NFBE Chapter 109 Regretfully Refusing to Accept
Chapter 109 Regretfully Refusing to Accept
The people from the General's Mansion didn't say a word, took back the gift box, and left the Yufeng Marquis's Mansion.
Even after the person left, Madam Wen's anger hadn't subsided. Pointing at the gate, she continued to curse, "What a stingy general's mansion! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets out? That short-lived You Yueqin embezzled so much of our Marquis's mansion's money, and now that our Marquis's mansion is marrying off its daughter, your general's mansion won't give a single penny! You heartless wretch, embezzling our Marquis's mansion's property, you'll be struck by lightning sooner or later!"
Around the corner in the distance, a mother and daughter frowned in disgust as they listened to Wen's cursing.
“Mother, my aunt has really gone too far! My aunt has been gone for so many years, and she still insults her like this!”
Madam Ma, the second wife, sighed deeply, feeling both hatred and helplessness towards her sister-in-law, Madam Wen.
From the day the eldest brother-in-law inherited the title of Marquis, the glory and wealth of the Yufeng Marquis's Mansion turned to sand like a landslide, and over the years, it has been blown away by the wind, leaving only an empty shell.
Not only did the second branch of the family not spend a single coin of the Marquis's mansion, but Madam Ma was also immoral and ruined her children's marriages. She said that since the children of the first branch were all unmarried, the children of the second branch absolutely could not get married before them.
Normally, she disliked You Jianbin and the Wen family, and almost always stayed indoors, too lazy to see them. Her current concern about You Qingrou's marriage was only for her own daughter's sake.
Regardless of who You Qingrou marries, she only hopes that You Qingrou will get married soon so that she can find a husband for her daughter.
As for her son, he will be taking the imperial examination in three months, and she has no time for romantic matters. She is not in a hurry.
"Xin'er, let's go back."
"Yes." You Hongxin helped her leave, but couldn't help glancing back at the gate with undisguised hatred in her eyes.
She believes in karma...
……
Wen refused the gift, which did not surprise Ye Gengxin at all.
Just as he was about to have Hao Fu put the gifts back in the storeroom, he saw his eldest brother return from outside.
"I thought you were going to have a great time before heading back home!"
Seeing that Ninth Aunt was in the study, and hearing his father's irritating tone, Ye Shiting curled his lips meaningfully, "We heard that Father and Ninth Aunt were playing chess, and we were just worried that we would disturb your peace and quiet."
Aunt Jiu blushed instantly and lowered her head.
Ye Gengxin sternly rebuked, "Now that you're back, go and settle the You family's matter!"
"What's happened to the You family again?" Ye Shiting's handsome face darkened at the mention of the You family.
Hao Fu quickly told him about Wen's request for gifts.
Upon hearing this, Ye Shiting frowned deeply. After a short while, he said in a low voice, "Then let's skip these formalities."
"Young Master, doing this might offend the Lady of the Marquis..."
Before Hao Fu could finish speaking, Ye Shiting sneered, "Given what they've done to us, it's already merciful of us not to break ties with them. Besides, they're insatiable; no matter how much we give them, they'll never be satisfied. Since we're going to offend them anyway, we might as well not give them a single penny."
Hao Fu thought about it and realized that it made sense!
The eldest branch of the Marquis's family is of despicable character and insatiably greedy. When the General and his two sons are not in the capital, they often come to the General's mansion to plunder valuables. In the past, the Third Miss tolerated them, thinking that they were her maternal uncles, and did not make a fuss with them.
But not only did they gain an advantage, they also harmed the Third Miss and the Second Young Master. Who would tolerate them then?
"Hao Fu, do as the eldest young master says." Ye Gengxin agreed with his eldest brother's opinion, and at the same time instructed, "If anyone looks for me in the next few days, tell them I went to the military camp."
In other words, he didn't even want to show his face when the Marquis's daughter was getting married!
Someone who harmed his children, and you still want him to put on airs? Dream on!
"Yes." Hao Fu responded and left.
Ye Shiting glanced at Ninth Aunt, who was standing silently with her head down, then turned his gaze to his father. He smiled slightly and said, "Father, I have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer."
you……
Ye Gengxin looked at the meaningful smile on his son's lips, and a blush rose on his old face.
