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The Ye family's goal was to make a big fuss about this.

When Xie Yuqi arrived at the Vermilion Bird Gate, about twenty members of the Ye family, led by Ye Zhang, were all kneeling outside the gate.

Just as Xie Yuqi arrived, a carriage stopped outside the Vermilion Bird Gate.

Lady Anguo alighted from the carriage. She was dressed in plain clothes, and her hair was casually tied up, as if she had rushed over without having time to do her makeup.

She walked briskly to Ye Zhang, "Is what they said true? Seventh Brother and Ayin..."

Lady Anguo's expression seemed to still hold hope.

Ye Zhang stared at her, his eyes bloodshot. "Sister, we didn't take good care of Lao Qi and A Yin. They died tragically in the fire, burned for so long, and by the time we found them, they were already..."

Ye Zhang choked up and could barely continue speaking.

Lady Anguo swayed, and the nanny behind her helped her regain her balance.

"How could such a thing happen? The seventh prince was just personally selected by the Emperor as the third-ranked scholar, and he is also the future consort appointed by the Emperor's decree! Who is so heartless? Who would dare to do this..." Lady Anguo asked in grief.

"It's Shen Yue!" Ye Zhang gritted his teeth.

He had just uttered the name when a voice called out to him.

"Lord Ye!"

Xie Yuqi strode forward. "There must be some misunderstanding. Shen Yue would never dare to do something so absurd. He doesn't have the guts. Please, Lord Ye, move to another place so we can investigate properly. Whatever your request, Lord Ye, I will try my best to fulfill it."

The implication was that he hoped to resolve the matter privately.

Ye Zhang sneered, "He doesn't have the guts? He barged into my Ye family with a torch, threatening to burn Ye Shu and Chu Yin alive. When the servants couldn't stop him and came to report, I also thought he wouldn't be so bold, but the facts are right in front of us!"

"He set fire to Ye Shu's courtyard. At that time, the doctor had just bandaged Ye Shu's hand wound and returned to his room. A Yin was worried and went to check on him. Both of them were burned to death in the fire by Shen Yue."

Ye Zhang gave Prince Rui a cold look and said, "Two lives have been lost; my Ye family will definitely seek justice!"

He gritted his teeth, his attitude resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

After saying that, she ignored Xie Yuqi.

Lady Anguo remained silent, kneeling in the crowd with a face full of resentment.

At this time, the palace was not yet under curfew.

The news that the Ye family was kneeling outside the palace gates begging for an audience reached Emperor Yuan's ears.

Just as Emperor Yuan finished painting Consort Shen's portrait, Eunuch Gao rushed in to report the situation.

Upon learning of the terrible trouble Shen Yue had caused, Emperor Yuan's face darkened.

"Your Majesty, look at this situation... The Ye family, more than twenty people, and Lady Anguo are all kneeling outside the Vermilion Bird Gate," said Eunuch Gao.

The Ye family is a prominent clan in Runan.

Although only Ye Zhang is currently serving as an official in the court, his influence is profound.

The Ye family once produced three prime ministers and four scholars, and their ancestor was a founding hero of the Great Jing Dynasty. His memorial tablet is still enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Emperor Yuan knew that his second son had taken a liking to the Ye family, and he also intended to make the Ye family an ally of his second son.

Ye Shu's success in the imperial examination presented an excellent opportunity to win over the Ye family.

So when the second son and Yuzhen came to request an imperial decree to grant them marriage, he quickly agreed.

Even if they didn't ask for permission, he would still grant them a marriage.

But Ye Shu died, burned to death by Shen Yue...

Emperor Yuan, enraged, threw down his paintbrush. "That Shen Yue is truly a menace!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down," said Eunuch Gao cautiously.

Consort Hui picked up her paintbrush, her face also filled with worry. "Your Majesty, this matter concerns Miss's family. What should we do if the Ye family persists in pursuing this matter?"

"What should we do? If Shen Yue isn't the Consort's nephew, I'll definitely cut off his head!" Emperor Yuan roared.

