Chapter 146: Do You Still Want to Kill Your Father?

Before Ye Jingchuan could wait for Ye Chutang to answer, he shouted, “Jinzhi, you vile woman, come out!”

“Slap!”

Before his words even settled, Ye Chutang slapped him across the face.

He looked at Ye Chutang in shock and raised his hand to retaliate, but before he could, he was slapped again.

“Ye Chutang, have you gone mad?!”

Ye Chutang looked at him coldly, her beautiful face filled with murderous intent.

“What right do you have to insult Aunt Jin? To seize my mother’s dowry, you sent me to the countryside, forced Aunt Jin to bear your child. You’re worse than a beast!”

With two red and swollen handprints on his face, Ye Jingchuan could not utter a single word.

Ye Chutang continued, “Aunt Jin was my mother’s maid, but she didn’t sell herself into servitude. She isn’t a part of the Ye family. Forcing her is a crime, it’s defiling an innocent woman!”

Ye Jingchuan knew how serious the accusation was, so he would never admit it.

“Chuer, this is just Jinzhi’s one-sided story. I never did anything to her!”

“Then swear, if what you say is false, the Ye family will be cut off from the bloodline!”

Of course, Ye Jingchuan dared not swear, so he gave up.

“Then I forced Jinzhi—so what? Do you have evidence to report to the authorities? Aren’t you afraid she’ll be ridiculed?”

Ye Chutang looked at the shameless Ye Jingchuan, her anger boiling over. She grabbed his neck.

Ye Jingchuan struggled for breath, his face turning red, and he shouted in fear and fury, “Do you still want to kill me?”

Upon hearing this, Jinzhi, who was in the side room, immediately came out.

“Miss, please let go. It’s not worth ruining your reputation over this kind of man.”

Even if the young miss is right, people would still mock her for going against filial piety.

Ye Chutang did not intend to kill Ye Jingchuan, but she wouldn’t let him off easily either.

“Aunt Jin, I have a plan. Please stand aside for a moment.”

Jinzhi nodded and stood behind Ye Chutang.

Ye Chutang looked at Ye Jingchuan, whose face was turning purple and eyes bulging out, and spoke in an icy voice.

“With my capabilities, there are plenty of ways to make you tell the truth, but I won’t ruin Aunt Jin’s reputation by sending you to prison.”

Hearing this, Ye Jingchuan felt a bit relieved.

He squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth, “What do you want?”

“Kneel and apologize to Aunt Jin.”

Jinzhi stared at Ye Chutang in surprise, her heart aching.

Her young miss was not only avenging her mother and little master but also seeking justice for her!

Ye Jingchuan closed his eyes, ignoring her.

Ye Chutang leaned down to his ear and whispered, “If you don’t kneel now, I’ll make you kneel in front of everyone.”

“If you don’t believe me, try me.”

“Chuer, don’t forget your life is still in the emperor’s hands!”

Ye Chutang laughed softly, tightened her grip on Ye Jingchuan’s neck, and lifted him up.

“As long as it’s not in your hands, it’s fine.”

With that, she released her grip and kicked him in the knee.

Ye Jingchuan stumbled and kneeled with a loud thud.

“Do you want me to kick the other leg, or will you do it yourself?”

Hearing Ye Chutang’s threat, Ye Jingchuan gritted his teeth in frustration.

He wanted to resist, but he knew he couldn’t overpower Ye Chutang.

So, he reluctantly kneeled.

Since he had already kneeled, he might as well apologize.

Otherwise, this unruly daughter would really embarrass him in front of everyone!

“Jinzhi, consider it my greed for money, wanting to seize Wanning’s dowry, and doing something wrong to you. Please forgive me.”

Jinzhi looked at Ye Jingchuan kneeling on the ground. While she was still furious, she felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

She had never imagined that the lofty Minister, who looked down on others, would kneel before her and beg for forgiveness.

“Ye Jingchuan, I will never forgive you. Not in this lifetime!”

This man indirectly caused the deaths of the young miss and the young master, and he was not worthy of being forgiven.

