in2ebook Chapter 204: Risking This Son
Chapter 204: Risking This Son
Chapter 204: Risking This Son
Only then did Old Madam Ye remember this incident.
The emperor said this at a palace banquet. At that time, he had said that the matter would be settled during the morning court session on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. But then the banquet hall collapsed, and then on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a seismic event occurred. No one cared about the matter anymore, and no decree was issued.
She thought for a moment and said, "The emperor hasn't issued an order yet, so it doesn't count for now."
"Then I will send someone to remind the emperor later."
Ye Wenyan's words almost pissed off the old lady to death, "How dare you!"
She shrugged, "Why shouldn't I dare? Besides, the emperor's words are golden. If he doesn't keep his word, how can he face the ministers in the future? Madam, do you want to make fun of the emperor? Do you really think we are already the Yesheng Dynasty now?"
As soon as the words "Ye Sheng Dynasty" came out, the old lady was shocked. The second family didn't understand what the Ye Sheng Dynasty was, and they all looked at the old lady. Even Xiao was muttering, "What dynasty is Ye Sheng Dynasty? What is Ye Sheng? Why does it sound like it has something to do with our Ye family?"
"Shut your mouth!" The old lady really wanted to beat Xiao to death. Why did she talk so much?
Xiao was yelled at so much that she dared not say a word, but she still stared at the old lady. The old lady was very depressed, "Why are you all looking at me? I don't understand the Holy Dynasty, and you don't need to understand it either!"
Ye Jingsheng then asked, "What about my official title? Can mother tell me about it?"
"What did I say? What did you want me to say?" The old lady slammed her hands on the table. "Yes, I angered the emperor at the palace banquet, and they ganged up to bully me, and I also lost your official position. But why did I do that? I am so old, how could I do that for myself? The reason why I did that was to rescue your family from Qihua Pavilion! Now you know to blame me, what were you thinking at the beginning? Okay, it's useless to say all that. Just tell me why I called you here today. As for the official position, even if you want to talk about it, let's talk about it after this matter is done."
Ye Jingsheng suppressed his anger and stopped talking. He knew in his heart that he couldn't talk to the old lady about this matter. If he had to talk to Ye Wenyan, he would have to do it. But no matter how he talked to Ye Wenyan, he really had to do it.
So he glanced at Xiao and motioned for Xiao to speak.
Xiao took a deep breath, and after brewing her emotions for a while, she said to Ye Wenyan, "Fourth Miss, what we want to talk about is what happened on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. That day, your second uncle and I took you out, but we couldn't bring you back. No matter what the reason was, it was our fault, and we can't escape the blame. But, Fourth Miss, please believe Second Aunt, we really didn't lose you on purpose that day, it was really too windy and snowy, our car was in the front, and we didn't lift the curtain to look back all the way, and we really didn't know that there was a car behind us that fell behind. Of course, falling behind is a small matter, the big thing is that you were attacked, and we are really ashamed of this."
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears. "Now that I think about it, I am still scared. A girl was taken away by a carriage and lost, but we, as the elders, failed to find out in time. We are really in vain as elders, and we have eaten in vain all these years. As for your attack..." She looked at Ye Feizhou and gritted her teeth and said, "Fourth Miss, this matter is our second branch that has let you down. Although your second uncle and I don't know why Feizhou wanted to kill you, he did it. Don't worry, we will never tolerate it."
"Yes." Ye Jingsheng also nodded, "I will never tolerate it."
Xiao continued, "You are all children of the Ye family. We are a family, and we should live in harmony. How can we do such a thing? So we brought Feizhou here today. Fourth Miss, he will be handed over to you for disposal. You have the final say on whether to kill or chop him up. Second Uncle and Second Aunt will definitely not say a word."
The old lady followed her words and said, "Your second aunt is right. It was not easy for you to escape death. Although you are still alive, you have suffered so much. Someone has to make the decision for you, and you have to vent your anger. I am your grandmother, and also his grandmother. Although I am reluctant, my family is a reasonable family. I can't just stand by and watch you two kill each other. So just like your second aunt said, I will hand him over to you and let you deal with him."
Ye Wenyan frowned when he heard this. "What do you mean by leaving it to me? What do you mean by not saying anything more? Do you think I will kill him now and you will let me do it?"
Xiao nodded, “If you choose to kill him, that’s his fate.
Ye Jingsheng also said: "It's fine if you kill him. Killing him will let it go. We will give you an explanation with the life of our son. I hope you will not bother with us anymore. As for my official position... please say a few good words in front of the emperor."
Mu couldn't stand it any longer. Even though she was Ye Wenyan's mother and she was avenging her daughter, she still felt that the Second House was too hard-hearted. Moreover, she had heard from Ye Wenyan that the ambush was done by Ye Feizhou, but it was Ye Hongzhuang who instigated it, and it was Ye Jingsheng and Xiao who nodded their heads.