The implication was that he would spare his life!

Emperor Yuan pondered for a while, then instructed Eunuch Gao, "Summon Ye Zhang to wait at Chengde Hall. Also, summon Shen Lin and the Second Prince to the palace!"

"Yes."

Eunuch Gao accepted the order and left.

Soon, the palace attendants arrived outside the Vermilion Bird Gate and summoned Ye Zhang to the palace.

Ye Zhang was the only one; the others immediately returned to their residence.

When Ye Zhang entered the palace, Lady Anguo looked at him, and their eyes met. Both of them knew firmly the purpose of their visit.

We must firmly grasp this matter so that Prince Rui will never again harbor any thoughts of harming the Ye and Chu families, and we must also extinguish any idea Prince Rui might have of trying to win over the Ye family.

Xie Yuqi also entered the palace.

Not long after, Duke Shen was summoned to the palace.

Lady Anguo escorted the rest of the Ye family back to the Ye residence.

Two corpses lay in the Ye family's house, covered with white cloth. The servants recalled the scene when the military patrol officers had found the bodies in the ruins.

I only glanced at them, but I will never forget the appearance of those two corpses.

It was charred black, unrecognizable, and a truly horrific sight.

When the Ye family returned to the Ye residence and saw the two corpses, they were heartbroken and couldn't stop crying.

Madam Ye fainted several times from crying.

An hour earlier, a carriage left the capital at the last minute before the city gates closed, heading south. As dawn approached, it stopped in a grove of trees.

A person stepped off the carriage.

It was Song Qingning.

Dressed in black, she personally escorted Ye Shu and Chu Yin out of the city.

Ye Shu and Chu Yin were about to get off the carriage when Song Qingning stopped them. "Once we pass this grove, we'll be out of the capital's territory. Ahead lies Yonglin County. Head south, and we'll arrive at Youcheng in a month."

"Youcheng is on the southern border, where no one knows you. It would be a good place for you."

Going to Youcheng was Chu Yin's decision.

Three days ago, Song Qingning and Chu Yin met.

Song Qingning asked her where she wanted to go in the future.

Chu Yin replied, "Youcheng."

Song Qingning did not press her for the reason for choosing Youcheng, but she knew that Youcheng was a good place.

At least that place is far from the capital.

There's no more war over there, so it's a good place to live in anonymity.

After Song Qingning finished speaking, she mounted the horse that had been prepared there long ago.

She turned to ride away, but Chu Yin called her back.

"Qingning..." Chu Yin called her name.

Song Qingning turned around.

Just now in the carriage, Ye Shu and Chu Yin thanked each other profusely.

Song Qingning was also thinking about why she wanted to help them. It was because she couldn't bear to see them suffer as miserably as in her previous life, and because the Ye family and the Meng family were related by marriage.

They will all be helpful to the Prince of Huai.

Or there may be other reasons.

Ultimately, she wanted to help them; that thought grew in her heart in a strange and inexplicable way.

Chu Yin looked at Song Qingning, wanting to say something but unsure where to begin. Finally, she uttered, "Will we ever meet again?"

goodbye?

"Perhaps!" Song Qingning said.

Perhaps one day she will go to Youcheng.

Or perhaps, if the Prince of Huai succeeds, Ye Shu and Chu Yin will no longer need to live in anonymity.

Song Qingning rode away.

Only after her figure disappeared into the lush forest did Ye Shu and Chu Yin set off again.

Remembering Song Qingning's words, the two continued south.

Inside the carriage, Chu Yin leaned against Ye Shu and drifted off to sleep.

She had a dream.

When she woke up again, she was shocked. After a long time, she kept replaying the dream in her mind.

Suddenly, she grabbed Ye Shu's hand with worry and said urgently, "Qingning, Qingning is in trouble!"

Ye Shu asked, puzzled, "Ayin, what do you mean?"

Chu Yin didn't have time to explain to him. "Qingning is in trouble! Quick, let's go back! Let's go back and catch up with Qingning! I want to tell her she's going to die!"