Chapter 343 Not ready to be a father yet
More than an hour later, when the Zheng family heard the news, almost every household in the capital knew about it.
The Zheng family has lost all face after their son was taken away.
Even if he is an illegitimate son, it would be shameful for him to be taken away by a woman in broad daylight, married, and consummated with.
The next morning at the grand court assembly, an imperial censor impeached the foolish girl for her lack of morals, forcibly taking a man, and her depraved character.
Some people glared at Ye Wan with daggers in their eyes.
Why? Because this Ye Xiaochong is Ye Wan's nephew, and the two of them are equally shameless.
Throughout history, there have been no female officials, yet Emperor Jing insisted on creating them. Wasn't this just a ridiculous exercise? Sooner or later, trouble was bound to arise, and even the women in his household became restless, wanting to become officials as well.
Ye Wan pretended to be dead, as if she couldn't see anything.
Don't ask, I'm just sleepy.
Who invented the morning court session? It's way too early; she feels sleepy even standing up.
Last time I was too excited, this time I'm really sleepy.
"Young Master Ye, is this true?"
King Jing became interested upon hearing this. Well, there's more gossip to come.
The silly girl retorted confidently, "Your Majesty, if he truly didn't want to, would I force myself on him? We are mutually in love."
King Jing was delighted to hear this.
"Since they are in love, Lord Zhongyong, you shouldn't stand by and watch the young couple. Just let them be together."
The Duke of Zhongyong turned green with anger.
The marriage has already been decreed by imperial decree, what can he say? What else can he possibly say?
Does he intend to die for his principles? That's simply not the case.
The silly girl excitedly kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
The court meeting then discussed some serious matters, which Ye Wan, though sleepy throughout, managed to catch the gist of.
After the court session, before I even went outside, I heard crickets chirping.
"How shameless! How can someone be so shameless?"
The silly girl shouted, "Lord Zhang, who's shameless? Can I have some?"
Then the silly girl went around asking each of them who they were talking about, being incredibly shameless.
When they arrived at the palace gate, Sha Niu rushed forward and stopped Zhong Yong Gong, who was about to get into the carriage.
"Master-in-law, stay!"
"Young Master Ye, you've got the wrong name. You haven't officially joined the family yet. Once you're formally married, you should call me Father-in-law." Zheng Kai's face was extremely ugly.
His daughter-in-law was an official, and this marriage was even arranged by imperial decree. What could he say? He had to accept the marriage whether he wanted to or not.
Anyway, the person has already lost all face.
Silly girl, “Sigh, I haven’t read many books since I was a child. Father-in-law, after Zheng Qingshan and I get married, we will live in my own courtyard. There’s no need for you to prepare another courtyard.”
"Hmph, whatever." Zheng Kai was in a bad mood and didn't bother with it anymore.
The silly girl spoke up again, "I heard that my husband's biological mother is still alive, but she has always been sickly. I've come to ask the adults for a favor so that we can take her out and raise her ourselves. We won't have to waste the Zheng family's money and grain."
Zheng Kai was so angry that his face went numb. Listen to what he was saying! How could anyone be so shameless?
"Nonsense! That's my concubine, how could you..."
The silly girl lowered her voice, "Father-in-law, if you grant my request, I have quite a few Akhal-Teke horses in Suzhou, and I'll send you one later..."
Akhal-Teke horse?
Zheng Kai glanced at her, stroked his beard, and said seriously, "The younger generation is filial, and Aunt Wu's son is also promising. He's getting old and doesn't have much time left. It's time for him to leave the manor and enjoy his retirement."
Silly girl, "Oh, thank you so much for your kindness, Father-in-law."
Zheng Kai also noticed the mood and said, "Good daughter-in-law, don't forget to bring my Akhal-Teke horse back later."
That's a prized Akhal-Teke horse, priceless.
If he had it, the other old folks would be green with envy.
The Zheng family.
When Aunt Wu heard the news, she was so happy she almost went crazy.
Her son married a female general, and she's going to leave the mansion with him to enjoy a life of luxury?
Of course she'd go! She'd be happy to serve her daughter-in-law every day.
Wow, this daughter-in-law is a perfect match, absolutely wonderful!
Upon hearing the news, Madam Zheng was so angry that she fell ill that very day.
She had just sent a letter to her family, asking them to find a concubine's daughter to marry Zheng Qingshan.
Unexpectedly, he married Ye Wan's niece.
Ye Wan, this woman and her niece serving as female officials is really too conspicuous!
As for Zheng Xiaodie, she's still making a scene. Her father has said she can't even leave the house, so she can't use any tricks.
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Behind the wall of an alley a mile away from the princess's residence, someone was also racking their brains to scheme.
"They've been gone for so long, how did it take you so long to find out? You useless piece of trash," the man couldn't help but complain.
They then learned that Da Ya had gone south. No wonder they hadn't seen her for so long. How could they possibly reunite with her now?
The woman remained silent.
The man thought for a moment, "We definitely won't get the slightest advantage under these people's noses. We might even get arrested and beaten to death before we even cause any trouble. We'll just have to go to Yangzhou."
"That's Jiangnan, it's so far away, are we really sure we can manage if we go?"
There's a saying that goes, "No pain, no gain; wealth and honor are found in danger."
"When she brings us back herself, no one can say anything. There's a caravan going to Yangzhou soon, so hurry up and pack your things."
The two packed their money and set off that very day.
Ye Wan had already received news that Da Ya had almost gotten into trouble; she had delivered it to Da Ya's bodyguard.
Ye Wan was furious. "Send people back now. Setting up an academy in the capital is the same! Even if it doesn't work out, it's fine. She can just open a private school. As long as it's free, plenty of people will be willing to let their daughters go to school and learn to read."
These people actually used such disgusting methods on a little girl.
Lin Anyuan sighed, "Wanwan, don't protect the child too much, or she'll be spoiled."
Daya is stubborn; once she's made up her mind, she won't turn back. If she wanted to, she would have come back long ago.
"Being spoiled is your own fault. My daughter is meant to be pampered, why should she suffer?"
Ye Wan changed the subject, "Never mind, what you said is actually true, I'm just worried about her."
Ye Wan had someone summon Hui Gu.
"Aunt, how are the people you trained doing?"
Hui Gu trained some people specifically for Ye Wan.
Huigu was surprised, "They're almost ready. Does Madam intend to use them?"
"Send a few to Daya."
When Huigu learned what had happened to Daya, her expression changed, and she went down to make arrangements.
The couple was left alone in the house again.
"Wanwan, I went to the palace today." Lin Anyuan sat next to Ye Wan.
Ye Wan noticed that he seemed a little down, so she patted Lin Anyuan's head and asked, "What's wrong? Did the Emperor say something?"
Lin Anyuan felt that his action was like petting a dog, but he couldn't help but move closer and want him to pet him.
"The Emperor is sometimes unreliable. He told us to have a child sooner rather than later, so that the child can grow up together with the one in the mother's womb. Raising them together from infancy to adulthood will surely deepen the bond between them."
Lin Anyuan paused for a moment, "But I... I haven't figured out how to be a good father yet."
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