NCCnovel Chapter 54 Marriage
Chapter 54 Marriage
"Why is that matchmaker running so fast? As if you, sir, would ask her to arrange a marriage?" After Qingshan was able to get up and walk, he replaced Zhezhu and continued to follow and protect his master. He was the best in martial arts among them. Shuyan was delicate and still needed to be served food, which Qingshan truly disliked.
"My lord, shall we go?" Qingshan had just finished speaking when he saw his master enter the Ye family.
Xie Bohuai asked the Xie family if Ye Mingyue was there. The gatekeeper said that the second master had gone out to study. He said that it was almost time for school to end and he would wait at the Ye family's house for a while.
Xie Bohuai arrived, and Jiang Si, unsure how to greet him, went to find Ye Wanning instead.
“We are women, so it’s not appropriate for us to go to the front to greet guests. Have someone serve us good tea and some snacks. He’s here to see my second brother. Send someone to tell him to come back soon,” Ye Wanning said.
Following Ye Wanning's instructions, Jiang Si gave the order, then sighed to Ye Wanning, "Yesterday my sister-in-law asked me how Second Master's studies were going, and why he refused the famous teacher Father had invited. I really couldn't answer. Second Master said he would tell the family the truth after the New Year, but as his business grows bigger and bigger, there will always be people who know him."
"Second sister-in-law, don't think too much. Didn't you teach me to just focus on the present? Let's keep it a secret for as long as we can. If we are found out, we can apologize properly. They are all people who want what's best for us, so it's not worth turning against them." Ye Wanning understands her family. Even if her second brother might suffer a little, it's okay. There are gains and losses, it's normal.
As the two were talking, the servant announced that the Second Master had returned, and Jiang Si breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you know that my second sister has been going out a lot lately?" Jiang Si suddenly asked.
"I've heard about it once or twice, did you hear anything, Second Sister-in-law?" Ye Wanning asked.
Jiang Si told Yunzhi and the others to leave, then leaned closer and said, "The Han family came to propose marriage before, and our family had already politely declined. But then, at the polo match, the Han family's fifth son met our second sister. And that's what our second sister has been seeing lately."
The Han family's social standing is similar to the Ye family's, and Han's fifth son is also born out of wedlock, but that doesn't matter; character is the most important thing.
To Ye Wanning's surprise, her second sister had married the third young master of the Han family in her previous life, and that third young master was tyrannical. This time, she had blocked the marriage of the third young master of the Han family for her second sister, so how did she get involved with the Han family again?
Ye Wanning didn't have much of an impression of this Fifth Young Master Han; she only remembered that he wasn't particularly eye-catching and hadn't shown any particular skill.
“I saw that my second sister was concerned, so she sent someone to inquire. It turns out that the aunt of the fifth young master Han has passed away. It’s not easy to make a living under the stepmother’s rule; life is very difficult. However, the Han family is a large family after all, and they are still doing well on the surface. Several young masters of the Han family have been able to study and find teachers.” Jiang Si, as the sister-in-law, couldn’t directly discipline her sister-in-law, and since Lin Shi was pregnant, she came to Ye Wanning to tell her.
"He has no aunt, is not valued by his parents, and is only of average ability, and hasn't even passed the imperial examination. What does Wanyu see in him?" Ye Wanning didn't understand.
"This is something I don't understand either. It's not that I'm being overly suspicious as a sister-in-law, but there are some things you can say that are inconvenient for my sister-in-law and me to say. You should find an opportunity to ask him. If Han Wu Gongzi is just a little ordinary, but has good character, our family isn't snobbish." As a sister-in-law, Jiang Si hopes that all her sisters-in-law will be well.
This matter should be addressed sooner rather than later. After a few days, Ye Wanning will go to the princess's residence, and then she will no longer be able to interfere in these matters.
After her second sister-in-law left, Ye Wanning went directly to find her second younger sister.