It can be said that the whole family of the second wife was involved in the whole thing, but now they only use this son who they have disliked since childhood to take the blame. What about the others? Just let it go? They exchanged their son's life for their own lives. Can they really live comfortably in the future? Aren't they afraid of dreams at night? Aren't they afraid that this son will turn into a ghost and strangle them to death?
How can a parent be so cruel?
So Madam Mu asked, "That's your only son. As a parent, can you watch your son die?"
After saying that, he looked at Ye Feizhou again and saw that the second young master of the Ye family just knelt on the ground with his head down, motionless and silent. He did not refute a word of his parents' plan, as if what they said had nothing to do with him.
Mu even believed that even if Ye Wenyan's knife was on his back, he would not make a sound, and would just die quietly, just like he was born quietly and grew up quietly. She felt bad, because she had a deep hatred for the second house, and she wished that the whole second house would die. But when this matter was put in front of her, she still hesitated.
Because Ye Wenyan didn't die on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, she also locked them up for so long as revenge, and whipped them every day. Even now, you can still see the unhealed wound on Ye Feizhou's neck. Did she just kill Ye Feizhou? Isn't it Ye Hongzhuang who should be killed? Isn't it Ye Jingsheng and his wife who should come out and take the blame?
Facing Mu's question, Ye Jingsheng did not answer, and Xiao Shubai did not answer either. Instead, the old lady said, "What if we don't watch him die? If he doesn't die, will your anger in the first house subside? After all, this is all for you."
Mu's mood was up and down, Ye Wenyan held her hand and gave her a comforting look. Then he said to Ye Jingsheng and Xiao Shubai: "You seem to have found the wrong person. If you really want to calm my anger, you should let Ye Hongzhuang come out to pay with her life."
Xiao was anxious, "The one who wanted to kill you was Feizhou, not Hongzhuang! Fourth Miss, you must investigate clearly. It was really Feizhou who brought the people, and he was the one who did it. This matter has nothing to do with Hongzhuang. She was still staying in the mansion that day!"
Ye Wenyan shook his head. "He was just doing things for Ye Hongzhuang. I really want to ask my second uncle and second aunt, are you doing this to protect your daughter, or do you want to kill your son? Do you love Ye Hongzhuang too much, or do you hate Ye Feizhou too much? He is your only son. If you kill him, you will have no son, and any other one will not be a legitimate son."
"But we can't speak against our conscience just to favor him." Xiao said with sobs, "He was indeed the one who murdered people. He can't deny it! And neither can we!"
Ye Wenyan still shook his head. "If we really want to discuss this matter, the charges of the mastermind and the accomplice are the same. Ye Hongzhuang is the mastermind, and Ye Feizhou and the two of you are accomplices. Do you think you can get away with it by throwing away a son? What a joke."
She crossed her legs and sat back in the chair, looking at Xiao and Ye Jingsheng with her eyes, "Since you have chosen to sacrifice your life, why not sacrifice a few more lives. You also know that I have a bad temper. How can I be so ruthless with just one life?"
Ye Jing was furious - "What do you want? We have already sacrificed one of our sons, do you still want to kill us all? Do you have to let all of us die in front of you? Then let me tell you, your grandmother also knows about this. If you want to call her an accomplice, she can be considered an accomplice, so just kill her too! If you kill them all, no one will compete with you for the First-Rank General's Mansion. After you kill them all, there will only be a few of you in this family. Isn't this the result you want?"
The old lady took two deep breaths and tried to calm herself down. Why did her son drag her into this again?
Facing Ye Jingsheng's questioning, Ye Wenyan was not in a hurry at all, and just told him slowly: "Every grievance has its perpetrator, and every debt has its owner. I will only settle this matter with my second uncle and second aunt, or I can go to the Sixth Prince's villa and settle it with Ye Hongzhuang. After all, you are the masterminds, and my second brother is at best a knife. The person holding the knife is the real perpetrator. Don't use this family to kidnap me. I really don't have the slightest feeling for this family, and you, who owe the life of the fourth young lady Ye, will have to pay it back sooner or later. Don't worry, come one by one, and it will be your turn."
Xiao swayed and almost fell down even though she was sitting.
Ye Jingsheng's face was also very ugly. He felt that he couldn't explain clearly to Ye Wenyan, and no matter what he said, it didn't work. Now that his son had given up everything, she still refused to do it. So what on earth did she want to do?
Ye Jingsheng felt like there was a fire burning in his chest, which was about to burn him.
Seeing that the situation was at a standstill and it was difficult to move forward, Ye Feizhou, who had been kneeling motionless, spoke up -