Traveled through time and became the darling of the whole family

"father"

"Daddy"

Ye Zhengde heard three voices at the same time, turned around and saw his two daughters and eldest son who seemed to have just come back from shopping, "Don't you have to go to the military camp to train today? Don't use the excuse that your sister just came back to accompany her to be lazy."

"Dad, why do you think of your son like this? Of course I just came back from military training. It's my sister who's back, and I want to go to Baodiexuan to buy some pastries for her to try." Ye Quanyong answered unconvinced.

"Yes, Daddy, big brother was not lazy. My sister and I were going to meet big brother on the way back." Ye Qingyin said with a smile.

"Well, as long as there's no delay, let's go. We're going to have dinner at your mother's house. I have something to tell you." After Ye Zhengde finished speaking, he walked in first.

"It's a good thing I actually went to practice today and didn't slack off, otherwise I would have been beaten to death by my dad." Ye Quanyong patted his chest.

"Is Daddy so strict?" Ye Ziyu asked doubtfully.

"Well, since we were little, my father always forced me and my brothers to get up early and exercise. We were not allowed to stay in bed or be lazy. Later, when my eldest brother entered the military camp, my father became even stricter with him."

"Soldiers must be trained every day. Besides, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Dad is thinking about me. Let's go in too."

*

"Wow, brother, Ye Qingyin and the others bullied me." Huang Caiyue cried to Huang Boyi.

"Wanxin told me what happened. Tell me, why did you have to provoke Ye Qingyin? She is known for her tough mouth." Huang Boyi held his forehead with his hand.

"I don't care, I don't care. Ye Qingyin made me lose face today. Brother, help me bully her back." Huang Caiyue curled her lips, "Damn Tang Wanxin, she only knows how to talk nonsense, a toad wants to eat swan meat."

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll find a chance to help you vent your anger. Just stay away from it. Do you hear me?" Huang Boyi said impatiently.

"I got it." Huang Caiyue didn't dare to say anything else. When her brother was nice to her, he was really nice, but when he got angry, he was really scary.

*

"Plum Blossom Viewing Banquet?"

"Yes, the emperor even mentioned Ayu specifically, saying that this is a good opportunity for Ayu to get to know everyone."

"Usually, the Queen herself organized the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet and sent invitations directly to each mansion. Why was it mentioned at the court meeting this time? And why did she specifically mention A-Yu?"

"I don't know." Ye Zhengde shook his head.

"Mom, Dad." Ye Qingyin and Ye Ziyu came together, "Mom, sister said you also like this pastry, so we brought some for you, come and try it." Ye Ziyu asked Liqiu to take out the pastries.

"Come, sit down." Jiang Xu waved her hand, and the two sisters went forward and sat down. "Why do mom and dad look so sad?" Ye Qingyin noticed the expressions of Jiang Xu and Ye Zhengde.

"It's not a big deal. The Queen will hold a plum blossom viewing banquet in the palace in a few days."

"Then just do as usual and claim illness as the norm. The Empress never blamed me before, and the whole capital knows that my mother is not in good health." General Ye's Mansion has been neutral for a long time and has not had much interaction with other mansions, so Jiang Xu mostly claimed illness as the reason for not attending banquets in the past.

"I'm afraid I can't claim to be ill this year. The emperor mentioned Ayu by name."

"Why did you suddenly mention my sister? But what did someone mention?"

"The emperor suddenly brought up this matter in the court. Maybe the queen mentioned it to the emperor."

"Then I'll take my sister with me. Mother doesn't like to socialize with those ladies."

"It's okay. I'll take you there. I'm worried about you going to the palace by yourself. But Ayu's clothes haven't been made yet. Mother Yang, please go and ask the embroiderer to come to the mansion tomorrow to tailor Ayu's clothes."

"Mom, my sister and I went shopping today and happened to visit my second brother's Caiyi Pavilion. My sister liked some styles. After the embroiderers take measurements tomorrow, let them make clothes according to those styles." After saying this, Ye Qingyin winked at Ye Ziyu.

Ye Ziyu understood, "Yes, mother."

"Since Ayu has chosen the styles she likes, then let's make them according to those styles. I was originally planning to choose a few sets for Ayu myself." Jiang Xu felt a little disappointed.

"I've only looked at two or three models. Would you mind helping me pick a few more?" Ye Ziyu couldn't bear to see Jiang Xu disappointed.

"Two or three are not enough. I'll help you choose a few more tomorrow." Jiang Xu was instantly happy. "Guyu, go see if the eldest and second young masters are back. Ask them to come to my place for dinner."

"Yes." Guyu responded and walked out.

