Ye Panjiu couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Su Yan's expression was unusually serious. "I'm serious, don't laugh."
Ye Panjiu glanced at Ye Taohua, who was sleeping soundly, and felt relieved. "You might not believe it, but I'm a firm believer in distinguishing between marriage and personal gain. I already have Taohua and Ling'er, and I don't plan to have any more children. Not getting married is more beneficial for me, and I probably won't consider marriage again in the future."
According to the laws of the Great Liang Dynasty, when a woman gets married, only her dowry belongs to her. If she is divorced, her dowry does not belong to her.
She believed that once a woman marries, her property should go to her husband, and that money was always best kept in her own pocket.
Why get married?
Even after marrying Su Yan, the Ye family became the Prime Minister's in-laws.
However, if one is not strong enough, strong enough that no one dares to provoke one, even in-laws might dare to do what happened tonight.
Before one's own strength is fully developed, keeping a low profile and conserving one's resources is the best option.
Su Yan's heart sank. "I thought you didn't mean this when you wrote back to me."
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Does love between a man and a woman have to be fulfilled only through marriage? If they don't get married, can't they have feelings for each other?"
Besides, if she were to marry Su Yan, she would inevitably have to attend many palace banquets, and the thought of going to the palace made her feel very uncomfortable.
Su Yan was stunned. "That's true. Getting married in Daliang is extremely disadvantageous for women. But if you don't get married, you'll be burdened by your reputation, and reputation is always more forgiving towards men."
Ye Panjiu shook her head, "I don't rely on my reputation for a living, so I won't be burdened by it."
Su Yan paused for a moment. If the world turned against her, he would stand in front of her.
He changed the subject, "So you're saying that you can accept me?"
The more I talked about it, the more excited I became, and the more I felt that this was indeed the case.
Ye Panjiu raised a finger, "Don't try to climb up the pole too quickly. I've only met you four times."
Su Yan collapsed again, "How many times do we have to meet?"
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated. "Is this a matter of quantity?"
The carriage stopped, and Yan Yu lifted the curtain. "My lord, young lady, we've arrived."
Heng Tong arrived as well. She was no slower than the carriage driver. She jumped onto the carriage, took Ye Taohua from Ye Panjiu's arms, and carried her down steadily.
Ye Panjiu then jumped off the carriage as well.
Su Yan also prepared to come down.
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and pressed it on his shoulder, "Go and rest, see you tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he walked home.
Su Yan froze completely, never expecting that Ye Panjiu would touch him first!
Seeing her master in a daze, Yan Yu asked, "My lord, are you still coming down?"
Su Yan coughed lightly and sat back in the seat Ye Panjiu had been sitting. "Didn't you hear what Panjiu said? Go back to the manor and rest."
Yan Yu: "..."
Heng Tong carried Ye Taohua and walked towards her room.
The Ye family all gathered around, and when they saw that Ye Taohua's eyes were closed, they were extremely anxious.
Ye Panjiu said softly from behind, "It's alright now, she's asleep. Let's check on her again tomorrow morning."
The Ye family then stopped following them.
Grandma Ye looked anxious. "Daughter, what exactly happened?"
Ye Panjiu sighed, "Qian Zixuan's father, Qian Tairan, couldn't stand it, so he kidnapped Tao Hua."
Old Man Ye was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table, but he forgot that he had injured his arm and jumped up in pain.
Ye Panjiu quickly helped him up, "Dad, you need to rest your arm. You can't hurt it again."
Old Ye grimaced from a headache, "I was so angry I forgot! It was the Qian family who insulted our family and beat me, how dare they still be angry? Are they angry that we didn't obediently kneel down and take the beating? No way, I'm going to complain! The Qian family is going too far!"
Ye Panjiu comforted him and patted him on the back, "Dad, wait a minute, let's see what the Qian family does. The father of Qian Ziyu who came to cause trouble earlier is called Qian Zhi, the clan leader. He seems to be a reasonable person."
To put it nicely, it's being reasonable; to put it bluntly, it's being good at judging situations while disregarding family ties.
This race is destined to have difficulty uniting its members.
But it allows the clan to continue.
Grandma Ye looked at him and said, "How old are you? You need to take care of your arm. It can't be like it was when you were young. It's always been slow to heal."
Old Man Ye pursed his lips but didn't say anything.
He was just angry.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Alright, it's almost a holiday tomorrow, have you all eaten yet?"
The Ye family members all shook their heads.
“I’ve been waiting for news at home, I’m so anxious I’m pacing around in circles. My eldest brother came by tomorrow to say he was going to help, and he didn’t even have time to eat dinner,” Sun said, sitting down.
Ye Panjiu rubbed her stomach. "I'm a little hungry. Let's eat whatever we have. Everyone, please have something."
I was so tense before, but now that I've relaxed, I can finally feel my hunger.
Liu rolled up her sleeves. "The kitchen bought quite a lot of things today. I'll cut up some smoked duck and sausages, and stir-fry some greens to eat with the pancakes."
Ye Panjiu nodded, "No problem, I'll help."
The entire Ye family arrived at the kitchen. Ye Daniu tended the fire and added firewood, Ye Erniu peeled garlic and prepared vegetables, Ye Panjiu chopped vegetables, Liu kneaded dough, and Sun cut smoked duck and sausage.
It's very fast.
The group then casually inquired about what had happened that day.
Ye Panjiu recounted the events of the evening in detail.
Hearing that she was carrying a torch, Old Lady Ye felt very distressed.
If I hadn't pushed my daughter to the brink, she wouldn't have done something like this.
After Heng Tong put Ye Taohua on the bed, she immediately turned over and hugged a rag doll on the bed to continue sleeping.
This was specially sewn for her by Mrs. Sun, stuffed with cotton, and sewn into the shape of a monkey according to her request.
I don't know where I heard it from, but it's said that there's a great hero with unparalleled martial arts skills who was transformed from a monkey.
Ye Guihua tiptoed in and looked at Ye Taohua.
Despite being so frightened, she still has a smile on her face.
Both of them were the type to keep to themselves, and they sat there without saying a word.
Silently watching over them.
In just over fifteen minutes, a simple dinner with meat, vegetables, and bread was ready.
Ye Panjiu came over and called the two of them to have dinner.
Heng Tong said directly, "Please have some whatever you like to eat, I'll stay here and keep watch."
Ye Panjiu paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."
Ye Guihua went with her.
Ye Ling'er didn't dare let the three children go hungry, so she prepared some food for them in advance.
Within the time it takes to eat a meal, there was a knock on the door.
Ye Panjiu frowned. Who would come so late?
She got up and walked towards the door.
Mrs. Sun, who was with her, raised her voice and asked, "Who is it?"
"I am the steward of the Qian family. Qian Tairan, the third master of the Qian family, just fell into the river and could not be saved. He has passed away."
Ye Panjiu frowned and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was the butler who had been standing next to Qian Zhi tonight.
Qian Zhi is truly ruthless.
Is there anything else?
The butler shook his head, feeling a chill as he looked at Ye Panjiu's expressionless face.
"Please leave if there's nothing else. As long as the Qian family doesn't provoke us, the Ye family won't retaliate." Ye Panjiu said before closing the door.
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