In the evening, Liu Yuping prepared a family banquet. In addition to her and Ye Huaisheng's pair of children, the people in the second room of Ye Mansion are also there.

Inside the Kuren Pavilion.

Ye Jinxiao hugged his one-year-old brother to make everyone happy, her mouth was sweet, and even the Gu family in the second room could be coaxed by her and smile.

The family is happy.

Liu Yuping looked out of the door, and said with a worried face: "Why hasn't the girl come yet, the whole family is seeing her off, why is she still late?" ”

"Couldn't it be that the snow road is hard to walk and fall?" Ye Jinxiao whispered.

Liu Yuping said in a broken way: "You kid, can you still miss your big sister?" When your eldest sister comes, you have to talk to people well, and maybe they can help the Ye family in the future. ”

Gu Shi in the second room pursed his lips and said: "The old lady of the Hou Mansion family in the capital has not taken care of Song Yun for many years, and I didn't see her come to Yuzhou in person when she passed away, and now she has called her daughter to the Hou Mansion to be a female envoy." ”

Ye Huaicheng sneered and echoed: "That is, the capital is thousands of miles away from Yuzhou, and the Ling girl is not in good health, in the end, it is still the people of the Hou Mansion who are noble, and the eldest daughter of the Ye family can bring them tea and water." ”

Liu Yuping pretended to sigh deeply: "No way, who let Sister Song be the daughter of Mrs. Shen, Miss Ling can go to Mrs. Shen to serve for her, and it is considered filial piety, and I and the old man are embarrassed to refuse." ”

Gu Shi said disdainfully: "What a daughter, it's just a righteous daughter who is not related by blood." The old lady of the family has a grandson who is serious, and the girl dare to call her grandmother when she goes to the Hou Mansion? ”

Liu Yuping said: "Second sister-in-law, don't say that, Mrs. Shen can still think about Sister Song, naturally she is regarded as her daughter, and she is also regarded as her granddaughter, so let's just follow it." ”

Hearing what his mother said, Ye Jinxiao on the side was not happy, and pouted: "Isn't the eldest sister just going to the Hou Mansion to be a female envoy, what kind of light can our Ye family follow her." ”

"How can you say that big sister!" Liu Yuping pretended to be angry, secretly glanced at Ye Huaisheng's face, and saw that it was not very good-looking, so she boldly added fuel and vinegar: "Sister Song is also a good fate, born in the countryside, but she can let Mrs. Shen accept her as a righteous daughter, and if she is someone else, then she really doesn't have that fate." ”

Gu Shi rolled his eyes and muttered: "Who knows what means she has, when she was there before, she had a cold face when she saw everyone, and she didn't know that she thought it was really Miss Houfu." ”

Ye Huaisheng finally spoke up: "Okay, what do you mention about her when everyone is dead." Mother Qiu, you go to the other courtyard to find the eldest girl. ”

"Hey!" Qiu's mother responded and was about to go out, when the warm curtain suddenly opened, and a figure slowly arrived at the door.

There was a sudden silence in the room, and they all looked at Ye Lingwu.

I don't know when she was there or how much she heard, so everyone's faces were a little embarrassed.

The atmosphere was delicate, Liu Yuping laughed dryly, and stepped forward enthusiastically: "Ling girl, come and sit here, look at your child, why did you come, you are the protagonist of this dinner tonight." ”

Ye Huaisheng's gaze followed Ye Lingwu closely.

I haven't seen her for a few years, this eldest daughter has become more and more standard, and I see that the corners of my eyebrows and eyes are the same as her mother, obviously beautiful and beautiful, but it is like a thorn in his eyes, and the piercing eyes hurt.

He retracted his gaze and said with a cold face: "This is a family banquet, you haven't seen your second uncle and aunt for a long time, and it's not good to salute." ”

"It's just rude." He concluded.

Liu Yuping heard this and said: "It's okay, your own family, you don't have to be restrained." ”

Ye Jinxiao was dissatisfied, and when she saw Ye Lingwu sitting next to her, she said in a sullen voice: "The eldest sister hasn't gone to the capital yet, so she made a score, and let us wait for so long." ”

Ye Lingwu, who had been silent, pursed his lips and said: "It's really mine, I came early in the morning, but I coveted the red plums in the courtyard, and I didn't bother you when I listened to you talking and laughing in the house." ”

Everyone's faces froze.

The first to react was Gu's, she smiled suddenly: "Oh, the last time my second aunt saw Ling Yatou was the year before last, and after such a while, Ling Yatou has become more and more beautiful." ”

Listening to what she said, everyone took a closer look at Ye Lingwu and found that she was indeed becoming more and more beautiful.

Especially the gold dust brought by Mama Xuan on her body, she really has the posture of a noble girl from Houmen!

