Being teased by Si De, Ye Zelin did not get angry but laughed, "How can you tell that I am jealous? Who is jealous?"
Si De put down his food and said, "Sir, who can you really eat? Of course it's Fourth Brother. Young lady and Fourth Brother have only known each other for a few days, and they're already talking about everything. From Wuyin to Luoyang, Young lady only spoke to Fourth Brother, and never said a word to you. No man can stand his wife being so familiar with his brother-in-law."
Ye Zelin felt that Si Dechun was talking nonsense and laughed, "From the capital to Sunian and then to Wuyin, Fu Shu and I have never exchanged a few words. Fu Shu and Song Yan only talked to each other to relieve their boredom. What's the point of me talking to them?"
He did not forget to mention the Four Virtues, "Your speculations are completely groundless. All my teachings to you were in vain. You learned nothing but nonsense."
Si De continued, "How could I be talking nonsense? When Wu Yin arrived in Luoyang, you secretly watched the young lady talking to the fourth brother several times. I noticed every time. You see, the young lady was sullen every time she talked to the fourth brother. Just now, when we were having dinner, the young lady only paid attention to the fourth brother and ignored you. You were so angry that you couldn't eat much of the meal."
He was really unhappy when Hua Fushu and Ye Songyan greeted him but ignored him.
When Side mentioned this, he denied the past and said, "You're overthinking it. Who would like a girl like Hua Fushu who doesn't even look like a lady?"
As if he was forcing Ye Zelin to admit it, Si De added, "If you weren't interested in this young lady, why did you ask me to look after the Yang family girl's fiancé and prevent him from taking the exam next year? The Yang family girl boasted about being the future number one scholar's wife, and you shattered her dream of becoming the number one scholar's wife, making her unable to marry. Wasn't it just to avenge her, and you didn't let her know?"
Ye Zelin felt that Si De's words were biased. He just disliked the girl from the Yang family, so he asked Si De to go to Yuzhu County to find the county lieutenant and ask the county lieutenant to take good care of the girl from the Yang family's fiancé, who was a scholar. It was just to let the scholar take the exam one or two years later. The girl from the Yang family could not escape the engagement with the scholar, so what difference did it make if she got married a few years earlier or later?
As for venting Hua Fushu's anger, it was just a side thing. He didn't let Hua Fushu know because it was unnecessary. Besides, he abused the privileges given to him by His Majesty, which was against the etiquette and law system. It would be even more inappropriate to tell everyone about it and let His Majesty down.
He suddenly felt unhappy and drove Si De out.
Side closed the door and left, but when he went downstairs he met Ye Songyan, followed by Hua Fushu and Sanqiao.
Side went downstairs, Ye Songyan went upstairs, and Hua Fushu also went upstairs, and they met on this narrow staircase.
During dinner, Ye Songyan had felt that something was amiss between Hua Fushu and Ye Zelin. When he ran into Si De, he asked, "Si De, is Second Brother ready to eat?"
Si De glanced at Hua Fushu secretly before saying, "It has been delivered to the young master. He can eat it now."
Ye Songyan seemed to be hesitant. As Si De was about to go downstairs, he said hurriedly, "Si De, my second brother is upset because of what I said to my sister-in-law."
Si De said nothing and didn't nod, just taking it as his consent.
Seeing this, Ye Songyan hesitated to speak.
At this time, Hua Fushu said impatiently: "What does his happiness have to do with me and Xiao Si? I just said a few words to Xiao Si, how does it affect Ye Zelin! He is so affectionate with Fox Eyes, but he won't allow me to talk to Xiao Si. He can set a fire and not allow me to light a lamp. How can this be justified? Your son is fickle and has a romantic life. I don't care about it, but he talks about me. He is too controlling, just like his great-aunt. We are all family!"
In Hua Fushu's opinion, Ye Zelin is indeed very romantic. Today he has the fox eyes of Liu Feixu, tomorrow he has the wild peach blossom of Qingdai, and who knows when another fox spirit or wild flower will appear.
Side was very dissatisfied with Hua Fushu's words. He knew Ye Zelin best. No matter who Hua Fushu was, he could not slander the second young master whom he admired in this way.
He also seemed to be angry and said, "Miss Hua, please don't talk nonsense and slander the young master. I respect you as the young master's wife and don't want to argue with you, but I have to forgive Si De. Miss, look at yourself and see how you look like a lady. What kind of family is the Ye family? What is the status of the young master? You have no respect for your elders and your husband. What else can you do except bring shame to the Ye family and the young master? Fourth brother is the younger brother-in-law. How can he be closer to you than the young master?"
Hua Fushu was already unhappy, and after being scolded and scolded by Si De, he was even more upset. He raised his leg and wanted to kick Si De down the stairs. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper was just at the bottom of the stairs, "Dear guests, what are you arguing about!"
The shopkeeper was very unhappy. He was just calculating the bill when he was interrupted by the sudden quarrel.
Hua Fushu retracted her legs, but she didn't stop talking because of the shopkeeper's words. "What's it to you? I have a father and a mother who need you to lecture me! What does it have to do with you whether I'm a lady or not? What does Ye Zelin's reputation, the reputation of the Ye family, have to do with me? He has to interfere with what I say. If he had the guts, he shouldn't have been so cowardly. I've seen cowards before, but I've never seen a coward more cowardly than him!"
Ye Songyan looked at the innkeeper and thought that the other guests in the inn needed to rest, so he wanted to persuade Si De, but he was not as quick as Si De. "Don't be ungrateful. The young master abused his power for you and ruined people's futures. What are you not satisfied with..."
"Four Virtues!"
This voice made Side stop abruptly. He turned around and saw that it was Ye Zelin. He was standing at the junction of the stairs and the corridor. He was as tall as jade and had a graceful demeanor. He called out, "Sir, the young lady—"
Ye Zelin interrupted him at that moment and scolded him unhappily, "Fushu is my wife. What is her status? What is your status? Do you have any say in this? Just do your job. It has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to interfere or say anything?"
Although Side was dissatisfied with Ye Zelin's scolding, he still walked to Ye Zelin obediently, bowed to him to apologize, and returned to his guest room.
Ye Zelin looked at the angry Hua Fushu and raised his hand to greet him. "Si De was outspoken and offended Madam because of your husband's poor discipline. I apologize to you. I hope you will forgive me and not be angry anymore."
The innkeeper roughly understood what was going on. It turned out that the sister-in-law and the brother-in-law were too close, and the servant couldn't bear to see his master suffer, so he started arguing with his master and sister-in-law. He was a friendly person, but because other guests in the inn had already gone to bed, he said without anger, "It's getting late. You should all go to bed early."
Hua Fushu ignored him. Ye Zelin looked at the shopkeeper downstairs and bowed, "Shopkeeper, my wife and I are sorry for causing you trouble. Please forgive us."
Seeing that Ye Zelin was sincere and polite, the shopkeeper didn't want to make a fuss and turned around to speak.
This little farce ended just like that, and for a while it was quiet, and there was a bit of a stalemate.
Ye Songyan looked at Hua Fushu and saw anger in her eyes. He turned to look at Ye Zelin and met Ye Zelin's lukewarm gaze.
He felt inexplicably guilty and quickly looked away.
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