NFBE Chapter 62 We are a pair
Chapter 62 We are a pair
Gu Simo abandoned her previous humble demeanor, boldly meeting his gaze and even curling her lips into a smug smile. "Yes, I'm fine. I just don't know what the Second Young Master is up to with all this? My second sister must have taken a liking to the Second Young Master. As long as the Second Young Master agrees, your marriage will proceed without any obstacles. Why resort to such underhanded tactics?"
Her features were ordinary; the kind of person you'd easily forget if you saw her in a crowd. But at this moment, her eyes held a cunning glint, exceptionally bright, making Ye Shijun dare not ignore her any longer.
"Since Miss has witnessed my methods, I'm not afraid to tell you that I look down on your sister and have no intention of marrying her."
"But they want to form a marriage alliance with the Ye family, so as to restrain the General's Mansion and prevent it from wholeheartedly supporting Prince Cheng. If the Second Young Master does not marry, I'm afraid the General's Mansion will face endless troubles from now on."
they?
Ye Shijun raised an eyebrow; he had truly underestimated this unknown Miss Gu!
Gu Simo suddenly leaned closer to him, winking playfully, "Second Young Master, how about you marry me?"
Ye Shijun chuckled, "Miss, are you joking? You are both daughters of the Grand Secretary, what difference does it make who you marry?"
“No, no…” Gu Simo shook her head, “I am different from Gu Shiya. She is a pawn, and I am the one who overturns the chessboard. Of course, if the Second Young Master is willing to marry me, I also have conditions.”
Ye Shijun was genuinely amused by her.
Did he agree to marry her? She actually tried to negotiate with him!
Gu Simo seemed not to notice his mocking expression, and suddenly said seriously, "If I help the Second Young Master deal with the marriage, I would also appreciate it if the Second Young Master could help me get rid of the Gu family."
"..."
Ye Shijun's smile froze, and he narrowed his eyes again, scrutinizing the plain-looking girl in front of him very seriously.
After a brief silence, he said seriously, "Give me a reason to marry you."
Gu Simo lowered her eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "There's no reason. I just don't want to be a member of the Gu family. I find it disgusting."
"Second Young Master..." The waiter next to him clearly had something to say.
Ye Shijun turned to look at him.
The waiter pointed at Fan Yunying and said, "Miss Fan drugged the wine, but luckily I switched the wine pot when she wasn't looking."
They also switched to their own sleeping potion.
Ye Shijun looked coldly at the unconscious Fan Yunying, his intense hatred making him grit his teeth.
This despicable bastard is still up to his old tricks!
Since she's so eager to marry him, let her watch him marry someone else and make her furious!
He looked at Gu Simo again, a mischievous smile on his face, and asked, "If we get together, what will happen to the Second Miss?"
Gu Simo smiled and pointed at Fan Yunru, who was also unconscious, "Isn't there a perfect match for him? He's not bad-looking either, and he'd be a perfect match for my second sister!"
"Ha ha!"
In the dark room next door—
Listening to their conversation, both Ye Shiting and Ye Shishu had black lines on their faces.
Ye Shishu, in particular, sighed inwardly at how lucky her second brother was with women; one, two, three women had all taken a liking to him.
Just as she was about to go out to stop him, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Ye Shiting.
"Big brother?"
"Let them do it."
"Huh?" Ye Shiting looked completely puzzled.
“Then Miss Gu probably wasn’t lying,” Ye Shiting explained in a low voice. “Her mother was the first wife of Prime Minister Gu, and she died young after giving birth to her. Prime Minister Gu remarried before her mother’s body was even cold, and soon after, he sent her out of the Gu family. It seems that she is not close to the Gu family, and may even hate them.”
Ye Shishu asked curiously, "Big brother, I didn't know any of these things. How did you know?"
Ye Shiting chuckled, "As the eldest son of the Ye family, I naturally need to pay more attention to the people and events in the capital. Otherwise, how can I assess the situation?"
After hearing this, Ye Shishu looked on with admiration.
The brother and sister then quietly left from the backyard.