And Ye Jinxiao, who is a half-brother, because of his age, his face has not yet grown, and his appearance is not a little worse, so he is naturally jealous in his heart.

She whispered: "Hmph, I look so good in it, don't I really want to go to the Hou Mansion to be a big girl." ”

Click.

Ye Huaisheng didn't know which sentence he was poked in, slapped the table fiercely, and yelled at Ye Lingwu: "You and your mother are simply a virtue, do you think that if you climb the high branches of the Marquis Mansion in the capital, you will be able to forget your roots?" You are to be a waiter, not a daughter! ”

The room was silent.

Everyone looked at each other and did not dare to speak.

Ye Lingwu was stunned and stunned for a long time, and the words of their deceased mother echoed in his head, and tears rolled uncontrollably in his eyes.

No one expected Ye Huaisheng to lose his temper so much, and no one could say anything when he stuffed the words of the round.

"My father's lesson is, I still don't eat this meal, you can eat it." Ye Lingwu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, got up and left.

I didn't eat this meal in peace. Ye Huaisheng almost fell into the bowl, scaring the third brother in Ye Jinxiao's arms into tears.

Early in the morning, the carriage of the Hou Mansion of Ningbei stopped early outside the gate of Yefu.

When Ye Lingwu took Rongxiu into the carriage, only Liu Yuping and Qiu's mother, two smirking masters and servants who were accustomed to playing tricks, were there.

Seeing the carriage of the Hou Mansion drifting away, Liu Yuping's smiling face slowly took it down and said, "I finally sent this plague god away." ”

Mother Qiu said: "Isn't the eldest lady worried that the eldest girl will be miserable in front of Old Lady Shen? ”

Liu Yuping snorted: "What are you afraid of, the emperor is far away, and if Mrs. Shen really wants to stand up for Ye Lingwu, she will also ask the master." ”

Skirting the long street, the carriage slowly drove towards the pier.

Yuzhou is a well-known coastal city, and hundreds of large and small ships are docked at the wharf, some carrying goods, some carrying people, and some going out to sea for fishing.

There are many types of manned ships, the largest is the building ship, the hull of the ship is five floors, and the sail on the bow is ten meters high.

The so-called money can make the ghost grind, the carriage drove directly into the cargo hold of the building ship, and the cargo hold had a special place for the carriage to dock, and there was also a maid of the building ship to receive it.

Mama Xuan dismounted first, followed by Ye Lingwu and the two female envoys she brought. These two female envoys are both from Mrs. Shen's courtyard, one is called Rongxiu, and the other is called Tanchun.

The cargo hold is very wide, and the carriage is surrounded by rich people's carriages and horses, and it is necessary to wait for people to get off the horse before leaving in an orderly manner according to the command of the boat and the small servant.

The rules of the building ship, the more prominent the status, the higher the up, the upper floor is spacious and bright. And the room on the top floor is also exquisite, the closer to the "No. 1", it is not just as simple as status.

Mama Xuan took the name plate of the Hou Mansion, although she was treated according to the highest rules, but she only lived until the "pick-up" later.

About because of the last boat, only the maid was still walking around in the corridor on each floor.

Up to the top floor, the wooden planks are covered with a soft embroidered carpet, and even the doors of each room have been replaced with double doors, and the original lanterns have been replaced with bright wall lamps.

When the group arrived at the room, Rong Xiu and Tanchun opened the door left and right, and a warm wind blew in their faces.

At that moment, there was movement from below. Mama Xuan and the two female envoys went in to put their luggage, but Ye Lingwu leaned out from the balcony curiously to look.

On the opposite side of the stairs, a group of people was walking up. Among them, the one who attracted all Ye Lingwu's attention was the man in Xuanyi who walked in the front and wore a mask.

The man was about 20 years old, with a golden crown of hair, mink piles on his shoulders, and a high nose and knife-like jawline under the side face of an iron mask.

Even when he went up the stairs, the man was still as tall as a pine, with a broad chest, and an invincible momentum.

"Miss Lingwu, what are you looking at?" Rong Xiu came out to find someone.

Ye Lingwu hurriedly retracted his gaze, "It's nothing." ”

Rong Xiu nodded and said, "The female envoy of the boat family has prepared some food inside, and Mama Xuan will let you go in to eat." ”

Ye Lingwu answered and followed her into the house.

It's winter, and the night is coming fast. Ye Lingwu was lying on the bed, since she saw the man in the mask in Xuanyi, she had been uneasy in her heart, as if there was a big stone pressing down in her heart.

As the night deepened, sleepiness slowly crept in.

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Lingwu found himself in a completely unfamiliar courtyard.

The moonlight was heavy, and a sense of oppression enveloped the entire courtyard.

In front of him was a brightly lit main house, Ye Lingwu walked in, but saw an extremely noble woman sitting in the hall, with a golden crown and skin like congealed fat.

