Even the Dragon from Jin Province drove over for this drinking session, naturally bringing Jin Province's specialty wine.
In short, by the end of the banquet, the ground was covered in wine bottles. Seven people managed to polish off three cases of baijiu!
"Wuwuwu, Boss, I like Ye Wanqing, and Ye Wanqing likes me too. Why is the Ye family breaking us up? Just because I'm not as valuable as the Li family? Just because I'm not the heir of the Mo family? I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced, wu wu wu wu."
Lin Langsheng kicked Xuanwu away, drunk and cursing, "Damn it, what are you crying about, you big man? Let me tell you, if you like someone, then go snatch her back! Just like your boss, *hic*... fuck them, kill anyone who gets in your way, it's that simple!
Your boss's men from the military always have spirit. Don't shame the military! If you like her, go snatch her back. You have to believe that you two are destined to be together! My wife was snatched back back in the day. Ask that scoundrel Qin Hanlie if his wife was snatched back!
Ask your boss, was his wife snatched back? Damn it, all our wives were snatched back, what are you afraid of!"
They were all drunk.
If they were sober, they would never say such things.
Saying such things would earn them a beating.
But now they were all drunk, who cared about that? Not a single one of them was not tipsy.
"Xiao Za, as someone who's been through this, I'm telling you, don't hesitate. If you hesitate, she might marry someone else. Think about it, years from now, you'll be a big shot in the military, and she'll be an ordinary person, holding a child in her left hand and a husband in her right, very happy.
And this is all because of your hesitation. If you hadn't hesitated, she'd be holding your hand. If you hesitate, you can only watch the woman you love marry someone else! Are you angry? Are you still going to hesitate?"
Mu Hanqi rolled her eyes at this. She was a little stunned.
Were these really the big shots from the military?
This was no different from a pyramid scheme!
"Uncle Lin, please don't fool Xuanwu. He doesn't talk much to begin with. If you guys go on like this, what if he becomes reclusive?"
Mu Hanqi and Han Shan said helplessly. A group of people were fooling a twenty-four-year-old young man!
Yes, Xuanwu was only twenty-four years old, yet he was already a general and a confidant of Ye Longlin!
Who would have thought?
Ye Longlin also intended to train him as the next God of War, hence he had always kept him overseas. Yuan Gang should have seen the training plan. The original plan was for him to return from overseas by the end of next year, then study at military academy for a year, then take over as commander of the capital's military, and then rise step by step.
It all depended on whether Yuan Gang would execute it, but given his temperament, he definitely would.
"That's right! I'm going to snatch her back! She's my woman, and she belongs only to me!"
Xuanwu suddenly shouted, then deflated. He picked up a bottle of wine and gulped it down, his face turning even redder.
"Snatch the wife! Snatch the wife!"
"Snatch the wife! Snatch the wife!"
"Snatch the wife! Snatch the wife!"
Then, these people became even more enthusiastic!
When Mu Hanqi came out of the kitchen, her eyes widened in astonishment.
Because... the entire courtyard was empty, leaving only a mess.
...
At this moment, inside the Ye family mansion.
This was Ye Wanqing's first time setting foot in the main family's territory. Ever since she could remember, she had never been here.
And at this moment, Ye Wanqing suddenly felt that this large courtyard was like a cage, firmly imprisoning them all.
They could only glimpse the vastness of the sky through small gaps in their minds.
A caged canary longed to break free and soar into the embrace of the blue sky.
But the cage was too large, leaving her no way to escape.
At this moment, Ye Wanqing sat in the west wing, looking at the bright moon in the sky through the window. A hint of sadness finally appeared in her eyes.
This was also the first time she didn't want to live in this family, the first time she felt disgust towards the surname Ye.
"This is where you will live. From now on, you are a member of the Ye family's main lineage. In five days, you will marry Li Ming. You, you can be considered to have soared to the heavens and become a phoenix. Li Ming is the next heir of the Li family, the next helmsman of Li family pharmaceuticals. From a branch to the main lineage, and then from the main lineage to becoming the wife of a family head, you are indeed lucky."
Ye Wanqing twirled a strand of her hair, a bitter smile appearing on her face.
If she had a choice, she would never want to become this 'lucky one'. She already had someone she liked.
Although she didn't know when he would return... perhaps by the time he returned next, she would already be married, possibly even with children.
At this thought, tears trickled down Ye Wanqing's cheeks. She stood quietly by the bed, gazing at the bright moon in the sky.
'Oh, bright moon, bright moon, the evening breeze has seen him. Can you entrust the gentle breeze to carry my seven parts guilt and three parts longing?'
