Yangzhou is located in the Huainan area in the north of the Yangtze River, at the intersection of the canal and the Yangtze River. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the south and the Huanghuai River in the north. From here, it can cross from east to west and north to south. It has a developed economy and extensive transactions.
The unique geographical location allows many wealthy businessmen to live here and engage in commerce and trade. The transportation is developed, there are many shops, and trade is frequent, making it one of the most prosperous cities in the Li Kingdom.
"Is this my mother's hometown?" Ye Xingtong leaned against the carriage and opened the curtain of the carriage with excitement. Looking at the shops on both sides of the street outside, and the laughing people coming and going, she felt suppressed in her heart. Can't help but be excited.
This is my mother’s hometown, my mother’s home!
"Back to Miss Ye, we have entered the city gate. This is Yangzhou City." Jingchen's voice sounded from outside.
Ye Xingtong nodded, with a bit of joy on his face, and said, "We are going to the Wei family, one of the two wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou."
"Yes." Jingchen nodded slightly.
The Wei family is a well-known family in Yangzhou City. Jingchen asked someone and found out the specific location of the Wei family.
Ye Xingtong stared outside without blinking, and the smile on his face never faded.
Wu Ye looked at Ye Xingtong as if he were a monster, and couldn't bear to look at it: "It's just a Yangzhou city, and it doesn't look like that. Are you so excited?"
"How can I not be excited! When I was a child, I heard my mother talk about Yangzhou City, talking about her every bit, her simple folk customs, and her prosperity... Although I have never been here, I am familiar with it. I know every plant and tree, and it has been my long-cherished wish to come to my mother’s hometown to see it, and now that it’s finally here, how can I not be excited!”
And she was about to see her grandfather. Although she was very angry that her grandfather had driven her mother out of the house and expelled her ancestral home, she still had some expectations for this grandfather.
The carriage stopped, and Ye Xingtong got off the carriage one after another with Wu Ye holding the baggage.
Jingchen also jumped down from the front, lowered his head to Ye Xingtong and said, "Miss Ye, now that Jingchen has sent Miss Ye to the Wei family, it's time for Jingchen to leave."
Ye Xingtong nodded and said with a serious expression: "Thank you for your protection along the way so that I can arrive safely. Please also tell His Highness Prince Xuan that Xingtong thanks him for his care and friendship with Xingtong. Xingtong has nothing to say." But some things cannot be forced, it is better to let nature take its course, please... take care of it!"
Jingchen's eyes dimmed, feeling very uncomfortable for Jun Yifan in his heart, and he looked deeply at Ye Xingtong: "The prince is deeply in love with you, and even made the decision to keep you at any cost in the palace, knowing that If there is danger, I am willing to risk my life to find you, are you so cruel?"
Ye Xingtong shook his head gently, with no trace of emotion in his eyes, and said calmly: "I'm not cruel. If you like someone, do you want that person to also like you? That's not true affection, it's just a kind of self-righteousness that you think It's just selfishness. I am also a person with my own personality and self-esteem. Why should I change myself for other people's wishes? To live according to other people's requirements? Whatever decision I make is also my freedom. Jingchen, I also hope Everyone who is good to me is good to me, but how can we have everything at the same time? Some things are really beyond our control. Okay, I'm going in, you go back!"
Jingchen glanced at the woman's heartless back with complicated eyes, as if something was stabbing him in the eyes.
Prince, she doesn’t care about you at all, so what’s the use of doing so much for her
When the concierge heard that Ye Xingtong said that he was coming to visit the old man, a flash of joy and excitement flashed in his eyes.
As early as a month ago, the old man said that a distinguished guest would be coming and asked the concierge to pay more attention. Judging from the clothes of these two people, it must be the distinguished guest.
I just don’t know who the old man is looking for.
Before the announcement was made, all the people lined up in pairs, stood neatly, made an invitation gesture, and said with a silly smile: "Please come in, please come in!"
So enthusiastic
Ye Xingtong subconsciously took a step back and unexpectedly bumped into Wu Ye behind him, bumping into his arms.
The physical contact made both of them stunned at the same time.
Ye Xingtong got up from Wu Ye's arms, coughed rather awkwardly, and walked in front calmly.
Wu Ye followed closely, ignoring the crowd who were so dumbfounded that their eyes almost fell out of their heads.
After hearing this, Mr. Wei quickly came out of the study and came to greet him personally.
Mr. Wei walked around anxiously while complaining: "Did you say they are here? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
The girl couldn't help laughing, lowered her head and replied: "Master, I also need time to leave."
