Seeing Ye Heng about to raise his hand to strike again, Situ Yue said, "A while ago, the Third Prince was reported by the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel brought up the corruption and bribery allegations he made during the flood control efforts in Jiangnan last year. Since they couldn't find any evidence against him, Xiu Ye stepped in to take the blame."
"Top?"
Yun Yan said, "Situ and I found out that it was my fourth brother who was behind this, but we couldn't find any evidence. So we had to fabricate evidence to make it look like I was the one who framed him."
Ye Heng heard this and looked at Situ Yue: "You just let him do whatever he wants?"
Yun Yan said, "This is not Situ's fault. If you had come back earlier, you might have found some evidence. I was forced into a corner and had to sacrifice myself for the benefit of everyone else."
Ye Heng gritted his teeth: "I didn't realize you had such a broad mind."
"Well, cousin, you have to admit my good side sometimes."
"Do you think I'm praising you?"
Seeing Yun Yan's smug look, Ye Heng couldn't help but slap him.
Yun Yan immediately shut up and sat down, even closing his folding fan and putting it aside.
"Third Brother scolded me severely afterwards and hasn't met with me privately for half a month."
Situ Yue said, "The Minister of Personnel was originally from the Lu family, so it was reasonable for him to be under Xiuye's orders. Now, the Minister of Personnel has been convicted of slandering the prince. Xiuye had the Lu family's intercession, so apart from being stripped of his official position, he didn't receive any punishment."
Ye Heng sneered and said mockingly, "It doesn't matter whether he has that idle position in the Ministry of Rites or not."
"Cousin, you can't say that," Yun Yan opened his folding fan and fanned it rapidly. "Without my official position, I've really become an idler."
"You have positioned yourself accurately."
Ye Heng felt depressed. How could these two people do such a stupid thing?
"The Emperor summoned me to the palace today and asked me what I thought of the five princes."
As soon as Ye Heng said this, Yun Yan and Situ Yue both broke out in cold sweat.
Situ Yue picked up the teacup: "How do you answer?"
"I told you the truth."
Yun Yan was shocked: "Cousin, you are not saying that you think highly of me, are you?"
Ye Heng looked at Yun Yan, with three big words on his face: Are you worthy?
Yun Yan coughed to hide his embarrassment: "What exactly did you say?"
"The Second Prince is narrow-minded and has no regard for the people of the world. The Third Prince is violent and has a difficult temperament. The Fourth Prince is treacherous and his inner self is inconsistent. The Fifth Prince has no ambition and is idle. The Seventh Prince is still young and his character is undetermined, so I will not judge him."
Yun Yan swallowed his saliva.
"You...you really said that?"
Ye Heng rolled his eyes at Yun Yan and said, "Am I looking for death?"
Yun Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "Cousin, you actually learned how to joke."
"I only know that the Ye family is loyal to the emperor and the country. Apart from the fifth prince, I don't care about anyone else."
"So what did you say about me?"
"He has no ambition and is idle."
"?"
Yun Yan felt offended: "How dare you speak ill of me in front of my father!"
"If I praise you for your diligence, would you dare to accept it?"
"Why not?"
Yun Yan smiled.
"I'm not kidding you." Ye Heng said coldly.
Situ Yue said, "Xiuye should have disclosed this matter when he came to pick you up. Zijun, you assumed Xiuye hadn't been mentioned yet, so you singled him out for discussion. Now that I think about it, your first statement wasn't as appropriate."
"You mean, scolding me alone isn't enough, you have to scold my brothers as well?"
Situ Yue said, "It's alright, though. Zijun, you and Xiuye have known each other since childhood, so you can't shake off this relationship. It's better to be honest and make it a reality."
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