Imperial Capital 18. Partial Grandmother

After Ye Li personally sent her cousin and aunt Ye Shangshu away and never showed up again, Madam Xu obviously no longer had any hope for the etiquette and rules of the Ye family. Anyway, if it weren't for Ye Li, who was a niece, the Ye family, which caused her daughter to die of depression, would have no connection with the Xu family. Ye Li was not angry. When she turned around and went back to Qingyixuan, she glanced at Wang's Fangyiyuan indifferently, and a rare sneer of mockery appeared on her lips: Is Wang trying to show off her power?

"Third sister..."

Before entering Qingyixuan, Ye Ying came staggeringly, holding the hand of a maid. Ye Li stopped and looked at the most beautiful woman in front of him calmly. It seemed that Ye Ying had not had a good time in the past few days, even though she looked fine on the surface. Her delicate and beautiful face had become a little pale and haggard, and her watery eyes looking at Ye Li were also a little more resentful and misty, which made Ye Li shudder. "The sorrow in her face, the disease in her body. Tears in her eyes, panting slightly..." Ye Li thought of the words describing the fairy in the masterpiece Dream of the Red Chamber, but it was a pity that when he looked at the occasional gleam of light in her watery eyes, how could she be as noble and detached as the Fairy Jiangzhu?

"What's wrong with Fourth Sister?" Ye Li asked softly, "Why don't you rest in your room if you're not feeling well?"

"Thank you for your concern, Third Sister. Ying'er is fine." Ye Ying said softly, but her resentful and aggrieved look did not seem like nothing happened.

Ye Li nodded with a look of understanding, "Since there is nothing else, Fourth Sister will take a leisurely walk, Third Sister will go back first."

"Third sister..." Seeing Ye Li turning around and leaving without hesitation, Ye Ying's eyes flashed with anger, but it quickly disappeared. Biting her lips lightly, she looked at Ye Li and said, "Ying'er just wanted to ask Third sister, did you receive the invitation for the Hundred Flowers Festival?"

Ye Li nodded. She had received the invitation yesterday morning. The Hundred Flowers Festival was scheduled to be held in the largest peony garden in the capital seven days later. Looking at Ye Ying's appearance, Ye Li's mind suddenly changed. She finally understood why Ye Ying was holding her back. "Fourth sister, haven't you received the invitation yet?"

Ye Ying shook her head in grievance, but her heart was full of resentment towards Ye Li in front of her. If her uncle had not impeached her father in the court, how could she, as the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and the future Princess of Li, not have an invitation to the White Flower Festival? "Third sister, you... are not going this year?" Ye Li laughed dumbly. Could it be that Ye Ying was planning to take her invitation to the Peony Garden? But it was true. She was the future Princess of Li. Even if someone recognized that the name on the invitation was not hers, no one would dare to chase her away.

"I'm in much better shape this year, so I'll go." Ye Li said, and then she saw Ye Ying's face darken. Not wanting to get into any more trouble, Ye Li said, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany Fourth Sister."

"three……"

Seeing that Ye Ying wanted to say something, Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said, "Fourth sister, why don't you go and ask for an audience with Concubine Xianzhao? This year's invitation was sent by Princess Zhaoyang herself. If I don't go, wouldn't the princess think that our Ye family doesn't give her face?" Hearing this, Ye Ying finally suppressed the words she wanted to say. Princess Zhaoyang is the elder sister of the current emperor and the only daughter of the late Empress Yuan. But she is famous for her bad temper. Sometimes she doesn't even give face to the current empress or the empress dowager. Ye Ying dare not act strangely in front of her. She hasn't received the invitation until now, which shows that Princess Zhaoyang is dissatisfied with her.

"Miss Third, Miss Fourth, the old lady wants you two to go to Rongyue Hall." Ye Li was about to go back to her room when the nanny beside Old Lady Ye came over to pass on the message.

Today, when Madam Xu came to visit, Madam Ye said she was not feeling well and did not even send someone to see her. Ye Li naturally knew that Madam Ye was dissatisfied with the Xu family's behavior in the past few days, and nodded calmly, saying, "I know, it's a waste of time for Madam Lao to come." Madam said she didn't dare to, and turned back to Rongle Hall.

