I must say, in our free time, these everyday family matters that we try so hard to hide are really interesting.
An afternoon passed in the blink of an eye.
Ye Panjiu and Madam Sun were invited back to the Su residence by Zhou Dahong.
Ye Panjiu sat in the carriage, looking at the pitch-black sky outside, somewhat surprised at how she had spent the afternoon.
Sun patted her stomach with great interest, "I'm hungry. You know what, Aunt Lai's cooking is really on par with my sister-in-law's level, except that my sister-in-law puts in more chili than Aunt Lai."
"Do you want spicy food?" Ye Panjiu asked.
"I'm a little hungry. I'll talk to Aunt Lai about it. Is that too much trouble?"
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "You should ask Aunt Lai that, it's not like I'm the one cooking."
Sun looked at her with a smile, "I just feel that the Su residence is your home, and you are the head of the household."
“The head of the household is not someone else’s master, and Aunt Lai and the others are not slaves.”
In this way, even if something happens to Su Yanzhen, it won't affect the Su family.
The two returned to the entrance of the Su residence and ran into Su Yan, who had just arrived home.
Yan Yu drove the carriage inside. The Su residence was quite large, and it would take at least fifteen minutes to walk straight to the dining hall.
"Uncle Zhou is back."
Zhou Dahong smiled憨厚ly, "I'm going to pick up Madam Ye and Madam Sun."
Two carriages, one in front of the other, had their curtains lifted simultaneously.
Su Yan peeked out with a smile and met Sun's eyes.
"Oh my, brother-in-law is back quite early today."
His smile quickly turned into a dignified one. "Second sister-in-law, the imperial examination is a major event, so other matters are less important."
Hearing his voice, Ye Panjiu lifted the carriage curtain and asked, "Did the imperial examination go smoothly today?"
Su Yan's expression softened when he saw her. "I haven't had anything to report yet. How are you today?"
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "I've heard quite a few stories."
Yes, it's a story!
“I love to hear it too. Please tell me in detail, Pan Jiu.” Su Yan’s voice softened and became much gentler.
Sun shuddered. She couldn't stand her brother-in-law's pretentious and affected words. She immediately lowered the carriage curtain and went back into the carriage.
Ye Panjiu nodded, "Many of them are beyond my imagination, it's quite shocking."
How could this not shatter her worldview? To the outside world, she was a renowned chaste and virtuous woman, but the secrets within were more complicated than a spider's web; she claimed to be celibate and only married one wife, but in reality, she was the most mysterious regular customer of the most famous courtesan in the capital...
Everyone had to remain silent after hearing that.
After the carriage came to a stop, Su Yan quickly helped Ye Panjiu down from the carriage. On the other side, Sun Shi, who had nimbly jumped down from the carriage, looked at the two of them, shook her head, and headed straight for the dining hall.
Because of the shop opening, the group of people who came to the capital came to the Su residence from Ziling Villa.
Everyone else was already seated at the table, each busy with their own affairs. Unless there was something urgent, they would definitely gather together for a meal.
The Ye family doesn't adhere to the traditional rules of staying at home common among aristocratic families; as long as they are safe, they are quite free.
As Aunt Lai was setting the dishes on the table, the rest of the Ye family members eagerly helped to serve and arrange the dishes.
Since everyone was of the same generation and there were no elders present, they all started eating as soon as the dishes were laid out.
As the family ate slowly, Ye Panjiu spoke up, "After the provincial and palace examinations are over tomorrow, I plan to go to Yangzhou again."
After arriving in Beijing, she took Hengtong, Taohua, Guihua, and Jiang Le'an to Yangzhou, where they spent two months dealing with the family business left behind by Jiang Leye.
A few months later, the family business was naturally divided up by bold people, which was within Ye Panjiu's expectations.
She was not afraid. She targeted the leaders who occupied the most territory, attacked their weaknesses, made steady progress, retained the capable, and eliminated the unruly.
He taught Guihua and Jiang Leyue a lot.
Jiang Leyue has now stayed in Yangzhou and is growing up very quickly.
Su Yan paused in his actions of removing fish bones from Ye Panjiu's plate. "What is it?"
"Leyue wrote that a group of Japanese pirates has suddenly appeared at sea. They are nameless, short, and wield long swords, which they call samurai swords. They have stolen goods from two of her ships, and none of the crew members survived. I have to go and see."
Su Yan frowned. "Is it only the Jiang family that's like this, or has it been the case at the Yangzhou docks all lately?"
Ye Panjiu shook her head. "Le Yue didn't say. I'll go check and write to you as soon as possible."
Su Yan's expression grew increasingly serious. "Alright, promise me, you must not go to sea rashly before I reply."
Ye Panjiu nodded. "Of course. I also plan to start building the Zhaixing Pavilion in Yangzhou."
Ye Erniu read it aloud, "Star-Picking Pavilion... Little sister, are you trying to pluck stars from the sky?"
Madam Sun glanced at him. "Little sister definitely wants to use this name to recruit the most capable people in the world to do something as extraordinary as plucking stars from the sky! Little sister, count me in!"
Ye Panjiu was genuinely surprised; she hadn't expected her second sister-in-law to understand so quickly.
"Second sister-in-law is really amazing, how did you come up with that idea?"
Sun spat out the bone in her mouth. "Isn't this exactly what you've been doing? Who really opened the exact same shop all over Daliang? If you ask me, my little sister is like a star that was not bright before, but suddenly became very bright."
Ye Taohua agreed with this statement and nodded vigorously.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Actually, I just want to do something like Qu Yuanli, to improve everyone's lives. I mentioned it to His Majesty, but the Ministry of Works has had little effect. Perhaps the officials who entered the Ministry of Works through the imperial examinations are not interested in this, and are also limited by the various rules and regulations of the court. I think I should do it."
After some thought, Su Yan immediately understood that this was a major undertaking, the beneficiary of which would be the Great Liang, and its impact would last for generations.
"This matter is of great importance. Why don't I speak with His Majesty first tomorrow, and you come to the palace to pay your respects?"
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
