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When Ye Jinyue's sharp voice landed, the room immediately became silent.

Apart from Jin Lan who was' unwell 'and didn't leave the house, the other girls all had their own sources of information. They had more or less heard some of the rumors outside during this period of time. It was only a matter of the royal family. Even if they had other thoughts in their minds, it would not be good for them to speak of them openly.

It was unknown who instigated or instigated Ye Jinyue to jump out and question him in public.

"Sister Yue …" Ye Jinyu had originally been pulling Ye Jinyan to sit at the main seat, but when she saw that something was wrong, she immediately went to relieve Jin Lan, but just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Ye Jinyan.

"Sister Yu, do you still have Su Xin's Longjing that you brought with you last time? The Old Ancestor said that it would be better than having the six melon slices for a long time. "

"Su Xin, Longjing?" Ye Jinyu's smile was faint, her gaze was constantly on Jin Lan, "I do have some in my room, but it's not much."

"In the past few days, the Old Ancestor's appetite was not very good, and only Su Xin, the elder sister's, dragon well can be used as an entrance. I think, why don't the elder sister bring some here for the ancestor to eat, to make the old ancestor happy."

Ye Jinyu knew very clearly that she was trying to push him away, and she was even looking for the reason why.

After giving it some thought, she looked at Jin Lan with a troubled expression.

Ye Jinyan did not try to hide his voice at all, as if she was trying to do it specially for Jin Lan to see. As a result, although Jin Lan was quite far away from the main seat, he could still hear everything clearly. She glanced to the side, seeing the difficult look on Ye Jinyu's face.

The Prince Zhennan Palace and the Marquis Runan' Mansion were very close, so it was very likely that Ye Jinyu was in a dilemma between her and Ye Jinyan. Thinking to this point, she exposed a faint smile from Ye Jinyu.

Finally, after Ye Jinyan urged her again, Ye Jinyu got up and went back to the Plum Garden to get some tea. The place where Jin Lan stood was not far from the door to begin with, so when she passed by, she said in a low voice, "Be careful."

Jin Lan nodded slightly, a trace of gratitude flashing through his eyes.

After Ye Jinyu left, there were less people who suppressed him, causing Ye Jinyan's expression to immediately rise, she glanced at Jin Lan and gave Ye Jinyue a look.

"Sister Lan." Ye Jinyue was originally worried that she would offend Ye Jinyu if she overdid it, so if she were to run in front of the Old Ancestor and mutter to herself, then her hard work these days would have been in vain.

Now that Ye Jinyu had left, coupled with the support of Ye Jinyan, her courage suddenly increased, "You are still young, and the Lan Tang aunts' health is not good, it's inevitable that you won't think about it too much. It's just that, in the end, the capital isn't as casual as the Yangzhou, where they have to speak clearly and discipline themselves, hoping that Little Sister will remember this in her heart, so as to not lose face with our Ye Family."

"Big Sister Yue, what do you mean that I should do?" The corner of Jin Lan's brows slightly raised, the coldness in his eyes gradually thickening. What Ye Jinyue had said not only implied that she did not understand the rules, it also implicated her mother and the entire Orchid Hall.

If it was only related to the Orchid Hall, perhaps she wouldn't be angry, but her mother was her weak spot!

Ye Jinyue did not see the change in Jin Lan, and thought that she had truly been stunned by himself. He proudly raised his chin, "In my opinion, before little sister has fully learnt the rules, I should not enter the palace. If she" accidentally "falls into the water again, who knows which prince's reputation she will be tired of next time."

"If I'm not mistaken, big sister seems to be fighting for the Fourth Prince?" Jin Lan asked indifferently, "But what does this matter have to do with elder sister?"

Falling into the water was indeed a scheme on her part, but she never thought that it would be related to the Fourth Prince.

Ye Jinyue's words and actions would only make her more certain that all of this was a conspiracy set up by her ancestor. And the prince who she discussed with her mother about choosing an imperial concubine, was most likely talking about the Fourth Prince!

Ye Jinyue did not expect Jin Lan to have room to retaliate, she hastily glanced at Ye Jinyan and shouted: "I just don't want to see Fourth Prince getting hurt by rumors."

Jin Lan took a deep breath, and mockery flashed in his eyes, "May I ask what elder sister Yue has to do with the Fourth Prince? Even the Fourth Prince did not send someone to inquire about this matter, what reason do you have for this Big Sis to take this matter to heart? "

"You …" Hearing Jin Lan's words, Ye Jinyue's face immediately flushed red. "Am I wrong? Could it be that the rumors outside were not started because of you? "

Jin Lan sneered: "Elder sister's question is really laughable. Ever since I returned home with the Old Ancestor, I have been recuperating in the Lotus Root, and normally don't step out of the door at all. What does the rumors outside have to do with me? And elder sister said that it was just a rumor on the market, so of course it wouldn't be true. Just now, elder sister advised me to be careful with my words, but now, elder sister is actually confused? "

With that, she did not even give Ye Jinyue the chance to react, and immediately followed up: "Today, these words, you and I sisters will be fine, if some blind servant were to learn it and spread it around the palace, if the Old Ancestor finds out, even big sister would not be able to do well!"

