Chapter 005: Are you embarrassed to stay?

After such a commotion, everyone at the banquet had different expressions. Father Ruan's first thought was not to make a big deal out of it: "Qinghuan, this is a family matter, we should solve it at home. If this matter gets out of hand, it will be embarrassing for He'an."

The old lady didn't expect Jiang Qiaohui to be so bold, and she no longer had the idea of ​​protecting her. However, Qinghuan had just married into the prime minister's mansion, and if her reputation was affected, it would be a loss.

Things couldn't stay this awkward, so Zhou Yunzhi tried to smooth things over, saying, "Let's eat first and talk about this later."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's eat first, eat first." Ruan Chengfu no longer cared about the affairs of the second room and asked everyone to sit down.

He'an pulled Ruan Qinghuan over, and she sat back reluctantly.

In the original book, after she was divorced by He'an, the reason why the Ruan family fell so quickly was closely related to the second aunt Jiang Qiaohui. At that time, Ruan Xiaoyue was married to the guard captain Pei Chong, who was employed by the second prince. In order to please the second prince, he often forced Ruan Xiaoyue to get money from her natal family.

After she left the Prime Minister's Residence, the Pei family openly robbed and took over several banks of the Ruan family.

Despite this, Ruan Xiaoyue's fate was not much better. The Pei family had many wives and concubines in the backyard, but Ruan Xiaoyue, who only gave birth to two daughters, was rejected by Pei Chong. Despite the title of mistress, she lived a life worse than that of a concubine.

Zuo He'an also saw her arrogant look, and Ruan Qinghuan thought it was a good thing. At least she didn't have to pretend to be well-behaved and sensible anymore, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Just at this moment, the person that Ruan Qinghuan hated the most appeared, that was his father's concubine, Ye Fang.

To be honest, in this era, it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, and there are very few men who can be loyal and only marry one wife.

But my father was different. The Ruan family was just a small family, but my mother came from a big family in Jiangnan. My father went to Jiangnan for business and met my mother.

When he proposed to marry her, he swore an oath to marry only my mother and never take concubines. Only then did he convince my grandfather to agree to the marriage.

With the help of his grandfather, the Ruan family's business gradually expanded and became one of the best in the capital. However, his father forgot his original promise and took Ye Fangming, her husband's deceased husband, into the mansion unjustly. Although she was a concubine, she was actually a concubine. She doesn't even have the title of concubine.

Ye Fang greeted the old lady respectfully, and the old lady asked coldly, "Why are you here?"

"I heard that Qing Huan and the Prime Minister were returning home today, so I came to see them."

As a concubine, Ye Fang should not have attended such a family dinner. This was obviously against the rules.

The old lady felt sorry for her eldest daughter-in-law and had always been cold towards Ye Fang, but her son was determined and refused to let go.

Zhou Yunzhi's face suddenly turned cold. Today her daughter came back home, and a concubine was allowed to enter the house, not taking her, the mistress, seriously at all.

Out of consideration for her daughter's reputation, she had to grit her teeth and endure it.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Qinghuan's face suddenly turned cold. Zhou Yunzhi knew her temper. She held Ruan Qinghuan's hand and shook her head with a serious expression.

Ruan Qinghuan knew that her mother was worried that if she made a scene, He'an would be made a fool of herself.

But she didn't care. When the original owner came back alone, the Ruan family was in chaos. She couldn't just stand by and watch her mother being bullied.

What's more, she didn't care about He'an's opinion.

"What did you call me just now?" Ruan Qinghuan stood up again. She was tall and Ye Fang saw that she was looking up slightly.

Ye Fang relied on Ruan Chengfu's protection and didn't pay attention to Ruan Qinghuan's tone at first: "Qinghuan, after all, I am also your aunt, we are a family, why are you so aggressive?"

Ruan Cheng's father tried to smooth things over: "Ye Fang, stop making a fuss and go back first."

