Chapter Eight Sisters

  In the following days, Ye Qinglan stayed at home and didn't go out much. Every day, except for morning and evening visits, she stayed in her own small courtyard. During this time, Xue Yushu and Ye Yuanshou each came to visit her once.

  Xue Yushu is easy to deal with, but as for Ye Yuanchou, he must be treated with caution.

  Ye Qinglan adhered to the principle of speaking less and making fewer mistakes, no matter what Ye Yuanshou said, she just smiled politely and had Longyan by her side to attend to her. Ye Yuanshou had a lot more to say, but couldn't get it out, so he left with a belly full of frustration.

  As for Ye Qingfu, he didn't show up from start to finish.

  Every day, apart from eating well and sleeping to nourish her body, Ye Qinglan would occasionally "chat" with Gui Yuan. Intentionally or unintentionally, she would steer the conversation towards the old mansion in the capital city.

  Hypnosis was her trump card secret, and she couldn't easily use it again.

  The osmanthus was completely unguarded and thought that the master was just annoyed by the heat, so he blurted out everything he knew.

  Osmanthus fragrans left the capital at the age of seven and didn't remember much about the old house, but Ye Qinglan still got a lot of useful information from her intermittent words.

  Grandfather Ye Sheng inherited the title of Changyuan Bo, and had three sons and two daughters. Ye Chengli was the third in line, and was Ye Sheng's youngest son. Ye Chengli also had two older brothers: his eldest brother Ye Chengren, and his second brother Ye Chengyi. His two sisters each married into prominent families, but that is not mentioned for now.

  The Ye family is thriving, with many descendants. Ye Chengli has one son and two daughters, which can be considered a prosperous offspring, but this number becomes somewhat embarrassing when compared to his two older brothers. Ye Chengren has three sons and two daughters, while Ye Chengyi has two sons and three daughters.

  Ranked by age, Ye Qinglan is tenth among the many paternal uncles and aunts. This only counts the branch of Ye Sheng's family; there are even more people from other branches and side families. If all were counted, this generation would have at least twenty or thirty people.

  The osmanthus fragrans spoke with great enthusiasm, and Ye Qinglan listened with a secretly critical tongue.

  She was an only child from a young age, and her parents passed away when she was just 20 years old. Since then, she has been living alone. It's hard to imagine such a big family living under the same roof.

  However, the name Changyuan Bo Fu sounds quite elegant. With this transmigration, she has actually become a noble lady from a prestigious family. The ways of the world are unpredictable, and indeed it is so!

  Ye Qinglan's lips curled slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in the depths of her eyes. Since she had come, she would see it through. Even if the Changyuan Duke's estate was a den of dragons and tigers, she still had to go and take a chance.

  Zhou Mama and Rui Xue took care of their injuries for a few days. Once they were able to get out of bed and walk around, they immediately started packing up the gifts.

  On May 10th, Ye Chengli led his wives and children back to Beijing.

  There were three carriages for the luggage and gifts of everyone, and two carriages for the maids. Adding to that the carriages for the masters, it was quite a grand sight.

  Ye Chengli and Xue's family rode in one carriage, Ye Yuanshou and Xue Yushu rode in another, and Ye Chengli's two concubines and a maid servant also sat in one. Ye Qingfu and Ye Qinglan were supposed to ride together, but just as they were about to get on the carriage, Ye Qingfu suddenly became uncooperative and refused to get on the horse carriage.

  Ye Chengli furrowed his brow and asked in a deep voice: "Furong, what's going on here?"

  Ye Qingfu gave Ye Qinglan a somewhat disgusted look and said with her head held high, "I'd rather not sit with her, she's like a mute who doesn't speak all day, it's enough to suffocate someone."

  Even her sister wouldn't call out to her, clearly showing great disdain and disgust towards Ye Qinglan.

  Ye Qinglan sat quietly in the carriage, while Zhou Mama and Rui Xue on the side both showed a look of righteous indignation.

  This arrogant and spoiled second young lady never puts the third young lady in her eyes, often coldly ridiculing and scolding her. This time she went too far, actually embarrassing the third young lady in front of so many people.

  Xue didn't have time to react before Ye Chengli's face turned cold, scolding: "Shut up! You're getting more and more outrageous. Look at you, where is the demeanor of an older sister?"

  Although he wasn't particularly concerned about his youngest daughter, after all she was still his own flesh and blood. Witnessing Ye Qingfu bullying Ye Qinglan, he too became enraged.

  Ye Chengli's face turned stern as he said: "Get on the horse carriage immediately. If you speak out of turn again, you can stay behind and not return."

  Ye Qingfu had never been scolded by her father in front of so many people before, and she suddenly felt wronged and her eyes turned red.

  Xue Shi urged Ye Qingfu with a stern expression: "Hurry up and get on the carriage, stop causing trouble." Ye Chengli wouldn't get angry easily, but once he did, it wasn't something to be taken lightly.

  Ye Qingfu reluctantly wiped away her tears and glared fiercely at Ye Qinglan who was watching the scene with interest.

  Xue Shi was afraid that she would say something unpleasant again, so he glanced at Ye Qingfu's personal maid Ruo Die. Ruo Die understood and hurriedly helped Ye Qingfu into the carriage.

  Ye Qingfu sat opposite Ye Qinglan, glanced at her with disdain in his eyes, and then turned his head to one side.

  Her body language was so obvious that Ye Qinglan thought she couldn't pretend not to see it even if she wanted to.

  Although there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate, they are after all biological sisters. The original owner was also someone with a timid personality who didn't dare to cause trouble. So, why did Ye Qingfu dislike her so much?

  There must be something she doesn't know about.

  Ye Qinglan didn't even glance at Ye Qingfu in front of her, and instead smiled quietly while chatting with Zhou Mama and Rui Xue: "Have the injuries on your bodies healed somewhat?"

  It's not easy for stick injuries to heal so quickly.

  Nanny Zhou carefully shifted her body, smiling and saying: "Don't worry, miss, I'm much better now." But in doing so, she inadvertently pulled on the wound on her back, causing her to gasp in pain.

  Rui Xue also chimed in: "Yes, this servant's skin is thick and rough, a small injury like this doesn't count for much."

  Ye Qinglan nodded lightly: "That's good."

  Living in a civilized society of equality for so many years, the title of "slave girl" really makes people feel awkward. After a few days, Ye Qinglan finally got used to it slightly.

  A burst of laughter echoed in everyone's ears.

  Ye Qingfu's voice was neither loud nor soft, as if muttering to herself, yet somehow everyone heard it clearly: "Hmph, hypocrisy!"

  If you really care about people around you, then at that time, you shouldn't have been making a fuss drinking apricot blossom dew.

  Ye Qinglan ignored her and continued in a soft voice: "Let Guirong handle everything, you two just rest well. We'll talk about it when your body is fully recovered."

  "Hypocrite!" Before Zhou Mama Rui Xue could react, Ye Qingfu threw out another sentence coldly.

  Ye Qinglan finally looked back at her with a straight gaze this time, and asked with a faint smile: "Second sister, are you ill?"

  The topic changed too quickly, Ye Qingfu was taken aback: "I'm fine, why did you curse me to get sick."

  "If she hadn't fallen ill, why would she keep talking to herself? This isn't a minor problem. Once we get to the capital, we'll have to find a good doctor to take a look."

  Ye Qingfu was so choked with anger that she couldn't speak, her face turned red and then white, white and then red again, it was extremely impressive.

  The timid and cowardly third sister, how did her words become so sharp?