Chapter 204 Results Announced
After the imperial edict arrived, the Yunyang Marquis Mansion became the Yunyang Earl Mansion.
The Ye family was in a gloomy mood, and Ye Cheng was so angry that he wanted to pick up Ye Chengyao from the hospital bed and beat him up again.
No one can understand that feeling of powerlessness.
Zhou Zhili, who was standing next to them throughout the whole process, was in a gloating mood that reached its peak. Now it was indeed the Ye family that was marrying up to their level.
After all, there is a whole level of difference between a marquis's mansion and an earl's mansion.
He pretended to be calm and tried to comfort the Ye family.
Ye Cheng was in a state of confusion. His son was disabled, his title was demoted, and the future of the Ye family was bleak.
Qin Kerou also regretted not killing Heiyan and her daughter. Anyway, the ending of the Ye family was like this, so what else could be missing?
Ye Keguan still didn't want to get involved in this matter. After hearing that the Ye family's title had been demoted, he just sighed.
The Pan family had no way to do anything this time. The imperial edict had already been issued. What could they do?
The rumors on the street have added new content, all saying that the emperor is wise.
Gu Ruanci sat in the teahouse, listening to the storyteller's latest version of the story of the castration of the Ye family's eldest son, and felt particularly happy.
"County Lady, it's the Ye family."
Nong Chun reminded him that Ye Chenglei was walking towards him not far away.
It was obvious that he was walking towards Gu Ruanci.
Gu Ruanci smiled lightly, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
This family is really more interesting than the other.
Don’t they think that taking turns to look for me will make me soft-hearted?
She picked up the teacup and took a sip, not paying any attention to Ye Chenglei.
Nong Chun and Zang Xia stood aside, with a hint of vigilance in their eyes, always ready to ward off any unnecessary trouble for Gu Ruanci.
Ye Chenglei walked closer and closer, the expression on his face was complicated and difficult to read.
Finally, he stopped in front of Gu Ruanci and bowed slightly.
"The county lady is in a good mood."
"Well, Prince Ye seems to be in a bad mood. Is he worried about his useless brother? If I were to ask you, you should be happy. He can no longer harm the maids and cause trouble for your Ye family. Although your Ye family has become an earl, at least you have a title. If you allow him to continue to cause trouble, you may end up in exile, or even exile the whole family..."
Ye Chenglei was in a bad mood and asked through gritted teeth, "The county lady should be very satisfied with this result, right? Isn't everything the Ye family has experienced now what the county lady wanted to see?"
Gu Ruanci did not deny it and said, "Master Ye, have you ever thought that it is your family's fault and it has nothing to do with what I want to see? If you hadn't made any mistakes, I would have seen your entire family executed. Is that possible?"
Ye Chenglei was a little excited: "Gu Ruanci, don't go too far."
"Prince Ye, have I done anything to bully your Ye family?"
Ye Chenglei was speechless for a moment. He really couldn't cite any specific examples of Gu Ruanci directly bullying the Ye family.
Especially in the matter of Ye Chengyao, it was all their own fault.
It was his father and second uncle who personally threw Ye Chengyao's handle into Gu Runci's hands, and Gu Runci ended up taking advantage of the situation.
"You shouldn't have come. Didn't your bastard father and vicious uncle explain to you what they were planning to do?"
Gu Ruanci's tone changed, and so did her eyes.
"You want to take advantage of my remaining kindness and kill the entire Gu family. If this crime is reported directly to the emperor, will your Ye family still be alive to pay for it?"
"I might as well tell Master Ye once again that even if all of your Ye family members die, I won't blink an eye."
Ye Chenglei was confused, but he was in the wrong.
There was no way, he could only widen his eyes and stare at Gu Ruanci, as if he wanted to see through her.
However, Gu Ruanci remained calm and maintained that faint smile, with a hint of subtle sarcasm in his eyes.
The hustle and bustle around them seemed to stop at this moment, with only the breathing and heartbeats of the two people echoing in the air.
In the end, Ye Chenglei was defeated.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that it was pointless to argue with Gu Ruanci here.
He spoke slowly, his voice filled with a hint of helplessness and unwillingness: "Gu Ruanci, you win. But don't think that this will make our Ye family surrender. If you want to fight, we are willing to accompany you. The glory of the Ye family is only temporarily tarnished, and it is not something you can trample on..."
Gu Ruanci smiled lightly, as if she had heard something funny. "Master Ye, you are too serious. I have never thought of trampling on the glory of the Ye family. The glory of the Ye family was earned by you, and it was also destroyed by you. I am just a bystander, watching how you have come to this day step by step."
"Speaking of which, your Ye family has done so many immoral things, even if it is destroyed, it is reasonable. Glory? Haha, funny."
Ye Chenglei looked at her expression, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
He knew that he had not achieved any purpose by coming here today.
But he also understood that every word Gu Ruanci said was true, and the Ye family's experience was indeed their own fault.
"I don't know what happened back then, but so many years have passed, and the Ye family has paid the price. Do you really want to fight to the death?"
Ye Chenglei had just finished making harsh remarks and was now thinking about making peace.
However, Gu Ruanci was not fooled: "Prince Ye, you are not me, please do not make decisions for me. As for what happened to your Ye family, I still say that those who do evil will eventually perish."
After saying that, he did not forget to say hello to the storyteller, and then asked Nongchun to give him a reward.
Ye Chenglei was helpless, knowing that there was no point in continuing.
He turned and left, his back looking a little lonely.
Gu Ruanci continued to sit in the teahouse, enjoying this rare quiet time.
She knew that the Ye family’s affairs were not over yet.
That Ye Chengyao was merely disabled, and she had already thought about what price he would pay in the future.
The Ye family has been behaving very modestly these days, and the Zhou family has also been behaving much more disciplined, fearing that they will be caught doing something wrong.
Ye Chengyao still made a fuss every day, but he finally stopped thinking about it. When Ye Lingyue came back home, he saw his brother-in-law Zhou Yuxiu, and thought of their wedding night. He could no longer be humane and was shocked again.
It was also at this time that the imperial examination results were finally announced.
Gu Ruanci accompanied her sister-in-law Wu Yixuan to the Imperial Examination Hall early to look at the list outside.
The place was packed with people, almost all of whom were there to see the names of their family members.
Gu Ruanci and the others finally squeezed to the front and listened to people constantly shouting that they had won and complaining that they had not won, while they earnestly looked for Wu Yizhui's name.
"Sister-in-law, there, there, the twelfth place in the first class, Wu Yizhu!"
Gu Ruanci had sharp eyes and soon saw the name.
Wu Yixuan was excited: "Where is it? Where is it? Am I seeing correctly? It's really Yijia?"
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