The person who came to report the matter ran over very quickly and was sweating profusely when he came. He left not long after, and wondered in his heart: When did the old man who has always been indifferent to worldly affairs have other expressions? In his eyes, nothing is as important as the flowers he grows.
Even when the old man's only son was sick, he never felt sad once. He was still happily planting his flowers and drinking his wine.
This time, let the old man show a different look. Who is the important person
"Oh! Girl, you are finally here. I miss my grandpa so much. I miss my grandpa so much."
Before Ye Xingtong could react, her body stiffened and she was hugged by someone crying.
The man was sobbing and crying, while wiping her tears and nose with her clothes, making her all wet.
The clothes on her body can no longer be worn. Is this the grandpa who looks serious but is actually very kind that the queen mother mentioned
How can he be even more childish than a child? One is her master, the other is the Zodiac Chief, and the third one is her grandfather...
Ye Xingtong pursed her lips, tried her best to regain her composure, and patted the man on the back: "Get up first, and then we'll talk!"
The other girls and servants who came over saw this situation as if they were seeing rocks falling from the sky, and their eyes widened in surprise.
This old man who was holding the girl in his arms and crying and wiping his tears with his clothes was the old man of their family.
Old man, can't you save some face for us? You don’t want face, why do we still want face
"No, if you don't get up, don't get up. Little girl, why didn't you come to see my grandpa earlier? Grandpa misses you so much... Wuwu..."
Mr. Wei's words shocked everyone's jaws.
This...this...is this coquettishness
The old man is not even cold and indifferent, and he doesn't even save any face, but this time he treats a girl he has never met with snot and tears, and he still acts like a coquettish girl? ?
Wu Ye turned his eyes outward, twitched the corners of his mouth, and no longer looked at the living treasures of the grandfather and grandson.
"Well, grandpa, you get up first. Get up first and then talk. Are you going to let me stand outside all the time?" Ye Xingtong couldn't bear to push away the crying old man and said helplessly.
If this is her grandfather, then she'd better not come!
"Yes, old man, you'd better let this girl go first."
"Old man, it's better to listen to this girl and go in. There are so many people watching."
…
After everyone talked, the old man finally let go of Ye Xingtong, but he grabbed her hand again.
He looked at Ye Xingtong carefully and sighed in a low voice: "Girl, you finally came to see grandpa. Grandpa has been waiting for you for a long time!"
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Ye Xingtong looked at the old man with a white beard, his nose was sore, he held back his tears, nodded and said: "Yes, it's Xingtong who came late."
"Father, is Xing Tong here?" A man's rich voice came over.
A handsome middle-aged man strode over, followed by three slim and graceful women.
One of the most prominent is Qin Qiqin.
There was a smile on her lips, and the frailty and morbid look on her face not only did not make her beautiful any less, but actually made her more charming, which made me feel pity for her.
The other two, one of whom is slightly older, is a woman in blue wearing a long-sleeved dress. She has a pair of bright eyes as bright as pearls in the night, with a bit of shrewdness, sparse eyebrows, a high nose, and bright red lips. The tassels on her head make her look even brighter.
The steps are steady and dignified, and every step seems to have a different kind of emphasis.
The other one was a woman with a baby face, a pair of big eyes flickering, with a bit of mischief. When she saw Ye Xingtong, she stared straight at him, as if she didn't want to let go of any look.
When the old man heard the man's words, he snorted and seemed unwilling to pay attention to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked a little embarrassed, but he still smiled and said: "Father, if I had known that Xing Tong was coming, I would have made preparations earlier, so that Xing Tong would not be wronged."
The old man raised his beard and gave the middle-aged man a white look: "Are you wronged? It really hurts to stand and talk. If you had known earlier, would you have let her in? I don't know what little thoughts you have in your heart. Okay, you Come on, come on, let me have a few sweet words with the girl."
Ye Xingtong lowered his eyebrows, walked forward a few steps, and said softly: "It must be uncle, I often hear my mother mention you!"
It's strange that he secretly added one in his mind! The queen mother only said that she had an older brother, and they grew up together, but she didn't seem to have said much else.
In the past, she didn't think anything was wrong, but now that she thought about it, it seemed that her mother didn't have much affection for her brother.
The relationship between the two people is not very good. She believes that her mother-in-law will not target a person for no reason. As long as that person is good to her, she will treat that person a thousand times better. In this way, she is the one who Uncle's plague.
In this case, she doesn't need to treat him as an elder. Just saying hello is the greatest honor she can give him.
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Xingtong, his hands trembling slightly. He stared at her face and murmured: "It's so similar, so similar, so similar!"
(End of chapter)