Chapter 8 Hearing a Big Secret

After entering the Shangshu Mansion, I passed the screen wall, walked through the winding corridor, and entered the main hall in the front yard.

Ye Jingchuan sat in the main seat, Kong Ru and Ye Chutang sat below.

Butler Chen immediately served tea to the three of them.

Knowing that his master had something to say, he left the main hall with the maids and servants.

Ye Jingchuan picked up the purple clay cup, skimmed the foam on the tea leaves with the cup lid, and asked Kong Ru.

"Is Chu'er's yard ready? Have you bought all the necessary things? Are the maids and servants serving you smart?"

Kong Ru replied, "The Ningchu Courtyard where Chu'er lives has been tidied up. The furniture purchased is all top quality. You can let Chu'er choose the maids and servants by herself."

"Madam is really thoughtful. You take Chu'er to her courtyard to settle her down. Give her two hundred taels of silver later and let Ling'er take her out for a walk and buy her some rouge, powder, jewelry and clothes."

"Yes, sir."

"Prepare a sumptuous dinner, and no one should be absent. Let Chu'er recognize everyone."

"Yes, sir."

Ye Jingchuan took a sip of tea and looked at Ye Chutang who was looking around.

"Chu'er, if you need anything, just tell Madam. As long as it's not excessive, she will satisfy you."

Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchuan got a headache.

I'm going to lose money again.

He put down the teacup and said, "Starting tomorrow, you must learn the rules well. There will be many officials and their families at the homecoming banquet in three days. Don't embarrass the Ye family."

Ye Chutang asked with a smile: "As long as the gifts they send are in place, I will definitely welcome them with a smile."

Ye Jingchuan: “…”

"If you receive a gift, you must give it in return. The gift belongs to the Ye family, not to you personally."

"Is that so? Fine."

Ye Chutang's easy talking made Ye Jingchuan very surprised and a little happy.

But the joy only lasted for a moment, and was shattered by her next words.

"I think the homecoming banquet in three days will definitely be very lively."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchuan's scalp went numb.

He didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his colleagues, nor did he want Ye Chutang to be disliked by Eunuch De.

"Chu'er, I can give you the gift, but you can't cause trouble at the party. You are not young anymore, so leave a good impression on everyone, and then you can find a good marriage."

"As long as I get the gift, I will never cause trouble, but I will make the decision on marriage myself, so don't mess around with matchmaking."

Kong Ru looked at Ye Chutang who was challenging Ye Jingchuan and sneered in her heart.

Do you really think we are all afraid of you?

When we get home for the banquet, you will give yourself to Eunuch De, and you will cry!

After she finished her complaints, she smiled and said, "That's natural."

Seeing that these two people always agreed with him, Ye Chutang guessed that there would be a "big surprise" at the homecoming party.

"Come on, let's go check out my yard."

Before leaving, she reminded Ye Jingchuan, "Master Ye, don't forget the twenty thousand taels."

Kong Ru paused as she stood up. "What do you mean twenty thousand taels?"

Ye Jingchuan did not answer Kong Ru, but waved his hand, "Take Chu'er to the yard and settle her down first."

Kong Ru didn't dare to refute, and bowed, "Yes, Master."

After saying that, she led Ye Chutang to Ningchuyuan.

Two personal maids followed behind.

Along the way, the servants were respectful to Ye Chutang on the surface, but started pointing and criticizing her as soon as she left.

"She has a seductive look on her face. It's obvious that she is not a quiet person."

"If you stay calm, there won't be any frivolous rumors coming back."

"If it weren't for the Second Young Miss, how could the Master..."

Ye Chutang had excellent hearing, and when he heard the two maids cursing, he ran over using his light Kung Fu to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.

As a result, a big secret was heard.

She looked at the two people who were terrified because they were caught, and smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.

"I was listening attentively, why didn't you say anything?"

He brought her back for Ye Anling's sake, and it was also related to the marriage.

Could it be that Ye Anling didn't want to get married and asked her to marry instead?

While Ye Chutang was thinking, the maid was so scared that she immediately knelt in front of her and lowered her head like a quail.

"Miss, you heard me wrong. We didn't say anything."

