The courtyard is deep in spring

Chapter 39

Ye Zhaoqing was a little surprised when she heard the words, she didn't expect that Lin Xirong, an outsider, could think of these things, which shows how blatant Mrs. Ye is!
Maybe!But this temple is also clean, I see nothing wrong. "Ye Zhaoqing said with a smile.

Seeing her indifferent appearance, Lin Xirong felt very distressed, and immediately took her hand and said, "You can't be so self-absorbed! It's a good time, how can you spend all of it in this Jokhang Temple? I hit it off with you immediately, don't worry, your father will definitely pick you up in a few days!"

"How do you know?" Ye Zhaoqing asked.

Seeing her surprised look, Lin Xirong vowed: "You don't need to worry about this, anyway, just remember what I said!"

……

Two days later.

Ning Guohou Mansion.

"Can you hurry up? I wonder if Master Hou is in a hurry? If you can't pick up the eldest lady today, let's see how Master Hou will deal with you!" A shrill voice sounded from the second door of Hou's mansion, and people were shocked. The busy servants immediately sped up their movements, those who put on carts put on carts, those who moved things carried things, and after a while, they packed up two carriages and came out.

"The manager has already tidied things up." Everyone stopped to report.

The young man with a high-pitched voice suddenly showed a satisfied smile when he saw all this: "Okay! Let's go now! Try to reach the Jokhang Temple by noon!"

"Changqin, what are you doing?" At this moment, an old and majestic voice suddenly came from the inner courtyard not far away.

Changqin turned around, and saw Mrs. Ye walking towards this side in a mighty manner surrounded by a large group of servants.

He hurried over, bowed his hands and said: "Changqin sees the old lady!"

"I asked you what this is for?" Mrs. Ye rattled the dragon-headed crutches in her hands, and said with a gloomy face, "You don't understand the words, do you?"

"Changqin doesn't dare!" Changqin lowered her head and said calmly, "This servant is ordered by Lord Hou to prepare a carriage to go up the mountain to pick up the eldest lady."

"Presumptuous! How could Master Hou give such absurd orders?" Mrs. Ye snorted immediately after hearing this, her face full of disbelief: "It must be you, a slave, who made it up on his own! Come on! Get him Pull it down and pay twenty!"

Mrs. Ye's words are orders, and in the Hou Mansion, her words are more effective than the imperial decree. After hearing this, the maids and servants around her immediately rushed forward and surrounded Changqin.

"Old madam! How dare a servant lie! This is really an order from Lord Hou himself!" Changqin was anxious and shouted loudly.

But Mrs. Ye didn't like this, she turned a blind eye to it, and only said to the remaining servants around her: "Go, get that carriage back!"

"Yes! Old lady!" Several servants respectfully responded, and immediately stepped forward. They are all good at work, and it is not difficult to drive the carriage to the stable like this.

How could Changqin tie her hands down and delay what Master Hou ordered, that would be her head!He couldn't stop struggling, and while struggling, he shouted: "Old lady! You trust the servant! This is really an order from Lord Hou!"

Just as chickens were flying and dogs were jumping, a man strode in hurriedly from outside the second door. When he saw this scene, his face suddenly sank: "What are you doing so noisy?"

"Master Hou! You are here!" Changqin saw who was coming, and burst into tears: "If you don't come, this servant will die!"

Ye Chen, who was still wearing a court uniform, ignored him, but walked up to the expressionless Mrs. Ye: "Mother, this is just a trivial matter, why did it alarm you?"

"You want to bring back that mourner and continue to harm Ah Wan, how can this be a trivial matter?" Mrs. Ye gave Ye Chen a cold look, and said angrily, "Are you going to drive me to death?"

"Mother, I'm serious!" Ye Chen explained quickly after hearing the words: "Qing'er is my daughter after all, so it's not a solution to stay in the Jokhang Temple all the time, isn't it? In the long run, my son will be ridiculed! Mother!"

