In the Ye Mansion, the East Courtyard was still a scene of busyness. During the end of the year was Old Madam Shen's birthday. Old Madam Ye loved extravagance and would start preparing for her birthday several months in advance. And the expenses for it were naturally not small. The public funds were managed by Ren Wan Yun. Although Ren Wan Yun embezzled quite a lot, the arrangements were always grand and seemed quite imposing.

The task of writing invitations and sending wooden notes to the wives and young ladies of various families fell to the third wife, the talented woman Chen Ruoqiu.

Although she was middle-aged, Chen Ruoqiu still maintained a girlish figure. Maybe her scholarly air added a lot of grace to her. Compared to the plump Ren Wan Yun, Chen Ruoqiu's appearance was more outstanding. Because of her beauty, gentle temperament, and ability to recite poems and compose couplets, the third master of the Ye family, Ye Wan, was completely infatuated with her. Even after many years of marriage, although Chen Ruoqiu had no son and only had Ye Amy as a daughter, Ye Wan, except for the two concubines given to him by Old Madam Shen, had no other concubines.

Among the three sons of the Ye family, each had a different temperament. Ye Xin was upright and resolute, but too rough and not careful enough, too focused on righteousness. Ye Gui was good at pleasing others and was smooth in the officialdom, but he was greedy for money and women. Besides Ren Wan Yun in the mansion, there were several concubines. But Ren Wan Yun was powerful. Although there were many concubines, there was only one concubine's daughter, which did not threaten the status of the legitimate children. Compared to him, the third master Ye Wan had real talent. If among the three sons, Ye Xin followed the old general's path as a military officer, and Ye Gui and Ye Wan followed the path of civil officials, then Ye Wan had some real ability compared to his second brother.

But this didn't mean that Ye Wan had no shortcomings. He wasn't fond of women and only had Chen Ruoqiu as his legitimate wife. But he cared too much about power and only wanted to climb up. For this, he even stepped on his superior.

At the moment, Ren Wan Yun was carefully writing the invitations. The sunlight shone through the window and fell on her, softening her features as if she were a girl. Ye Gui was adjusting his collar. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile and walked to her, embracing her from behind.

"Ah." Chen Ruoqiu scolded gently: "What is Master doing? You made me write this word wrongly and wasted an invitation for nothing."

"Let me see." Ye Wan pretended to pick up the invitation and commented: "The handwriting is elegant and gentle, just like the owner of the handwriting. How could it be not well-written?"

Chen Ruoqiu's pretty face blushed. Ye Wan saw it and couldn't help but be charmed.

Even after so many years, his wife still had a charming magic that made him unable to see other women.

This was Chen Ruoqiu's brilliance. Among so many daughters of the Chen family, only she firmly held her husband's heart. Not for anything else, it was her patience. Ye Wan liked what kind of woman, and she would become what kind. Temperament could be pretended, clothes could be changed. Catering to his preferences, over time, a man would be like a cat or dog raised, and there would always be only you in his eyes.

"Second Sister-in-law should be back today." Chen Ruoqiu nestled in Ye Wan's arms: "I don't know if Amy can get used to the food in the temple, or if the mountain road is easy to walk and if there was any bumps."

Ye Wan laughed: "Why are you worrying so much? Second Sister-in-law will not let Amy go hungry or cold anyway." Seeing that Chen Ruoqiu was still worried, he smiled and said: "You always treat Amy as a child. Amy is so big now. In a few years, she will be of marriageable age. What will you do then?"

"When Amy gets married, I will naturally choose a perfect marriage for her. With a good family background and good character. It can't be like Fifth Young Lady..." She suddenly stopped.

That night, Old Madam Ye told Ren Wan Yun and Chen Ruoqiu that she wanted to secretly give Ye Lily to Prince Yu to fulfill Prince Yu's wish and support the second and third branches of the Ye family. Chen Ruoqiu told her husband about this later. Ye Wan naturally agreed. He was obsessed with power all his life. But no matter how hard he climbed up, his power and reputation were not as good as Ye Xin's. He had been jealous of the eldest branch for many years and had no feelings for Ye Lily at all. If Prince Yu got Ye Lily and was happy and supported him in the officialdom, it would be an unexpected surprise for Ye Wan. As for what would happen to Ye Lily in the future and whether her life would be good or not, Ye Wan didn't care at all.

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"I don't know if Second Sister-in-law has handled this matter properly." Ye Wan's expression became serious.

Seeing this, Chen Ruoqiu's heart sank slightly. She knew that her husband always put power first. Although she didn't care about the eldest branch either, for a woman, there was a sense of sadness for the same fate.

