The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Chapter 2422 - 1: The Mu Family’s Hideous Twins

Gather Loft

Ye Haoyang had just reached the second floor when a servant waiting at the foot of the stairs greeted him, "Second Master, the First Master is already inside waiting for you."

"Just my brother alone?"

"Yes, Little Four said he will come later."

Ye Haoyang nodded, walked to the private room door, and pushed it open.

"Brother!"

"Take a seat, Little Four hasn’t come yet. He said while leaving in the morning that he and Chengcheng were going to collect the bamboo water after the rain." Ye Haoxuan poured a cup of tea for his younger brother and handed it over, "What did the Emperor talk to you about?"

"What could it be? It was about the military funds in Shandong, asking if I really did it?" Ye Haoyang sneered, "Our dear Emperor is quite amusing, actually said if I did it, he would help cover it up, but warned me not to repeat it in the future. If I didn’t do it, I should go to court tomorrow and clear my name myself."

Earlier, on his father’s birthday, he made a trip to Funan. After returning to Shandong, he received orders to return to the Capital City. Initially, the Emperor wanted him to go south after returning to the capital. However, upon hearing the news of Yueyue’s disappearance, he requested leave from the Emperor and spent his time outside searching for Yueyue with no results. When he returned to the Capital City again, someone presented a memorial accusing him of embezzling military funds while he was in Shandong.

It’s absolutely ridiculous, the Ye Family lacks everything but money, would he need to embezzle?

"I reckon that person wants you to go to court to slap some faces." Ye Haoxuan chuckled lightly, "Anyone with half a brain knows our family doesn’t lack money, yet someone accuses you of embezzling military funds; if it’s not to get slapped in the face, then what else?"

He and their mother had expanded their business to the West several years ago, and even the Emperor had a shareholding in the venture. The annual earnings were at least hundreds of thousands, if not a few million. The idea that Ye Haoxuan’s brother would embezzle over a mere few thousand is laughable.

"I just wonder, isn’t he afraid I might overdo the face-slapping and drag him down with me?"

"You’d better be careful then."

Ye Haoxuan watched his brother sitting there, sipping tea quietly, and felt a bit emotional. Time was scarier than a butcher’s knife; the once adorable and naïve little brother had become someone he couldn’t quite figure out.

Sitting there, unmoving, it was impossible to guess what was on his mind.

"By the way, Mother said you and Hua’en are getting married in the twelfth lunar month, but if you have to go south, will you be able to come back?"

"It’s uncertain whether I’ll even go south." Ye Haoyang contemplated for a long while before speaking, "The Young Master from the second branch of the Situ Family is also vying to go south."

Although the Emperor had asked him to return to Capital City and mentioned going south, the embezzlement accusation surfaced unexpectedly, and now the Situ Family was stepping in as well, making the outcome uncertain.

Speaking of the Situ Family, they just happened to run into members of the Situ Family.

"Come come, let’s have a drink, I’m truly infuriated!"

"Young Master Situ, don’t get too upset. Though the young lady from the Mu Family is ugly, her family background is good. She was pure and lovely when young as well. If you really mind, just blow out the candle when doing the deed at night."

"...Stop talking. You haven’t seen those twins; they are uglier than the salted ones. I used to only hear how hideous the Second Miss Mu was, so much so that she never left her home. At that time, I even pitied Ye Haoyang, choosing the ugliest one in the entire Capital City. Now..."

"Now what?" someone asked loudly.

"Damn it, now I pity myself." Young Master Situ complained bitterly, "You all have no idea, the Eldest Miss Mu is even uglier, disfigured, half her face missing, and dealing with such a woman, I fear impotence."