Chapter 2694: Qingqing Side Story – Decision Made
Once the Ye family left, Qi Yunqiao, somewhat perplexed, asked, "Auntie, why did you disagree? It has already come to this, aren’t you afraid the Ye family might back out if you keep refusing?"
At this point, Ms. Fan remembered to ask her, "Did you know about Shuangshuang’s matter long ago?"
"Mhm," Qi Yunqiao nodded.
"Nonsense!" Commandery Princess Dongyang scolded her, "If you knew, why didn’t you say anything? I wondered why on that day you suddenly mentioned matchmaking for Shuangshuang to your aunt."
"Oh mother, please don’t be angry. I didn’t say anything because I was afraid Auntie would beat Shuangshuang to death," Qi Yunqiao replied. "Besides, telling you all would just rile up father and uncle, and they would have rushed to the Ye family to cause trouble immediately. At that point, everything would be exposed, and Shuangshuang’s reputation would be ruined. Now it’s all good; my third aunt consulted Abbess Qingning and learned that Shuangshuang is destined to be the wife of their third son, which is why they came to propose."
"In this way, no one would suspect that it was Shuangshuang who was involved in Xiaoyu’s incident. But if you caused a scene, and then the Ye family proposed, it would be impossible to hide this matter."
Mu Shaoling and Mu Shaofeng exchanged glances, thinking that with their temperaments, that scenario was quite likely.
"So Auntie, why did you still refuse?"
Now that it was just family, Ms. Fan didn’t hide her thoughts anymore.
"We certainly can’t agree too quickly," Ms. Fan said. "Even if Shuangshuang is involved in this matter, we can’t act as though there is no one else she could marry. If we do, when Shuangshuang marries into their family, how will she ever stand tall before Qingqing?"
Qi Yunqiao immediately understood; indeed, there are no parents who aren’t worried about their children.
"Mother, are we going again tomorrow?" On the carriage, Ye Rongqing grimaced in pain.
Ye Zi’an was applying medicine on his back.
"Yes, sincerity can overcome any barrier."
"Then I’ll go too!"
"You? You’re already injured like this, just stay at home and recover."
But Ye Rongqing shook his head, "It’s more sincere if I go as well."
Yang Chuxia found it both amusing and frustrating, "We’ll see."
The next day, Yang Chuxia did go to the Mu family again as promised, but Ms. Fan still didn’t agree, and of course, Ye Rongqing went along too.
Yang Chuxia anticipated Ms. Fan’s refusal, as this was truly a family thinking about their daughter.
And so, after three visits from Yang Chuxia, the matter was finally settled.
During these days, Ye Rongqing accompanied her on each visit, and with every trip, his lash wounds worsened, especially on the last visit. If Ms. Fan hadn’t noticed the blood seeping from his wounds, she might have stalled for a couple more days.
"At last, it’s settled!" Yang Chuxia said cheerfully while sipping tea, "In a month or two, we’ll have the ceremony, and my lifetime’s big worries will come to an end. When there are grandchildren, those will be matters for you younger ones."
Ye Rongqing snuggled against her arm, "Mom, you can’t just let go and not care. I still want you to help teach my children in the future."
"Why not have her stay involved until her grandchildren marry?" Ye Haoyang glared at him.
Ye Rongqing laughed heartily, "That would be best, then Mother can be with us for a long, long time."
"You’re about to be married, but you still act like a child."
Hearing this, Yang Chuxia said, "Qingqing, your second brother is right. Once you are married, you are truly an adult. In fact, this incident isn’t entirely a bad thing for you. When you were born, our family had already risen, you could say you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth. Even later, no matter what happened at home, your father, brothers, and sisters were there to shield you, and life was too smooth for you."
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