met free Chapter 165 Even among our own brothers, they can't understand good or bad advice.
Chapter 165 Even among our own brothers, they can't understand good or bad advice.
It's one thing for Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning to come to Jizhou, but to bring Luo Lixian and Wei Yonghuai along is just to cause trouble for the couple.
Ye Shishu felt nauseous, but with others around, she couldn't say anything.
Seeing that the couple looked unhappy, Min Wenqian said, "You should go back to Yulin Courtyard and rest. I know how to deal with them."
Yu Chi Ling shook his head slightly, "No need." Then he looked at Min Qiang and said, "Uncle Qiang, if anyone asks about the Duke's illness, just say that it was Doctor Hua Xin who cured the Duke. Do not mention me."
Min Qiang replied, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will not say a word!"
Before long, Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning appeared before everyone.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I am unwell and unable to greet you. Please forgive me." Min Wenqian leaned against the pillows, greeting them with an apologetic expression.
"Grandfather, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Huaning stepped forward with concern. "The Crown Prince hasn't seen you in a long time. We came to Jizhou to see you on a whim, but we didn't expect you to be so ill. Have you consulted a doctor? What did the doctor say? Is it serious?"
Faced with her series of questions, Min Wenqian nodded to express his gratitude, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I fell seriously ill a few days ago, but thanks to the divine physician Hua Xin, I am now fine except for being a little weak."
Yu Chi Rui also stepped forward and said gently, "Grandfather is getting on in years, so please take good care of yourself. If you don't have enough people around you, I can pick some quick and efficient people to take care of you."
Min Wenqian smiled slightly at him, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I am used to being frugal and do not like noise. It is enough for me to have Min Qiang with me."
Zhu Huaning turned around and greeted Yuchi Ling and Ye Shishu in a kind and gentle manner, "Second brother, sister-in-law, what brings you to Jizhou? You didn't even tell us you were coming. If we had known earlier, we would have come with you."
Ye Shishu curtsied and smiled as she replied, "His Highness said he rarely goes out and wanted to travel away from the capital for a while. We passed through Jizhou and heard that the Duke was ill, so we brought Doctor Hua to treat him."
Zhu Huaning's expression darkened slightly. "Didn't they say that Doctor Hua had left?"
“She left a while ago, but she came back to us after she finished what she was doing,” Ye Shishu explained with a smile. “This is all thanks to my second brother. He touched Doctor Hua’s heart with his sincerity, which is why Doctor Hua decided to stay.”
Yu Chi Rui turned around, his tone full of sarcasm, "Young Master Ye's wife just passed away and he's already found a new lover. Isn't he afraid that his deceased wife will not rest in peace if she finds out?"
Yu Chi Ling, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, “Men don’t feel ashamed to have three wives and four concubines, and what’s wrong with remarrying after their first wife has passed away? If I remember correctly, Gu Yong was Your Majesty’s confidant when he was in court. Now that he has been demoted to a commoner, why doesn’t Your Majesty help him?”
Ye Shishu turned her head away and chuckled to herself.
“You…” Yu Chi Rui’s eyes blazed with fury at the retort.
“Second brother, your elder brother didn’t mean anything by it. He was just concerned about Young Master Ye.” Zhu Huaning interjected in time, then said to Yu Chi Rui, “Your Highness, you are the same. People who know you are worried about Young Master Ye’s reputation, but people who don’t know you might think you are making fun of Young Master Ye.”
Yu Chi Rui immediately suppressed his anger and glared at Yu Chi Ling and Ye Shi Shu, "We're brothers, and you can't even understand what I'm saying? You have absolutely no understanding!"
Ye Shishu's lips twitched.
Could these two be any more disgusting?
On the bed, Min Wenqian listened to their conversation, his brow furrowing repeatedly. His old eyes were filled with disgust as he stared at Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning's backs.
"Cough cough..." He pretended to cough, then instructed Min Qiang, "Your Highness and Crown Princess must be tired from their journey. Go and prepare the Hibiscus Courtyard in the south so that Your Highness and Crown Princess can rest there."
"Yes," Min Qiang replied.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I am ill. You are both delicate, so please do not stay here any longer and go to rest," Min Wenqian said apologetically to Yuchi Rui and Zhu Huaning.
Zhu Huaning turned around and said gently, "Grandfather, please rest well. We will come to see you again later."
Ye Shishu also took the initiative to say, "Lord Duke, we won't bother you any longer."
Min Wenqian nodded to them all.
……
the other side.
Upon hearing that Yu Chi Rui and his group had arrived, Ye Shijun and Gu Simo left Yulin Courtyard, intending to go to the main courtyard to join the fun. Unexpectedly, when they passed through the main courtyard garden, they encountered a man and a woman.
"Second Young Master, I didn't expect to see you here." Wei Yonghuai greeted him with a bow.
"Oh, isn't this Young Master Wei? I heard you're a favorite of the Crown Prince now? How rude of me!" Ye Shijun returned the greeting with clasped hands, but his words were full of sarcasm. Then he looked at the woman beside Wei Yonghuai and asked with a smile, "And this is?"
"This is Consort Luo, also the fifth princess of the Northern Lin Kingdom," Wei Yonghuai introduced her.
"So this is the Fifth Princess of Beilin Kingdom! My apologies for my overconfidence!" Ye Shijun quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Luo Lixian.
"Young Master Ye, you're too kind." Luo Lixian forced a movement of her red lips.
"Young Master Wei, what brings you here?" Ye Shijun asked Wei Yonghuai warmly.
“The Crown Prince came to Jizhou to visit the Duke, and we accompanied him to serve him,” Wei Yonghuai replied.
Ye Shijun's eye twitched, and when he looked at him and Luo Lixian again, some images suddenly flashed through his mind:
Luo Lixian is the Crown Prince's concubine, and she also has an affair with Wei Yonghuai. The three of them are entangled in a complex relationship, with the Crown Princess also involved...
He suddenly shivered.
These people are really playing games!
"Second Young Master, what's wrong?" Wei Yonghuai asked, squinting his eyes as he noticed the strange expression on the man's face.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little cold for no reason, haha!" Ye Shijun grinned, showing his teeth.
Just then, several figures walked towards them.
Ye Shijun and Gu Simo turned around and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince! Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Princess!"
"Hmph!" Yu Chi Rui snorted coldly and walked past them without pausing for a moment.
Zhu Huaning paused for a moment, but gave Gu Simo a cold glare.
That single glance contained an unspoken amount of hatred.
Min Qiang led the way for them, heading south. Wei Yonghuai walked at the back, his gaze fixed on Ye Shishu before he turned around, making no attempt to hide it from others.
Ye Shishu felt so nauseous that she kept pursing her lips.
After they had walked away, she went up to Gu Simo and took her hand to comfort her, "Second sister-in-law, don't be afraid. If she dares to do anything to you, I'll be the first to object!"