After watching the eldest brother leave, he glared resentfully at Ninth Aunt, "They're all shrewd as shrews, do you think you can cover it up?"
Ninth Aunt looked up and rolled her eyes at him.
……
With her daughter's wedding tomorrow approaching, Madam Wen hadn't seen anyone from the Ye family, which angered her so much that she sent her steward to the General's Mansion that very night.
The steward returned and reported, "Madam, General Ye and the eldest son of the Ye family went to the military camp a few days ago, but no one can say when they will return to the manor. Although the second son of the Ye family is in the capital, I heard that he has been pursuing a woman recently and has not been home every day."
Madam Wen's face twisted with rage. "They're not here, so they didn't prepare any gifts for my Rou'er?"
The steward said, "I asked Hao Fu. Hao Fu said that a couple of days ago, the general personally selected two pieces of precious jewelry and sent them over, but you, Madam, refused to accept them." He paused for a moment and then added, "I also heard Hao Fu say that one of the pieces of jewelry was worth ten thousand taels of silver, and the other was a gift from the late Empress. He said that since you, Madam, rejected such a valuable gift, the general really couldn't find anything more valuable to add to Miss Rou'er's dowry."
"What? Worth ten thousand taels? And it was a gift from the late Empress?" Madam Wen was so shocked that her face turned pale.
She only saw two small boxes at the time, and before she even opened them, she had the people from the General's Mansion take them back...
I never imagined those two items were so valuable!
"Mother, how could you be so foolish! That's a priceless treasure!" You Qingrou stomped her feet in anger.
Madam Wen immediately ordered the steward, "Go! Quickly go to the General's Mansion and bring those two items back!"
The butler looked like he was about to cry. “Madam, it’s too late! I asked Hao Fu right away if he could get those two items back, but Hao Fu said that the second young master took them away the very night they were returned! I heard that the second young master has taken a fancy to a woman and likes her very much, so he took those two valuable pieces of jewelry to please her!”
"Ye Shijun!" Madam Wen nearly ground her teeth to powder. "Those were meant for my Rou'er! How dare he give them away? What kind of lowly woman is she that he's so generous to? No, I have to go and get them back from him myself!"
The butler quickly stopped her, "Madam, it's no use you going. The Second Young Master wasn't even in the manor that night!"
Wen asked angrily, "Just who is that woman?"
The butler replied, "It is said that she is a divine physician of Huaxiang Pavilion. A few days ago, she healed Prince Cheng's injured leg and restored his appearance."
The disciples of Huaxiang Pavilion...
Wen Shi was not listening, but after hearing it, his expression became even more frighteningly ugly.
It's no wonder she's out of touch. The Marquis of Yufeng's mansion has fallen so low that it only holds a title and is completely disliked by the powerful and noble families in the capital. Without connections, it's natural for the mansion to be slow to learn about matters concerning the imperial family.
In addition, she has been busy preparing for her daughter's wedding these past two days and has not had time to pay attention to what is happening outside.
"Mother, what's wrong?" You Qingrou asked softly.
"No...it's nothing." Wen shook her head after regaining her senses.
She felt she was overthinking it.
Hua Ping is no longer a disciple of Hua Xiang Pavilion, and besides, it's impossible for him to meet with any of them now. Even if the person behind the Wei family wants Hua Ping to do something, with Hua Ping's abilities, it's impossible for him to be easily exposed.
If all else fails, just find a way to kill that Hua Xiang Pavilion disciple. Anyway, the Ye family is so hateful, why bother getting a wife? Those three—father and sons—might as well remain bachelors for life and have no descendants!
……
Ziqiong Villa.
Looking at the gold-embossed invitation in her hand, Gu Simo looked disgusted. "I'm not familiar with the Wei family, why would they send me an invitation?"
Ye Shijun snatched the invitation from her hand and threw it on the ground. "Why bother with them? Do you think they'd hold a knife to your head if you didn't go?"
Gu Simo nodded. "That's true."
Ye Shijun grasped her hand and chuckled, "I've already spread the word that I'm pursuing you. When do you think we should get married again?"
Gu Simo smiled and gave him a reproachful look, "What if I said I wouldn't marry you?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Shijun's smile vanished instantly, his handsome face turning ashen. He grabbed her tightly and said, "You dare not marry me, just try!"