Chapter 29: Female Noble
When she came out of Old Madam Ye's yard, there was a little kid beside Ye Qiongying.
The little guy was not tall, and he followed Ye Qiongying with his short legs flapping their wings. When he walked, his wrists swung like lotus roots, and the sound of bells jingling could be heard all the way.
Ye Qiongying didn't feel annoyed. She bent slightly and held her warm little hand, touching the fleshy dimples on the little girl's hand, with a satisfied smile on her face.
This time, she must protect her family and not let them die tragically early like in her previous life.
In the next few days, Ye Qiongying did not leave the house, but stayed at home and worked with Uncle Ye to sort out all the current resources of the Ye family.
The Ye family has accumulated wealth for so many generations, and their wealth is no less than those big businessmen, but their ancestors knew how to hide their wealth. Basically, they kept some in various places, and then invested a little in various industries. It doesn't look conspicuous, but when added up, it is a huge sum of money.
There is no need to say more about the network of contacts. Whether it is the army in the capital or the border town, the Ye family has a network of connections.
It can be said that whether the Ye family wants to take the imperial examinations to become officials or join the army to fight, there are resources available for them.
The Ye family army has a very good reputation.
However, after his father and brothers met with accidents, the visible army had been dispersed and led by several deputy generals who used to be under Ye's father.
However, the Ye family still has a private army retained in the border town.
But it has not been used for three years, and even Uncle Ye is not sure how many people are still in the team.
Three years ago, Yin Xu was originally arranged to take the military route, so that he would have more real power.
It's just that Yin Xu's kung fu is not very good, and Old Madam Yin is unwilling to let her only son go to the border, for fear that he will end up like the Ye family, without even a son to break pots.
The matter was settled.
The more Ye Qiongying came into contact with these things from the past, the more she worshipped her ancestors.
In particular, there was a woman among them who was a sibling of the ancestor of the Ye family. Together they led the army to kill the enemy, won great military exploits, and was named Viscount, becoming the first woman in the history of Da Qi to own a fiefdom and real power.
It’s a pity that God is jealous of talented people. This viscount suffered many hidden injuries during the war and died not long after, leaving no descendants.
According to her will, the things she left behind, including her title, were returned to the court, and the rest of her wealth was used to build a maternity and child care center to shelter local orphans with nowhere to go and women divorced by their husbands.
When Ye Qiongying saw this, she couldn't help but search for a lot of information about this female ancestor. The more she read, the more fascinated she became.
Although she was loved by her parents since she was a child, the Ye family did not restrict her hobbies. She had learned everything her brothers had learned. In terms of martial arts, she was praised by her parents for her talent, saying that she was better than her brothers.
However, she only treated those as a hobby, but didn't think...
Women can do this.
We are both daughters of the Ye family. My ancestor can do it, but what about me?
Something seemed to be gently touched in Ye Qiongying's heart, making it difficult for her to be trapped in this square backyard as she had been before.
Just as Ye Qiongying gradually took over the affairs of the Ye family, the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery became much more "lively".
With Old Madam Yin taking the lead, most of the jewelry they had previously obtained from Ye Qiongying were returned.
But there is still a small part that has already been awarded to others or melted down and sold for money, and now it cannot be taken out at all, so the only thing to do is to subsidize it with silver.
This really cost the lives of the second wife and Yin Man.
They wanted to deny the payment, but everything was clearly written in the account book, including the date, style and price, so they couldn't get away with it.
And this time, for some reason, Yin Xu and the old lady suddenly became calculative and insisted that everyone pay back the money.
As soon as Yin Man returned the things, she couldn't bear it anymore and went straight back to her husband's home.
The second wife had a gloomy face for several days in a row and no longer visited the old lady as frequently as before.
Old Madam Yin was actually heartbroken too!
Looking at the box full of golden jewelry, she really wanted to keep them all for herself.
Yin Xu didn't care much about these things, and directly asked the servant to close the box:
"Send the things to the Ye Mansion and tell Ye Qiongying that what should be repaid has been repaid. From now on, apart from that IOU, the two families will have no more contact!"
The boy took the box and the replacement silver and left.
Old Madam Yin looked at the servant's back reluctantly until he disappeared completely, and then asked her son:
"Xu'er, have you really confirmed the news? His Majesty is going to make use of our Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion?"
"Of course!" Yin Xu answered confidently, "Mother, don't just stare at those little things. When your son becomes successful in the future, you can have as many jewelry as you want! I will also personally ask for an imperial decree for you, so that other women will envy you!"
Old Madam Yin was so coaxed that she smiled happily, which finally smoothed out the pain in her heart. But then she thought of another thing that made her uncomfortable:
"In that case, you should completely break up with Leng Qianqian! If you really like her, you can keep her as a mistress.
Since the Marquis's Mansion is about to be revived, your future wife must be a girl from a high-class family, so that you can take advantage of the favorable conditions of your wife's wife's family and rise rapidly to the top.
If nothing else, it should be several times stronger than the Ye family, right? How could they let Leng Qianqian take the place?
If she stays in this house, your future marriage will be affected.
My son, I am doing this for your own good! Listen to me, and when we get married, you can bring her into the house.
If she really wanted to do this for your own good, she would have agreed to this."
Yin Xu was still in love at this time, and was infatuated with Leng Qianqian, so how could he agree? He immediately said:
"Mom, there's no need to mention this anymore. Qianqian must be my legal wife, and I won't marry anyone else except her!
Don't worry too much, don't you think Qianqian is very lucky for me? Not long after she entered the palace, I was noticed by His Majesty.
It’s better not to have a mother’s family. At least I don’t have to worry about others using the name of our mansion to do whatever they want and hinder my career.
Mother, not only can I not keep Qianqian outside, I must marry her as soon as possible and let her become the wife of the Marquisate! "
He spoke passionately.
Old Madam Yin was choked and felt uneasy. She wanted to refute, but she didn't want to conflict with her son. After holding it in for a long time, she finally thought of a reason to delay the matter:
"Since you insist on doing this, I can't say anything. But...Xu'er, you have seen the account book of the mansion. If you want to get married now, the mansion can't afford so much money to arrange the marriage!
You are a loyal and brave marquis, so your marriage cannot be too shabby, right?"
When Yin Xu heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
He thought for a moment and said to Old Madam Yin:
"Mother, you reminded me that I will think about this matter carefully, and I will definitely not bring shame to the Marquis' Mansion when the time comes."
After the mother and son had a private conversation, Yin Xu couldn't wait to leave the mansion.
The money issue is a problem.
He now plans to go to Leng Qianqian's shop to check out the situation, and also go to a few friends to borrow some money.
In just a few days, he will be able to enter the palace and attend the banquet.
By that time, many people will be willing to make friends with him, and naturally there will be a way to repay the money.
Yin Xu walked out of the gate of the Marquis' Mansion with full confidence. Because it was a matter of borrowing money, he didn't want too many people to know about it, so he didn't even bring a servant with him, let alone take a carriage. He just walked on the road alone.
However, before he reached Leng Qianqian's shop, he was dragged into darkness at a corner.