Ye Jingchuan didn’t care about Jinzhi’s opinion and turned to look at the cold-faced Ye Chutang.

“I’ve apologized.”

“Aunt Jin’s life has been ruined by you. Apologizing isn’t enough. You need to compensate. Ten thousand taels, no bargaining.”

Ye Jingchuan was so angry that he stood up and dusted off his clothes.

“Where would I get that much silver?”

“Take today’s gifts and pawn them at the pawnshop. It shouldn’t be hard to raise ten thousand taels. Or you can sell your pots and pans, steal, or rob, but you must give it to Aunt Jin in three days, or I’ll use the emperor’s hand to shake up the Minister’s residence.”

It’s easy to pretend to be powerful.

Ye Jingchuan suddenly remembered the purpose of Ning Chuyuan.

He casually said, “I know.”

With that, he waved his hand at Jinzhi. “Leave. I need to talk to Chuer.”

Jinzhi looked at Ye Chutang, and after she nodded, she went into the side room.

Ye Jingchuan sat down on a stone bench, massaging his knee while looking at Ye Chutang’s stomach.

“I heard you threw up twice today?”

Ye Chutang nodded nonchalantly, “Yeah, I ate something bad.”

Ye Jingchuan looked suspicious. “I’ll have Father find a doctor for you tomorrow.”

If she wasn’t pregnant, that would be fine.

But if she was pregnant, he would have to give her an abortion medicine!

Ye Chutang wasn’t worried at all.

With her medical skills, temporarily changing the pulse would be easy.

“Okay.”

But she knew she couldn’t stay in the capital much longer, or else her pregnancy would definitely be discovered.

She wasn’t afraid of the scandal of having a child before marriage, but she didn’t want her child to be labeled a bastard before even being born.

Ye Jingchuan, seeing Ye Chutang’s calmness, was somewhat reassured.

He asked, “How is it going with the Prince of Chen?”

Ye Chutang answered firmly, “Don’t worry, if the emperor wants the Prince of Chen to marry, he will definitely marry me.”

With her assurance, Ye Jingchuan felt that the anger he had endured tonight was worth it.

Before leaving, he said, “Chuer, it’s understandable that you’re avenging your mother and brother, but you should have raised the dowry issue earlier, not humiliated Deyi in front of all the guests. Once you enter the palace, you’ll definitely suffer!”

Listening to his serious words, Ye Chutang curled her lips in a mocking smile.

“Whether I suffer or not is hard to say right now, but Ye Anling will definitely have a hard time, and Father won’t fare well either.”

If you want to greedily seize the dowry, you have to bear the consequences!

Ye Jingchuan felt like he was talking to a brick wall.

He angrily stood up, “If you can’t get the Prince of Chen to propose in three days, just wait for your limbs to be broken!”

Ye Chutang didn’t even care about his words, as she wasn’t poisoned.

She yawned wearily and called toward the side room, “Dan’er, I want to take a bath.”

The door to the side room was pushed open, and Jinzhi hurried out.

“Miss, let me serve you. It’s a good chance to talk.”

Dan’er quickly said, “Jinzhi, I’ll prepare the water for the young lady. You help her with her hair later.”

She knew Ye Chutang treated Jinzhi as family, so she regarded Jinzhi as a half-mistress.

Just as Jinzhi was about to refuse, Dan’er ran to the kitchen to fetch hot water.

Soon, the bathwater was ready.

Ye Chutang undressed and stepped into the bath filled with flower petals.

Jinzhi stood behind the screen and asked with concern, “Miss, are you poisoned?”

“No, the emperor and Ye Jingchuan think I’m poisoned.”

Jinzhi sighed in relief and asked, “Then what about your marriage with the Prince of Chen…”

“A delaying tactic. I won’t marry the Prince of Chen.”

This answer was unexpected to Jinzhi.

Although she thought the Prince of Chen was a good marriage prospect, she didn’t say anything.

Instead, she asked the final question.

“Miss, are you really just suffering from an upset stomach?”