Chapter 10: Not Disgusting

Cai Mama and Huiran hurriedly carried Wen Shi away.

Watching Wen Shi being carried away, Sun Shi was as excited as a victorious rooster, taking a few steps forward, "Old Master, look... it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! There's no elopement at all. Quickly, untie them!"

As she spoke, she tried to conceal the joy on her face. Her daughter was about to marry into the Zhang family, such a precious opportunity!

Ye Lingjiao raised her eyebrows, showing a look of disdain.

Ye Hewen was about to speak up, but Ye Tangcai coldly smiled and said, "Untie them? Let them kneel!"

Sun Shi was about to retort, but then Ye Tangcai continued with a cold smile, "Whether they are injured or sent to the hospital, it's all the trouble they caused. They made our Zhang and Ye families a laughingstock in the capital and ruined our granddaughter's life. Even if Grandfather agrees to untie them, won't Zhang's uncle disagree?"

Zhang Hong looked at Ye Tangcai with guilt written all over his face, "It's his fault, he should be punished! He should be punished!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Hewen's face turned red with embarrassment. He had originally thought that if the eldest daughter entered the Hu family, the second daughter would inevitably marry into the Zhang family. He didn't want to make things difficult for Ye Licai and Zhang Boyuan.

Now, with Ye Tangcai's words, Zhang Hong mentioned punishment, making him seem like he was eager to marry into the Zhang family. This made him furious and ashamed, "Of course he should be punished! The eldest daughter, where did she hear that I allowed them to be untied? Kneel honestly in front of me!"

Saying this, he glared coldly at Sun Shi, who shivered and quickly took two steps back.

Ye Licai bit her lip, her body swaying.

Zhang Boyuan, feeling extremely frustrated, had escaped for a whole day, had a sleepless night, and was now hungry and tired. He was almost at his limit. But he was afraid that if he caused a scene and couldn't get what he wanted, he would have to kneel obediently without moving.

Ye Tangcai smiled and left.

...

In Ronggui Courtyard, Wen Shi was placed on a reclining bed, with heavy curtains hanging down, and her slender hand resting on a dark blue satin pillow.

The doctor took Wen Shi's pulse and said it was due to extreme anger affecting her heart, and she needed to rest. The doctor then gave her an injection and went to prepare medicine.

Ye Tangcai hung the blue gauze curtains on the bronze hooks on both sides to allow air to circulate and prevent the patient from feeling stuffy.

After about fifteen minutes, Wen Shi slowly woke up, "Why am I here... right, those two bastards..."

As she tried to sit up, Ye Tangcai quickly supported her and sighed softly, "Mother, you should rest. I'll take care of this matter."

"What can you do? Ah, no, I must make sure..."

"Madam, Mrs. Zhang is here," Cai Mama came in and said.

As she spoke, a slender and tall noblewoman followed closely behind Cai Mama, it was Mrs. Zhang, the mother of Zhang Boyuan.

Ye Tangcai narrowed her beautiful eyes. Mrs. Zhang had been silent in the hall just now, and now she came in alone. What was she up to?

She had no good feelings for this mother-in-law from her previous life.

Her mother and Mrs. Zhang were old friends.

Before the Zhang family rose to power, Wen Shi and Mrs. Zhang had hit it off and walked in the circle of noblewomen in the capital, giving Mrs. Zhang a lot of help and teaching her many things.

Later, as the Zhang family prospered, Mrs. Zhang was able to establish herself in the circle of noblewomen without causing any scandals, thanks to Wen Shi's help. The two had a close relationship, and they even planned to become in-laws in the future.

But Wen Shi didn't know that her good friend was actually a ruthless person.

After Zhang Boyuan and Ye Licai eloped, Ye Tangcai was taken to the Zhang family. At that time, Mrs. Zhang treated her very well and even scolded Zhang Boyuan for her sake.

But when she had a difficult childbirth and was declared unable to bear children again, Mrs. Zhang immediately changed her attitude. When Mrs. Zhang learned that her son was determined to marry Ye Licai and Ye Licai quickly became pregnant, Mrs. Zhang even praised Ye Licai and disregarded her well-being.

Her mother was so angry that she died, and Mrs. Zhang was partly responsible for it!

When Cai Mama came to report the death, she said, "Madam was already seriously ill from excessive worry, and when she heard that the second daughter had entered the house with her brother-in-law, she fainted. Yesterday, the second madam came and said how Mrs. Zhang praised the second daughter, which made Madam spit up blood several times. After Madam woke up, she asked me to invite Mrs. Zhang, but Mrs. Zhang said she was too busy and couldn't come. Later, I heard from the maidservants over there that Mrs. Zhang was busy flattering the second madam! Madam spat up blood again, and by evening, she was gone!"

Mrs. Zhang pretended to cry after her mother's death.

After crying, she allowed Ye Licai to mistreat her. Later, when Zhang Boyuan wanted to take her, who was seriously ill, to the countryside, Mrs. Zhang was afraid that she would cause trouble in the capital, so she assigned two fierce old women to watch over her.

Heartless, selfish, and self-serving. When she was in power, she would fawn over you, but when you fell from grace, she would keep her distance, and even trample on you.

Ye Tangcai wanted to keep her at a respectful distance.

"Wen sister!" Mrs. Zhang hurried forward, with a look of apology, "I'm really sorry about yesterday's incident."

"Wen sister..." Wen Shi couldn't express her bitterness. After all, Zhang Boyuan didn't elope with a girl from another family, but with their own niece. She couldn't bring herself to be angry with the Zhang family.

"Tangjie, it's our Zhang family that has wronged you." Mrs. Zhang stepped forward and held Ye Tangcai's hand, tearfully saying, "Did the Chu family bully you yesterday?"

"They dare!" Mrs. Wen exclaimed in frustration. "Our Tang'er is still a pure and innocent girl. The Chu family also has the wisdom to not dare to slight Tang'er in the slightest."

"That's right, our girl hasn't even paid respects to their ancestors! She just stayed at the Chu family for one night, it doesn't count as marrying into the Chu family," Qiuju said.

"I've known that Tang'er is a virtuous and good child," suddenly Mrs. Meng said. "Mrs. Wen, your Ye family hasn't made any public statements yet, have they? Actually, there are all sorts of rumors outside now. Some say that Tang'er couldn't find a husband and had to be sent to the Chu family, while others say that the bride who got married yesterday was someone else. You know how much I love Tang'er, and I believe that she is still pure and innocent. So, why don't we tell everyone that yesterday our Zhang family encountered some difficulties and couldn't welcome the bride, and your Ye family had already arranged the banquet so it couldn't cancel the wedding. Therefore, it's better to let Ye Licai get married, after all, the Chu family is Ye Licai's husband's family, right? Let's just say that the one who got married yesterday was Ye Licai."

"What?" Mrs. Wen couldn't believe her ears. "Mengjie, are you telling the truth? You really don't mind that Tang'er was sent to the Chu family?"

Yecai was shocked. Sending Licai to the Chu family? That's too much! Mengjie is truly something!

Moreover, can the Chu family agree to this swapping of people?

Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "When we choose another auspicious day, we'll have another wedding."

Instead of marrying that shameless illegitimate daughter, it's better to have Yecai! After all, the rumors outside won't improve no matter what. If we acknowledge it ourselves and are willing to welcome Yecai into the family, the bad rumors will naturally be dispelled.

As for her purity, she believed that Yecai must be pure, because a legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion wouldn't willingly marry into a fallen household. As for the Chu family, they wouldn't dare to have such audacity.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is the intention of her family's old master.