Ye family ancestral hall.

Ye Zhujin led Ye Qishu across the threshold, lit three incense sticks and three kowtows, squinted his eyes and glanced at Ye Chanyan, who was consciously kneeling on the futon and did not get up, and inserted the incense into the incense burner.

The two brothers were silent for a long time, and finally Ye Zhujin opened his mouth first, and said abruptly: "It was the same when I was a child, when my mother died early and my stepmother gave birth to my third brother, you always disobeyed discipline and made my father angry. My father was strict, and I was afraid that he would punish you with family law, so I always stood in front of you and asked to kneel in the ancestral hall with you. Later, you found out that you contradicted your stepmother, and I will also be punished, and from then on, I only read poetry and books, and I no longer had trouble with my stepmother. ”

The mother mentioned here is the biological mother of Ye Zhujin and Ye Chanyan brothers, Ren, compared to Mrs. Shen, Ren is just a poor and talented daughter, and her identity is really not enough.

Speaking of this, Ye Zhujin asked sadly: "We are brothers of the same mother!" Lang'er also grew up with you, why do you have to make the entire Ye family uneasy for the position of patriarch? ”

"Big brother." Ye Chanyan's eyes were also a little red, but the words he said were as sharp as a knife, "Among the five brothers, you are the only one who has the same mother as me, how can I harm you?" However, what kind of character is Brother Lang'er, and whether he can take on a big responsibility, don't you know in your own heart? I can't bear to let my fourth brother fall into trouble, I'm worried about the matter of ethnology, I care about Brother Lang'er's career economy, am I at fault? ”

Ye Zhujin reprimanded: "You are not at fault? If nothing else, just say that the fire in the Grange almost burned Qiong'er to death, and you ask yourself if this matter really has nothing to do with you? Second brother, I know that you have been dissatisfied with your stepmother since you were a child, and you have always been cold to the third and fifth brothers, but we are a family, you can feel that Lang'er is not qualified to be the head of the Ye family, and you want to fight for the position of the patriarch, but I don't allow things like brothers to be in the Ye family! ”

Ye Chanyan was speechless, after all, the arson incident in the Grange involved his daughter, and he really couldn't get rid of the relationship.

After a long time, Ye Chanyan kowtowed to the ancestral tablet, and said in a dumb voice: "Big brother, you know, because of the rebellion case and the war with South Vietnam nine years ago, I was almost dismissed from being able to enter the office for the rest of my life. Although His Majesty later found out that it had nothing to do with the anti-party, he was demoted from a magistrate in a government to an ordinary commoner, and he did nothing for so many years before he became the chief secretary of Jingzhao Yin Mansion. Big brother, I want to fight for the position of patriarch, I admit that it is selfish, but more because you and your third brother were in prison at that time, I can't watch you in prison and do nothing myself. ”

As soon as Ye Chanyan talked about this, Ye Zhujin's expression softened.

How hard the incident nine years ago hit the second brother, Ye Zhujin saw it in his eyes.

The high-spirited second brother suffered from this difficulty, and when he returned to the capital, he lost a lot of weight, and he lost sleep all night, and even if he fell asleep, he always dreamed that King Sheng's rebels had entered the city.

Regarding this matter, Ye Zhujin always had some unbearable feelings for Ye Chanyan in his heart, so he softened his tone and said, "Okay." Now that your third brother and I have returned safely, I will not ask about the past for the time being. ”

Ye Chanyan's heart was relieved, thinking that he had finally coped with this difficulty, but Ye Zhujin turned his words, patted Ye Chanyan on the shoulder, and solemnly warned: "But, if I find out that you are attacking your own brothers and nephews once, second brother, even if you and I are siblings, I will not sit idly by." ”

Ye Chanyan hurriedly expressed his determination and said, "Big brother, don't worry, I promise you that I will do what I say." ”

Ye Zhujin softened his expression, patted Ye Chanyan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, you go back first." I still have something to discuss with my mother and third brother, so I won't send it to you. ”

Although he had a smile on his face, between his words and demeanor, Ye Zhujin was not as close to Ye Chanyan as before, and he didn't even invite Ye Chanyan to participate in the discussion.

