Chapter 96: Ruining Reputation for Her

Women in the harem, born in a prosperous era, can live a stable life.

If you are born in troubled times, you still need some means to protect yourself. Their family may be safe, or it may not. The King of Qi has already begun to plan.

Because of his relationship with the prince, people would definitely think that his family is on the prince's side.

Once the prince loses power, who knows what will happen to the Ye family. How will a pure girl like my sister cope with it then?

Ye Tingxiao walked and thought all the way, and only when he arrived at his mother's yard did he calm down a little.

"Big brother! You're back!" Sister Tingyu was sitting in the yard reading a book. When she saw him, she immediately exclaimed, then turned around and ran into the house, "Mom! Mom! Big brother is back!"

Chen Xiangxiu, who was in the house, heard it, stood up and went out to greet his son. When he saw his son returning safely, a smile immediately broke out on his face.

"Jong-Won! You're back!"

"Yes! The son has seen his mother."

Chen Xiangxiu cried with joy and held her son who was about to pay his respects: "Don't be polite. Come and talk to your mother. Are you okay along the way?"

Ye Tingxiao frowned deeply, sat in front of Shen Xiangxiu, watched the maid serve tea and snacks, watched his sister smile at him, bowed slightly and walked out.

The son's worried look made Chen Xiangxiu's smile fade away. He asked cautiously, "What's wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Ye Tingxiao told his mother everything about going to Kyoto to break off the engagement, but Chen Xiangxiu didn't care at all: "When your grandmother arranged this marriage for you, your father said that Yang Zheng was used to scheming and it was not a good marriage.

If that's the case, it's better to withdraw. Since Yang Yurong is involved with the King of Qi, marrying her in would be a disaster. My son! You are still young, it's time to get married. As long as you are willing, no matter which noble family in the county you like, I will ask someone to propose marriage for you."

Hearing this, Ye Tingxiao frowned even deeper. He had just deliberately concealed the fact that he was inhumane, and he really couldn't say it in front of his mother.

But if he doesn't tell her, what if his mother forces him to get married?

The person he wanted to marry was Miss Du, not some lady from aristocratic family.

Forget it, let's just tell the truth! If his reputation is ruined, no young lady from aristocratic family will be interested in him.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to speak out. No matter how embarrassing it was, he had to make it clear. He was going to do this anyway, so he didn't care about shame or not.

"Mother! Do you know why Yang Yurong went to find the King of Qi in such a hurry?"

Chen Xiangxiu was puzzled: "Didn't you use a trick?"

Ye Tingxiao shook his head: "No."

"That means Yang Yurong is fickle and looks down on our family." Thinking about it, this is not right. Chen Xiangxiu lowered her head and muttered to herself, "Is Yang Yurong stupid? How can the status of the Qi Wang Liang Di compare to the status of the Prince's Consort of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion? Why did she do this? Are they really in love?"

"No." Ye Tingxiao took several deep breaths, steeled his heart, and finished his words, "She couldn't sit still because she found out that her son was seriously injured two months ago and his foundation was damaged. He would never have children again, so she couldn't sit still."

"What?" Chen Xiangxiu exclaimed, and stood up from the couch, his face full of surprise, "Zhongyuan! What do you mean by that? You, you, you really have that kind of disease?"

Now that it was all out, Ye Tingxiao had nothing to hide and admitted straightforwardly: "It's true. My son is disabled. The imperial physician of Kyoto has diagnosed him and confirmed that he is incurable."

"No, no, no, no, no, no."

Chen Xiangxiu staggered and almost fell, but was supported by Ye Tingxiao: "Mom! What I said is true. Regarding my marriage, let's not talk about it for now. We'll talk about it when I recover from my illness."

"What if you can't get well for the rest of your life?" Chen Xiangxiu burst into tears, "Son! Why is your life so miserable? As soon as you were born, your grandmother kept you by her side.

"Mother can't even love you. I have been looking forward to coming to Liang County, waiting for you to grow up and start a family. Why did something like this happen? What should I do?"

"Mom!" Ye Tingxiao helped Chen Xiangxiu sit down, "I'm fine, I'm in good health, but I just can't do that. Besides, there are so many good doctors in Liang County, and we have a military doctor at home, I don't believe it can't be cured."

Hearing this, Chen Xiangxiu suddenly felt that it was useless to cry like this. She had to give her son some confidence and not let him down.

She quickly stopped crying: "Yes, yes, you are right, I was confused. Don't be afraid of any serious illness, there will definitely be a doctor who can cure you. I will ask someone to call the doctor right away, and everything will be fine."

Ye Tingxiao immediately stopped her: "Mom! This matter cannot be rushed. I just came back and I want to have a good rest for two days. Let's see the doctor and wait until I have rested enough before we talk."

"Okay! It's because I was so anxious that I lost my mind. You should have a good rest. Then go back! Go back and have a good rest!"

"My son, I'm leaving."

As soon as Yetingxiao left, Chenxiangxiu pouted her mouth and started crying again. Although she was the daughter of a noble family, she was brought up in a pampered environment at home and had never experienced any hardships.

After marrying Ye Zhenghai, the couple had always lived in harmony and love, with almost no worries. It was only during the first two years after marrying in Kyoto that she suffered a lot from the old lady.

The old lady is a person who says one thing to people's faces and another behind their backs. In front of others, she is a good elder who cares for the younger generation, but behind others, she changes her face and becomes very mean. People look down on her from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Xiangxiu gave birth to a son, Ye Tingxiao. At that time, Ye Zhenghai was stationed in another place and could not go home. The old lady took Chen Xiangxiu's son away on the grounds that she was weak after giving birth and was not suitable for fatigue.

After the moon came out, no matter how much she begged, he would not return it to her. Later, when she was seriously ill in bed, she secretly wrote a letter to Ye Zhenghai, who then went back to bring her to Liang County.

Before leaving, not only did she not return her son to them, but she also gave them a maid named Xu, who was nominally there to serve Ye Zhenghai, but was actually there to monitor them.

This was what Xu said herself after arriving in Liang County in order to show her loyalty.

The son was raised until he was nine years old before Ye Zhenghai insisted on taking him back. During this period, the old lady arranged a marriage for her son.

She and her husband both felt that Yang Zheng was not a good person, and that he would always try his best to get personal gain. As expected, the old lady's face was slapped by Yang Yurong.

It just makes her son suffer, why should she let people in the capital laugh at him?

Ye Zhenghai was very happy to hear that his son was back. But when he got home, he saw his wife in tears. He was very surprised: "Madam! What happened at home?"

"Master!" Chen Xiangxiu thought of his son's experience and burst into tears. He did not hide anything and told him everything about Ye Tingxiao. Then he asked him, "What should we do?"

"What should I do? What should I do?" Ye Zhenghai was also panicking. "How could this happen? The last time he was injured, it was in his chest. Why did it get hurt there?"

Chen Xiangxiu wiped her tears and said, "Doctor Wang from the capital said that he was stretched and his meridians were injured. I'm afraid it will be difficult to cure."

"Stretched?" Ye Zhenghai was a little confused. "Why is it stretched?"

(End of this chapter)