Ye Chutang’s movements paused for a moment as she looked up.
There was no trace of emotion in her eyes, neither joy nor anger, surprise, or fear.
Princess Qinyang added, “But he was saved again; he didn’t die.”
Of course he didn’t die. It took so much effort to get to this point; it would be a pity if he died so inexplicably.
Ye Chutang nodded gently, “It’s necessary to put on a show after all.”
Princess Qinyang never expected Ye Chutang to react in such a way.
“Are you not surprised at all?” Princess Qinyang couldn’t help but ask.
After all, Ye Heng was Ye Chutang’s second uncle, and right now was a critical time of investigation; every move Ye Heng made was under close attention.
Even if Ye Chutang no longer felt any kinship for him, she shouldn’t be so calm—
“You already knew, didn’t you?” Princess Qinyang exclaimed in shock, her eyes filled with genuine astonishment.
Only a very few people were aware of this matter; how could Ye Chutang know?
Ye Chutang smiled slightly, “If he had died, Princess Qinyang surely wouldn’t be so at ease, and there would have been a commotion outside by now, wouldn’t there?”
That made sense……
Princess Qinyang believed it to some extent, but for some reason, she still felt that something wasn’t quite right.
She looked at Ye Chutang again; seeing her calm and composed expression, she suppressed that strange feeling in her heart.
Indeed, Ye Chutang had been recuperating at home after being injured and hadn’t even stepped outside; how could she know about these things?
Ye Chutang continued, “I guess he didn’t take those accusations seriously before. He was just waiting for the time to come, and naturally, he would be released without guilt and come out unscathed. But he didn’t expect Han Yao to appear out of nowhere on his way.”
Now, the time for him to come out seemed infinitely distant.
Princess Qinyang snorted coldly, “He must be feeling guilty! If he were truly innocent, hearing such slander, he would be extremely annoyed and angry, and he would do anything to clear his name. But now he’s done this… I guess he wants people to think that he’s suffered a great injustice. It’s a pity he doesn’t realize that this incident involves so many people; it’s not something he can just brush off easily.”
Ye Chutang shook her head gently.
“Second uncle was really impulsive. If something really happened to him, what would happen to Shi Qian, Mingze, and the others?”
Upon hearing this, Princess Qinyang thought of something and smiled coldly.
“His daughter is quite capable; maybe he’s still waiting for his precious daughter to save him!”
Ye Chutang blinked.
It sounded like Ye Shiqian was also making efforts in secret, but judging from the situation in these past two days, it didn’t seem to be very effective.
The people she could ask for help were limited; there were very few who could really make a difference at this time.
“À, có lẽ cậu vẫn chưa biết đâu, tình hình của Ye Mingze những ngày gần đây thực sự không mấy tốt chút nào.” Nữ chủ huyện Qinyang nhướng mày, “Bị hôn mê và sốt cao, thậm chí còn không có cách nào để tìm thuốc chữa trị… Nếu cứ tiếp tục như vậy…”
Ye Chutang sờ vào vết thương trên cổ mình, vẻ mặt đầy tiếc nuối.
“Nếu như tôi không bị thương, có lẽ tôi cũng có thể đi thăm hắn một chút… Thật là đáng tiếc.”
Thật sự là không thể giúp được gì cả.
Nữ chủ huyện Qinyang lắc đầu.
“Đã đến lúc này rồi, tại sao cậu còn phải quan tâm đến họ nữa? Nếu như ngày xưa thực sự…”
Cô ấy vừa nói vừa đột nhiên dừng lại.
Mặc dù bây giờ mọi chuyện đang được bàn tán rầm rộ bên ngoài, nhưng đối với Ye Chutang mà nói, mỗi lần nhắc đến chuyện đó, cũng giống như là lại một lần nữa kéo ra những vết thương trong quá khứ.
Một cơn gió thổi qua, lá rụng đầy sân.
Không khí đã bắt đầu se lạnh.
Ye Chutang kéo chặt chiếc áo của mình lại, vẻ mặt thanh thản.
“Dù đúng hay sai, cuối cùng cũng phải có một lời giải thích.”
