Chương 90

Ye Heng’s brows furrowed tightly: “I didn’t do that at all—”

Suddenly, he paused.

“You just said there were two sets of bows and arrows?”

“Yes!” The servant was also completely confused.

No one in this Ye family liked such things, so how come…

“Master, I’m sure they must have made a mistake! How about we send them away?”

Ye Heng’s heart skipped a beat: “Wait!”

The servant looked utterly bewildered.

But Ye Heng had already guessed the reason.

Those bows and arrows—two sets of them—clearly were bought by Ye Chutang for his nephews, Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng!

They had just gone to the Imperial Academy, and presumably needed these items for the archery tests there.

During this period, there had been many setbacks at the Dali Temple, and Ye Heng hadn’t paid much attention to those two nephews. Who would have thought that in one such moment of negligence, Ye Chutang had already made the purchase… and moreover, he bought the most expensive ones!

Ye Heng felt a sharp pain in his heart. But now both nephews were at the Imperial Academy, and every word and action of theirs was under close observation. If they were to return those items now, how would others look upon them? Where would he, as their uncle, go from there?

Taking a deep breath, Ye Heng waved his hand irritably: “Go! Pay for them!”

The servant, not understanding, still obeyed the order.

Ye Shiqian was walking in from outside. She had overheard part of the conversation and had probably guessed the whole story by now; she looked quite displeased.

“Dad, did really my cousin buy those things? Why didn’t she even consult us about it?”

Ye Heng also felt aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do about it.

“Well… sometimes money just has to be spent.”

Ye Shiqian understood this principle, but…

“However, she really chose the most expensive ones; they were even more costly than what Mingze bought.”

Hearing the name Ye Mingze, Ye Heng felt even angrier.

“Just talking about him! Among all the students at the Imperial Academy, he was the only one who was sent back! He’s completely ruined my reputation!”

Ye Shiqian glanced at him; seeing his clearly haggard face, she frowned slightly: “Have you been sleeping well these past few days? Should we invite a doctor to take a look?”

Ye Heng immediately refused: “No need!”

Too many things had happened at home recently. First it was the Gao family, then Mingze, and now even his daughter Shiqian had an accident at the Princess’s residence. If more trouble arose on his side, that would be truly bizarre.

“I just need a few days of rest,” he said sternly. “There’s no need to make a fuss.”

Ye Shiqian moved her lips slightly, glanced around to ensure no one else was listening, and then spoke in a low voice: “Dad, don’t you think that since my cousin and the others returned, problems have kept happening in our family? What on earth is going on?”

It might have been one or two incidents, but now that so many problems had arisen one after another, how could people not wonder?

Ye Heng’s heart suddenly skipped a beat; he frowned and shook his sleeves, “Don’t talk nonsense! Those so-called ‘weird powers’ are nothing but heretical practices!”

Seeing Ye Shiqiang’s astonished eyes, Ye Heng realized that his reaction was indeed too intense.

He lowered his voice and said seriously, “Anyway, don’t overthink it.”

Ye Shiqiang could only nod in agreement, “Yes.”

Ye Heng wandered back and forth for a moment, then remembered something and narrowed his eyes slightly, “Anyway, she won’t stay here for long.”

Ye Shiqiang was quite surprised, “Does father mean…”

Ye Heng chuckled.

“Han Yao has an interest in her; the son of the Grand Master of Guanglu Temple… such a marriage alliance is something others could only dream of.”

……

Princess Chang’s residence.

The carriage slowly came to a stop outside the main gate.

Xiao Wu stopped what she was doing and stared at the pure gold chain link by link.

—This thing is really difficult to solve!

Shen Yanchuan glanced at it and his lips curled slightly in approval, “Impressive; they’ve already managed to open it halfway.”

Hearing this, Xiao Wu looked up, and her previously listless face regained some color.

—Ah, so this is considered quite impressive already?

Shen Yanchuan understood what she meant and smiled, “That’s right. The one time I gave you a gift to use for solving puzzles, it took me a month just to get to this stage.”

Xiao Wu’s eyes lit up for a moment; thinking of something, she looked at the chain link again with reluctance.

