Chapter 360 Door-to-Door Visit

"Mother, do you not like Lord Chu?"

In the side hall, Ye Wan chatted with her three daughters, Ye Hua, Ye Cao, Aunt Cai, and Aunt Hui.

The one asking the question was Sanya.

Ye Wan rolled her eyes. "I only like your dad."

Er Ya couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Hahaha, Qing Yao, do you even know how to ask a question? You should ask, 'Does Mother not like Lord Chu being her brother-in-law?'"

While speaking, Er Ya also went to look at Da Ya.

Daya didn't react at all, as if the person was talking about someone else.

"I wouldn't be happy even if it were anyone else as my son-in-law. Of course, that's not true. I just hope the three of you can be happy, whether you get married or not is fine."

"Whether you choose the right one or the wrong one, don't be afraid."

Ye Wan didn't think getting married was a bad thing; whether or not to get married was her own choice.

Er Ya wants to find a husband to marry into her family, that's fine too.

As for Sanya... Sanya is determined to become a general and longs to marry a wife.

Ye Cao, while doing needlework, said, "Little sister, you're right. This is the first time in my life I've heard such words. It feels like a dream. People should read more books. Reading can help them understand principles."

She made this for Ye Wan's unborn child; it's made entirely of soft fabric.

Ye Cao does this when she has nothing else to do. Before, she was always on edge, her life constantly in other people's hands. Now that she's living a wealthy life, she's just lazing around.

Ye Wan turned around and smiled at her, "Second sister, if you find someone you like, remember to tell me."

Ye Cao laughed, "I don't have anyone I like. I should think about getting my eldest sister married off first. Why haven't we heard from Feng Xinshui since she left?"

Speaking of this, Ye Wan looked at Ye Hua, already knowing Feng Xinshui's identity.

The prince of Nanzhao was murdered by his mother during a power struggle, and he himself fled to the Xia Dynasty because he was being hunted down.

Feng Xinshui bought a lot of grain from her at the end of last month. He didn't have many bargaining chips and was having a hard time competing. He had already sent a letter to Emperor Jing.

“If Nanzhao is willing to become a vassal state, then my eldest sister’s marriage will be soon.”

Ye Hua didn't look up. "Would you be willing to become a vassal state? The King of Nanzhao would definitely not be happy about that."

She studied these things day and night, and now she understands them.

Who would willingly choose to be inferior to others?

Ye Wan said, "If others don't agree, Feng Xinshui will definitely agree, provided that he is the one sitting in that position."

Ye Hua opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

Feng Xinshui neither sent her a letter nor asked for her help.

She wanted to help him, but didn't know what to do, so she could only keep reading and researching the Nanzhao Kingdom.

There was miasma in the dense forest, which could poison people if they smelled it. She wondered if she could go to Nanzhao to see it if she found a medicine to counteract the miasma.

"Let's set up the feast. I think it's about time. I'm starving." Ye Wan stood up.

With a baby in her belly, she gets hungry easily, and Ye Wan feels she has gained quite a bit of weight recently. Sometimes she still tries to control her food intake, because she is afraid that if the baby gets too big, it will be difficult to give birth.

Ye Wan would never do something like putting her child's well-being before her own; she needs to take good care of herself in order to protect her child.

Lin Anyuan arrived ahead, accompanied by Chu Xiujie.

"Greetings, Lord Ye."

Chu Xiujie bowed to Ye Wan.

Then he greeted everyone and gave them gifts. When he got to Daya, he handed her a small box.

"Big sister, what did you receive?" Er Ya asked, her curiosity piqued.

Chu Xiujie gave her a gold lock, which was quite a nice design, while Sanya received a dagger, which was a way of catering to her tastes.

Daya opened the box; inside was a pen.

“This is… a pen from the previous dynasty.” Da Ya’s eyes lit up as she looked at Chu Xiujie. “Thank you, I like it very much.”

Ye Wan saw it all.

During the meal, Chu Xiujie chatted about his family. "My younger brother and sister are still young and have been cared for by a wet nurse for many years. We rarely see each other, but neither of them is the type to cause trouble."

He deviated from the established doctrines and changed his surname to Chu back then, so his younger siblings naturally also had the surname Chu and had no relation to the Wen family whatsoever.

There's no one above to keep you in check, so you don't have to face a bunch of troubles as soon as you walk in, which is alright.

Ye Wan took a sip of tea. "I've never seen you before. I'll come visit sometime."

Upon hearing this, even the most foolish person would understand.

But his smile was so genuine, "Lord Ye, please have some soup."

He was so happy that he could spin around in circles.

He was prepared to be made difficult when he came, but to his surprise, Lin Anyuan and Ye Wan did not make things difficult for him.

Ye Wan glanced at him and said, "Stop smiling so obsequiously. The fine lines around your eyes are showing. It's really an eyesore."

Chu Xiujie: ...

Even if he's not as good-looking as Lin Anyuan, he could at least be described as handsome. Besides, he's in the prime of his life, so why are fine lines already appearing?

Well, it does have a bit of an old cow eating young grass vibe.

Then he asked each of his brothers, especially Chu Shiyi.

After all, Chu Shiyi was a woman... Ye Wan had read many stories about female guards who secretly loved their masters and made things difficult for them.

When Ye Wan learned that he was a eunuch, she lost her temper and stopped talking.

Before anyone else could react, Chu Jiu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Finally, all eyes fell on Chu Jiu.

Chu Jiu hurriedly lowered his head to drink the soup; he didn't laugh.

...

...

In a quiet little courtyard, Chu Zishi came to talk to his sister with a smile.

"Sister, we'll have a sister-in-law soon. Did you know that my brother is going to the Lin family today?"

Chu Rouxuan looked somewhat annoyed. "I know, do you really need to tell me this?"

She already knew that her good days were about to end.

Chu Zishi hadn't yet noticed his sister's expression and guessed, "I heard she's not much older than you, so she should be easy to get along with."

The siblings' wet nurse overheard them and reassured them, "Young master, young lady, once your elder sister-in-law enters the family, she will be like a mother to you both. You must listen to her."

For so many years, the wet nurse had been hoping that Chu Xiujie would get married, and she couldn't be happier now.

"Nanny, I have some things to do later. Go to the kitchen and see what we're having for dinner today."

Chu Rouxuan was feeling a bit annoyed, so she took advantage of the time to rush out the door to see her husband, He Lang.

"My dear husband, there's a happy occasion at home these days, so I might not be able to go out much. Let's talk about it again later, okay?"

"Rou'er, your brother's arranged marriage has little to do with you. I feel terrible if I don't see you for a day..."

Da Ya heard the voices of a young man and woman, lifted the carriage curtain, and saw a man and a woman pulling and tugging at each other in a corner.

When the woman noticed someone looking at her, she quickly let go of his hand, looking slightly guilty.

"Big sister, what's wrong?"

Er Ya asked from inside the carriage.

"It's nothing." Daya lowered the carriage curtain, feeling it was impolite to stare at someone like that.

"It's good that you're alright. Sanya and I have missed you so much since you left." Erya looked Da Ya up and down carefully.

My eldest sister hasn't changed at all. If I had to say she's changed, it would be that she's become more scholarly.

"Big sister, are you going to Jiangnan again?"

Daya said, "We definitely have to go to the academy. We sisters grew up together since we were little. Even if we're not together every day, our hearts are still together."

That's true.

As the two sisters were talking, Daya went to Erya's shop and asked her to pick out things herself.

Chu Rouxuan was in a panic. She had just returned home when she heard someone calling her name as soon as she entered the house, which startled her.

"Rouxuan, where did you go?"