"Ah-Yu, Ah-Yin, you two should eat some pastries first. I don't know what Ah-Yu likes to eat, so I asked the kitchen to prepare some. Ah-Yu will tell you which one you like after you try it."

"Thank you, grandma."

*

After the meal, the two sisters took a walk in the yard to digest the food. "Burp~ I'm so full. Mom has been serving food to me all night. I'm so full." Ye Ziyu rubbed her stomach.

"Silly sister, tell mom to eat as much as she gives you. I thought you were not full." Ye Qingyin covered her mouth and laughed.

"Mother wants me to try every dish, and I am embarrassed to refuse her. It's okay, I'll just walk around a few more times to help digestion. By the way, sister, Caiyi Pavilion belongs to my second brother? Why didn't you tell me at the beginning?"

"Yes, it belongs to my second brother. Otherwise, why would I take you there? As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family. Of course, you should patronize your own business. Don't think that you can refrain from paying just because it's your own shop. My second brother has long made it clear to all the shop assistants that anyone who enters the shop and takes a fancy to an item must pay for it themselves. This is mainly for other shops. In the past, when my mother didn't manage the shop much, those people took advantage of their small relationship with us to get free stuff. Later, the first thing my second brother did when he took over the shop was to set this rule."

"Besides, the embroidery and styles of Caiyi Pavilion are the most popular in the capital. Of course our Ayu must wear the best." Ye Qingyin leaned over and pinched Ye Ziyu's little face. Although Ye Qingyin was a girl, she was not short. It was not known whether Ye Ziyu was malnourished or not old enough, but she was half a head shorter than Ye Qingyin.

*

The next day.

"Miss, Miss, wake up. Didn't you say you were going to pay respects with the eldest lady today? The eldest lady is already waiting in the outer room."

"Ha~ What time is it now?" Ye Ziyu rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"It's just past half an hour now (modern six o'clock)."

"!!! So early? Sister has already packed?"

"Yes, the young lady is already waiting in the outer room. Please hurry up, or the greeting time will be over soon."

Ye Ziyu immediately got up, washed up briefly, pretended not to get dressed, and went to the outer room.

"Sister, sorry to keep you waiting. Why is it so cold in the morning?" Ye Ziyu trotted into the house, and her sleepiness was blown away by the cold wind.

Ye Qingyin looked at her sister with her bare face and uncombed hair, frowned, and walked forward, "Sister, did you just wake up? Why don't you not go to pay respects and go back to sleep. I'll talk to mother. It's okay."

Ye Ziyu noticed that her sister frowned, and thought that her behavior might make her sister unhappy, "Sister, this is not very good. How about you go first, I'll ask Liqiu to help me clean up before coming back." Ye Ziyu said and turned around.

Ye Qingyin held her arm and said, "Ayu, I felt that you were still asleep, so I rushed here. In fact, it's not a big deal whether you greet me or not..."

"Sister, I don't want to be special. You go first and I will follow." After saying that, he turned around and took Li Qiu's hand and walked away quickly.

"Oh, never mind. Let's go first." Ye Qingyin shook her head and then said to Xiaoxue.

"Li Qiu, just help me with this." Ye Ziyu pulled Li Qiu into the room and sat down in front of the dressing table.

*

"Greetings to father, mother, elder brother and second brother." Ye Qingyin saluted.

"Why are you late today, Ayin? In the past, you were always the first to arrive." Ye Quanyong asked.

"Ayu originally said she would come with me, so I went to find her first." Ye Qingyin tilted her head.

"Oh? What about Ayu? I was worried that she was not used to the custom of getting up early to pay respects, so I asked Guyu to tell her the day before yesterday that she didn't need to pay respects." Jiang Xu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that this child would come to pay respects on her own."

"We should treat everyone equally. Since the brothers and sisters have come to pay their respects, she should come as well." Ye Zhengde looked unhappy.

"Dad, my sister wanted to come with me, but I saw that she was wearing too thin clothes. It was cold today and she might catch a cold, so I asked her to change her clothes first. She didn't want to worry about Dad and Mom getting angry because of the long wait, but after I told her that I would come and tell Dad and Mom first, she was willing to go back and change her clothes."

"Have your meal first, or you'll be late for the morning court."

*

"Huff, huff, huff..." Everyone at the table was attracted by the panting sound.

"Greetings to father, mother, Huhuhu, elder brother, second brother, and elder sister." Ye Ziyu bowed while panting.

"Kid, why are you running here? Such a cold wind will blow into your throat so early in the morning. Be careful not to get a stomachache." Jiang Xu hurriedly got up and pulled Ye Ziyu to sit down at the table.

"I ran here just because I was afraid I wouldn't have time to pay my respects, but I was still late." Ye Ziyu spoke after a while.

