Volume 1, Chapter 289: Serving the public interest while serving private interests, doing things for money.
Nightfall.
Ye Tingmu, who was coaxing everyone to sleep, was copying sword moves.
Maybe it was because they had to go to school, so the three kids fell asleep very early.
Suddenly, there was a knock on Ye Tingmu's door.
There was a hint of displeasure between his brows.
"What's the matter, late at night?"
"My Lord, there's a girl at the door, she said she has something important to discuss with you."
Girl, Ye Tingmu was a little surprised.
Where did the girl come from to find me?
"Did she say who she was?"
"It's the eldest daughter of the Chu family, Chu Yiyi."
The boss of Shangyunju?
He seemed to have heard the other party say that his father was an official in Kyoto.
I didn't expect that he would come to me.
He said quickly, "Please come in. Oh, and make me a pot of the best tea."
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
Speaking of Chu Yiyi, Ye Tingmu couldn't help but recall the scene at Shangyunju.
It was really thanks to her help at that time.
He straightened his clothes.
If an old friend has done you a favor, he or she is a distinguished guest and you should not be careless about him or her.
He came to the hall and waited.
Soon, the servant came into the hall with a graceful figure.
The moonlight flows on the green paved path.
The woman was the same as before, still with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a slender waist.
But today her long black hair is tied up high on her head.
A long light golden veil falls from her shoulders.
It looks a bit more noble than before.
However, the white-teethed, pure-red face in my memory now had a hint of sadness.
However, it could not conceal the beauty of her appearance.
Ye Tingmu quickly bowed with a faint smile.
"Miss Chu, long time no see."
Chu Yiyi leaned forward slightly and returned the greeting.
"Your humble servant Chu Yiyi greets the Marquis."
Ye Tingmu was a little uncomfortable with such politeness.
He relaxed his brows slightly.
"Miss Chu, you don't have to be polite. You and I are old friends. I never thought we would meet again today. Please come in."
Chu Yiyi nodded slightly.
"Then I'll bother you."
Chu Yiyi gracefully sat down at the guest table.
The candlelight in the room made her face slightly red.
There is an extraordinarily enchanting look to her.
Ye Tingmu raised his hand to signal.
"Tea, please!"
Chu Yiyi, however, kept frowning and showed no intention of drinking.
This made Ye Tingmu a little confused.
Chu Yiyi was the first old friend he met in Zhulu.
Since the other party came to his house in the middle of the night, he guessed that he must have something to ask for.
He took a sip of his tea.
He said bluntly: "Miss Chu, if you have anything to say, just tell me. In the past, outside Shangyunju, I promised you that I would repay your kindness in the future. Today, as long as I, Ye Tingmu, can sit here, I will not refuse."
Chu Yiyi looked at Ye Tingmu in surprise. It seemed that he had guessed it.
She did come to ask Ye Tingmu for help, but she didn't know how to start.
Even though Ye Tingmu had already spoken frankly and expressed his position at this time.
She still clenched her little hands, her face full of confusion.
The white teeth were biting the red lips.
Ye Tingmu was speechless.
Then he said, "Miss Chu, you and I have been through the same hardships together. Why are you so reserved? This actually makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yiyi forced a smile onto her face.
"My Lord, you are joking. Now that you are the Marquis of Heaven, I, as a servant, must be more reserved."
When she first met Jun, he was just a poor scholar, but she knew that he must be extraordinary.
Moreover, she has always been very accurate in judging people. When they met now, it had only been three months since they last met, and the poor scholar had transformed into a wise man in Kyushu.
Who could have thought of this?
There was a hint of helplessness on Ye Tingmu's lips. He didn't want to be a marquis either.
But he still said, "What's the matter with the title of Marquis or not? It's just an empty title. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Chu Yiyi was silent for a long time again, then raised her head, her beautiful eyes full of pleading.
"Actually, I came here just to beg you to let my brother go."
"Your brother?" Ye Tingmu was suspicious, and soon he seemed to remember something and asked, "Then the fourth young master of Nancheng, Chu Ze is your brother?"
In response to Ye Tingmu's question, Chu Yiyi nodded heavily.
There was a hint of loss in his tone.
"Yes, my Chu family did not discipline him strictly and allowed him to commit such a mistake. I know he is guilty, but I am too embarrassed to speak up and do not want to make things difficult for him, but..." Her voice became a little choked when she said this.
Then he continued, "But my Chu family only has this one male heir. For the sake of the family's continuation, I have no choice but to come and ask the Lord Marquis if he can show some leniency and spare Chu Ze's life."
Yes, at this moment Liu Yiyi was praying to Ye Tingmu.
After three days of absence, the once high-ranking female boss reappeared.
Now the weak woman in front of him.
It’s all because I grew up too fast.
His eyes dimmed a little at this moment.
His sword-like eyebrows twitched from time to time.
The crimes of the Four Young Masters of South City are shocking, and he wants to use these four people to intimidate the people of South City. If he lets them go, wouldn’t it make the people feel disappointed?
But he also promised Chu Yiyi that he would repay Shangyunju's kindness for one night within his ability.
If I refuse, I would be breaking my promise.
On one side is justice and for the public good.
A hundred years is a private affair, for the sake of a promise that one has made.
This actually put him in a dilemma.
Should he be killed?
Before this, he deserved to be killed, but at this moment he was conflicted.
It's a difficult choice between repaying a favor or enforcing the law impartially.
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If you don't kill, you will slap yourself in the face.
Kill him or slap yourself in the face.
Damn, how could it be such a coincidence.
Their surname just happens to be Chu, and they just happen to be brother and sister.
Chu Yiyi lowered her head and bit her red lips, and a weak voice rang out.
"I know this is difficult for you, but I still want to try. I heard that you want to build a place to take in homeless children. If you promise to release my brother, the Chu family is willing to bear all the funds."
Ye Tingmu raised his eyebrows.
"Miss Chu is quite well-informed."
Chu Ruoyi looked up, their eyes met, and she asked again, "Is it okay?"
Ye Tingmu touched his chin, thoughtfully.
After a while, in Chu Yiyi's expectation, he slowly spoke.
"It's not impossible to let him go..."
Hearing him say this, a glimmer of hope flashed across Chu Yiyi's lonely eyes.
At this time, Ye Tingmu changed the subject and continued, "But Dangdang, this is not enough. After all, what your brother did has angered heaven and man."
At this moment, Chu Yiyi had already received hope from Ye Tingmu's mouth.
As for what price to pay, that is his father's business.
She has always been ashamed to associate with her younger brother.
If her father hadn't begged her so much, she would never have come.
"Your Majesty, feel free to name a price."
Ye Tingmu narrowed his eyes. It was straightforward to deal with smart people.
Although letting this person go would go against what I had done before.
But we can't just look at one side of things.
It depends on the value.
If I could exchange such a miserable life for the opportunity to save more people.
In Ye Tingmu's eyes, he thought it was worth it.
But he couldn't let this kid off easily, he still had to punish him.
"How about this, I'll calculate how much you need and then give you ten thousand gold coins, but I have one request?"
"My Lord, what do you say?"
"Let your brother work in this place I built until it is completed. As for the families that were persecuted by your brother, your Chu family will be responsible for supporting them in the future. What do you think?"
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