Yes, it has been six years since Ye Chen’s parents and aunt passed away. Ye Chen observed mourning for three years, and those three years were also the most painful three years for him. He had to familiarize himself with the Duke’s Mansion’s property one by one. His grandmother fell seriously ill due to the blow, and her black hair turned into silver hair in just one year.
His grandfather was bedridden and he was the only one in the house. At that time, he had to treat himself as several people. In three years, he grew from a sixteen-year-old boy to a duke who was adept at interpersonal communication.
After the three-year mourning period was over, he discussed with his grandparents and decided to take part in the Autumn Examination three years later, which was this year. Since he did not plan to pursue a military career in the future, taking the imperial examination was also a good choice. After all, studying was easy for Ye Chen.
Ye Chen is talented and likes talented people. In his previous life, it was because he admired Gu Ruojin's talent that he got himself into trouble more and more. Later, Chen Qiu married him. Although Chen Qiu could read and write, she had nothing to do with talent.
At that time, Ye Chen felt a sense of regret and even a feeling of being blasphemed, so he was heartbroken and did those stupid things to his Qiu'er.
Ye Chen said: "Grandfather, I was in mourning period and couldn't participate in the Autumn Examination three years ago. I want to take part in this year's Autumn Examination. With my achievements, it will be more convenient for me to serve the emperor in the future!"
The old Duke took the tea handed to him by the maid, paused and said: "Well, our Fuguo Mansion's fame was earned on horseback. I don't want you to follow our old path. The imperial examination is a good choice."
Xiao Hang swallowed hard and said, "Well, Xiao Chenzi, you will definitely win the imperial examination. Your talent is well-known in Kyoto!"
Ye Chen glared at Xiao Hang, who was puzzled. He was right! Oh! By the way, the rumors about his talent always mentioned Miss Gu. It seemed that he was afraid that his wife would be jealous!
On the way back to Nianqiu Pavilion, Chen Qiu asked Ye Chen: "My husband, is that Black Hawk very powerful? Has he always been by my grandfather's side?"
Ye Chen said: "He is very powerful. He is the leader of my grandfather's secret guards, but he is also the commander of the Black Cloud Guards."
"What?" Chen Qiu opened his mouth in surprise and looked at Ye Chen in disbelief.
Ye Chen raised his hand, closed Chen Qiu's mouth, and said with a smile: "Yes, he is the commander and Ling Tian is the deputy commander. The Black Cloud Guard is actually the emperor's secret guard."
Chen Qiu: "Oh, no wonder, people have only heard of the Black Cloud Guards but have never seen them."
Ye Chen said: "Because everyone who has seen them is dead!"
Chen Qiu lowered his head and thought about it and said: "That's not right. Since he is the emperor's secret guard, why is the commander not by the emperor's side, but by my grandfather's side?"
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu and said, "Because the Black Cloud Guard was built by my grandfather. Strictly speaking, my grandfather is also the emperor's secret guard."
"Did you see the ring on my grandfather's right hand? That's the symbol of the leader of the Black Cloud Guard."
Chen Qiu opened his mouth wide again. This was too unbelievable. How much did the emperor trust the old duke to give him his entire fortune and life?
Ye Chen smiled and rubbed Chen Qiu's face with his hand and said, "Are you scared now?"
Shen Qiu pulled Ye Chen's hand away from his face and said, "No, I just think this favor is too great."
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, although it is said that there is no family affection in the royal family, this rule is broken by this emperor. He is a man who values friendship and loyalty."
Ye Chen's thinking inevitably makes people think that he is too naive, but this is the conclusion he came to after living for two lifetimes.
In his previous life, the emperor trusted the Ye family unconditionally. He once asked the emperor if he was afraid of the Ye family's rebellion. The emperor smiled and said, "Anyone in the Great Yin Kingdom may rebel, but your Ye family will not!"
"The integrity of the Ye family won't allow you to do this. Although people are greedy, for some people, a pure heart is more precious than anything else! I don't have confidence in your Ye family, but I have confidence in my own ability to judge people."
Chen Qiu wanted to ask more, but Ye Chen pushed her forward and said, "Okay, I know you're worried, so let me leave everything to you, ok? I believe you can do it well, okay?"
Chen Qiu and Ye Chen returned to Nian Qiu Pavilion. They chatted for a while in the room and then went to bed early. His Qiu'er had not had a good night's sleep in the past month.
Seeing that the lights in the main room were off, Mingyue tiptoed to Mu Qing's residence in the west with a porcelain bottle in her hand.
"Thump, thump, thump"
"Who?" Mu Qing pulled up the left lapel of his shirt cautiously.
"It's me," Mingyue replied.
Mu Qing wondered in surprise: "What is she doing here?"
But he didn't hesitate. He stood up, tied his belt and went to open the door.
In terms of appearance alone, Mu Qing is no worse than Ye Chen, but he does not have the aura of a superior, nor the nobility of Ye Chen.
Mingyue looked at Mu Qing, not even noticing a trace of saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth. Mu Qing reached out and wiped it away for her with disgust, saying, "I know I'm only a little bit worse than you, but isn't it too obvious for you to do this?"
"I'm telling you, I don't like people like you who are so clueless."
Mingyue was so angry that she threw the porcelain bottle in her hand into Mu Qing's arms and cursed: "I'll hurt you to death. What's the point of being pretty? You're good-looking but useless. You can't even catch a few thieves and you got yourself hurt."
Then he ran out, cursing again: "Humph, you still look down on me, and I look down on you."
Mu Qing looked at the porcelain bottle in her hand, then at the figure running away. Was she a little too harsh? Even if she didn't like someone, shouldn't she say something hurtful?
The next day, Mu Qing wanted to find Mingyue to apologize, but he couldn't find Mingyue.
Mingyue was sent to the Shen family by Chen Qiu to let her see whether Shen Rouyun was honest or not.
Mingyue didn't come back until noon, and Chen Qiu asked, "How is it? Is she still making a fuss?"
Mingyue looked at Chenqiu and said, "The second young lady is ill. I heard from the old lady that she has been staying indoors since she returned home yesterday. In the evening, the maid came to report that she had a fever, and it hasn't subsided yet."
Shen Qiu hurriedly asked, "What did the doctor say?"
Mingyue shook her head and said, "The doctor couldn't find out what was wrong. He just remained unconscious and had a high fever. The doctor tried every medicine, but the fever wouldn't go away."
Chen Qiu stood up and took Mingyue to the medicine garden. Chen Qiu wanted to see if Xiao Hang had any solution. After all, she was his cousin. It would have been fine if he didn't know. Now that he knew, he decided to go and see.
No one knew where Ye Chen had gone. He had not been seen since breakfast this morning. Chen Qiu asked Xing'er to wait for him at home. If Ye Chen came back, she should tell him that she had returned to the Shen family to prevent him from worrying.
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