At this time, a man in his fifties ran in. From his attire, one could tell he was a butler.
Compared to an average person, he looked a bit bloated. Most importantly, his eyes were a bit narrow, which made him look a bit fierce at first glance, especially his drooping eyebrows, which made him look like someone who was not to be messed with.
At this time, he was breathing heavily, obviously running too fast and couldn't keep up with his breathing.
His face was pale, as if he had been frightened by something.
After seeing Cao Bang, the housekeeper hurriedly said, "Master, this is bad!"
"What happened?" Cao Bang looked at him and asked hurriedly.
"Master, the Ye family has been arrested!" The housekeeper said hurriedly, "The news just came in that the Jinyiwei have already taken action and have taken people directly to the Ye family. Now that Ye Chi has been arrested, all the family's properties have been seized."
After hearing this, Cao Bang's body shook and he sat down suddenly on the chair.
Cao Bang’s face was pale and his forehead was covered with sweat. He was shouting in his heart, “It’s over!”
The Ye family is actually finished?
Just now everyone was together. Although the Ye family did not do things in a decent way and no one said anything, no one wanted the Ye family to become like this.
After calming down, Cao Bang quickly asked, "Do you know what the reason is?"
"We don't know yet. The Jinyiwei haven't announced any charges, and the yamen is now closed. According to rumors, the Yangzhou prefect has been arrested, and now the yamen in various places have been taken over by some people. No one dares to intervene, and now the Jinyiwei are doing everything with impunity."
"Why? Why is this happening?" Cao Bang sighed with some difficulty as he sat in his chair.
Finally, he raised his head helplessly, looked at the butler and asked, "Any news? Any news from Huang Changzong?"
Now Cao Bang can only pin his hopes on Huang Changzong, there is really no other way.
As a powerful figure in the Imperial Household Department, Huang Changzong has always had a good reputation and has done a lot of business in recent years.
Especially after the events in the northwest, their connections with Jiangnan increased. All goods from Jiangnan that wanted to be sold to the northwest had to go through the Imperial Household Department, otherwise they wouldn't reach Zhangjiakou. Naturally, Huang Changzong's status rose.
After something happened to the Han family, in addition to asking the Ye family for information, Cao Bang also thought of Huang Changzong of the Imperial Household Department.
But when the Ye family saw him, he said nothing. Not only did he say nothing, he even played a big card and played a trick. But it was still useless, and he was still arrested.
So Cao Bang is now anxious. He thinks that all the tricks he has played are useless and he is afraid of being caught.
The only one left who could help was Huang Changzong of the Imperial Household Department. At least he could find out what was going on. If he knew what was going on, he could solve the problem with his own tactics. If he knew nothing, what was the point?
The fact that the government office had been taken over by someone else, as the steward mentioned, was perfectly normal. Cao Bang had already guessed that the emperor must have come to Yangzhou. With the emperor present, others naturally had little leeway and dared not even show their face. The Jinyiwei, with the emperor's backing, naturally acted with impunity.
Now that Yangzhou City has been sealed off, there is nothing we can do.
The housekeeper glanced at Cao Bang, shook his head and said, "No news yet."
Although Huang Changzong wanted to meet Cao Bang, he was too busy in the past few days, busy taking over the Han family's assets every day.
The Imperial Household Department was also busy, so it was unlikely that Huang Changzong would come to see Cao Bang. If it weren't for what happened today, Huang Changzong would not have remembered Cao Bang.
At this moment, someone suddenly ran in from outside, whispered a few words in the butler's ear, and handed something to the butler.
The housekeeper immediately became excited, a smile on his face. He turned to look at Cao Bang and said, "Master, this is an invitation just delivered by someone outside. It's from Mr. Huang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wants to invite you to meet him, and the venue is set at Lichunyuan."
After hearing this, Cao Bang also stood up and a smile instantly appeared on his face.
Huang Changzong's meeting with him at this time meant that he was willing to help.
This is really good news for me.
Cao Bang was like he had met his savior, and he said with great joy: "Prepare a gift, something substantial. Bring your people and let's rush to Lichunyuan!"
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