Ye Chanyan nodded, Ye Zhujin said goodbye and left, and the moment he turned around, Ye Chanyan straightened up, smiled silently and coldly at the black tablet on the ancestral hall, and then also walked out of the ancestral hall.

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In the Songhe Hall of the Ye family's ancestral house, Mrs. Shen sat on the main seat, was holding Po Ge'er and watching him eat candy, and said to Xie Shi with a smile: "Now that Zhu Jin and Qi Shu are back, we can also talk about Yao'er's marriage, I think, the Du family will come to the door to propose marriage soon!" ”

Ye Qishu looked at Ye Yao with red cheeks with a smile, Du Siheng had already told him about this family business in prison in person, he was very satisfied with Du Siheng, he regretted that he couldn't watch his eldest daughter get married, but now, he is not afraid of regrets.

Su Shi smiled and quipped: "Grandmother also said that she has been hiding from us for a long time, and Lord Nadu's mouth is also tight, and she has sent gifts back and forth several times, and each time she is called a disciple of Zou Shanchang." I now know that it turns out that people have been thinking about our girl for a long time! ”

Several people laughed, Ye Yao's face turned even redder, and she wanted to leave in shame, but fortunately, Ye Zhujin, who came back from the ancestral hall at this time, came in to relieve the siege, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, so lively?" ”

Seeing Ye Zhujin's natural expression, Mrs. Shen knew that Ye Chanyan's matter was still handled lightly, although she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, she still smiled on her face: "I'm talking about Yao'er's marriage." By the way, since you are here, I have to talk about you well, quickly pick up the patriarch's affairs and deal with it myself, Brother Lang will prepare for next spring! ”

On the surface, she was talking about the patriarch, but in fact, what Mrs. Shen wanted to ask was whether Ye Zhujin still planned to send Ye Lang to Tongzhou to study according to Ye Chanyan's thoughts.

The smile on Ye Zhujin's face froze, and he said: "Reading and making art is a big deal, but you can't take the shortcut of nepotism. I'll hire another mentor for Lang'er. ”

Mrs. Shen was speechless.

Ye Qiong nodded secretly.

On the surface, this matter is all good for Cousin Lang, but the eldest uncle still chooses to avoid this matter, which shows that he still has a problem with the second uncle in his heart.

Ye Qiong naturally knows that the eldest uncle and the second uncle are brothers of the same father and mother, as long as there is no actual evidence to prove that the second uncle clearly harmed the interests of the Ye family, the eldest uncle will not really do anything to the second uncle, but the previous things are enough for the second uncle to be suspicious and give a warning.

The fire in the Grange can be set by Ye Qin's maid, the dispute over ethnicity and sending Cousin Lang to Tongzhou, or it can be quibbled for the future of the Ye family, or even the porridge shed to put filth and send people to beat the homeless people who received the porridge, it can also be said that the ruffians planted it on his head, because after all, there is no exact evidence.

What is the second uncle thinking now, will he also wonder if he has left behind any empirical evidence?

Ye Qiong was shocked.

The only witness that the second uncle left behind was the fourth uncle, maybe she should send someone to guard the fourth uncle, in case the fourth uncle was killed, maybe she could scare the fourth uncle, and take the opportunity to dig out something from the fourth uncle's mouth.

Ye Qiong made a decision here, and when Xie and Su saw that Ye Zhujin seemed to have something to say, they led their subordinates and called Ye Yao to retreat first with Ye Po.

Ye Qiong wanted to retire together, but Ye Zhujin said, "Qiong'er should stay too." ”

Ye Qiong was stunned for a moment and sat back in place.

