Madam Min and Ye Cunjin gasped, even hissing as if they were the ones receiving the fifty lashes.
Things didn't go as planned!
It caught people completely off guard!
That damned Ye Qingxue didn't die, but instead caused the esteemed Prince Ding to be flogged fifty times!
How did she acquire this ability?
Even after confirming that Ye Qingxue was responsible, they still couldn't understand how she had become so powerful.
Before bringing Ye Qingxue back to the Marquis's residence, they sent people to learn about her. They found that she liked to herd sheep, slaughter sheep, and sell sheep with farmers, and that her sheep-slaughtering skills were commendable.
However, this is hardly a praiseworthy quality for a daughter of a noble family; on the contrary, it is a source of criticism.
Madam Min and Ye Cunjin exchanged glances, both believing that Ye Qingxue was unworthy of the emperor's reward. If this matter were to spread today, would the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion and Prince Ding be ruined?
In any case, the reputation of Prince Ding is paramount; protecting the reputation of Prince Ding is protecting the Marquis's Mansion!
Madam Min told everyone that it was late and asked them to go back to their rooms to rest. She then called Ye Cunjin to her room to discuss countermeasures.
“If we don’t resolve this matter properly, I’m afraid His Highness Prince Ding will hold a grudge against the Marquis’s mansion. In the future, if there are any good positions available, Prince Ding won’t think of you. Even if your second sister marries into the family in the future, she won’t have a good life,” said Madam Min.
Ye Cunjin frowned; this was exactly what he had in mind.
He thought of his brief conversation with Prince Ding at the entrance of the Imperial Study... Could Prince Ding have thought that he and Ye Qingxue were working together to deal with him?
Thinking of this, Ye Cunjin shuddered: "Mother, have you thought of any good ideas?"
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