Ye Ying took the marriage certificate and saw the three words "Ye Qingyue" at the end. She nodded with satisfaction. She patted Ye Qingyue on the shoulder and said, "Get well soon. I don't think you want that mute to see you like this."

Ye Ying left and the door was closed again, leaving Ye Qingyue alone in the room.

She still held the pen in her hand and sat on the chair like a wooden figure.

After a while, his hand seemed to have no strength left, and the pen fell to the ground, leaving a long ink mark. The blood in his mouth finally flowed out and fell to the ground, mixing with the ink. Ye Qingyue closed his eyes and fell straight forward...

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"Have you heard? Our Ye Qingyue, Ye Jieyuan, is marrying Cao Xuezheng's son, Cao Cheng, on the 28th of this month. I heard there will be a grand banquet."

"I've heard about it before, but I didn't expect it to come true. However, these two people are a perfect match, a match made in heaven."

"Everyone in the Ye Mansion is busy shopping now. The mansion is full of red lanterns and wedding characters. I heard that the mistress of the Ye family is very satisfied with Cao Cheng."

"Of the four great joys in life, Ye Jieyuan has achieved two: the wedding night and passing the imperial examination. How enviable!"

In the past few days, the news that Ye Qingyue was about to marry Cao Cheng spread throughout Tangzhou Prefecture.

Lu Ying, who learned the news first, hurried to Ye Mansion, wanting to see Ye Qingyue.

I thought I wouldn't see her again like before, but unexpectedly the housekeeper welcomed her in.

Before I got close, I heard voices coming from the hall.

In the hall, there were Ye Qingyue and Cao Cheng.

Lu Ying was angry, but was stunned when she saw Ye Qingyue sitting in the main seat.

Speaking of which, she hadn't seen Ye Qingyue for a long time.

She seemed to have lost a lot of weight, with little flesh on her cheeks. She looked frail and fragile, and her face was pale and slightly pale, as if she had suffered a serious illness before.

Her eyes were no longer as clear as before, and her whole body seemed to be surrounded by a gloomy aura, without much vitality.

Seeing Ye Qingyue like this, Lu Ying, who was full of anger, could no longer be angry.

The two are nominally aunt and niece, but Lu Ying has always treated her as her own sister.

"Aunt, you're here." Ye Qingyue curled the corners of his lips and revealed a faint smile.

Lu Ying said to Cao Cheng, "Master Cao, Qingyue and I have something to say. I wonder..."

"Oh, okay. I just happened to want to take a walk in the small garden of the Ye Mansion. You two can chat." Cao Cheng was very good-natured. He nodded to Ye Qingyue and left the hall.

"Qingyue, people say that you and Cao Cheng are getting married. Is that true?" Lu Ying asked almost as Cao Cheng left.

"Yes." Ye Qingyue responded indifferently.

"Did your mother force you to do that?"

Ye Qingyue shook his head gently: "I volunteered."

"I don't believe it." Lu Ying immediately rejected it. "You like Chen Ci so much, and you said you want him to believe you. Have you forgotten? Qingyue, I have called my parents. My parents persuaded the Bai prefect to let her adopt Chen Ci as her adopted son. With this identity, my parents can convince your mother. Qingyue, Chen Ci likes you so much, please don't give up."

Ye Qingyue's eyelashes trembled, and she was silent for a long time. Finally, she shook her head and said, "No one forced me to do this. It's just that I had a serious illness, and I feel that as the only daughter of the Ye family, I should shoulder my responsibilities."