Chapter 33 Go, light the fire
Mrs. Hua was stunned for a moment, but soon she covered her mouth and started laughing.
Ye Qiongying frowned and looked over, and asked:
"Aunt, what are you laughing at? Do you think I'm fanciful? I...I'm serious, not joking."
Mrs. Hua said with a smile:
"I'm not making fun of you, Qiongying. I was just thinking about the past. You came up with this idea after reading about the things that happened to your ancestors, right?
When I was little, I also said this to my mother! My father even took me to the martial arts arena, but I was not as good as you. I went there for a day and came back crying. I never talked about it again.
Qiongying, you are quite talented. You have been practicing martial arts with your brothers since you were young. It seems that you have not lost your skills till now?"
When Ye Qiongying heard this, she looked at her aunt in surprise.
Mrs. Hua touched her hair:
"Qiongying, don't worry. I told you that if you bring it up, I will definitely support you. However, the conditions in the border town are much more difficult than those in the capital, and now your father and brothers have already... Although you are a member of the Ye family, the world always looks down on women. Although there are no restrictions on women's status in the court due to the ancestors of the Ye family, but... you must be mentally prepared, it will not be as smooth as you imagined.
Besides, I guess it's not easy to convince your grandmother. Don't blame her. Dad and brother all lost their lives in the border town. Your grandmother must be very sad. Naturally, she doesn't want you, her own granddaughter, to go to that sad place again."
Ye Qiongying didn't expect that her aunt would agree so easily. She heaved a sigh of relief and said:
"Aunt, I've thought about all this. I can do it!"
No matter how difficult it is, it is better than having my limbs locked in my previous life and having to watch Yin Xu and Leng Qianqian kill my relatives.
She is not afraid of hardship, but what she is afraid of is that she doesn't even have the chance to try hard once.
"Grandma, I will go talk to her in person," Ye Qiongying promised, "I will be able to convince her one day."
"You have great ambition!" Madam Hua praised. "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I will also help your grandmother. The rest depends on you. If you really want to go to the border town, take Uncle Ye with you. He can help you a lot."
"Uncle Ye?" Thinking of Uncle Ye's current situation, Ye Qiongying was a little worried. "Would it be better for him... to stay at home and recuperate? The conditions in the border town are difficult, and I'm afraid it won't be conducive to Uncle Ye's recovery."
Mrs. Hua shook her head:
"You don't understand this, do you? Uncle Ye is more capable than you think. If it wasn't for guarding the rear for your father and brothers, he wouldn't have stayed in the mansion as a housekeeper.
Compared to the capital, he actually prefers to go to the border town where the world is wider.
As for his health, there was no need to worry. Uncle Ye was just too shocked before, so he looked older than before, but he was actually in good health! He trained the guys in the mansion every day, and he could run several kilometers without even breathing hard.
If you don’t believe me, you can go ask him yourself.”
"Okay," Ye Qiongying nodded and agreed, "I'll think about it carefully. Thank you, little aunt, thank you for believing in me."
"What are you talking about!" Madam Hua patted Ye Qiongying on the shoulder, "Thank you for everything, family. Now that you have made the decision, do it well. I am waiting for the Ye family to produce another great general!"
Now that she knew Ye Qiongying's idea, Mrs. Hua no longer collected information about the young men in the capital, but she also did not go back to her previous nun's attire. Instead, she began to sort out her household affairs.
At the same time, Ye Yuan, who Ye Qiongying brought back from the Marquis' Mansion, was also taken to Madam Hua's side, and she began to train him with all her strength.
If Ye Qiongying really wants to go to the border town, Uncle Ye will most likely follow her. At that time, the mansion will be short of a housekeeper. Fortunately, Ye Yuan is loyal and smart, so it is just right to train him to be the new housekeeper of the Ye mansion.
Mrs. Hua is in charge of the affairs of the inner courtyard and only needs to take care of the old lady and her daughter.
In this way, the girl can go to the border town without any burden and worrying about the situation at home.
Ye Qiongying saw all these changes and was very grateful for the changes her aunt made for her. She also took the initiative to tell her grandmother about her ideas.
"Really?" After listening to this, Madam Ye did not speak for a long while. After a while, she sighed quietly and said, "Okay, if you want to go, then go ahead."
"Hmm?" Ye Qiongying looked at her grandmother in surprise, "You...you agree? Really, Grandma?"
Madam Ye originally had a somewhat sad look on her face, but when she saw her like this, she couldn't help but laugh:
"You, your personality is just like your parents, very stubborn! Even if I wanted to stop you, I couldn't. You, a clever little ghost, had to nod and agree all day long.
The result won’t change anyway, so why not just agree to it from the beginning?”
"Ahem," Ye Qiongying scratched her hair, "Grandma, just know it in your heart, don't say it out loud."
She really intended to come here every day to ask her grandmother for her consent.
Old Madam Ye touched the top of Ye Qiongying's head, and Ye Qiongying obediently squatted in front of her grandmother and rested her head on her grandmother's legs, just like when she was a child.
"Qiongying," Old Madam Ye stroked her hair, "Grandmother knows that you are not reconciled in your heart! Three years ago, this fire was burning, but because of an old woman like me, you had to temporarily put out the fire, stay and get married, and try to find a way out for the Ye family from another direction. But three years later, this method proved to be unworkable, and you were not happy in these three years. The fire in your heart is still burning."
Madam Ye sighed:
"Go, go to the border town, go see where your father, brother, and grandfather have been. Also go... check the truth of what happened back then. I don't believe that my children and grandchildren would all be such fools, falling into the trap and being killed in one fell swoop.
Three years, three years have passed... I, an old woman, was about to put out the fire in my heart, but... Qiongying, thank you, girl, you have rekindled this fire.
You know all the connections of the Ye family, and they can all be used. If you want to go to the border town, take your uncle Ye with you. In addition... whether you want to find out the truth or gain fame, the premise is to protect yourself.
The dead are gone, and grandma doesn't want to lose her granddaughter, understand?"
Ye Qiongying's eyes sparkled. She raised her head and looked up at Old Madam Ye's wrinkled face:
"I know, Grandma! I will come back safe and sound."
Grandma was right, the fire had already started three years ago.
She was unwilling to see the Ye family, which was founded by generations of ancestors, decline, nor was she willing to see her father and brother lose their lives in such an unclear manner.
But her grandmother was seriously ill and dying, and her aunt and cousin had nowhere to go. As the eldest daughter of the Ye family, she had the obligation to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
She gave up the idea of going to the border town, stayed, chose the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Mansion, and got married.
But three years later, after experiencing the tragedy of her previous life, she came back with an even stronger sense of unwillingness.
At first, those thoughts were not very obvious.
But after seeing the deeds of the ancestors, the little flame that had been extinguished reappeared.
So, after seeing those scrolls, she knew clearly that getting married was not the option she wanted now.
What she wanted was a wider sky.
Join the army!
She wanted to go to the border town like her father and brothers, to get what she regretted not getting in her previous life!