Chapter 1074 Qin and Qi join forces (5)
The Ye family was different from the Lu family. The Lu family was a military family with their own troops, while the Ye family was a civil family with only a supporting role. His connections, influence, and personal connections were all highly sought after, but now, they had all collapsed with the demise of the Lu family.
The Lu family, with its vast network of influence and troops, had fallen to the Yongle Emperor, let alone the Ye family. However, Ye Maocai, observing the situation and understanding Yongle Emperor's style through the Lu family incident, grew increasingly desperate. He knew that the Yongle Emperor would show no mercy to the Ye family and would annihilate them all. Ye Maocai was furious at the Lu family's initial arrogance, yet regretted it too late.
Ye Maocai began to prepare for his escape. At the very least, he would send Ye Hongguang away. He didn't care much about Ye Mei and Ye Ke, but Ye Hongguang was his only child, and he had to leave a descendant for the Ye family.
When Ye Maocai started to get busy, Ye Mei was not idle either.
She had returned from Miss Sun's residence today, spending some quality time with Jin Xingming, who had already promised to take her away in three days. Ye Maocai had loosened his grip on Ye Mei considerably in recent days, seemingly not caring much about where she went or who she met. Far from being happy, Ye Mei grew increasingly nervous. It was clear that Ye Maocai was already overwhelmed with his own concerns, and therefore had no time to worry about her life or death. The Ye family was facing a critical moment.
In connection with the Lu family's affairs, although Ye Mei did not understand what had happened, she had a vague feeling that Ye Maocai was afraid. What was there to be afraid of? Naturally, he would suffer the same fate as the Lu family.
That day, she came back a little late. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Ye Ke looking around in her room, as if he was waiting for her.
Ye Mei hadn't seen Ye Ke in a few days. These days, she was contemplating her future after escaping to Mingqi with Jin Xingming. She hadn't really considered what would happen to Ye Ke. Perhaps Ye Ke hadn't figured into her escape plan from the very beginning.
Ye Mei immediately abandoned a person who she felt was useless, a drag, and even had selfish motives towards her.
Seeing her come back, Ye Ke asked, "Sister, where have you been? Why are you back now?"
"Miss Sun asked me for a handkerchief last time. I embroidered it yesterday and sent it to her today."
Ye Ke complained: "You are also the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion now. Why does the daughter of the Sun family have the right to order you around?"
Ye Mei ignored him and sat down to the side. Seeing that Ye Ke seemed anxious, she asked, "How have you been these past few days? Didn't Dad take you around to meet his colleagues?"
"Don't mention it." Upon hearing this, Ye Ke immediately lowered his head and said dejectedly, "That was just the beginning. I don't know what he's been busy with these past few days. Whenever I asked him, he said he had something to do. I was bored at home." He looked at Ye Mei again and said, "Sister, when will you discuss entering the palace with Dad? I think Dad is just looking for an excuse to refuse. If you enter the palace and win the favor of the Emperor, Dad will definitely please me, and the Emperor will also value me. My success in my career will also help you, right?"
Ye Mei sneered inwardly, but kept it hidden on her face. She smiled and said, "You and I are siblings, so I'll naturally help you." She pondered for a moment, then added, "Speaking of which, your relationship with Dad is closer than mine. Have you seen anything special about Dad these days?"
"What's special?" Ye Ke was puzzled: "Nothing special."
Seeing that he didn't understand, Ye Mei changed her approach and asked with a smile, "It's not about that. For example, if Dad has something precious or a secret, maybe you can find out a little bit?"
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