si-mexico Chapter 103 Bringing Up the Ancestors
Chapter 103 Bringing Up the Ancestors
"Aunt, you're going a bit too far. When Gu Yong was the Grand Secretary, he certainly appreciated Cousin Yunru." Ye Shishu couldn't help but tease her. "Life is like that, who can guarantee that everything will go smoothly for them forever? You can't just turn your back on the Gu family because things have changed. What if they make a comeback one day? Wouldn't you regret it then?"
"Can the Gu family really make a comeback?" Old Madam Fan was no longer pretending. Pointing to the door, her old face was full of contempt. "Gu Yong has lost his official rank and can never be an official again in this life. That was a decree personally issued by the Emperor. If he wants to make a comeback, he can only do so in his next life!"
"Aunt, aren't you afraid of being gossiped about if you just cancel the engagement with the Gu family like this?" Ye Shishu asked with a smile.
"What do I have to be afraid of? Water flows downhill, and people strive for higher positions. Marrying someone with no power or influence is an insult to my Ru'er!" Old Madam Fan rolled her eyes, almost spitting on the ground.
"Since your Fan family doesn't have high-ranking officials or generous salaries, can we not associate with you?" Ye Shishu's smile was tinged with sarcasm. "After all, our Ye family is a proper military family. If we associate with your Fan family, people will gossip about us."
"You!" Old Madam Fan was furious that she would pin these words on herself. Her old eyes widened in anger, and she pointed at Ye Gengxin, asking, "Is this how you raise your daughter? Aren't you afraid that she will be scorned for being ill-mannered and disgracing the Ye family?"
Ye Gengxin stared at her intently and replied coldly, "I may be a poor teacher, but as an elder, you, Aunt, can also teach Shu'er through your words and actions. Since you can flatter the powerful and belittle the weak, what's wrong with Shu'er learning from you?"
Madam Fan was so embarrassed by the rebuke that she lost her composure.
It was her granddaughter, Fan Yunying, who secretly tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to get down to business and not to be led by the nose by the family.
After being reminded, Madam Fan immediately smiled kindly again and turned to Ye Shiting. "Shiting, Ying'er has missed you so much these days! A few days ago, Ying'er was always in a daze, so I asked a Taoist priest to look at her. Unexpectedly, the priest said that Ying'er was possessed by something evil. That priest was proficient in Yin-Yang arts, and under his treatment, Ying'er regained her senses and realized that the foolish things she had done were not from her own heart, but because she had been bewitched by something evil!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fan Yunying immediately stepped forward and grabbed Ye Shiting's wrist, her eyes red and choked with sobs, "Big cousin, I've always loved you, and you're the only one I wanted to marry. I must have been bewitched by some evil spirit to say those things that weren't what I truly felt... Big cousin, please don't call off the engagement, okay? Ying'er has waited for you for so many years, longed for you for so many years. If Ying'er had really been unfaithful, why would I have waited and longed for you for so long? Please, you must believe in Ying'er!"
The words of the grandfather and grandson made Ye Gengxin's family feel as if they had swallowed a fly, and their expressions all turned ashen.
They let the grandmother and granddaughter in, fully prepared for them to act unreasonably. Little did they expect, they weren't acting unreasonably at all, but rather treating them like fools!
Ye Shiting's wrist was being held by Fan Yunying, so his reaction was naturally the strongest. He showed no mercy and directly pulled Fan Yunying's hand away.
"Big cousin..."
“Cousin Yunying, please have some self-respect.” Ye Shiting glanced at her sideways, his voice icy and chilling. “I am a man of my word, and I will do what I say. Since we have broken off our engagement, I will definitely keep my word to the end.”
"Big cousin, didn't you hear what my grandmother said? I was possessed by evil spirits back then. What I said and did wasn't my own choice. I was forced!" Fan Yunying's tears streamed down her face, and she instantly became a sobbing mess. "Big cousin, I'm truly sincere towards you. You can't abandon me! Please, give us another chance, okay?"
