12dz Chapter 352 This matter is top secret
Chapter 352 This matter is top secret
Chapter 352 This matter is top secret
"Miss, are you still cold?" Zhuier looked at Ye Wenyan's increasingly pale face and became more and more frightened. It felt like they were trapped outside the city on the night of the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month. Fortunately, they were at home now, which made the little maid feel more at ease.
Ye Wenyan was still shivering, the chill came from her soul, from the real Fourth Miss Ye. Even though she had used her spiritual power to suppress it, she still couldn't resist the cold.
If what Tang said was true, then the two masters of the Ye family might not both be the old general's children. Or neither of them, or only one of them. But no matter which one it was, it was enough to anger a man who was already seriously ill and bedridden to death.
In my memory, General Ye was a very cheerful old man, always smiling at Miss Ye Si, and always responding to her requests. Even when Miss Ye Si said she wanted to touch the long sword, which no one was allowed to touch, he personally took her hand and touched the back of the sword.
As far as he could remember, Fourth Miss Ye was the most beloved youngster in the mansion by the old general. So if the old lady suddenly told him that his eldest son was not his biological son, but the son of her and another man, wouldn't that be enough to make him angry to death?
Because his son was not his biological son, this granddaughter certainly had no blood relationship with him. He had given so much love, but in the end it was all in vain. No one could bear this feeling.
But something was not right, because of the old lady's attitude towards the eldest family and her. If the eldest son was born to her and her lover, she should have favored him more. But in the Ye family, the old lady obviously favored the second son and treated the eldest son like an enemy, which was clearly a calculation.
When General Ye was alive, he clearly favored his eldest son. Although he did not treat his second son's family harshly, the situation of the second son's family was indeed not much better than that of the first son's family.
It is said that General Ye would never treat his two sons differently if he did not know something. The Ye family was much more complicated than she had imagined. In the previous generation and the generation before that, they all had their own grievances and secrets. She promised to avenge the original owner, and she must avenge the original owner, otherwise she would not live a good life.
With such a body, the force coming up can be so cold that even the spiritual power can't be suppressed. Even Shi Liyuan can't do anything about it. What choice does she have? Moreover, this is karma. She came here and took on the body of Fourth Miss Ye and the name of Fourth Miss Ye. She must bear this karma and must bear everyone that Fourth Miss Ye knew and everything that she encountered from birth to death.
Although she didn't feel much belonging to this family, and even couldn't get closer to Mu's mother, she had come here, so she had to participate and take responsibility. Everyone had their own life, and she was living the lives of two people. It was impossible to get away from this Ye Mansion without getting involved.
When she returned to her room, the chill on her body had finally subsided, and the pain in her heart was not as bad. But this "attack" reminded Ye Wenyan that the original owner had never forgotten the hatred she left in this world, and she was always using this hatred to imprison her in this new life. Whether it was the shoreless sea, the clues to the rebirth of the five veins, or the life span of humans, everything she wanted to explore and find had to be done before fulfilling this hatred.
Unable to take revenge, this body would never be fully used by her, and she would never be at peace.
"Miss, have you recovered?" Zhuier was still worried about her.
Ye Wenyan nodded, "Much better, not so cold anymore. Go tell the concierge that if my aunt wants to leave, don't stop her, just let her go! And return the jewelry that was taken from her, but remind her that this matter is not over yet. Even if she returns to Xiushan County, if she hears any news that she thinks is valuable to me, she must write it down and ask someone to tell me."
Zhuier grinned, "Miss, if we let the tiger go back to the mountain, can we still get it back?" She laughed, "First of all, Tang is not a tiger, and Xiushan County is not a real mountain. Secondly, as for whether we can get it back, it depends on my ability, not on her. You can tell her that now her life and the lives of her children and grandchildren are in my hands. If she doesn't listen to me, I will let the entire Jiang family be buried with my grandfather tomorrow, and no one can escape. If she can tell me the truth, I will keep my promise and let her live a good life in the future."
Zhuier left without further questions. Nanny Ji came in, watched Zhuier run out of the yard, and asked Ye Wenyan, "Miss, are you sure that the old general's death was caused by the old lady? When I came over just now, I heard a few words you talked to Zhuier. Do you suspect that the Jiang family knows something else? Or is there any clues that can be found in Xiushan County?"