These words were said to Ye Jinyue, but Jin Lan's gaze was fixated on Ye Jinyan who was seated at the seat of honor. She was not blind and turned a blind eye to Ye Jinyue's fleeting gaze. This matter was obviously because of Ye Jinyan's order, otherwise, just Ye Jinyue alone, she would not dare to do so and would not cause any trouble at this time.

She stood up and pointed at Jin Lan. Just as she was about to curse him, she heard a burst of clear laughter coming from outside the door. It was the voice of the Old Ancestor. Her expression suddenly changed and she immediately swallowed the words that were about to leave her mouth.

The girls who had been silent the entire time, suddenly became as lively as blooming flowers. They all stood up and walked over, with Ye Jinyan at the front.

Lixia and Chun Fen stood to their left and right, and the two of them simultaneously lifted high up the curtain. The Old Ancestor's Madame Chen s stepped into the curtain, and Ye Jinyan rushed forward to pay her respects, sweetly saying, "Yan`er pays her respects to the Old Ancestor."

"Girl, you ran really fast, but you came too late!" The person supporting her was Ye Jinyu who was returning to the Plum Garden to get the tea leaves, and on the other side was an eighteen or nineteen year old young man. He had a fair and pure complexion, with a circle of green fur around his mouth.

When they saw the man, the girls were shocked, but they quickly calmed down. They recognized that the man was their clan's first young master, Ye Zhangzhong, who was also Ye Jinyan's elder brother. Other than the two of them, there were also eight or nine other young masters from other families and branches following behind them. Originally, men and women were on guard, but since they all had the same Ye Family and bloodline, coupled with the fact that today was the birthday of the old ancestor, there was no point in arguing too much with them.

"So it's Sister Yu." Ye Jinyan rolled her eyes, but did not stop her footsteps, and pounced straight towards the Old Ancestor's side.

Seeing that, Ye Chong laughed gently, and made room for her younger sister and Ye Jinyu to support the Old Ancestor to sit down, while he and the young masters behind him stood at the side to prevent them from blurting out the girls in the room.

The moment Ye Jinyu entered the room, her gaze found Jin Lan. Seeing that she was smiling, and did not look as if she was wronged, she then heaved a sigh of relief and laughed: I was just about to go back, but coincidentally I met the Old Ancestor.

The Madame Chen took his seat and pulled the two to sit down. She looked around and smiled, then patted the soft sleeves on their arms and asked kindly: "It's been hard on you two to get up so early. Are you waiting for a bit?"

How could the crowd agree? All of them shook their heads. For a moment, it was a beautiful scene.

Perhaps because today was his birthday, the Old Ancestor was dressed in a colorful robe that was rarely seen, with golden lines embroidered on it. The collar of the coat was embroidered with the symbol of a crane with a cloud pattern on it, signifying the beginning of a new life. At the waist of the coat was a piece of five blessings, atop of which was a fine jade mushroom, and the hairpin on its head was also made of gold and jade, looking extravagant and extraordinary.

After chatting for a bit, Ye Jinyu and Ye Jinyan got up and sat down. The Madame Chen sat upright on her seat and a kind smile appeared on her blessed face as her gaze swept across everyone one by one. When she saw the last bit of Jin Lan, he couldn't help but stop and quickly looked at it before moving away.

All the descendants of the hall stood on the left and right sides of the stage, while Ye Changzhong took the lead on the left and Ye Jinyan stood on the right. The two rows of people kowtowed and kowtowed to Madame Chen in unison.

"Greetings to the Old Ancestor for his blessings as smooth as the waters of the East China Sea, and his life as old as Nanshan."

Madame Chen looked at the room full of carvings and jade carvings. She smiled and raised her eyebrows, her tone becoming more amiable, "Wake up, wake up quickly." He then looked towards Lixia, "Bring the longevity peach buns over."

Not long later, she brought four maids in. Each of them was holding a plate of red lacquer drawing and adding gold to the tray, inside it was a plate of peach buns that looked like butterflies, it wasn't too big, the man just so happened to take one bite, and the girls could eat it in two or three bites.

The maidservants placed the trays in front of everyone and each of them took one and used their sleeves to cover their faces as they nibbled on it. Not long after, cries of alarm rang out from within the room …

"Ah!" I ate the Jade Bead. "

"Me too, mine is Golden Beads!"

"Look at me, it's Cui Zhu."

"…"

The longevity peach buns were usually filled with small items for luck. Jade beads, gold beads, jade beads, all sorts of different items. However, not every longevity peach had it, so Ye Jinyan did not manage to eat one with a "core". Seeing the occasional exclamation, her expression turned ugly.

Alright, you can go back and rest. Madame Chen looked at the crowd with a face full of smiles. On this birthday, just Madame Fu alone wouldn't be able to handle it, she still had to rely on them to entertain her family members who were the same age as him.

"Yes." Everyone immediately kept the joy and disappointment on their faces and bowed to Madame Chen respectfully. Then, they all left in an orderly fashion.

Jin Lan also lowered her head and looked at the crowd as she walked towards the door. However, before she could step out of the door, she was called to a halt by the Old Ancestor.

"Girl Lan, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Come over and sit with me for a while."

Jin Lan's footsteps paused, as he finally understood that the Old Ancestor was probably going to ask about clothes.