Outside the mansion gate.
As soon as Shen Feng and Ye Rou stepped out of the gate, they saw a large group of people gathered outside the gate. The old lady at the head of the group was full of energy and kept shouting.
"Why aren't you calling Ye Rou out here right now? Her own nephew is in trouble, and she's not even asking about it. Does she still care about her family, or about this old woman like me?"
Ye Rou stepped forward and grabbed Old Madam Ye's hand, lowering her voice, "Mother! This is the Marquis's residence, please stop making a scene. We'll talk about this when we get back."
Feeling the pointing fingers and whispers of the people around her, Ye Rou felt a burning pain on her face, filled with anger and embarrassment.
Old Madam Ye, however, was not buying Ye Rou's act. She flung Ye Rou's hand away and arrogantly ordered, "Why don't you hurry up and rescue your nephew? He is the only son of the Ye family!"
The Ye family depends entirely on him to keep the family together. If anything happens to him, this old woman won't want to live either.
"Mother, Ye Ming has offended the Grand Tutor's daughter this time. I don't have the ability to rescue him. Besides, Rushan has been implicated because of Ye Ming. What more do you want?" Ye Rou took a deep breath and patiently explained to Old Madam Ye.
"I don't care. Just because you can't save him doesn't mean the Marquis can't. Go and beg the Marquis to plead with the Grand Tutor's mansion to release your nephew. Grand Tutor Chu won't refuse that request."
Old Madam Ye clearly failed to grasp the situation. She thought that the Chengen Marquis's Mansion was still as prestigious as it was decades ago, and that everything could be resolved with just a few words.
Ye Rou closed her eyes helplessly, wanting to persuade the person to leave as soon as possible. "My lord, there's nothing I can do. Please stop making a scene. I guarantee Ye Ming's life is safe. Please go back quickly."
She will do her best to save people, but she cannot guarantee that they will not lose limbs.
"I can tell you're just unwilling to help. How can you be so selfish? Ming'er is your own nephew, and you don't care about his life or death just to avoid being implicated." Old Madam Ye slapped Ye Rou across the face and cursed at her.
The Ye family was never a wealthy family, and none of the men in the household held any official positions. Over the years, they had been supported entirely by Ye Rou.
They benefited from Ye Rou's fame and lived a good life in the capital. Later, they relied on Shen Rushan's reputation to act arrogantly and domineeringly, but they never expected to run into a brick wall.
Over the years, they have lived a comfortable and fulfilling life thanks to Ye Rou, and they have maintained a respectable appearance.
Now, Ye Rou only slightly disobeyed, and the old lady Ye wanted to beat her to death.
"Why did you hit her?" Shen Feng looked at the slap mark on Ye Rou's face with heartache and was somewhat angry.
However, he still respected Madam Ye's status and, out of respect for Ye Rou, forcibly suppressed his anger.
"I'll ask you one more time, are you going to help or not?" Old Madam Ye glared fiercely at Ye Rou and asked through gritted teeth.
That person was right after all; Ye Rou had long wanted to leave them behind and live a better life.
She even abandoned them, disregarding the life or death of her own nephew. What an unfilial daughter!
If anything were to happen to her beloved grandson, she would absolutely not let that little hussy Ye Rou off the hook.
"Mother, I really can't help... Ah!" Before Ye Rou could finish speaking, everything went black before her eyes, and warm blood flowed down her forehead, covering her trembling eyelashes.
Before Old Madam Ye could even drop the blood-stained brick, she was subdued by a servant from the Marquis's mansion and rendered unable to move.
As she was being dragged away, she continued to hurl insults, "If you don't help your nephew, I'll disown you as my daughter."
Seeing her own mother's ugly face, which seemed to want to kill her, Ye Rou fainted from anger and grief, leaving behind a mess.
Shen Rushan, who had rushed back to his residence, looked at the chaotic scene before him, and his already gloomy expression became even more unpleasant.
He suppressed his anger and said, "I will resolve this matter as soon as possible. Grandmother, you should go back first."
Upon hearing Shen Rushan's voice, Old Madam Ye broke free from the servant who was holding her hands, rushed to his side, and said with tears streaming down her face, "Rushan, your grandmother knew you were the most promising person in the Ye family. Your cousin is counting on you."
You mustn't be like your ungrateful mother, abandoning your family.
"Let's go back first." Shen Rushan calmly pulled his hand away from Old Madam Ye's grasp, his tone indifferent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"Alright, alright, Grandma will go back and wait for your good news." Old Madam Ye wiped away her tears, thinking that Shen Rushan had agreed to rescue Ye Ming, and stopped throwing a tantrum.
With Chen Rushan intervening, her beloved grandson will surely be safe and sound.
Unlike Ye Rou, who was a useless woman who served as someone's mistress for over twenty years, only to be completely unreliable in the end.
Old Madam Ye glared fiercely at the unconscious Ye Rou, her deeply lined face devoid of any warmth, before she left the Marquis's residence with her family.
The Ye family arrived in a huff and left in a huff, completely unaware that Shen Rushan's murderous eyes were fixed on their departing figures.
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Not far away, Song Zhiyu watched with great interest as the Marquis's mansion descended into chaos.
This dog-eat-dog drama is really interesting.
"Miss, you were right. The Ye family really did come to make trouble. The wider this news spreads, the more difficult it will be for Young Master Rushan to get people out of jail."
Lu Bai stood right behind Song Zhiyu and witnessed the entire process of Ye Rou being beaten, but she felt no sympathy whatsoever.
It has to be said that Madam Ye was extremely ruthless. She didn't care about her own daughter at all and even cracked her head open.
“He might not be able to get that person out of jail.” Song Zhiyu looked up and met Shen Rushan’s eyes, who was three meters away. The coldness between the two men was exactly the same.
During their eye contact, Song Zhiyu smiled at him, and after seeing Chen Rushan's increasingly cold expression, she turned and left with a leisurely air.
Lu Bai snapped out of her daze and hurriedly followed with small, quick steps, her mouth opening and closing, "Does Miss mean that Young Master Rushan intends to give up on Ye Ming? But will the Ye family agree to that?"
Seeing Madam Ye's fierce demeanor, she knew this matter wouldn't be easy to handle.
"Whether the Ye family agrees or not is not important. If they still want the wealth and glory they have now, they will have to make some sacrifices."
Song Zhiyu knew exactly what kind of person Shen Rushan was. In his heart, power and status were everything. He had worked so hard to climb to his current position, how could he allow others to destroy it?
Lu Bai scratched her head, seemingly understanding but not quite, "Then what is your purpose in having the Ye family come and cause trouble, Miss?"
“Naturally, the bigger the fuss, the better.” Song Zhiyu didn’t explain much. Shen Rushan had been too prominent lately, affecting the interests of too many people. Even with the backing of Prince Li, there were still many people who wanted to suppress him. She was just doing him a favor by adding fuel to the fire.
She still had to go back to prepare the medicine to treat Chu Sangyue's illness, so she would stop watching this good show here for now.
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