—What a pity! Just a little more and we could have solved it!

I wonder what’s inside…

Shen Yanchuan seemed to laugh, “You really want to solve it?”

Xiao Wu looked up at him eagerly.

Now it wasn’t just for what was inside; this puzzle was truly interesting!

Shen Yanchuan rubbed her little head gently.

“Well, then I’ll leave this one specifically for you; you can play with it whenever you want.”

Xiao Wu’s eyes widened in surprise.

Ye Chutang looked at Shen Yanchuan with slightly raised eyebrows, “Thank you for your kindness, Prince, but it’s too troublesome; let’s just forget about it.”

Shen Yanchuan met her gaze with a casual tone, “If she wants to play, let her play. What’s so important about that?”

The carriage fell into silence for a moment; the atmosphere became somewhat delicate.

Xiao Wu looked around, then silently hugged herself with her little arms.

So cold…

—Is sister angry?

“Xiao Wu is the youngest in the family; we’ve spoiled her a bit, so she tends to be a bit fond of playing. But after all, this is our family matter,” Ye Chutang said calmly, “There’s no need for you to worry about it, Prince.”

Xiao Wu: Oh no! Sister has actually argued with someone!

For as long as Xiao Wu could remember, her sister had always been gentle and composed, even a bit lazy.

Trước đây, dù Tứ ca đã gây ra bao nhiêu rắc rối bên ngoài, thậm chí khiến người ta đến tận nhà tố cáo, chị gái cô vẫn luôn bình tĩnh và điềm tĩnh.

Lần này mới là lần đầu tiên có người khiến cô nổi giận!

Sau một khoảng lặng ngắn ngủi nhưng dài lâu, Shen Yanchuan nhướng khóe mày và cười nhẹ:

“Được.”

Ye Chutang nhìn anh ta một cách kỳ lạ.

“Được cái gì cơ?!”

Cô ôm lấy Tiểu Ngũ và bước xuống xe ngựa.

Người trong dinh Công chúa Trưởng thấy cô bước xuống từ xe ngựa của Shen Yanchuan, họ ngạc nhiên một chút, nhưng cũng không hỏi thêm gì.

Dù sao trước đó Thế tử cũng đã tự mình đưa Bác sĩ Ye trở về mà?

Ye Chutang dắt Tiểu Ngũ đi vào bên trong, Shen Yanchuan đi theo sau vài bước, không vội vàng.

Lian Zhou lặng lẽ nhìn về phía chủ nhân của mình, rồi lại nhìn về phía bóng dáng thon thả ấy không bao giờ quay đầu lại, trong lòng thở dài.

Thà từ bỏ cuộc hẹn trước đó, cô cũng muốn tự mình đến đón người đó, kết quả lại khiến người ta nổi giận.

Có lẽ... nên quay lại và nhờ Công tử Xie giúp đỡ tìm ra cách giải quyết?

……

Sức khỏe của Công chúa Trưởng đã phục hồi khá tốt.

“Chỉ vài ngày nữa là có thể ngừng châm cứu, sau đó tiếp tục điều dưỡng bằng thuốc sắc và massage nhiều lần là được.” Ye Chutang nhắc nhở.

Công chúa Trưởng cười tươi: “Được rồi, vừa đúng lúc để kịp tham gia cuộc thi cầu ngựa!”

Nói đến chuyện này, Công chúa Trưởng rất hào hứng.

“À, tôi nghe nói hai em trai của cô bây giờ cũng đang ở Quốc tử giám phải không?”

Ye Chutang không ngạc nhiên khi Công chúa Trưởng biết chuyện này.

Cô gật đầu: “Đúng vậy. Nói ra thì việc họ có thể nhập học tại Quốc tử giám một cách thuận lợi cũng phải cảm ơn Đại nhân Tế tử.”

Công chúa Trưởng cười nói: “Nếu họ quan tâm đến cuộc thi cầu ngựa, họ cũng có thể tham gia đấy!”

Trong lòng Ye Chutang có chút xúc động.

Xin lỗi các em yêu, hôm nay quá muộn rồi, sẽ bù sau nhé!