Second Young Master Xu covered his mouth with his fist and coughed lightly. Sometimes, he really felt that his father had made the wisest decision in his life to retreat from the capital and live in seclusion in this valley. Otherwise, because of his mother, who never cared about the principles of the monarch and his wife, and his sister-in-law, who only wanted the world to be in chaos, the situation would be-hehe…It was simply unimaginable. After Second Young Master Xu finished criticizing him, he poured a cup of tea and handed it over to the table."Sister-in-law met Father outside?”
Eldest Madam Yu took it and drank half a cup in one go before nodding."Yes, I did. Father was walking around the flower bed!”
Whenever his grandfather encountered something difficult to decide, he loved to circle around the flower bed.
"What did Mother and Second Brother say we should do?”，Eldest Madam Yu asked anxiously.
Second Young Master Xu poured a cup for himself and said slowly,""Of course, we have to believe it. As for the investigation, of course, we have the final say.”
Madam Ji nodded." Yes, of course, we can't not believe the news delivered to our doorstep. We'll split into two groups. How about this, Second Brother, go inform our people in Suzhou to quickly go to Yin Mountain to inquire about Zhu 'er's news and pay attention to hiding their whereabouts. Eldest Brother's wife, go and gather your men and set off immediately. There's no need to hide. Remember, we're here to look for someone. If you don't flip the cards, you'll never know what's in your opponent's hands! Hmph, I want to see…"
"Alright, don't worry, Mother. I'll arrange it right away!”，Lady Wang turned around and left.
"Mother, where is Ping Ping?" Second Young Master Xu asked in a low voice.
"We'll talk about Ping Ping after we have the exact news…Third Brother won't be staying there for long. After he leaves, the commotion there will be much smaller. However, we still have to send a message to your Uncle Mu and ask him to send some capable people over to take care of it.”
Second Young Master Xu nodded in agreement. Madam Ji waved her hand and stood up from behind the table."Go ahead, I'll go take a look too…"
The flower bed outside the study was built according to the terrain. It was in the shape of a flower ball. The bluestone path led through it. Spring fragrans, summer roses, autumn chrysanthemums, winter wintersweet, and various other flowers and plants of different seasons were planted here and there. Therefore, it was lively all year round.
The old Godly Doctor Xu just walked on the bluestone path with his hands clasped. The fragrance of chrysanthemums made his brain sober up a lot. When he saw his wife coming from afar, he stopped in front of a strong old pomegranate tree and waited.
"Have you arranged for someone to go?"
"He went…"
Old Miracle Doctor Xu pulled his wife's hand and gently massaged the bulge on her finger like he did every time before. Then, he said blankly,""Fangfei, if that person had seen all of this long ago, how deep do you think his thoughts are?”
Madam Ji held his hand and chuckled."Hehe…Is he really that scheming? He was incompetent and cowardly! So what if his thoughts were deep? Old Xu, there's a saying that goes,'If you don't change, you don't change.'”
"Hmm?" The two of them walked side by side.
" Hahaha…willing to be cut into pieces, able to pull the emperor down from his horse…" Madam Ji's eyes shone with a sharp light, as if it could pierce through the mountains."Old Xu, you know that if my Four Tong Trading Company is fully used, it can cause the entire court to be in turmoil for ten years. Hmph, I don't care what reason or goal that old thing has. In any case, my Yue 'er and son-in-law lost their lives outside because of his incompetence and cowardice. I won't settle this score with him because I don't want to drag thousands of people into the quagmire, but he shouldn't think about controlling me. If he can let my children grow up safely and happily, I will live in peace with him. But if you continue to have those dirty thoughts on my children, hmph! Don't think that I'm giving in to him just because I asked Boss to save his life. That's because his sons are all useless. I'm afraid that they will bring this Dafeng Country into the abyss! Haha…I say, he really is a failure. He was almost poisoned to death by his own brother and his own son…Haha…"
After Madam Ji was done venting, Old Miracle Doctor Xu put his arm around his wife's shoulder and patted her gently."What do you think is true about the Yang Family's big girl?”
"Even if it's not 90%, it's at least 80%. With the Yang Family's sister-in-law's ability, protecting a few people shouldn't be a problem, let alone Zhu Er is just a girl.”
"Yang Sister-in-law is a person of great wisdom and courage. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent us a letter to rescue Yue 'er at that critical moment.”
"Mm, let's see. It's good to make it clear!”
“……”
The two of them chatted as they walked. Yu Hui pulled the shadow behind them to the old elder. The autumn insects chirped and sent their voices far away, but they shyly hid their bodies behind the leaves and grass.
"You brat! Don't run!"
"I told you to run!"
"In front is Master and Madam's study. You brat, stop!”
“……”
A shout came from afar. The two of them stopped and looked for the nearest path to get out of the flower bed."What's going on?"
"It sounds like Old Zhou-"
"I'm afraid that Zhou Ye has provoked his father again. Quickly go and take a look!”
