Ye Songyan said seriously, "Ouyang Rongyue is already a first-class imperial concubine. Even if I ask for mercy in the future, I will not let it fall on her. You are my mother."
"What if mother is not your mother?" Xu suddenly said.
Ye Songyan looked at Xu, somewhat confused. What nonsense was his mother talking about? "What did you say?"
Xu said, "It's nothing. I was thinking that if you weren't born in my womb, you would be the legitimate son of the General's Mansion. Your father would probably pay more attention to you, and there might be hope for your relationship with the princess. Sometimes, I wonder if I've harmed you."
Ye Songyan said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I am your biological son."
Xu smiled and said, "Yes, you are my biological son."
How could he not be her biological son?
This was her biological son, whom she had carried for eight months and risked half her life to give birth to.
In the courtyard, the hibiscus flowers were bright red, and the breeze blew gently, rolling up fine silver threads. General Ye hesitated outside the house and did not enter, his old brows twisted into a knot.
After a moment, he walked away.
It rains a lot in spring, and it was raining heavily on the day Ye Zelin took office at the Ministry of Revenue.
In the fifth year of the Huangyou reign, Du Chengmei was recommended by the Prince of Qinghe to serve as the Minister of Revenue for six years. Du had been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years, and it could be said that the Ministry was his domain.
Since the dismissal of Right Vice Minister Mu Hongguang, Your Majesty has not appointed any other official to the position of Right Vice Minister. Minister Du also wrote to Your Majesty, recommending Langzhong Guo Youzhi of the Ministry of Revenue to take over the position of Right Vice Minister. Unfortunately, Your Majesty did not approve it, so the position of Right Vice Minister had to be temporarily taken over by Langzhong Guo Youzhi, and he served for several months.
Everyone in the Ministry of Revenue thought that the position of Right Vice Minister would be taken over by Doctor Guo Youzhi, but who would have thought that a recent Jinshi, who was also a young master from the General's Mansion, would come down from the sky.
A young man with no experience was appointed as the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue. Everyone in the ministry, from top to bottom, had objections.
They agreed privately that when Minister Ye took office, he would be given a warning.
Ye Zelin walked into the Ministry of Revenue. His purple official uniform with narrow sleeves was covered with small dark spots, which were the traces of rain.
The front yard of the Ministry of Household Affairs was silent and deserted. Even on ordinary days, the front yard should be empty.
According to convention, when a new official takes office, lower-ranking officials should come to welcome him. The Ministry of Revenue knew when he would take office a few days ago.
It shouldn't be so quiet today. There is no official to be seen, and something seems amiss.
Looking at the quiet front yard of the Ministry of Revenue, Ye Zelin sneered, thinking that this was a way to intimidate him.
It was expected, so he wasn't surprised.
If the subordinate officials did not come to greet him, he, as a subordinate, would have to go and pay a visit to his immediate superior.
Under the Shangshu, there were one left and one right assistant minister, and his superior was the Minister of Revenue Du Chengmei.
When Ye Zelin walked up to Du Shangshu, Du Shangshu was busy handling official business.
"Your humble servant Ye Zelin pays his respects to Minister Du." Ye Zelin greeted the emperor with neither arrogance nor servility.
Du Shangshu raised his eyelids, glanced at Ye Zelin vaguely, and said lightly, "Go down."
Ye Zelin was stunned for a moment, but soon understood. He said yes and walked out.
No wonder no one from the Ministry of Revenue came to greet him; it turned out that his superiors had tacitly agreed.
He didn't care about these things. His Majesty ordered him to serve as the Right Vice Minister in order to put pressure on the Ministry of Revenue.
On the first day in office, Ye Zelin didn't know how he got through it.
Apart from saying "yes" to Du Shangshu, he didn't say a word to anyone else.
At present, all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue are ostracizing and isolating him, so he will have to work hard to integrate into the Ministry.
After returning to the General's Mansion, Ye Zelin suddenly felt very tired. Hua Fushu had just picked up Yue Zheng from school, so he asked Hua Fushu to massage his muscles and bones.
Hua Fushu knows how to give massage. This is the first time Ye Zelin asked her to give him a massage, and Hua Fushu happily agreed.
Ye Zelin lay lazily on the wooden couch, Hua Fushu sat beside him and massaged his shoulders.
Hua Fushu asked him how he felt on his first day in office.
How did you feel on your first day in office?
Ye Zelin didn't feel good on his first day in office, and he didn't plan to tell Hua Fushu about what happened today.
He forced a very normal smile, "It's fine. Minister Du and my father have some good relationship. On the first day of taking office, he talked to me about many things in the Ministry of Revenue and told me that I could ask him if I didn't understand anything."
He could handle all the affairs in the officialdom by himself, so there was no need to tell Hua Fushu and make her worry.
There is a saying that goes, "The cockroach that can't be killed becomes more courageous when it is defeated." He is the cockroach that never stops striving for self-improvement. Standing still is not his style.
"That's good." Hua Fushu said. She thought Ye Zelin would be given a hard time. After all, Ye Zelin was young and had no qualifications to show for it.
"It's too light, use more force. It's comfortable with this strength."
The man's brows relaxed, and the depression that had accumulated for a day completely dissipated from his heart at this moment. He felt as relaxed and happy as if a bamboo stick and straw sandals were lighter than a horse.
"Fushu, maintain this strength."
Hua Fushu chuckled, "You're treating me like a servant, aren't you?"
"None of the maids in this mansion has such flexible and skillful hands as my wife. She can perform acupuncture, diagnose illnesses by taking pulses, and even give massages." Ye Zelin was in a very good mood.
Hua Fushu said, "This is the truth."
"I'm telling the truth. There's nothing my wife can't do."
The two chatted casually, and after a while, Ye Zelin suddenly talked about his thoughts.
"Fushu, I plan to send Ye Songyan to the Western Territory."
He thought about sending Ye Songyan to the Western Territory for a long time, and he felt that the time had come to send Ye Songyan to the Western Territory.
Hua Fushu was slightly startled and asked, "Why are you sending Xiao Si to the Western Territory?"
Hua Fushu knew very well that Ye Zelin was not the kind of person who liked to help others.
This guy is definitely not that 'kind' to Xiao Si.
He said, "If Ye Songyan is well trained, he will become a powerful general in the future."
There was a hint of hope in Ye Zelin's eyes, which he didn't even realize. He felt that if Ye Songyan was trained seriously, he might be a useful person in the future. After all, there has never been a useless person in the Ye family.
"Your father won't agree." Hua Fushu understood Ye Shiheng's attitude towards sending Xiao Si to the Western Border.
Ye Shiheng was tough and refused many times to let Xiao Si go to the Western Border Military Camp.
The man knew his father better than his wife did. "I know. I just want to convince Dad to send my fourth brother to the military camp."
"You hate to get involved in Xiaosi's affairs the most, but this time you want to send Xiaosi to the Western Territory. What's your reason?" Hua Fushu asked him.
Based on her understanding of Ye Zelin, he would not care about Ye Xiaosi's affairs for no reason. He might have some purpose or reason.
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