Yun Wenfang took the wine jug from Yun Wenting's hand and took a sip without saying anything.
Yun Wenting knew that he had tacitly agreed, so he pressed his eyebrows and fell silent.
The two sat in silence for a while, and Yun Wenfang suddenly said, "What do you want most?" Although he had drunk quite a bit, Yun Wenfang was unexpectedly calm when he asked this question.
Yun Wenting did not answer, and Yun Wenfang did not ask again.
It was unknown how much time had passed, but when Yun Wenfang was about to lose consciousness again due to drinking, he heard someone singing softly beside him, following the beat: "Three winters have come from the north, and nine summers have not yet returned to the south. Although the green stream is lush and green, the snow is still white. The evening wind blows the low grass, and the sunset falls on the distant mountains..."
Yun Wenfang pondered for a long time before remembering that this was a folk song from the area near Jiajing Pass, sung by soldiers from Yanbei who had defended the border. He listened silently for a long time, until he could no longer tell whether it was Yun Wenting singing the tune or just himself, singing along in his heart.
After drinking the last drop of wine, Yun Wenfang pulled the corner of his mouth and murmured something softly. No one knew whether he had drunk too much or he didn't say it out loud. No one could hear clearly what he said. It seemed like just a sneer like in the past.
After dawn, Yun Wenfang and Yun Wenting returned to the Yun family.
This time, Yun Wenfang's father used the Yun family's family rules, tied Yun Wenfang to the bench outside the Yun family's ancestral hall, and beat him half to death. The blood from Yun Wenfang's body soaked the soles of the executioner's shoes. In the end, if Yun Wenting, the eldest son of the Yun family, had not asked Old Lady Yun to plead for him, Yun Wenfang would have lost his life.
But no matter how the Yun family punished Yun Wenfang, the eldest daughter of the Yun family, Yun Qiuchen's ear could not be healed, not to mention the shame that the brother and sister had completely stripped the Yun family's face in front of so many people, which could not be compensated in any way.
While the Yun family was busy shutting up shop, the banquet at the Hot Spring Villa continued, even though no one from the original host family remained. After Yun Qiuchen's accident, the second and third daughters of the Yun family had been taken back home. The Yun family had lost face this time and had no desire to remain at the Hot Spring Villa and be watched by others.
However, at the banquet for the rich young princess on the second day, to everyone's surprise, Concubine Yun, who was originally thought not to attend, was supported by the princess and sat on the high platform, and she and the old princess each took their own side and competed with each other.
Concubine Yun never liked to join in such fun, nor did she like to appear in the same occasion with the old princess, especially since she had been ill yesterday and now looked a little pale.
Despite the sickly look on Concubine Yun's face, she was still dressed simply. She didn't appear inferior when standing next to the old princess. On the contrary, in terms of aura and temperament, the old princess might not be able to match Concubine Yun.
When Concubine Yun walked up to the old princess, she nodded slightly as a greeting, then walked to her seat and sat down.
The old princess was very dissatisfied with Concubine Yun's behavior, especially because Concubine Yun did not salute her in front of so many people, which made her very embarrassed. After all, she was half a level higher than Concubine Yun in rank.
"As expected, we are not from the same family. Once we enter the same house, I'm afraid we don't even know how to write the words propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame." The old princess said sarcastically with a sullen face.
Her original intention in saying this was to allude to the matter between Yun Qiuchen and Yun Wenfang. Yesterday's incident had caused such a big stir, and the old princess was also at the hot spring villa. Naturally, she had heard about it. Her words also included scolding Concubine Yun, accusing the Yun family of being ignorant of etiquette.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yun glanced at the old princess and asked, "Are you talking about me?"
The old princess snorted coldly, her meaning was self-evident.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Yun nodded and said, "You are right. The prince is not at home every other day. He is unable to pay his respects to you. He really does not know etiquette. It is my fault for not teaching him well."
The old princess's face turned even uglier when she heard this.
She was clearly talking about the Yun family, but Concubine Yun brought up the prince, as if she was afraid that others would not know that the current King of Yanbei came from her womb. As if they were a family.
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