The capital city poem 32. Older male cousin arrived

  Table brother has arrived.

  Rong Le Tang

  Ye Li sat calmly in her seat, her eyes scanning the faces of the people present, each with their own unique expression, as if she hadn't seen anything. Ye Shangshu looked at his third daughter, who was calm and collected, and his fourth daughter, who looked wronged, and felt a sharp pain in his temples. He had intended to scold Ye Li as usual, but looking at her indifferent expression, the old politician suddenly became aware that this might not be the best choice, and could possibly lead to some consequences he didn't want to face.

  The old lady Ye still sat high above, taking in the expressions of everyone present. She recalled that earlier, a servant had reported that it was King Ding's carriage that personally sent her granddaughter to the gate of the mansion. Although no one saw King Ding himself, it could be basically confirmed that he indeed sent Ye Li back. Looking at Ye Ying with a resentful face, Old Lady Ye felt more disappointment towards this spoiled granddaughter. Since Ye Li and King Ding were engaged, King Lei seemed less concerned about Ye Ying than before. Of course, this might be due to Ye Ying's recent reputation. However, such an obvious change could even be noticed by her, an old lady who rarely went out. Did her clever and resourceful granddaughter not feel anything? Not thinking about how to grasp King Lei tightly, she would often find trouble with her sister for no reason. Didn't she understand that even if Ye Li was not favored, she was still a daughter of the Ye family and would be an asset to the Ye family in the future? For the first time, Old Lady Ye doubted whether it was wrong to exchange Ye Ying for Ye Li's marriage to King Lei.

  "That's enough. Ying'er, Li'er is your sister. Mind your manners as a younger sister." Old Lady Ye said.

  Ye Ying was taken aback, hardly daring to believe that Old Lady Ye would actually speak to Ye Li. With a hint of grievance, her eyes reddened as she lightly bit her cherry lips and said: "But grandmother... how could she humiliate Li in public like this... it makes Ying'er..."

  Bang! Old Lady Ye slammed her hand heavily on the table and said coldly, "Embarrassing King Lei? King Lei embarrassed Lian'er in front of so many people, did he ever think that it would embarrass the Ye family? Or does he think that I, the Ye family, can't do without him?" Old Lady Ye looked at Ye Ying with some disappointment, who still wanted to say something. For a man, she completely disregarded the family's reputation and interests. Could such a granddaughter really be expected to bring any benefits to the Ye family in the future? Perhaps one day she would sell out the Ye family for King Lei. Or did she think that Lian'er's bad reputation would make her own reputation better? One rises together, one falls together, didn't she understand this after all these years? What had the Wang family taught her? The cold gaze swept over from the Wang family, and they couldn't help but shrink back, not daring to meet Old Lady Ye's gaze directly.

  "Dad..."

  Ye Shangshu furrowed his brow, somewhat annoyed, and was also a bit dissatisfied with Mo Jingli. The King of Lei wanted to make things difficult for Liuli, he could pretend not to know, but that had to be done in private. This kind of overt bullying was not just slapping Ye Luli's face, it was putting the Ye family's reputation underfoot. If it weren't for the sake of the second princess and his soon-to-be-born grandson, even if he were the emperor's own brother, would he tolerate this? "Ying'er, your grandmother is right. Even if you become the King of Lei's consort, you are still a daughter of the Ye family. Do you think that without the support of the Ye family and your second sister, you could stand firm in the King of Lei's palace? Whether it's your second sister or any of your other sisters, as long as you all get along and support each other, no one will be able to bully you in the future. Do you understand?"

  "But... it's not just King Lei that Third Sister offended today, but also Princess Qixia. Who knows, maybe even Eldest Princess will blame us too." Ye Ying gave Ye Li a somewhat resentful glance, she hadn't taken her father's words to heart at all. In Ye Ying's mind, apart from Second Sister in the palace, the other daughters of the Ye family weren't worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as her. She was going to be King Lei's future queen, why would she need their support?

  Ye Li raised her eyes and said softly, "Fourth sister doesn't need to worry. When I came back, I had someone send an apology letter and gift to the Long Princess's residence. The Dingguo King's residence will also send someone over to explain things to the Long Princess. The Long Princess is magnanimous and just, she probably won't blame us young ones for this small matter." Of course, going to apologize at the same time were also the Qin residence, the Murong residence, and the Huaguo Gong residence.

