Meanwhile, at the Marquis's residence on the other side.

Jiang Mubai looked at his mother, who had been in a coma for several days, with unconcealed sorrow in his eyes.

"Brother Mu Bai, this is the fifth doctor already. Has the old lady's condition not improved yet?" Su Xuerou stood aside with a worried expression.

Jiang Mubai gave a soft "hmm," feeling equally puzzled. Logically, his mother, who had only been frightened, shouldn't show any signs of improvement.

"Brother Mu Bai, do you think this matter might be related to my sister?"

Su Xuerou's words made Jiang Mubai stiffen. Thinking of Ye Jintang's arrogant attitude towards him that day, he was filled with anger.

He had originally thought that Ye Jintang had taken care of his mother for the past two years, and as long as she behaved well, he would not pursue any other offenses.

He never expected that she would embarrass him so much in front of so many people.

Since that day, he has increased the number of people around Ye Jintang's courtyard, forbidding her from entering or leaving at will, as a form of punishment.

The current situation made Jiang Mubai wonder if what was happening now was related to her.

Su Xuerou quietly observed Jiang Mubai's expression. Seeing him lower his eyes and remain silent, she immediately changed her words, "Brother Mubai, perhaps I'm overthinking it, but Sister's behavior that day was strange, especially..."

"Xue Rou, you're right, Ye Jintang definitely has ulterior motives in this matter!"

Jiang Mubai interrupted Su Xuerou's next words at the right moment.

"I will go find that woman now and get to the bottom of this."

"While we're at it, let's see if that woman knows she's done wrong!"

After saying this, Jiang Mubai strode towards Ye Jintang's courtyard.

Upon arriving at Ye Jintang's courtyard, Jiang Mubai quickly sensed something was amiss. The surroundings were quiet, and the doors were tightly shut.

It's hard to imagine what might have happened inside the house.

Su Xuerou followed Jiang Mubai and immediately looked worried upon seeing this scene. "Brother Mubai, could something have happened to my sister?"

"guard!"

Jiang Mubai summoned the nearby guards and asked with a furrowed brow, "Have you noticed anything unusual while you were guarding this area?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, according to my observation, the door to the house has been closed for the past few days, and we have not seen the lady come out from inside."

"What?"

Before Jiang Mubai could speak, Su Xuerou was startled again.

"Brother Mu Bai, I hope my sister won't do something stupid in there."

After saying that, Su Xuerou lowered her head, revealing a guilty expression, "It's all my fault."

"Xue Rou, how can this be blamed on you?"

While Jiang Mubai was shocked that Ye Jintang hadn't left the courtyard for several days, he also comforted Su Xuerou.

This could very well be a publicity stunt by Ye Jintang.

It would be one thing if it happened at other times, but right now, as soon as the news of Ye He deserting his post spread, the court was divided on the matter.

Most importantly, the Emperor has not yet directly convicted Ye He, and as Ye He's son-in-law, he is in a precarious position.

Ye He left behind soldiers who were all unruly and opposed him at every turn. The only people they could fear besides Ye He were Ye Jintang, Ye He's only daughter.

At this critical juncture, Ye Jintang really can't afford to make any mistakes.

Jiang Mubai came to the closed door and called inside, "Madam, because of your outburst a few days ago, Mother still hasn't woken up."

"You've locked the door again; are you trying to use this to blackmail me?"

As soon as Jiang Mubai finished speaking, the surroundings remained quiet, and there was no reply from inside the house.

Su Xuerou, cooperating with Jiang Mubai, said inside, "Sister, please come out quickly. Brother Mubai is worried about your safety."

"Don't be angry with Brother Mu Bai."

But after these words, there was still no response from inside.

Su Xuerou feigned disappointment, her voice choked with sobs.

"Brother Mu Bai, Sister is still angry. Why don't we go back first?"

As Jiang Mubai listened to Su Xuerou's words, his anger grew wildly.

His Xue Rou is truly kind; even now, she's still speaking well of Ye Jintang.

But when it comes to Ye Jintang, he is so stubborn and unyielding.

Jiang Mubai didn't have much patience for Ye Jintang; all he wanted to ensure was that Ye Jintang didn't die.

His gaze darkened. "Ye Jintang, I hereby order you to come out!"

Buzzing...

Strange noises came from inside the house.

Jiang Mubai was initially worried that something might have happened to Ye Jintang inside, but hearing the faint noises from inside made him even angrier.

He realized that Ye Jintang was deliberately using these incidents to give him the cold shoulder.

In the past, she would have been more accommodating to Ye Jintang because of his status, but now... Ye He is dead and has been accused of deserting his post.

Ye Jintang was, in the end, the daughter of a disgraced official.

She actually dared to act like a spoiled young lady at this time; she was simply absurd!

Jiang Mubai strode forward and kicked the door open. Since Ye Jintang was disobedient, he was determined to teach this vicious woman a lesson.

Su Xuerou smiled as she watched Jiang Mubai's actions.

To their surprise, when they thought Ye Jintang would rush to greet them after the door was kicked open, the room was empty.

Many of the items inside have mysteriously disappeared, as if they had been ransacked by thieves.

"Brother Mu Bai, it seems that my sister is not here."

Su Xuerou was equally shocked when she saw this scene.

Just then, a buzzing sound came from the innermost room, and it seemed as if there were shadows moving behind the curtain.

Jiang Mubai seemed to realize something, and his expression turned extremely ugly. He almost rushed over.

"Ye Jintang, how dare you betray me..."

Before Jiang Mubai could finish speaking, a swarm of bees appeared in front of him. They gathered together and stung Jiang Mubai and Su Xuerou as they entered.

"ah……"

Su Xuerou ran away in fright, while Jiang Mubai tried to drive the bees away, only to be met with an even fiercer attack.

The guards standing in the courtyard heard the commotion and wanted to go inside to check, but before they could do anything, they saw Su Xuerou and Jiang Mubai run out.

Above and behind them were swarms of bees.

In an instant, the entire Marquis's residence was filled with shouts.

Inside the inn.

Seeing that Lühe had fallen asleep, Ye Jintang went to the window.

Buzzing...

A bee flew in and told Ye Jintang everything that was happening inside the Marquis's residence.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jintang curled her lips. As long as Jiang Mubai hadn't opened the door, he wouldn't have suffered this sting. Now, he can only say that he deserved it.

"Go and gather the nearby bees, or some small insects. I will not let the Marquis's residence be peaceful for the next few days."

Ye Jintang gave instructions to the little bee who came to report.

Buzzing.

[Yes! Mission accomplished.]

The little bee waved its antennae and quickly disappeared from Ye Jintang's sight.

With these little things around, Jiang Mubai won't have an easy time lately.

Offending her is just the beginning.