Chapter 13: Transparent People

Mrs. Sun had already prepared hot water and as soon as she returned to her residence, Yuli Courtyard, she went straight to the clean room to freshen up.

Lying in the warm bathtub, Yeli Cai let out a long sigh.

Mrs. Sun exclaimed excitedly, "I never expected to marry into the Zhang family and become the legitimate wife of the Zhang family. It's all thanks to my son's clever planning. He took decisive action and took people with him, like pulling out the burning firewood from under the cauldron!"

Yeli Cai, weakly leaning against the wooden tub, replied, "Actually, I didn't think that much... I was just unwilling at the time, and in a moment of impulsiveness, I suggested eloping... and then we actually did it... Now thinking back, it feels like a dream."

"What? You didn't have any plans or backup?" Mrs. Sun was shocked and took a sharp breath, "You, how could you be so reckless and actually do such a thing without any preparation! It's lucky that things turned out well for you."

Although she was scolding, there was a hint of pride and joy in her words.

Yeli Cai's eyes also flashed with relief.

When she was with Zhang Boyuan, she only had hopes but really didn't have confidence in being able to succeed with him. On the first night of the wedding, she impulsively mentioned eloping.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Boyuan agreed, and she also had some unwillingness, so she gathered the courage to really leave.

Later, when they left the city gates, she felt more and more clever about her actions.

Because they ran away, where would the bride marry? With her grandfather's character, he would never cancel the wedding, and might just find someone else to marry Yeli Cai off to.

Later, she heard the news that Yeli Cai had married into the Chu family!

Yeli Cai was both excited and thrilled. This was really killing two birds with one stone! She called Zhang Boyuan to hurry back to the city.

Otherwise, the Jing'an Marquis's residence and the Zhang family wouldn't have been able to find them. It was their own decision to return, thinking of a way to cover it up, saying it was an accident, one injured and the other sent to the doctor, not eloping! To save face for both families, wouldn't they be completely embarrassed?

So, it wasn't her fault, it was fate!

"Thank goodness I have a mother who cares for me. If it weren't for my mother's cleverness in bringing the Chu family to cover for us, we wouldn't have dared to come back so soon." Yeli Cai coquettishly held Mrs. Sun's arm.

"You only know that I care for you now?" Mrs. Sun pinched her face, "And if at that time, if you had refused to get on the Chu family's bridal sedan chair, or if it had been a little later, what would we have done? I found out that after the Chu family's bridal sedan chair left, there was another one coming around the corner, it was the Zhang family's bridal sedan chair! If you had caused a scene at that time, delaying it a bit, you would have entered the Zhang family's door. Oh, thinking about it now, my heart is about to jump out. You reckless girl, you really don't let people rest assured. In the future, you must discuss any plans with me first."

Yeli Cai listened and felt a little scared, but there was an uncontrollable smile on her face, and she said with a hint of grievance, "If I discuss it with you, you definitely wouldn't allow me to do it."

Before, Mrs. Sun also knew that there was something going on between Yeli Cai and Zhang Boyuan, but she didn't believe that Zhang Boyuan would give up a fiancée who was superior to Yeli Cai in both looks and background, and choose Yeli Cai. So she didn't have hope for Zhang Boyuan and had always advised Yeli Cai to let go.

Never in her wildest dreams did she expect that Yeli Cai would be so lucky and actually succeed with Zhang Boyuan!

"Second Madam, Second Miss, Qian Mama is here." A voice like snow sounded from outside.

"I'll go and see." Mrs. Sun turned around the black wooden carved screen and left the clean room, only to see a middle-aged woman in a brown jacket standing in the small hall, it was Miao Shi's companion, Qian Mama.

"Second Madam, peace be with you." Qian Mama smiled, holding a red lacquer tray covered with dark red brocade, on top of which was a small porcelain bottle with peony patterns, "The old lady said that Second Miss was injured yesterday, and this Snow Jade Ointment is the best golden herb medicine. Not only does it work quickly, but it also won't leave scars."

Mrs. Sun's face was full of smiles, "The old lady is so thoughtful! Quick, Ruxue, serve tea to Mama."

"No need, I'll leave now." Qian Mama said as she was about to leave.

Mrs. Sun pulled Qian Mama, gave her some money, and then let her go.

"Mother, was that Qian Mama?" Yeli Cai's voice came from the clean room.

Mrs. Sun walked into the clean room, her face full of joy, "Look, your grandmother sent you Snow Jade Ointment."

