Song Zhuiyan was pacing back and forth in her room, unable to sleep and feeling extremely anxious, when she heard Song Tantan calling from outside, "Auntie, open the door quickly, we're back!"
So fast?
"What did Tantan find?" Song Zhuiyan asked as she opened the door, and as soon as the door opened, she saw that she and Ye Moxun were carrying someone.
What's going on?
"That bastard was up to no good. Luckily, Ah Xun and I caught him in time, otherwise my uncle's mind and body would have been corrupted by him." Song Tantan put on a complicated expression.
Don't say anything more, let's go back inside.
Since there were three children sleeping in the room, they had to go to another room. Song Tantan and Ye Moxun carried Zhong Qingyi to the bed in the next room.
He then briefly explained the situation to Song Zhuiyan, which angered Song Zhuiyan to the point of almost hitting him.
"How can we get him out? Do you think there's anyone in this world as capable as Uncle Ying, who knows the art of capturing souls and exorcising evil spirits?"
"Auntie, you watch too many zombie movies. You probably won't find someone like that." Song Tantan thought it was unlikely.
"How will I know if I don't try?" Song Zhuiyan was somewhat persistent.
Ye Moxun was a materialist and didn't believe in any of this. He rubbed his temples helplessly. "Stop with this useless stuff. Let's think about what to do with the person in bed first."
"Tie him up and lock him up, give him some muscle relaxant so he can't escape," Song Zhuiyan said.
Song Tantan and Ye Moxun also thought this method was feasible, so they tied up Zhong Qingyi without hesitation, fed her muscle-relaxing powder, and then went back to their room to sleep.
The next day, Song Zhuiyan tossed and turned all night, got up with dark circles under her eyes, dressed and went to the next room. To her surprise, when she opened the door, she found that the person who should have been tied to the bed was nowhere to be found.
I was careless.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so cunning and prepared. It seems that he had many skilled men under his command, as he was able to take the person away without alerting her at all.
Tian Qi and the guards, including Dang Shen, were completely unaware of what was happening, which made the situation even more complicated. The fake Zhong Qingyi must have become suspicious and was now on high alert.
Soon Ye Moxun and Song Tantan arrived as well. Upon discovering that the person had escaped, they realized that things were not going well and that they had underestimated the other party's abilities.
In the Duke's mansion, Zhong Qingyi lay on the bed, feeling utterly weak and listless. A doctor he had secretly summoned was taking his pulse and then said he was powerless to treat the muscle-weakening powder he had been given.
"Useless trash, a bunch of useless trash, drag them out and behead them!" Zhong Qingyi roared weakly, but her roar had no real deterrent effect.
He had several trusted confidants. In just a few months, he had gathered several confidants with his outstanding skills. He used the advanced minds of the future to successfully brainwash these people, making them completely obedient to him and even willing to die for him.
The confidants were in a dilemma regarding the matter of having the seven or eight best doctors from the capital who had been invited executed. Their master was not the emperor, who could simply order whom to be executed at will.
So many doctors were murdered overnight, how big of a commotion must that have been? Their families all knew they had come to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion when they left.
If someone dies, the first person suspected will be the Duke of Zhenguo. If the accusation of indiscriminate killing spreads, who knows how the court will handle the situation.
Zhong Qingyi quickly realized the problem, so she had her confidants warn the doctors before kicking them out of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
However, he was secretly plotting when he could kill the current emperor and take his place.
Now that the original owner's wife and nephew have come to the capital, things are becoming increasingly difficult.
"Go find someone skilled in using poisons and antidotes right away. I need to get rid of the poison in my body as soon as possible." Also, get as many antidotes as possible to prevent being poisoned again in the future.
"And then there's... never mind, some things aren't urgent." He had originally intended to have his subordinates take men to deal with Song Zhuiyan and her group, but then changed his mind.
That nephew is no ordinary person. Once he discovers that I've left, he'll definitely take action. Sending someone over now might just backfire.
Therefore, the person Zhong Qingyi fears most right now is not Jin Dian, but Ye Moxun. He always feels that Ye Moxun's eyes will see through everything at any time. His intuition is always very accurate and he will not make a wrong judgment.
Ye Moxun and his group did indeed move to a different house. In fact, two years ago, he had expanded his business to the capital and secretly bought several houses there for future needs, which are now coming in handy.
Tian Qi and the others felt very guilty for their dereliction of duty last night. They were fined half a month's salary but had no complaints. They even thought that the young master was too soft-hearted and punished them so lightly.
Actually, it wasn't Tian Qi and his group's fault this time. It was Zhong Qingyi's people who were too cunning. They entered the house and rescued the people just as dawn was breaking and the guards were changing shifts.
The reason why no one noticed was largely because Song Zhuiyan and her group had traveled for too long and were exhausted, and it was also the time when they were most relaxed, so they didn't notice.
After that, it was impossible for the other party to find another opportunity to infiltrate.
Ye Moxun has been keeping track of Zhong Qingyi's every move these past two days, so Zhong Qingyi's people haven't been able to find out their current residence yet.
However, despite all the precautions, one thing was overlooked: the Ye family came looking for him. Ye Moxun thought he had been cautious enough, but he didn't expect that Ye Haohai's people would still be able to find him.
There is only one explanation: the Ye family had been following them, and there was more than one group of people keeping watch.
"Third Young Master, the Master has asked us to invite you back to the Ye residence for a gathering." The visitor was polite but slightly respectful.
After pondering for a moment with his eyelids lowered, Ye Moxun nodded in agreement, "Okay, you guys wait here, we'll pack up and head over."
The two servants of the Ye family were stunned. They had gotten the person back so easily? They had prepared a lot of persuasive words but had no chance to use them. It was too unexpected.
Ye Moxun told Song Zhuiyan and Song Tantan to pack their things and go to the Ye residence with him, including the servants.
“The Ye family is so wicked. If we go back, we’ll have to outwit them. We’ll have to be wary of Zhong Qingyi on one hand and the Ye family on the other. Are you sure we can handle it?” Song Tantan had a very bad impression of the Ye family and didn’t want to stay at the Ye residence at all.
"They wouldn't dare. If they did, we'd sprinkle some powder on them and teach them a lesson." Ye Moxun said with an iron-fisted expression.
Okay, then.
Ye Mansion.
Under Ye Haohai's instructions, the entire Ye family had no choice but to welcome Ye Moxun back in the most solemn manner, even though they were filled with hatred in their hearts, they had to put on a brave face.
Ye Haohai saw that Ye Moxun had not only brought his family back to the Ye family, but also had two donkeys carrying his belongings, showing that he really wanted to return to the Ye family.
He was both happy and felt something was off, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he stopped thinking about it.
"Does the Ye family have any extra courtyards for us to settle in? If not, we can leave immediately," Ye Moxun said as soon as he arrived.
Ye Haohai was not happy that his father wouldn't even call him "father," but he held back. Well, the Ye family owed him all these years, and it was understandable that he was unwilling to acknowledge him for the time being.
The two people have already returned to the Ye family, so how could they not develop a relationship?
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