Chapter 52 Chapter 52: He's obviously jealous but he won't admit it...
When Qingwu reported this to He Anting, his first reaction was to refuse.
He Anting felt that there was nothing to see, and he didn't want his wife to recall the days when she was criticized and grovelled.
He did not let Jinyao know about this and directly asked Qingwu to reject his sister.
He Qingxuan was a little disappointed when she heard this, but it was also expected. The relationship between the four of them was too sensitive and awkward. The best way was to stay away from them and keep a distance, so that she and her eldest brother would not be alienated.
"Everything has been packed, let's go." He Qingxuan looked at Ye Yunzheng.
He became much more free and often stayed at home idle.
Ye Yunzheng put down the book in his hand and said in a dull voice: "You don't have to follow me. I told you that if you want to divorce, you can do so anytime."
He Qingxuan suddenly scolded impatiently: "Stop talking, I won't divorce you."
Ye Yunzheng was given a cold shoulder, but he wasn't angry. He continued calmly, "Why bother? Your elder brother is a minister, and he'll find a good family if he remarries. There's no need to waste your money on me."
He Qingxuan paused, then suddenly threw everything in her hands to the ground and said coldly, "What? Do you think I'm useless, so you want to get rid of me?"
The grievance and anger that had been accumulating in her heart suddenly erupted. "Why are you so calm? Until now, have you ever said sorry to me? Have you ever explained anything? Ye Yunzheng, you are so ungrateful. You brought this upon yourself."
Ye Yunzheng calmly accepted her accusations: "Whatever you say."
He was like a broken jar, not caring at all.
It doesn’t matter if you lose your title, if you are demoted, or if you go somewhere.
He Qingxuan's chest heaved with anger. "I married you when I was a teenager. What did you tell my father then? You said you loved me, that you would treat me well forever and never let me down? I believed you, and then what happened? I endured four years of infamy for you. All the officials and their wives in Bianjing laughed at me, laughing at my inability to bear children and calling me a jealous woman."
"But for you, I still agreed to my mother's idea of taking a concubine. You love her, right? How ridiculous! What do you love about her? Her beauty? Or her obedience? You feel unbalanced because you're inferior to my brother, right? And you also dislike me. Then why did you marry me? Why bother pretending? It's all because of your hypocrisy. You covet my family's power, but you also want to maintain your own dignity."
"Ye Yunzheng, you are so disgusting. People like you who take things and then turn their backs on you deserve it."
"Fortunately, Jinyao doesn't like you. There is nothing about you that can compare to my brother." He Qingxuan's words hit the part of Ye Yunzheng's heart that he was most reluctant to face.
His face gradually turned blue, and he raised his eyes gloomily, his cold gaze shooting straight at her.
He Qingxuan resumed her condescending demeanor: "Since you're willing to drink the toast and then refuse the penalty, I can satisfy you."
"I won't divorce you. I want to be with you forever. I want you to never be able to hold your head up in front of me, or in front of my brother."
With a bang, Ye Yunzheng swept his arm and the things on the table were swept to the ground.
He Qingxuan angered him, and her eyes were full of pleasure.
She picked up the book on the ground and dusted it off: "Okay, hurry up and pack up, it's time to get going."
She turned around slowly and walked out of the house.
When He Qingxuan left, everyone in the He residence came to see them off, including Jinyao. He Anting hadn't originally planned to ask her to come, but Jinyao thought for a moment and said, "Since you've already decided to let go of the past, then the best way is to not care about it. The more you care, the more you avoid it."
He Anting thought for a long time before reluctantly agreeing.
When leaving, He Qingxuan did not look depressed. She looked at the several large carts of gifts, the dressing baskets being carried up like water, and there were many servants. The county lady also assigned her four or five maids to take charge.
If you don’t know, you might think we are going on a trip, not to a remote place.
He Anting also silently supported this. It seemed that his sister was not too confused.
He also personally selected some loyal bodyguards with good fighting skills to escort them safely along the way.
"Remember to write back after you go. If you can't bear it anymore, come back." The county lady couldn't help but tear up. He Qingxuan nodded, her eyes falling on the young woman next to her.
The woman was no longer the timid person she used to be. Even though she was covered in gold, silver and silk, she still looked petty.
Now her head, which had always been lowered, was raised. Her neck was long and slender, straight and virtuous, bright and charming. She was wearing a scarlet jacket with a gold begonia pattern, which was pinching her soft waist.
She had become much plumper, with a bulging belly. Her skin was delicate and white, like a delicate crabapple, and she looked noble. He Anting protected her by her side, carefully preventing others from touching her.
He Qingyun couldn't help but envy her good fortune.
After saying goodbye to her relatives in the evening, she got on the carriage. Ye Yunzheng sat quietly in the carriage, still looking down at the book. He Qingyu's expression just now disappeared completely.
