diskusbooks Chapter 70 Clever Search
Chapter 70 Clever Search
He didn't dare linger and turned to run away.
In Qiushui Courtyard.
Ye Shishu was listening to Chunliu and Xiahua report news.
“Miss, Miss went to Tinglan Courtyard to see the eldest young master, but she only stayed for a short while before being kicked out by the eldest young master’s men. After leaving Tinglan Courtyard, she returned to Qiushui Courtyard and has not come out since.”
"Young Master got drunk and went back to Qiushui Courtyard to rest. The old lady and Iris have been staying at Qiushui Courtyard and haven't come out."
Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that the three of them, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, didn't cause any trouble.
However, just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Hao Fu appeared in a panic.
"Third Miss..."
"Uncle Hao, what's wrong?" Ye Shishu looked at him, puzzled.
Hao Fu, panting, waved to Chunliu and Xiahua, signaling them to step back.
As soon as the two maids left, Hao Fu quickly whispered in Ye Shishu's ear—
"What?!" Ye Shishu was struck by lightning, feeling as if every hair on his body had been pricked!
"Third Miss, this old servant heard it clearly, there's absolutely no mistake!" Hao Fu said, then added anxiously and puzzledly, "This old servant believes that Ninth Aunt is definitely not that kind of person. The General has been alone all these years, and he would never do such a thing so easily. There must be something fishy going on here!"
"Uncle Hao, don't make a fuss yet." Ye Shishu was in a state of confusion, but she still couldn't help but remind him, "Go find my eldest brother and second brother and quietly tell them to come to Yuexin Courtyard."
"Yes, yes..." Hao Fu quickly replied.
In the new house.
After Ye Shijun took the bride's veil, the two looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
"Um... Miss..."
"Second Young Master, just call me Mo'er," Gu Simo interrupted him, her face flushed.
“Okay, then you can call me Shi Jun too.” Ye Shi Jun corrected her, “Although we’re not really husband and wife, we’re still friends.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Simo smiled and said, "Yes!"
Although the red-themed atmosphere created an ambiguous feeling, Ye Shijun's "friend" immediately eased the awkwardness between them.
Ye Shijun said, "Although we know what's going on with this marriage, no one in the household knows. To avoid trouble, we can only share a room. From now on, you can sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."
Gu Simo looked at the hard floor, stood up and said, "You sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
Ye Shijun reached out to stop her, "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet!"
Gu Simo looked at him intently with her bright eyes.
Ye Shijun walked to the wardrobe, took out the bedding and mattress he had prepared earlier, and then spread it out in the corner of the wall.
Watching his movements, Gu Simo's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Just as he finished making his bed on the floor, he suddenly heard Hao Fu's voice coming from outside the door, "Second Young Master? Are you resting?"
Ye Shijun was almost startled.
Tonight was his wedding night, and he never expected anyone to disturb him.
However, Hao Fu was not an outsider, so he immediately got up from the corner to open the door.
"Uncle Hao, we haven't rested yet, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"
Hao Fu whispered quickly in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Ye Shijun's expression was just as shocked as Ye Shishu's—his scalp tingled with disbelief!
Today is his wedding day, and he hasn't even consummated his marriage yet, but his father, who has been widowed for over a decade, has already consummated his marriage with someone else...
……
In less than fifteen minutes, the three siblings had all gathered at Yuexin Courtyard.
Ye Shijun blurted out, "There's no point in discussing this; let's just go ask Father directly!"
Ye Shiting grabbed him quickly and said irritably, "Are you going now to embarrass Father?"
Ye Shishu frowned, her expression serious. "Second Brother, Eldest Brother is right. Going now will only embarrass Father and Ninth Aunt. I had Hao Fu call you here so you could investigate why this happened. Father and Ninth Aunt are definitely not casual people; there must be something we don't know about this. You've been with Father in the front yard entertaining guests all day; did you notice anything unusual?"
Ye Shijun stroked his chin, thinking carefully, and suddenly looked at Ye Shiting, "By the way, elder brother, where did you go with the son of the Minister of War? Father didn't see you, so he said he would go find you himself. Did he find you?"
