Ye Jinmo anxiously wanted to ask what on earth was going on, but suddenly, a wave of suffocation washed over him. His deceased mother seemed to appear before him, beckoning to him.
Only when Ye Jinmo dismissed the thought of questioning Ye Chuchu did the suffocating feeling dissipate.
Ye Chuchu blinked her eyes: [Zhazha, what do you think is wrong with my brother?]
[Why did I just see him rolling his eyes?]
Zhazha: [The way your brother looked just now makes it seem like he has some major illness.]
Ye Chuchu grew anxious: [My brother is sick?]
Zhazha: [Don’t worry, Little Chuchu, let me check the files.]
After a short while, Zhazha’s voice rang out again.
[Little Chuchu, the files show that besides having two hemorrhoids on his buttocks and breaking out in red rashes all over his body whenever he gets intimate with women, there is nothing else wrong with his body.]
Ye Jinmo: “…”
Who was this Zhazha?
Why did it even know such private matters about him?
Ye Chuchu’s gossiping heart could not contain itself: [Zhazha, can the two hemorrhoids on my brother’s buttocks be cured?]
Having hemorrhoids must hurt so much!
Zhazha giggled: [Don’t worry, Little Chuchu. As long as we diligently eat gossip, we can earn points. When the time comes, you can buy a tube of hemorrhoid cream from the system for your brother. Whether they are internal or external bumps, it is guaranteed to eliminate them without leaving a trace!]
Ye Chuchu nodded with satisfaction: [Zhazha, you mentioned just now that my brother breaks out in red rashes all over his body the moment he touches a woman. What’s that about?]
Zhazha said excitedly: [Little Chuchu, your brother has so much gossip. Your brother…]
Before Zhazha could finish, it was interrupted by Ye Chuchu’s sharp gasp of pain.
At this moment, Maidservant Qian and Maidservant Lin had each grabbed one of Ye Chuchu’s arms. They used so much force that the sheer pain made Ye Chuchu curse their ancestors for eighteen generations in her mind.
[It hurts so much, those sons of bitches! My arms!]
Ye Chuchu wailed internally.
Ye Jinmo’s gaze suddenly turned sharp. He kicked Maidservant Lin square in the abdomen, and the sword at his waist flew from its scabbard, resting right against Maidservant Qian’s neck.
“Young General Ye, spare my life! Spare my life!”
Maidservant Qian let go of Ye Chuchu’s arm, dropping to her knees on the ground and trembling in fear.
Ye Jinmo asked in a deep voice, “You wanted to drown my younger sister in the well?”
Maidservant Qian wailed, “Young General Ye, we are wrongfully accused! Even if you gave this old servant ten thousand times the courage, this old servant wouldn’t dare!”
“Days ago, the Third Miss became unhinged. She claimed there were big carps in the well and insisted that this old servant bring her to look.”
“We old servants had no choice but to bring the Third Miss over. Who would have thought that the Third Miss would suddenly fly into a frenzy.”
“This old servant is wrongfully accused!”
Maidservant Lin, who had been kicked away, also knelt on the ground and wailed, “This old servant is wrongfully accused!”
Ye Chuchu crossed her arms over her chest and cold-snorted in her heart.
[Devious servants! You were clearly ordered by that wicked stepmother, Lady Chen, to poison me dumb.]
[Lady Chen was terrified that my brother would return and use his military achievements to secure an imperial decree of marriage between the Sixth Prince and me. That’s why she staged this tonight to make it look like an accident where I lost my footing, fell into the well, and died.]
[What a pity, this young lady can’t open her mouth to speak right now.]
[Zhazha, is there any way to let my brother know what I want to say?]
Zhazha: [Little Chuchu, your eldest brother should already know!]
Ye Chuchu: [Huh?]
With a dark expression, Ye Jinmo hoisted Maidservant Qian up like a little chick and hurled her directly into the well!
Splash…
Bubbles rose to the surface of the well, and before long, all movement ceased!
Ye Jinmo’s sword was already pressed against the neck of Maidservant Lin, who was kneeling and trembling on the ground: “Speak!”