Ever since the two of them had a falling out yesterday, He Qingyun was no longer friendly to him. She had endured it for long enough. Did she think she owed him anything?
"Go, go out and catch the car." He Qingyu said lightly.
Ye Yunzheng frowned: "What?"
"I say, go get the car." He Qingyu commanded arrogantly and condescendingly.
"Are you crazy?" Ye Yunzheng looked at him as if he was a madman.
"I think you don't know where you stand. Don't forget, you're no longer the prince. You've lost your title, and my brother demoted you. Master Ye, what do you still think you are?"
"Everyone along this road is mine. The servants are mine, the guards are mine too. If you make me unhappy, I can tell you to get out at any time. If you don't want the face I give you, then just bear with it."
He Qingxuan turned back into the domineering noble lady she was. She wanted to break Ye Yunzheng's bones and make him suffer to repay the grievances she had suffered for many years. Therefore, she would not divorce him. After all, she had not yet gotten her revenge.
Ye Yunzheng looked at her as if he wanted to skin her alive, cold and resentful, as if she had suffered a great humiliation.
He Qingxuan smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Aren't you unhappy that I'm being nice to you?"
Jin Yao was lost in thought as she stared at the carriage heading to the courtyard. She had just seen Ye Yunzheng, who looked much more haggard, less talkative, and with a gloomy air about him.
It seems that the changes in life have hit him hard.
But that was all his own fault, Jin Yao curled her lips.
"Why are you looking at this so intently?" A low voice in her ear interrupted her trance.
"Ah? Do I have it?" She just looked at it for a while longer, not seriously at all.
"Well, you were standing on tiptoe to look at Ye Yunzheng just now." He Anting pointed it out mercilessly with a stern face.
She wasn't standing on tiptoe, that's not right, how did he find out?
Are you serious?
"I was just looking at how miserable he was." Jin Yao snorted disdainfully and surreptitiously pinched his skinny waist. "Master He, you're narrow-minded. I think you're jealous. I'm embarrassed to say it."
She exposed his pretense bluntly.
He Anting frowned deeply and immediately shut up. No matter how Jin Yao twisted him, he didn't say a word.
He's clearly jealous but he won't admit it.
Jin Yao was quite dissatisfied with his attitude, but he always easily fooled her.
"Your grandfather is coming to the capital today, and the invitations have been sent to all the prefectures in Bianjing. Look at your wife, is she ready to come out and meet people?"
He Anting glanced at her belly and said, "Just let her meet the people from the Xian'an County Prince's Mansion. Tell others that she has severe morning sickness and is not suitable to meet outsiders."
After the county lady left, Jin Yao asked him, "Will the princess tell my secret to others?"
"No, she doesn't dare." He Anting said simply.
Jinyao was relieved, and He Anting told her: "If you encounter the same thing as last time and someone gives you trouble, just curse back."
Jin Yao was shocked: "Ah? This is not good."
How can you curse people? It's so disrespectful.
"Anyone who dares to cause trouble for you is just a fool who has become stupid after the bumpy boat ride to Beijing. They won't bear grudges even if you scold them." He Anting sneered lightly.
Jinyao was shocked but also a little impressed. He Anting said to her seriously, "You don't have to give in. Remember, if you give in, it means I give in. Isn't that reversing the hierarchy?"
Oh, it’s so difficult.
Jin Yao responded, "I know, I know. Let Yun Qiao tell her. I'm not good at talking, but she is."
Yun Qiao listened to everything and said quickly, "Don't worry, Master. I will definitely protect you well."
This time, Yun Qiao was not afraid of offending anyone after receiving the order, and He Anting looked at her approvingly.
He turned around and seemed to catch a glimpse of something in his peripheral vision. His expression froze: "Did you forget what to wear today?"
Jin Yao was still deep in thought. When he suddenly mentioned it, her heart tightened: "What?"
She wrapped her cloak tightly around her neck without saying anything: "You didn't see anything."
He Anting's eyes suddenly turned deep: "Why?"
"There's no why. Don't ask. Don't you have anything to do?" Jin Yao was really puzzled. She was busy the past two days, but how come she had nothing to do in the past two days?
As the Prime Minister, shouldn't he be like a spinning top from morning to night every day?
"What do you mean by having nothing to do? Watch your words and don't change the subject."
Jinyao's face turned red when she was questioned.
"It's just... it just doesn't fit well. Yun Qiao is redoing it." She muttered.
"It's fine not to wear it." He said leisurely.
"Be serious, you are still outside." Her graceful and watery eyes glared slightly, and her shy look was like a seductive little fox.
The couple walked slowly towards Guanlan Courtyard.
The next day, the He family started busy early, cleaning the yard, scrubbing the eaves, arranging flowers and plants, and preparing fruits and tea. Jin Yao stood by with a stand, supervising the maids and old women.
