Chapter 101 Entering the Palace (Part 2)
Xiaowu's eyes lit up instantly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then a look of confusion appeared on his face.
——It would be great to go to the polo match! But...is it too early to go now?
Ye Chutang walked over and gently rubbed Xiaowu's soft cheek.
"Haven't you always wanted to eat Lin's buns? It's sunny today, why don't you go try some?"
Xiaowu suddenly became happy and nodded vigorously.
——Ever since the last time her fourth brother took her out to eat, she couldn’t forget it. But after her third and fourth brothers entered the Imperial College, she couldn’t get up… No, she was always busy and never took care of it.
Today is a rare opportunity, of course I have to go!
Ye Chutang changed her clothes, which made her fair and tender face look even cuter.
"There are many rules at the palace banquet, and it may not suit your taste, so let's wait until we're done eating before leaving." Ye Chutang patted her little head, "Go, call your third and fourth brothers to come along."
Xiaowu ran away.
…
Half an hour later, the siblings had eaten and drunk their fill and walked back together.
They did get up early today, and the morning market was just beginning to get busy.
The place was crowded and noisy.
When passing a corner, a few drunk men staggered over with their arms around each other, mumbling something.
"What a pity! I didn't see Su Pei'er again this time!"
"After all, she is the top girl in Chunfeng Tower. How can she be seen so easily? Don't be angry, brother. Without her, there are still many beautiful girls in Chunfeng Tower! The two in my room served us well last night..."
The man who spoke smiled ambiguously.
Ye Chutang tilted his head slightly, and Ye Jingyan had already covered Xiaowu's ears.
Xiaowu didn't understand what was going on, so he leaned on his shoulder obediently, blinking his eyes.
Ye Yunfeng frowned: "Sister, let's change the way——"
Ye Chutang suddenly raised his hand.
In the brief silence, I heard the man's dissatisfied snort again:
"How can it be the same? Besides, I spent a lot of money on her before! But I don't know what happened to her during this period. She has been claiming to be sick and can't go out! This bitch really thinks that she can become a phoenix by hooking up with Han Yao? She doesn't even look at her own background! She even wants to keep her virginity for him? Bah!"
The people around him echoed, "That's right! Didn't Han Yao just ask her to play a few more songs before? But I haven't seen him go there much recently. I guess he's tired of playing."
"Only that stupid woman is still dreaming!"
As they were talking, a few men turned the corner and bumped into Ye Chutang and his companions.
When they saw Ye Chutang, they were stunned for a moment, with surprise and greed flashing in their eyes.
However, before she could open her mouth, she saw a tall and straight young man with wild eyes standing in front of her, with a strong warning in his eyes.
The men instinctively sensed danger and without further entanglement, they turned around and left quickly.
Ye Yunfeng sneered.
Ye Chutang retracted his gaze and gathered his thoughts.
"Okay, let's go. Today's polo match is very important. It would be bad if we were late."
…
Ye Shixian put on her makeup in front of the mirror and chose several sets of clothes, but she was not satisfied with any of them.
Shaoyao picked out a jade hairpin from the jewelry box and said, "Miss, how about wearing this one?"
Today, I will enter the palace, and the ladies from various families will surely compete with each other for beauty. The more so, the more simple and elegant it is better.
However, Ye Shixian frowned: "This is not appropriate. What kind of occasion are we going to attend today? It is too simple and plain to dress like this. If others see it, they will think that my Ye family can't give out good things."
Shaoyao nodded repeatedly and picked out a pair of ruby-inlaid gold-thread hairpins.
"I was not thoughtful enough. What about this? It looks really gorgeous and beautiful on you, young lady!"
Ye Shixian touched it and murmured with some regret: "The style is good, but the quality of the ruby is a bit poor... That's it, let's just take this one."
She was still brooding over the incident of falling into the water at the Princess's Mansion last time, and was thinking of using this opportunity to save some face, so naturally she wanted to excel in every aspect.
By the time she had finished packing, the maid came to urge her to finish.
"Miss, the master is ready and waiting for you."
Ye Shixian stood up, adjusted the hem of her skirt, and after making sure there was nothing wrong, she walked out with lotus steps.
Ye Heng was right next to the carriage, and also here was Ye Mingze.
However, in just a few days, he looked much more exhausted and listless, with dark circles under his eyes, and he exuded a gloomy and violent aura from head to toe.
Originally Ye Shixian didn't want him to go, but Ye Heng wanted to take this opportunity to take him out to meet some people.
——The rumors outside are getting more and more absurd. If Ye Mingze doesn’t show up again, who knows what people will say about him.
In addition, Ye Heng also wanted to take the opportunity to speak well of Jijiu and others and send him back to the Imperial College.
It's not a good thing for him to stay at home all the time. After all, he is his own son.
Although Ye Shixian was reluctant in her heart, she knew that this was the best solution to save Ye Mingze, so she had to agree.
"Where are my cousins?"
Ye Shixian looked around but didn't see Ye Chutang and the others.
Shaoyao suddenly raised her hand and pointed in a certain direction: "Isn't that it!?"
They all looked over and saw Ye Chutang and his siblings coming towards them.
Ye Shixian immediately stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Cousin, where did you go? I almost thought you forgot you were going out today!"
Ye Chutang held Xiaowu's hand and smiled: "I just took Xiaowu out for dinner. The polo match is so important, how could I forget it?"
Ye Shixian exhaled lightly: "That's good, that's good... Since everyone is here, let's get in the car? Cousin, how about you take Xiaowu with me?"
Looking at the carriage that was not luxurious but rather tacky, Xiao Wu pursed his lips and silently held Ye Chutang's hand.
"No need." Ye Chutang declined. "There is a carriage when we return to Beijing. Let's take that one."
Ye Shixian was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "But that carriage is too--a little old, why don't we change it to ours? Otherwise, if outsiders see us, they will think we are reluctant to spend money on you, my cousin."
There is thorn in his words.
Ye Chutang seemed not to have heard it, his eyebrows curved, and he smiled and said, "How could that be? Didn't Second Uncle buy a set of bows and arrows for Ah Yan and Ah Feng last time? Second Uncle treats us well, and everyone knows it."
Ye Shixian felt a lump in her throat.
Ye Chutang had already turned around and carried Xiaowu onto the same carriage.
Not wanting to waste too much time, Ye Heng ignored it.
"Everyone is here, let's go!"
…
The polo match was held in the palace. The closer you got to the palace, the wider the road became and the fewer people there were.
Ye Chutang lifted the curtain and looked ahead.
The golden eaves reflected sparkling light in the sun, nine beasts crouched on the roof, and the eaves flew up.
Solemn and noble, heavy and solemn.
(End of this chapter)
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