The second son of Ye Xiang Residence in Nanchu, Ye Guixue, was a person that Fen Ling could talk about endlessly.
He lowered his voice, explaining Ye Guixue’s encounters with Su Rong during his time in the capital, what he usually looked like, what things he had done, explaining everything one by one.
After he was finished, he sighed, "During that time, I really believed that my sister and the second Young Master Ye were truly a match made in heaven."
It never crossed his mind that Su Rong would regret her engagement to Ye Guixue.
After all, compared to Zhou Gu, Ye Guixue was her own choice. The day she accepted the Tiger Talisman, she was extremely serious. And she was also serious in her interactions with people.
Upon hearing all this, Jiang Zhu, stroking his chin, pondered, "Listening to you, is the second Young Master Ye really as good as the rumors have it?"
"Indeed, he is excellent." Despite everything, Fen Ling could not misrepresent Ye Guixue.
Jiang Zhu questioned, "There is no one in this world who is perfect, but according to what you’ve said, it seems the second Young Master Ye doesn’t have any flaws?"
Fen Ling shook his head, "He does have flaws. How could he not? The second Young Master Ye’s flaw is that he is too restrained and mild. When a person has been bound by certain standards for a long time, there is something lacking in his disposition." He used his hands to gesture, "It’s like a kind of ostentation, no, not exactly, how should I put it? Anyway, it’s a kind of recklessness, not limited to a certain rationality, yes, there’s no better way to express it. It’s the kind of thing that my brother-in-law has that can make someone as cold as my sister become soft-hearted. It’s the thing that allowed her to deviate from the easy path she should have taken."
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Zhu thought about Zhou Gu and seemed to understand, "I see, there is indeed a stubborn youthful spirit in Brother Zhou."
"More than just a youthful spirit," Fen Ling continued, "He preferred to give up the path that the old Duke and the Eastern Palace had arranged for him and follow my sister to Nanchu. You need to understand, once he arrived in Nanchu with his current surname, he was effectively on his own, without the aid of his family. How many people in this world would dare to gamble with their future?" Nowadays, Fen Ling truly accepted Zhou Gu, "Before, I thought my sister..."
He pointed to his brain, leaving the words unspoken, "But then, if he hadn’t figured out where my sister was being chased by Nangong Yu and rescued her in time, we wouldn’t be here today. Because of that, my sister has a good eye for people. When we were in Jiangning County, she actually spotted him at first glance, fell in love with him, and then broke off her engagement because she thought their paths differed and it was better for both."
Jiang Zhu nodded his head. Although he did not see these things with his own eyes, just hearing about them was quite moving, "That day in the Eighteen Villages, Brother Zhou did not know that Lady Su Qi had broken off her engagement with the second Young Master Ye, and was very cautious towards me. I hadn’t expected that he would achieve his wishes so quickly."
"Come on, tell me more about it." Fen Ling was very interested.
Jiang Zhu lowered his voice and relayed his conversation with Zhou Gu that day.
Fen Ling sighed in admiration, "My brother-in-law is truly formidable, always prepared. Hmm, he certainly deserves it."
Jiang Zhu also felt that, with his determination, what couldn’t he achieve? Although Ye Guixue is renowned throughout the world, losing to him is not unjust. He regained his composure, "According to what you just said, the youngest daughter of Ye Xiang Residence is housed in the Eastern Palace, and although the second Young Master Ye was rejected, he still supported Lady Su Qi when he left. However, the Nangong family sent Nangong Yu. Normally, given Nangong Yu’s status and prominence in the Nangong family, he would not have been able to leave Nanchu if Ye Xiang Residence had obstructed him."
"As you said, Ye Xiang Residence obstructed, but the one who’s in charge of Ye Xiang Residence now is still Ye Xiang, above Ye Guixue, there is still his older brother, the eldest Young Master Ye Guiyan." replied Fen Ling. "Ye Xiang Residence is not only the second Young Master Ye’s."
"Indeed." Jiang Zhu understood, "Ye Xiang must have learned of Lady Su Qi’s broken engagement, which is why he allowed the Nangong family to act."
Fen Ling, feeling tired, slouched into the carriage, "The old fox probably wanted to see if my sister could return to Nanchu and ascend the throne without the support of Ye Xiang Residence. Luckily, my brother-in-law rescued my sister just in time, otherwise, if news of my sister’s death reached Nanchu, I’m sure he would have said, ’Look, foolish woman, her head full of love and affection, and for a man, she gave up the entire support of Ye Xiang Residence. Without the support of Ye Xiang Residence, she would only be headed for death. Such a princess, if she dies, she dies. It’s not a big loss, at least she won’t harm my fine son anymore.’"
Jiang Zhu burst out laughing at his words. Also feeling tired, he decided to lie down too, "In the Battle of Nanping, Brother Zhou led his men into the military camp, killed Zhang Cheng twice, and defeated the Jibei Army of two hundred thousand soldiers with only thirty thousand soldiers from the Nanping Army. His fame has already started to spread, and it won’t be long before his name will be known throughout the land. Such a young fame will surely shake the world. I wonder what Ye Xiang will think when the news reaches Nanchu."
"Who knows," Fen Ling mumbled, "In any case, he probably doesn’t think my sister is foolish anymore for giving up Ye Xiang Residence’s diamond for Duke Residence’s uncut gem."
Jiang Zhu nodded his head, "Lady Su Qi’s discernment in people is far beyond that of ordinary people."
Not to mention himself, even Ning Ze, Zhang Mao, and Zhang Yun, the person he was planning to employ, were probably not the choices of ordinary people.
After Zhou Gu left, Su Rong slept in the carriage for a day with the quilt and heater. It was not until the soldiers were exhausted from rushing along the road and settled down to rest that she got out of the carriage, wrapped herself in a thick cloak, and joined Fen Ling and others in roasting rabbit.
Zhang Mao couldn’t get out of the carriage, and when he saw them gathering around to roast rabbit, he remembered Su Rong’s trick of waiting for a rabbit. He had mixed feelings, but when Ning Ze brought him the cooked rabbit, he reached out to take it and took a bite.
Ning Ze was leaning against the carriage watching him eating rabbit slowly and couldn’t help grinning, "Are you thinking about something unpleasant?"
Zhang Mao looked up at him.
Ning Ze nodded to his own finger, "That day, I was really aiming to chop off your fingers. Luckily, you were smart and avoided it. For a while, every time I saw my hand, I was in severe pain. I wasn’t as lucky as you."
Zhang Mao thought to himself, was this really a matter of luck? He looked at Ning Ze in silence.
Ning Ze sighed, "The smell of the roasted rabbit is really good."
At this moment, Zhang Mao suddenly found the scent of the roasted rabbit very appetizing. Compared with Ning Ze, even though he was recuperating now, he would be able to stand on his legs sooner or later, and he felt very fortunate.
Su Rong, after eating half a roasted rabbit and washing her hands with snow water, heard someone come to report. "Zhao Li requests an audience."
Su Rong asked, "Who is Zhao Li?"
Jiang Zhu knew and immediately answered, "He is Zhang Mao’s guard, Zhao Li, who he used to contact. He’s the one who delivers letters to Zhang Yun."
Upon hearing this, Su Rong stood up, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and ordered, "Bring him to see Zhang Mao."
Zhao Li was brought in quickly. He was dusty and seemed extremely fatigued from the journey. After dismounting, his whole body seemed to sway.
When he came in front of Zhang Mao, he bowed, "Young Master, the third Young Master has written a personal letter in response to Lady Su Qi. I have brought it."
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