They are from the old lady's courtyard, are more favored, and know some secrets.

But the two of them kept their mouths shut and only said a few words to each other, but they didn’t know that the real person heard it!

Ye Chutang lifted the chins of the two maids with both hands, the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes became sharp and dangerous.

"Are you saying there's something wrong with my ears?"

"I dare not!"

"Don't dare? I think you dare very much!"

The maid felt as if her jaw was crushed and she cried in pain.

"Miss, please spare us. We will never dare to do it again."

Ye Chutang curled his lips mockingly, "If apologies are useful, what is the point of having national laws and family rules?"

As she spoke, she increased the strength of her hands.

"What did you not finish saying just now? If you don't tell the truth, I will sell you to the lowest brothel."

The maid's face turned pale with pain and she was trembling with fear.

But they dared not tell the truth because the indenture was held in the hands of the lady.

If they betray the Second Young Lady, their fate will be worse than being sold to a brothel!

Ye Chutang's hand slid to the maid's slender neck and tightened little by little.

"I've changed my mind. You guys have such a foul mouth that you don't deserve to be alive."

The maid was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, her eyes bulged out, and her face turned from red to blue.

The fear of dying brought their desire to survive to its peak.

"I...said..."

Ye Chutang loosened his grip with satisfaction, "You only have one chance to speak, so cherish it."

The maid coughed violently and said, "The Second Miss was..."

Just as the truth was about to be revealed, Kong Ru's personal maid ran over with sweat all over her forehead.

"Miss, why are you running back so suddenly? Did these two maids do something wrong to make you unhappy?"

Kong Ru appeared soon after, the pearl hairpin on her hair almost fell off, which showed how fast she was running.

"Chu'er, if the maids offended you, just let the housekeeper punish them. Why do you have to do it yourself?"

That was a close call!

If she hadn't arrived in time, the plan for three days later would have been ruined.

Ye Chutang knew that once Kong Ru arrived, the maid would not tell the truth.

She let go of the two of them, looked at Kong Ru who was wiping her sweat with a handkerchief, and sneered.

"No one can hear these servants rebelling against their superiors, so I have to do it myself."

"By the way, Madam, they said that Lord Ye asked me to come back to help Ye Anling get married."

Kong Ru never expected to hear such a sentence.

She was so frightened that her hands shook violently and all the make-up on her face was wiped off by the handkerchief.

"No...nothing."

Didn’t these two damn maids not say anything?

How did this bitch know?

Absolutely cannot admit it!

"Chu'er, don't listen to the maid's nonsense. Ling'er hasn't even got married yet, so how can she be married off as a substitute?"

The two maids didn't even bother to cough and quickly denied Ye Chutang's slander.

"Madam, please understand. We didn't say that. It was the young lady who wronged us!"

"Miss, please don't slander Miss and damage her reputation."

Kong Ru did not feel relieved after hearing this.

Because regardless of whether the maid let it slip or not, Ye Chutang had already guessed the purpose of bringing her back home.

She looked at the two maids angrily, "You're the one who bit the young lady, you should slap yourself in the face thirty times!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

The maid knew that if she wasn't a little harsh on herself, she would not be able to get away with making up stories about her master.

They were extremely ruthless, and the sound of slapping could be heard one after another.

Kong Ru looked at Ye Chutang and assured him, "Chu'er, don't worry, there is absolutely no such thing as a replacement marriage. At the homecoming banquet, you can observe the young talents in the capital. If there is anyone you like, I will ask your father to arrange a marriage for you."

Ye Chutang noticed the guilty conscience of Kong Ru and the maid, and revised his previous guess.

It should be that someone in a high position of power has taken a fancy to Ye Anling.

But Ye Anling didn't like that man, and couldn't cancel the marriage, so she planned to let her marry in his place.

She didn't respond to Kong Ru's words, and her eyes fell on the two maids who were slapping her.

"Isn't the punishment that Madam gave to these two maids too light?"

Kong Ru heard that Ye Chutang wanted to make an example of someone.

It just so happened that she had long wanted to deal with the two maids in the old lady's courtyard, so she went with the flow.

"Chu'er, how do you want to deal with them?"