Chapter 1192: The Allure of the Green Robe
Madam Liu had secretly asked Yunyun to find out about the Ye Family's honored guest. Wang Yue was staying with the Ye Family's Eldest Young Master, so he was clearly no ordinary person. He seemed to be the son of the Qingzhou Prefect.
What was more, Yunyun had told her that Wang Yue was still unmarried and still had feelings for her daughter, Liu Yuru. He had even sent over all those precious medicinal herbs when Yuru fell ill.
That had given Madam Liu an idea.
Madam Liu had never thought much of things between the Ye Family's Eldest Young Master and Liu Yuru. She believed that Ye Eldest Young Master was probably just after Yuru's beauty.
After all, if the Ye Family's Eldest Young Master truly cared for her Yuru, he wouldn't have stood by and let Master Liu mistreat her and her mother, given that the two families were neighbors.
The Liu Family was only a small merchant household, while the Ye Family was a distinguished scholarly clan!
At the very least, Ye Shian should have done something like Wang Yue had, so that Master Liu would think twice or take Yuru seriously.
But all these years, because Eldest Young Master Ye had been concerned about his family's scholarly reputation, he had never lifted a finger to help. Nor had he ever warned Old Father Liu. The only ones who had been close were the Ye Family's young lady and her own daughter.
He had left himself room to advance or retreat, and had taken her Yuru for granted. That made her deeply worried about Liu Yuru's future.
After all, once Ye Shian returned from the imperial examinations, he would surely pass and become an official. The gap between the