Mrs. Shen took a sip of tea, sank her expression, and said, "Say, what do you want to tell us?" ”

Ye Zhujin's expression was cold, and he pondered for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Mother, maybe unintentionally, the Ye family has been involved in the party struggle. ”

Mrs. Shen's hand shook and almost spilled the tea in the teacup, but she reacted quickly, and suddenly grasped the point, saying, "This is why you and your third brother were imprisoned?" ”

Ye Zhujin bowed his head and said: "I am a Jinshi in the ten years of Shunhe, and the chief examiner of that year, that is, my seat teacher, is Bian Yuanwei, the former secretary of the household department, and I entered the household department, which was recommended by him to His Majesty." Later, he entered the cabinet as a cabinet assistant, because of his good learning, he had a lot of insights in the way of the rich country, and was awarded the position of Chunfang University Scholar of Zhan Shifu, specially for the prince to give lectures. However, the master only lectured for the prince for less than half a year before he was found to be corrupt, and His Majesty remembered that the master was old, so he just let him become a minister. After that, he was depressed, and soon after he drove to the west. ”

Ye Jin was surprised: "I know this person." I heard that he believed in Taoism and Buddhism, and donated a lot of silver to the Taoist temples and temples in Beijing every year. ”

Ye Zhujin sighed when he heard this, and said, "This is the crux of the matter. In August of this year, the young Zhan of the Zhan Mansion had a twist and turn, and asked His Majesty to re-investigate the corruption of the master, and His Majesty allowed the performance, but a large amount of money of unknown origin was really found in the account of the Bian Mansion, and the matter was closed. ”

Ye Qiong interjected at this time: "Therefore, someone is eyeing the eldest uncle, and they want to use the soul calling case to involve the eldest uncle from the eldest uncle to Lord Bian, and then finally to the prince." ”

In Ye Qiong's memory, in his previous life, the soul-calling case involved the prince in this way, and He Chenglin pointed out that the Bian family's money was left by King Sheng, and was sent to the East Palace by Bian Yuanwei.

At that time, she didn't understand the affairs of the court, and thought that her father didn't handle the bridge well, which affected her uncle, so she always felt guilty about Dafang. Still in this life, Ye Qiong slowly came into contact with the affairs of the court, and reorganized the memories of her previous life before she peeled off these clues.

Ye Zhujin sighed: "I'm afraid, this is the truth behind it." Our Ye family has inadvertently been classified as a princeling. ”

Ye Lang couldn't help but say: "What is this, the city gate is on fire, does it affect the pond fish?" ”

Ye Qiong sighed and was indignant in her heart.

Isn't it, in the past and present life, the Ye family was the poor pond fish who was implicated.

Everyone's faces were a little ugly, and Ye Qishu couldn't help but sigh: "I just wanted to be a good official for the people, and I didn't expect to be promoted to make a fortune, but I didn't expect trouble to find me." ”

Ye Qiong also sighed in her heart, and her eyes were on Ye Zhujin and Ye Jin.

Daddy's personality is only suitable for staying in the position of the head of the Ministry of Works, and his majesty can also use it with confidence if he is dedicated to being a subordinate who only does practical things. But the eldest uncle is different from the elder brother, although the eldest uncle is upright, he is not ignorant of human feelings, otherwise he would not sit in the position of the household servant, and the elder brother is more flexible than the eldest uncle, and the hope of the Ye family is still in them.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiong said: "The Ye family has learned about the construction, and the eldest uncle and father already know about it. In my opinion, the people behind it dare to use the Ye family as a pawn to open up the chaos of the party struggle, or because the Ye family's power is weak. There are too few people in the Ye family who can talk to in the court, and cultivating a few more talents is the way to come out, and this talent does not necessarily have to be the Ye family. I rescued a homeless person before, who spoke clearly and had good learning, named Lu Chunwang, and my uncle and father could see it to see if it could be cultivated. ”

Ye Zhujin nodded and smiled: "Just according to what you say." ”

Ye Qiong said again: "Uncle, according to Qiong'er's humble opinion, perhaps, we should also talk about the Xie family. Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple will come to the door soon, what kind of attitude should the Ye family have towards the Xie family? ”

Speaking of the Xie family in the capital, Mrs. Shen put the tea cup on the back and scolded: "The Xie family in the capital, they are all soft bones, and they are the best at falling into the well!" When you were still in prison, my third daughter-in-law and I went a few times, but we were all blocked from the door, and the last time, even the disciples dared to speak disrespectfully to the third daughter-in-law! I feel disgusted when I interact with them, although she is not good at talking to the third daughter-in-law, I know that she can't swallow this breath either. What's more, when you interact with such a villain, you have to always be careful whether you will be stabbed in the back, it's too embarrassing! ”

Mrs. Shen unconsciously brought the temper of her youth when she spoke, and her eyebrows fluttered with disgust on her face.