"Master, I came here to see Qing Huan sincerely, what caused the trouble?"

As he spoke, Ruan Qinghuan had already walked around the stool and came in front of Ye Fang. Just as Ye Fang was smiling and wanted to sit down, he grabbed her arm, pulled her aside, and then raised his hand and slapped her in the face.

The crisp sound mixed with Ye Fang's scream made everyone in the hall change color.

Even Ruan Chengfu was stunned for a moment and forgot to react.

"You, you, you...I'm your aunt, how dare you hit me?"

"You are not even as good as a lowly maid in the Ruan Mansion. How dare you enter the house so boldly without the grandmother's summons or the mistress's orders? Who gave you the courage?"

Ye Fang didn't expect Ruan Qinghuan to attack her right away, but she couldn't refute what he said, so she could only look at Ruan Chengfu pitifully.

Seeing this, Ruan Chengfu also got angry: "What nonsense! If you have something to say, just talk it out. How can you hit someone?"

Ruan Chengfu was about to walk towards Ye Fang when he saw this. His mother also stood up. He An, who had been sitting silently, spoke up at this moment: "Qing Huan was just teaching a servant a lesson. Why should the father-in-law be angry? If such an unruly girl were in the prime minister's mansion, she would just be sold off."

Everyone: “…”

Ruan Chengfu was stunned when he heard this.

Although He'an was the prime minister and his son-in-law, their statuses were actually much different. If he had not had some friendship with He's father when he was young, he would not have been able to marry into such a family.

Seeing Ruan Chengfu hesitated, Ye Fang cried even more pitifully: "Master, I..."

He An: "Father-in-law, according to the laws of our Dongzhao country, if a maid seduces her master and causes chaos in the harem, she should be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and then sold. This girl obviously wants to put you in an unjust position, so I'm afraid she can't be kept."

Everyone: “…”

Ye Fang stumbled when she heard that, and she said cunningly, "Prime Minister, please check clearly. I am your concubine, not just an ordinary maid."

"You should be punished even more. Your behavior just now was obviously provoking the mistress. If this is really true, then your father-in-law is favoring his concubine over his wife, which is even more serious."

When the old lady heard that her son was implicated, she became anxious and angry. She winked at the maid beside her and said, "Take Ye Fang away, give him 20 strokes of the cane, and make him kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on his mistakes."

Ruan Qinghuan: “…”

She didn't expect that He'an would take care of her household affairs.

After the matter was over, He An sat back in his seat as if nothing had happened, picked up the wine pot and poured a glass for Ruan Qinghuan: "Madam, don't be angry. I'm here for you no matter what happens."

Ruan Qinghuan was silent for a moment: "Thank you."

Ruan Chengfu had no choice but to sit back, listening to the faint shouting coming from the backyard. He felt like sitting on pins and needles, but he didn't dare to leave.

Only after the shouting stopped did the old lady say with guilt: "This return banquet has made the adults laugh. It's because I, an old lady, am not strict in housekeeping. It has nothing to do with Qinghuan."

"Grandma, you don't have to do this. At home, you can just call me He'an."

Seeing that He'an treated Qinghuan well, the old lady was relieved: "No one has had a good lunch yet, you and Qinghuan come to my courtyard in the evening, then we can have a good talk."

Ruan Qinghuan wanted to refuse as soon as she heard it: "Grandma, I'm busy, so I won't..."

"It's OK. My father and mother are not at home. I'm grateful that you don't mind. How about we stay here for two more days?"

Ruan Qinghuan was surprised and whispered, "My Lord, you forgot that there are guests in the mansion."

"No problem, the servants will take care of it."

When Zhou Yunzhi heard that her daughter could stay at home for a few more days, she was relieved and said happily, "Okay, okay, I'll have someone clean up Qinghuan's room, and you can stay in Yingyue Pavilion today."

Ruan Qinghuan: “…”

Is He An crazy? How can he have the nerve to stay when she is fighting and making a fuss?