The Ye residence looked exactly the same as before. It was a bit different, but it didn't look any different at all.
Mrs Zhao was very excited to see Ye Jinsu and held her hand to talk for a long time. Finally, the maidservant at the side reminded her that Mrs Zhao was afraid of tiring the child in her womb. Only then did she reluctantly let Ye Jinsu leave.
The old lady also called for people to bring things to the wutong garden, saying it was for Ye Jinsu to make up for it.
In short, everything passed quietly, even the smallest of movements. Other than Ye Jingru, who had been grounded, everyone in the mansion had seen Ye Jinsu.
The servants naturally did not dare to speak carelessly outside, but it was still okay to speak in the mansion.
The matter reached Ye Jinru's ears.
At that time, Ye Jinsu was in the yard reading Ning Yun's letter. Ye Jinsu was holding the letter and mulling over the recent situation outside. It was now November. Five consecutive days of heavy snow had caused the Emperor's illness to worsen.
If he had been stubborn and had been suffering from an illness for so long, he would still be alive even now. The Reflection Cloud Pavilion was still being built day and night. Four to five people had also died because of this. However, the emperor obviously didn't care about anything else and wanted to set up the Thoughtful Cloud Pavilion.
Another storm was brewing outside. He probably didn't even know what was going on.
Just a few days ago, the Thirteenth Prince couldn't wait any longer. Seeing that the situation was favourable to him, he began to take action against the Emperor. If he waited until the emperor died, who knows how long he would have to wait.
He simply chose to add fuel to the fire.
When this matter landed in Ning Yunyin's ears, she secretly did something about it. On the side of the Qi King, he had received the news immediately. The thirteenth prince's movements had not even begun, yet he had already been intercepted by the Qi King.
The two of them were fighting even more intensely now.
This was clearly a situation that was beneficial to Ning Yunyin. Ye Jinxiu looked at the contents of the letter and folded her hands back into her sleeves.
It was still snowing outside. Ye Jinsu looked out the window and spoke to Xiao Hong beside her, "Bring the stove. Let's go see father."
Ye Chong had been holed up in his home for another month, and the title of a "University Scholar" was almost an empty shell.
Ye Jinsu stared at the wind and snow as she walked towards Ye Zhisu's courtyard. Mrs Zhao was already starting to show her belly. Ye Ling was a precious baby. The two of them had to love each other in the yard every day.
When Ye Jinsu walked over, Ye Zhicheng was listening to the sounds coming from Madame Zhao's stomach. In the end, he didn't hear any rumbling in his stomach. Instead, he heard Ye Jinsu's voice from outside the courtyard.
Ye Shisui could only call for people to come in.
"What's the matter?" Mrs Zhao knew that Ye Jinsu and Ye Shisui didn't have a good relationship, so she was very surprised to see Ye Jinsu take the initiative to look for Ye Shisui.
Ye Jinsu looked at Ye Zhanzheng, then at Mrs Zhao, but did not say a word.
Mrs Zhao immediately understood. She stood up and said, "I'm feeling a little tired today, so I'll return to my room to rest."
With that, Madame Zhao bowed slightly before turning around to leave. When he turned around, he glanced at Ye Jinsu.
Ye Jinsu avoided her gaze and looked straight at Ye Shisui. It wasn't until he had left that Ye Mo opened his mouth and impatiently said, "What is it?"
"Does father know anything about the court recently?"
Everyone knew about the Thirteenth Prince and the Qi King.
Because of this incident, many people in the court died. Ye Zheng was glad that he had escaped this calamity.
"The Thirteenth Prince was unable to do much to the man who killed the Thirteenth Prince. The two of them fought with each other, and even now, they have yet to determine who was the better one. Which family does father think will end up getting? " Ye Jinsu sat down and spoke up.
Ye Jinsui looked at Ye Jinsu, and when Ye Jinsu said this, he understood what she meant.
"Are you surnamed Ye or someone else?" Ye Zheng snorted coldly.
"His surname is Ye, of course."
"Father, have you heard of the story of the sandpiper and clam fighting over the profits?" Ye Jinsu asked him.
Ye Chong looked at Ye Jinsu again, and finally flung his sleeves and said, "The reason why fishermen can profit is because even if the sandpiper and clam can't compete, they can still win!"
Ye Jinsu let out a soft laugh. Regarding this, wasn't Ye Chong clear-headed?
"What kind of person does Father think is a fisherman?" Ye Jinsu asked with a smile.
Ye Shisui did not even think about it. "At least the current Ning Wang is not!" he said resolutely.
The smile on Ye Jinsu's face deepened as she reached for the letter in her sleeve and handed it over to Ye Zhenzi. "Father, why don't you take a look at this."
Ye Shisan's eyes narrowed. He stared at them for a while and reached out his hand to take them.
Until he opened the letter, Ye Zheng's expression was full of disdain. When he saw what was written on the letter, Ye Chong opened his eyes wide and straightened up.
Ye Jinsu took a sip of the tea beside him.
Ye Zheng stood up and looked up at Ye Jinsu, pointing the letter at her direction, "Is this for real?"
"The prince himself wrote it, how can it be fake?" Ye Jinsu said with a smile.
Ye Shisan was shocked and speechless.
Ye Jinsu looked at him quietly and spoke at the side, "People say that father is an extremely sensible person. What he does is a foolproof plan. Now that the situation has changed, is Father still not prepared to make a new, foolproof plan? "
Ye Shisui was still shocked. He raised his head and looked at Ye Jinsu without saying a word.
He could not make a decision yet.
Ye Jinsu was not prepared to let Ye Zheng make his decision now. She simply stood up and bowed to him, "Father, you should know that my surname is Ye and I am a descendant of the Ye Family. I am doing all this for the sake of the Ye Family."
"Think about it."
After saying that, Ye Jinsu turned and left.
It was still snowing outside as usual. Xiao Hong, who was at Ye Jinsu's side, opened her mouth and asked curiously, "Miss, what exactly is written in the letter?"
Ye Jinsu didn't say anything and only faintly smiled.
The winter plum blossoms were still outside. As he passed by the back garden, Ye Jinsu stopped for a while. Xiao Hong led Ye Jinsu inside the pavilion. She tightened her clothes and urged, "Miss, let's just take a look and leave. It's too cold outside."
Ye Jinsu touched the stove in her hand that was about to turn cold and nodded.
As he passed by Ye Jinru's yard, he heard a loud noise coming from inside. This was not the first or second time Ye JinRu had done this. Ever since she knew that Ye Jinsu had come back, she had been making a ruckus every few days.
At first, she would pretend to beg Ye Zhiru to let her see Ye Jinsu, but later, Ye Jingru refused to let her see Ye Jingru.
It was normal for people to knock on doors when making a ruckus.
Xiao Hong quickened its steps and grabbed onto Ye Jinsu, wanting to leave this place as soon as possible.
"Madman, Second Miss is a madman, let's ignore her." Little Red quickly spoke and pulled Ye Jinsu away.
The next second, the madman opened the door.
Ye Jinsu was standing on a small path, some distance away from Ye Jinru's yard. She was standing under a cypress tree covered in snow. Ye Jingru glanced over and saw Ye Jinsu.
"Elder sister …" Ye Jingru let out a weird voice.
"It's been a while."