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Old Madame Ye was sick.

Not to mention the rest, most of the people in the mansion were the old granny's trusted aides. If the old lady fell and the Ye Family was taken over by a new master, then the ones to bear the brunt of the disaster would naturally be these servants.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the manor was heavy, and everyone was panic-stricken. Only after Ye Lin returned home in the evening and captured a few erroneous Attendant s to ruthlessly clean up did they gradually calm down.

However, it was only a matter of time before the torrent turned into a gush of darkness.

After Ye Lin finished cleaning up the servants, he rushed straight to the Jiayu Hall without even using his dinner.

Pin Yue carried the newly brewed tea and left to guard outside the door so that the two manager could speak.

The Old Madame Ye leaned against the headboard of the bed, her normally neatly combed hair tied loosely behind her head. On her forehead, there was an Ancestral Mother Jade Gem, about the size of a thumb, rolling and wiping her forehead with golden threads. A few strands of her white hair fell to the side of her face, making her look extremely gaunt and haggard. Her usually shrewd eyes were closed as the Jade Memory Beads in her hands slowly rotated one by one, occasionally letting out one or two crisp jade-like sounds.

The Old Madame Ye did not make a sound, but Ye Lin seemed to have something on his mind. He sat by the side and drank his tea without speaking, the entire room was filled with a strange silence.

After half a cup of tea's worth of time, the slowly spinning Jade Bead suddenly stopped, the Old Madame Ye opened her eyes and raised her head to look at Ye Lin, "I've heard all about what happened outside, how do you plan to take care of it? This is a critical moment, if something bad happens, I'm afraid our entire Ye Family will be affected. "

Hearing that, Ye Lin was surprised, "How did Mother know about this?"

Old Madame Ye coldly snorted, and said: "What? Are you trying to hide this from me? "

"That's not what my son meant." Ye Lin frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Originally, this is not a big deal, it's just that recently, Fu Shan's manner of doing things has become more unyielding, adding that the Yang and Song Families are also close together, I am afraid there are things that cannot be covered up."

Old Madame Ye squinted her eyes and muttered: "Are you saying that the Yang and Song Families are already on the team?" Behind Cheng Fu Shan was the Second Prince. Being on good terms with Cheng Fu Shan, it was obvious that he was supporting the Second Prince.

Ye Lin looked solemn, "There's a high chance of that."

Ever since he had rejected Fu Shan's offer to recruit him last time, his days had become more and more difficult. It was one thing to not be on the team, but more importantly, he was leaving Shang Jing to continue his duties.

At the end of the day, everyone was still out on the road.

Ye Lin sighed.

Old Madame Ye looked at his dejected appearance and said resentfully, "I had long told you this before, even if you couldn't get close to Cheng Fushan, you shouldn't make things difficult for him. As long as you can delay him until his appointment is completed, the evaluation on the mountain peak will be set. But now, with only two months left, if the Cheng and Yang Song families were to secretly make a move, Ye Family will be hard to guard against! "

Ye Lin was extremely upset.

Therefore, he would always leave some leeway for his work. However, ever since the mid-autumn of last year, Cheng Fu Shan suddenly acted as if he was a completely different person, getting stronger and stronger every day.

Could it be that the Emperor … Ye Lin's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Old Madame Ye in shock.

But then she thought about it again and calmed down, "Lan Er had just returned from the capital and did not mention anything about it. According to Steward Li's letter, the Old Ancestor had once brought Lan Er to the palace."

The meaning behind his words was that the Emperor was relatively safe.

Ye Lin raised his teacup and gulped down a mouthful of tea before suppressing his intense heartbeat. After recovering for a moment, he then said: "Now, I can only ask for Meng Family to help me deal with this."

It's just that according to the current situation, the Meng Family may not be willing to take the risk.

Cheng Fu Shan was merely a newly appointed Yangzhou Prefect, how could he dare to so blatantly obstruct the way of the Ye Family? No matter how strong the Meng Family was, they would not dare to go against the imperial family.

Unless, there was a reason that he had to do it.

Ye Lin thought again as a plan suddenly emerged in his mind.

Meng Family? Old Madame Ye suddenly thought of Madame Qin's smiling face and her eyes froze, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will naturally arrange it. You just have to think of a way to get rid of all the rumors outside that are detrimental to Ye Family as soon as possible, in case it gets worse."

Ye Lin hurriedly replied: "Then I'll have to trouble mother."

The Old Madame Ye nodded her head and closed her eyes in thought. Then, she said: "With the rules outside, even you have to take care of the matters inside the house, I am afraid this matter will not end well. How do you plan to punish the Concubine Shao?"

Ye Lin frowned, "Let's not talk about that at the side, why would that child... Didn't Mistress Ji Ning say that the child in Shaoyin's womb is a person of noble character, and that her future prospects are unspeakable? "

Old Madame Ye had already sent her trusted aides to the yamen to pass on the news, so he only knew what had happened in the house. Although she was furious, it was still that child who pitied him more.

"What Mistress Jining means is that she hurt her benefactor's life because she was born before the time of her birth and became familiar with him." Old Madame Ye's eyes flashed with an ice-cold light. The midwife and her huge husband were both under her command, as well as Pin Yue who was watching them from inside the room. In the middle of the afternoon, she had sent someone to invite the Master of Jining from the Pudu Temple, and thus came to this conclusion.