Seeing that her third sister was also there, Ye Wanning sat down and spoke first, "Wanhua, I have something to say to your second sister. You go back first."
Ye Wanhua glanced at her second sister and asked softly, "Eldest sister, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, don't worry." Ye Wanning patted her third sister's hand. After her third sister left, she had Yunzhi close the doors and windows and said seriously, "I usually trust you and Wanhua very much. Tell me about your affair with Young Master Han in detail, start from the beginning."
Ye Wanhua blushed instantly. "Big...Big sister, how did you know?"
“There are only a few people in the household. You used to love to play, but you didn’t go out often,” Ye Wanning analyzed. “The family doesn’t need us sisters to climb the social ladder for wealth and status. But the whole family hopes that we can have happy marriages. Do you know anything about him?”
"Yes, I know. Han Xu told me everything." Ye Wanyu's eyes sparkled as she spoke of her sweetheart. "He said that life in the Han family wasn't easy, but it wasn't too bad. His stepmother wasn't close to the children born out of wedlock, and his father didn't care about them either. But he was ambitious; if he failed once, he would try again. He said he was all alone and envied the harmonious atmosphere in our family. Big sister, Han Xu even said that you and big brother had it tough. He's such a good person."
“But have you considered that after you marry Han Xu, you will be living in the Han family? Han Xu may not be close to his stepmother, but once you marry into the family, you will have to pay your respects and serve her every day. Lord Han doesn't care about his illegitimate children, so Han Xu will have to earn his own future. If he never passes the imperial examination, he will have to rely on the Han family for a living in the future. Are you willing to do that?” Ye Wanning sighed. “Even if Han Xu fails to pass the examination, with the dowry prepared for you by the family, your life won't be too difficult. The difficult part is that while Madam Han and Lord Han are alive, you will have to live under their care.”
There was no infighting among the legitimate and illegitimate children in the Ye family. When their father was alive, the concubines would occasionally bicker, but they would never do anything harmful. Ye Wanyu and her sisters grew up in this environment and were all kind-hearted by nature.
Ye Wanning has lived once before, so she knows how important money is and how suffocating it is to be oppressed by others.
“The sons of concubines will separate from the family and move out,” Ye Wanyu insisted.
"Yes, but when will the family separate?" Ye Wanning didn't need to say anything; Ye Wanyu already knew it would be a long time. "I don't mean for you to break up with Han Xu now. I'm just explaining his family situation to you. If you don't mind this, just don't regret it later. There's only one thing that will stop you: Han Xu's character is questionable."
“No, Han Xu is a good person. That day at the polo field, I almost fell off my horse, and he saved me.” Ye Wanyu recounted how she met Han Xu.
Having received Han Xu's kindness, Ye Wanyu took the initiative to send a gift to express her gratitude, and Han Xu returned the favor. Later, the two met again at a restaurant, and seeing that Han Xu had the same taste as her, Ye Wanyu gradually began to take a liking to him.
Over time, Han Xu would take the initiative to ask Ye Wanyu out, and the two became acquainted.
Ye Wanning frowned more and more as she listened. If Han Xu truly cared for her second sister, he should have informed the elders in the family first, and then, after the elders agreed, he should have been accompanied by them to propose marriage. Instead, he secretly arranged to go out with her. If someone with ulterior motives saw this, they would say that her second sister was frivolous, and the Han family would not want her as their daughter-in-law.
Seeing that her second sister's heart and eyes were filled with Han Xu, Ye Wanning knew that the girl was obsessed and there was no way to persuade her otherwise. "In that case, let your second brother help you inquire. You know, your second brother knows a lot of people. This is a major event in your life, so we have to be very careful."
Ye Wanyu had complete confidence in Han Xu. "Alright, then let my second brother inquire about him!" She firmly believed in Han Xu's sincerity and thought that once her second brother and the others understood Han Xu, they would all agree to the marriage.
Ye Mingyue was efficient; two days later, he sent Ye Wanning and her second younger sister to the shop, saying that he had found out the details.