Chapter 593: Clan Chief Arrives

puzzled, but Ji Duo suddenly remembered the fragrance of flowers that had drifted by that night, mixed with the scent of frankincense. 。And upon closer sniff, it was revealed that the figure standing...Ye Wen smiled, but said nothing.

She wasn't being overly emotional, she just felt that in this situation she shouldn't step forward. 。Since Mu Shi knew she wasn't the real Ye Wenyan, any encouragement or comfort she could offer was of little use. 。On the contrary, this scene made her miss the past a little. 。She also used to have relatives, a whole family of them, all very kind. Sadly, now none of them are around. 。She always appeared strong in public, but few knew that she almost every night dreamt of the massacre that destroyed her ancestral home in a past life. She dreamt of blood splattering all over her from her loved ones. 。Fortunately, Heaven had mercy on her and gave her a Quan Qingcheng... Ye Wenyan reached out and shook Quan Qingcheng's hand, then smiled at him. 。Quan Qingcheng didn't know what it meant, but he also knew to grab her back with force and give her a brilliant smile. 。The servants at the Night Mansion had already begun to pack up the banquet. Many people worked together, and in just a few hours, the front courtyard was cleaned up, even the ground was swept clean. 。But when they finally retreated to the ancestral hall with the general's tablet and incense offerings, steward Zhou Cheng asked Madam Mu several times: "Madam, do you have any other arrangements Should we also remove these"

Madam Mu shook her head. "These don't need to be removed, just leave them here." 。Today I have many things to do, let him also bear witness. 。“ There came a sound, piercing the silence of the night, entering Yin Wen's divine consciousness. It was the call of a bird that knew its way. 。The little bird was let out by Ye Wen early in the morning, to meet Ye Fei Zhou who went to Ping County to invite their clan chief. 。At this moment, a knowledgeable bird delivered the message to her: “Master, the second young master has entered the lane leading to General’s Mansion and will be back home soon.” 。How should the master reward me Did I use my spiritual power to speed up the second young master's horse, which allowed him to bring the patriarch back to the manor today 。Otherwise, at his snail's pace, it would take him another two days. 。Ye Wen imagined the scene of the knowledgeable bird using its spiritual energy to send Ye Fei Zhou back, and instinctively shivered. 。The second young master is fine, he has a martial arts foundation, so he can withstand your torment. 。But are you sure that chieftain, that old man, is alright"

The knowledgeable bird said, "Of course I'm sure. My master entrusted me with this, and although the process was a bit bumpy, after we reached the inner city of Lin'an, I freely gifted him another wisp of spiritual energy" 。The old man, who was half dead, suddenly came to life. He looked at least five years younger. 。"

Ye Wen nodded, "Okay, I'll give you more flowers when we get back. " 。"The Know-it-all bird chirped, 'Yay!' and added, 'Master, remember to go flower-picking in the mountains when you have free time. Our flowers are blooming all over the mountains now, you'll get a good view.'" 。Along the way, I also brought back a lot of flower seeds. Remember to scatter the seeds on the mountain after you're done picking them, so that next spring you can harvest many more flowers. 。 。"Three catties is three catties," Ye Wenyan gritted his teeth, 。As they were talking, the gate to the mansion opened and Ye Fei Zhou walked in with a strange old man. 。Mu turned to Quan Qingcheng, giving him a cold glance and saying, "I still have several family matters to attend to today. Please, Your Majesty and the three Princes, bear witness for the Ye family." 。These things damage Ye's reputation, but they must be done. They cannot be done secretly either. 。I also have no choice but to come up with such an idea. 。"Please, Your Majesty," she wanted to say, "look upon us for the sake of the two generals," but glancing at Ye Wenyan, she changed her mind. Her words became, "Your Majesty, please, for Ye'er's sake, help the Ye family one more time." 。" Quan Qingcheng didn't know what was going on, but when Mu Shi said it this way, he couldn't refuse. 。Moreover, Ye Wen had nodded at him, so he also nodded at Mu Shi. 。The other three princes also nodded, and that settled it. 。Mrs. Mu let out a sigh of relief and stepped forward to greet the elder, bowing respectfully. "This humble daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mu, greets the Clan Chief," 。The children of the eldest house, besides Ye Lianmeng, also stepped forward to pay their respects, saying, "Greetings, Patriarch" 。" The people in the second room didn't move, and the old mistress didn't move either. 。The patriarch of the Ye Clan, Ye Feng, glanced at them and snorted coldly: “Since you didn’t come to pay respects, it doesn't matter. After all, I hold no official title or rank, I'm merely the patriarch of the Ye Clan. And since you are not members of the Ye Clan, there's naturally no need for you to bow to me.” 。After finishing his words, he looked around the crowd for a while, his gaze quickly landing on Ye Wenyan. 。After landing, he immediately rushed forward. Without saying a word, he knelt down before Ye Wenyan and shouted: "The commoner bows to the Empress Dowager! May Your Majesty live long!" Ye Wenyan was startled and glanced at her second brother. Seeing Ye Feizhou nod, she reluctantly stepped forward and helped him up, saying: “Please rise, old man. My husband and I haven't held our wedding ceremony yet, so I can't be considered the Empress.” 。And you are the head of the Night Family, in our own home we revere you as our most respected figure. You absolutely must not kneel to me. 。“ Night met, stood up, but also shook his head: "No matter at home or outside, under the whole heaven, there is no land that does not belong to the king. As long as you step on this land, the emperor is our heaven" 。"

Ye Wen didn't know how to persuade him, so he changed the subject, pointing at Quan Qingcheng and saying to him: "Old clan leader, this is the Emperor" 。“

Night fell, and he shivered again. Your Majesty How is the Emperor here at Ye's house

But he also knew that Ye Wenyan had no need to deceive him, so he quickly knelt down again and kowtowed, shouting: "Long live the Emperor!"

