The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 60 The eldest brother's face darkened

Nangong replied dismissively, "General, you are overthinking it. As the saying goes, 'Settle down and establish a career.' Men, no matter how immature they may be, will naturally become mature and stable once they have a family. The fact that the Second Young Master has been guarding the border for so many years, regardless of how many merits he has made, just the fact that the border is such a harsh and cold place is enough to prove that the Second Young Master has a strong will and outstanding character. How could he be as bad as you say?"

Ye Gengxin's once stern face gradually began to crumble.

Both the prime minister and the chief minister were members of the crown prince's faction.

The fact that the Prime Minister's wife is making such a high-profile appearance today to act as matchmaker for the Grand Secretary's daughter is so suspicious that even a ghost wouldn't believe it!

However, if they refuse outright, they will inevitably offend both of these companies.

Just as he was racking his brains about what to do, Ye Shiting entered the hall.

"Shi Ting pays his respects to the Prime Minister's wife."

"The eldest young master has arrived?" Madam Nangong looked at him and immediately put on a gentle and kind smile. "Eldest young master, please do not stand on ceremony. It has been several years since we last met. The eldest young master is even more outstanding and has a more refined and elegant demeanor."

"You flatter me, Madam." Ye Shiting smiled slightly, then asked, "I heard that you are going to act as matchmaker for the daughter of the Grand Secretary Gu. May I ask which young lady you are arranging a marriage for?"

"Gu family's second daughter, Shuya."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiting glanced sideways, as if trying to recall something. Then he asked, "Madam, I've heard that Chief Minister Gu has two daughters. The eldest daughter is still unmarried. Why doesn't the Gu family consider arranging a marriage for the eldest daughter, but instead arranges a marriage for the second daughter first?"

Nangong was slightly taken aback, and then fell silent.

The eldest daughter of the Gu family was born to Gu Yong's first wife. After the first wife died, Gu Yong immediately remarried, and the eldest daughter of the Gu family was neglected everywhere. When these court ladies chatted, they rarely mentioned the eldest daughter of the Gu family. They never expected that the eldest young master would know so much about the Gu family's affairs...

This young master of the Ye family is truly no ordinary person!

Ye Shiting seemed to be asking the question casually, without intending to make things difficult for her. He then bowed and said earnestly, "Madam, although it is said that children's marriages require the consent of their parents and the words of a matchmaker, my younger brother is really unruly, and my father dares not rashly agree to this marriage on his behalf. In my opinion, we might as well choose a day to let the second young lady of the Gu family meet my younger brother. If the second young lady really likes my younger brother, then it will not be too late to discuss the marriage."

Hearing his son's words, Ye Gengxin's eyes lit up and he quickly chimed in, "Yes, Madam, my Shi Ting is right. Let them meet and see. If Miss Gu really takes a liking to my Shi Jun, then it won't be too late for our families to discuss the marriage."

Fortunately, he has his eldest son; otherwise, he really wouldn't know what to do today!

What could the Nangong family possibly say?

We can't force them, father and son, to agree, can we?

Since they insist on meeting, then Gu Shiya and Ye Shijun will have to meet first. Anyway, with her acting as matchmaker, she doesn't believe the Ye family will blatantly disrespect her.

"The General and the Eldest Young Master are absolutely right. Then I will arrange for the Second Young Master and the Second Miss of the Gu family to meet. The Lantern Festival will be held by the moat in three days. Why don't we set that day and let them go to admire the lanterns together? What do you think?"

Ye Gengxin looked at his eldest son.

Ye Shiting nodded with a smile, "Then I will trouble you, Madam, to inform Miss Gu that I will be on time for the Lantern Festival."

After reaching an agreement, Lady Nangong did not linger and left the General's Mansion with her maid and matchmaker.

Ye Shiting saw them out the door.

When he returned to the hall, Ye Gengxin quickly asked, "Shi Ting, what do you think they're trying to do?"

Ye Shiting chuckled, “What else can we do? Naturally, we’ll send someone to our house as an inside man. Maybe one day they’ll find evidence of our treason in our General’s Mansion and wipe us out completely. At the same time, we’ll frame Prince Cheng for colluding with the enemy and getting rid of him too.”

Ye Gengxin's face turned ashen.

He had heard plenty of stories of colleagues betraying each other, but he would never even consider using his own daughter as a pawn!

Although this was just the eldest son's guess, who would dare to gamble on something that concerned the survival of the family?

Ye Shiting comforted him, "Father, don't worry, the Ye family's gates are not for just anyone to enter. I'll have someone call Shi Jun and Shu'er back in a bit, and we'll discuss it together before making any plans."

Ye Gengxin opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing his eldest son's cold eyes, he swallowed his words back.

He knew his eldest son's character. Since he suggested that his brother meet the second young lady of the Gu family, he must be confident that he could prevent the marriage from happening.

Fine, let them do whatever they want. At worst, they'll offend people, and he can clean up the mess. That's still better than marrying a 'spy'!

Qiushuiyuan.

Hearing that Lady Cheng Wang personally came to act as matchmaker for Ye Shijun, and that the matchmaker was none other than the daughter of the Grand Secretary, Old Madam Fan almost vomited blood.

Fan Yunying was even more restless and anxiously said, "Grandmother, the Prime Minister's wife is personally acting as matchmaker, so there is no reason to refuse this marriage. What will I do if my second cousin marries the Prime Minister's daughter?"

Madam Fan said angrily, "Who told you not to seize the opportunity before? Now look what happened, the meat that was in your mouth is about to be snatched away by someone else!"

Not even considering the Ye family's wealth, just the hundreds of thousands of taels of dowry that Ye Shishu gave to Ye Shijun—the thought of it going into someone else's pocket made her heart ache!

Fan Yunying bit her lip and said hatefully, "I will absolutely not tolerate anyone taking my man away! So what if she is the daughter of the Grand Secretary? My eldest and second cousins ​​can only be mine!"

Old Madam Fan glared at her, annoyed. "What good ideas do you have?"

Fan Yunying said, "Grandmother, didn't you hear what Iris said just now? Second cousin and the Prime Minister's daughter have arranged to meet at the Lantern Festival. That's a great opportunity!"

Madam Fan pondered for a moment with a sullen face.

Indeed, that day was a good opportunity.

As long as the granddaughter wins over Ye Shijun on that day, even the Prime Minister's daughter will have to step aside!

……

Just as Ye Shiting was about to send someone to Prince Cheng's residence to pick up the people, Ye Shijun and Ye Shishu returned.

The three siblings talked for a long time behind closed doors in the study.

After discussing the Lantern Festival in three days, Ye Shishu suddenly looked at Ye Shiting and said, "Big brother, you just broke off your engagement with Fan Yunying, and it hasn't spread yet. You have to be careful, so you don't end up like second brother and get targeted."

Ye Shiting's handsome face instantly darkened.