Chapter 145: Of Course, I Choose Ye Chutang

When the officers from the Dali Temple jumped into the bedroom, Ye Anzhi was holding a dagger, about to stab Kong Ru in the chest.

“Stop!”

The officer shouted loudly, kicking the bloodied dagger away.

Ye Anzhi stared blankly at the officers, who had appeared out of nowhere.

“It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it! It’s her, she wanted to kill me, I had no choice but to defend myself!”

Kong Ru’s neck was bleeding profusely, and she stared at her son, whom she had cherished since he was a child. She suddenly burst into laughter.

“Liars, big liars!”

That wicked Ye Chutang never intended to leave any way out for her and her son!

As she spoke, she coughed up blood, her eyes swirling with hatred and desolation.

How did everything end up like this?

Before she could figure it out, she died with her eyes wide open.

Ye Anzhi, terrified by the bloodshot eyes of Kong Ru, collapsed to the ground.

“It’s you who forced me! Don’t come looking for me when you’re dead!”

The officer sneered, “You killed her. Who should we look for if not you?”

Ye Anzhi shook his head wildly, “I was forced! If I didn’t kill her, she would’ve killed me.”

He thought the officers had just arrived and didn’t know the truth, so he desperately tried to justify himself.

“Young Master Ye, we’ve been in the yard since before you came,” the officer said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Anzhi’s face turned ashen.

“You… why didn’t you stop it?”

“We thought you were just arguing, but then we heard something wasn’t right, so we came in. We didn’t expect it to be too late.”

While this explanation made sense, Ye Anzhi didn’t believe a word of it.

He knew clearly that Ye Chutang had set this up!

“Ye Chutang ordered you to come, didn’t she?”

As soon as he said that, Ye Chutang walked into the bedroom.

“I called these two officers. Kong Ru killed my mother, ruined my brother, and now she’s been caught. What’s the problem with sending her to prison?”

Ye Anzhi knew that nothing he said would change anything because the officers had witnessed him killing his mother.

“Ye Chutang, may you die a horrible death!”

Ye Chutang smirked, “You may not see how I die, but I’ll be there to witness how you die.”

“You bitch, I’m going to kill you!”

Ye Anzhi tried to stand up but was kicked down to the ground by the officer, who restrained him.

“You dare shout and threaten us right in front of us? Aren’t you afraid of dying?”

After saying this, the officer punched Ye Anzhi in the stomach.

“Behave yourself. Otherwise, our fists won’t have eyes!”

Ye Anzhi immediately quieted down.

He didn’t want to die. His grandfather loved him so much and would surely find a way to save him.

The officer turned to Ye Chutang, “Miss Ye, please have someone watch this room. We’ll take Young Master Ye back to the Dali Temple, and we’ll send someone to handle the rest later.”

“Okay, thank you, officers, for your hard work.”

As Ye Anzhi was taken away, he screamed and shouted, ordering his maids and servants to inform Old Madam Ye to come save him.

Just as they were about to leave the mansion, Ye Jingchuan arrived with Ye Anjun and Ye Siyin.

He looked at the officers from the Dali Temple in displeasure and questioned, “What are you doing?”

If someone was going to be arrested, it should be Kong Ru, right?

Before the officer could answer, Ye Anzhi cried out, “Father, save me! Ye Chutang that bitch took advantage of your absence and plotted against me and mother! Mother’s already dead because of her!”

Ye Jingchuan didn’t care about Kong Ru’s fate.

When Ye Chutang forced him to admit Kong Ru’s crimes in front of all the guests, Kong Ru was doomed.

He frowned and asked, “Your mother’s dead, but why are they arresting you?”

Before Ye Anzhi could respond, Ye Jingchuan suddenly realized, “Did you kill your mother?”

Ye Anzhi quickly denied it, “Father, I was forced by Ye Chutang! She even forced my mother to kill me!”

When it came to Ye Chutang, Ye Jingchuan didn’t hesitate for a second to abandon Ye Anzhi.

“Unfilial son, you actually killed your mother! This is an unforgivable crime! Take him away!”