Snow Jade Ointment wasn't something that was hard to come by, but it was still a precious medicine. This was secondary, the most important thing was the attitude of the old lady, Miao Shi.

Mrs. Sun touched the Snow Jade Ointment in her hand, "I'm afraid the eldest sister-in-law is going to be furious."

Yeli Cai's lips curled up, and she felt as if she was floating. In the past, she could never have received such attention. This was just the beginning, when she married into the Zhang family and became a high-ranking legitimate wife, that would be the real glory.

...

As the story goes, after leaving the main hall of the Zhang family, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang walked ahead, while two servants were helping Zhang Boyuan slowly follow behind.

In fact, the couple could have arranged for a sedan chair from the Marquis's residence, but they were currently angry with Zhang Boyuan and wished for him to suffer a bit, so they didn't arrange for one.

Zhang Boyuan was both hungry and tired, but he didn't dare to say a word.

As they left the ceremonial gate, they saw a refined middle-aged man walking towards them, it was Mr. Ye Chengde, Yeli Cai's father.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang looked embarrassed when they saw Mr. Ye Chengde. Mr. Zhang greeted, "Brother Ye."

Mr. Ye Chengde returned the greeting, then looked at Zhang Boyuan, "Zhang nephew, come with me, I want to talk to you."

After speaking, he walked to a shady area not far away.

"Why aren't you going!" Mr. Zhang scolded, gritting his teeth, "Go and apologize properly!"

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Zhang Boyuan's body trembled, looking pale and hesitant as he walked towards Ye Chengde.

Under the shade of a tree, Zhang Boyuan lowered his head and stammered, "Uncle Ye... I..."

"Look at you, what have you become," Ye Chengde sighed lightly. "I know you must be feeling terrible right now, but you have to believe that you are right."

"What? Uncle Ye..." Zhang Boyuan was astonished, looking at Ye Chengde with disbelief. He had expected to be scolded or even punished by Ye Tangcai's father for his actions. He never imagined that Ye Chengde would actually encourage him.

"Why are you so surprised? I am someone who stands for justice," Ye Chengde smiled affectionately. "Boyuan, you have done nothing wrong. Love is never wrong. As a human being, you should bravely pursue what you love. Otherwise, what's the point of living? Just like me and Tingniang, and you are even luckier than me to have found your true love before getting married and made the brave decision to follow your heart. It's all right."

"Uncle Ye..." Zhang Boyuan was moved to tears.

Since he ran away from the wedding yesterday, everyone had condemned him, and the whole world seemed to think he was wrong. Even he himself had started to feel uncertain and shaken, wondering if he had made a mistake.

He never expected that there would be someone in this world who would support him, and that person turned out to be Ye Tangcai's biological father!

Zhang Boyuan was greatly encouraged, feeling revitalized as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

He was right, he had done nothing wrong!

"Uncle Zhang, thank you so much. You are the only one who truly understands in this world!" Zhang Boyuan said excitedly.

Ye Chengde patted Zhang Boyuan's shoulder. "A person should not be confined by these rules and regulations. No matter when or where, one should bravely pursue their love. It's never you who is wrong, so you must hold on!"

With tears in his eyes, Zhang Boyuan nodded firmly. "It's not me who is wrong, it's the world!"

Ye Chengde looked at Zhang Boyuan with increasing admiration, and the two men felt a sense of mutual understanding and sympathy.

As they were moved by each other, Zhang Hong and Mrs. Meng, not far away, were stunned, and Zhang Hong was so angry that his legs were trembling.

Zhang Boyuan and Ye Chengde were talking in a moderate tone, but the couple, eavesdropping, caught bits and pieces of their conversation.

They had hoped that Ye Chengde would help teach this disobedient son a lesson, but to their surprise, Ye Chengde seemed to have lost his mind. Not only did he not scold Zhang Boyuan, but he also seemed to be leading him further astray. It was truly eye-opening!

"Boyuan, get back here!" Zhang Hong pretended to smile at Ye Chengde. "Farewell, Brother Ye."

"Go ahead," Ye Chengde patted Zhang Boyuan's shoulder.

Zhang Boyuan walked back to his parents with a renewed sense of confidence and pride.

Watching his son in this state, Zhang Hong felt a sense of collapse. In just a short while, his son had been led astray!

He had heard about Ye Chengde keeping a mistress, but he had thought it was just a bit of womanizing. He never expected that Ye Chengde's son would turn out to be such a reckless and ungrateful person, all for the sake of a woman. It would be best to avoid any further contact with them in the future.