Ye Mingze was stunned, and half of his face quickly became red and swollen.
This slap finally made him wake up and realize what he had just said.
His face turned pale, and he knelt down in a panic: "Dad! I was wrong! I, I just made a slip of the tongue—"
"Get out!" Ye Heng shouted.
Ye Mingze didn't dare to say another word, so he got up in a hurry and hurriedly exited the room.
boom!
Ye Heng swept the things on the desk to the ground, his anger still lingering in his heart.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Here comes someone!"
The housekeeper who was guarding the door immediately walked in. When he saw the mess on the ground, his eyebrows jumped.
The master has always been strict with the second young master. The father and son have had many quarrels over the years, but this is the first time that the master has become so angry.
I really don’t know what mistake the second young master made to make the master so...
Ye Heng said angrily: "From today on, look at Mingze! Except for delivering food and food, no one else is allowed to have contact with him without my permission!"
The butler raised his head in shock: "Master? Is this punishment too severe... can't the eldest lady also do it?"
"You can't understand?" Ye Heng suddenly interrupted him, "Since he doesn't want to go back to the Imperial College to study, then he should stay at home! He is not allowed to go anywhere!"
The butler kept saying: "Yes! Yes!"
…
In the dead of night, the evening breeze ruffles the branches and leaves, finally taking away some of the midsummer heat.
A lamp like a bean outlines a thin and slender figure on the window coffin.
Ye Yunfeng glanced over there, and while packing his things, he asked:
"Hey, third brother, sister has been staying in her room since she came back. What's wrong with her?"
Ye Jingyan shook her head: "I don't know, I must be thinking about something."
My sister doesn't seem to pay much attention to anything on weekdays. Only when she encounters some very critical nodes, she will sit quietly alone like now.
Ye Yunfeng was a little confused: "I know, but what happened today? Is it worthy of this?"
Whether it's a polo match or Han Yao of the Han family, it's not worth the extra distractions of being a sister.
Ye Jingyan had a vague guess in her mind: "Perhaps...it has something to do with Prince Dingbeihou."
"Really?" Ye Yunfeng pulled up a chair and sat over, "But Sister A just rode a section of the carriage with him, and Xiao Wu was also there."
He really couldn't figure it out.
Ye Jingyan glanced at him lightly, not expecting him to help come up with the answer.
After all, this boy is very grateful when he mentions that person now.
A bow really touched his heart.
"Forget it, don't bother sister. If she wants to talk to us, she will speak up."
…
Ye Chutang sat behind the desk with a calm expression.
The file from Dali Temple kept reappearing in her mind, every page and every line was clear.
It was clearly written on it that the battle at Tongtian Pass was indeed due to Huo Yucheng's misjudgment and insistence on marching, which led to the final consequences.
The evidence chain is complete and the witness testimony is consistent.
No matter who looks at it, this case will definitely fall on Huo Yucheng.
It seems not difficult to understand that Emperor Mu Wu ordered the Huo family to be executed in anger, and was angry with Ye Zheng for interceding for him.
Ye Chutang closed his eyes.
Speaking of which, Ye Zheng and Huo Yucheng were not familiar with each other.
Of the two of them, one has been on the battlefield all year round and has made great military achievements, and the other has an imperial examination background and has gradually become a doctor in the Ministry of Justice.
To put it bluntly, their most interaction was probably during the days when Huo Yucheng was escorted back to Beijing and imprisoned in a sky jail for interrogation.
Suddenly, Ye Chutang opened his eyes, his eyebrows slightly condensed.
For no reason, my father would not risk his career and plead for such a person.
What kind of secret is there?
There are no clues in the interrogation records in the file. Everything points to Huo Yucheng being the cause of this disaster.
But it's so clear and smooth that it makes people suspicious.
How come everything is so coincidental?
It's like... someone has written a storybook, and then let these people take turns to perform a wonderful show.
Ye Chutang spread out the rice paper, picked up the pen and put down the ink.
There are lines of writing on the paper, but it is not the beautiful hairpin-shaped regular script she used to use before, but the strong cursive script with silver hooks and iron strokes.
…
The next day.
Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng went to the Imperial College early in the morning. At the same time, Ye Chutang also heard the news that Ye Mingze was under house arrest again.
This was actually expected. The only thing that surprised her was that this time even Ye Shixian could no longer visit him at will.
"Did he make the second uncle angry?" Ye Chutang casually rewarded the servant girl with a silver ingot, "I was still thinking that the second uncle had already met the Lord Jijiu yesterday, and today he might let Mingze and Ayan Afeng go together. Let’s go.”
The maid blessed herself with a beaming smile, looked around, and then said happily: "Isn't that true! Second young lady, you don't know how angry the master was yesterday! It was much more troublesome than the last time when the second young master was killed by his assistant teacher. It’s even better when it’s sent back!”
After Ye Chutang and others returned to Beijing, they took the initiative to say that they did not need to deal with the maids and servants who were waiting closely. On weekdays, only a few rough servants came a few times.
These servants looked down upon them at first and always looked down upon them when they came to do work. However, later they discovered that Ye Chutang was very generous with his actions and had a gentle temperament, so they gradually liked coming here to do their work.
In addition, Ye Chutang now has the support of the eldest princess, and Ye Yunfeng has won the first place in the polo match and is highly praised by His Majesty. Naturally, everyone's attitude towards them has undergone a 180-degree turn.
Ye Chutang just asked casually, and the maid wanted to reveal all the information she knew.
"Is that so?" Ye Chutang was surprised and shook his head slightly, "We are both father and son, why is there such a quarrel?"
The maid whispered: "Don't try to persuade me. The master is so angry right now that he won't listen to anyone."
Ye Chutang certainly had no such plan.
She just felt that it was a little strange for Ye Heng to suddenly do this.
Yesterday, he went to see Master Jijiu. He knew it was all for Ye Mingze, but overnight, he locked Ye Mingze up directly.
Maybe... it's time to ask Ye Mingze?
"Second Miss?"
The boy came trotting in from outside.
"You have a distinguished visitor!"
Ye Chutang gave Xiao Wu's fan hand a slap in the face: "Dignified guest?"
The boy smiled earnestly and said, "That's Mr. Han! He made a special trip to visit you, just to see you!"
…
When Ye Chutang came to the front hall, Han Yao was already there.
Seeing Ye Chutang, he immediately stood up.
"Miss Ye Er."
Perhaps because he was jealous of the eldest princess, he now treated Ye Chutang with much more courtesy and respect.
The corners of Ye Chutang's lips were slightly curved.
"Young Master Han is here, but you are welcome from afar."
Han Yao shook his head, and felt that her smile made everything around him turn pale in an instant.
"Where, it was supposed to be me——"
Ye Chutang said warmly:
"Master Han has been suspended from his job now. It is a very stressful time, but Mr. Han can still find time to come here. It is really a blessing."
