Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

Cui was feeling proud when she heard the news unexpectedly. She opened her mouth several times but couldn't utter a word. When she stood up, her legs went weak. Ye Yunsheng was quick to support her.

Ye Yunsheng no longer had time to argue with the elders in the clan, and started to vent his anger on Wang Ma, "Nonsense! How could the Cui family's caravan be stopped?"

"You fool, carefully pull out your tongue!"

Wang Ma fell to her knees. She hadn’t been so panicked in a long time. “It’s true! Xiang Ge’er was taken away, and someone sent a message to us.”

"The Cui family's manager in the capital was also taken away for questioning. The head of the family asked Uncle Zhou to come to you and ask you to take care of Xiang'er."

She spoke with certain details and even took out the Cui family token. Cui recognized it as her nephew's thing at a glance. Her eyes went dark and she couldn't breathe. Half of her body leaned in Ye Yunsheng's arms.

Ye Yunsheng was also feeling weak. Over the years, the Cui family had already become the number one merchant in the Great Zhou Dynasty. With a little more communication, it would be possible for them to become imperial merchants.

The Cui family is well-known for their ability to manage relationships, so how could the caravan be robbed?

"What's going on? Are there things in the cargo that are not allowed to be brought into the capital?"

When Ye Yunsheng asked this question, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Due to the assassination of the national teacher, the searches at the city gates have been much stricter recently than before. However, even if there are things that cannot be taken away, they will at most be confiscated, and there is no need to take people away.

Unless this thing is contraband, then we're in trouble.

Ye Yunsheng looked at Cui again. Although she was frightened and shocked, she was not as angry as usual. His expression darkened. "What on earth is that?"

"The capital is not like other places. I've told you not to take chances! It's not easy to manage relationships in the capital. I'm just the head of the Imperial Hospital. I can't stop your ambitions."

"Ye Zhen hasn't given an explanation to the palace for the trouble she caused, and now the Cui family is...you guys are trying to kill me!"

Seeing that he wanted to distance himself from her before anything happened, Cui gritted her teeth and pushed him away, glancing at Ye Yunsheng coldly, "Hmph, have you forgotten how you climbed to the position of head of the courtyard?"

"Without the Cui family, how could the Ye Mansion exist today?"

Cui suppressed her panic and looked at the elders in the clan with a harsh look, "How can business be risk-free? What do you know? You make a fuss over the slightest disturbance."

"You usually use our Cui family's reputation to put money in your own pocket, why don't you have any backbone?"

This statement insulted quite a few people, and Ye Yunsheng clenched his fists, unable to refute.

The issue of whether or not to let Ye Jinglan go to the Qing clan is no longer the most important thing. Several elders in the clan are worried that their own business will be affected by the Cui family, so they hurried back to find out the situation. Just then, Ye Zhen's people released the news, and they realized that although the Cui family seemed to have given them benefits over the years, they were secretly suppressing them from becoming bigger and indirectly harming several male members of the side branches.

In the evening, someone heard about Cui Xiang.

When the elder heard that the Cui caravan had brought into Beijing a kind of poison from Miao that could make people lose their minds, he slumped down on his chair and was unable to speak for a long time.

When His Majesty was young, he was planted with poison when he fought in Miaojiang. It was only when his childhood sweetheart risked his life to save him that he returned to the Great Zhou. Therefore, His Majesty is terrified of the mention of poison. It is no wonder that Cui Xiang was taken away when the Cui family secretly brought this thing.

After discussion, the elders decided to sacrifice the rook to save the king.

In order to avoid Your Majesty's anger, some people proposed to report that the Cui family has been bribing officials and harming competitors over the years. Last year, they even monopolized the price of grain, bought up old grain at low prices, and sold it to the six disaster-stricken and food-deficient states of Fanning at high prices, which indirectly led to rampant local bandits and constant conflicts.

Ye Mansion.

