Chapter 1078: Silencing (3)
Amidst this chaos, Mrs. Ye had already begun packing up her gold and silver jewelry.
She had long seen what Ye Maocai was planning, and she had once held a glimmer of hope for him, but Ye Maocai's escape plan had never included her. Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they each fly away. Madam Ye now saw it clearly. Ye Maocai had no regard for their marital relationship, and she simply pretended she didn't have a husband. The escape route Ye Maocai had arranged had now benefited him. There was nothing he could do about it, since Ye Maocai was the biggest target in Emperor Yongle's eyes.
She carefully searched the house for any banknotes and jewelry that she could take away, trying to pack up something light, as she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
Ye Mei and Ye Ke were in the same mood at this moment.
Ye Ke paced back and forth in the room, his brows filled with anxiety, and from time to time he asked Ye Mei: "Sister, do you think this is true? Is the Prime Minister's Mansion really going to be ruined? How is this possible? We didn't hear any rumors before. Maybe the emperor invited Dad to the palace just for some court affairs, and it's not what we think."
Ye Mei was packing up some banknotes. She had systematically pawned her jewelry for silver days ago, exchanging it for banknotes accepted at all banks in Daliang. These were easy to carry and indispensable. She said, "Are you still deceiving yourself? If it was simply to discuss court affairs, why would Ye Maocai have the guards draw their swords and attempt to escape when he was asked to leave? It's clear he was trying to flee from his crime."
"But there was no sign at all before this!" Ye Ke still refused to believe Ye Mei's words.
"You just didn't notice."
Ye Ke's eyes widened, staring at Ye Mei in disbelief: "What do you mean, sister? Did you know this a long time ago? If you knew it a long time ago, why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm just guessing, relying more on intuition than anything else, and I have no evidence. Even if I told you, would you believe me?" Ye Mei sneered inwardly, but said gently, "Besides, I can handle these things myself. You're my brother after all. Now that the Ye family is in trouble, we can't be tied to it and sink with it. We have to find a way to escape. I'll take you with me."
Ye Ke's expression was somewhat complicated, and he seemed very unwilling to accept the situation. "I originally thought that staying in the Ye Mansion was the best option, but I didn't expect that not only did I not even get an official position, but now I have to run away like a stray dog. Thinking about it this way, it would be better if I hadn't followed the Ye family to Qinzhou. This is worse than before."
"That may not be the case." Ye Mei collected all the banknotes, divided them into several portions and carefully stored them away. Then he said, "You have to save your life first, so don't just wait here. You should go to your room first and put away your valuables. These things will be useful when you escape."
Ye Ke moved his lips, but in the end he said nothing. He shrugged his head as if resigned to his fate and walked out of Ye Mei's room. It seemed that he listened to Ye Mei's words and went back to the room to pack his things.
After Ye Mei saw him leave, there was no sound outside the room for a long time, so she stood up, a trace of gloom flashed across her eyes, and she paused for a moment before quietly walking out of the room.
She walked towards Ye Maocai's study.
The door to Ye Maocai's study was closed. Only Ye Ke and Madam Ye usually went there, and Ye Maocai would occasionally chat with them. However, Ye Maocai was a cautious person, and if he really wanted to hide something, he probably wouldn't do it in a place as easy to find as his study. However, the more dangerous a place, the safer it is. It's possible that Ye Maocai would go against his grain and deliberately leave something in his study, surprising others.
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