The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 52 Marrying a Pig or a Dog

His words were like a ladder to back down for the already embarrassed Madam Fan, who immediately questioned her granddaughter, "Ying'er, is that really true? You like Shi Jun?"

Their goal was to win over Ye Shijun. Although the plan was exposed and was despicable, if they could remarry Ye Shijun, it would be an unexpected success!

Fan Yunying kowtowed to Madam Fan almost without hesitation and pleaded, "Grandmother, the marriage between Ying'er and my eldest cousin was arranged by the elders of both families, but Ying'er truly loves my second cousin. Please grant my request."

Madam Fan immediately looked troubled and turned to Ye Shiting, "Shiting, what do you think of this?"

Ye Shiting was not angry, his expression as calm as usual. "I rarely see my cousin Yunying. I originally planned to spend more time with her during this trip back to the capital to deepen our relationship. Since Yunying has no interest in me, then let's call off our marriage. I will send someone to the military camp to invite my father back so that he can dissolve the engagement between Yunying and my aunt in person."

Old Madam Fan squinted her old eyes and carefully examined him, making sure that there was no trace of anger in his words, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the eldest son was very rigid, this time he did what she wanted. She was really worried that her granddaughter's affair with Ye Lao Er would displease the eldest son, and she would have to spend a lot more time explaining it to him.

"Alright, then when your father returns, I will discuss with him the possibility of annuling your engagement with Ying'er." A kind smile finally appeared on her face again.

Although the plan failed, it successfully brought together the granddaughter and Ye Lao Er!

Ye Shiting added, "It's getting late. Aunt, cousin, and cousins ​​should go back to Qiushui Courtyard to rest. I'll write to my father tonight; I reckon he won't be back until tomorrow morning."

Madam Fan then gave her granddaughter a wink, and the three of them, along with their maid Iris, left the ancestral hall.

Once they leave...

Ye Shijun suddenly sat up.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." He stood up and spat on the ground. Don't be fooled by how ravenously he ate earlier; he actually kept every grain of rice in his mouth without swallowing it. When he fainted, it 'naturally' slipped out of his mouth.

Ye Shiting and Ye Shishu couldn't help but laugh at his disgusted expression.

After spitting it out until it was dry in his mouth, Ye Shijun said with a look of disgust, "I never expected my aunt to be so wicked, and like mother, like daughter! It's a good thing my brother hasn't married a shameless woman like Fan Yunying yet. If he had, I can't even imagine the consequences!"

Ye Shiting's face was icy cold.

If it weren't for this test, he would never have known that the Fan family could be so shameless. Although marriage is not the battlefield, it is still like a military campaign. If he trusted the wrong person and married the wrong wife, his Ye family might end up like the You family, with generations of hard work destroyed by a woman confined to the inner quarters!

The consequences are no less than a battlefield defeat!

Ye Shijun looked at his younger sister and said, "This time, we owe it all to you, little sister. If it weren't for your idea of ​​dividing the dowry among me, we would have had a hard time exposing our great-aunt's family's ambitions. Now, we have not only exposed our great-aunt and her granddaughter, but also gotten Fan Yunying to take the initiative to break off her engagement with my elder brother. This is killing two birds with one stone, and my little sister has done a great service!"

Ye Shishu felt a little embarrassed by what she said.

After all, she initially had ulterior motives; she didn't want Fan Yunying to become her sister-in-law. She felt somewhat guilty for breaking up her own brother's marriage.

Fortunately, Fan Yunying did not disappoint her. She actually fell in love with someone else for the sake of her dowry, revealing her ambition and helping her elder brother to successfully dissolve the marriage.

What a joy!

After discussing some matters in the ancestral hall, the three siblings returned to Qiushui Courtyard at night.

Not a single ray of light shone from the bedroom, with only Aunt Jiu standing outside the door, waiting for her to return.

"Ninth Aunt, has the Prince returned?"

"Your Highness, the Prince said there's some urgent business at the manor, and he'll come to keep you company tomorrow," Ninth Aunt replied.

"Oh." Ye Shishu's eyes dimmed slightly as she pushed open the door and entered the bedroom.

She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt a sense of loss.

This feeling was something Wei Yonghuai had never experienced in his previous life.

Logically speaking, she and Prince Cheng were only engaged; they had no feelings for each other, let alone mutual affection. Yet, she seemed to be caught in a state of anxiety and uncertainty.

She walked to the bedside, took out a sachet from under the pillow, and felt a strange pang of sadness in her heart.

Prince Cheng's intimacy with her was merely a man's instinct; to put it bluntly, he was simply lusting after her body. Yet, she, as if possessed, embroidered this sachet for him.