Mrs. Ye didn't buy it, and said in a cold voice, "Why didn't you think so before? That girl used to live in the Jokhang Temple for a few months almost every year, and I didn't see you caring about it. What happened today? Are you going to take her back? Are you not afraid that she will overwhelm you and you will lose your official position and the lintel of the Ye family?"

"Mother! You are serious!" Ye Chen was anxious, and opened his mouth to explain, but Mrs. Ye waved her hand and stopped him, saying: "It's useless to say anything today! That girl must never come back! If you insist on doing this, then Just step over my dead body!" Then, without looking at his son, he turned and left on crutches.

Ye Chen's face became very ugly in an instant!

He really didn't expect that his mother would reject this matter so much. If the words Mrs. Ye said in public were spread, then he would definitely not be able to get away with the crime of treating his mother harshly and being unfilial!

"You guys, stay here and don't go anywhere!" Ye Chen hastily left a sentence, and hurriedly chased after Mrs. Ye, he knew that if he wanted to bring Ye Zhaoqing back, he had to pass his own mother's test , and today, he must do this matter!
No one can stop it!
Hurrying to the Shangli Courtyard where Mrs. Ye lived, Ye Chen saw that the gate was closed, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door helplessly, but fortunately, the servant inside still opened the gate and let him in.

"Master Hou, the old lady is angry! Lord Hou, go in and persuade her!" Nanny Lin respectfully said, "Don't mention the matter of the eldest lady, otherwise, the old lady will really get sick. , then Lord Hou will be sad too, won't he?..."

"When will it be your servant's turn to order me?" Ye Chen cast a cold look at Lin Nanny, and said with a cold snort, "Where did you come from!"

"Slaves don't dare!" Nanny Lin knelt down with a frightened plop, not daring to say another word.

The Marquis of Ning Guo in front of her, although he is a gentle and refined person, has quite a temper and is also very irritable. Those who provoke him will never end well.

She said this in order to claim credit in front of Ye Xiangwan, but Hou Ye not only didn't listen, but even reprimanded her!

Things are not good!
When Ye Chen turned around and entered the courtyard, Nanny Lin stood there blankly for a long time without moving. She who had escaped the catastrophe only had these four words in her heart at the moment.

And Ye Chen, after entering the house, knelt down in the main hall: "The son has come to apologize to the mother! Please come out and see the mother!"

It turned out that as soon as Mrs. Ye came back, she went back to lie down in the inner room.

The maid next to Mrs. Ye came out of the inner room gracefully and gracefully, leaned over and bowed: "Master Hou, the old lady said that she doesn't want to see you now, you go back!"

"I'm here because I have something very important to say." Ye Chen said in a deep voice, "Don't mother want to know why her son insists on taking Qing'er back?"

In the last sentence, he emphasized his tone and said it specifically for Mrs. Ye.

Seeing this, Qiaoyuan didn't know what to do, so she saluted and then turned and went into the house.

Ye Chen still knelt there upright.

He is over thirty years old and a person of high authority, but he kneels calmly.

When Mrs. Ye was supported by Qiaoyuan and walked out from the inside, it was good to see this scene.

"You rebellious son! Are you trying to piss me off?" Mrs. Ye picked up her crutches horizontally, took a step forward and slammed Ye Chen on the back, her tone trembling with anger: "That's just a loser, You actually gave up your dignity and knelt down for him!"

"If Qing'er doesn't have that ability, neither will I." Ye Chen said, looked up at his mother, and said: "Mother, please listen patiently to your son to tell the whole story?"

"Okay! I'd like to hear it! What kind of tricks can you make up!" Mrs. Ye sat down on the chair angrily, put away her crutches and said.

"Yes, mother." Ye Chen stood up, sat down on the next chair, and then said: "A few days ago, my son messed up the errand assigned by the emperor, and was caught by the censor. The emperor had no choice , I have to severely punish my son, otherwise I will not be able to convince the public, this matter has been dragged on until today, and the case was about to be finalized."