"Since noble people and our Ye Family are not fated for one another, there's no need to force the issue. Furthermore, from now on, do not bring up this matter any further, lest it spreads to the ears of those who are interested in it."

Ye Lin trembled, "I can save my son, but since it's like this, Concubine Shao, she …." He paused, and seeing the old lady's cold face, his heart sank. He could only clench his teeth and say, "I'll let Mother handle this."

He reached out his hand and took a sip from the teacup that was filled with purple sandalwood grass, then continued to speak: "I know that Shaoyin has been very considerate in serving you all these years, and also gave birth to the little girl Jin Wei and the Yu Ge'er, and your heart is unavoidably unwilling to part with them."

After all, today's matter is in my courtyard, and it cannot be spread out. At that time, she will only have to be announced to the outside world that she is in a difficult situation and others will not be able to be suspicious of her, but at least be able to give her some face. "

There was no proof. No matter how hard the Lu Family tried, it was all to no avail.

"However, Little Girl Jin Wei will be returning to the Manor in two days. At that time, if you ask about Shaoyin …" If Ye Lin had a point.

Old Madame Ye's face turned cold, "You don't have to interfere in the matter of Inner Court. However, Yu Ge'er, tomorrow, you will bring him to the outer court. For now, hide this matter for now.

Ye Lin was helpless, and could only agree.

Jin Lan didn't know that Old Madame Ye and Ye Lin had already decided on the fate of Concubine Shao, so she accompanied him back to the Shuixie Pavilion.

, who had not fully recovered in the first place, suddenly jumped over. Mama Zhu and Doctor Gong were busy, together with Jin Lan, they coaxed her into eating something, fried it up, and drank it before falling into a deep sleep.

"Miss, why don't you go take a rest as well?" Mama Tang looked at Jin Lan with a pained expression. Second Miss didn't sleep well last night, he was probably even more exhausted than his wife.

Jin Lan looked at Madame SHen's sleeping face, nodded and stood up. She then went to rest on the soft couch outside, only tossing and turning, unable to close her eyes. Her mind was filled with Su Xin's every move.

In her previous life, she had always served the Concubine Shao and it seemed that she had disappeared without a trace when the Concubine Shao was supporting her. At that time, she did not care about such a small maid, but now that she thought about it, she could not think of any more memories.

However, she still felt that Su Xin was not simple.

Just as Jin Lan was thinking about this, Mu Lan walked in softly. "Miss, the Master sent someone to invite you in, she said that she wanted you to take a trip to the study room."

"What is it?" It was rare for Ye Lin to take the initiative to look for her, let alone go to the big study room. That had always been the forbidden area of the palace, and other than Ye Lin, even his mother was not allowed to casually step in.

Mu Lan shook his head, "I only said that you should move quickly."

"In that case, I'll just take a trip." Jin Lan sat up and said: "Accompany me there, Mama Tang will stay inside to help."

Ye Lin's big study was set up outside the second door, so much so that in his previous life, Jin Lan rarely stepped in, and when he walked along the corridor until he was not far from the big study, Attendant Wu Fu who was outside saw it with his sharp eyes and called out.

"Second Miss is here." Wu Fai Luo bowed, "Master ordered, when Second Miss is here, you just need to go in." As he spoke, he opened the door.

Jin Lan smiled and nodded to Wu Fu, then brought Mu Lan to cross the threshold, and Wu Fu immediately closed the door.

The big study room was very spacious, and was almost double the size of Inner Court's small study room. Although the big doors were closed, the four windows inside the room were all open and the light was extremely bright.

Jin Lan knew Ye Lin's temperament, and hated being disturbed the most at this time. She quietly waited until Ye Lin stopped writing before stepping forward to pay her respects. "Father."

Ye Lin raised his head and saw Jin Lan bowing slightly, looking obedient and well-behaved. Her expression became a lot more amiable, pointing to the armchair at the side, she said slowly: "Lan Er is here, take a seat!"

Jin Lan listened to him and sat down. She really did not understand what Ye Lin was trying to hide.

Ye Lin once again lowered his head, as if he was thinking about what he had just written, and asked: "I heard that when you came back, Meng Mansion had invited you to visit their palace to admire the flowers?"

Jin Lan's heart skipped a beat, but he still had a smile on his face. "Yes."

Ye Lin nodded, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Do you know the eldest young master of the Meng Family?"

The young master of Meng Family? Meng Zhanxuan? Why did Ye Lin ask that?

Jin Lan resisted the urge to frown and said in a normal tone as much as possible, "Not really. I've only met one or two times."

Ye Lin suddenly raised his head to size up Jin Lan's exquisite little face, and a strange light flashed past his eyes, "Forget it, since Madam Meng has good intentions to invite you to admire the flowers, you should know the etiquette. Since the flowers in the garden are blooming well, you should personally send out a few invitations to invite Madam Meng Family and the young lady to come to the residence to entertain them, treating it as if it was in return."

What did that mean? Why would the perfectly fine Ye Lin suddenly want to invite Meng Family over to the palace as a guest? Even if she had to ask for it, it was not her turn to come forward. With her mother's friendship with Madam Meng, shouldn't it be better to have her mother come forward?

"What is it? "You don't want to?" Unable to hear Jin Lan's response, Ye Lin frowned, and his tone became colder.

"Your daughter is willing." No matter what Ye Lin planned to do, she had to endure and obey now. Everything had just started to change, so there was no need for her to give up everything just because of a moment of satisfaction.

However, she would have to be more careful in the future.