistress. Over the years, I don't know how many times the officials and their wives in Kyoto have laughed at me, but I never cared. Why do they treat me like this?"
"Woooo..."
Cui Yan's face froze. Thinking of her youngest son's words, she stopped talking and let Aunt Liu talk. She listened quietly...
2: PM (: PM)
After enjoying the lunch carefully prepared by the Fan family, it was time to leave.
Liu Ruyu escorted Cui Yan and Ye Ling'er out of the inner courtyard and prepared to go back, but the servant said, "Auntie, the master wants you to go to the front."
"Ok?"
Liu Ruyu was stunned.
The women in the inner courtyard would go to the front courtyard, either the wife or occasionally to receive guests; if she was a concubine, she would basically never leave the inner courtyard.
When Old Lady Qin gave birth to a son, she went to the banquet and brought Fan Ruoruo and Cui Yan, mother and son, to meet them. In name, she still used her background as Duke Liu's mansion and the relationships of the three relatives.
Over the years, Fan Jian never brought his female relatives to banquets.
Her status as the "legal wife" was limited to the Fan family.
The boy could not give her an answer and just remained silent.
Cui Yan thought of some of the arrogant words his youngest son had said before, for which his father had given him a good beating.
"If you need help from your sister, let's go together." She took Liu Ruyu's arm.
Fan Ruoruo didn't know this, and was sitting shoulder to shoulder with Ye Ling'er, who hadn't figured it out yet.
Ye Linger has a straightforward personality and can't hide her little thoughts. She is different from the daughters of officials and noble ladies in Kyoto City that she had met before, and she likes them very much.
Hmm... or there could be another reason.
Liu Ruyu entered the front courtyard hall and was stunned when she saw Ye Zhong and his son Ye Zheng. However, her upbringing allowed her to quickly adjust herself. She bowed to Fan Jianfu first, "Master."
He bowed to Ye Chongfu again, "Commander Ye."
Ye Dian nodded.
Only Ye Zheng was left. He bowed to Cui Yan and said, "Mother."
Then he bowed to Liu Ruyu, "Aunt Liu."
Liu Ruyu nodded slightly and stepped aside.
"Father." "Uncle." Ye Ling'er said them in the same order, then she took Fan Ruoruo's slender white arm and raised her head to her brother and said, "Ye Zhuangzhuang, today I will let you know that there are always people who are better than you.
"You know Dream of the Red Chamber, right? It was written by Brother Ruoruo."
"Ling'er~" Fang didn't have time to stop Fan Ruoruo who was just finishing her greetings with Fan Jian and Ye Chongfu. Her cheeks flushed and she quickly glanced at someone, stammering with her crystal clear cherry lips, wanting to explain.
"Oh? I thought it was written by you, second sister?" Ye Zheng teased first, and before second sister Ye Ling'er could blush, he smiled and bowed to Fan Ruoruo, "Brother Shi is very talented, I am not as good as him."
Fan Ruoruo glanced at her angry friend, curled her lips, thought for a moment, and returned a salute to Ye Zheng, saying, "Young Master's handwriting is a thousand times better than my brother's."
Fan Jian, who was standing by, stroked his beard and nodded, "That's true."
For some reason the topic turned to Fan Xian, and Liu Ruyu felt uncomfortable.
Noticing her expression, Cui Yan quickly changed the subject. After everyone chatted for a while, Ye Zhong said goodbye.
As a concubine, Liu Ruyu bowed and was about to turn back to the inner courtyard, but she heard Fan Jian say, "Ruyu, come with me to see my brother off."
Liu Ruyu was suddenly startled. This is...
While he was in a daze, Cui Yan's gentle voice mixed with laughter sounded in her ears, "Sister, don't you want to see me off?"
Liu Ruyu finally came back to her senses. She lowered her head and tried to control her emotions. The bitterness in her heart and the depression in her eyes now turned into joy.
"Sister, there will be a temple fair during the Shangsi Festival in a few days, sister..." "Okay."
Before Liu Ruyu could finish her words, Cui Yan held the back of her hand. The encouragement in his eyes made Liu Ruyu's nose sore and she almost cried.