Pfft…
Maidservant Lin let out a fart from sheer terror!
Ye Chuchu covered her mouth and took several steps back.
[Dry-heave! Did this maidservant eat feces today?]
[So stinky, so stinky!]
Zhazha: [Little Chuchu, tonight she licked the spicy duck all over while eating two big bowls of rice.]
Ye Chuchu: [Licked?]
Zhazha: [That wicked stepmother of yours ordered spicy duck tonight. This maidservant wanted to eat it too. Before serving it to Lady Chen, she licked the spicy duck all over while eating her white rice, downing two whole bowls!]
Ye Chuchu covered her mouth and laughed: [Did Ye Mengzhi eat that spicy duck too?]
Zhazha: [She did! Lady Chen kept piling pieces into her bowl.]
Ye Chuchu: [Brilliant job! For servants like this, we need to find a few more for Lady Chen and Ye Mengzhi in the future—preferably a few more with severe bad breath.]
Ye Jinmo: “…”
Since when did his little sister’s inner thoughts become so colorful?
However, that was actually quite a good idea!
Ye Jinmo silently made a mental note of it.
“This General shall also send you into the well to look at the big carps inside!”
Ye Jinmo hoisted Maidservant Lin up.
Maidservant Lin was scared out of her wits: “Young General Ye, don’t! Don’t! This old servant will speak, this old servant will tell everything.”
“It was Madam and the Fifth Miss who ordered us old servants to do this.”
……
The drizzle was continuous, the bamboo leaves rustled, and the flower branches swayed gracefully.
Ye Estate, Hibiscus Courtyard.
Thud!
The tightly bound Maidservant Lin was thrown right in front of Lady Chen and Ye Mengzhi.
Lady Chen was well-preserved, with fair skin and a slightly plump build. Her facial features were average, with her thick lips being particularly prominent.
She wore a deep green hibiscus dress and an emerald-studded headband across her forehead. Looking at Maidservant Lin who had been thrown before her, her eyelids twitched.
Ye Mengzhi sat below Lady Chen. She shared half her looks with Lady Chen, though she was considerably fairer to look upon.
Possessing the charm of a girl from a modest family, she wore a pale golden-yellow high-waisted skirt with six golden butterflies pinned in her hair. When she saw Ye Chuchu standing entirely unharmed beside Ye Jinmo, a flicker of astonishment surfaced in her eyes.
“You wanted to kill Chuchu?”
Ye Jinmo’s icy gaze swept toward Lady Chen.
He never called Lady Chen “Mother,” nor had he ever acknowledged her.
A flash of panic darted through Lady Chen’s eyes, replaced instantly by tears welling up.
“Mo’er, you… how can you say such things?”
“Mother and Mengzhi knew you were returning today and have been waiting here for two full hours.”
“How can you utter such heartbreaking words?”
“Mother holds Chuchu as the core of her heart and dotes on her dearly!”
Ye Mengzhi also stood up, her face filled with righteous indignation: “Eldest Brother, Mother knew you were coming back and prepared a welcoming feast for you. She has been busy inside and out these past few days, nearly falling ill from exhaustion.”
“How can you speak to Mother like this?”
Ye Jinmo said coldly, “This General’s mother passed away long ago. This General also has only two younger sisters—the current Noble Consort Shu and Chuchu!”
“Not just any shameless person can claim to be this General’s mother or sister!”
The expressions of Lady Chen and Ye Mengzhi turned incredibly ugly.
Standing beside Ye Jinmo, Ye Chuchu held her head high, looking precisely like a doted-on little peacock.
[Wow, my brother is just too handsome!]
[So this is what it feels like to be doted on by an older brother. Zhazha, I feel like I’m floating!]
Zhazha’s voice was also filled with excitement: [Little Chuchu, there’s gossip! Do you want to eat it?]
The moment she heard there was gossip, Ye Chuchu’s eyes sparkled with stars: [Yes, yes, yes! Is it about Lady Chen?]
Zhazha: [You bet!]