"However, no one expected that Prime Minister Lin would defend me in public this morning. Seeing this, the other courtiers agreed and suppressed Yushi's impeachment immediately. The emperor ruled me innocent. From today onwards You can continue to take charge of the original general affairs." Ye Chen said, glanced at Mrs. Ye, and said: "Mother, you said that Xiang Lin saved me once, do you have any objection?"

Mrs. Ye nodded and said: "That's true. He saved you from being punished by the emperor and sent you out of Beijing to do dangerous things. This is a good thing. What does it have to do with that girl?"

"Mother, listen to me carefully, okay?" Ye Chen smiled, glanced at her, and suddenly said: "Mother, do you still remember that when I was in the Jokhang Temple a few days ago, Ah Wan exposed Miss Lin and the eldest prince in public? The matter of getting divorced after discussing marriage? Judging from this matter, our Marquis’s Mansion and Zuo Xiang’s Mansion are actually at odds. Prime Minister Lin hates that we are too late, so why would he come here to save me?”

After hearing this, Mrs. Ye's complexion suddenly sank.

This was the only thing Ye Xiangwan did that made her unhappy. For this, she had secretly scolded her most beloved granddaughter, but she was also an extremely protective person. Ye Xiangwan could punish her, but others could not. Can't!Not even Ye Chen!
"So what do you say? The thing has already happened, and I have already blamed Ah Wan. Now, Prime Minister Lin has not made an enmity with our family, and even helped us. This is a good thing. What are you going to do?" Mrs. Ye The person was dissatisfied: "Don't you still want to drag Ah Wan out to scold him?"

"She has your mother to protect her, how dare my son?" Ye Chen smiled wryly, "My son is just telling the truth." Then, he changed the subject and stopped pursuing the matter: "Later, after the morning court, that Prime Minister Lin He actually came to find his son on his own initiative, and explained everything to him before I could ask him any questions. It turns out that he defended me in public for a reason!"

"What reason?" This time, even Mrs. Ye became puzzled.

Ye Chen glanced at her and said with a serious expression: "Ms. Lin said, 'If Miss Ye hadn't saved my father's life in the Jokhang Temple and spared me Ding You for three years, I wouldn't have spoken good words for you!' These are his words."

"Do you believe in this kind of thing?" Mrs. Ye was very shocked when she heard this, as if she saw bright flowers blooming from a pile of dead bones, and then she sneered; "Mr. You are such a naive person, did you and Changqin also learn to make up lies to deceive me?"

"Mother! Of course my son doesn't believe it!" Ye Chen said with a serious expression after hearing this, "But Prime Minister Lin invited out Li imperial physician and Zhang imperial physician directly, and after the explanation of those two imperial physicians, I believe that all this is true. real."

"I don't believe it!" Mrs. Ye said angrily, "Those two imperial physicians must have been bribed by Prime Minister Lin! Don't fool me here!"

"Mother." Ye Chen said helplessly: "My son went out to inquire. It is true that the old man of the Lin family went to live in the Jokhang Temple a few days ago, and it is also true that he suddenly fell ill. It was indeed Qing'er who saved the old man. , Imperial Physician Li was sent up the mountain by the Eldest Prince and Young Master Murong, but at that time Qing'er had already cured Mrs. Lin! Even the Eldest Prince admitted this himself! How dare my son lie to you?"

"Eldest Prince? Why did this matter have something to do with him again?" Mrs. Ye was dumbfounded.

Ye Chen sighed and said, "How else can we say that he has a predestined relationship with our family Qing'er? You can meet him wherever you go! In fact, not only Prime Minister Lin, but even the Eldest Prince personally asked me when I would bring Qing'er back. What! Lin Xiang, that old man, actually told me that Qing'er was his father's savior, and he would never allow the savior to live in the temple. If his son didn't come to pick him up, he would go up the mountain himself and take Qing'er to them go home!"