Ye Shishu, her eyes twitching, couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Cousin Yunying, whether you were sincere or forced into it, what happened before the wedding shows that you and my brother are not meant to be. Rather than saying you were possessed by evil spirits, it's more accurate to say that the ancestors of the Ye and Fan families have appeared to you. After all, the ancestors of the two families are related by marriage. Perhaps they discovered in the afterlife that you and my brother are not a good match and didn't want their descendants to suffer, so they possessed you and made the choice for you."
It's just nonsense, anyone can talk like that!
If they dare to bring up demons and evil spirits, then she'll bring out her ancestors and see whether demons and evil spirits are more powerful or ancestors are more powerful!
Fan Yunying's tear-stained face was frighteningly pale, and her tearful eyes glared at her with hatred. "Cousin Shu'er, how can you joke about our ancestors? Do you know that this is a huge disrespect to them!"
Madam Fan also chimed in angrily, "Exactly! To joke about our ancestors is utterly disrespectful!" She then turned to Ye Gengxin, "Are you just going to let your daughter go astray like this?"
Unexpectedly, Ye Gengxin not only did not blame his daughter, but also nodded seriously, "This happened in my General's Mansion. My Ye family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, and the General's Mansion is full of righteousness. It is impossible for evil spirits to appear here. If Yunying really had no choice, then it must be the spirit of the Ye family ancestors who personally severed her marriage with Shi Ting. If that is the case, then we should follow the wishes of our ancestors so that they can rest in peace in the afterlife."
Ye Shijun turned his face away, almost bursting out laughing.
The coldness on Ye Shiting's face hadn't faded, but his shoulders couldn't help trembling.
They never imagined that their usually stern and principled father would actually join his children in spouting superstitious and supernatural theories...
Ye Shishu was the first to bring up her ancestors, and seeing her father so cooperative, she was the one who had the hardest time suppressing her laughter.
Seeing that Madam Fan's old face was contorted as if she might 'go bewitched' at any moment, she quickly said, "Father, although we cannot go against the wishes of our ancestors, some of Cousin Yunying's words have moved me. She was engaged to my elder brother before and has been waiting for him to return to the capital to complete the wedding. For the sake of our ancestors, let's give Cousin Yunying some compensation."
Before Ye Gengxin could speak, she asked Madam Fan, "Aunt, how much compensation do you think is appropriate?"
Mrs. Fan was almost driven to madness by the father and daughter's coordinated efforts.
She came today prepared to cling to the Ye family and die. After all, she was Ye Gengxin's aunt, and she refused to believe that Ye Gengxin would let her try to kill herself!
Unexpectedly, Ye Shishu offered to compensate them...
That really put an end to her anger instantly!
What was their purpose in coming to the general's mansion? Wasn't it simply because they couldn't survive without money?
So she didn't stand on ceremony and held up one finger, "Since Shu'er is so sensible, then this aunt can't make things difficult for you. Here's 100,000 taels of silver!"
One hundred thousand taels? !
As soon as she finished speaking, the Ye family father and son changed their expressions.
Ye Shishu also looked displeased and said, "Last night I dreamt that my grandfather appeared to me in my dream and told me to only give you one hundred taels!"
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Fan retorted with displeasure, "Do you think I'm so easily fooled? Your grandfather had already passed away when you were born. Even if you dreamed of him, would you recognize him?"
Ye Shishu pouted, "I don't recognize my grandfather's face, but he told me his identity in my dream!"
"That might not necessarily be your grandfather. Maybe it's some unclean thing that's transformed to deceive you!"
“Auntie’s words make sense.” Ye Shishu didn’t argue with her, but tilted her head and thought about it seriously. “How about this, I’ll try to dream about Grandfather again tonight. I need to make him produce evidence to prove his identity. If he’s an imposter, then we can’t believe his words, and we can’t listen to his so-called compensation!”
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