Chapter 126 Conflict
Chapter 126 Conflict

"Mr. Ye, why did you come back just now? Is the work of the Jinyiwei so hard?"

This time, it was her elder sister Chang Ruyun who took the initiative and asked in a gentle voice.

Ye Xuan nodded and said, "That's not the case, it's just that sometimes you have to hurry up when handling a case."

This time, the younger sister Chang Ruyue rushed to the front and said with a distressed look on her face: "The Jinyiwei is so hard, why don't you just quit? I'll ask my third sister to talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and arrange a less stressful job for me!"

"Yes, this way Mr. Ye will have more time to write poems and paint, which are the most beautiful things in the world." Chang Ruyun followed.

Although Chang Ruyun's proposal made Ye Xuan's heart beat for a moment, he still shook his head regretfully and said, "Thank you for your kindness, ladies. I am doing well in Jinyiwei."

The Chang sisters seemed a little disappointed, but they soon cheered up and surrounded Ye Xuan enthusiastically, chattering and asking questions.

For example, how old is Ye Xuan this year, where did he start his education as a child, or which poet's works he likes the most, etc. These questions make Ye Xuan feel overwhelmed.

Thinking that these fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls were all gossipy in that era, she had no choice but to quickly answer the call as she was very tired after a day of handling the case and wanted to rest. Only then did the Chang sisters reluctantly prepare to leave.

But before leaving, Chang Ruyue suddenly seemed to remember something and said delicately, "Master Ye, the Crown Prince and my sister will go for an outing in the suburbs tomorrow. My sister and the Crown Prince specifically asked you to go with them tomorrow."

Since it was the prince's invitation, Ye Xuan had no reason not to give him face. It happened that the assassination case had not been solved yet, and visiting the person involved at this time might bring some unexpected gains. So he nodded and agreed without thinking too much.

The next day, it was still dark.

There was a gentle knock on Ye Xuan's room, and two different voices calling out were heard from the door.

"Mr. Ye, are you awake?"

"It's getting late. We have to go to the Meridian Gate and wait."

The doors of the Ming Dynasty were not like the door locks of later generations, which would automatically lock when closed. Instead, they needed to be manually locked with a latch.

Ye Xuan always forgot, and since there were no outsiders at home, he developed the habit of not locking the door over time.

When the Chang sisters knocked, the door was immediately opened.

The two girls were stunned at first, then looked at each other, and saw strong curiosity and nervousness in each other's eyes.

After a moment of stalemate, sister Chang Ruyue spoke first: "I'm going to go in and see if Master Ye has woken up. Do you... want to come with me?"

Sister Chang Ruyun nodded nervously and shyly, and the two girls tiptoed into the stranger's room for the first time in their lives.

Ye Xuan's room was no different from an ordinary person's room. Moreover, thanks to the careful cleaning by maids such as Qiu Yan, it was much tidier and cleaner than an ordinary man's room. There was even a faint scent mixed with the scent of flowers and men in the air.

The children looked around and walked towards the couch in the middle, their hearts beating uncontrollably.

Gently pulling aside the translucent gauze curtain, the Chang sisters were so shocked by the scene that they screamed at the same time!
Ye Xuan and Nian Wei were awakened from their sleep, and without caring that they were not wearing any clothes, they sat up from the bed at the same time.

After seeing clearly who was standing in front of her, Nianwei shyly covered herself with the quilt.

Ye Xuan was completely fed up with the two fanatical fans, and his tone was filled with rebuke: "Who told you to come in without knocking? Don't you ladies have this little bit of manners?"

The Chang sisters just screamed to themselves, without any intention of answering. Ye Xuan was annoyed, but Nian Wei suddenly shook his shoulder and pointed at his lower body and reminded him: "Sir, put on your pants first, otherwise they will be scared!"

Ye Xuan looked down and saw that his little brother was in a very energetic state, thinking that the morning is the most important part of the day.

The anger on Ye Xuan's face suddenly turned into extreme embarrassment. He hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover them and coughed a few times at the two of them awkwardly.

The Chang sisters screamed for a while, and then they secretly glanced at the horrible place through the gaps between their fingers covering their eyes, feeling shy and curious.

Seeing that Ye Xuan had already covered himself with the quilt, he put his hand down.

But his heart was still beating hard, and he pointed at Nian Wei on the bed and asked angrily: "Ye Xuan, who is this woman?"

"Yes, why is she in your room!"

Ye Xuan first looked at Nian Wei in confusion, and asked, "Why didn't you meet yesterday?"

Nian Wei lowered her head in shame and stammered, "I heard from Chunfeng Xiayu that the two girls are the daughters of the King of Kaiping, and I am just a... a girl, so I am embarrassed to meet you."

Ye Xuan immediately hugged Nian Wei's smooth shoulders with some heartache, and comforted her: "Don't say such discouraging words in the future. Since you are already mine, Ye Xuan's, then there is no difference in status between you and other people in this house!"

"No matter whose daughter she is, it makes no difference in my heart."

"My lord!" Nian Wei immediately looked up at Ye Xuan, tears of emotion welling up in her eyes.

Ye Xuan nodded, and was about to lower his head to comfort Nianwei as usual, but Chang Ruyue's voice came again.

"Ye Xuan, is this your mistress?"

When he heard the word "mistress", Ye Xuan's anger that had just disappeared surged up again.

He grabbed the clothes beside him and hugged his legs. He was already standing under the bed, staring at Chang Ruyue with cold eyes.

"Please keep your mouth shut. Nianwei is my concubine, which means she is also one of the mistresses of this house. You are just guests staying here temporarily. If you are rude to the hostess, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Concubine, aren't you still unmarried?" Chang Ruyun asked in shock.

Ye Xuan glanced at him with disdain and said, "Doesn't the Ming Dynasty law stipulate that you can't marry a concubine before marrying a wife?"

"This..." The Chang sisters were suddenly speechless.

Because there is indeed no such provision in the Ming Dynasty law, and it is very normal for many wealthy families to marry concubines first for various reasons before finding a suitable candidate for a wife.

Among the three types of wives, the principal wife, the secondary wife and the concubine, it is not the one who gets married first who becomes the winner. Instead, they must be married according to the husband's wishes and according to different ceremonies.

As for marrying a concubine, there is no need for a sedan chair carried by eight people, a phoenix corona and a bridal robe, and even a marriage certificate and wedding banquet are optional.

Therefore, Ye Xuan said that there was nothing wrong with him not being married yet.

(End of this chapter)