  Upon hearing this, Old Lady Ye revealed a smile of approval and said: "This matter was handled extremely well by Lian'er. Since it was in front of many people at the time and Princess Qixia was at fault first, Crown Prince Zhao Yang has always been clear about right and wrong and wouldn't bother with trivial matters with someone younger. The King of Ding Wang also had a good intention, so let's send a return gift to the palace of Ding Wang later and say it's thanks for the king personally sending Lian'er back. This is... just leave it to Lian'er herself to handle. If you need to send something, just go take it from the warehouse." After hesitating for a moment, Old Lady Ye still handed this matter over to Ye Lian. She was somewhat distrustful of Wang Shi, although the Ye family didn't have to fawn on the Ding Guo royal family at present, but they also couldn't make the relationship worse.

  "Lier knows, Grandma can rest assured." Ye Lier stood up and responded.

  The Wang family's complexion was somewhat green, and the hostess's responsibility was to take care of the interpersonal relationships. If it were in Ye Li's personal name, it would be fine, but if it were in the name of the Ye family, it would make Ye Li feel embarrassed as the hostess. Old Lady Ye didn't give her a chance to speak, frowning and saying: "If you have time, don't forget to tidy up Ying'er's dowry, there aren't many days left until the divorce period is over."

  "Yes." Wang nodded weakly in response.

  "Old master, old madam..."

  The old lady's maid hastily came in, glanced at Ye Li and walked to the side of Old Lady Ye, saying: "Old Lady, Xu Da Gongzi and Xu Jia Er Gongzi, San Gongzi, Si Gongzi, Wu Gongzi have come to visit."

  "What?!". Secretary Ye was shocked and jumped up from his chair. The Xu family's several young masters came to visit at the same time, didn't that mean that his troublesome brother-in-law had also arrived in the capital? Of course, with Uncle Xu's proud and arrogant personality, he would absolutely not personally come to visit the Ye family who had harmed his only precious younger sister.

  Old Lady Ye reacted a bit faster and hastily said: "Quickly, invite the Xu young masters in."

  Ye Li was also surprised, not knowing that her uncle and cousins had arrived in the capital without going to greet them, which made Ye Li feel a little guilty. Her eldest uncle used to be in the capital and loved her the most, but after so many years of not seeing each other, even Ye Li felt at a loss.

  "Grandma, let Lier go and welcome Eldest Brother personally."

  Mrs. Ye nodded and said, "Go ahead. Ying'er, Shan'er and Lin'er will go together too."

  Ignoring the surprise and dissatisfaction on Yelín's and Yeshan's faces, as well as the thoughts in Old Lady Ye's mind, Yeli stood up and bid farewell, quickly walking out. Behind her, Yelín and Yeshan also hastily followed, leaving only Ye Ying looking at Ye Shangshu with some unwillingness. She was going to be the future Princess of Lei, why did she have to go welcome Ye Li's cousin?

  "Yinger!" Ye Shangshu was getting a headache, this daughter was truly spoiled too much. Seeing Ye Shangshu's expression, Ye Ying knew her father was really going to get angry, so she bit her cherry lips and followed Ye Li and the others away.

  "Before Ying'er's big wedding, let her come to Rongle Hall every day to serve me, this grandmother." Ye Lao Furen said coldly to Wang Shi.

  "This... daughter-in-law still has many things to entrust to Ying'er, but I'm afraid it's..." Madam Wang said with some unease.

  "What have you taught? Look at what you've produced over the years?" Old Lady Ye said coldly, "You don't know when to advance or retreat, and you're arrogant because of your favor. Relying on a bit of talent and looks, you don't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is. These things are nothing in the boudoir, but once married, you'll have to manage a household. Can the poetry, songs, and dances you've taught, along with those petty schemes and intrigues, hold up the reputation of the Li King's estate?"

  Ye Shangshu nodded and said, "Mother is right. Zhaoyi Niangniang was personally taught by Mother herself. It's her good fortune that Mother can instruct Ying'er in a few things." Seeing her husband agree with one voice, with an expression that did not allow for debate, Wang Shi could only reluctantly endure it. Recently, those few cheap women have also been restless, especially that Zhao Niangniang, she didn't even have the energy to manage Ying'er's affairs.