The maidservant soon arrived at the side courtyard.
At this moment, Ye Yuqing had already finished dressing up and was waiting in the house for Wang Yuru and Ning Zixuan to come and pick her up. When she saw the maidservant from the front yard coming over, she quickly grabbed her and asked anxiously:
"Yinzhu, is it the young master who has come to pick me up?"
Yinzhu nodded.
"Second Miss, you should hurry over there. Madam Lan has already taken the eldest young lady there. I came to tell you this secretly, so please don't tell her that I came to call you."
Hearing this, Ye Yuqing felt a surge of emotion. Everyone in the Ye household was obedient to Madam Lan, yet they all treated her, the second young lady, with indifference.
Ye Yuqing was truly flattered that Yinzhu was willing to secretly come and deliver the message for her. So, she gritted her teeth, took out the loose silver coins she had saved up from her purse, and stuffed them into Yinzhu's hand.
"Yinzhu, I will remember your kindness."
After saying that, Ye Yuqing hurriedly got up and ran to the front yard.
Madam Lan had already brought Ye Yingying to the front hall.
"Oh dear, sir, why didn't you inform me that the young master has arrived? We can't neglect our distinguished guest."
Upon seeing Madam Lan arrive, Prime Minister Ye spoke:
"The young master came to see Yuqing today and will be leaving soon, so I didn't send anyone to call you."
As he spoke, Prime Minister Ye turned to Ning Zixuan and smiled:
"Your Highness, you must come to our house another day, so that I can properly entertain you."
Ning Zixuan nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Prime Minister Ye. Let's talk about it another day. Why hasn't Miss Ye come out yet?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Lan quickly pulled Ye Yingying forward and pushed her along.
"Oh dear, Your Highness, this is unfortunate. Yuqing is not feeling well today and is unable to keep the appointment. She asked me to let Yingying accompany you for a stroll in her place."
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Ye, who was sitting in the back, frowned.
"How could that be? I saw Yuqing greeting me this morning. How come she's sick in such a short time?"
Mrs. Lan said with a smile:
"Who knows? That child has been frail since childhood. Let's not spoil the young master's good mood. Young master, you should take Yingying out for a stroll."
Ning Zixuan glanced at Madam Lan and said in a deep voice:
"Since Miss Ye is ill, let's arrange to meet her another day. Miss Wang and I have other matters to attend to today, so we'll be leaving now."
After saying this, Ning Zixuan got up to leave. Seeing this, Wang Yuru also quickly got up and asked with concern:
"Is Miss Ye alright? Please ask Madam Lan to tell her that since she is ill and unable to see anyone today, I will come to see her alone another day."
Seeing that Ning Zixuan was about to leave, Madam Lan no longer cared what Wang Yuru was saying. She simply nodded repeatedly in agreement and then pushed Ye Yingying toward Ning Zixuan.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. It's the same if Yingying goes. You should take her with you. It's just that she'll be bored staying at the manor today anyway."
Ning Zixuan was already annoyed by the time he had wasted at the Ye residence, so he turned around and said irritably:
"Whether Miss Ye is bored or not is none of my business. I don't know her well, and taking her out would only be troublesome. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Seeing this, Prime Minister Ye also became anxious. This was originally a good match, but Ye Yuqing's illness was extremely untimely.
When Madam Lan suggested that Ye Yingying go out with her, the reason why Prime Minister Ye didn't stop her was...
It was also because he secretly thought that both of them were his daughters, and that whoever got engaged to the prince would be beneficial to him. Now that he saw that Ning Zixuan didn't like Ye Yingying at all, he was getting anxious.
So he hurriedly stepped forward to stop Ning Zixuan.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll send someone to ask Yuqing if she can get up."
No sooner had Prime Minister Ye finished speaking than Ye Yuqing's voice rang out from outside.
"Father, I'm here."
Ye Yuqing slowly walked in from outside, bowed to Prime Minister Ye and Madam Lan, and then bowed to Ning Zixuan.
"Your Highness, I am so sorry to have kept you waiting. I am ready, let's go now."
Ning Zixuan didn't speak. At this moment, he was extremely annoyed with Ye Yuqing. Since Madam Lan said you were sick, why didn't you just stay sick? Why did you have to force yourself to come out?
Seeing this, Wang Yuru, who was standing to the side, happily stepped forward and took Ye Yuqing's hand.
"Ye Yuqing, are you feeling better?"
Ye Yuqing smiled at Wang Yurou.
"I've always been in good health."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuru turned around and glanced at Madam Lan with a puzzled expression, then turned back to Ye Yuqing and said happily:
"It's so good that you're alright! Let's go out and have some fun!"
Ye Yuqing nodded to Wang Yurou, then said to Prime Minister Ye:
"Father, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now."
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Ye quickly waved his hand and said:
"Alright, alright, hurry up and accompany the young master out for a stroll."
After Ye Yuqing left with Ning Zixuan and the others,
Prime Minister Ye then turned around and glared at Madam Lan.
"Look at the mess you've made! You've made our family a laughingstock in front of the young master. You don't need to interfere in Yuqing's marriage anymore. Look at the names of those visiting cards you gave me. If I really let Yuqing marry into that family, wouldn't everyone be laughing at our Prime Minister's mansion?"
As Madam Lan watched the group leave, she unconsciously clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Seeing that Prime Minister Ye was blaming her again, she quickly put on a smiling face.
"I'm just worried that Yuqing won't be able to win over the prince's heart. It would be safer to send Yingying instead."
Prime Minister Ye slammed his hand on the table and pointed towards the door.
"You want her to go? You want her to go with the young master? All you do is scheme for yourself. If this marriage falls through because of your meddling, just wait and see how I treat you!"
After saying this, Prime Minister Ye flicked his sleeves and left.
Only Madam Lan and her daughter Ye Yingying remained standing there, stunned.
"Mother, what makes Ye Yuqing better than me? How come she's so lucky?"
"I don't know what kind of luck Ye Yuqing had to catch the prince's eye. If I had known, I would have used some tricks to marry you off long ago instead of waiting for the master's news, and then this trouble would have been avoided."
As she spoke, Madam Lan turned to look at Ye Yingying.
"Yingying, don't worry, Mom will definitely find you a better husband."
After saying that, Madam Lan also walked out.
Ye Yingying stood behind, watching Madam Lan's retreating figure, and murmured:
"Where in the capital right now could you find a better husband than the Crown Prince?"
After saying that, he cursed Ye Yuqing a few more times before running out after Madam Lan.
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