After the mind-reading and gossip-eating incident, officials in the imperial city were demoted one a

"Children, after what happened today, I have a question."

Liu Yunshu's expression was somewhat solemn.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

Ye Yaoyao pressed further, asking if she suspected her scumbag father was having an affair.

“Your father only has a few children, and he's never really held you or been close to you much since you were little. Xiyao has suffered so much harm, and the punishment for the perpetrators was too lenient, so I think…”

Ye Yaoyao's eyes were wide open, staring at her expectantly.

Liu Yunshu gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and then voiced her guess.

"Mother thinks that he might have had...other women or children outside."

[System, my mom isn't love-struck; she guessed it.]

Ye Yaoyao cheered inwardly, almost jumping for joy, and a bright smile bloomed on her face.

[Host, your mother is very smart.] The system's tone was calm, its performance very professional.

"Mother, you're right. That scumbag father definitely has a mistress outside, and maybe even a child from that mistress's affair. Let's go and investigate right away."

Ye Yaoyao eagerly grabbed her mother's hand.

[We need to investigate quickly; it could save the triplets.]

“My little sister is right, Mother. I’ll go ask my maternal grandfather to help me investigate.”

"Okay, Li An, go quickly."

Liu Yunshu nodded in agreement, and Ye Li'an's figure disappeared swiftly at the door like the wind.

[System, do you know when Big Brother will get into trouble?]

[We can only see his impending doom, but we don't know when it will end.]

Can't see it? Sigh! Then we can only let things unfold step by step. Before the imperial examination, make sure your elder brother is careful with the carriage.

If I tell them directly, I wonder if they will believe me?

Ye Yaoyao frowned deeply, her heart filled with worry.

Ye Jingyang hoped that heaven would grant Ye Yaoyao a contract with the system, so that they could hear her thoughts.

So, Ye Jingyang mustered his courage and spoke:

"Little sister, we can hear your heart."

The next moment, he was dumbfounded, because his words turned out to be:

"Little sister, are you hungry?"

"Second brother, I'm not hungry yet."

Liu Yunshu and Ye Xiyao gave Ye Jingyang a strange look; there was still more than an hour before lunch!

Ye Yaoyao returned to her thoughts.

[And what about my second brother and sister? How can I get them on guard?]

While Ye Yaoyao was thinking of a solution, Ye Jingyang quietly told Liu Yunshu and Ye Xiyao about his discovery.

His voice was kept extremely low, like the buzzing of a mosquito, and his eyes kept glancing at Ye Yaoyao, afraid that she would notice him.

"Would you like to give it a try?"

The two found it unbelievable and nodded in agreement, with Liu Yunshu speaking first.

"Yaoyao, your mother can hear your heart."

Liu Yunshu appeared calm on the surface, but was actually very nervous inside, wondering if Ye Jingyang's words were true.

However, what everyone heard the words spoken became:

"Yaoyao, are you thirsty?"

"Mom, you're thirsty. Let's hurry back and get some water," Ye Yaoyao said with concern, snapping out of her reverie.

"Mom is fine. We haven't taken a walk together in a long time. We can just walk slowly."

Liu Yunshu quickly stopped her, wanting to hear more of her daughter's thoughts.

Seeing that her mother's words had changed, Ye Xiyao also wanted to give it a try.

"Little sister, I can hear your heart."

Then the conversation turned into, "Little sister, would you like some pastries?"

"Sister, I'm not hungry! Are you hungry?"

Ye Yaoyao wondered why the three of them suddenly asked her about food and drink.

"My sister wants to eat peach blossom cake. She asked you what kind of cake you want. Tell Cai'er to go back and tell the kitchen now."

Ye Xiyao confirmed her idea and quickly came up with an explanation.

"Oh! Whatever." Ye Yaoyao continued to drift into her thoughts.

The three of them were now completely convinced. They couldn't believe they could hear Ye Yaoyao's thoughts, which was a form of protection for her, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

【I've got it! I'll tell Mom we're going to the temple to pray for safety, and then I'll secretly bribe a monk to tell Mom that the triplets are in trouble.】

I've been having the same dream for the past two days, where everyone dies tragically.

【Host, good idea.】

【Then let's do it this way.】

Ye Yaoyao was in a great mood after coming up with a solution.

[System, if the triplets survive this ordeal, I'll give you 30,000 likes.]

Ye Yaoyao usually gives a gift to those who help her. The system is invisible, so she can only acknowledge and affirm it.

Those who heard the inner voice thought to themselves: After we save our lives, we'll give the system 30,000 likes.

Three rescue missions appeared on the system screen.

[Don't worry, host. I'll help you save the triplets.]

Saving the triplets earns 120,000 points; the host family is truly generous.

On the main street, Zheng Tianxing rode his horse, followed by five servants being dragged along by officials and his own men, who were being beaten with sticks. Passersby gossiped about the sight.

The road ahead was blocked, and a horse-drawn carriage had collided with a donkey cart carrying goods, scattering the goods all over the ground, where people were carrying them away.

"Wait a bit before we leave." Zheng Tianxing looked ahead with amusement.

This street is busiest at this time of day.

"Where are these prisoners from?"

The group of people had been unconscious but had been dragged along the way. They had woken up, but their heads were down so their faces could not be seen.

"You see, it was Lord Zheng who personally went to arrest them."

"It seems to be the Ye family again. I know the servant who dragged people away." "The Ye family from yesterday? They only took away three people, but now there are two...four...five people."

"My God! What happened to the Ye family?"

"Yes! Something strange has been happening at the Ye family lately."

The road was blocked and they couldn't get through, so they were surrounded by people.

Amidst the commotion, a servant leaned close to their ear and whispered:

"Do you want to live? The lady said, if you want to live, then loudly proclaim your crimes."

"Madam, are you... serious?" A glimmer of hope flashed in the old woman's previously lifeless eyes.

"Believe it or not."

"I believe it, I believe it." She didn't want to die yet.

"How so? You'd better think it over carefully."

"Okay, okay, I know what to do." The old woman raised her head, relieved to be alive.

“I recognize her. She’s Granny Zeng. Every time she comes out to buy things, she’s arrogant and always complains that my things are not good enough.”

They even said she was a favorite of Old Madam Ye. Look, she's been arrested; she must have done something horrific.

"The others must also be favored by Madam Ye!"

Granny Zeng pursed her dry, chapped lips, cleared her throat, and tried her best to say:

"I am Granny Zeng, the old lady of the Ye family who serves her. I am guilty of heinous crimes, I am not human. I have been bullying the Third Miss for twelve years with a few of them."

Whenever the Third Miss went to pay her respects to the Old Madam, she would return with injuries, inflicted by the four of us.

We not only beat the Third Miss, but also pricked her with needles, and many other things. I can't remember exactly what we did to her.

"Third Miss, this old servant was wrong. The Madam's reporting us to the authorities and having us arrested is our retribution."

After finishing her sentence, Granny Zeng lowered her head again.