"How can I agree to this? After the court, I ordered Changqin to prepare a carriage to go up the mountain to pick up people, but I didn't expect you to stop me without my mother." Ye Chen sighed and said: "Mother, you can't be willful anymore , in order to save my face as the Marquis, let your son bring Qing'er back! She is my daughter after all, why can't she come back and live?"

He babbled on such a big deal, but Mrs. Ye only listened to one sentence, "How else can we say that he is destined to be with our family Qing'er?"You can meet them wherever you go! '.Just this one sentence already made her complexion change drastically, and she was trembling with anger!

"Chen'er!" After Ye Chen finally finished speaking, Mrs. Ye said with a livid face and trembling hands: "Did you forget that Ah Wan is the one who is going to marry the First Prince! Our family has worked hard for so long, Isn’t that what it’s for? Ye Zhaoqing is a loser, you’ll kill Ah Wan if you bring her back! You, what can you do if you make her unable to become a princess? Ah Wan won’t forgive you as a father !"

Ye Chen's face was full of helplessness: "Mother, why are you so stubborn, no matter Qing'er or Wan'er, they are all my daughters, no matter which one is married to the eldest prince, it will be a good thing for our family!

"It's not the same! Of course it's different!" Mrs. Ye shook her head like a rattle, and said firmly: "The Ye family can only produce one princess, and that is Ah Wan! No one else can think about it! Especially the mourner!"

After hearing this, Ye Chen's face slowly became solemn. He glanced at Mrs. Ye and said, "Mother, I don't think it's because of Qing'er's death because of your strong objection? Are you afraid that you will be so angry?" I have treated her harshly for many years, if one day she becomes famous, she will come back to settle accounts with you, right?"

Mrs. Ye was shocked when she was told about the central matter, but her face turned into anger from embarrassment: "Ye Chen, what nonsense are you talking about! I'm going to put the words here today! If you want to bring that girl back, unless I die!"

His tone was unusually firm.

Ye Chen was a little angry at first, and then slowly calmed down. He put down his official duties today and spent so much time lobbying, but he didn't expect his mother to be so difficult. He knew that it was useless.

He stood up slowly, looked at Mrs. Ye with a cold look, and said: "It seems that my mother abandoned me because of Ah Wan, anyway, although the Hou Mansion is Qing'er's home, no one looks forward to her When she comes back, it's not her home, the Lin family is so warm to her, let her live in the Lin family!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Ye and said, "There are still a lot of official duties to deal with. Mother has a good rest, and my son is leaving."

After the words fell, he turned around without hesitation and strode away.

At this moment, Mrs. Ye's voice came from behind: "All these years, I have treated that girl badly. Don't tell me you just stay out of everything and just ignore it? Don't you fear that she will come back to revenge you?"

Ye Chen paused, turned his head slowly to look at Mrs. Ye, and slowly raised a smile at the corner of his mouth: "But she saved Mrs. Lin and asked Prime Minister Lin to defend me in the court, which shows that she has a lot of troubles in her heart." There is still me as a father! Let go of the past, and I will be her reliance in the future! I don't believe that she will still be full of resentment towards me!"

With that said, he still turned and left without hesitation.

Mrs. Ye looked at his back, her expression fluctuated from anger to sadness.

"hateful!"

There was a plop, and no one knew what was smashed.

Nanny Lin, who was standing outside the door, jumped in her heart!His eyes flickered involuntarily.

……

Ye Chen ordered Changqin to come back, and the carriage also drove back. The matter passed peacefully, and no one mentioned bringing Ye Zhaoqing back.

But under the seemingly calm surface, there are undercurrents hidden.

Ye Chen personally wrote a letter to Lin Xiang, telling him sincerely that he had no time to take his daughter back for the time being, and agreed to Ye Zhaoqing's temporary residence in Lin's residence.

