Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

Ye Mingde didn't have that kind of good attitude; he couldn't sit still and kept looking at the door.

Qingshan poured hot tea. Because of his master's marriage, his master was in a very good mood, and his life had become easier. Seeing Lord Ye standing there with a frown, he advised, "Please don't stand there. No matter what my master does, he can't make the Emperor retract his decree. Please sit down. Everyone in the capital knows that my master is ruthless and no one dares to cause trouble at this critical juncture."

“He used to be able to act as he pleased, but now that he has a family and responsibilities, how can he still kill without blinking an eye?” Ye Mingde looked at Qingshan’s clumsy appearance and became even more worried. But everyone in the courtyard was smiling, so Xie Bohuai must be the same way. He didn’t want to stay any longer and left.

"Lord Ye, won't you sit for a while?" Qingshan saw the man out. "Or shall I take you to Fanlou?"

Ye Mingde said no need, he would go by himself.

Seeing that Ye Mingde had left, Qingshan didn't follow him, but continued with his work.

At this moment, Xie Bohuai was holding a banquet on the roof of Fanlou Restaurant, planning to ask the restaurant's chef to prepare the dishes. He had just finished making arrangements with the manager when he ran into Ye Mingyue.

Ye Mingyue, as the older brother, was equally worried. He pulled Xie Bohuai into a room and said, "Now everyone in the capital is saying that you even gave up your position as the Commander of the Town Government to marry a daughter of the Ye family. They say my sister is a femme fatale, that you are so attached to her. Xie Bohuai, without the position of Commander of the Town Government, how will you protect Wanning?"

At first, Ye Mingyue thought that Xie Bohuai had an official position and could at least hold on, but now that he has lost his official position, what will happen to him in the future?

Ye Mingyue felt anxious just thinking about Xie Bohuai's enemies.

Xie Bohuai, on the other hand, was much more composed. “His Majesty has only appointed someone to act as commander. The person acting as commander is still someone from the original town government. If His Majesty really wants to separate me from the town government, he will place someone else in. This alone is enough to show that I am still useful to His Majesty. I have followed His Majesty for so many years. Anything I dare to do is something I know His Majesty will not blame me for.”

"You can explain it so clearly, but what about others?" Ye Mingyue felt that his sister had already gone through enough. "Have you thought about the future? You've broken ties with the Xie family, and besides the Emperor, you have no other backing. Do you think you can protect Wan Ning in the future?"

“Even the most powerful family can be wiped out by the Emperor with a single word. If you enter officialdom, you’ll understand that the Emperor alone is enough.” Xie Bohuai showed more patience towards Ye Mingyue. If it were anyone else, he would have turned his back and left long ago. “Any other doubts you have? Ask them all at once, and I’ll answer them for you.”

Ye Mingyue didn't have many problems, but he was always uneasy and felt a sense of unease.

Looking at Xie Bohuai's determined eyes, Ye Mingyue sighed, "I really don't know what kind of karmic entanglement our family has with you in our past lives?"

Xie Bohuai raised his thick eyebrows but didn't respond.

Just then, a quarrel suddenly broke out next door. Ye Mingyue recognized a voice and said in a low voice, "It sounds like it's that Zhao Chuan again. She became famous for arguing after she came to the capital. This person is really courting death. She's just like you. No matter who the other person is, as long as there's something she doesn't like, she has to argue about it."

As they were talking, Zhao Chuan from next door pushed away the two men who were trying to force him to drink. However, he had already drunk a whole pot of wine and didn't have much strength left. "I'm not drinking with you anymore, get out of the way!"

"Don't go! We've only just started drinking. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Young Master Zhao, we're all students going to the capital for the imperial examinations. Who knows, we might become colleagues in the future. Why are you being so disrespectful?"

"Face? What's the use of face? It's all empty bureaucracy. I don't care about face. I'll drink if I want to, and I'll go home if I don't. Move aside, I'm going home!" Zhao Chuan remembered, but someone pressed his shoulder. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get me drunk?"

The others exchanged glances; they truly shared this sentiment. Zhao Chuan was incredibly annoying, yet exceptionally learned, and had offended many. Some wanted to see Zhao Chuan fail the palace examination, and they were happy to help them.

The group stopped talking and started pouring alcohol for Zhao Chuan.

Zhao Chuan choked and tears welled up in his eyes, but his hands were held down. He was half drunk and half awake. Just as he choked and vomited up the food he had just eaten, the door was pushed open.

The others heard the door being pushed open and looked over with displeasure, until someone called out "Lord Xie," at which point they stopped in their tracks.

In the capital, no one is unafraid of Xie Bohuai; they just don't know what Xie Bohuai is doing here.