She studied for two months and achieved some results. Her words and actions became more and more like those of an official's wife.
After the maids had done their jobs, she ran to Li Shishi.
Li Shishi was dancing in the courtyard. Jinyao looked at her waist, which was as soft as a silk ribbon, and envied her: "You are amazing, you can do so many things."
Li Shishi glanced at her with her charming phoenix eyes: "Only you can praise me. When others talk about me, they either seduce men or think I am a lowly person. These things are just pretentious brothel practices."
Jinyao felt deeply sympathetic: "I understand, you know? They used to call me a foxy girl."
Li Shishi burst out laughing: "You don't have to comfort me."
"Really? Why don't you believe it? My husband used to hate me. He said I was frivolous, coquettish, and scheming."
Li Shishi looked at her pure face, the corners of her eyes slightly raised, as if filled with spring water, and her lips stained with the juice of Impatiens: "Then your husband must be blind and has made a mistake."
"Then teach me, I also want to learn this." Jin Yao looked at Li Shishi, her eyes shining.
“You can only learn the simple things.”
"It's okay, it's okay. Just remember to teach me."
Yun Qiao saw that her master was really insisting on learning this, and her heart skipped a beat. If her son-in-law knew that she was learning all sorts of nonsense again, he would definitely be angry.
"Young Madam, is it time to go to the County Master?"
Jin Yao responded: "Then I'll go meet the person first, and I'll learn when I come back."
Li Shishi smiled and watched her leave.
There were more people in the county lady's yard than she had imagined. She felt dizzy looking at the girls and boys in the room. She didn't expect there were so many people in the Prince of Xian'an's Mansion.
A young man accidentally bumped into Jin Yao as he passed by, causing her to almost lose her balance. Yun Qiao was startled: "Hey? Don't you look where you're walking?"
When the young master heard this, he stopped in his tracks, surprised and scornful: "What did you say? Which maid are you from? How dare you speak to me like that?"
Yun Qiao remembered He Anting's words and didn't hesitate to be polite.
"Who are you, young master? You look unfamiliar. The old lady is in poor health. If you are so reckless, if something happens to her, the old lady will be punished. Can you bear the consequences?"
The two men's shouting stopped the crowd's voices and they turned to look over.
Jin Yao and Yun Qiao played the good cop and the bad cop respectively, but she was really scared just now and she was angry.
The young man looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old and was quite arrogant, but when he heard the word "Grand Master", he immediately became deflated.
"So it's my sister-in-law. I'm so sorry."
The county lady frowned: "Who bumped into you?"
The young man trembled: "I didn't mean to do that."
The young man who hit the person was the son of the second wife, the nephew of the county lord, and the cousin of He Anting.
When it came to the county lady's grandson, her face darkened: "If you don't learn your lesson, go back."
Jin Yao looked at him: "You bumped into me, apologize."
The young man hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, please forgive me. It's my fault."
The Princess of the County saw this scene, but in the end she said nothing.
"This must be Tingge's daughter-in-law," Prince Xian'an suddenly said, "Come closer, let me take a look."
Upon hearing this, Jin Yao came closer. Her clothes were loose, so the size of her belly could not be seen. Prince Xian'an glanced at his wife and chuckled, "She looks like a blessed woman. Very good."
After he arrived in Beijing, the princess complained to him bitterly, and then he was rarely scolded by the Prince of Xian'an.
What do you mean by "children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, why do you care so much, just worry about it." The princess was still not convinced.
Now, she dared not say a word.
Perhaps He Anting had already told everyone in advance that she was not feeling well, so no one pulled her aside to talk to her and no one dared to provoke her.
Jinyao sat comfortably as a mascot.
Suddenly she felt a burning gaze staring at her. She turned her head suspiciously and met the gaze.
It turned out that the boy who had bumped into her just now was secretly looking at her.
She was not familiar with the other person, so she didn't smile and just looked away.
But the young man became anxious, thought for a while and walked to her side: "Sister-in-law."
"What's the matter?" she asked in a normal tone.
"It's my fault just now. Don't be angry. Here's what you want." He hurriedly took out a bag of candy from his pocket. "This is tangerine peel candy. It's delicious. I'll give it to you."
"This..." Jinyao was in a dilemma, whether to answer it or not.
Yun Qiao was very considerate and extended her hand: "Thank you, sir. Give it to me." It is still unknown who will get the candy in the end.
The young man stared at Jin Yao blankly: "Then have you forgiven me?"
"Okay, be more careful next time." Jin Yao forced a smile.
She didn't want to talk to him anymore. This guy was a bit stupid. Why would he keep asking others to forgive him when they were not familiar with each other?
The boy didn't think too much about it, he just felt like he had never seen such a beautiful woman, and he liked her and wanted to get close to her.
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