Ye Yunsheng was so anxious that he was wandering around. Cui looked exhausted. They sent out people and money but got nothing. The manager was able to pass on the news before, but the person who sent the news half an hour ago was also caught by the soldiers.

Ye Yunsheng ordered the housekeeper, "Kick out any more people from the Cui family who come here!"

Cui was furious, "What do you mean!"

Ye Yunsheng didn't try to coax her, he just said, "You are the wife of the Ye family, I can only protect you now, others... I can't do anything."

Cui's face turned green and her eyes widened with anger, but she also knew that what he said made sense, so she pursed her lips and raised her chin slightly, "Ye Yunsheng, you saved me from being raped by robbers on your way back to Beijing from Qingzhou, and I fell in love with you because of that."

"My father and brother both said that you are timid, cowardly, and cold-hearted, and that you may not achieve great things in this life."

"But I can't. I can help the man that Cui Min likes to succeed! I convinced my father that although you are cowardly, you are easy to control, so I helped you become the head of the Imperial Hospital. Through me, the Cui family gradually came into contact with the nobles of various mansions."

Ye Yunsheng frowned. He was the only one who knew that the reason he risked his life to save Cui Min was just because he saw the word "Cui" on the carriage.

He calmed himself down and said, "You supported me, but you also built a bridge for the Cui family. We each get what we need. I'm afraid this matter will not be easy. You should stop associating with the Cui family."

Cui looked at the person beside her. Even though she was very capable, her eyes reddened. She opened her mouth, but it finally turned into a weak smile. "What my father said back then was absolutely correct."

Ye Yunsheng's eyes narrowed and he turned away, leaving her with only a familiar but cold back.

He has always been heartless and unfeeling. At first, she thought that everything would be fine if he had money. Later, she felt that she could give him what he wanted, and either of them could warm this man's heart.

But they have been married for decades, and the Cui family has not yet said what will happen, so he is just trying to protect himself.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't heartbroken.

Wang Ma helped Cui leave, and then Ye Zhen came in.

Ye Yunsheng leaned back in his chair exhausted. Seeing her coming over, he gently closed his eyes and said, "Your father is really unable to deal with the Imperial Master at the moment. You..."

"Please help your father to speak well in front of the Imperial Master."

"As for Jing Lan's going to the Qing Sect..." He pinched his brows. If the Cui family fell, he, as the fifth-rank abbot, would have to resign and return home to preserve his reputation.

It's better to have a son than to be alone and laughed at by others.

As if seeing through his plan, Ye Zhen said, "The Cui family is in a bad situation. If His Majesty gets angry, the Ye family will be punished."

"If Jing Lan followed the Imperial Master and entered the Qing Sect, things would be different."

Ye Yunsheng suddenly opened his eyes.

Ye Zhen looked at him steadily, "The Taoist priests of our dynasty can be exempted from punishment. Even if father cannot benefit from Jing Lan's influence, at least if something happens, Jing Lan is in the Qing Sect, and the Ye family's roots are there."

Hearing this, Ye Yunsheng felt as if his heart was hit by a drumstick. After repeated consideration, he said, "Take me to see the Imperial Master!"

The corners of Ye Zhen's mouth curled up slightly.

This is timely, but is it really a coincidence?

*

"Since Dean Ye has agreed, I will personally escort Master Ye to the mountain on a chosen day."

"Jing Lan is blessed. I will trouble you, the Imperial Master, in the future."

Li Xuan'an had already finished the pot of ginseng tea, but only ate a small piece of the jujube cake. Seeing that Ye Yunsheng was still not leaving, his ink-black eyes floated with a hint of impatience, "Dean Ye, is there anything else?"

Ye Yunsheng choked up, "The Imperial Master probably doesn't know yet, the Cui, Cui family is in some trouble."

The first time he saw Li Xuan, he wanted to ask the imperial teacher for help.

"Oh?" Li Xuan took a look.

Ye Yunsheng hurriedly said, "Please ask the Imperial Master to protect the Ye family."