NCCnovel Chapter 155 He is coming
Chapter 155 He is coming
Joyful sounds reached the backyard. Ye Wanning, with a red veil covering her face, was calm inside, perhaps because they weren't really going to be husband and wife. She simply told Chunxi to take good care of Le Ge'er.
"Don't worry, Madam, I'll keep an eye on him." Chunxi was about to take Le Ge'er with her when she heard the commotion outside getting louder and louder, so she hurried to find Le Ge'er.
As a dowry maid, Yunzhi stood by, asking if she was hungry or if she wanted water, even more nervous than her mistress.
It wasn't until the matchmaker came in and Ye Wanning was taken outside that she began to have some feelings.
Before she knew it, the person beside her had changed to Xie Bohuai. His warning to watch out for the threshold made Ye Wanning's heart skip a beat.
Once she crossed the threshold, she would be Xie Bohuai's wife.
Ye Wanning wanted to turn around and see her family's expressions, but found that she was wearing a red veil.
After getting into the bridal sedan chair and going through the wedding ceremony, no Xie family members were seen.
Some say Xie Bohuai is utterly rebellious, others say he's ungrateful; everyone says he's gone too far. His biological father and stepmother were both present, so why didn't he invite either of them to the wedding ceremony?
The chattering didn't reach Xie Bohuai and Ye Wanning's ears, but others could hear it.
Qingshan, carrying a long stick, went to the door. "You've all picked up the wedding candies, and you're still nagging. If you're so bored, why don't you spar with me?"
Seeing Qingshan's fierce expression, the crowd dared not linger any longer. Instead of talking at the Xie residence gate, they went elsewhere to discuss the matter.
At this time, none of the Xie family members went out.
They dared not go out, for fear that others would ask about Xie Bohuai's marriage.
Among the most prestigious and powerful families, the biggest joke is that the Xie family produced Xie Bohuai, a man who doesn't recognize his own family.
The Xie brothers were summoned to their grandfather's study. They dared not breathe, staring at the floor tiles, waiting for their grandfather to lose his temper and yell at them.
Grandpa Xie was seething with anger and wanted to scold his two sons for being useless, but when the words came out, he felt it was a waste of energy.
After a long while, Old Master Xie finally spoke, “The Xie family’s century-old reputation has been ruined by your generation. It’s one thing that the two of you are incompetent, but your offspring are also incompetent. Our Xie family is truly doomed.”
“Father, you can’t say that. Your son and second brother are well-behaved, but they know how to repay kindness. We are filial,” Xie Boyuan said first.
"Filial piety? If you were truly filial, you wouldn't have raised a lecherous son." Speaking of this, Old Master Xie became furious. "They say a doting mother spoils her son. Your mother's jealousy and tyranny are the reason I have two foolish sons like you. Xie Boyuan, go back and tell your wife that if she can't control Xie Yun'en, she can forget about being the matriarch of the Xie family. I'll divorce her and let you marry someone else!"
Grandpa Xie couldn't have children himself, nor could his grandsons or sons, so he was urging his two sons to have a few more. His sons were happy, but his daughters-in-law were not.
Two years ago, one of Xie Boyuan's concubines died in his room. She was poisoned by Madam Xie, and her body couldn't recover after the miscarriage. Madam Xie was afraid that Xie Boyuan would have another son, which would affect her son's family property, so she took action.
As for the Xie family's second wife, her concubine did give birth to a child, but it was a daughter. When Old Master Xie heard that it was a girl, he left without even looking at her.
Now that Xie Bohuai is married, Old Master Xie has become the laughing stock of the entire capital. He is depressed and can only scold his son at home.
Xie Boyuan and Xie Boming could only let the old man scold them until he was tired of scolding them, at which point they could leave.
The two brothers walked on the cobblestone path. Xie Boyuan snorted, "The old man is angry with Xie Bohuai, so he takes it out on you and me. We're no worse than others. Look at other people's children, they're not as good as us."
Xie Boming said, "This isn't our fault, it's Xie Bohuai's fault. If it weren't for his despicable methods and his manipulation of the Emperor's mind, Father wouldn't be so critical of us. But speaking of which, elder brother, you're already in your forties, how come you're still being controlled by a woman? Yun'en is useless, why don't you take advantage of your remaining energy to have a few more sons? Do you really expect Yun'en to carry the family name?"
After Xie Yun'en got married, he didn't change his ways at all, still frequenting brothels and keeping mistresses. His mother, Bai, said on the surface that she wouldn't give him money, but secretly she kept slipping him money. These years of torment had already drained Xie Yun'en's body, and none of the women around him had gotten pregnant.
At first, Madam Bai blamed her daughter-in-law for being useless, thinking that her daughter-in-law was hogging her son and preventing the concubine from having children. After a while of commotion, she realized that her daughter-in-law hadn't stopped her at all, and only then did Madam Bai realize that there was something wrong with her son.
However, this was a matter of male dignity. Xie Yun'en felt that he was obviously very good in bed and that it was impossible for him to be incapable. He resolutely refused to see a doctor and instead engaged in sexual activity even more frequently. As a result, he had to take ginseng to nourish his vital energy in his early twenties and became so thin that he looked unrecognizable.
The Xie brothers, Xie Boming and Xie Boyuan, had always been outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds. At this point, Xie Boming still had to ridicule Xie Boyuan.
Xie Boyuan, seething with anger, returned home with a grumpy expression. He smashed the teapot on the table as soon as he entered the room, startling the maids who trembled, unsure of what to do.
Bai said irritably, "Who's making you angry? Go find someone else. Don't come here and cause trouble."
"You're the one who's made me unhappy!" Xie Boyuan pointed at Bai Shi and said, "Today, the old man specifically mentioned your son. He said you're not raising your son well, and he's going to divorce you!"
"Divorced me?" Madam Bai stood up in disbelief. "Why should I be divorced? I've been married into your Xie family for over twenty years, managing everything inside and outside the home with utmost care and dedication. Yun'en may be a little unruly, but he's still young. He'll mature and understand eventually. How can I, as his mother, accept your abandonment of him?"
"Still young? He's in his twenties, and you still have the nerve to call him young?" Xie Boyuan slammed his hand on the table. "Wake up! Your son is a lecherous good-for-nothing. Anyone you grab off the street is better than him. Let me tell you, from now on, you don't need to worry about anything around me. If anyone dies again, don't blame me for not showing any mercy to our marriage!"
Madam Bai was stunned for a moment, then tears welled up in her eyes. "In the end, isn't it all for your own sake to take a concubine? Fine, fine, go ahead and go find those wild women outside. I want to see what kind of outstanding individuals you can produce!"
Bai cried and begged Xie Boyuan to leave, but Xie Boyuan ignored her and went straight to his newly acquired concubine.
Upon learning that Xie Boyuan had gone to find a concubine, Madam Bai was even more heartbroken. She sent a message to her daughter, urging her to return quickly, or she would not be able to live.
The Xie family's old house was in chaos, but Xie Bohuai's place was filled with joy and liveliness. Ye Mingyue and his men wanted to force Xie Bohuai to drink, but Qingshan and a few others were there and stopped them all.
Xie Bohuai secretly ran away before the others could catch up. The bride's red veil hadn't been lifted yet. Looking at the person sitting by the bed, Xie Bohuai's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he coughed twice to remind the person sitting there that he had arrived.