Early the next morning
The wife of Wu Zunxian, the Minister of Rites, and the wife of Zhou Xiukun, the Minister of Official Affairs, asked their servants to send them the posts.
He said he wanted to come over to visit the Crown Princess’s mother, Li Wenxiu, tomorrow. Is it convenient?
Li Wenxiu replied at that time, saying that he would be waiting for the two ladies at home tomorrow.
Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingzhe have already packed up the house given to them by Li Yunze.
Ye Yutong was going to get married there, so Li Wenxiu and Ye Dafeng discussed that they should move there as soon as possible.
There is less than a month until the two get married, and there are still a lot of things to prepare.
Ye Yutong said: "Mom, I went to the new courtyard two days ago to take a look, and everything has been sorted out. I will take you and dad over to have a look later. If there is anything else that needs to be purchased, let the servants go and buy it. ."
"Okay, after you move here, mother will start buying a dowry for you." Li Wenxiu held her hand happily but reluctantly.
"Mom, you don't need to buy too much." Ye Yutong saw that there was no one around and whispered in her ear:
"I put a lot of good things there, including various jewelry, fabrics, and antique calligraphy and paintings. There are probably dozens of boxes.
I will take some away and keep the rest at home. In the future, when the eldest brother and the second brother get married, you can give them to your sisters-in-law as betrothal gifts. "
Li Wenxiu shook his head, "Tongtong, take all those things away. When your brothers talk about kissing in the future, your father and I will buy them for them."
Ye Yutong laughed and said: "Mom, where did I bring so much? Besides, these things also belong to my two brothers.
As well as the shops, land, and factories our family has purchased over the years, including factories in various places, I will give shares to my two brothers. "
Li Wenxiu was still about to refuse, but Ye Yutong held her hand and whispered:
"Mom, I have carefully considered leaving these things at home. With a rich family background, my brothers will not be timid in doing things, and it will also allow them to gain a foothold in the capital and the court faster. In the future, I He also has confidence in the palace.
Peace is great now, but who knows what will happen in the end? Before he ascended the throne, the wealthy families in the capital were preparing to send their daughters to the palace.
Even those petty officials and petty officials are preparing to send their daughters or sisters to the palace to be showgirls. "Having said this, Ye Yutong looked at Li Wenxiu with a smile, "With so many temptations, my daughter is not sure whether Ping An can retain her original intention forever. "
Li Wenxiu was shocked when she heard this. She had just arrived in the capital yesterday and didn't know about this.
"Tongtong, tell me honestly, is Ping An thinking about having a concubine now?"
Ye Yutong immediately shook his head, seeing how worried she was, he smiled and comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, I have already thought of these things, and I am well prepared to deal with any accidents."
Li Wenxiu burst into tears suddenly, "Tongtong..."
She wanted to say that we won't get married, but it's already happened now, and the two children are childhood sweethearts and have a very good relationship.
For the sake of uncertainty in the future, can the two of them not get married?
"Oh, mother, what are you doing?" She wiped Li Wenxiu's tears with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Ping'an said before that he doesn't take concubines, so I just sighed to see how anxious you are. "
"Tongtong, it would have been better if I hadn't promised Master Wuchen to let you two have a wedding."
Li Wenxiu never expected that the sick boy back then would be the prince, and now he would soon become the emperor.
Thinking that my daughter might compete with others for favor in the palace in the future, I regretted my original decision very much.
"Mom, even if I marry not Ping An, but any man, who can be sure that he will not change his heart?"
Ye Yutong rested his head on Li Wenxiu's shoulder, "Mom, there's no need to worry about things that haven't happened yet. Even if Ping An does take a concubine in the future, my daughter will definitely be able to handle it."
"Mom knows." Li Wenxiu held her in his arms with red eyes, "No matter what my daughter decides to do in the future, our family will fully support her."
Ye Yutong looked more and more sad as he talked, so he smiled and said, "Mom, it's getting late. I'll take you and dad to see your new home."
Li Wenxiu quickly wiped her tears and said, "Oh, okay."
The place where they live now is very close to the palace.
The yard assigned to the Ye family by Li Yunze is right next to the palace, and the carriage arrived in no more than a quarter of an hour.
Ye Dafeng and Li Wenxiu looked at the mighty gate and were very surprised! This is too luxurious.
When they entered the house, two rows of maids and servants stood at the door. They greeted them and then quietly left.
These servants and their husbands all knew each other, and they were bought by Ye Mingzhe and Lin Zhong a few years ago.