Ye Shiting remembered the tea set that had been used on the small table in his study, and his handsome face suddenly darkened. He then instructed Hao Fu, "Uncle Hao, go and call Uncle Zhou to my study!"
Although Hao Fu didn't know what he was going to do, he still ran off as instructed.
"What's wrong?" Ye Shijun asked him.
Ye Shishu also stared at his elder brother, and saw some clues from his expression.
Ye Shiting didn't say anything, turned around and left Yuexin Courtyard.
Ye Shijun quickly gave chase.
Just as Ye Shishu was about to lift her foot, she suddenly remembered that the master was still in the bedroom, so she went back to the bedroom first.
Compared to the shock of the three siblings, Yu Chi Ling showed no reaction upon hearing the news.
"Your Highness, are you not angry?" Ye Shishu asked cautiously while observing his reaction.
“Angry? Why am I angry?” Yu Chi Ling chuckled. “Ninth Aunt is different from the servants in the palace. She is a free person. If she wants to remarry, she can marry someone herself.”
"..." Ye Shishu's lips twitched slightly. She should have known better than to tell him, lest she utterly embarrass her father.
She then rushed to Ye Shiting's study.
The tea set from the evening was still there. After checking it, Zhou Zheng said to the three siblings, "Someone has laced this tea with aphrodisiac!"
Ye Shiting's face darkened on the spot.
The tea was placed in his study; was there even a need to ask? The other party was there for him!
But his father had already drunk the tea...
"It's that aphrodisiac again!" Ye Shijun couldn't help but curse. "This must be what my aunt and her family did again! At their age, they're so disrespectful! We kindly asked her to escort my younger sister to her wedding, but instead, she brought her granddaughter to our house to cause trouble!"
Ye Shishu looked at Ye Shiting with a sullen face and said, "Big brother, Aunt Jiu told me before that she found Aunt and Fan Yunying staring at you suspiciously. I originally asked Aunt Jiu to go to you so that I could tell you to be careful... I guess Aunt Jiu came to the study at that time, and Father happened to be there too, and then... that's how it happened."
Ye Shiting gritted his teeth and said, "When I returned to the study, there was no one there, only this pot of tea and two used teacups. Then Fan Yunying arrived!"
"She's really shameless!" Ye Shijun continued cursing. "She seduced me for my younger sister's dowry, and now that she sees me getting married, she thinks she can't seduce me anymore, so she's set her sights on my older brother! We really underestimated this shameless wretch!"
Ye Shishu said coldly, "No matter what, those three—grandfather and grandson—can no longer stay in the manor!"
Ye Shijun agreed, "We definitely can't let them stay any longer!" He paused, then frowned and asked, "But we don't have any evidence to prove that they tampered with the tea. What reason can we give to get rid of them?"
Ye Shishu narrowed her eyes slightly, "I do have a way..."
……
Before long, a large number of guards surrounded the entire Qiushui Courtyard.
Madam Fan, Fan Yunying, and their maid Iris had already retired for the night. Hearing the loud commotion outside, they all went out to investigate out of curiosity.
Upon seeing the courtyard full of guards, Old Madam Fan was wide awake and angrily questioned, "What are you all doing disturbing my peaceful sleep so late at night?"
Hao Fu stepped forward and replied, "Madam, please calm down. We did not mean to offend you. We were just in a hurry and had no choice but to disturb your rest with your young master and young lady."
"What happened?" Old Madam Fan asked with a stern expression.
"A petty thief took advantage of the large number of guests today to sneak into the mansion and steal items from the General's study. As the Old Madam knows, the General's study is a very important place, and the stolen items are a matter of life and death for the General's mansion. When the guards were chasing the thief, they discovered that the thief was coming this way, so we tracked him down here." Hao Fu patiently explained to her, then gestured for her to wait outside the courtyard for a moment so that the guards could search thoroughly. If the thief is indeed hiding in Qiushui Courtyard, it could endanger your lives.