"Your Highness, was this sachet embroidered for the Prince?" Ninth Aunt suddenly said beside her. "When you went to the ancestral hall, the Prince saw this sachet. He asked me what it was for, but I didn't say anything."

Ye Shishu turned to her and smiled, "Luckily you didn't say anything. If you had said that this sachet was embroidered for him, he probably would have thrown it away on the spot."

"How could that be?" Aunt Jiu asked in surprise.

"Look at this sachet, it's full of loose threads, and the embroidery is rough and ugly. If a prince wears this, he'll be laughed at to death. Even if the prince doesn't mind the embarrassment, I still do." Ye Shishu said, putting the sachet back under the pillow and jokingly added, "It's better to put it under the pillow to ward off evil spirits."

Ninth Aunt opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but seeing that she really had no intention of seeing the prince off, she finally gave up the idea of ​​speaking.

Ye Shishu turned her body close to the ground and urged her, "It's getting late, Ninth Aunt, you should go and rest. My father may be returning to the manor tomorrow morning, so I should also get some rest."

"Yes, this servant will take her leave." Ninth Aunt curtsied and left the room.

Shu lay on the bed at night, still wearing her embroidered shoes.

She and Prince Cheng were betrothed by the Emperor, so it was naturally impossible for her to refuse the marriage now. Besides, she was the one who provoked Prince Cheng first; if she went back on her word now, it would be tantamount to kicking someone when they've served their purpose.

But the thought that Prince Cheng had someone else in his heart made her feel suffocated.

Besides, the painful memories of her previous life were still vivid in her mind, and she didn't want to entrust the rest of her life to another man, especially one who already had someone else in his heart.

"Ugh……"

The next day.

Ye Gengxin returned to his residence.

Upon hearing that his eldest brother wanted to break off his engagement with Fan Yunying, Ye Gengxin was furious. Pointing at his eldest brother, he angrily asked, "Why do you want to break off the engagement for no reason? What's wrong with Yunying? She's your great-aunt's own granddaughter!"

Before Ye Shiting could reply, Ye Shijun and Ye Shishu stepped forward to shield him.

"Father, can you please find out the reason before you get angry? No matter what, it's still your fault that my elder brother is in this situation. He's not even angry yet, and you're already blaming him!"

“Blame me? Blame me for what?” Ye Gengxin glared at him angrily.

Ye Shijun then told him everything that had happened in the past few days.

Ye Gengxin was stunned and incredulous.

Ye Shijun snorted, "If it weren't for my little sister testing them with her dowry, who knows how much trouble your chosen daughter-in-law would cause in my Ye family in the future! As the eldest sister-in-law, she put aphrodisiac in my food, luckily I didn't fall for it. If I had, our Ye family would have become a laughing stock in the entire Da Ye Kingdom!"

"How could this be? How could my aunt raise such an unchaste granddaughter?" Ye Gengxin shook his head, still finding it hard to believe.

“Father, you treat your great-aunt as your own aunt and respect her greatly, but you can’t judge a book by its cover. She may not necessarily treat you as her own nephew.” Ye Shishu couldn’t help but say, “Judging from your great-aunt’s behavior last night, she knew there was something wrong with that bowl of food. How could a young woman have something like aphrodisiac? It was most likely made by your great-aunt.”

Ye Shijun immediately chimed in, “Father, as the saying goes, one should marry a virtuous wife. It’s true that you value family ties, but you can’t sacrifice the reputation of the Ye family for that. Besides, Aunt and Fan Yunying have both agreed to dissolve their engagement with my eldest brother. If you object, it will break the hearts of the three of us siblings. Aunt is your family, and we are your own sons and daughters. You can’t be confused about what’s more important!”

Ye Gengxin pulled him aside impatiently, "Did I say I objected? Get out of my way!" Then he looked at the eldest brother, frowned, and asked, "Shi Ting, what do you think?"

Ye Shiting said in a low voice, "Father, I have never had any romantic feelings for her. Even if we were to get married, it would be in accordance with the wishes of my parents and the matchmaker. Besides, after catching Fan Yunying in the act last night, she confessed that the person she loved was Shi Jun and took the initiative to break off the engagement with me. Since that's the case, then we have nothing to say and will grant her wish."

Ye Gengxin nodded. "Since you have no romantic feelings for her, then let's break off the engagement!"

Ye Shijun couldn't help but speak again, "Father, my elder brother has jumped out of the fire pit, please don't push me into it! I'm telling you this now, I would rather marry a pig or a dog than that kind of woman!"