In the past two years, he has been learning various skills in the mountains. Butler Lin sent him to the capital some time ago.
Most of them were assigned to the palace.
The rest were placed in their house by Ye Mingzhe, and a few were also divided between Li Chaoyang and Zhang Daqian.
Ye Yutong led them inside, and the couple were shocked again by the sight in front of them.
The courtyards inside are one after another, making it dazzling to see.
Ye Dafeng asked in surprise: "Tongtong, why are there so many yards? Are they all for our family?"
He just counted, there are about ten courtyard houses, large and small.
There is also a rock garden and a lotus pond at the back.
The garden and pond alone are probably several acres of land.
Ye Yutong smiled and nodded, "Father, mother, your identities are at stake here. It's not appropriate to live in a small house. Besides, in the future, the eldest brother and the second brother will get married and have children. By then, I'm afraid it won't be enough to live in."
Although she also felt that living in such a big courtyard was a bit luxurious, the ancient class system was like this.
Based on their family's current status, if Ping An really gave them a small yard, what would those people who flatter them and look down on them think of them?
She would definitely think that as the crown princess, she was not favored, and her family was not taken seriously either.
Ye Dafeng chuckled and said: "Even if your eldest and second brothers get married, this place will not be full. Cleaning such a big place is troublesome enough."
Ye Yutong couldn't help but smile, "Dad, these things are done by servants, so you and my mother don't have to worry about it. I'll take you to the main courtyard to have a look."
Li Wenxiu asked: "Is this where we live?"
"Yes, your and my dad's yard."
When they arrived at the main courtyard, Li Wenxiu looked around. Everything was available, even the bed was made.
"Everything is quite complete. There is nothing to buy. Tongtong, let's move here after we meet Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wu tomorrow."
"Okay, I will move here with you then."
She and Ping An were going to get married in a month, and it was not appropriate to live in the same hospital during this period.
The three of them had lunch in the new hospital and returned home in the afternoon.
Ye Yutong specifically asked the guard driving the carriage to go around to the street where Ye Yuqing opened his shop.
She pointed to the embroidery shop that was doing very well and said, "Father, mother, Ye Yuqing is now the concubine of Pingyuan Hou's second son. She opened that shop, and now Ye Dazhuang and Huang Yunqin are taking care of it."
"We heard what your two brothers said yesterday."
Li Wenxiu said coldly: "We have already written a letter of severance, but the Ye family still dares to do business in your name? We can't just let it go."
"Mom, don't be anxious. The reason why I brought you here today is to let you know the place so that you don't go to the wrong door when buying things in the future."
Ye Yutong looked at the shop with a smile: "Take care of their affairs, don't worry, wait until I get married to Ping An."
Didn't Ye Yuqing want everyone to know about their relationship?
Then let her spread it. It would be best to let the entire capital know.
Old man Ye has been absent-minded all day today.
He didn't go to the shop to help today. He just sat at the door of the courtyard and smoked cigarettes, looking towards the road from time to time.
He waited until the sun went down and didn't wait until his eldest son came to see him.
When the last bit of sunset set, Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang also came back from the academy, and Old Ye walked back to the yard with a gloomy face.
He said to his sons: "Dazhuang, don't go to the shop tomorrow morning. Daqing also asked the academy for a day off. You two will follow me to find your eldest brother."
Ye Daqing felt happy. Now all his classmates in the college knew that his niece was the princess.
Even people who used to look down on him and Mingxiang now often seek to get close to them and curry favor with them.
Even the masters of the college took good care of them.
He also asked them to ask questions at any time if they didn't understand something, and his attitude was friendly and easy-going, completely losing their previous arrogance.
This was the most comfortable period they had ever had since arriving in the capital.
Yesterday, he was extremely excited when he heard the news that his eldest brother was coming to Beijing.
I thought he would come home to see his parents, but it has been two days and no one has been seen. It seems that the eldest brother is still angry with them.
He felt that continuing this stalemate was not an option. Someone had to take the initiative to break the situation.
Now that his father is willing to put down his dignity and go find him, he thinks that his elder brother should give him a step up.
After all, there is no such thing as deep hatred. They are blood relatives, so the eldest brother will definitely not be hard-hearted.
He smiled and said to Ye Laogen: "Dad, ask Mingxiang to take a day off for me tomorrow. My second brother and I will accompany you to find your eldest brother."
"Yes." Brother Ye's expression softened a little, and he returned to the room with his pipe.
