Ye Mingze was stunned by the blow and half of his face quickly became red and swollen.
This slap finally made him sober and realize what he had just said.
His face turned pale and he knelt down in panic: "Dad! I was wrong! I, I just said something slip of the tongue--"
"Get out!" Ye Heng shouted.
Ye Mingze didn't dare to say another word. He hurriedly got up and left the room.
Bang!
Ye Heng swept everything on the table to the ground, but the anger in his heart was still there.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Someone come!"
The butler who was guarding outside the door came in immediately, and his eyebrows jumped when he saw the mess on the floor.
The master has always been strict with the second young master, and the father and son have had many quarrels over the years, but this is the first time that the master has lost his temper so much.
I really don't know what mistake the second young master made to make the old master so...
Ye Heng shouted angrily: "From today on, keep an eye on Mingze! Apart from delivering food and vegetables, no one else is allowed to contact him without my permission!"
The housekeeper looked up in astonishment: "Master? Isn't this punishment too severe... Is it not okay for the eldest lady?"
"You don't understand?" Ye Heng interrupted him suddenly, "Since he doesn't want to go back to the Imperial College to study, then he should stay at home! He is not allowed to go anywhere!"
The housekeeper said repeatedly: "Yes! Yes!"
…
It was late at night and the evening breeze rustled the branches and leaves, finally dispelling some of the summer heat.
The light was as dim as a bean, outlining a thin and slender figure on the window coffin.
Ye Yunfeng glanced over there, and asked while packing his things:
"Hey, Third Brother, Sister has been staying in her room since she came back. What's wrong with her?"
Ye Jingyan shook his head: "I don't know, I think he's thinking about something."
Sister usually doesn't seem to care about anything. Only when she encounters some critical moments will she sit alone quietly like she does now.
Ye Yunfeng was a little confused: "I know, but what happened today? Is it worth it for Sister to do this?"
Be it the polo match or Han Yao from the Han family, neither is worth any extra attention from the elder sister.
Ye Jingyan had a vague guess in his mind: "Maybe...it has something to do with the Prince of Dingbei."
"Really?" Ye Yunfeng pulled a chair over and sat down. "But sister only shared a carriage with him, and Xiaowu was there too."
He really couldn't figure it out.
Ye Jingyan glanced at him indifferently, not expecting him to help come up with an answer.
After all, this kid is still very grateful when he mentions that person.
A bow really touched his heart.
"Forget it, don't bother Sister. If she wants to talk to us, she will speak up."
…
Ye Chutang sat behind the desk with a calm expression.
The file from the Dali Temple kept appearing in her mind over and over again, every page and every line was clear.
It was clearly written there that the battle at Tongtian Pass that year was indeed caused by Huo Yucheng's misjudgment and insistence on marching, which led to the final consequences.
The chain of evidence is complete and the witness testimonies are consistent.
No matter who looks at it, it is certain that this case will be sentenced to Huo Yucheng.
It seems easy to understand why Emperor Mu Wu was so furious that he executed the Huo family and took his anger out on Ye Zheng who pleaded for him.
Ye Chutang closed his eyes.
Actually, Ye Zheng and Huo Yucheng were not familiar with each other.
Of the two of them, one fought on the battlefield for many years and had made great military achievements, while the other was a graduate of the imperial examination system and rose step by step to become a doctor in the Ministry of Justice.
To put it bluntly, the time when they had the most interactions was probably when Huo Yucheng was escorted back to Beijing and imprisoned in the Tianlao for interrogation.
Suddenly, Ye Chutang opened his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed.
Daddy would certainly not risk his own career to plead for such a person without any reason.
What kind of hidden story is this?
There were no clues in the interrogation records in the files. Everything pointed to Huo Yucheng as the one who caused this disaster.
But it was so clear and smooth that it aroused suspicion.
How come everything is so coincidental?
It’s as if... someone has written a script, and then let these people take turns to perform a wonderful drama.
Ye Chutang spread out the rice paper and picked up the brush to start writing.
There were lines of words on the paper, but they were not the beautiful small regular script with flowers on it that she was used to, but rather the cursive script with strong strokes and fine strokes.
…
The next day.
Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng went to the Imperial College early in the morning. At the same time, Ye Chutang also heard the news that Ye Mingze was under house arrest again.
This was actually expected. The only thing that surprised her was that this time even Ye Shixian could not visit him at will.
"Did he anger Second Uncle?" Ye Chutang casually rewarded the maid with a silver ingot. "I was thinking that Second Uncle had already met with the Lord of the Imperial Court yesterday, so he might let Mingze go with Ayan and Afeng today."
The maid bowed with a smile on her face, looked around, and then said with a beaming face, "That's right! Second Miss, you don't know how angry the master was yesterday! He made a fuss even worse than the last time when the Second Young Master was sent back by the teaching assistant!"
After Ye Chutang and his companions returned to Beijing, they took the initiative to suggest that they no longer need to have maids and servants to serve them closely, and only have a few maids to do the chores on weekdays.
These servants looked down on them at first and were always in a bad mood when they came to do work. But later they found that Ye Chutang was very generous and had a gentle and kind temperament, so they gradually liked to come here to work.
In addition, Ye Chutang now has the support of the eldest princess, and Ye Yunfeng won the first place in the polo match and was highly praised by His Majesty, so everyone's attitude towards them naturally took a 180-degree turn.
Ye Chutang just asked casually, but the maid was eager to reveal all the information she knew.
"Is that so?" Ye Chutang was surprised, and shook his head gently, "They are father and son, why do they have to make things so awkward?"
The maid whispered, "Please don't try to persuade him. The master is angry now and won't listen to anyone."
Ye Chutang certainly had no such plan.
She just thought it was a little strange that Ye Heng suddenly did this.
He even went to see the Lord Chief Priest yesterday. It was obvious that it was all for Ye Mingze, but overnight, he locked Ye Mingze up.
Maybe... I should go ask Ye Mingze?
"Second Miss?"
The servant came running in from outside.
"You have a distinguished guest!"
Ye Chutang paused while fanning Xiao Wu: "Distinguished guest?"
The servant smiled eagerly and said, "It's Master Han! He came all the way to visit you just to see you!"
…
When Ye Chutang arrived at the front hall, Han Yao was already there.
Seeing Ye Chutang, he immediately stood up.
"Miss Ye Er."
Perhaps because he was afraid of the eldest princess, he now treated Ye Chutang with much more courtesy and respect.
The corners of Ye Chutang's lips curved slightly.
"Mr. Han, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."
Han Yao was distracted and felt that when she smiled, everything around him seemed to lose its color in an instant.
"No, it should have been me—"
Ye Chutang said in a gentle voice:
"Lord Han has been suspended from his post and is in a very difficult situation. Mr. Han can still take the time to come here. This is really a great thought."
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