Ye Zhujin frowned and said: "When my third brother and I were still in Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Yongyan, a scholar of the East Pavilion University, said a word for me and my third brother, this relationship, at least in Your Majesty's heart, I am afraid that it will not be clean." ”

Ye Qiong also had a headache and said: "Now that the eldest uncle and father are demoted on the surface, the clear-eyed people are very clear in their hearts, Your Majesty will reuse yours, and the Ye family has a good future." The Xie family in the capital is powerful, and I am afraid that they will take advantage of this time to first come to the high and grace and bind the Ye family to them. If the Ye family doesn't follow ......"

Ye Jin sneered and continued: "If the Ye family does not obey, with the strength of the Xie family in the capital in the court, it will be able to cut off the road to the recovery of the Ye family." ”

While he was talking here, someone came to report that Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple had visited.

Everyone looked at each other, Ye Zhujin and Ye Qishu hurriedly went to the living room to meet, who knew that as soon as they exchanged a few words, Xie Maoshi said straight to the point: "I don't hide it from the two brothers, I came to be closer to the Ye family." You see, Zicheng married the daughter of the Xie family, and your little sister married the Xie family, we are already in-laws, why not be closer? ”

Zicheng is Ye Qishu's word, and Ye Zhujin's word is Zizhong, which cannot be called unless you are close to someone.

Ye Qishu's face had darkened, and Ye Zhujin asked quietly: "Dare to ask, which one in my family does Brother Xie fancy you?" ”

Xie Maoshi looked at Ye Qishu with a smile and said, "I remember, the eldest daughter of Brother Zicheng's family is still in the boudoir, right?" ”

Ye Qishu said with a smile: "Brother Lauxie, my eldest daughter has already been married." ”

Xie Maoshi was a little surprised, seeing that Ye Qishu didn't look like he was lying to himself, he secretly scolded him for being a step late, and said with a smile: "That's okay, doesn't Brother Zicheng still have a daughter, I remember that your fifth brother has also been crowned but has not yet started a family, right?" ”

The tone of his speech is not like he wants to get married, but like picking pork in a pork shop.

Ye Zhujin's face also sank, and the corners of his mouth only smiled politely, and said, "Let's talk about this later." The third brother has not returned to Xinghua Hutong, and I am also a little tired, so I can only temporarily ignore the hospitality, and ask Brother Xie for forgiveness. ”

Ye Zhujin had already said very politely, but Xie Maoshi smiled even deeper, and only said meaningfully: "You have to blame me for being too anxious today, don't blame the two of you." Come back next time, at that time, I believe the two brothers will rest. ”

After speaking, Xie Maoshi didn't drink tea, so he threw off his sleeves and left.

Ye Qishu slammed the table hard, and said angrily: "It's not enough to beat Yao'er, but you dare to beat Qiong'er and the fifth brother!" ”

Ye Zhujin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Sure enough, Sister Qiong was right." I thought it would be other means, but I didn't expect that the Xie family in the capital would want to use their in-laws to tie the Ye family to them! This matter has to be considered in the long run. ”

Ye Qiong received a letterhead from the Su family not long after Xie Maoshi left, and after reading the letterhead, Rao was already prepared, and she was so angry that she dropped a teacup.

Okay, what a Beijing Xie family! The Xie family in the capital did this in a vain attempt to tie up the Ye family with the marriage of their children!

Ye Qiong wiped her hands with a towel and instructed Du Juan: "The news of my sister's marriage, as well as the matter of my father and uncle, remember to tell the Xie family in Jiangnan as well." My aunt hasn't been back to the capital for many years, so my sister's wedding should be coming, right? ”

With the memory of her little aunt, Ye Qiong believed that she would definitely arrive.

The Xie family in the capital is powerful, and if you want to fully understand the Xie family, you still need to start from the Xie family's own family in Jiangnan.