Zhenguo Mansion, main hall.

Ye Ronghe came in with a small servant and respectfully saluted the prince of Zhenguo.

The little servant held the basket in his hand, put his things on the table, and then retreated.

Ye Ronghe stepped forward and said: "Grandfather, this is a special product brought back by my grandson outside, although it is not worth a thousand gold, but it is also my grandson's heart." ”

Zhen Guogong glanced at the basket and saw that it was full of specialties from all over the world, and said lightly, "I'm back this time, but I'm a lot more sensible." ”

Ye Ronghe said respectfully: "My grandson has passed the age of a weak crown, and he should have been sensible a long time ago, but it was all his grandson's fault before, which made my grandfather worried." ”

Zhen Guogong was very satisfied with Ye Ronghe's changes, and asked him some academic things, Ye Ronghe stood with his head down, and although the answer was not a drop of water, there was nothing wrong with it.

Zhen Guogong instructed him a few more words and went back, and the second lady Fang Shi took his hand, and her eyes couldn't help but redden, "Good boy, you have suffered this year outside." ”

"Thanks to my mother's care from a friend, I'm finally okay." Ye Rong and Dao.

Fang didn't dare to tell him that she had privately given a thousand taels of silver to that out-of-town friend, otherwise how could the other party take care of him for no reason.

Because Ye Ronghe came back, Ye Yaoqin and Ye Zhiwei were also called, and after everyone saw the ceremony, Ye Ronghe took out gifts and distributed them to the two sisters.

He Ye Yaoqin and Ye Xue even brought gifts, but they didn't expect that there were three sisters sitting here today.

"She is your third sister, Ye Zhiwei." Second Lady Fang explained.

Ye Ronghe suddenly realized, "It turns out that she is the child born to the Min family." ”

Ye Zhiwei held the tea cup in her hand, sat on the chair with her head down, her eyes did not squint, but she was slandered in her heart: in front of everyone, he directly called her biological mother Min, but I was afraid that there would be something more ugly behind my back.

Fang Shi coughed lightly, and lightly touched Ye Ronghe under his feet.

Ye Ronghe was unconscious, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the third sister has returned home, otherwise I will definitely bring you some fun before." ”

The corners of Ye Zhiwei's mouth twitched slightly, and she made an arc, "Big brother doesn't have to be like this, I'm not a child anymore, I haven't played this kind of thing for a long time, you don't need to apologize." ”

This is not soft or hard, and it seems to be a little sarcastic when you listen carefully, but from her expression, she can't see any clues, as if she is just being polite to him.

Ye Ronghe looked at her secretly, only to see her sitting quietly, with a pair of big eyes like porcelain dolls, well-behaved and cute.

To say that among his three younger sisters, she was the most symbolic, he used to think that Ye Yaoqin was born well, but now compared to her, she is a small thing.

Ye Yaoqin took the things that Ye Ronghe sent, she couldn't put it down, and after hearing Ye Zhiwei's words, her face suddenly darkened, and she said sourly: "The third sister has a high vision now, after marrying into the Nanwang Mansion, what kind of things do you want?" She doesn't look down on us people. ”

Ye Zhiwei lifted her eyelids and glanced at Ye Yaoqin, she didn't even bother to say anything to Ye Yaoqin now, since the Li family was retired back to the Li Mansion, Ye Yaoqin was like a little beast that had its claws and teeth pulled out, and she couldn't talk about it anymore. Without the support of the Li family by her side, she also lost her previous rampant energy, but she was full of resentment, scolding her subordinates at every turn, and showing her face to others.

For such people, there is no need to be afraid.

"The third sister is going to marry into the Nanwang Mansion?" Ye Ronghe was very surprised, he had just come back, and there were many things he didn't know yet.

"But isn't it, for this reason, she finally got rid of the king of England and climbed to the prince of the south." Ye Yaoqin sneered, "Big brother doesn't know? Originally, even the wedding date had been set, but the prince of Nanwang was ordered by the emperor to go south on an errand. ”

The implication is that the prince of Nanwang is likely to be an excuse to escape from marriage.

"But the eldest sister and the second sister have not yet been married, how can the third sister cross them?" Ye Ronghe was puzzled, before the eldest daughter in the house got married, the younger sisters behind him could not marry first.

Fang explained: "This is a marriage given by the emperor, and we can't be the master. ”

Ye Ronghe was even more shocked, he remembered that Ye Zhiwei was extremely timid when she was a child, and she cried at every turn, she was completely unpleasant, and if he remembered it well, she originally liked the King of England very much, and when she was a child, she had an argument with Ye Yaoqin over a piece of jade that the King gave her, and broke her head.

Ye Zhiwei finished drinking the tea slowly and stood up, "Eldest sister doesn't need to be angry about this matter, didn't the Li Mansion come to the mansion to propose marriage a while ago?" Presumably, the good thing for the eldest sister is also approaching. ”

After speaking, she smiled slightly, and turned around and left with the maid beside her.

Ye Yaoqin glared at her back and spat fiercely, "Slut!" ”

The Li Mansion did come to the door to propose marriage, and after the Li family was taken back, they naturally wanted to reconnect with the Zhenguo Mansion, so they brought generous gifts and matchmakers to the door.

Who knew that when Zhen Guogong saw Li Jia, he became angry and drove them all out directly.

When Ye Yaoqin heard about it, she was anxious and angry.

In her heart, she hoped to marry the personable Li Jia, Li Gongzi, but now that the Li family is gone, she doesn't even have anyone around her to help her with ideas, so she can only cry secretly every day and pray silently, hoping that her grandfather can change his mind.

At night, in the courtyard of the second room.

Ye Ronghe sat in the second lady's room, and the mother and son were talking.

"In this way, now the middle feed in the house is presided over by my mother." Ye Ronghe said excitedly.

"Speaking of which, this is thanks to your third sister, if she hadn't tossed the big house to ask for the Min family's dowry, the Li family would not have been pulled into the water so quickly."

Speaking of the Min family, Ye Ronghe lowered his voice and said, "Mother, do you say that the third sister will also ask us for those things from the Min family when she arrives?" ”

A lot of Min's jewelry is on their side, and most of the shops that Li took away at the beginning.

The second lady Fang pursed her lips, "Don't worry, all those things of the Min family, I have stored them in the gold shop." Since seeing the fate of Dafang, she has raised her vigilance, and secretly deposited all the Min jewelry she has collected into the gold shop, and she only has a bunch of bills in her hand.

"Mother still has a way." Ye Ronghe smiled flatteringly, "I just came back, and my money is a little tight, can my mother lend me some silver taels?" ”

"How much do you want?" As soon as the silver was mentioned, the Fang clan immediately became alert.

"It doesn't take a lot...... Five thousand taels is enough. ”

"What do you want so much money for!" Fang Shi exclaimed.

"Business, of course." Ye Ronghe looked innocent, "Didn't you always dislike me for not doing my job before, I have no interest in reading, and I am too tired to learn martial arts, so it is better to learn from my eldest uncle, use money to pave some roads, and do some errands, so that my grandfather will stare at me every day." ”

Fang Shi hesitated: "What do you want to do?" Look at it, I'll help you invest money. "Since the last time Ye Rong and those drinking and meat friends with him gathered to make trouble and almost died, she didn't dare to give him any more silver.

"I visited a place before I left Beijing last year, and I remember telling my mother about it at the time."

"You mean that abandoned little building in Linjiang?" Fang Shi frowned in confusion, "Why did you just fancy that place?" ”

Ye Ronghe smiled mysteriously, "Because I know that the old man surnamed Xia was once the most popular imperial chef in the palace. ”