Volume 2: Eagle vs. Dragon Chapter 48 I Want to Be the Bride
The old woman did not dare to stop them. With Changzi beside her, she could not force them. So Xu took Changzi out. Because of her experience in her youth, she was abused along the way. After several useless resistances and being abused even more severely, she finally became afraid to resist and developed a cowardly character. However, she was actually very smart. She heard the opera faintly and thought to herself, "Just go over there. It's probably there."
She took Changzi and followed the sound. Along the way, they met servants from the Ye family. Seeing that she and Changzi were walking in a threatening manner, everyone dared not stop them. It was not until they reached the stage that a servant came up to stop them.
Xu barged in without asking. Two servants reached out to stop her. Changzi hit one of them with his head. Xu barged in again with her chest puffed out. The other servant didn't dare to touch her, so he let her in. Ma, who was at the stage, had seen what was happening. She winked and her two sons ran over to stop her. Ye Haojia said, "Auntie, something good is happening here. What are you doing here? Go back and have some rest."
Xu took out the scissors again, thrust them in front of her chest and rushed forward. Ye Haojia was shocked and shouted, "Sixth Aunt, are you crazy?"
Many people in front of the stage also saw this scene. Some exclaimed and some were surprised, and the scene suddenly became a little chaotic.
Tonight, Ye Haocai was having a sisters' banquet, which meant that her sisters, cousins, and cousins came together to congratulate her on her marriage and to send her off. So she sat at the head of the main table of the sisters' banquet. After Ye Dalin came back from Wujiayuan, he and Ma sat at another table next to her. Because they were a wealthy family, they also invited a big opera to liven up the atmosphere.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Xu rushed straight to Ye Dalin and Ma's table.
When Ye Dalin saw her, his brows furrowed. Ma's eyebrows almost stood up, and she glared at him angrily, "A Liu, what are you doing!"
Under normal circumstances, if she glared at her like that, Xu would have gone limp, but tonight Xu threw herself at the risk of her life and said to Ma, "Madam! I'm here tonight to seek justice for Youyu!"
Ma said angrily: "What did you say!"
Xu ignored her and turned to Ye Dalin and said, "Master, although Youyu is a concubine's daughter, she is still your daughter. You usually don't like her and let her live a life worse than Cuiping, which is fine, but you kicked her twice until she vomited blood. You have the heart to do that? Today, you took away her fate and put her under house arrest. You also set up a stage where she could hear the sound of stringed instruments and strings that said she was going to get married. You tortured her with both soft and hard methods. She is going crazy in Chenglu Garden now. Do you know that? Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs, but you kicked her until she vomited blood and drove her crazy. Is this something a father can do?"
Although her voice was weak, every word she spoke was full of blood, which made Ye Dalin feel ashamed and angry. Ma was furious and said, "You crazy woman, what nonsense are you talking about! Are you all dead? Why don't you take her away!"
Seeing that the maids were about to come up, Xu held up a pair of scissors, spread them apart, and placed them on her neck, shouting, "Don't come over here!"
The scissors were rusty and not very sharp, but although Xu was middle-aged, the skin on her neck was still whiter than ice and snow and softer than silk. It looked like it would break even if the blunt blades were used. The servants and maids did not dare to move for fear of causing a bloody disaster.
Xu said, "Forget it! I know there is no point in talking to you two, so today we are only talking about a deal. Master, Madam, I want you to agree to one condition!"
Ma sneered and said, "I will agree to one condition from you? Why ?"
Xu said, "My condition won't make it too difficult for you, but if you don't agree, I will cut my throat and splatter blood all over this table. Ye Haocai will leave the house with blood on her! After I die, I will turn into a fierce ghost and haunt Ye Haocai for the rest of my life!"
At this point, she turned her head and glanced at Ye Haocai. Her red eyes frightened all the girls at the table and made them scream. Ye Haocai was trembling all over and shouted, "Mom, mom, don't let her die, don't let her die!"
Ma was so angry that she could no longer sit still. She stood up and pointed at Xu and cursed, "You shameless and lowly whore who seduces other people's husbands! How dare you threaten me!"
Xu said: "You can do such a despicable and immoral thing for your daughter, why can't I give up my life for my daughter!"
The two men faced the table, one glaring, the other looking back, and for a moment the tension was at a stalemate.
Ye Dalin finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Enough!" He said to Xu, "What do you want?"
Xu said: "I want to see my daughter!"
Ye Dalin asked: "That's it?"
Xu said: "That's it!"
Ye Dalin waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
Ma shouted, "Master!"
Ye Dalin said angrily, "Do you really want her to die here and let Haocai get married with blood?"
Ma's arrogance was lowered.
Ye Dalin shouted at Xu: "Why don't you leave!"
Xu said, "Please ask the master to appoint someone to lead the way."
Ye Zhong said from the side: "I'll take Sixth Aunt with me."
Ye Dalin was very annoyed and waved his hand. Ye Zhong took Xu and Changzi away.
Ma looked at her back and said angrily, "This bitch!"
Ye Dalin said angrily, "That's enough!" He snorted, "What a bunch of crap!" He stopped watching the show and went back to his room to sleep.
Xu followed Ye Zhong to Chenglu Garden. The gatekeeper was Ma's confidant and came over to stop them, but Ye Zhong calmed them down.