'Please, tell him that I am already married, tell him not to wait for me anymore. This life, I have failed you. After my parents are settled, I will come to find you. I once said that if I come in the future, I must be buried on the mountaintop, because I can see the first ray of sunshine every day.'
"Miss."
A young girl called out softly from behind.
Ye Wanqing wiped her eyes and turned around, revealing a smile, "Xiao Xia, what is it?"
"Miss, where are Master and Madam? Xiao Xia hasn't seen them for several days."
Xiao Xia was her little maidservant, a young girl she had rescued from a human trafficking den. Her entire family had been killed by traffickers, and her father had adopted her.
Master and Madam, they had been captured by members of the Ye family's main lineage. They would only be released after her wedding.
But how could she possibly say such a thing?
In the little girl's world, everyone was good.
"They, they've gone out to play for a few days. They'll be back after sister gets married, and then Xiao Xia will be able to see them!"
Ye Wanqing's voice was ethereal, like a skylark.
"Yay, yay! Sister, are you crying? Your eyes are red!"
At the same time, outside the Ye family's main gate.
"Dong dong dong—"
"Dong dong dong—"
"Dong dong dong—"
The sound of banging on the door was very fierce and urgent, as if something important had happened.
"Open the door! Open the door for me, I'm here to pick up my wife! Open the door, open it for me!"
At the Ye family's main gate, Xuanwu, with a baseball bat on his shoulder and one fist clenched, was smashing the door.
Qing Long leaned against another door, his eyes hazy. He also held a baseball bat in his hand. To be precise, all of them were holding baseball bats. Where did they get so many baseball bats...
"Coming, coming."
As the housekeeper opened the door, Qing Long stumbled and fell to the ground, as if in pain. He struggled to stand up.
The housekeeper had been the butler of the Ye family for decades and had never seen such a scene.
A group of people holding baseball bats stood at the Ye family's gate, and they all looked fierce and intimidating.
They spanned three generations, old, middle-aged, and young.
"Gentlemen, who are you looking for?" the housekeeper asked, taking a deep breath.
He seemed a little timid, but his steps backward seemed to be calculated precisely, as he put a safe distance between himself and them within a few steps.
"I... I'm here... I'm looking for my wife."
Xuanwu raised his hand to answer, his eyes almost closed, but he was still trying to keep them open.
Standing in the light, the housekeeper finally saw clearly who was in front of him. But as soon as he did, he was speechless.
The corners of his mouth twitched violently.
"Acting Pavilion Master of the Dragon Pavilion, Master of the Eastern Faction, Commander Qin, Ye Longlin, Xuan Niao, Xuan Wu, Qing Long..."
Damn it, almost everyone here was from the military, how did they end up at the Ye family?
What did Xuanwu mean by looking for his wife? Did he come to the wrong place?
A strong smell of alcohol hit him, no need to sniff, it was clear they were all drunk!
Tonight seemed different from usual. This was at the Ye family!
"You, you, you know them, tell me where my wife is, I, I, I want to find my wife, my wife..."
The housekeeper's mouth twitched. "Um... may I ask, who is your wife?"
"Ye, Ye, Ye Wanqing, she, she, she's my wife. You, you, you take me, to find her, otherwise, I'll, I'll twist your head off."
The housekeeper: "..."
"Ye Wanqing is in the west wing. Can you go yourselves?"
"Consider it done, brother. I'll treat you to a drink tomorrow."
"..."
After telling them the location of the west wing, the housekeeper hurried to the east wing to report.
"Master, it's not good, something has happened."
Ye Nantian had just gotten into bed when he heard the housekeeper's voice. He got up reluctantly, put on his clothes, and went out.
"What happened?"
A family's housekeeper was naturally the master's confidant. Moreover, as a housekeeper of a large family, he naturally needed to know how to treat different people.
Only by recognizing all the important figures could he adopt the correct attitude, and thus the Ye family's attitude would also change.
"A group of drunk people came to our Ye family looking for a wife!"
When Ye Nantian heard this, he thought it was some trivial matter. He waved his hand carelessly and said, "Just have someone drive them away. No need to report."
The housekeeper: "But among them are Ye Longlin, Lin Langsheng, the Master of the Eastern Faction, Qin Hanlie from the military, the Acting Pavilion Master of the Dragon Pavilion, and soldiers from the Dragon Pavilion."
Ye Nantian: "..."
"What's going on? Why are they together? What are they here for? And they're all drunk?"
Ye Nantian had no idea what a bunch of drunks were thinking. He could only sigh and say helplessly, "Alright, you go keep an eye on them, I'll get dressed and be right there."