"Third Uncle, what brings you here?"

Ye Jinhui glared at Sisi. "If I hadn't come, were you going to marry my wife off to someone else? Would you have made my daughter and son call someone else 'Dad'?"

He knew his father-in-law's family well, and he also knew Feng Xianzi's background. This little girl never played by the rules.

Sisi thought to herself: Of course. If the eldest prince and the seventh prince start fighting after the old emperor dies, and if the fighting causes chaos in the world, then naturally more marriage alliances will mean more strength.

However, since they've already come looking for us, we can't say that. "How could that be? My third aunt and you are such good friends. By the way, since you're here, let's settle the score for me saving your wife and children."

Ye Jinhui: "..." Can I take back what I just said?

Sisi: "Don't you know how many times I've saved your wife and children? Come here, let me tell you all about it. The first time, someone tried to burn them alive while they were sleeping. The second time, they encountered bandits as soon as they left the capital. The third time, well, I won't go into those, let's just count these two."

Ye Jinhui: "..." I don't even know if I can pay back these two times. If I calculate it again, I'll probably have to give you my life.

Seeing that Ye Jinhui didn't speak, Sisi nudged him. "Hey, why aren't you saying anything? You're not trying to renege on your debt, are you? Let me tell you, I have to pay people to rescue your wife and children. I can't just use them for free, can I?"

Ye Jinhui tentatively asked, "How much silver do I have to give you?"

“I spent more than 800,000 taels of silver on those two occasions, which averages out to about 40,000 taels per person. Since your wife is my aunt and your two children are my cousins, I will give you half of it. You just need to give me 60,000 taels.”

"Eight hundred thousand taels?!" Who are you trying to fool?

"That's right. My people are all experts, and experts naturally command high prices."

"An expert?"

"Yes. I have to make sure everyone is alive. My aunts, cousins, and other relatives are all my flesh and blood. I would be very sad if any of them died. Uncle, you don't even have 60,000 taels of silver, do you?"

"..." No, not really. Their family hasn't separated yet, and he has a sinecure.

"Uncle, I've already covered half of it for you. You're not going to make me cover the other half, are you? I'm still a child."

Ye Jinhui was extremely frustrated.

Why did he provoke her?

He clearly guessed that the Yun family's safe arrival was all thanks to her. "Sisi, if your third uncle apologizes to you now, can you forgive him?"

"Yes. You're the first one to come here, and probably the only one. By the way, why are you only coming now?"

Ye Jinhui breathed a sigh of relief. "A few days before your family's accident, I was sent to another city by my superiors. By the time I found out, more than a month had passed. I wanted to come and find you after I finished my business, but I fell off my horse and broke my leg. By the time my leg healed, you had already settled down here."

Sisi glanced at him sideways. "What a coincidence?"

"...My father's handiwork."

"Your father is one of the Seventh Prince's men?"

"Um."

Sure enough. "You got all flustered and rushed over as soon as Junmo told you that my great-grandfather and the others agreed to let my aunt remarry?"

"Um."

"Is he pretending to be you in your house now?"

"Um."

"Aren't you afraid he'll kill you and take your place?"

"...Jun Mo is the eldest son of the Duke of Ningguo."

"What happened to him?" The eldest son of the Duke's family, a perfectly respectable man, shouldn't be using her uncle as a shield. He's either been provoked or he's mentally unstable.

"This is their private matter, and I'm not at liberty to comment."

"Okay. Did he meet my uncle when he was working as a shop assistant in the capital?"

"It should be."

"Does my uncle know that he is the eldest son of the Duke of Ningguo?"

"have no idea."

"How do you know? Are you close to him?"

"We're not close. He said he just wanted to see what I would do?"

"Does everyone know that you and my third aunt are very much in love?"

"Um."

Sisi began to understand why Junmo was following his eldest uncle and why he was going to find her third uncle.

He probably wanted to see how long his eldest uncle could hold out, and how far his third uncle would go for his third aunt.

Sisi looked at Ye Jinhui and said, "No wonder your father sent you away, no wonder he broke your leg. Are you planning to stay here forever, or are you going to come and tell us that you're not allowed to marry your wife off to someone else, and that you're not allowed to let your son and daughter call someone else 'Dad' before you go back?"

How could I dare refuse?

You saved the lives of my wife, my son, and my daughter.

"I'm just staying here and not leaving. My position is a sinecure anyway."

"I see?"

Ye Jinhui really wanted to ask Sisi what she meant by that "ah," but he didn't have 60,000 taels of silver.

"Are you upset that I'm late?"

"No, I was wondering if Junmo would help you with some errands for a few days?"

"Junmo said he would only work for me for three months at most, and then he would quit."

"Isn't he afraid your dad will break his legs?"

He said he would leave home in three months.

"Is that so?" Sisi waved the fake face in her hand. "Did you originally want to see if we would agree to give you my third cousin? Did you want to see if my third cousin would forget you as soon as she saw a handsome man? If so, you could marry another wife without any qualms?"

Ye Jinhui had learned his lesson. "No. I was just afraid my father would find out I ran away from home and come looking for me."

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