“Very well,” Qu Qingcheng nodded. “Rise! As the clan head of the Ye Clan, you’re here to handle family matters today, so there’s no need for excessive formalities.” 。I only stayed at the request of Lord Ye to be a witness. As for how Lord Ye plans to proceed, I will not interfere. 。When night fell, they paid respects to Xie Guoxing at Qincheng. After performing the proper ceremonies for several princes, he gave a sweeping gesture and led everyone into the Hall of Enlightenment. 。The old matriarch was helped by Xiangdong and Ali to walk at the back, her legs were a bit unsteady, mainly because she was scared. 。Because she knew the chief had come for a reason, and that the matter from years ago could no longer be hidden. 。With Night Temper here and the Emperor, this matter could be confirmed even without evidence. She would ultimately be unable to escape judgment. 。The old lady raised her head and looked at her second son who was walking in front. 。This son, in order to save his life, has already turned against himself and taken all the blame upon himself. 。I guess so, after all, what happened back then was her doing alone. It had nothing to do with her son. 。Then she should just admit it! But no one knows how the chief will deal with her, nor how the emperor will deal with her. 。The whole family rushed into the sitting room, when it was time for the evening meal, Ye Wenyan took his seat at the head of the table. 。When night came, Ye Fei invited Quan Qingcheng to sit down, but Quan Qingcheng refused. 。In the end, it was still the Third Prince who said: "Your Majesty and we are only here to witness, not to participate in the night's affairs." 。Only then did the elder waive the formality and proactively took his seat at the head. 。The steward, Zhou Cheng, closed the door behind them and took his post, guarding it himself. He didn't even bother with the usual courtesy of having someone prepare tea. 。A major incident has happened at home, who could possibly care about drinking tea now! He just needs to guard the outside and prevent anyone from getting close and eavesdropping. 。The people at Ye's household were seated as before, with one side occupied by the main family and the other by the secondary branch. 。The previously noisy Night Lianmian was now quiet. The arrival of the patriarch made her realize that something big was going to happen today, something that could very well change the existing structure of the Ye family. 。She was very curious, and also a little bit expectant. 。"With the arrival of this contingent from Lin'an today, our force is now complete." 。Ye Feng looked at everyone for a while, and finally opened his mouth. 。Your regiment has been in service for over a hundred years. 。From Zhenwei's great-grandfather's generation onwards, they had been going to the border to fight. From an unknown soldier to a first-rank general, how much hardship they endured, how much blood they shed, and how many injuries they sustained, all were witnessed by their clan members. 。So no matter which branch of the Ye family, they all respect you and are proud of you. Wherever they are, they take pride in being members of the Ye family, and even more so because of the great achievements your branch has made for Beiqi. Back home, you are held in high esteem. 。Other members of the clan are also living well thanks to your protection. This is your merit, your contribution to the family. 。The family has never forgotten you. The two clan members returned to Pingxian County for burial, and we used the highest funeral rites of our night clan. 。As the chief, I always thought your branch was living the best life, that you were prosperous and glorious within the inner city of Lin'an. 。But I didn't expect that the glory was only for outsiders. In reality, your lives are actually miserable. 。The elder was furious, his chair arms being pounded by his fists, his face flushed red. 。He wasn't just saying that out of politeness, he was genuinely disappointed and heartbroken for his cousin, Ye Zhenwei. 。Such a good person, he was the most capable of all, holding the highest official position, yet he trusted him and entrusted the chieftain to his care. 。But he failed to live up to the expectations of being a chief, and didn't even know that his cousin had suffered such great injustice. 。I thought all those people from the second house were from the Ye family, so I treated them well. I even told Ye Sheng once that since your father wasn't home, you should be filial to your mother. 。He was blind, he couldn't tell that this family had nothing to do with the Ye clan. 。"Jiang Xiu!" He called out the old lady's name directly, a single "Jiang Xiu," abruptly severing the connection between the old lady and her affiliation with the Ye family. 。Old Madam also shivered, her body involuntarily sliding down from the chair she was sitting on. 。Xiang Dong and Ali looked at each other, neither of them reaching out to help. They let the old lady slide to the ground. 。Then Ye Feng continued, "The Jiang family saved my ancestors' lives in the past, which was a great kindness to our Ye family." 。After the Ye family elders returned to the capital, they prepared the most generous dowry and sent a matchmaker to the Jiang family to propose marriage, hoping that their most outstanding son would marry the Jiang family's eldest daughter. 。You and your Jiang family are willing to do this, aren't you Your family even promised that the daughter would live happily ever after with her husband. 。When her husband was away fighting, she would take care of the home, act as the head of the household, and bear children for her husband. 。The Chiang family has repeatedly expressed that they truly agree to this marriage, and your father has indeed given up his career to facilitate it. 。"Since the Chiang family has made such great sacrifices, why can't you uphold wifely virtue and be a good wife to Zhenwei" well. Just the way his eyes glared at her was a bit too harsh, a bit annoying. 。But no matter what, this was indeed her fault. She was too eager to go home and eat dumplings, so she didn't pay atten...