This time, Ren Wan Yun suddenly proposed to go to Wolong Temple to offer incense. People in the know all knew that there must be some hidden reason. I'm afraid that when they came back from this mountain trip this time, they would hear bad news about Ye Lily.

"Don't worry." She said softly: "Second Sister-in-law is always efficient in doing things. This matter... It should also be a perfect plan."

"I hope so." Ye Gui nodded.

The two were talking when suddenly Shi Qing, the first-class maid beside Chen Ruoqiu, ran in, looking a little panicked: "Madam, Second Madam has returned with the three young ladies."

Seeing Shi Qing's expression, Chen Ruoqiu felt relieved a lot, knowing that the matter was probably done. She smiled and exchanged a glance with Ye Gui, then changed to a concerned look and asked Shi Qing: "Are the three young ladies okay? Are they tired?"

"No, not good." Shi Qing stammered: "The eldest young lady has gone crazy."

Chen Ruoqiu's smile stopped abruptly.

...

Everything was like a dream. The orderly Ye Mansion, in just one short day, was in chaos.

Ye Cindy was crazy.

Ren Wan Yun of the second branch usually had the air of a mistress of the house. Although she always had a smiling face, her thunderous methods were witnessed by everyone. Regardless of her character, under her management for so many years, nothing went wrong in the Ye Mansion, and her housekeeping ability was also recognized by everyone.

However, this noble lady, who was always calm and smiling when encountering things, showed a tired and crazy expression in front of the servants for the first time. If it weren't for the maids beside her, others might think she was a crazy woman who ran out from nowhere. And the girl in her arms was really an out-and-out crazy person, constantly screaming and struggling. Even Old Madam Ye was alarmed.

Although no one knew the reason, the fact that the eldest young lady of the Ye family was crazy was true. But the Ye family was also very cautious about this matter. All the maids who saw Ye Cindy's crazy state were sold out. Saying it was selling, who knew if they were just buried in a random mass grave?

The two maids beside Ye Cindy, the two maids beside Ye Amy, and even Mammy Gui were all locked up.

In this way, the only one unscathed was Ye Lily.

In Rong Jing Hall.

Old Madam Ye sat on the high position, her face tense. Her eyes were fixed on Ye Lily standing in the middle, as gloomy as a poisonous snake that wanted to eat someone.

Three girls went well. The one who should have had an accident didn't, but the one who shouldn't have had an accident did. The person who was supposed to bear all this was standing here, but it was Ye Cindy of the second branch who suffered instead of her. Just thinking of this matter made Old Madam Ye so angry that her chest felt as if a stone was blocking it.

Chen Ruoqiu and Ye Wan stood aside. Ye Amy stood aggrievedly beside Chen Ruoqiu. Her two personal maids were locked up for no reason. She had heard Ye Lily say before that it would be difficult to keep Huang Ying and Qing Luan.

On the other side, Ren Wan Yun knelt in front of Old Madam Shen. Ye Gui had something to do in the court today and hadn't returned to the mansion. The servant he sent had not returned yet, so naturally he didn't know that his legitimate daughter had an accident.

"Old Madam, you must uphold justice for Qing'er." Ren Wan Yun was crying with snot and tears. Ye Wan was a little surprised. This second sister-in-law, who always put on airs, looked so unrestrained and desperate now, which was really an eye-opener. But Chen Ruoqiu felt a little relieved in her heart.

Ren Wan Yun always relied on the power of managing the household and didn't pay attention to the third branch. Now that her daughter had an accident, she still had to crawl on the ground like a dog.

"Fifth Sister, I treated you as my own daughter, and Qing'er always gave in to you. You are sisters of the same blood. Not to say support each other, but how could you be so vicious? Do you know that Qing'er's life has been ruined by you. You have such a cruel heart!"

Ye Amy told Chen Ruoqiu and Ye Wan about Ye Cindy being violated by a bad person. All the servants here were driven out, so Chen Ruoqiu was not afraid of being heard.

Ye Lily was about to speak when suddenly a furious shout came from behind: "Evil girl, you poisoned your sister. Your heart is like a snake and a scorpion. You should be sent to prison and it's not a pity even if you die!"

Ye Lily sneered coldly, turned around, and faced the man striding forward.

Her second uncle, Ye Cindy's father, Ye Gui.

The young lord is not a good person, the young lord is not a good person, the young lord is not a good person. Important things are said three times!

Empress Ye is going to tear a group of bitches apart by herself (:зゝ∠)