Chapter 42: If You Dare to Insult My Daughter Again, I'

un, she couldn't be here being blown about by flying sand and stones! Although every stone perfectly avoided her face, even avoiding them was a little scary. What if one day she wasn't paying attentio...On the way back, Mu was escorted by her two daughters, but she kept looking back frequently.

Night after night, he never caught up. Just like always, every time he went back to Fu Lu Courtyard to pay his respects, that daughter would always stay behind to keep the old lady company, refusing to leave with him.

Ye Qingmei knew what her mother was thinking, but there was nothing she could do about it. Whether she tried to persuade her mother or her second younger sister, she had tried too many times before, and none of them were successful.

Now that their father is gone, she always has a feeling that her twin sister will gradually drift further away from their family, and between them, an uncontrollable unraveling will occur.

Big brother once said something that I found very reasonable: in a person's life, the most impossible thing to find is regret. Once you choose to let go, wanting to chase it back later is mostly impossible.

For Nightbloom, that's just the way it is!

She sighed inwardly, unwilling to think about her younger sister any longer. Instead, she turned to Ye Wen and said, "Ever since you returned from Mu Wangfu, your attitude towards grandmother seems to have changed drastically. Although you were always flamboyant and arrogant before, you were very respectful. You treated grandfather, grandmother, Uncle Two, and Aunt Two with smiles and courtesy. How come you've changed so much these past few days"

This has always been a question in her heart.

Ye Wen looked at her and asked, "Elder sister, don't you think Grandmother and Uncle Two and Aunt Two have changed more They used to be smiling and welcoming to us. Grandmother even said that I was the most promising child in the Ye family. But now, how is it They dare to change my marriage, and they dare to take you to Fulu Courtyard to kneel. Compared to them, this is considered restrained from me. If they had treated me like this before, I would have turned against them long ago."

Ye Qingmei thought for a moment, then shook her head. "That's not what I meant. Yan'er, I've seen their changes with my own eyes. But if you were to argue like Mother, I could understand. But it doesn't seem like that's the case with you. You seem like…" She couldn't find the right words, but she felt like her younger sister had become a warrior, fighting against Old Madam at every turn.

"This is about revenge, and also letting out steam." Mu Shi continued, "Yan'er, you have mentioned several times about the truth behind your grandfather and father's death. Do you have any suspicions"

Night Wind spoke, his expression grave. "Don't you find it suspicious My grandfather had not yet reached the age of one hundred, and my father was even younger. Why did they both die before their time"

Ye Qingmei thought for a moment, “Father’s health hasn’t been good these past two years, and Grandfather is even worse off with old ailments all over his body. Perhaps this is the reason! It can’t be that they were harmed by someone, these are all our family members, who could possibly harm them”

"That's not necessarily true," Ye Wenyan snorted coldly. "If she wasn't feeling guilty, why would I be so relentless these days They wouldn't dare to do anything to me! Do you think Grandmother and Second Aunt are the type of people who swallow their grievances"

Ye Qingmei thought for a moment, shook her head, "No, so what you mean is..."

"Everything is still undecided, and I'm just guessing, only probing again and again." She told her mother and sister beside her, "The departed need a truth to find peace. As long as we don't give up, we'll eventually uncover the truth."

Mu didn't speak, tightly furrowing her brows as if thinking deeply. Ye Qingmei sighed again and lowered her head, remaining silent.

"By the way," Ye Wen said again, "Sister, who lives in your old courtyard now"

"It's the fifth younger sister,"

"Ye Chu Lian"

"Well, that book was found by the fifth sister. She was frightened at the time and later reported it to the old mistress," she said, arriving here and hurriedly reminding Ye Wen, "Wen'er, this matter has nothing to do with Chu Lian, you must not think too much about it. The book did come from my mother. At that time, she asked me to keep it first, and I casually put it in the box. Later, when our family was mourning, I forgot about it. When we moved, all our things were robbed. One box after another was carried out. Even if I remembered it, there would be no chance to take the book back."

Ye Qingmei recounted these events one by one, while Ye Wenyan was flipping through memories about Ye Chulian.

The original owner didn't have a deep impression of this younger sister. In fifteen years of memory, there was little about Ye Chulian.

She remembered a time when the original owner saw Xiao Shi beating Liu Shi. Ye Chu Lian stood on the sidelines crying, and the servants wanted to take her away. But Xiao Shi wouldn't let them, insisting that she watch and see what happens to an unchaste woman.

That year, the original owner was six years old, and Ye Chulian was only four. It was from that time on that the original owner knew how Liu shi became a concubine, and also understood what it meant to be promiscuous.

Once, when the original owner was twelve or thirteen years old, Ye Hongzhuang invited her to go shopping. Ye Chulian also wanted to go along. Ye Hongzhuang disliked that Ye Chulian was a concubine's child and pushed her away harshly, scolding her back.

