Chapter 4:
As soon as Ye Ping got into the carriage, all the strength in her body suddenly disappeared. She leaned softly on the wall of the car and closed her eyes to rest her mind. The fragments in her mind were jumbled into a mess.
Heart is very tired.
I don't know if Wen Ruyu believed her, and whether Wen Ruqin believed what she said. If she believed it, she would never have anything to do with these people again. If you don't believe it, there must be a battle of wits and courage.
Sanxi's little face was wrinkled into a ball, and she hesitated to speak several times. She is Ye Ping's only girl, and the two grew up together. She knows better than anyone else what kind of temperament her girl is.
In the past, she was worried, fearing that the girl would end up in a big trouble, but the girl didn't listen to her, and said that wealth and wealth are in danger. Today was a good day, and directly provoked King Wen. God knows that when she saw the girl hugging King Wen's thigh, she was so frightened that she almost fainted. As for whether the girl has the disease, she really didn't see it.
"Girl, do you really like Prince Wen?"
"Who doesn't like that kind of status."
"But didn't you like Shen Shizi before?"
Ye Ping slowly opened her eyes, "Did I say your lady wants to be a master, Shen Shizi or King Wen, who is more noble?"
The original owner did say such a thing, and he also went for this goal, otherwise, he wouldn't be so flattering to Wen Ruyu.
Sanxi stopped talking, the girl was getting more and more worried.
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Outside the door of Ye's house, little people looked forward to it.
When the carriage stopped, the little man rushed over directly.
"Sister!"
"Little Si is here to pick up Eldest Sister again." Ye Ping picked up Ye Zheng and rubbed his forehead against his milky face. Ye Zheng giggled, his body dodging around like twisted twists.
Mrs. Wang leaned aside, looking at her two sons and daughters with a smile.
Ye Ping took out two snacks wrapped in handkerchiefs from somewhere, and handed them to the younger brother. Ye Zheng's eyes lit up, and glistening saliva was faintly visible at the corners of his mouth.
Sanxi was taken aback for a moment, so many things happened today, she didn't notice when the girl hid the snacks.
"You're just spoiling him." Wang Shi gave her daughter a look, her eyes were slightly red, Pingniang loved her younger siblings the most, and she had the demeanor of an elder sister since she was a child.
"I'm his eldest sister. If I don't love him, whoever loves him."
Ye Ping touched his younger brother's head and sighed inwardly.
After the death of the original owner, the Ye family completely offended the Wen family. The reason why Ye Geng was able to gain a foothold in Beijing was the relationship between the Wang family and the Wen family. Once this relationship was broken, he was sent to a remote place. The road to office is long and dangerous, with endless bandits. The family unfortunately met and died cleanly.
She knew that her confession to Wen Yu would spread quickly, so instead of letting her mother get the news from the rumors, she might as well mention it herself.
Sanxi received her wink and took Ye Zheng away.
Wang's heart skipped a beat, and she vaguely guessed that her daughter wanted to say something important. After hearing what happened, she was too shocked to speak.
"You...you...you..." She chattered for a long time, unable to utter a single word of reproach. She always knew that her daughter was high-minded and upright, but she never thought that her daughter would be so daring to think so that she would fall in love with him.
That is no ordinary family, that is the moon in the sky!
"Mom, I know I made a mistake. I'm sorry for you and father. The mistake was made by me, and I will accept any gossip outside."
"Pingniang, you...you let my mother tell you what's good about you!"
When she was a boudoir, which girl never had a dream.
Even if it is a dream, you must do what you can.
Wang was so anxious that she almost cried, she was born as a concubine, and she was cautious when she was in her natal family, trying to please her aunt and sister, for fear of saying a wrong word. After she got married, she worked hard to be a virtuous wife. She worked hard to support her husband and teach her children, and never dared to go beyond the rules.
"Pingniang, what are you thinking?"
"I... didn't think about anything at the time, and I don't think about anything now." Ye Ping really didn't think about anything now, she only hoped that the heroine and supporting actress would believe the fact that she didn't like Shen Shizi. As for the others, let's save my life first. "Mother, I said what I said, but I can't take it back. If you can't get angry, you can beat me and scold me."
Wang's sons and daughters are serious, and they never beat or scold them on weekdays. The more her daughter is like this, the more ruthless she becomes. After much deliberation, I made up my mind to detain my daughter from going out recently.
She was so worried that she couldn't help but wait until her husband resigned, and hurriedly closed the door to discuss.
The news didn't spread that fast, so Ye Geng didn't know yet. When he heard his wife say that his daughter had shown her love to Prince Wen in public, he was so surprised that he spilled all his tea.
Speaking of anger, Wang wiped away tears.
"Where do you think she has the guts? Isn't it good to keep it in her heart? Why is it so public? How will she discuss marriage in the future? Who dares to marry her?"
The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.
Ye Geng's heart was in turmoil, and he forced himself to be calm, "It's really not possible, the only option is to marry far away."
"A daughter married far away is a duckweed without roots. What should I do if she is bullied?"
"What else can I do? Just prepare more dowry."
Her husband's words successfully made Wang stop crying.
She pulled out the ledger and fiddled with the abacus, the more she calculated, the more flustered she became.
The income of the family is small, but the expenditure is a lot.
Ye Geng's family was poor in his early years and he had no property. When he became an official, he was a Doctor of Calligraphy under his family, and his monthly salary was less than two taels of silver. Later, he was promoted to the seventh grade, and the salary had just reached two taels of silver.
The Wang family is a century-old family, and there are many concubine daughters in the family, and their duties are quite standard. Wang's concubine was born, and the dowry was prepared by the public. When she got married, she was given six hundred taels of silver, and there was not much left in the officialdom over the years. Fortunately, Beijing officials?
