贵女撩夫攻略

Chapter 002

Chapter 2 – Huaiyang

The Ye family's dinner tonight is unpleasant.

There were actually not many clan members in the family, even though they were one of the four prominent families. Both of Ye Huaiyang's parents retired and lived in seclusion two years ago; hence, there were only the families of the elder paternal uncle and the third younger paternal uncle at present. The problem now lies with the family of the third younger paternal uncle.

A flower feasting banquet was conducted in the Imperial Palace a few days ago and those who turned up were none other than the nobilities of the high-ranking officials. One that was worth mentioning among them was the twenty-year old handsome and charming King Lu who was still unmarried. Therefore, this attracted many of the noble girls who honed their minds in finding ways to enter the palace just to get a glimpse of him.

One of them is Ye Huaiying, the daughter of the third paternal younger uncle, Ye Hong.

As a daughter of a concubine, she was not qualified to attend this kind of flower feasting banquet particularly under the circumstances that Ye Huaiyang was not even attending. However, unbeknownst what methods her unscrupulous mother taught her, she eventually succeeded muddling her way inside the palace and brazenly seduced King Lu before the public eyes. When this obnoxious news reached the clan home, Ye Huaiyang was so angry she hurled the jade cup on the spot.

It was already the third day but Ye Hong has yet to hand his daughter over. Hence, he got notified in the afternoon about the garden feast tonight. At youshi (5pm-7pm), Ye Hong brought along his whole family.

The refreshing autumn weather was most suitable for outdoor feast and a carved cypress-wood table was set up in the garden that could seat a dozen people. Everyone from old to young were now all seated around the table with a variety of delicacies long spread on the table, which brought forth alluring aroma but Ye Huaiyang has yet to take the seat of honor.

Wearing a light purple silk dress, she is painting in the pavilion. Her hand is suspended in midair and consciously etched on the paper while the embroidered water-colored dragonfly of her sleeve cuff seemingly flickered and shone vividly under the setting sun with every movement of hers.

The Ye family's etiquette is very strict. Nobody is allowed to take the first bite if the head of the family didn't make the first move; thus, everyone present could only wait anxiously. Since Ye Huaiying couldn't resist her gluttonous craving anymore, she stealthily pulled the sleeve of Li Shi but was instead met with a stern glare. She immediately pouted and stared resentfully at Ye Huaiyang who was behind the painting board.

It would appear as if Ye Huaiyang had grown a pair of eyes on top of her head as she seemed to perceive Ye Huaiying's every move. She raised the corner of her lips and indolently said, "Cousin-sister could eat first if she is hungry."

When Ye Huaiying heard that, she was overjoyed and intended to pick up her chopstick to eat with great relish, but instead her hand was abruptly slapped below the table by Li Shi and instantly turned red. She hissed in pain and reprimanded softly by Li Shi before she could utter a word of complaint, "Don't be rude."

Some words were then leisurely spoken from the pavilion, "It doesn't matter, since this was not the first time cousin-sister was rude."

Li Shi choked as she knew Ye Huaiyang was referring to the flower feasting banquet so she cautiously responded with a smile, "Matriarch, the fault is all mine. Don't be angry. I will discipline her properly once we get home."

"I think you could be spared of that. Ye family can't afford to lose because of this person. Tomorrow you will send my cousin-sister to the younger paternal aunt's place. You can bring her back the moment she knows when to advance and retreat."