723. Chapter 723

"The young master is back!"

Just after sending Mo Rongyi away, Ye Zhen heard the maid say that Lu Xiangzhi was back. She was happy and turned around and walked to the front yard.

I happened to meet Lu Xiangzhi who was going to the study.

"Brother!" Ye Zhen called Lu Xiangzhi with a smile, "Are you back?"

Lu Xiangzhi looked at his sister with a smile, thinking that the sister he had grown up with would get married soon, he was still very emotional in his heart, "I just arrived. I was delayed outside the city gate for a while. I should have come back long ago."

"This is just the right time. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look and make some delicious food for my eldest brother tonight." Ye Zhen said with a smile.

The smile in Lu Xiangzhi's eyes deepened, "By the way, I met your brother at the city gate, it was Ye Chunnan."

Ye Zhen's eyes widened in surprise, "How do you recognize my brother?"

"You can't get acquainted without fighting." Lu Xiangzhi said with a smile, telling Ye Zhen how he met Ye Chunnan, "...your brother is so skilled. If the thief hadn't arrived in time, I would have been arrested."

"Hahaha." Ye Zhen laughed loudly, "My brother has been practicing on the battlefield for the past two years. You may have been on par before, but now you definitely can't beat him."

Lu Xiangzhi asked, "How do you know that your brother's previous skills were on par with mine?"

Ye Zhen was stunned. She was talking too fast, forgetting that she and Ye Chunnan had just met each other not long ago.

"When I was in Dongqing Kingdom, my brother told me that his skills were not as good as he is now." Ye Zhen said hurriedly.

Lu Xiangzhi did not doubt what she said, "I'll go pay my respects to dad first, and I'll talk to you later."

"I'll go with you." Ye Zhen said.

Because of Lu Xiangzhi's return, both Pei and Lu Shiming were in a good mood. The family had dinner and talked for a long time in the evening, listening to Lu Xiangzhi talking about his affairs. Occasionally, Lu Shiming would make some comments, and Ye Zhen was listening. , I feel that this is actually a peaceful time.

I hope this peaceful time can last forever.

Compared to the warmth of the Lu family, the father and son of the Ye family seemed a little angry and stiff.

"Dad, do you really want to marry Zhaoyang?" Ye Chunnan looked at his father sitting across the table. Although he already knew about his father and Zhaoyang when he was in Dongqing Kingdom, he thought his father was not serious. When he came back today, he saw The housekeeper was preparing the list of betrothal gifts, and he realized that his father really wanted to marry Zhaoyang.

Ye Yiqing raised his eyes and looked at his son, "Do you think I shouldn't marry Zhaoyang?"

"Dad, you know I don't mean this, but Zhaoyang... If you don't tell Zhaoyang's identity, it doesn't matter, but isn't she Yaoyao's best friend? This is too strange." Ye Chunnan shouted in a low voice.

"She is two years older than Yaoyao." Ye Yiqing said.

Ye Chunnan whispered, "That's not the same as being able to be your daughter."

"What did you say?" Ye Yiqing's eyes widened, scaring Ye Chunnan so much that he coughed lightly.

"Dad, can Yaoyao agree to this?" Ye Chunnan asked in a low voice.

Ye Yiqing said calmly, "Why does your sister disagree?"

"Then there's nothing to say." Ye Chunnan said, "But dad, I won't be able to call Zhaoyang "mother" from now on, so you might as well kill me."

Unlike Ye Zhen, Ye Chunnan has been very close to his mother since he was a child, but he still misses his biological mother in his heart.

Ye Yiqing said, "Just call her Madam."

"Dad, I really can't see that you are still eating young grass..." Ye Chunnan muttered softly.

"Who do you think is old?" Ye Yiqing asked coldly.

Ye Chunnan chuckled, "Dad, I've been traveling for a few days and I'm a little tired. I'm going back to rest."

"Get out!" That brat actually dared to say that he was old in front of him.

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Chuyang County Prince's Mansion, Shangfang.

"Are you telling the truth?" The step princess held the account book in her hand. When she heard what the person standing in front of her said, she suddenly raised her head and looked at her, "Mr. Ye Yiqing spent the night in Calabash Alley?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. She was sleeping in the princess's house. I also heard that the princess came back from Dongqing Kingdom with Mr. Ye." An old woman knelt on the steps of the princess. In front of me, "Princess, this old slave has told you everything you want to know. Can you let my daughter go?"

The step princess has not yet woken up from the surprise, "Ye Yiqing and Zhaoyang... Haha, I really can't tell. Zhaoyang, a newly widowed man, actually hooked up with a widower. He is really capable."

The old slave put her forehead on the ground. She felt guilty for betraying Zhaoyang. If it weren't for her son, how could she agree to the step princess's request.

"Besides Ye Yiqing, what else did you find out?" The step princess raised her eyes and asked.

"The princess only believes in Fangzhen beside her. The old slave found out with great difficulty. Princess, today the princess has sent the old slave back to her hometown for retirement. The old slave must have angered her recently by asking many questions. The old slave really has nothing to do now. I can't go to Calabash Lane again." The old woman cried.

A sneer appeared on the corner of the step princess's lips. It was really useless. "Looking at the news you brought, I won't argue with you anymore. Take her to see her son and let them leave."

The old woman kowtowed, "Thank you, Princess."

Watching the old slave leave the upper chamber, the step princess raised a proud smile. However, thinking that Zhaoyang was actually involved with Ye Yiqing, she felt uncomfortable in her heart. She thought that Zhaoyang should remain a widow for the rest of her life.

"Isn't that Zhaoyang's dowry? Why are you here?" Chu Yang walked in from the door and sat down next to the step princess without even saluting.

The step princess sent all the servants in the room away, and then gave Chu Yang an angry look, "I have something to do with her son. Only by holding her son in my hands can I know what happened in Zhaoyang. Do you think she will give it to Chu Yang?" What news did I bring here?"

"What?" Chu Yang became interested, sat up straight and asked.

The step princess covered her mouth and smiled, "Your sister hooked up with Mr. Ye."

"Master Ye? Which Master Ye?" Chu Yang asked doubtfully.

"Ye Yiqing, Prime Minister of Dongqing Kingdom!" Princess Ji said word by word.

Chu Yang's eyes widened and he didn't recover for a while, "Ye...Ye Yiqing? This is impossible!"

"Ye Yiqing has spent the night in your sister's house, what else is impossible?" The step princess sneered, "Didn't you do nothing when you spent the night in my place?"

"That's Zhaoyang, isn't she just a widow? She usually values ​​reputation the most, how could it be possible..." Chu Yang still couldn't believe it.

When the step princess heard that Chu Yang was still defending Zhaoyang, her face immediately darkened, "She is a newly widowed woman in her twenties. How can she control someone like Ye Yiqing? No matter what, this matter is ours." A chance to get her dowry."

"You want to threaten her with this matter?" Chu Yang asked with a frown.

The step princess smiled and asked, "Is she so easy to threaten?"