……
The First Assistant Mansion.
Today, my daughter went to see the lanterns with Ye Shijun. Grand Secretary Gu Yong and his wife, Madam Li, are waiting for their daughter to return home.
Gu Yong was very confident about this marriage. After all, with the Prime Minister's wife personally acting as matchmaker, no matter how tough the Ye family was, they would not dare to openly disrespect the Prime Minister's mansion.
However, Madam Li was somewhat worried. "Master, I've heard that the second young master is unreliable. I'm really worried that Ya'er will be mistreated in his presence."
Gu Yong glanced at her. "So what if you suffer a little grievance? What we need to do now is to keep the Ye family in check for the Crown Prince, so that they can't wholeheartedly side with Prince Cheng! When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, whether the Ye family stays or goes, Ya'er's contributions cannot be forgotten, and the sacrifices made by my Gu family cannot be let down!"
Madam Li smiled and said, "Master, I'm not against Ya'er marrying into the Ye family. I just think that compared to the second young master, the eldest young master of the Ye family is already famous at a young age and is a better match for our Ya'er."
Gu Yong couldn't help but glance at her again, and said irritably, "This was designated by the Imperial Concubine! Besides, the eldest son of the Ye family is engaged to someone. If we were to target him, we would have to force him to break off the engagement, wouldn't that be troublesome?"
Before Madam Li could say anything more, the butler rushed over in a panic, exclaiming, "Master, Madam, something terrible has happened! The Second Miss and the Eldest Miss are in trouble!"
The couple were so startled that they stood up at the same time.
"What happened?"
"Reporting to Master and Madam, Young Master Ye took the Second Miss and the Eldest Miss to admire the lanterns. His cousin and cousin also accompanied them. We don't know why they went to a tavern to drink, and after drinking..."
Li asked urgently, "Then what?"
The butler kept his head down, not daring to look at them. "The second young lady slept with the second young master's cousin, and the eldest young lady slept with the second young master..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yong and Li Shi rushed out the door at the same time—
"Someone, prepare the carriage!"
……
Several carriages were parked outside the tavern.
Not only did Gu Yong and his wife arrive with their servants, but Ye Gengxin also arrived with his steward Hao Fu after hearing the news.
The most excited person was naturally Madam Gu, Li. She originally wanted her daughter to marry Ye Shijun, but who knew that her stepdaughter Gu Simo would sleep in the same bed with Ye Shijun!
And her precious daughter slept with a strange man of unknown background!
Upon seeing the scene in the two rooms, Li's blood boiled, and she almost fainted on the spot.
Gu Yong had a doctor brought in, who confirmed that they had all been drugged with sleeping potion.
After the antidote was administered, the men and women in the two rooms, as well as Fan Yunying who had fainted on the table in the private room, all woke up.
The one who caused the biggest scene was Gu Shiya. She ran up to Ye Shijun, pointed her finger at him, and yelled, "My Prime Minister's Mansion and your General's Mansion are forming a marriage alliance. How did you suffer a loss? If you don't want to marry me, just say so. Why do you have to scheme against me like this?"
Ye Shijun retorted angrily, not to be outdone, "Stop spouting nonsense! My innocence is already ruined, who should I turn to?"
Gu Shiya then noticed Gu Simo beside him, rushed over, and slapped Gu Simo across the face. "You bitch, you're unhappy with the marriage your parents arranged for you, so you want to ruin me and then take my place to marry the second young master? How can you be so despicable and disgusting?"
Gu Simo covered her face, her eyes reddening with grievance, and pitifully explained, "Second sister, you've misunderstood... I... I didn't... I don't know what happened... Why... Why did this happen..."
"You bitch, you dare to argue!" Gu Shiya raised her hand, ready to hit her again.
But before she could land a slap, someone grabbed her wrist and shoved her away violently!
Ye Shijun glared at her coldly and disgustedly, "We are all victims. It is really unsightly for the Second Miss to be so aggressive. Moreover, the person you hit was your elder sister. Is this the kind of upbringing the Prime Minister's Mansion has to show such disrespect to elders?"