"Green Lotus, where is Madam Ye?"

Old Madam Jiang angrily rebuked Green Lotus, while Su Xuerou couldn't hide her smugness. She had just felt that there was something wrong with the brat's words.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jintang was not in the house.

“Mother-in-law, I remember Green Lotus just saying that my sister was in trouble. Green Lotus is my sister’s personal maid. Could something really have happened to her?”

Su Xuerou felt things weren't big enough and tried to add fuel to the fire.

"Guards, seize this man!"

Madam Jiang was furious because of Ye Jintang's disappearance and what Lühe had just said.

"Green Lotus, you'd better tell me the truth, where Ye Jintang is right now, or I won't be so polite to you!"

Old Madam Jiang warned Green Lotus.

Green Lotus's hands were bound by two old women, but she showed no fear whatsoever when facing Old Madam Jiang's questioning.

“Madam, I did not enter the room. You are indeed resting at this time.”

Green Lotus knew that with this second wife around, Old Madam Jiang would probably not let the matter rest.

She absolutely could not allow her young mistress to suffer any harm.

"You still dare to argue even now? It seems you won't confess unless I teach you a lesson today."

"Guards, tie this maid up!"

Just as the two old women were about to make a move against Lühe, they heard a question coming from behind them.

"What does my mother-in-law intend to do to Lühe so early in the morning with her entourage?"

Ye Jintang's appearance stunned everyone present. Seeing this, Lühe finally showed a happy expression. She was skilled in martial arts and did not resist because she was afraid of causing trouble for her young lady.

But things are different now. Miss is back, so what is there to worry about?

"Miss……"

Green Lotus came up to Ye Jintang and looked at her.

Ye Jintang sighed softly, her feelings complicated. "If I hadn't come, were you planning to be punished?"

Before Green Lotus could answer, Su Xuerou spoke first, "Sister, did you just come back from outside?"

"But your maid said you were resting. Is that really the case?"

Even at this point, Su Xuerou still wanted to add fuel to the fire in front of Old Madam Jiang.

Ye Jintang's eyes were icy cold, filled with contempt.

"You're not qualified to ask me for an answer."

"you……"

Su Xuerou's expression changed, her hand clenched into a fist, and she glared fiercely at Ye Jintang.

But in front of Madam Jiang, Su Xuerou could only try her best to appear as a victim.

“Sister, I’m just worried that something might happen to you. After all, Huishengtang has been sealed off by the government, and you are the mistress of the household. It would be bad if something else got out.”

Ye Jintang couldn't help but find it amusing when he heard this.

"Something's leaked out?"

She took a step closer, her icy gaze sending shivers down one's spine.

"Su Xuerou, why don't you tell us what exactly will be spread? But instead of that, you should think carefully about what to say."

"Explanation?"

Su Xuerou was stunned, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Ye Jintang's words, but when she met Ye Jintang's eyes, Su Xuerou already had a bad feeling.

"Enough! Ye family, Xue Rou isn't qualified, but I am!"

"Why are you returning home at this hour? Or did you stay out all night?"

Old Madam Jiang had already reached her limit and reprimanded her fiercely.

“Mother-in-law is joking. If I hadn’t returned home all night, why would I be back now? As for Green Lotus, she knows nothing about these things.”

"If your mother-in-law is angry, why make things difficult for others?"

"I heard that the palace sent some gifts a few days ago, which were kept by my mother-in-law. Now that I'm back, shouldn't she return them?"

Madam Jiang frowned, but her attitude immediately changed when she heard Ye Jintang mention the reward.

"Who told you there would be any reward?"

Madam Jiang retorted to Ye Jintang, "I clearly instructed my subordinates not to spread this matter, and even Su Xuerou was unaware of it."

How did Ye Jintang find out?

Although Su Xuerou was angry at Ye Jintang's behavior, she was also surprised when she heard about the reward.

The palace even sent a reward, but judging from the current situation, Su Xuerou vaguely guessed what was going on.

"No?"

Ye Jintang didn't care about Madam Jiang's denial, and replied calmly, "It seems that the rewards were sent to the wrong place, but it doesn't matter. In a couple of days, I will go to the palace and ask Eunuch Wang by the Emperor's side. The matter of the rewards will naturally become clear."

Su Xuerou scoffed softly and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ye Jintang really dares to say that; she even has the audacity to dream of entering the palace.

That eunuch Wang serves the emperor, so how could Ye Jintang possibly meet him?

"Sister, you'd better not say things that will upset your mother-in-law."

"If the palace did not summon you, who could possibly be able to see you?"

Madam Jiang was initially flustered by Ye Jintang's words, but Su Xuerou's question calmed her down.

In the end, Ye Jintang was just bluffing. She was the old lady of the Marquis's mansion and Mu Bai's mother. As long as she said it didn't happen, what could Ye Jintang do?

"The Ye family!"

"Second Madam may not know, but my wife is the Empress Dowager's savior. After the last incident, the Emperor has granted my wife permission to enter the palace at any time."

When Lühe spoke, she looked at Ye Jintang and only spoke after seeing that Ye Jintang had tacitly agreed to these things.

"What...what did you say?"

Su Xuerou's eyes widened in disbelief. Pointing in Ye Jintang's direction, she asked again, "You're saying she's the Empress Dowager's savior???"

She knew about Ye Jintang's healing of the Regent and had always been jealous of him, but now she was being told that Ye Jintang had not only healed the Regent, but had also gotten involved with the Empress Dowager.

How is that possible?

Su Xuerou's feelings were extremely complicated; she felt both jealousy and envy towards Ye Jintang.

Why is it that she has to scheme and plot so hard to get everything, while Ye Jintang can do it so easily?

If only she were the one who saved the Empress Dowager.

With the title of the Empress Dowager's savior, she had no need to worry about anything else.

"Mother-in-law, you really didn't see any reward?"

Ye Jintang asked again, his tone calm but with a strong sense of intimidation that made people feel inexplicably afraid.

Madam Jiang remained silent.

After a long pause, he slowly asked, "Did His Majesty really grant you permission to freely enter and leave the palace?"

"nature."

Ye Jintang answered.

Madam Jiang looked extremely displeased. If it had been Ye Jintang in the past, she could have used her status as a mother-in-law to suppress her.

But now, ever since Mu Bai returned and learned of Su Xuerou's existence, Ye Jintang's personality has changed drastically, as if she were a completely different person.