Chapter 433 Opening the Ancestral Hall
Chen Xiangxiu was about to say something, but was pulled back by Du Wanwan and shook his head secretly at her.
How many people were watching what happened that day? Is it necessary to clarify it now?
The old lady was guilty, so she yelled at her uncle. The more arrogant she was, the better. There would be a time when she couldn't yell anymore.
The ancestral hall was bustling with noise. All the men, women, young and old from the Ye family rushed over. When they saw Ye Zhenghai and his son coming back, they all looked curious, wondering why he came to the Ye family's old house today.
When they heard the old lady mention the day when Chen Xiangxiu divided the family property, everyone sneered.
What's the point of talking about it now when the matter was so decisive? It's just superfluous and unnecessary.
Fang supported the old lady like a lackey, with his head lowered and not saying a word.
Facing her eldest uncle Ye Zhenghai, she was frightened because his eyes were so sharp that they seemed to penetrate people's hearts. When she overheard her master and the old lady conspiring to frame her eldest uncle, she tried her best to persuade the master not to kill his brothers.
As a result, he was slapped in the face by the master.
What about now? My eldest uncle has returned, but my master and his son are still in exile and can't come back. I feel sad just thinking about it.
She didn't pay any attention to what the old lady said. She was always thinking about how to ask her uncle for help and get her master and son back.
"Uncle! You don't have to feel guilty." Ye Zhenghai pointed at the ancestral hall and the old house of the Ye family. "What I want to ask is, why is the old house of the Ye family so dilapidated? Has it never been repaired?"
The old uncle shook his head helplessly and sighed: "The old lady always uses the excuse that Pingyang Marquis's Mansion is not making enough money every year and never gives money for repairs, so it has become like this over time.
In addition, the descendants of the Ye family are of mixed quality and have no great prospects. They can only barely make ends meet with three meals a day, so how can they have the money to repair the old house?
You are the most promising one in our Ye family, but it’s a pity that you have been in Liangjun City and seldom come back, so the Ye family has declined since then.”
Hearing that her uncle always complained about her in front of Ye Zhenghai, the old lady jumped up and down and cursed: "The Pingyang Marquis's Mansion has always been unable to make ends meet. I am not lying, old lady."
They were dancing happily when Ye Zhengqiu came in with his two uncles from the Cheng family.
They were also officials, but their ranks were not high enough, and they were all small officials of the fifth rank. When they heard that Ye Zhenghai had returned and wanted to invite them over, the two came without saying a word.
After all, they are Ye Zhenghai's uncles in name only. His return from Liangjun City must have been a reward from the emperor.
Not to mention promotion and salary increase, even if he was reinstated, his position would be much higher than theirs.
"Sister! What are you talking about?"
"Sister! You are the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion. How can you be so arrogant?"
When Ye Zhenghai saw the two Cheng brothers coming over, he didn't greet them, but just glanced at them indifferently.
Turning around, he begged his uncle: "Uncle! There is a murder case in the Ye family. It is not convenient to file a case in the Dali Temple. We have to solve it in the ancestral hall. Please, uncle, do justice."
A murder case?
The old lady felt uneasy after hearing this and glanced at Ye Zhenghai, not knowing what murder case he was talking about.
The old uncle immediately agreed: "Okay! I will send someone to invite the elders of each tribe to come over."
After saying this, he ordered people to go and invite them, and also ordered them to clean the ancestral hall and place chairs.
Ye Zhenghai, Shen Xiangxiu, Xu, and Ye Tingyu stood together. Ye Tingxiao told Ye Er to bring the witness over, so that he would be useful later.
Du Wanwan was carefully inspecting the Ye family's old house. If it needed to be repaired, how much money would it cost and who would be the most suitable person to do it.
She has plenty of money, and it would be a waste if she doesn't spend the King of Qi's ill-gotten gains.
Since she has married into the Ye family, the ancestral hall in the old house of the Ye family enshrines Ye Tingxiao's grandparents. She doesn't mind spending some money to renovate the old house.
This way, at least when we come back to worship during the holidays, we will have a decent place to stay.
It wouldn't be as desolate as it is now. All the chairs in the ancestral hall are missing parts, making it unstable to sit on them. People might fall if they are not careful.
Ye Zhengqiu pulled his two uncles aside to chat and did not let them go to talk to his eldest brother because his eldest brother was really annoyed with them.
It’s just that my uncle doesn’t know it, he will know it soon.
He didn't dare to displease his eldest brother, so he could only try his best to stop his two uncles.
The old lady was always afraid, thinking carefully about what she had said after coming to the Ye family's old house. Did anyone hear it? But she cursed a lot when she was angry, and muttered a lot, and she really didn't know who heard it and told the eldest brother.
Judging from the look on his face, he must have known something.
Could it be that Wan’s affair has been exposed?
No, it won't.
The midwife took her money and ran away long ago. And so many years have passed since the incident. How could the truth be found out?
Don't panic, stay calm.
When she looked up and saw Ye Er coming with two people, the old lady felt unwell.
She didn't recognize the midwife because she hadn't seen her for many years, but she knew Nanny Hua.
It is easy to imagine why he appears here at this time.
But she opened her eyes wide in disbelief. Nanny Hua was her personal nanny and knew many things. Was she going to betray her?
"Hua Lan! Why are you here?" The old lady grabbed Aunt Hua's hand, her eyes flashing with ferocity, full of warning, "What are you doing here? Who told you to come?"
Aunt Hua didn't say anything, just cried.
She didn't want to come, but her whole family was captured by the prince. What else could she do if she didn't come?
I don’t know how the prince is so powerful that he even knows how her son killed a foreigner five years ago and how much silver he robbed.
She also knew that the woman his grandson married ran away from another family. If she dared not tell the truth, she would throw her son and grandson into prison.
Does she dare not come?
"Ma'am! I'm sorry!"
After saying this, Aunt Hua hardened her heart, shook off the old lady's hand, and followed Ye Yi to Ye Tingxiao.
At this moment, the old lady finally understood that these two people were brought by Ye Tingxiao.
She walked over quickly, her face stern: "Zhongyuan! What did you ask Aunt Hua to do? Are you crazy? I am your grandmother. What do you want to ask her to testify against? You are such an unfilial son, you even want to slander your elders?"
Ye Tingxiao didn't say anything. There were outsiders present and he was a junior, so it was difficult for him to say anything.
The two uncles of the Cheng family gradually noticed the abnormality of today, and immediately complained in their hearts.
It turned out that Ye Zhenghai invited them here to interrogate their eldest sister and asked them to come and testify.
They had also heard about how the eldest sister bribed the midwife to kill Wan, and she often boasted in front of them that her plan had been successful.
Show off that she married a man of her dreams.
They have always been disgusted and felt that their eldest sister was really going too far, but since their father and mother indulged and supported their eldest sister, they had nothing to say.
If everything that happened back then were to be told, I'm afraid the entire Cheng family would be criticized.
But since they were already here, it would be inappropriate for them to just turn around and go back. After all, Ye Zhenghai was still their nephew in name only.
If you want to get his support in the future, you still have to stand here with gritted teeth.
The old uncle also knew that the old lady was a difficult person to deal with. After tidying up the ancestral hall a little, he stood at the door and shouted, "Open the ancestral hall! The sons of the Ye family come in, and the women wait outside the door."
(End of this chapter)
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