The two of them had just left the flower bed in a hurry when they saw a handsome man in black tight-fitting clothes leaping towards them. Although he was chased by a middle-aged man with a long robe in one hand and a big stick in the other, his footsteps were still light and his clothes were not messy at all. He was like a strong cheetah teasing an old wolf. Old Divine Doctor Xu and his wife could not help but laugh and watch the show.
"Please save me, Old Master and Old Madam!”，Hiding behind Old Master Xu and Old Master Xu, the cheetah instantly turned into a cat.
"What did you do to provoke your father?”
"Haha…you ran quite fast. Do you need help?”
The cat hurriedly cupped its hands." Master, I really don't know what I did to offend my father. Old Madam, I can't run fast. I stopped to wait for my father several times. Look, he's still not letting me go!”
The old wolf finally caught up to him. He leaned on the wooden stick and panted," You, you, brat, don't think that just because you came here, you'll have Master and Madam protecting you. I'll let you, I'll let you flirt with women, I'll beat you to death-"
"Hmm?"
"Flirting?" Old Madam Ji's eyes widened in confusion.
Old Wolf panted a few times and began to swing the wooden stick again.
"Father, father…you can teach me a lesson, but you can't frame me!”，The cat turned back into a cheetah and jumped up and down in the net made of his father's dense sticks. His breath was still calm."Father, who did you hear this nonsense from?”
“……”
Old Master Xu and Old Master Xu had enough of the show and waved at Old Wolf."Old Zhou, come over and rest for a while.”
“？”，The cheetah was stunned. Old Master, are you helping me?
"Haha…right, Old Zhou, take a break. At least let Zhou Ye refute!”
Zhou Ye was speechless. The old madam was still the best.
"If he doesn't make sense, we'll continue beating him up!”
Zhou Ye: "?" Old Madam, you're here to watch the show too.
Old Zhou walked up to Old Master Xu with a big stick in one hand. He took a deep breath and said," Master, Madam, you two don't know, but this brat escorted Eldest Young Master to the capital. On the way back, he somehow provoked a lady. Master Huiyuan sent word that the lady went to the temple six times in ten days. Every time she went, she would pester Master…"
"Hmm? The old monk said that? Why do you want to see him?"
Seeing that Old Zhou was about to swing his club again, Madam Ji quickly raised her hand to stop him."Say it, then hit him. Zhou Ye, don't hold your head. Your father can't hit you!”
" Sigh, Madam, who knows how this bastard provoked the lady, making her…think that the master was going to enlighten him to become a monk. In order to seek marriage, the lady…hasn't she come to the temple for several days…"
"What? Haha…you're good! Zhou Ye, come over here and tell me in detail how you provoked the lady!”
From the corner of his eye, Zhou Ye caught a glimpse of a few women who had turned around on the bamboo forest path on the right side of the study. The one in the blue dress was his mother. He immediately felt that he had lost a lot of face today. His two feet rubbed the ground for a long time without moving a step.
"You bastard, hurry up. The old madam is waiting to ask you something!”
" Dad, Dad, put down your weapon first…" Zhou Ye rushed over and snatched the wooden stick from his father's hand."Father, this thing is too heavy. I'll hold it for you. Father, sit down and rest for a while."
"Old Master, Old Madam, sit, sit. I'll go and invite Aunt Qing to make tea for the three of you!”，Zhou Ye said as he dodged.
Madam Ji smiled." There's no rush to make tea. Tell me the problem first!"”
"Old Madam, it's true. I really didn't provoke that Miss Su!" Zhou Ye said with a sorrowful expression.”
"Oh? You know that his surname is Su!"
" Don't, don't, no, no…" Zhou Ye felt that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he mustered up his courage and said loudly,""Old Master, Old Madam, Father, listen to me. When I passed by Cen Ridge on my way back, I saved the master and servant. It was Miss Su. At that time, they were robbed by bandits and their guards were scattered. I, I just saved them. Later, I found out that I was also going to Qi Prefecture and traveled together. In order to get rid of her, I used the name of Master Xing Yi, saying that I was fated with Buddhism since I was young and that Master Xing Yi had already enlightened me on marriage. Who knew…"
"Who knew that Miss Su would be so persistent?”，Madam Ji gathered the cloak that Qing Yin had just draped over her, and her smiling face suddenly turned serious."Ye 'Er, think about it. Are you really unable to get rid of that girl? With your brain and martial arts, you can get rid of hundreds of Miss Su, let alone one. As for letting her follow you to our door?”
" This…" Zhou Ye was lost in his memories.
"Yes, think about it!"
"..." Zhou Ye replayed the events of the past few days when he was traveling with Miss Su in his mind. He had thought that he was purely doing it to help someone, but if he wanted to help someone, he could have gone to the next town and spent money to help that girl hire a new guard. That girl said that she had been sent to her maternal grandfather's house to be raised after her father remarried. Now, her father had given her to someone else as a concubine in order to be promoted before she was brought back. How did he feel at that time? Calm and indifferent? No way, I was indeed very angry at that time. I was inseparable from the second young master. Although my temper was a little big, I had learned 60 - 70% of the second young master's skills in maintaining my temper. Could it be? Could it be?
Zhou Ye's heart was in a mess…
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