Ye Wenyan nodded, "Maybe! I always feel that the Jiang family is not simple. The old lady would not continue to support the Jiang family for so many years just because her father resigned from his official position and settled in Xiushan County with his family. She is not a generous person, nor a very thoughtful person, but for such a person to continue to pay money to her family for so many years, maybe her family has some leverage over her. But my aunt doesn't know this leverage, maybe my uncle knows it, or maybe other people in the Jiang family know it."
"Miss, do you have any guesses as to what the handle is?"
Ye Wenyan shook her head, "I don't know yet, but maybe it has something to do with a secret." She told Madam Ji what she heard from Madam Tang, and then asked Madam Ji, "Madam, do you think the secret that could anger my grandfather to death is what Madam Tang said?"
Madam Ji thought for a while, then slowly shook her head and said, "Let's not talk about whether Tang's speculation is true or not. Even if it is true, Miss, don't you think that the old general has really been confused all these years?"
Ye Wenyan also laughed when she heard this, "It seems that Madam understands me better and sees things more clearly."
Madam Ji also laughed, "In fact, the young lady already has an idea in her mind, and what I am thinking is not out of the young lady's mind. The old general's attitude towards the first and second wives over the years has already explained some problems to a certain extent. Even if we don't know it clearly, we can at least make some judgments. I just don't know why the old general can endure it, and I don't know where the old lady got such courage."
Nanny Ji paused here and continued, "But if the old general already knew about this matter, then the secret that angered him to death should not be this. So the question turns back to what the secret she was talking about could be?"
Ye Wenyan sat for a while, took a sip of warm tea, and said slowly: "Everything is not innocent, but there is always a straw that finally breaks the camel's back. In fact, this straw is already in front of us, but we didn't guess it."
Madam Ji was stunned for a moment, and then she said, "Miss, are you referring to... the general's matter?"
Ye Wenyan nodded, "Yes, it's my father. Maybe the secret that the old lady said has nothing to do with the scholar and the child. She just told my grandfather that the eldest son is about to die. Do you think my grandfather will be angry to death?"
"Yes." Nanny Ji answered very straightforwardly this time. "Anyone would be furious. He had only one biological son, but he died in the hands of this vicious old woman. How could he not be angry? But there is one thing I don't understand. Even if the old lady has no feelings for the old general and doesn't like the son she gave birth to with him, he is still her flesh and blood after all. How could she bear to give him up? Also, if she had been in contact with the scholar before she got married, shouldn't the first child be the scholar's?"
"Not necessarily." Ye Wenyan said, "When she was at her parents' home, she probably just fell in love with the scholar. They had a personal relationship but no affair. After all, no one would be so bold as to lose their virginity before marriage, because that would be discovered by the husband on the wedding night. So there is no problem with the first child, but the problem must be with the second one."
She took another sip of tea and continued, "As for the question of whether she is willing to give up or not, if a woman hates a man to the core, then she might also hate the child he gave birth to! Or...or maybe my father knew something and must be silenced." She stood up when she said this, "There is also a third possibility, that is, she actually couldn't bring herself to kill her own child, but if she didn't kill him, and it didn't happen by her hands, but she knew about it and didn't stop it, and in turn told my grandfather about it, then this series of cause and effect relationships would be established." Madam Ji took a deep breath, "When I was in Quanzhou, I heard that there were constant infighting in the official residences in the capital. The deep mansions and inner courtyards looked rich and sounded good, but they could cause all kinds of dirty things. I didn't believe it at first, but now I know it's true. The old general and the great general have devoted their lives to the country, but they didn't expect that there was such a vicious woman hidden in their family."
"These are just speculations, there is no real evidence!" Ye Wenyan told Madam Ji, "Notify Ji Duo and Ji Rong to closely monitor the old lady, the second master and the second lady, as well as Xichun, day and night. Also, take my name card to borrow personnel from the Renwang Palace, and ask His Majesty the Third Prince to send a few secret guards to assist. This matter is top secret, remember not to alert the enemy."
"I obey your command." Nanny Ji stepped back.
Ye Wenyan sat back in his chair, thinking about the series of things happening in the Ye family. What he thought about the most was how to solve the matter once it was clarified, whether to settle it publicly or privately.
It should be made public, because this is a murder case, and the two generals who were killed were the most powerful in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Jiang family, who was involved, must be removed from the Ye family tree, driven back to the Jiang family, and all nine generations of the family must be executed.
But the Nine Clans also include the children of the Ye Family...