After opening the door, Ye Zhong said, "I'll be guarding outside, you two can talk properly."
Dongxue saw the door open and went out to greet them in surprise, but then she saw Xu running in, hugging her daughter and crying.
The mother and daughter hugged each other. Ye Youyu leaned in her mother's arms and smelled that extremely familiar scent. It was the fragrance of her mother, who had been dependent on her since childhood and which could not be covered up by the stench of the toilet.
She finally came to her senses, looked up and saw Xu, and said in a vague voice: "Mother...it's you..."
"It's me, it's me!" Xu whispered, "Youyu, it's me. Mother is here, mother is with you! Mother will not leave you, mother is here to protect you! Youyu is fine, Youyu is fine ."
Ye Youyu continued to hold on under heavy pressure, but no matter how smart she was, she was still just a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. Various misfortunes followed one after another, causing her mental state to be on the verge of collapse.
Now that he had been comforted by shi Xu, he was finally pulled back from the brink of insanity.
The mother and daughter leaned against each other and talked.
Ye Youyu chattered on and on, pouring out all the bitterness of the past few days.
In the past few months, she had been planning for both herself and her mother, but in order not to worry Xu, she had always kept everything to herself, thinking of handling it all on her own. However, now that she could no longer bear it, she told her mother everything.
After saying these words, she felt relieved. Although the situation outside had not improved, she didn't feel so sad anymore.
Seeing that the sky outside was getting darker, the fourth watch drum sounded, and Ye Youyu said, "One more watch and it will be dawn."
Xu said, "When the day breaks, everything will be fine."
Ye Youyu said: "As long as I can be with my mother, everything will be fine."
Xu said, "You...don't want to miss Haoguan anymore?"
"He is not himself anymore..." Ye Youyu said, "Maybe, he has never been himself. The person in my heart is something I created on my own. He is not the same person as the third young master of the Wu family in the Xiguan mansion."
Xu was silent for a long time. She didn't really understand what her daughter said, but she said, "If that's the case, don't think about him. If Ye Haocai wants to get married, let her get married. Anyway, that person is not our sweetheart anymore."
Ye Youyu's heart was slightly moved when she heard this. Now her mind was completely calm, and her past wisdom had all returned. After the desperate situation, she suddenly saw a ray of hope because of the rekindling of the light of wisdom. In a moment, she thought about it and blurted out: "No, for myself, for my mother, or for venting my anger... I must fight for this bride!"
Xu exclaimed, "There are fish. Why are you confused again?"
Ye Youyu said, "I'm not confused... Mom, don't worry, I've figured it out, but it's precisely because I've figured it out that I think I should fight for it again. God has never been good to us, mother and daughter, but I don't believe in fate! My life was given by mom. With mom by my side, I... I dare to fight this fate again!"
She stood up from Xu's arms and called Dongxue and Changzi over. She patted his clothes and asked, "Are your clothes dry?"
Dongxue said, "I just dried it in the small kitchen with the fire."
Ye Youyu thought of Changzi's running around for the past two nights, braving the severe cold to go into the fish pond several times, and was deeply moved. However, he did not say anything at the moment, but only asked, "Is Uncle Zhong guarding outside?"
Changzi nodded in agreement.
Ye Youyu said, "I heard that there is a Master Zhou beside Hao Guan who can help him make decisions."
The status of Master Zhou beside Wu Chengjian has spread in Xiguan Street in the past few months. Even Dongxue and Changzi nodded to show that they knew it.
"If we go directly to Hao Guan now, we will definitely encounter a lot of resistance. Not to mention the people from the Wu family, the Ye family will definitely try to stop us no matter what. But if we go to that Master Zhou, the wife may not be able to react to what we are going to do for a while." Ye Youyu asked Changzi: "You bumped into him all day, do you know where he is?"
Before Changzai could answer, Xu said, "I know where he is. He lives to the north of the goose farm where I was imprisoned. There is a small island there. After I moved in, I heard the sound of music coming from there. After asking a few questions, I learned that Hao Guan gave the Kunqu Opera troupe sent by Qi Guan to Master Zhou and placed them there."
Ye Youyu said, "Well, Changzi, go and ask Uncle Zhong to let you go, and then go find Master Zhou. I'll write a letter for you to take to him."
This Chenglu Garden was only equipped with clothes, quilts, food, and charcoal. Where was the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone? Ye Youyu asked for charcoal sticks, tore a piece of white cloth, wrote some words on it, folded it, and gave it to Changzi, saying, "Find a way to see him. Bring him to see me."
Changzi hid the white cloth in his arms and went out. Dongxue saw him out and came to Ye Zhong. Before she could say anything, Ye Zhong pointed outside the door and said, "Go ahead."
Changzi was overjoyed and ran over. Dongxue watched him leave. When she looked up, it was already dawn.
Dongxue came back and told them that Xu folded her hands and said, "Ah Zhong is such a good man. He always helps us like this."
Dong Xue said: "Not only this time, Changzi was able to meet Hao Guan last night, and it was also with the help of Master Zhong."
Ye Youyu nodded, and suddenly thought to herself, "Is Uncle Zhong helping us so much because he feels sorry for us, mother and daughter, or is there another reason?"