In the Rongle Hall, Madam Ye narrowed her cloudy old eyes slightly and looked at the two granddaughters who came in side by side. Ye Ying has been spoiled since she was a child. Not only is she smart and gentle, but she is also beautiful. Both Madam Ye and Minister Ye have high hopes for her. If Ye Yue had not entered the palace as a concubine, Ye Ying would have to enter the palace as well. Now that she can marry the emperor's younger brother, Prince Li, as the principal wife, it will naturally allow the Ye family to move up a level. As for Ye Li, who was originally the most honorable first wife and daughter of the Ye family, Madam Ye has always had some small knots about the original Xu, and has not paid much attention to this granddaughter since Xu passed away. Now, after taking a closer look, she found that she is not worse than Ye Ying. She even had more of the generosity and composure of a scholarly family. Old Madam Ye knew that this was inherited from her mother, the Xu family, a century-old aristocratic family. This was also the reason why Old Madam Ye disliked Ye Li and the Xu family.

"Grandma." Ye Li and Ye Ying greeted in unison.

Madam Ye kindly invited the two to sit down beside her and asked in a gentle voice, "The Hundred Flowers Festival will be held in a few days. Has your mother prepared everything for you?"

Ye Ying lowered her head with a sad look on her face, "My granddaughter did not receive the Hundred Flowers Invitation, so what mother prepared is useless."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion: "Grandma, do I need to prepare anything to participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival?"

Hearing this, Madam Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and she looked at Ye Li thoughtfully, "It's nothing... Girls always have to dress up beautifully when they go out. Let your mother make some new clothes and head ornaments for you later."

Ye Li calmly let her look at her. Wang Shi really didn't prepare anything for her, not even a word of mention. It was foreseeable that if she wore her usual clothes on the day of the Hundred Flowers Festival, she would be laughed at and embarrassed. "Thank you for your reminder, Grandma. Li Er got it." Ye Li showed a trace of joy, appropriately showing her daughter's love and joy for new clothes and jewelry.

Old Madam Ye nodded and said nothing more. She knew how Wang treated Ye Li in private, but as long as it didn't happen in front of outsiders and bring shame to the Ye family, she didn't want to care about it. Instead, Ye Ying smiled apologetically at Ye Li and said, "Mother had already prepared the clothes and jewelry for the third sister, but when Rong'er came back yesterday, she forgot to send them to the third sister."

"Really? The Hundred Flowers Festival is still a few days away, so there's no need to be so anxious." Ye Li smiled. Did she finally bring the topic to Ye Rong?

When Ye Rong was mentioned, Madam Ye's smile faded. She looked at the two of them and said sternly, "Rong'er is still young. If he does something wrong, you, as the elder sister, should teach him well. Today, your father beat him in front of outsiders. How can a child like him bear it?"

Ye Ying frowned slightly and said with a distressed look, "Grandma is right. It was Ying'er who failed to teach her brother well. But Rong'er also learned a lesson today. Ying'er was crying out in pain when she came out just now. He will definitely not dare to bump into Third Sister again in the future. Please don't blame him anymore, Third Sister."

"Didn't you say it was only a few hits? Why is it still painful? Have you called a doctor?" Upon hearing that her only grandson was not well, Old Madam Ye became anxious, and her eyes became colder as she looked at Ye Li. Ye Ying quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Grandma, I have already called a doctor. He just needs to stay in bed for a few days. I'm just afraid that his studies will be delayed for a while."

Madam Ye frowned and glared at Ye Li angrily, saying, "You are also a sister, why can't you be more tolerant of Rong'er? Would you be happy if he delayed her studies?"

Ye Li sneered in her heart, but her expression remained unchanged. She said calmly, "Grandmother is right. Li'er will definitely teach Rong'er well in the future. It's time for someone to teach him a lesson. It's okay for him to offend Li'er today. As a family, Li'er will naturally let him go. What if he offends some noble person one day?"

Hearing this, Madam Ye's face became even uglier, but she suppressed her anger and waved her hand to let her leave when she remembered Ye Li's marriage. Ye Li turned around and left, listening to Ye Ying's sweet voice behind her saying that her sister and Prince Li were here... Since Madam Ye didn't listen to her words, she didn't care, she just hoped that Ye Zhaoyi and Prince Li in the palace could really take care of Ye Rong's mess for the rest of his life.