Putting it all together, the family has less than two hundred taels of money left.
"The money from Qingzhou cannot be broken, and Brother Lian's paper and ink money cannot be saved..."
Qingzhou is Ye Geng's hometown, and Ye's mother takes her second granddaughter Ye Ting to recuperate there. The medicine requires money, and the family relationship in the hometown also needs money. Ye Lian lived and boarded in the school, besides paper and ink money, there was also room and board expenses.
Wang began to cry again, how could such a family prepare a decent dowry for her daughter.
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Ye Ping didn't sleep, she couldn't sleep.
The evening wind blows in through the window, sending bursts of faint peach blossom fragrance. A trace of coolness comes in from the gap, bringing the unique moisture in the spring night.
The night in Nancheng was not very quiet, and the sound of carriages coming and going could be heard from time to time. The sound of the car's pulley gradually became clearer, and finally stopped at the door of Ye's house.
The servants from the Duke's Mansion came here, and they pretended to be a flower gift for all the girls who participated in the poetry meeting, but it was actually a surprise gift. The Ye family's status is low, so gift giving is naturally at the bottom.
The girl next to Wen Ruyu was sent to Ye's house to give gifts, and she was quite a respectable girl. Seeing Ye Ping, the girl conveyed the words of the master.
"My eldest daughter said that she had a date with Ms. Ye's sister, and she hoped that Ms. Ye would get what she wanted. If the girl has something to hand over, she is willing to make an exception and help."
Ye Ping pondered what Wen Ruyu meant, knowing that the other party must not have fully believed that she had no intentions for Shen Shizi. Shy and timid, she asked the girl to wait. After returning to the house, she thought about it, and finally laid out paper and ink to write a letter.
The girl returned to the Duke's Mansion with the letter and handed it to Wen Ruyu. Wen Ruyu sullenly stared at the letter sealed with wax with unkind eyes.
Pheasant still wants to wear a phoenix crown, it's wishful thinking!
Such a lowly thing dares to stop Shizi Shen from speaking!
The mother said that the infatuated woman is the most pitiful, and she will help if she can.
Her complexion fluctuated, and finally ordered someone to send the letter to the princess mansion intact. It wasn't that she didn't want to read what was written in the letter, but that she didn't dare to read it. In case the letter was really handed over to Wen Yu, Wen Yu would be able to tell at a glance that the letter had been opened and read.
According to her instructions, the letter was delivered to Wen Ruqin, and the person who sent it said that Ye Ping begged them to do so.
Wen Ruqin received the letter with a troubled expression on her face.
"Girl, didn't that Miss Ye say she would stop bothering you and the county king? What does she mean?" Hong Sang was furious, she shouldn't have almost believed what that Miss Ye said.
This time, Wen Ruqin completely believed that Ye Ping acted differently from others. After all, no girl would just confess her love to someone during the day and write a letter to someone at night.
"Too much liking for someone may make him fall into a demon."
Hong Sang choked.
Why didn't she see that Miss Ye liked the county king so much before.
"I think she is lying, she is clearly embarrassing the girl!"
Who doesn't know that the prince and the girl are not close, and the girl is most afraid of the prince.
"She probably didn't know my situation, maybe it wasn't on purpose." Wen Ruqin unconsciously thought of what that person said. From childhood to adulthood, except for her father and aunt, no one would care about her, let alone like her. Her name is the girl of Princess Mansion, but she is nothing in the eyes of outsiders. No one ever told her personally that he liked her. No father, no aunt, only that girl Ye.
"Girl, you don't believe her, do you?"
"If you didn't really like someone, who would do this."
Wen Ruqin made up her mind and decided to deliver the letter.
Wen Yu hasn't returned home yet, so he can only wait.
As the night deepens, a cool breeze blows.
"Girl, let's go back." Hong Sang was afraid that her daughter would not be able to bear it.
Wen Ruqin shook her head, "Being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty."
Miss Ye begged her because she trusted her.
After Haishi, Wen Yu finally came back at night.
There was a cold look between his brows, without squinting.
"Second...Second brother." Wen Ruqin squeezed the letter, as if this letter gave her endless courage. "I...someone asked me...to give my second brother a letter."
Wen Yu stopped, his eyes were like an abyss.
Wen Ruqin trembled involuntarily, this was the first time she talked to her second brother alone.
"Chengtian, why are you walking so fast? You really don't want to talk about it, how does it feel to be hugged by a little girl to show your heart? I'm so curious!" A male voice came from far and near, and the person who came was Song Jinyuan is also Wen Yu's only friend. "What kind of letter is this? From the county prince, why does it look like a girl's handwriting?"
Wen Ruqin lowered her head, not daring to answer. What happened today exhausted all her guts, and she felt her back was wet. When the cool wind blew, it was so cold that her teeth chattered.
Song Jinyuan is the commander of Jingwuwei, so his mind is naturally sharp.
"Second girl, can't some girl write a letter to your second brother?"
Wen Ruqin lowered her head and dared not answer.
Song Jinyuan's eyes lit up, "Second girl, tell me, who is this girl who is like a warrior?"
Wen Yu came over with a cold look, and Song Jinyuan shut his mouth.
Wen Ruqin still maintained the posture of Chengxin, she felt that she was about to lose her standing.
"Chengtian, do you want this letter? Don't give it to me." Song Jinyuan was really eye-opening today. Not only did someone express their feelings to Wen Yu in public, but also someone sent a love letter. Anyway, he is also a personable and handsome man, why didn't such a good thing happen to him.
"It's up to you." Wen Yu left this sentence, and he had already walked away.
Song Jinyuan quickly took the letter from Wen Ruqin, and couldn't wait to open it. The playful smile on his face slowly turned into astonishment, and then he was dumbfounded as if struck by lightning.
This... This is too daring to write!