Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 1019 - 1008: The Undefeated General

"If you have things to attend to, brother-in-law, you can leave first. I’ll find cousin myself," Ye Qiu said, no longer looking at him, and walked in on her own.

"No rush, it’s just small matters. I’ll take you inside," Hu Bin said, walking ahead, seeming unhurried.

If yesterday was just suspicions, today Ye Qiu was two or three tenths certain. She deeply looked at him for a moment, but when he turned around, Ye Qiu quickly withdrew her suspicious gaze.

Hu Bin was a very clever man. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been trusted by Father when he was just a little beggar back then, and Your Majesty wouldn’t have allowed him to sit in his current position as a Guest Elder of the Ye Family. So without complete certainty, Ye Qiu dared not show any flaw.

"Brother-in-law’s yard is quite nice, and these camellias have grown quite well. It’s hard to believe they’ve bloomed so beautifully in this harsh land. Were they planted by cousin?" Ye Qiu praised, her suspicion growing.

Camellia? She seemed to not like camellias! Could she have guessed wrong?

"No, they were planted by your brother-in-law," Tong Minmin came from the other end of the yard and explained with a smile, but the smile lacked warmth, as if she was just saying something ordinary.

"Brother-in-law is quite refined, having time to tend to flowers despite the urgency of the war."

"Yes, he has always been hurt by certain matters. Cousin, do you think these flowers look good?" Tong Minmin smiled, "How about asking your brother-in-law to give you two bushes? He would certainly be willing."

After hearing this, Hu Bin said nothing, but deeply looked at her.

Now, Ye Qiu was already five tenths certain, but she was still confused. Were these camellias planted for her? Why? She didn’t particularly like them.

"No, I still feel that in such icy and snowy weather, appreciating plum blossoms is better," Ye Qiu shook her head and declined.

After saying this, she closely observed their expressions, and saw Hu Bin’s face turn pale, appearing quite disappointed, while cousin Tong Minmin seemed to smile with satisfaction and a hint of revenge.

"It seems we sisters have the same taste. There are quite a few plum blossoms in my yard. Cousin, why not come and visit my yard?"

"Alright, how have you been over the years, cousin?" Ye Qiu asked as she walked.

"Alright, of course, the border is not quite like the Capital City," she replied perfunctorily, without any faults to pick.

After a few steps, she suddenly stopped and turned back, "Isn’t husband coming along?"

Hu Bin’s face showed no expression, his voice clear and cold: "No need, you two sisters catch up. It wouldn’t be appropriate for a man like me to join. I have some official business to attend to. If you need anything, just notify the gatekeeper."

"Alright, husband, take care. Will you be back for dinner?" Tong Minmin asked again, then turned to Ye Qiu, "We sisters haven’t seen each other for a long time. Why not stay and rest today, cousin?"

Ye Qiu originally intended to refuse, but after some thought, agreed: "Okay, cousin can also tell me about my father, mother, and brothers’ affairs here previously."

"Certainly, I’ll tell you everything," she said while looking back at Hu Bin, "Husband hasn’t answered my question just now!"

"I will return," Hu Bin said and left.

Tong Minmin said in a moderate voice, just enough for him to hear: "Since cousin arrived, husband hardly stayed and spoke of returning for a meal."

"Has brother-in-law always been this busy?"

"Yes, he has always been like this, but I’m used to it."

"You should still spend more time together. Before coming, I visited Grandma and Aunt. They are worried about why you and brother-in-law haven’t had kids yet."

"Maybe it’s just not fate!"

The sisters’ voices grew increasingly distant until they were inaudible. Hu Bin’s face remained pale, then he made a determined stride out of the manor.

Back in Tong Minmin’s yard, Ye Qiu keenly noticed there was indeed no trace of Hu Bin’s presence, and after all this, her five tenths of suspicion grew to seven.

It made her feel immensely disgusted. Hu Bin married her cousin when she was just a child. Did he harbor different thoughts towards her even then? If so, why agree to harm her cousin?

She was only ten then! Perhaps it was even earlier. Truly, Hu Bin was someone who kept his true intentions hidden. Perhaps only her cousin, after living with him for so many years, knew.

"Why do you come to this harsh place? Even if you didn’t come, they would eventually retrieve second cousin’s corpse," Tong Minmin compassionately grasped Ye Qiu’s hand, then brushed aside the stray hair on her face, "The journey must have been tiring!"

Ye Qiu could tell that her cousin’s concern was genuine. A sudden slight bitterness filled her heart. Clearly, her presence delayed her cousin’s happiness, though she was unaware of it, yet her cousin never resented her and treated her as before.

"Cousin, it’s nothing. Seeing second brother fall into such trouble, and being the sole person in our Ye Family with official duties now, if I don’t come, would the Capital still have a place for our Ye Family?" Ye Qiu smiled wryly, "Second brother protected me growing up, if I don’t come, my conscience can’t rest."

"Who dares? Father, mother, elder cousin, and second cousin all died fighting for the Darong Dynasty, who dares speak ill of you?" Tong Minmin angrily replied.

"There will always be those who are prejudiced and disagreeable. If I don’t stand up, our Ye Family would truly be at the mercy of others," Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed coldly, her tone heavy.

Tong Minmin felt deeply for her: "You’ve worked hard..."

She felt for Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu felt for her too. Cousin, in her prime, married Hu Bin with high hopes, yet after years, life turned out like this.

Perhaps their lack of children wasn’t because of physical issues, but because Hu Bin himself didn’t want them.

Hu Bin, he was despicable, not only harboring inappropriate thoughts towards her, but also wronging her cousin. And it might be related to the death of her parents and brothers!

Who raised him? Who nurtured him? Did he not fear nightmares at night with his actions?

Ye Qiu and cousin Tong Minmin conversed the entire day, time passed unnoticed due to the good relationship between the two, until a servant reported that Hu Bin had arrived outside the yard, and they realized night had fallen.

"Ask the gentleman to come in!" Tong Minmin said while gripping Ye Qiu’s hand, whispering, "It’s unstable here at the border, cousin should go out less for safety." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Okay, Ye Qiu will heed cousin," she knew, cousin feared she’d be targeted by Hu Bin and similar minded people.

"What’s husband carrying?" Tong Minmin saw him holding a bulging parcel and asked curiously.

"Broad beans," he said, taking them out.

"You’ve never bought this before."

Ye Qiu knew that when she was young, whenever Father taught her brothers martial arts, she would carry a small stool to sit under a tree and eat broad beans when bored.

Now her seven tenths suspicion had become ten.