Ye Weiguang's face looked a bit grim, but he didn't dare to refute his wife. He could only give Su Mingyu a meaningful look.
Su Mingyu gave a faint smile to the old lady Ye and said, "Then let's just stand."
"I've come to bother you today, and I've prepared some humble gifts." Gu Ruobai clapped his hands, and several people walked up carrying large and small packages.
The old lady Ye glanced at them without the slightest sign of being moved. "One should not accept rewards without merit. We can't accept so many things from you."
This old lady is quite stubborn.
Su Mingyu secretly gave Gu Ruobai a look that seemed to say "See, you can't handle it." Then she stepped forward, bowed to the old lady Ye, and said, "It's like this. I'm about to marry the Prince of Ruixian soon."
Then Su Mingyu pretended to look terrified. "But last night, I suddenly had a dream. I dreamed of the late Mrs. Su. She said that in normal times it might be okay, but marriage is a major event. I must come to the Ye family to inform you."
As soon as she said this, Ye Weiguang felt his eyelids twitch. Before, he thought this granddaughter was quite smart.
Why has she become so brainless in just a few days? She even came up with such a lie about a dream.
Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu, who was neither blushing nor showing any signs of nervousness, with a half - smile.
He had seen enough of Su Mingyu's unconventional methods, so he wasn't very surprised.
Sure enough, the old lady Ye's face changed as soon as she heard the name Ye Mengdie. "That unfilial daughter still has the nerve to come to you in a dream?"
"She has already severed all ties with our Ye family. So we can't and don't want to accept your betrothal gifts. Take them back."
Su Mingyu squinted her beautiful eyes and smiled like a fox. "My mother told me to do this. If the old lady Ye really doesn't like them, you can either throw them away or communicate with my mother in a dream."
Then Su Mingyu pretended to look very aggrieved. "I'm just a junior, and of course I should listen to my elders. So my mother should also listen to the old lady Ye."
"You!" The old lady Ye, who had just looked calm, turned livid. "I didn't expect Su Zhengyi to raise such a glib - tongued person like you."
Su Mingyu wasn't angry even though she was scolded. Her smile remained unchanged. "What the old lady Ye said is quite reasonable. It's because my mother passed away early that I'm so ill - bred. Please forgive me, old lady."
The old lady Ye was so angry that her finger pointing at Su Mingyu was trembling. "Get out! Get out! I don't want to see you."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Since that's the case, I'll leave now."
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Su Mingyu seemed to suddenly remember something. She turned around and looked at the old lady Ye. "Oh, right."
"Among those things just now, there are some pastries that my mother taught me to make in a dream. She said they were the old lady Ye's favorite food before. She also asked me to specially prepare the top - grade Maofeng tea that the old lady Ye has been wanting to drink recently."
Su Mingyu lowered her head as she spoke, looking very regretful. "I can leave, but it would be a waste if those things aren't eaten. Anyway, it's just a token of my respect as a junior."
Towards the end, Su Mingyu's eyes even turned a bit red, but she stubbornly refused to cry. "Although I don't dare to hope that the old lady Ye will deign to taste the pastries I made. But this Maofeng tea is a rare and precious thing."
It was obvious to all that Su Mingyu had a hard time in the Su family. Now that she came to the Ye family in such a submissive way and brought such sincere gifts, even the old lady Ye, who was as hard - hearted as a stone, was a bit touched.
Moreover, the delicate girl in front of her wasn't someone else. She was her granddaughter.
Ye Weiguang knew his wife best. Seeing that her face was obviously not as cold as before, he quickly took advantage of the situation. "The lady didn't mean that. Mingyu, please sit down first."
Then Ye Weiguang gave Qingfeng a look. "Hurry up and serve tea to the Prince of Ruixian. Don't neglect him."
Qingfeng immediately waved to the maids beside him, indicating that they should serve tea quickly.
In a short while, the fragrance of tea filled the main hall.
The Prince of Ruixian picked up the teacup, fanned the fragrance of the tea with the lid, sniffed it, and then nodded. "Da Hong Pao, made from the tips of the tea leaves, and brewed in a purple clay pot with mountain spring water. It's really good tea and a great way of making it."
As soon as the topic of tea came up, the old lady Ye's face looked much better. "It seems that the Prince of Ruixian is also a tea lover."
Gu Ruobai just nodded slightly. "I just drink a lot of tea on weekdays."
This simple pot of tea seemed to make the atmosphere in the main hall much more harmonious.
Seeing this, Ye Weiguang quickly got to the point. "I heard that the marriage between the King of Yu and Su Yueyue has been settled."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Yes. Mingyu and the Prince of Ruixian came here today for this matter too."
Then Su Mingyu shyly glanced at the Prince of Ruixian. "After the autumn hunting, we're also going to hold our wedding ceremony."
"Good! Good! Good!" Ye Weiguang immediately clapped his hands and cheered. Just as he was about to say something else, he received a fierce glare from the old lady Ye.
So Ye Weiguang immediately became obedient.
Su Mingyu watched this scene and couldn't help but smile to herself. This old guy is actually hen - pecked?
In this era when men are in a dominant position, it's quite rare.
"What does Miss Su's marriage have to do with our Ye family? Ye Mengdie has long since cut off all ties with our Ye family. Although she still has the Ye surname, she's no longer a member of the Ye family. When Miss Su gets married, our Ye family won't attend."
The old lady Ye's words were still so unpleasant.
For a moment, Su Mingyu seemed to understand why Ye Mengdie had such a bad relationship with the Ye family back then.
Maybe Ye Mengdie just wanted the blessing and care from her family, but the old lady Ye's sharp - tongued words only made things worse.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips, and her smile remained unchanged. "Mingyu just came here to inform you according to my mother's wishes. I don't mean to force you two elders to go."
The old lady Ye snorted. "You haven't come to the Ye family to recognize your relatives for so many years. Now that you're about to get married, you specially come with the Prince of Ruixian and ask the Prince to prepare so many gifts. Don't you want our Ye family to give you a dowry?"
Squinting her shrewd eyes, the old lady Ye didn't look at Su Mingyu very kindly. "You're not well - treated in the Su family, right?"
"You've chosen to get married around the same time as Su Yueyue. You're afraid that you won't have a dowry at that time and will be outshone by Su Yueyue, and then be laughed at by everyone. So you're eyeing our Ye family, right?"
Is this old lady's train of thought a bit too jumpy?