"Your father has to rush to the morning court, so breakfast can't wait. Didn't I ask Guyu to go and tell him that you don't have to come to pay your respects?"

"Everyone has come to pay their respects, and I don't want to be treated specially. I can just get up earlier tomorrow." Ye Ziyu took Jiang Xu's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, let's eat." Ye Zhengde couldn't stand it any longer, 'Here comes another man who wants to steal my wife.'

After the meal, Ye Zhengde went to court, Ye Quanyong went to the military camp to train soldiers, and Ye Jiaxuan had nothing to do so he stayed with Jiang Xu and chatted with them.

"Madam, the old lady wants you to come over." Mother Yang came to report.

"What's the matter?"

"Mother Xu didn't say clearly."

"Ayin, please keep your sister company. The embroiderer will be here soon. Guyu, please give the design drawings that I liked to Liqiu, and Liqiu, please give them to the embroiderer later." After saying that, Jiang Xu got up and went to Lixuetang.

After Jiang Xu left, Ye Qingyin spoke up, "Second brother, what do you think the old lady wants to see mother about?"

Ye Ziyu noticed that Ye Qingyin addressed Old Madam Ye not as Grandmother, but as Old Madam, which did not sound intimate.

"I don't know. Maybe it's about the plum blossom viewing banquet. Didn't the queen say that she would hold a plum blossom viewing banquet in a few days and invite you to attend?"

"What does the plum blossom viewing banquet have to do with looking for my mother?" Ye Ziyu was confused.

"I should be able to guess it now. It must be Aunt Wei who asked the old lady. Ye Xinhe is 14 years old this year and is old enough to get engaged. She probably wants mother to take her to the plum blossom viewing banquet." Ye Qingyin understood.

"Can't they go by themselves?"

"How could they be qualified? Second uncle's official position is not high. Even Second Aunt was not invited to the Queen's banquet, let alone her as a concubine." Ye Qingyin rolled her eyes.

"Sister seems to dislike them?" Ye Ziyu couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I'm not happy. My second uncle's family is sucking the General's Mansion like vampires. They are all so arrogant and proud. They don't even consider their own status."

"Be careful if mom and dad hear it, they will scold you again." Ye Jiaxuan reminded from the side.

Ye Qingyin made a face at Ye Jiaxuan.

After a while, the embroiderer came and said, "The girl is too thin. She needs to eat more."

"You need to eat more. Look at these thin arms and legs." Ye Qingyin glanced at the numbers written by the embroiderer.

When Jiang Xu came back, the embroiderer had already taken measurements and left with the style diagram.

"Mom, what does the old lady want to see you about?" Ye Qingyin stepped forward and took Jiang Xu's arm.

"Mother said Xinhe is old enough to be married, and asked me to take her with me to the plum blossom viewing banquet."

Ye Qingyin had an expression that said, "As expected, the Queen didn't invite them either. It would be bad for Mother to take her with her."

"I did, but mother said that now that I am the mistress, it is my responsibility to help look after Xinhe's marriage."

"Oh, what a big face." Ye Qingyin laughed angrily.

"Qingyin, watch your words. She's your grandmother." Jiang Xu's expression was serious.

"I got it, mom. My sister said she wanted to see me perform with a sword, so my sister and I will leave first." Ye Qingyin curled her lips.

"Forget it, go down." Jiang Xu shook his hand.

The two sisters bowed and left.

Ye Qingyin took Ye Ziyu to her room and took out a purse. "Here, this is what I made myself."

"Thank you, sister. Your embroidery is really good. Why did you suddenly think of giving me a purse?"

"I saw that the purse around your waist is old, so I thought of giving you a new one. Look, I embroidered a fish inside this purse." The purse around Ye Ziyu's waist was given to her by her mother-in-law when she was in Yanzhou. It was not actually old, but the material was not good, so it looked very old.

"Ayu, fish?"

"Hehe, this way you can prove that the purse is yours. How about that? It's easy to remember, right?"

"Oh, by the way, sister, why did my mother suddenly get angry just now?"

"It's always like this. Mother is too soft-hearted, easily influenced, and too conservative. Every time the old lady says something, mother never refuses. As soon as mother shows some hesitation, she uses her status as the mistress of the house to pressure her, and once she pressures her, she agrees to everything."

"You agree to something that is unreasonable?"

"Of course she is. She always pushes those bad things onto mom to do. I don't know how much injustice she has suffered."

"But what about Dad? Would he agree if he knew?"

"Dad is the same, not to mention that she is his biological mother. But mom doesn't want to make things difficult for dad, so she didn't let dad know a lot of things. She just endured it silently."

"It seems that I need to slowly let Dad know Mom's grievances first, and then change their minds."

"Yeah, my sister is right."