e to control this snake. It seems he's not easy to deal with at all.His thumb, adorned with a white jade ring, tapped carelessly on the table, the sound slow and languid, as if still tinged with amuse...Seeing the two brothers kneel before them, Madam Hou's face darkened. She didn't need to think much to know what they wanted to say.

She might have been tired of talking about it, she really couldn't bear to see the two of them keep bringing up Xiaoqin's matter with her.

After both of them knelt down, Xiao Qin's elder brother looked sincere and didn't give his mother a chance to react. He directly said, "Mother, son just wants to know what happened before we returned to Beijing. Why did you stop us from finding our sister twice What is the reason"

While kneeling beside him, Xiao Jia's second brother, through his investigations over the past few days, had a vague idea of what their mother was plotting. So at this moment, he continued his eldest brother's words:

"Mother, actually we all know what you're thinking next. But I and the eldest brother don't need to use our younger sister's happiness in exchange for a smooth career path for ourselves. If even official positions have to be obtained by exploiting our sister's marriage, our sons will never be able to hold their heads high for the rest of our lives."

"Actually, my elder brother and I have already discussed this. We are willing to return to our original place. Even if we never get another chance to go back to Beijing, we won't regret it. But we absolutely will not use our younger sister's marriage to exchange for our own future."

"!!"

Would you rather go back to the original place

When Mrs. Hou heard this, she was so angry that her whole body trembled. She slammed the cup in her hand to the ground and said, "You... you are outrageous!"

The two brothers looked at each other in astonishment. They really hadn't seen their mother so angry in all these years. Before they could even say a word...

Then, Mrs. Hou continued to roar, "Yes, you can go back to that remote place, but have you ever thought about how my husband and I will live our lives afterwards Have you ever considered that we are already this old and don't have many years left"

"Must you force us to die with not even a single son to carry on the family name Do you want me and your father to be forever shamed, walking with our heads bowed in this capital city, allowing people to trample our dignity underfoot until the very end Is that what it takes for you to finally cease your persecution"

Before Xiao Qin's misfortune, the former Anle Houfu was so prosperous. But what about the current Anle Houfu It has gradually declined, and even those various flower-viewing banquets hosted by the wives of officials in the capital rarely invite people from their Anle Houfu.

Since the incident at the Duke of Anle's mansion, since the two brothers were transferred out of the capital, since the Duke of Anle swore to no longer concern himself with matters in court, their Anle Duke's mansion was merely a title, and in this capital, no one truly looked up to them.

Especially after the two brothers left Beijing, their parents were looked down upon by others. What use was having a son If anything happened to them, the son couldn't even come back to handle it.

Both brothers were well aware of the current difficult situation of Hou Mansion, but since things had come to this, they knew that what happened was not solely Xiao Qin's fault. At that time, she simply did not want to marry someone she didn't like. But who could have predicted that an accident would end up with Ye Xiaoming being stabbed to death

None of them were willing to give up their comfortable lives in the capital, but things had happened. Years passed, and the two brothers had come to accept their fate.

Previously, with the help of the Northern Border Princess, Xiao Qin had finally severed ties with the Ye family. However, in order for the two of them to return to the capital, her mother actually pushed Xiao Qin back into the Ye residence with her own hands.

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Wouldn't that mean all they have endured for all these years has been in vain

Both of them wanted to reason with their own mothers, wanting to tell her that after so many years, they didn't care about making a name for themselves in the court anymore. Over the years in the countryside, they had been tempered and now preferred a peaceful life, one where their family was happy, healthy, and harmonious.

As long as everyone is well, they will be content.

Mrs. Ke Hou didn't understand what they were thinking at all. Right now, she was even doing this for the two of them to be able to return to the capital and personally push Xiao Qin into Ye Mansion, which wasn't known whether it was hell on earth or not.

She truly doesn't care about Xiaoqin's happiness and safety at all, which they can't accept.

Especially now, their mother still won't let them see their own sister, which makes them even more uneasy and worries them day and night about whether Xiaoqin is doing well at the Ye residence, or if she is being bullied.

Xiao Qin should have known long ago that her two brothers had returned to Beijing. As a younger sister, she shouldn't have gone a single letter without writing back, unless she was under duress at the Ye residence and couldn't leave freely, perhaps even unable to write a letter home.

The two brothers thought of this, and their hearts grew even more worried. They wished they could rush to the Ye Mansion immediately to see with their own eyes what kind of life their younger sister was living.

But the mother was extremely vigilant, preventing them from even getting close to Ye's residence. She wouldn't allow any of their letters to be sent out.

These days back in the capital, they've truly had enough of their mother's domineering and dictatorial ways. Today, kneeling here is a decision made after much deliberation. No matter what, they have to persuade their mother today to let them both go to the Ye Mansion.

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Regardless of whether or not she can be brought back, at least I need to see for myself her situation at the Ye residence.

Thinking of this, the two brothers automatically ignored their mother's anger and kowtowed to her. But Madam Hou couldn't possibly guess what they were thinking. She didn't give them a chance to speak and roared directly:

"No one is to go, you are all to remain in the manor peacefully. Anyone who dares to disobey will die before me!"

"I've told you countless times, Xiaoqin is now the mistress of the Ye household. Her life is far better than ours. The Ye family is now the most sought-after family in Beijing, and Ye Er is now the Emperor's most trusted minister."

"So many people in the capital would do anything to send gifts to their mansion, how could the Ye family's life possibly be bad Just put your hearts at ease, Ye Er absolutely won't mistreat your sister."

"..."

Xiaojia's second brother didn't believe his mother's words at all. He was a bit stubborn and had always let his elder brother argue with their mother, mainly because he was afraid that if he spoke up, he would start arguing with her.

Now, hearing his mother's increasingly over-the-top words, he was starting to feel it after these past few days. So after his mother finished speaking, he stood up, clenched his fists at his sides, and stared at his mother with a pair of crimson eyes:

"Now, Mother, tell us plainly. Since Xiaochun is now the mistress of Ye Manor, why can't she even return to her natal home Why can't she even write a letter to us What is the reason for this"

And furthermore, if sister’s life is truly as good as Mother says it is, why are you afraid of us brothers going to find her What are you really afraid we might discovernk is an old man"An Xuetang pursed her lips and blinked awkwardly, "I calculated it..."But since you are the Dharma Master of alms-seeking, why didn't you tell me And about that portrait, will you len...