Chapter 722: Like a Starry Night
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Ye Feiran is highly capable,” Shen Qiuhui praised. As the head of the Shens, he was familiar with the various prominent families in Chu Country.
Su Fengmao was a little worried, saying, “So, did he intentionally get close to
Wenwu just to do business with him?”
Su Wenwu feared his family would misunderstand Ye Feiran, so he quickly explained, “Someone was hunting him when we first met. 1 saved him, and he helped me a few times to return the favor.
“l wanted to open a hotpot restaurant in the south, so he helped me choose a location. We hit it off at first sight. He’s good to me.”
Su Binglan smiled at her brother’s anxious expression. She said, “All right, Wenwu, we can see how anxious you are. Since you think so highly of him, we’ll support your closeness. We hope to meet him soon.”
Su Wenwu thought his sister’s words were strange. Still, he did not overthink it. However, Su Binglan knew Ye Feiran was a woman who pretended to be a man for safety reasons.
She wondered how Su Wenwu would react when he discovered Ye Feiran was a woman.
‘That’ll be interesting,’ Su Binglan’s eyes shined with interest when she thought about it.
Nonetheless, the family had grown accustomed to listening to Su Binglan’s thoughts and opinions. Shen Qiuhua agreed, “l agree. Since you’re so close, we’d love to meet him over dinner. We’ll make him plenty of good food.”
The Su family was very hospitable.
“All right.” Su Wenwu nodded happily. He had wanted to invite Ye Feiran to his house since meeting her, but he did not know how she would feel about it.
Although Su Teng Village was just a village, it was livelier than the prefecture.
However, Ye Feiran might not want to visit a village if she grew up in the prominent Ye family. After some thought, Su Wenwu realized Ye Feiran did not care about such things. Otherwise, the two would not have gotten along well.
Su Binglan looked at Su Wenvvu and thought it would be strange for a girl not to like him. After all, he was a handsome young man.
‘Third Brother learned martial arts from Jin’an, and his skills are good now. Wenwu even said he saved Feiran when they first met. It’s normal in this era for knights in shining armor to save damsels in distress.
‘It’s difficult for someone like Ye Feiran to support a prominent family and hide her secrets. She’d feel safer with a strong support system.’
Su Binglan had met Ye Feiran as Lan Ruobing and had a good impression of her. Su Binglan knew Ye Feiran did not care about things like family background.
Therefore, Su Binglan considered matchmaking her brother with Ye Feiran. Still, Su Binglan had to reassess Ye Feiran!s thoughts and attitude first.
Since the Su family prospered, they did not need to curry favors with the powerful. Su Binglan only hoped for her third brother to be with someone he loved, just like how loving Su Wenzhe and Liu Yinyin were.
She even noticed Su Wenwu’s eyes sparkling whenever he talked about Ye Feiran. It meant he admired her and might even fall for her after discovering she was a woman disguised as a man. Su Binglan looked forward to meeting Ye Feiran again.
After dinner, the family washed the dishes and chatted before returning to their respective rooms to rest. Su Binglan and Luo Jin’an washed up and lay on the brick bed. However, they were in no hurry to sleep.
The couple had grown accustomed to talking before bed. Su Binglan suspected her husband had something to say. She turned to him and asked, “Is something on your mind?”
Su Binglan looked into her husband’s starry eyes. Luo Jin’an looked back into hers and caressed her eyebrow. His expression was gentle whenever he looked at her.
He wanted to tell her her eyes were gorgeous, like the starry night. Under Su Binglan’s gaze, Luo Jin’an said, “The Ye familys internal strife is fierce. The direct descendants only have one line but many concubines.”
Su Binglan nodded, saying, “Ye Feiran’s uncles and nieces want her dead, right?”
She became somewhat familiar with the family when she lived as Lan Ruobing. She continued, “The Ye family wouldn’t have declined so quickly if not for their fierce internal strife.
“The family focused on fighting so much that they didn’t manage their businesses well. When Old Madam Ye first entered the residence, a concubine’s eldest and second son were already there.
“Therefore, Old Madam Ye’s son became the third to enter the residence. Later, a few other concubines’ sons entered the residence. Everyone fought to become the head of the family. Hence, the internal strife began.
“It seems Ye Feiran has worked hard to support the family.” Su Binglan became increasingly emotional as she spoke.
Luo Jin’an stroked Su Binglan’s hair, saying, “It wasn’t easy for you in the past, either.’
Su Binglan could only support the deceased royal’s mansion when she lived as Lan Ruobing. She understood how challenging things were for Ye Feiran because of that.
Su Binglan said, “l didn’t think it was hard then. I just wanted to protect the people I cared about.”
Luo Jin’an hugged his wife with heartache. He kept his thoughts to himself because he knew what she wanted to do.
Su Binglan leaned into his embrace and took in his scent. She also enjoyed listening to his heartbeat. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, “Did you know that Feiran’s a woman?”
“Yes, I knew.” Luo Jin’an nodded.
“How’d you find out?” Su Binglan asked curiously. “Does anyone else know about it? Feiran would be in trouble if more people knew.”
Luo Jin’an noticed his wife’s frown and caressed her eyebrows, saying, “l only guessed it after hearing your reaction tonight.”
“How’d you figure that?”
“Naturally.”
“No fair! You always know what 1 1 m thinking!” Su Binglan pouted. “I can’t keep any secrets to myself.”
Luo Jin’an found her reaction adorable. He sighed and said, “Feiran once asked someone to deliver rations to the Wei army. My eldest sister then asked someone to investigate the Ye family because she was suspicious of something. Still, she was unsure of what it was.”
Su Binglan bolted upright upon hearing that.. “Feiran once helped the Wei Army?”