One was a daughter who could potentially become a noble consort and help him secure a marquis title.

The other was a degenerate son with no reputation left to speak of.

Anyone could tell who he should choose.

Ye Anzhi stared in disbelief at Ye Jingchuan.

Even after being taken away for quite a distance, he still hadn’t regained his senses.

After the officers left, Ye Jingchuan’s repressed emotions exploded.

“Where’s Chuer?”

Steward Chen immediately stepped forward and replied, “Master, Miss Ye is in Ningchuyuan.”

“Unfilial daughter, she won’t stop until she ruins the Ye family, will she?”

“Master, please calm down.”

The more Ye Jingchuan thought about it, the angrier he became, and his breath quickened.

He handed Jun’er over to Steward Chen, “Take the young master and entertain him for a while.”

With that, he stormed off toward Ningchuyuan.

Steward Chen still had something to report, so he left Jun’er where he was and hurried after him.

“Master, before you meet with Miss Ye, there’s something you need to know.”

Ye Jingchuan immediately understood it wasn’t good news.

“Speak!”

“Concubine Jiang suspects that Miss Ye is pregnant. Miss Ye slapped her so hard that her face was disfigured.”

When Concubine Jiang visited Ningchuyuan to see Prince Chen, the servants in the mansion were busy preparing the red silk for the celebration.

When she mentioned “pregnancy,” she didn’t say it quietly, and some servants overheard her.

Later, Concubine Jiang was slapped, and the servants reported it to Steward Chen.

He, of course, learned that Ye Chutang had been vomiting twice a day, suspected of being pregnant.

Ye Jingchuan instinctively wanted to refute the idea of pregnancy.

But he quickly remembered Ye Chutang’s reputation in the countryside, and his head spun.

Could it be that this unfilial daughter really got pregnant by some country bumpkin?

He told Steward Chen, “Inform everyone. If anyone dares to tarnish Miss Ye’s reputation, they will be killed on the spot!”

“Yes, Master.”

“Take good care of the young master. Don’t let him return to Ningchuyuan.”

With that, Ye Jingchuan stormed off.

Ye Siyin, who was a little closer to them, overheard most of their conversation and quickly returned to Qingyouyuan.

Although Jun’er didn’t hear much, he could tell from Ye Jingchuan’s anger.

He was about to head back to Ningchuyuan when Steward Chen stopped him.

“Young Master, the Master and Miss Ye need to talk. You’re not suited to listen. Let me stay with you for a while.”

“I brought some food for my elder sister and wanted to give it to her.”

“Young Master, the Master has given orders. I can’t let you go.”

Seeing that he couldn’t get past Steward Chen and had no power to force his way through, Jun’er reluctantly gave up.

At this moment, Ye Jingchuan had already arrived at Ningchuyuan.

Ye Chutang knew he would come, so she sat at the stone table outside the courtyard, eating watermelon and waiting for him.

Ye Jingchuan looked at the calm Ye Chutang, nearly exploding in anger.

She had turned the entire Minister’s residence upside down and lost all face, yet she still had the nerve to sit and eat!

“You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

Ye Chutang didn’t even lift her eyelids. Slowly, she replied, “Father, you should thank me for not exposing your ugly affair of favoring concubines over your wife.”

“I’m supposed to thank you?”

“You’re welcome. After all, we’re blood-related. Otherwise, Kong Ru’s end would’ve been yours.”

Ye Jingchuan was momentarily speechless.

He sat down opposite Ye Chutang, staring at her with a faint smile. His heart trembled with anger.

Suddenly, all his rage seemed to dissipate, and he became eerily calm.

“Chuer, what exactly do you want to do?”

Ye Chutang put down the half-eaten peach and said, “It’s obvious, I’m avenging my mother and brother.”

“No one is stopping you from seeking revenge, but family shame should not be aired to the public. You shouldn’t have made it so public and embarrassed the Minister’s residence on such a joyous day!”

“Father, you calculated my mother’s dowry first. Isn’t the embarrassment deserved?”

Ye Jingchuan was at a loss for words.

He asked, “Isn’t Jin Zhi completely mad?”