"Second Master, calm down."
The butler at the side hurried forward to dissuade them, speaking in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Second Master, please don't get angry."
"The eldest lady is already of marriageable age. If she gets married she won't be able to inherit the family fortune."
"If we can protect the family fortune left by the master, it's not impossible for the young lady to find a son-in-law!"
The butler glanced meaningfully in Ye Chen's direction.
"That's impossible!"
The Second Master was so angry that his chest heaved violently.
"My eldest brother and his wife died early, leaving behind such a huge fortune. I really want to inherit it!"
"But An'er is my eldest brother's only bloodline after all!"
"Even if I, Qing Jingshan, were to give up inheriting this family fortune, I would never allow her to suffer such a humiliation by marrying a beggar who came from nowhere!"
The second master's face was gloomy, but he still had a trace of inseparable affection for his niece in his heart.
"Second Master, please calm down first."
The butler on the side rolled his eyes, stepped forward quickly, and whispered in the second master's ear.
"The young lady is not young anymore. Since she has shown signs of this, why don't we take the initiative to avoid any accidents..."
"Find a good family of equal status and marry the eldest daughter off. Wouldn't that put an end to everything?"
The butler narrowed his eyes and a sly smile appeared on his face.
"no!"
The second master refused without even thinking.
"An'er is my eldest brother's only child. I won't force her to marry!"
He sighed deeply, with a hint of pity in his tone.
"We'll talk about this later!"
As the subject changed, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he became cold again.
"First, get these two obstructing, lowly beggars out of the house!"
"Yes, Second Master!"
The housekeeper and the servants immediately responded in unison and bowed.
The Second Master ordered coldly, "I'll go get An'er out of the way later."
"You two, take this opportunity to get those two beggars out of the house. Do it cleanly and don't leave any trouble behind!"
After he finished speaking, the second master straightened his robe, and the anger on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a warm smile.
He put his hands behind his back, walked out from behind the rockery, and went straight towards Ye Chen and Qing An'er.
"Second uncle."
Qing An'er, who was chatting with Ye Chen, saw the Second Master coming and quickly stood up and bowed.
"Um."
The Second Master smiled and nodded, his eyes kind.
"An'er, come with your uncle to the study. He has something he wants to discuss with you."
From beginning to end, the Second Master never even glanced at Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen.
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the study.
"Sir, I'm so sorry, I..."
Qing An'er looked at Ye Chen apologetically, her face slightly flushed.
"Miss Qing, please go and get busy first."
Ye Chen leaned on the stone bench and responded weakly, with no expression on his face.
"Well, I'll be back soon!"
Qing An'er smiled at Ye Chen, lifted her skirt and quickly followed the Second Master's footsteps.
In the courtyard, only Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen were left.
Qing An'er's figure just disappeared around the corner.
The housekeeper and the servant behind the rockery looked at each other, a cruel sneer appeared on the corners of their mouths, and they strode towards Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen.
There was a fierce look in their eyes.
"Hey! Stinky beggar!"
The servant walked up to Ye Chen, pointed at his nose condescendingly, and looked at him with contempt.
"Now, get out of our Qing Mansion immediately!"
"good."
Ye Chen didn't even raise his eyelids, but just responded with a single word.
"Xiaochen, let's go."
He spoke briefly and his voice was calm without a trace of emotion.
He had long realized that in this huge Qing Mansion, except for the simple-minded Qing An'er, everyone from top to bottom despised them and wished they would disappear immediately.
"Um!"
Zhang Yuchen nodded and carefully helped Ye Chen up.
"Brother, be careful."
The two men supported each other and staggered towards the gate of the Qing Mansion.
The butler and the servant looked at each other, a hint of coldness flashed in their eyes.
The two of them followed Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen slowly without saying a word.
Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen had just stepped out of the Qing Mansion's gate and had not taken two steps.
"stop!"
The butler's cold voice sounded behind him.
Ye Chen paused without looking back.
A hint of sneer appeared on the housekeeper's wrinkled face.
"Smelly beggars, it seems too good of a bargain for you to just let you go like this."
Before he finished speaking, he waved his hand lightly.
In an instant, seven or eight servants armed with sticks rushed out, all with fierce looks on their faces, and surrounded Ye Chen and Zhang Yuchen.
"elder brother!"
Zhang Yuchen grabbed Ye Chen's sleeve in panic.
"What do you want to do?"
Ye Chen turned around, frowned slightly, and protected the still small Zhang Yuchen behind him.
"What?"
"The young lady has been deceived by you. You are not allowed to appear in front of the Qing Mansion gate from now on."
The butler sneered, murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and gave stern orders to the servants holding sticks.
"Go ahead, beat him to death!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the servants rushed forward and smashed the two men on the head with sticks like raindrops.
"Don't hit my brother!"
Zhang Yuchen's young face was full of fear. He flashed and opened his arms to block Ye Chen.
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