Standing in front of the gate of Fan Mansion, watching the carriage of Ye Mansion go out for a while, Fan Jian turned to go into the mansion, and when his foot was about to step over the threshold, he did not even look back, but said to Liu Ruyu, "Pack up well in the next two days, and come with me to the ancestral temple in a few days. From now on, you will be the eldest lady of my Fan Mansion."
This time, Liu Ruyu really couldn't hold back her tears, "Master~"
……
A little time
Ye Mansion, Study
"It seems that Lord Fan wants to make Ruyu a legitimate wife."
Cui Yan led two maids and brought three cups of tea.
Ye Chong snorted and looked at Ye Zheng unkindly.
"Why are you looking at him? This is a good thing. Ruyu has been ridiculed by the officials and their wives in Kyoto for so many years. It is not easy for her to achieve her goal." Cui Yan sighed.
"What mother said is exactly what I thought." Ye Zheng immediately took advantage of the situation.
"You think you have the right to interfere in other people's private affairs?" Ye Zhong immediately glared at him and scolded him, "You're still trying to 'admonish your parents'. Don't do that again!"
Cui Yan did not defend him this time. After Ye Zhong finished speaking, she said solemnly, "In the future, you will be an official. You must be careful with your words and actions. You must be careful with the swords and spears in the officialdom."
"Don't worry, mother. It's up to your son." Ye Zheng sat upright, straightened his back, and said in an exaggerated serious tone.
“Don’t do anything weird.” Cui Yan patted him on the shoulder, then stood up and left.
Only Ye Chong and his son Ye Zheng were left in the study.
The two drank tea in silence for a while. When only tea leaves were left in the teacup, Ye Zheng said, "Father, how are the selections for the Kyoto garrison and the Beijing camp going these past two days?"
"I thought you could really keep your cool and not ask." Ye Zhong put down the teacup, glanced at him, and said, "The Beijing camp said that 25 people passed the initial screening, and the Kyoto garrison... 18 people."
Ye Zheng frowned, somewhat stunned, "How many dukes and princes are there in Kyoto?"
“Do you think you’ll give one to each family?” Ye Chong said with a smile.
These words...
Did he understand it wrong?
He didn’t want to send one to each family, but this was just the initial screening. After so many people passed, it was still unknown how many people participated…
wrong!
Ye Zheng came to his senses and looked at his father, meeting his father's gaze.
He nodded repeatedly, and sighed, as if sarcastically, "You are the worst. You have passed the initial screening, which means that your majesty has fulfilled the promise he made to the founding lineage that day. Later..."
"Who's bad?" Ye Zhong interrupted him and looked at him.
Ye Zheng's expression froze, "It's definitely not you. Who is the person in charge of the Kyoto Garrison's Soldier Selection Office? It's from the Qin family..."
“Don’t talk nonsense!” Ye Zhong stopped him and said in a deep voice, “The Qin family doesn’t have the guts to do what His Majesty promised at the court!”
"Kyoto is under garrison, the Qin family can't get in yet!"
Domineering!
Ye Zheng restrained his expression, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Then tell me the bottom line, among the eight, how many can be left?"
Ye Zhong's expression suddenly darkened, and the candle beside him could not even illuminate him. "This is not something I can decide."
Okay, Ye Zheng understood.
It was the old man in the palace who did it...
"It all depends on connections. Whoever has stronger connections and more contacts will be able to get in." Suddenly, Ye Zhong spoke again.
Ye Zheng was a little stunned, his head lowered, and he fell into thought...
Apart from Lao Deng, how many other forces are left in Kyoto City?
Regarding the selection of Kyoto garrison and Beijing camp, the Qin family?
The Qin family is afraid that this time, just as Dad said, they will have to eat this fly.
That leaves...
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince!
Lao Deng is really bad, really bad.
The Grand Master is confident? He is the ruler of a country, so he can do whatever he wants, right?
Ye Zheng slowly raised his head, the burning candlelight reflected in his eyes. He still didn't believe it, "This is the military, aren't you afraid of something going wrong?"
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