Qian Tairan said urgently, "Brother, what time is it! How can you still sit still! Xuan'er is in jail!"
Qian Zhi frowned deeply. "Did I tell him to arrest people in the street? Crimes must be punished! Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Zibing has said it so many times: the Qian family should keep a low profile. You always ignore what I say!"
Qian Tairan choked for a moment, "Brother, that's your own nephew whom you've watched grow up. He was beaten until he was covered in blood, and he's still unconscious! It's so cold in the prison cell, can you really bear to let him stay there for a year?"
Qian Zhi snorted, "The doctor was sent over long ago, what's so cold about it? The charcoal was lit last night."
Qian Tairan was like an ant on a hot coal, both anxious and annoyed.
Suddenly his eyes lit up. "Brother! That divorced woman from the Ye family told Steward Zhou on the street that if our Qian family hasn't had enough of a good life, we shouldn't mess with her."
This is unbearable, isn't it?
This is Shuzhou. Who would dare to speak to the Qian family like this in Shuzhou?
Qian Zhi waved his hand impatiently, "Alright, the Ye family has a lot of backers. Prefect Duan is clearly on the Ye family's side. Not to mention, Yu'er saw it with her own eyes in Qingshui County. Ye Panjiu and Chu Guan are very close. We don't need to make enemies. Instead, we should send some generous gifts and try to be on good terms with them!"
Qian Tairan frowned, feeling nauseous at these words. "Who is Chu Guan?"
Qian Zhi glanced at him with disappointment, "You should use this time to understand these people, so you don't offend someone you can't afford to offend one day."
The Qian family's foundation was weak, and the fact that he was able to send his son all the way to the Third Prince after taking over shows that he had a lot of scheming.
Qian Tairan stared intently at his elder brother, "Brother, I'm asking you one last time, you're just going to abandon Xuan'er's matter, aren't you? You're letting the Ye family shit on our Qian family's head."
Qian Zhi rubbed his temples speechlessly. "Did I just say all that for nothing? Yu'er got twenty lashes in Qingshui County! I didn't even dare touch the Ye family. Can't you wake up and behave yourself?"
Before he could finish speaking, Qian Tairan walked straight out of the study.
Qian Zhi sighed helplessly.
The emperor loves his eldest son, and the common people love their youngest son. The Qian family was no exception. His father doted on Qian Tairan, spoiling him so much that he became arrogant and looked down on everyone.
Unexpectedly, the nephew raised by Qian Tairan is also like this.
Do you think the Qian family can mess with the Ye family?
He knew it, but didn't say it. It's said that it's related to Prime Minister Su!
To drag the entire Qian family into fighting against Prime Minister Su?
He must have had enough of the good life to be so desperate!
Qian Tairan stormed back to his courtyard.
Upon seeing his expression, Butler Zhou quickly advised, "Master, don't get upset. The clan leader is just too narrow-minded and short-sighted. Don't take it to heart."
Qian Tairan abruptly asked him, "Who is Chu Guan?"
Steward Zhou was taken aback. "It's the youngest son of Marquis Yongchang, Chu Li."
Qian Tairan's eyes darted around. "A Yongchang Earl far away in the capital? This is Shuzhou. You're right, elder brother is just being narrow-minded. How much have you found out about the Ye family?"
Butler Zhou said smugly, "The Ye family is very simple. They're all farmers. That divorced woman has a biological daughter. If you ask me, we should let her experience what we've gone through!"
Qian Tairan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Tell me about it?"
Butler Zhou whispered in his ear, "We can..."
Qian Tairan burst into laughter, "Brilliant! That's it! Consider it my first grand gift to the Ye family!"
The Ye family had a heavy task today. Ye Daniu and Ye Erniu were busy buying wine, tea, firecrackers, lanterns, and other necessities for the New Year.
Liu and Ye Cuihua were busy buying groceries for the New Year's meal.
Ye Panjiu and Madam Sun followed behind them, in charge of candy, pastries and other snacks.
Ye Taohua followed Heng Tong and the others, buying whatever she wanted.
Ye Lei took Wang Jiao to buy various kinds of meat.
All the children stayed at home, looked after by Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye.
Duan Jingcheng was afraid that something might happen to the Ye family, so he sent people to guard the house.
The Qian family's three guards kept watch from morning till afternoon, but they didn't see anyone alone.
I feel extremely irritable.
If you can't deliver, you'll definitely get beaten, and not only that, you'll have your pay docked.
It makes me furious just thinking about it.
How come the Ye family is so united, like an impregnable fortress? Doesn't anyone want to go a little further away?
As dusk fell, the Ye family headed home for dinner.
Suddenly, Ye Taohua noticed a string of sparkling beads, which looked quite beautiful.
She then realized that she hadn't prepared a New Year's gift for her mother yet.
"I'm going to use the restroom."
Heng Tong nodded, "Go and come back quickly."
She absolutely cannot leave Ye Panjiu while the Qian family is likely to retaliate.
Ye Taohua turned a corner, and just as she slipped over to pick up the bracelet, a hand covered with a sweat towel was about to cover her face.
She moved sideways and quickly dodged.
Seeing that they had missed their target, the guards roared, "Attack together!"
Three grown men rushed toward Ye Taohua.
Ye Taohua quickly chose the weakest-looking guard and began to fight him.
This was a bustling area, and the guards dared not cause any trouble, not even drawing their swords.
Ye Taohua didn't care about any of that. After swiftly crippling the guard's arm, she finally found an opportunity and knocked the guard unconscious with a single palm strike.
With skills like that, he thinks he can take her down? That's laughable.
Let's see how she practices on these three.
The other two guards exchanged a glance, and one of them stepped forward to engage Ye Taohua in combat.
One of them quietly slipped out and took out a burlap sack.
Ye Taohua clearly sensed that this guard was much stronger and quite troublesome.
She is too young, and although she has trained in strength for a long time, she is still weak.
There's no comparison to this muscular, eight-foot-tall man.
Before long, he was slapped several times, and it hurt terribly.
Another palm strike landed heavily on her shoulder before she could dodge it.
Ye Taohua was forced to retreat, her body like a kite with a broken string.
She panicked a little, and thinking that Heng Tong was right next to her, she prepared to shout.
A burlap sack was then placed over his head.
As darkness enveloped her, Ye Taohua finally became afraid and struggled desperately.
She was stuffed into a sack like a chick, and the other end was lifted up.
"Aaaaaah!" she screamed.
The sound was largely blocked out by the burlap sack.
The guards didn't linger; they pressed her pressure points, hoisted her onto their shoulders, and quickly ran away.
Heng Tong's ears twitched; they were almost at the Ye family's door.
But Ye Taohua has not returned yet.
Without further hesitation, she stepped forward and found Ye Panjiu. "Miss, Taohua said she went to the restroom and hasn't returned yet. I'll go look for her."
Ye Panjiu tensed up immediately, "I'll go with you."
Ye Taohua likes to stick to Hengtong, but Hengtong is much more reliable than her.
She was carrying a lot of things, and she had just seen Ye Taohua ahead.
Sun was about to go with them when Ye Panjiu stopped her and gave her all the things. "Second sister-in-law, tell the family not to go out anymore. Wait for me to come back."
After saying that, she followed Heng Tong back the way they had come.
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