After that, Ye Chulian never took the initiative to play with them again. She didn't even take the initiative to speak to them besides greeting them politely on a daily basis. No matter what time it was, she would always timidly follow behind Mrs. Liu, not daring to look up, as humble as the lowest-ranking servant in this General's Mansion.

Perhaps Ye Qingmei is right, this matter indeed has nothing to do with Ye Chulian. It was reported by a servant. And for such a lowly concubine's daughter, how could her servants be chosen by herself Most of them were probably sent by the Xiao family. How could she possibly have control over that

Ye Qingmei had been kneeling in the Fu Lu courtyard for a long time, and her knees ached when she walked. Her maid, Rui Zhu, stepped forward to help her, saying to Mu Shi and Ye Wenyan, "Madam, Fourth Sister, please go ahead. I will help Eldest Sister walk slowly."

Before Mu could speak, hurried footsteps sounded behind her.

Everyone turned around to see the servant from the front yard running towards them, shouting as he ran, "Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, please go to the front yard! Your maid brought a group of officials and stormed into the General's Mansion!"

Ye Wenyan almost burst into laughter. To attack the General's Mansion It sounded like her maid was about to start a rebellion!

She ignored him and simply took her mother's and elder sister's arms: "Let's go see the excitement."

Ye Qingmei was a little scared, "Yan'er, what happened again Which one of your maidservants went to fetch the officials Is it safe to walk the streets now Why are they coming to our house"

Ye Wen smiled, "Go and see for yourself. It's always a very lively event."

When they arrived at the front courtyard, Old Madam and Xiao shi had already gotten there ahead of them, even Ye Feiyu was present.

Ye Wen recalled the young master from the Second House and inquired with Xiangdong, "Where is my second brother Why haven't I seen him"

"The second young master went back to his hometown in Ping County to attend the funeral. There's a custom there where after the patriarch and elder brother are buried, a white banquet is held. The eldest young master had to return early because he was preparing for the coming year's imperial examinations, so he left it to the second young master to fulfill the obligations. How could sister have forgotten After the eldest young master returned, everything went back to normal."

She tapped her forehead. "My memory hasn't been good lately, perhaps it's from being left out in the cold."

There, the Xiao family was on the verge of collapse. Seeing that people from the eldest house had arrived, she rushed over and grabbed Mu's wrist— "I have already apologized to you, why isn't this matter over Why do you still want to report officials and take people"

Mu shi for a moment did not react, "What's the matter"

Xiao gritted her teeth and said, "The thing about the pigsty!"

Mu was even more dumbfounded, "We didn't report the official to soak Hongzhuang in a pigsty Sister-in-law must have misunderstood" She finished speaking, and with a forceful shake of her wrist, she flung Xiao out far away.

Ye Wen saw this and nodded, it seemed this mother wasn't a kind person, she had some skills about her. Her skill was average, nothing special, but she could at least fight to a draw with the maidservants raised by Old Madam.

"Didn't you report the official No, it was clearly this wretch's maid who brought people back! I saw it clearly!" Xiao reached out to point at Ye Wenyan, but before she could turn her head around, Mu slapped her face right on!

"Who the hell are you to insult my daughter in front of me, Xiao Shubi What gives you the right"

“Just because I’m the mistress of the house now!” Mrs. Xiao shouted like a madman, “Mu Qianqiu, you dare to hit me, you—”

She wanted you dead and even planned to fight back, but she saw Ye Wenyan quietly handing Mu Shi a kitchen knife.

After this "you" character, the following words changed to: "What do you want to do"

Mu held the kitchen knife, also wondering how her daughter still carried this thing with her. But right now, it wasn't time to care about that. She directly pointed the kitchen knife at Xiao and shouted, "What do you want Xiao Shūbái, if you dare take another step forward, or dare say a word to my daughter, I will kill you!"

Xiao took a deep breath, constantly telling herself to stay calm. Her daughter's face had already been slashed by Ye Wenyan, she couldn't afford to be hurt by the Mu family again. This mother-daughter duo wasn't very normal, one after another wanting to slash people with knives. She couldn't let this happen to her.

Thinking this way, his footsteps involuntarily retreated until he reached the old lady's side.

The old matriarch glanced at the cleaver in Mu's hand and silently moved to the side, away from Xiao.

There, Zhuai'er skipped and jumped towards Ye Wenyan, loudly answering her mistress: "Sister, I've reported to the authorities. The officials are taking this matter very seriously, even Lord Chi, the Prefect, has come in person with his men. Oh, and also, Sister, look, Supervisor Yun, who visited our house that night, is here too—"

Ye Wenyan followed Zhuier's finger and saw a group of officers with two people standing at the front.

One of them was dressed in a scarlet official robe, about forty years old, slightly chubby, with neat features. He must be the magistrate of Lin'an City.

Another person was wearing a grayish-blue robe, about twenty-four or five years old, still with that familiar smirk on their face.

It is indeed the Chief Supervisor, Yun Chen.

She greeted with a smile: "Hi, Yun DaRen."