Chapter 23 Wanyi is beaten
Seeing Ye Qingyuan approach, Ye Wanning quickly patted Su Wenzhen's back, signaling him to let go. This time, he didn't throw a tantrum and obediently held onto Ye Wanning's sleeve. Ye Wanning bowed, "Father."
Before Ye Qingyuan could say anything, Su Wenyan interjected, "Prime Minister Ye has raised a fine daughter. I just don't know what she was thinking, pretending to drown when she clearly knows how to swim." After saying that, he gave Ye Qingyuan a somewhat provocative look, "Could it be that seeing how close Second Sister-in-law and Second Brother were today, she had some thoughts on how to use this opportunity to marry herself off? But this Prime Minister's residence is so big, why isn't there a single male servant here today? I wonder whose heart the Second Miss has in mind."
Su Wenyan's words were blatant and clearly implied that Ye Wanyi had "ulterior motives" towards him. Ye Wanyi was shocked; after all, she was an unmarried young woman, and she was so ashamed that she almost cried.
Upon hearing Su Wenyan's words, Ye Qingyuan's face darkened, and he quickly bowed and said, "Fourth Prince, please don't overthink it. This... Wanyi... is the fault of this old minister for not teaching her well. I hope the Fourth Prince will not blame me."
"Hmph!" Su Wenyan sneered. "If she were really drowning, that would be fine! But I didn't know this second young lady could swim! She really doesn't respect me and my brother. Does she think the royal family are all fools who can't distinguish right from wrong?"
Su Wenyan's tone suddenly changed, startling Ye Qingyuan. He looked at Ye Wanyi and walked up to her with some annoyance.
"Smack!"
Ye Wanyi was so frightened by the sudden slap that she lost her mind. After a while, she came to her senses, but her eyes were already blurry with tears. "Father... I..."
"Speak!" Ye Qingyuan glared at her. "Who told you to do such shameful things!"
"I...I..." Ye Wanyi sobbed softly, "At that time...at that time...at that time, my daughter forgot she could swim..."
"Forget it!" Ye Qingyuan looked at her, then slapped her again. "Forget you can swim? Do you think we're stupid?! You can forget something like that!"
Ye Qingyuan's slap seemed to have been quite forceful; a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Ye Wanyi's mouth, and she was already crying uncontrollably, "Father... Father..."
Seeing Ye Wanyi's appearance, Ye Qingyuan seemed to have no intention of stopping. Just as he raised his hand to slap Ye Wanyi again, Su Wenyan grabbed his hand.
"Fourth Prince, what is this...?" Ye Qingyuan looked at the man behind him with some confusion. "This old minister..."
Su Wenyan sighed softly, looking at Ye Wanyi with some pity. He frowned, "After all, the Second Miss is a young lady, she can't withstand Prime Minister Ye's ruthlessness... Maybe... let it go..."
Madam Ye, trembling with fear, hugged Ye Wanyi and whispered, "Master... Wanyi... can't take this..."
"You've spoiled her so much that she doesn't know her place!" Ye Qingyuan said angrily to Madam Ye.
Upon hearing this, Madam Ye immediately fell silent, and gently stroked Ye Wanyi to soothe her.
"Father, please don't get too angry and ruin your health." Ye Wanning walked over gently and looked at Ye Wanyi with some pity. "This second sister is a pampered young lady after all. In such a crisis, it's possible that she forgot that she can swim."
Ye Qingyuan sighed softly. He turned his head to look at Ye Wanning behind him, and then reached out to touch her head. "Ning'er is so sensible. If Yi'er were even a tenth as good as you, I would be at ease."
Although Ye Qingyuan's face was full of kindness, Ye Wanning couldn't help but tremble twice. It was really... disgusting... She didn't want to pretend with this old fox anymore. Ye Wanning felt it was better to finish quickly. She turned her head away seemingly unintentionally, escaping Ye Qingyuan's "clutches." "Father, Second Sister was also frightened today." Her tone was full of pity. "Let Second Sister go back to her room as soon as possible, lest she catch a cold."
Seeing Ye Wanning's avoidance, Ye Qingyuan wasn't embarrassed. He simply withdrew his hand, nodded in agreement, and then turned to look at Ye Wanyi seriously. "When will you be able to be like Ning'er and not cause us any trouble!" He frowned, seemingly very displeased. "Get back to your room now! Don't come out here and embarrass yourself!"
"Yes..." Ye Wanyi bowed timidly and was then helped down.
Watching Ye Wanyi's departing figure, Ye Wanning felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She glanced at Ye Qingyuan and said, "Father, given what happened today, Wenzhen and I shouldn't disturb you any longer, so we'll head back to the palace first."
Ye Qingyuan nodded, looking at Su Wenzhen with some guilt, "I've made a fool of myself in front of Your Highness."
"It's alright." Ye Wanning smiled and patted Su Wenzhen's head. "Wenzhen doesn't understand these things. As long as he wasn't startled, that's fine."
After leaving the Prime Minister's residence, Ye Wanning sat in the carriage, her brows furrowed.
Seeing her looking worried, Su Wenyan asked with some confusion, "What's wrong, Second Sister-in-law?"
Ye Wanning looked up at Su Wenyan, about to say something, but then stopped herself. It was a time of turmoil in the court. Although she wouldn't help Ye Qingyuan keep an eye on the Fourth Prince, Wenzhen was a fool. Even though the two brothers seemed to have a good relationship now, things could change if interests were involved. It was always wise to be cautious. She glanced at Su Wenzhen, who was fast asleep on her shoulder. For the sake of the Prince's residence and Wenzhen's safety, it was best to remain silent.
Seeing Ye Wanning's appearance, Su Wenyan didn't ask any more questions. He half-closed his eyes and leaned against the car window to rest. He was exhausted today because of Ye Wanyi's self-directed and self-acted drama.
Inside the Prime Minister's residence, Ye Qingyuan looked at Ye Wanyi, whose face was still wet with tears, and sighed softly, "Wanyi... I'm so sorry to have wronged you..."
Her face was still burning with pain, and Ye Wanyi remained silent.
Ye Qingyuan gently walked to the bedside and sat down. "Wanyi... if you can endure these days, whatever you want, your father will get it for you..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanyi finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into sobs, "Father... Father..."
"Alright." Ye Qingyuan put his arm around Ye Wanyi and gently patted her back. This second daughter was the one who listened to him the most in the Prime Minister's mansion. He was really heartbroken to see her slapped like that today.
Ye Wanyi wiped away her tears and pulled away from Ye Qingyuan's embrace. She looked at Ye Qingyuan with resentment in her eyes, "Father, I only want one thing!"
Ye Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Wanyi, "Yi'er, what do you want?"
Ye Wanyi gritted her teeth and said, "If this succeeds one day," her eyes filled with gloom, "no matter who Ye Wanning is, I will make her wish she were dead!"
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