Chapter 114 The Ye Family Provokes Again
Sure enough, a light bulb went off in Gu Ruanci's head. The Wen family made such a big fuss at such a critical moment because of the matter of the Minister of War.
Such a large banquet, inviting most of the celebrities in Dizhou City, would naturally become evidence of premature celebration and inflated character in the mouths of those censors. As long as they reported it, the Minister of War would naturally have no chance, and there would be no punishment, only a warning at most.
"Isn't this position good?" Lian Yuyan's father is also a minister, and he doesn't give her too many opportunities on weekdays, so she considers some issues more slowly than others.
Wen Haiyue didn't answer directly, but said, "My father said that he has limited abilities and is not qualified for the responsibilities of the Minister of War. Although the Wen family is not rich and powerful now, at least we are comfortable. My great-grandfather almost died outside and left us a family motto: remember not to aim too high, and safety is the most important thing."
Gu Ruanci heard from Gu Congyun yesterday that Concubine Wen's great-grandfather and Minister Wen's great-grandfather were two brothers, one legitimate and one illegitimate. The illegitimate son was almost killed outside because he was excluded by the legitimate son. Later, because Minister Wen's grandfather was capable, he gave up literature and took up military affairs, and crawled back step by step from the barren land.
At that time, the main branch of the Wen family also disliked them and wanted to suppress them, but the Wen Haiyue family held on.
Now in this generation, Concubine Wen is thinking of winning over Minister Wen.
"Actually, your father's consideration is not wrong. After all, there are too many people coveting the position of Minister of War. If you really take the position, you don't know how many open and secret attacks you will have to face in the future. If you are not careful, the consequences will be unimaginable." Wu Yixuan said generously.
Chen Suyue also nodded. "It's good as it is now, but these things are not something we can worry about. We rarely get together at the banquet today, so we should enjoy this time. Yuyan, I heard that after the last music competition, your life at home has been better. Is it because of that zither girl?"
Lian Yuyan quickly said, "It's not just Senior Qin Ji, but also Elder Qin. In fact, ever since Elder Qin personally instructed me, my father's attitude towards me has changed. If my sister tries to steal my things again, he will protect her appropriately."
Gu Ruanci had already known something about the Lian family's situation, but she couldn't help much.
After all, no matter how long her arms are, she can't extend her control to other people's backyards.
She thought again of what Lian Yuyan had confessed to her before, and thought to herself that at least Lian Yuyan had not grown up astray in such a depressing environment.
They were talking when Ye Chengyun walked over.
“Gu Ruanci!”
He called Gu Ruanci's name directly, and his tone was not polite.
Ye Lingyue was talking to Lu Wenxue over there, and when she saw this scene, she did not stop them.
Several people did not have a good impression of Ye Chengyun. It was obvious that all the people here were women, and it was really rude for a man like him to come over directly and shout.
The same thing happened to Ye Chenglei, the eldest son of the Ye family, who was on the man's side. He quietly watched Ye Chengyun walk over here.
Gu Ruanci looked at Ye Chengyun who was approaching her and asked, "Are you so unruly at home too?"
Ye Chengyun, who hadn't had time to react, was stunned: "What?"
"This is the Wen family. Today is the Wen family's banquet. All of us here are noble ladies from various mansions. As the direct descendant of the Ye family, you came straight here without saying hello to anyone, and you were yelling. Are you trying to slap the Wen family in the face, or are you relying on your status as a marquisate to completely disregard all the women present?"
Ye Chengyun didn't expect Gu Ruanci to accuse him of such a crime, and quickly said, "You know very well that I'm targeting you."
"At me? Did I piss your father off, or did I spread rumors about your mother? Why did you have to make such a loud noise in such an occasion, rushing over here without regard for propriety and shame? Not only you, but also your two brothers and sisters from the first house, were standing there quietly watching you make a fool of yourself. Whose upbringing did you take after in the Ye family?"
From beginning to end, Gu Ruanci never thought of giving in to the bastard Ye family.
Ye Chengyun was confused. Why didn't she let him speak and even scolded him?
"You are simply slandering me. I just want to ask you, your own grandmother died of illness not long ago, and it's not even the 57th day of mourning yet. How dare you attend this kind of banquet? Aren't you afraid of spreading bad luck to everyone?"
Gu Ruanci was not surprised to hear his words. After all, the Ye family members had similar thinking patterns to the Zhou family members. They all only thought that they were right.
"Meeting your Ye family and County Master Mingyue at this banquet is already the most unfortunate thing that has happened to me. Is there anything more unlucky than this? During the mourning period, you felt sorry for your cousin Qinzhu and couldn't attend the banquet. You could only stay at home and listen to the rumors outside that she was the cause of trouble, so you came to me to vent your anger, right?"
Without waiting for Ye Chengyun to answer, Gu Ruanci said, "Unfortunately, your attitude is incompetent in my opinion. Don't say that the death of Old Madam Zhang has no impact on my normal life. Even if your grandfather and your Ye family were dead, I would still be chatting and laughing, attending various banquets, and even wearing red and green. What can you do to me?"
This sentence really angered Ye Chengyun. He asked loudly: "Gu Ruanci, are you crazy? My grandfather is not your grandfather?"
"Of course not. Ye Keguan is not worthy. He is Ye Lanxin's father and Zhou Qinzhu's grandfather. If you don't agree, go back and ask your father, the Minister of Revenue, or go back to your cousin Ye Chenglei, the Crown Prince, and see if they dare to say such nonsense to me."
Ye Chengyun turned around and looked at his elder brother.
Ye Chenglei turned his head away and didn't dare to encourage him.
He looked in Ye Lingyue's direction again, and his sister was also indifferent.
"Gu Ruanci, you are clinging to the powerful now, simply because you think the Gu family is more powerful. You will regret it one day in the future."
Ye Chengyun really didn't know what to say, so he could only swear.
Gu Ruanci didn't want to pay any more attention to him, and directly shouted to Gu Yuxuan who was waiting to be called over there: "Little brother, the Ye family is blind, letting this brat run around everywhere, take him to his sister, doesn't he like to be surrounded by girls?"
Gu Yuxuan came running over happily. Under Gu Yulou's urging recently, he had been practicing martial arts very seriously, so he was very strong and dragged Ye Chengyun away directly.
"Your mouth is really mean, and it suits you perfectly, but you should stay away from my sister in the future. Who the hell do you think you are, and you dare to be the first to speak out?"
Ye Chengyun wanted to break free, but he didn't have the strength.
Gu Yuxuan dragged him all the way to Ye Lingyue before letting go.
"Miss Ye, your brother loves to run rampant around women, so it's better to leave him to you. Anyway, the prince of your Yunyang Marquisate is deaf, blind, and dumb the whole time. He didn't even say a word when he saw his own children being unruly. I don't know if you are here to attend the banquet or to protest against the Wen family."
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