Chapter 288: Rejection
Xu naturally thought of this, she sighed and held her daughter, feeling sad. She had been disobeying the old lady for so many years, and if she really wanted to embarrass her daughter, she couldn't say anything.
Who made her just a concubine? Even if the lady wanted to object, she might not succeed. The word "filial piety" could crush a person to death.
"Yu'er! Don't worry. Auntie will remind Madam about this matter and ask her to discuss it with the Crown Prince's Consort before going to the capital to see if they can come up with some rules to deal with it." Xu suppressed the sadness in her heart and forced a smile. "After all, you were raised under Madam's name. Even if the old lady wants to make things difficult, as long as Madam disagrees, she can't control your marriage."
"That's true. If the old lady keeps making trouble, can mother and sister-in-law be her opponents?" Ye Tingyu's eyes were filled with despair. "The old lady is the most senior in the harem. If she refuses to let go, no one can do anything."
The daughter's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Xu's heart, and her heart was broken instantly. The old lady's seniority was there, and if she insisted on having her own way, even if the lady wanted to refute her, she would be powerless.
This is even more so for the Crown Prince's Consort. As a junior, how could she go against the old lady's wishes?
"Don't be afraid, your aunt is here." Xu didn't know how to comfort her daughter, so she could only bring up her own experience. "Even if your aunt dies, she won't let the old lady abuse you."
"die?"
Ye Tingyu's heart trembled, and then tears welled up in her eyes. If that moment really came, she would not let her aunt die, she would die.
As long as she dies, the old lady won't be able to control anyone even if she wants to.
It was her bad luck. Just when she was about to reach the age of marriage, her family encountered misfortune and her father, elder brother and second brother moved away. If she had stayed in Liangjun City, with the prestige of her family, she would not have been treated unfairly.
Once they arrive in the capital, that may not be the case. There is an old lady who has always disliked their family and is putting pressure on them. If she gets greedy and finds someone to remarry her, especially an old man in his sixties or seventies, she might as well die.
"That's the worst-case scenario." Xu comforted Ye Tingyu, "We may not be able to get to that point."
Yetingyu remained silent and said nothing more.
It was her fate to be forced to that point, she had no choice. I hope God will have mercy on her and not let the old lady have evil intentions towards her.
Unfortunately, God was too busy and I don’t know if he heard her prayers.
More than a month later, the carriage entered the gate of the Wei capital, and Fan Junjie sent someone to safely send them to the door of the Ye family.
This is an old house. The paint on the gate is peeling and the walls are overgrown with weeds. It looks very dilapidated.
Chen Xiangxiu told Du Wanwan: "This is the ancestral home of the Ye family. The original Pingyang Marquis Mansion may have been sealed off. The ancestral home is where the Ye family members live. We are new here, so we should be careful in what we say and do."
Little Baozi Ye Chenyuan learned how to talk, walk, eat and dress on the way to the capital. He also knew a lot of words and could write a lot of words.
Du Wanwan got off the carriage, took her mother-in-law, Xu, Ye Tingyu, and held her son's hand, and looked at the closed door of the Ye family's ancestral home.
His brows furrowed slightly. "Why isn't there even a gatekeeper? The door is closed, how can we get in?"
Chen Xiangxiu was also in a dilemma. She had only been to the ancestral home once, when she married Ye Zhenghai, to burn incense for the ancestors in the ancestral hall. She had not been here since then.
Xu had never been here once. She was someone close to the old lady and had no chance to come here at all.
In the past, the Ye family relied on Ye Zhenghai and his father, and there were few capable people in other branches of the family.
Ye Zhengchun went too far this time. Not only was the Pingyang Marquisate taken back, but he himself was also exiled. The Ye family became a joke in the capital.
The emperor took into consideration the merits of the old Marquis of Pingyang and only confiscated the property of the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion in the capital and exiled Ye Zhengchun, while leaving the rest untouched.
The third master Ye Zhengqiu was demoted to reflect on his mistakes at home. When he can be reinstated depends on his luck.
The old house of the Ye family was built by the ancestor of the Ye family. Even though the branch of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion had not returned to live in the old house before, the courtyard belonging to them still existed.
The old lady came back with her two sons and daughters-in-law and filled up all the rooms, leaving no room or bed for Chen Xiangxiu and the others.
She also ordered people to close the door, not giving them the chance to enter the Ye family. They could enter but they had to meet her conditions.
Under her tyranny, the younger generation of the Ye family didn't bother to care. The old lady wanted to teach her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law a lesson, so who would care about that?
The old uncle of the Ye family also turned a blind eye and didn't want to come out to administer justice. The old lady always had a bad temper, and whoever stood up for herself would be in trouble.
Chen Xiangxiu looked worried: "Are you planning to not let us in?"
Xu clenched her hands tightly and dared not say much. She had not been back for many years and did not know what the situation was like in the capital. Ye Tingyu's eyes were red. She did not expect to be turned away as soon as she returned to the capital. There was no place for her family to stand.
"Mom!" Du Wanwan handed Chenchen to Chen Xiangxiu, "No matter whether the Ye family lets us in or not, we have to go in and explain everything clearly. Otherwise, we can live a good life in the future and they will blame us again."
"But no one opened the door, how can we get in?"
Pulling her grandson over, Chen Xiangxiu felt that the old lady was trying to intimidate her, in order to let her know that she still had the final say in the Ye family.
If they don't listen to her in the future, she will use these trivial things to torture them.
"Mom! Take good care of Chenchen. Don't worry about it. I will find a way to get in. Mom! Are you afraid of being embarrassed?" Du Wanwan glanced at the door. "If we want to get in, we have to save our face."
"Wan Wan! Just use whatever you can think of. Mom has nothing now and is not afraid of anything." Chen Xiangxiu picked up Chenchen, "As long as our family is safe and sound, it doesn't matter if we lose face, as long as we don't lose our lives."
Du Wanwan looked at Xu and Yetingyu. Both mother and daughter shook their heads, indicating that they were not afraid.
She smiled faintly: "Then I will think of a solution now. No matter how many people come, no matter what anyone says, you just need to sell the misery of having a home but not being able to return home."
Chen Xiangxiu, Xu Shi, and Ye Tingyu all nodded. There was no need to play the victim. They had a home to return to. When they arrived at the door of the Ye family, the gate was closed and they could not get in even if they wanted to.
It's the middle of the afternoon, not the middle of the night. Why is the door closed? Did everyone in the Ye family go out?
How is that possible?
There are dozens of people in the Ye family, how could they all go out? Even if that was the case, there should be someone left to look after the house, right?
Walking to a secluded place in the Ye family's old house, Du Wanwan released mouse six, black cat three, and yellow dog nine from the space.
"Now that we're in the capital, find yourselves a place to stay. The three of you go in in three groups and see if there's anyone inside. Then come find me at the front gate later."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak! All right!"
"Meow! No problem."
"Woof! Watch me."
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
After the three of them agreed, they turned around and ran away. Du Wanwan took a look, then looked at the wall of Ye’s family and smiled coldly.
Want to control her?
It depends on whether the old lady's wrist is strong enough.
(End of this chapter)
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