Chapter 31: Turtle-like with four legs up in the air
"Qiongying, I know you have a kind heart, but why did you let such rude beggars in?" Mrs. Hua said as she walked towards us from the courtyard gate.
The maidservant following her was holding quite a few scrolls in her hands. No wonder she couldn't hold them and dropped a few of them, which were picked up by Yin Xu.
"I am the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery!" It was embarrassing enough to be mistaken for a beggar by the doorman, and now it happened again. Yin Xu was so angry that his face, which was covered in bruises and purple, was even more unrecognizable.
"How is it possible?" Madam Hua covered her mouth and smiled. "You are a young beggar, but your brain is not very good. How can you suffer from hysteria? Alas... It's pitiful. How about this, we pay and take you to the clinic for treatment."
"Ye Qiongying!" Yin Xu couldn't win over Mrs. Hua, so he shouted at Ye Qiongying, "Why did you become like this after you divorced me?"
Ye Qiongying raised her eyelids:
"After divorcing you, I ate well, drank well, and slept well. My grandmother and aunt both said that I became more beautiful. Did you notice that, too?"
Yin Xu: ...
He choked, and then thought of the scroll in his hand, becoming even more indignant:
"It's only been a few days since the divorce, and you're already picking your next spouse? And you've even gone so far as to find out so much about it. How shameless!"
He threw the scroll in his hand.
The maid next to Mrs. Hua quickly picked up the scrolls and put them together with the previous ones.
Madam Hua snorted coldly:
"Is this the only tutor in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion? I'm not saying anything, you might as well say you're a beggar. These are the candidates for marriage that I prepared for Qiongying, is there anything wrong with that? At least, our family started preparing after the divorce, unlike some people who moved their people into the mansion early.
I wonder when your Zhongyong Marquis Mansion will hold another wedding? There is no need to post the invitation. The time may clash and we may not have time to go. "
It turned out to be the case.
After hearing this, Ye Qiongying finally understood the contents of those scrolls.
She wasn't very interested in marriage right now, but it was still very interesting to listen to her aunt talking to Yin Xu.
Yin Xu was only rude to Ye Qiongying. When facing the serious elders of the Ye Mansion, he still didn't dare to lose his temper. He could only pretend that he didn't hear it and looked at Ye Qiongying again:
"You just let her say that?"
Ye Qiongying had learned Leng Qianqian's attitude at this time, and said softly:
"A woman should obey her husband after marriage and her elders at home. Now that I am no longer a woman of the Yin family, is there anything wrong with letting my aunt make the decision? At least, my aunt will not covet anything from me."
"You!" Yin Xu really wanted to say that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. His body was in great pain, and he didn't know if it was because of the beating or the anger. He staggered and almost fell down. Fortunately, Shi An was next to him and held him up.
This made Yin Xu notice Shi An, and he said:
"All the jewelry that my family owed you has been returned to you today, and I have also written down the IOU for the subsequent money. What do you mean by this?"
"If you hadn't mentioned this, I would have forgotten about it," Ye Qiongying turned to look at Wen Ping on the side, "Wen Ping, you can ask someone to go to the gold shop to melt down those jewels, and then make new jewels. Everyone in the mansion will get one piece, and everyone will get a reward!"
Wen Ping agreed and asked:
"Is it just the maids, or does everyone have it, Master?"
Ye Qiongying smiled and said:
"Everyone gets one! If the young men can't wear them themselves, they can take them back to their mothers, wives, and daughters. If there are any left, give one more to the people who came with me to the Marquis' Mansion as a dowry. Everyone has worked hard in the Marquis' Mansion over the past few years, so these can be considered as hard work fees."
"Thank you for the reward, young lady!"
The maids and servants in the courtyard all thanked him happily.
Who wouldn't be happy to have an extra piece of gold jewelry for no reason?
Who is unhappy? Of course, Yin Xu is unhappy.
He was so angry that no one listened to him. Ye Qiongying even gave all the things he returned to the servants in front of him!
Yin Xu still remembers the reluctance with which his mother, cousin's wife, and elder sister returned the jewellery.
How could he maintain mental balance when the things he had worked so hard to retrieve were easily possessed by the servants in the Ye Mansion?
Ye Qiongying naturally also noticed Yin Xu's expression.
But she doesn't care.
The Ye family was already wealthy, and she was used to this kind of life.
Back then in the Marquis' Mansion, she covered up everything in order to take Yin Xu's feelings into consideration, but what did she get in return?
Now, she doesn't want to act anymore.
Anyway, the two sides are already in a hostile position, so whether Yin Xu holds a grudge or not makes no difference to Ye Qiongying.
"Ye Qiongying, you really disappoint me." Yin Xu said gritting his teeth.
"Oh~" Ye Qiongying seemed to have just noticed his presence. She stared at Yin Xu and asked, "My Lord, do you want a copy too? But... you are not a member of the Ye family."
"When did I say I wanted it!"
Yin Xu was considered a beggar twice in a row today. He was almost developing PTSD from such words and immediately refuted it.
"So what are you waiting for?" Ye Qiongying shook her head in disbelief. "Are you too embarrassed to say it?"
This time, Yin Xu didn't even turn back. He dragged his personal servant Shi An and walked out.
After walking out of the gate of Ye Mansion, I heard the sound of the door closing behind me, and then I suddenly remembered that after being irritated, I just wanted to leave, but forgot why I came here today!
One was to seek an explanation for being beaten for no reason, and the other was to criticize Ye Qiongying's choice of husband.
just now……
It was useless to beat him, as his ex-husband's family, who had already divorced him, could never interfere in the affairs of the Ye family.
"My Lord?" Shi An asked cautiously, "Are you okay?"
He saw that Yin Xu's face looked really bad, and he was really afraid that he would faint here. The old lady would skin him alive when she returned.
Yin Xu turned around and was about to leave:
"Go home!"
As soon as he stepped down the stairs, he stepped on a stone and rolled down.
His already bruised body now had many more scratches, making him look even more miserable.
It really looks exactly like the beggars lying in the alley.
Shi An rushed to help, his face turned pale with fright. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yin Xu could at least open his eyes.
Could it be that the Ye Mansion is incompatible with the Marquis?
The master and servant supported each other and left here.
Inside the gate, the heads that were crouching on the wall and peeking out shrank back, and a group of young men burst into laughter:
"Uncle Ye! You really threw it accurately! None of us were hit. We stepped on the spot where you threw it. Hehe, look at the turtle with its four legs facing the sky!"
Uncle Ye kept his merits and fame to himself, and coughed lightly:
"Alright, alright, let's get back to work. What did I do when you threw it? I don't know anything. It's all God's will!"
"Yes, yes, yes! God's will!"
……
"What? Divorce?" Inside the palace, the man on the dragon throne suddenly sat up straight. "Did Yin Xu and his wife divorce?"