My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Chapter 165 Visiting Ye Mansion Again

It is human nature to worry about family members. Zhang Liang understood this and suggested taking gifts to visit Ye Mansion. After thinking about it, Ye Shengxin and Emperor Jingming agreed.

Zhang Shuyu was not an idle person, so he said goodbye to the three of them.

When Ye Shengxin stood in front of the Ye Mansion with the gift in her hand, an unexpected figure was waiting for her, or rather, them.

"Master Zhang, how did your ancestor find us here?" Ye Shengxin turned around and asked the people around him.

Zhang Liang looked at the old ancestor who was holding a chicken in front of the gate of Ye's mansion and smiling foolishly at the three of them, and sighed. To be honest, he also wanted to know.

Zhang Xiangyun came over with a clatter in his hand, "Shuyu said you are here, I am not in the wrong place."

Ye Xingxin glanced at the chicken struggling in his hand and asked, "How did you get here?"

Zhang Xiangyun blinked: "I came here to find him."

Ye Xingxin: ...

Not wanting to waste any more time, the group asked the gatekeeper to go in and pass the message. A quarter of an hour later, the three of them followed the nanny beside Old Madam Ye into the Ye Mansion.

Old Madam Ye lived in the east courtyard. Along the way, Ye Shengxin could see many maids and servants wearing white cloth around their waists. He knew that they were mourning for their master Ye Shengqing, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

To be honest, if it weren't for her, the Ye family wouldn't have lost their legitimate son.

But if you think about it carefully, it was also because of her that Mr. Ye, who was away on business, was able to save his life.

For a moment, Ye Shengxin didn't know whether Old Lady Ye would still welcome them if she knew the truth.

The four of them arrived at the main hall, where Old Lady Ye was already waiting. She had asked the maids and nannies to prepare snacks for the guests.

When he saw them, a smile appeared on his sad face, and he stood up and greeted them, "Come on, come and sit down."

The four of them put down their gifts and sat down. Old Madam Ye glanced at the live rooster in Zhang Xiangyun's hand and said, "What flavor of tea would you like to drink? I'll ask Madam to arrange it."

The nanny beside Old Lady Ye stepped forward at the right time and introduced the new tea collected by her master to the guests one by one. After she finished speaking, she stood aside respectfully, waiting for Ye Shengxin and others to choose.

Emperor Jingming randomly picked one: "Let's go with the Water Guanyin."

Mammy went downstairs to make tea.

Old Mrs. Ye was not familiar with Ye Shengxin and the other two, but knowing that they were there to visit her, she did not want the conversation to remain awkward, so she started the conversation over a cup of tea.

"This water Guanyin was given to me by my grandson who was away on a business trip. She likes it very much. I, an old man, think it's good too, but you can't drink too much. I'll make it for several people. If you like it, I'll ask someone to fill more for you so you can drink it slowly when you go back."

Ye Shengxin responded with a smile.

When the tea came, she took small sips. It tasted really good, clear but not bland, with a long and distant tea aroma, which was very much to her taste.

Upon seeing this, Old Lady Ye asked the nanny to fill half a bamboo tube for Ye Shengxin, enough for her to drink for half a year.

As for Zhang Xiangyun, who didn't touch the tea from beginning to end and just looked at the live chicken in his hand from left to right, Old Lady Ye endured it for a moment before asking, "What's the matter?"

"Does this young master want to drink anything?"

Zhang Xiangyun saw that he was asking a question, so he picked up the clucking rooster in his hand and said innocently, "I need a bowl to drink."

It was unprecedented for a guest to bring a rooster into the host's hall. Seeing this, Old Mrs. Ye smiled and did not mind Zhang Xiangyun's impoliteness. She turned around and asked someone to bring a bowl.

As soon as he asked for the bowl, Zhang Liang, feeling very embarrassed, knew what his ancestor was going to do.

He was afraid that the fact that his ancestors drank chicken blood would be exposed and scare the old lady, so when the nanny presented the bowl to Zhang Xiangyun, he took the bowl before him, then met Zhang Xiangyun's puzzled eyes, and said with a smile:

"Go back and drink again. I'll arrange two for you."

Zhang Xiangyun: "I can't drink two." He said as he pretended to grab the bowl.

Zhang Liang dodged and stopped him, saying, "Then there will be one, but it can only be in your room."

Zhang Xiangyun lowered his head and touched the chicken's head with his fingers from time to time. He did not give up even when being pecked by the rooster and was obviously unwilling.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang gritted his teeth and said, "We will take you with us next time we go out."

After getting the benefit, Zhang Xiangyun agreed with a smile, and happily stuffed the big rooster into the hands of Old Lady Ye who was guessing the riddle between the two, and said earnestly:

"Rooster blood tastes good. If you drink more, you will be healthy and live a long life."

Drinking rooster blood?

Old Mrs. Ye's kind face immediately froze, and the expressions of the maids and nannies waiting in the hall were not much better.

Is this something a human can say?

Zhang Liang had a headache and was about to step forward to explain when the big rooster that was unexpectedly stuffed into Old Lady Ye's hand suddenly changed hands and immediately flapped its wings to struggle out.

Old Mrs. Ye was old, and her hands and feet were not flexible. She lost her grip on the rooster, and it cackled and flew out of the hall, causing a commotion.

When Zhang Xiangyun saw the food flying away, he pretended to chase it, but Ye Shengxin pulled him back by his sleeve.

"Be good, or I won't take you out."

Zhang Xiangyun frowned, and finally sat back down obediently under Ye Shengxin's threatening gaze, but with his head lowered, looking unhappy.

Afterwards, the nanny caught the rooster and brought it back. As the descendant of the person who started the incident, Zhang Liang had no choice but to lick his old face and apologize with red ears before the matter was over.

After the little quarrel, the four men and one woman were still not very familiar with each other. There were not many topics to talk about. After a few words, the conversation became awkward even if both sides did not want it to be awkward.

Fortunately, Dongshi appeared in time and broke the deadlock.

He stood in the main hall and bowed, "Madam, rats broke into the second young master's yard a few days ago, and a few tiles on the roof were broken when it rained. Today, when I was working, I found a small green snake that had sneaked into the yard."

"I guess the young master will be back from his work soon, so maybe we can ask someone to come and fix up this yard."

Since Dong Shi discovered that Ye Wanqiu was making trouble in his master's yard, he had been thinking about clearing out those deeply hidden ominous things by renovating the yard.

However, first the eldest son died, and then the lady of the house disappeared, so this matter had to be delayed.

Fortunately, the power of the household is now back in the hands of the old lady. She loves her master very much. Dong Shi calculated the time and came to report. When the old lady heard it, she agreed.

Dong Shi felt relieved. He turned around and saw Ye Shengxin as a guest here, and his pupils shrank.

He lowered his head again, pretending not to know him.

"Ask the butler to come to my place to withdraw the money you need. Make sure to repair the courtyard, and take this opportunity to replace the withered flowers and plants."

"Oh, and move a peach tree that can bear fruit here. In a few years, you can pick fresh peaches in your own yard without any worries."

Old Mrs. Ye said this happily, but Ye Shengxin's face, which was always wearing a polite smile, changed completely.

Even Emperor Jingming's gaze froze for a moment.

Ye Xingxin? What was Dayu's original name?

Could she and this adult be the same person?