And under her, there was a thin woman sitting paralyzed, hanging her head and weeping, the noble lady raised her hand and waved, and all the bottles and cans on the table smashed on the woman.

She said angrily: "You are like a snake and scorpion! The old lady thought that you were adopted by the daughter of the deceased under her knees, but what about you, in order to marry Jing Yan, you actually mutilate his bride! ”

The woman's shoulders trembled, but she didn't say a word.

Ye Lingwu didn't understand their words, but when she heard the noblewoman call the woman "Lingwu", she seemed to have a thousand catties of burden on her heart, and she couldn't breathe.

- Who is Jingyan?

Ye Lingwu slowly approached with doubts, but found that the woman on the ground really looked exactly like herself!

She was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground, when a voice came from behind her.

"Such a poisonous woman can never stay in the Hou Mansion anymore!"

Ye Lingwu turned around.

Outside the courtroom, a man in black armor with a solemn expression walked quickly, looking like he had just returned from the battlefield.

The woman on the ground cried so much that she saw that the man's face was obviously panicked.

The lady on the seat got up, frowned, and said, "Why are you back, ...... Shouldn't you go back to the palace to report on your work first? ”

The man said coldly: "There is a scandal in the family, how can I still be in the mood to enter the palace." ”

The woman tugged at the corner of the man's armor and said, "Ask for forgiveness from the eldest brother, Ling Wu is only dizzy for a while, so he will make this decision, please read that I entered the mansion at the age of fourteen to serve the old lady, spare Ling Wu this time!" ”

"Spare you?" The noble lady snorted coldly, "One corpse and two lives, if it is spread out, the entire Ningbei Hou Mansion will become a joke!" ”

“…… I have ordered someone to surround the Hou Mansion, and this matter will definitely not get out," the man glanced condescendingly at the woman on the ground, "As for you, you will never be able to appear in the capital again after tonight." ”

The woman looked up with bated bated eyes and looked at him, her pointed nails secretly forced, and the flesh on her palms pressed red marks, and she sneered: "What does the big brother mean, is it that I want to pay for my life to the daughter of the Cheng family?" ”

Seeing her laughing so madly, the noble lady said stupidly: "It is already a gift to you to let you pay for your life, is it possible that you still want to leave the capital with all your beards and tails?" ”

The woman's fingertips trembled slightly, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

Ye Lingwu heard her heart.

- That's it, anyway, she is not alone on the Huangquan Road.

- Seventeen years of life, she has been discarded since she was a child, sent people to the Hou Mansion under the fence, looked at people's faces in the capital, and let others handle them, she has had enough days like this.

——Seeing that Shen Jingyan is enjoying the joy of family, but he can only marry a poor scholar, this is not fair!

- She's not happy, no one should think about it.

Ye Lingwu looked at "her" with a face like dead ashes, like a late autumn flower withering, her chest began to ache faintly, the air around her became thinner, and her ears were buzzing.

Everything in front of me suddenly turned into smoke.

Ye Ling sat up suddenly, as if he was suffocating a person who had been rescued from drowning, gasping for breath, and the broken hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat.

After a while, she relieved herself, looked around, and saw that she was still in the room of the building, and then she let go of her hanging heart.

Lady, Jing Yan, a man in armor......

Everything in the dream is really terrible.

But is she really the "poisonous woman" in her dreams?

No, even if she had a bad time in Yuzhou, she never resented her, and the person in her dream would definitely not be her.

The Black Sea stretches as far as the eye can see on all sides.

Ye Lingwu went up to the deck, and the cold sea breeze slowly hit, Rao is wearing a thick cloak and cloak, and he couldn't bear it.

The sea breeze lifted the green silk behind her high, and the cloak on her body also swayed in the wind.

At that moment, there was a voice from below.

"Young master, that batch of things is really hidden under the cargo hold as you expected. It's just that there are still many women, children and children in the boat on this building, what if they start tomorrow and get injured by mistake? One said.

Young master? Ye Lingwu frowned, looked down through the moonlight, and saw two black backs standing on the lower deck.

One of the men turned slowly, wearing an iron mask on his face.

It's the guy I've seen on the stairs of the building ship before!

His voice was gentle and light: "Fan Kun has grasped this point, and he has dared to smuggle unscrupulously over the years, so we must first find the hiding place of those things, and then go to Fushou Customs tomorrow night to take down those people in one fell swoop." ”

"The young master is wise, but I'm afraid that our people won't be able to enter the cargo hold, and someone needs to push it."

The two decks are not far apart, and the voices of the people below can naturally be heard clearly.

Xu is Ye Lingwu's gaze was too hot, and the people below noticed something, and just as she got closer to the railing, a sight suddenly came!

Ye Lingwu reacted very quickly and stepped back, and then ran wildly to "escape".