General Ye sat down and brought the teacup on the table. He took a sip when his eldest son Ye Yunlu walked in.
Ye Yunlu was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a handsome face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was not as serious as before, but more gentle.
A playful smile played on his lips. "Father, you and Uncle Hua are plotting against my second brother and future siblings. Can this really succeed?"
General Ye drank his tea and said, "What can we do? Your uncle has already said that Hua'er absolutely refuses to marry your brother, otherwise he wouldn't have come to the capital to cancel the engagement. Your father likes this girl Hua'er more and more. We can't let her go. It will give her away for nothing to other families. For the sake of your brother's lifelong happiness, this plan must succeed and not fail."
After finishing a cup of tea, General Ye instructed Ye Yunlu: "Su Qing, go find Hua'er and find her. Tell her Ze Lin's whereabouts."
Ye Yunlu twitched his lips and couldn't help but smile. "The beauty trap is really a tradition of the Ye family."
General Ye couldn't help but smile, "Didn't you use the same trick to trick Lan Xi into your hand back then?"
"Father." Ye Yunlu's face changed and he immediately became serious, even more mature than his father Ye Shiheng.
Seeing his eldest son's serious face, Ye Shiheng urged: "Go quickly, lest Hua'er and the others get too far away."
Ye Yunlu said goodbye to his father and went to do his business.
General Ye stroked his chin, thinking about the plan he and his brother had made. He couldn't help but smile proudly, "Sure enough, it's perfect!"
Hua Fushu left the general's mansion and went straight to the inn where he was staying, Yuelai Inn.
Yuelai Inn is located in the downtown area, surrounded by shops, vendors filling the streets, and the streets are deserted.
Yuelai Inn is not big, and there are many people coming in and out. Hua Fushu and his personal maid Sanqiao live in room number one.
Hua Fushu hurried into Room 1, unloaded the cloth bag and threw it onto the Eight Immortals Table. He then slumped over the table, gasping for breath, and sat down.
Sanqiao is Hua Fushu's maid and has been with Hua Fushu for eight or nine years. She is about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a purple dress and having two buns. She has a pretty face, white wrists, rosy skin, and a graceful waist.
Seeing Hua Fushu's flushed face, Sanqiao hurriedly rubbed her back to help her calm down.
After Hua Fushu calmed down, Sanqiao pulled out a bench and sat down. While pouring tea, he said, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Did the Ye family bully you?"
Hua Fushu sat up straight, took the tea that Sanqiao poured, and drank it all in one gulp. He put down the teacup and placed his hand on it, like a wilted flower. "I can't say I was bullied. Uncle Ye is a man who sticks to his principles. No matter how I tried to persuade him, I got nothing in the end. I was afraid that the Ye family would tell me where I live, so I ran all the way back."
Sanqiao felt very distressed. General Ye's mansion was far away from Yuelai Inn and was located in the downtown area with a constant flow of people. It was really difficult for the girl to run all the way back.
"Miss, this marriage..." Sanqiao hesitated to speak.
Hua Fushu said, "My dear, I know you feel sorry for me. Your daughter is not someone who would give up. This marriage must be cancelled. If it doesn't work out once, I will cancel it a second time."
Sanqiao asked, "Miss, why do you insist on breaking off the engagement with the Ye family?"
This question has been bothering Sanqiao for many days. When her daughter said she wanted to break off the engagement with the Ye family, she had been thinking about this question. However, her daughter was a person of her word, so she did not ask about it on the way to Beijing.
A smile appeared on Hua Fushu's lips. She had known that Sanqiao would ask this question. She had been holding it in all the way to Beijing, and she was depressed for a few days during the city lockdown. Finally, she asked the question.
Hua Fushu sat down next to Sanqiao, one hand hooked on her shoulder, "Qiao'er, let me tell you something, I don't want my life to be arranged by others, I want to be the master of my own life."
Sanqiao only half understood, "That's true, but what does it have to do with you breaking off the engagement?"
Hua Fushu sat in a different position, leaning against the eight-immortal table. "Sanqiao, let me ask you, if I marry you to a stranger, will you marry me?"
Sanqiao shook her head. "How can I marry someone I don't know?"
Hua Fushu spread out his palms and said, "That's it. How can you rashly marry yourself off to a man you don't know or understand?"
Sanqiao said, "General Ye is the sworn brother of the Patriarch, and the Second Young Master knows him well, so he's not a stranger."
Hua Fushu held his forehead, feeling like crying but unable to do so. He patted Sanqiao's shoulder to comfort himself, "Sanqiao, you are sensible but not smart enough."
Sanqiao asked, "Girl, do you think I'm stupid?"
Hua Fushu said, "You're fine."
Hua Fushu stood up and walked towards the bed, "Go find out where the second young man from the Ye family is. We can go find him and break off the engagement."
Hua Fushu threw off her shoes, lay down on the bed, spread her arms and legs, looked at the ceiling with her almond-shaped eyes, and said, "If I, Hua Fushu, were to marry, I would marry someone who shares my heart and mind. I wouldn't marry that bastard."
Sanqiao glanced at Hua Fushu, packed up the cloth bag, and then went out to find out the news.
Half an hour later, Sanqiao came back. As soon as she entered the room, Hua Fushu jumped out of the bed, pulled Sanqiao to sit down, and asked her about the situation.
Sanqiao put down the package in her hand and told what she had learned: "This servant has gained a lot from this trip. I just went out and met a kind person. He told me a lot about my future son-in-law. He is a..."
Hua Fushu glanced at her, and Sanqiao immediately got to the point, "The future son-in-law has a confidante—"
Hua Fushu quickly interrupted Sanqiao, annoyed with her, "Why are you calling me son-in-law? That bastard!"
Sanqiao nodded timidly, "The Second Young Master of the Ye Family has a confidante named Liu Feixu, who is only nineteen years old. It is said that they have known each other for many years, and recently the Second Young Master Ye has been having secret meetings with her."
Hua Fushu was surprised and asked quickly, "Is this woman Ye Zelin's lover?"
Sanqiao said, "It should be."
Hua Fushu asked, "Ye Zelin's lover is called Liu Feixu, right?"
Sanqiao nodded, and Hua Fushu continued, "What's her family background like, and what does she look like?"
Sanqiao looked at Hua Fushu, hesitant to speak, and stammered. Hua Fushu urged her, and Sanqiao finally said, "Liu Feixu is the most beautiful lady in the Xianhua Hall..."
Hua Fushu interrupted Sanqiao, "Wait, she is a prostitute."
Sanqiao said, "Yes."
Hua Fushu said, "Oiran? Is she pretty? Is she as pretty as my master?"
Seeing Hua Fushu's normal complexion, Sanqiao knew nothing was wrong and replied, "I don't know if that lady is as beautiful as Master's wife, but this lady is ranked second on the list of beauties in the sealed city, so I imagine she's also quite pretty."
Hua Fushu thought for a moment before returning to the main topic, "Is the Ye family kid at the Xianhua Hall?"
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