Chapter 936: Amazing (5)

Madam Ye smiled and said, "That's hard to say. It depends on what happens with Prince Rui." Seeing that Ye Maochun didn't deny it, Madam Ye felt that she was right and continued, "The Emperor and the Lu family have been secretly competing for so many years. Recently, they have been trying to win over our Ye family, but we are not stupid. How can we be used as a raft? When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Let the Emperor and the Lu family fight. Before, when Prince Rui was still around, we sided with the Emperor and were happy to be on good terms with him. But if Prince Rui can't escape this time... With only the Emperor, the world will eventually be controlled by the Lu family."

"He's just a King Rui. How can he be as magical as you say?" Ye Maochun smiled faintly.

"Prince Rui is a formidable man," Madam Ye also laughed, "Doesn't the master think so too?"

Ye Maochun paused in his chess moves, looked at Madam Ye meaningfully, and said, "Madam, you always seem to be able to guess what's in my mind. But, Madam, do you think Prince Rui can escape this disaster this time?"

Madam Ye thought for a long time before she uttered four words: "There is no escape."

Ye Maochun looked at her.

"Master, do you still remember when Prince Rui just returned to Longye two years ago? He was also seriously injured. The Emperor could hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from us. At that time, we thought Prince Rui would be unable to recover, but I don't know where he got good luck from, and he came back to life. Later, he even disrupted the situation in the court with his own strength." Madam Ye smiled. "But you can't have two strokes of luck. Last time, it was God who protected him. This time, who can protect him? A person's fate is probably determined from the beginning. Prince Rui is destined to have no future. He escaped two years ago, but he can't escape the next two years."

"Really?" Ye Maochun said, as Madam Ye gave birth to a child. "I think the exact opposite of what you think. Two years ago, Prince Rui was incurable, yet he survived a great disaster. A person's fate is probably determined from the start. Prince Rui was destined for a bright future. If he escaped two years ago, he could certainly escape two years from now."

Madam Ye didn't get angry when she heard this, nor did she argue with Ye Maochun. She just said, "Then let's wait and see."

Ye Maochun also laughed, and after placing the last piece, he said, "It seems that Madam has lost."

Madam Ye saw that it was indeed the case and said in a coquettish tone, "It is not fair for the master to play chess while I am talking. Let's play another game."

Ye Maochun smiled and shook his head, saying, "Let's do it another day. Today we have to test Hongguang's homework, and the time should be almost up."

Madam Ye said quickly, "Then the master should go first. Hongguang's homework is more important."

Ye Maochun stood up and left. Madam Ye watched Master Ye leave from behind. Her expression gradually grew colder and more unpleasant. She said sarcastically, "He's just a cripple. So what if he's erudite? He'll still have to stay in the mansion for the rest of his life!" She was still filled with indignation. She swept the chess pieces on the table to the ground and whispered, "Exactly like that vixen!"

The maids serving in the room did not dare to move. Everyone knew that what Madam Ye disliked most was Young Master Ye, Ye Hongguang, the legitimate son born to the concubine and raised under Madam Ye's name, a disabled son and the only heir of the Ye family.

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The morning light was dim, and the sun shone through the gaps between the branches onto the ground, like tiny drops of silver, which was very beautiful. In the dark night, this silver-like sunlight finally drove away the haze. Although it was only a little, it was enough to make people feel comforted.

Fennel and Bajiao stopped, turned around and supported Shen Miao and Luo Tan, who still had bandages wrapped around their eyes, and said to Shen Miao, "Madam, it's already dawn."