When Lin Xiang received the letter, a weird smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Ye Chen, if you are so unreasonable, don't blame me for being rude!

In the afternoon of that day, rumors spread throughout the capital that the eldest daughter of the Ye family had performed miraculous medical skills in the Jokhang Temple, bringing the master of the Lin family back from the gate of hell, and exempting Lin Xiang from worrying for three years. In the rumors, Ye Zhaoqing was described as a kind-hearted person good girl.

The entire capital was boiling, and no one thought that the girl who had been rejected by the Ye family for more than ten years would actually have such abilities!
"This should be true. Miss Ye is so disgusted by the Ye family, and she can't live in a nunnery or temple all the time, learn a skill by herself, and live a better life even if she leaves the Ye family."

"Yes, yes! From this point of view, Miss Ye is also a good girl who is self-reliant! Who knows how she got the reputation of being a funeral star, and the Ye family has not seen anyone die for so many years? Even Marquis Ning Guo depends on her to get through this disaster safely! From my point of view, she is a lucky star!"

Everyone was discussing and discussing, but this time the heroine in the topic became someone whom all of them admired.

Especially Lin Xiang, he actually praised Ye Zhaoqing as a good girl in public, and said with regret: "It's a pity that the dog already has a wife and son, otherwise, such a good girl, I will definitely bring her into the family and be my Lin family's daughter." daughter in law!"

Someone joked: "What's wrong with having a wife? Mr. Lin can marry an ordinary wife? Then Miss Ye can be a match..."

"No! It's because my son is not worthy!" Lin Xiang said seriously: "Miss Ye is such a good girl, she deserves eight palanquins to marry back home as a regular wife!"

Because of what Lin Xiang said, the discussion among the common people became more heated!There has never been a topic that can be discussed continuously for a month without losing popularity!

But Lin Xiang did it.

In the midst of this enthusiastic discussion, he personally sat in the carriage, with the greatest sincerity, and went up the mountain with his daughter to pick up Ye Zhaoqing.

Ye Zhaoqing didn't expect Lin Xiang to do this. When Lin Xirong described it to her vividly, she was full of surprise: "Master Lin, you don't have to be like this. I just did it casually that day..."

"Miss Ye, don't need to say more!" Lin Xiang waved his hand and said, "You are so casual, but you saved my old man's life! He has been taking the medicine prescribed by you recently, and his health is better than before , This is something that even Imperial Physician Li did not do! I did this because I am grateful to you, but also because of my selfishness. After all, with you here, I don’t have to worry about my old man’s illness anymore!"

After speaking, he stood up, saluted Ye Zhaoqing, and said sincerely: "I beg Miss Ye to live in my house and take care of my father's condition!"

"Yes! Zhaoqing, you just agree!" Lin Xirong also stood up and said: "You go, and live in the same courtyard with me. The two of us are together, you will never be bored!"

Ye Zhaoqing looked at the two eyes in front of him eagerly looking forward to it, and was afraid of her rejection face, so he smiled immediately: "Then Mr. Lin, do you want to pay me the consultation fee?"

Lin Xiang was taken aback for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "It should be! It should be!"

Lin Xirong stepped forward happily, grabbed Ye Zhaoqing's arm, and said with a smile, "Let's go! Let's go in a carriage! Let the servant girls clean up!"

"Then it's better to be respectful than obedient." Ye Zhaoqing smiled slightly, and went out with Lin Xirong.

Lin Xiang stroked his beard and laughed when he saw this scene.

"Miss! You just left me like this?" Ling'er stood aside blankly, watching Ye Zhaoqing and Lin Xirong walk away.

"What are you doing in a daze? Your lady is going to live with us, and you naturally want to stay with us. Why did you leave you behind? Pack up your things!" Lin Xirong's girl Liuer immediately said: "Your lady's things are the ones you are most familiar with. , or you come."

(End of this chapter)