Chapter 1061: Jin Xingming (4)

Ye Mei quickly made a calculation in her mind, shook her head, and sighed, "Back when I was in the Li family, I was taken care of by the Jin family, and my second brother and I had a good life. Who would have thought that someone would suddenly come to my house and tell me that my biological parents were someone else, and that I was actually the daughter of the Prime Minister Ye family. I was shocked and suspicious, but they didn't even give me time to explain before taking me away."

"Prime Minister Ye's family?" Jin Xingming exclaimed in surprise, "But that's the Prime Minister Ye from Longye."

Ye Mei nodded and said, "But after arriving, I realized they had the wrong person. As you know, the Ye family only has one disabled young master. They made such a big fuss about finding a relative, but they got the wrong person. They didn't want to embarrass themselves, so they insisted on me becoming the Ye family's daughter. I originally thought that would be enough, but who knew that Prime Minister Ye was actually a beast in disguise? He...he wanted to use me as a bargaining chip for his career, using my marriage to win over others!"

She was crying and sobbing. She was naturally beautiful, and now she was so charming that it broke Jin Xingming's heart. Jin Xingming said angrily, "How could he do this! He can't be so heartless even to his own daughter, let alone you are not his daughter, and he actually wanted to control your marriage. Damn it! Let's go and file a complaint!"

"It's useless." Ye Mei shook her head. "Officials protect each other, not to mention Ye Maocai has absolute power in Longye. I once wanted to write to Qinzhou to ask for your help, but who knew that even the letter would be intercepted. In fact, my second brother and I have been placed under house arrest by the Ye family. It's rare for us to go out like this today."

Jin Xingming's face was etched with anger. He had always been very fond of Ye Mei. When Ye Mei and her brother disappeared, Master Jin said that Ye Mei had run away because she didn't want to marry him. Jin Xingming was still a little angry, but now that his beloved was weeping like a pear blossom in the rain, how could he be angry? He could only curse himself inwardly, wishing he had discovered Ye Mei's predicament sooner.

Ye Mei raised her head and said, "In the past few days, I have missed Brother Jin all the time. I only hope that one day I can be free again. Brother Jin, can you help me?"

Jin Xingming nodded repeatedly: "Help. What can I do?"

"Brother Jin, I don't ask for anything else now. I just want you to help me leave the Ye family." Ye Mei smiled tearfully and said, "If I can be with Brother Jin, I won't have to worry every day."

Jin Xingming's heart nearly melted at Ye Mei's words. You know, although Ye Mei had been gentle with him in the past, unlike now, she never explained it, as if looking at her through a veil, making it hard to fathom her attitude. But now, her words clearly showed that Ye Mei considered him very important.

Although he felt a little overwhelmed, Jin Xingming did not lose his mind. The Ye family was the prime minister's family, and he was just the son of a merchant family. So he said, "This... the Ye family is very tricky."

Ye Mei didn't say anything, just staring at him with her beautiful eyes. Jin Xingming's heart fluttered, and he said, "It's not that there's no solution. Mei'er, do you know why I came to Longye?"

Ye Mei shook her head. She didn't even care about Jin Xingming. When she saw Jin Xingming taking the initiative to talk to him today, she realized that he just wanted to use him to leave the Ye family. How could she think of this?

Jin Xingming said proudly, "I have a friend who is also a merchant. He went to Mingqi last year. I heard that this year he has established connections with the imperial merchants in Mingqi and may even be able to get an official position. I thought that instead of being an ordinary merchant in Qinzhou for the rest of my life, it would be better to go out and try my luck. That friend also invited me to go with him. I came to Longye to take care of some family business, so I discussed it with him."