Dongqing Kingdom, Imperial City.
"Master, there are royal guards outside. The entire mansion is surrounded. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave today." Tian Jiu walked in and said to Ye Yiqing, who was behind the desk.
Ye Yiqing smiled faintly. "If the Emperor doesn't allow me to resign, he definitely won't let me leave the capital."
"Then what should we do?" Tian Jiu asked.
"Don't be anxious. I still have some unfinished business. It won't be too late to leave after I'm done." Ye Yiqing said coldly.
Tian Jiu could vaguely guess what Ye Yiqing was talking about. He nodded lightly. "Master, I'll go prepare the things we need for the journey."
"Go." Ye Yiqing nodded.
Only Ye Yiqing was left in the study. He lowered his eyes and wrote a few letters before putting down his brush. He called his trusted aide in. "Find a way to send the letters before it gets dark."
"Yes, Prime Minister." This confidant was Ye Yiqing's bodyguard. He was a young man who was originally a slave. Two years ago, he was rescued by Ye Yiqing and brought back home. Ye Yiqing personally taught him martial arts and trained him to be his bodyguard.
Ye Yiqing looked up at the sky outside. He walked out of the study and was about to go to the backyard when he saw Cao Yu arguing with the royal guards at the gate.
"I am the Prime Minister's student. Why can't I go in to see the Prime Minister?" Cao Yu angrily asked the soldier who stopped him.
"The Emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the Prime Minister's residence. Lord Cao, please don't make things difficult for us." The commander of the royal guards said in a low voice.
Cao Yu said angrily, "What is the meaning of this? Are you trying to put the Prime Minister under house arrest? "
The commander sighed helplessly. "Lord Cao, we are only following the Emperor's orders. Please forgive us."
"You …" Cao Yu was so angry that his expression changed.
"Cao Yu, don't argue with the commander here." Ye Yiqing interrupted Cao Yu. He stood behind the door and smiled. "Why are you looking for me?"
When the commander saw Ye Yiqing, he cupped his hands and bowed respectfully. "Prime Minister."
"I don't dare. I have already resigned from the position of Prime Minister. I am no longer the Prime Minister." Ye Yiqing glanced coldly at the Royal Guards in front of the door and turned to Cao Yu. "What's the matter?"
Cao Yu took a step forward. "I heard that Teacher was trapped at home, so I specially came over to take a look. Teacher must have been wronged."
These words made the commander unable to raise his head. Everyone in the imperial court knew the reason why Lord Ye wanted to resign, but now the Emperor's actions were too disappointing. As officials, what could they say? It was just that he was ashamed to face Lord Ye.
Although Ye Yiqing was a civil official, he was a special existence in Dongqing. He was able to govern through politics and had been on the battlefield. He was highly respected by the civil officials and had the respect of the generals. If Dongqing lost him, it would be like losing its left arm and right arm. This was also the reason why Li Heng ordered him to be placed under house arrest.
"I'm not wronged. Go back and don't get involved in this mess." Ye Yiqing waved his hand and chased Cao Yu away.
"Teacher!" Cao Yu's eyes were red as she said, "Teacher, you have been wronged, but you have to be treated like this. I will unite all the scholars in the world to seek justice for you."
Ye Yiqing glared at him. "Don't make trouble for me. Don't do these things. I said, I don't feel wronged."
How could he feel wronged? Whoever made him uncomfortable, he would make the other party feel even more uncomfortable.
"Teacher …" Cao Yu had a lot to say, but he couldn't say anything in front of the imperial guards. He could only look anxiously at Ye Yiqing.
"I will return to the Jin Kingdom. When the time comes, you can come to the Jin Kingdom to drink and play chess with me," Ye Yiqing said with a smile.
Cao Yu was slightly taken aback, then immediately understood. "Teacher, if you return to the Jin Kingdom, please take care."
Ye Yiqing glanced at him, then turned and walked through the door. "Go back and do your work."
Without looking back, he walked to the rear courtyard and saw Jin Shanshan outside the door of the upper room.
"Father." Jin Shanshan bowed. "I heard that the outside was surrounded, so I wanted to go out and see what was going on."
Ye Yiqing looked into the room. "Is your mother feeling better?"
Jin Shanshan said with a smile, "She's much better after taking the pills you brought back. She even got out of bed and walked a few steps."
"That's good." Ye Yiqing smiled gently. "You've worked hard these few days."
"It's my duty to take care of my mother. Father, I'm going to see if the porridge in the study is ready." Jin Shanshan knew that Ye Yiqing was going to visit Zhao Yang, so she took a few bites and left.
Ye Yiqing nodded lightly and walked into the room.
The curtains in the room were drawn up, and the sunlight shone in through the window. The room was bright and clear, making one's heart feel warm. Ye Yiqing sat down on the bed. Looking at Zhao Yang, who had lost a lot of weight, he said gently, "Are you feeling better today?"
"Yes, I'm much better." Zhao Yang smiled and nodded. "What happened outside?"
"Nothing much, just some people blocking our door," Ye Yiqing said lightly. Ye Yi said softly, "Don't worry about this. We'll leave when your body recovers."
Zhao Yang sat up and gently leaned into Ye Yiqing's arms. "If I had been more careful at that time, I wouldn't have given Li Yu a chance to frame me."
Ye Yiqing hugged her tightly in his arms. "It has nothing to do with you. Since Li Yu has the intention to harm you, no matter how careful you are, she will find a chance."
When Ye Yiqing went to Xiliang, Zhao Yang was invited to the palace by the Empress to attend the little prince's first birthday. At the banquet, Zhao Yang was led away by the palace maids. When she came back, the things on the banquet had been tampered with. She drank the aphrodisiac wine and felt uncomfortable when she left the palace. Li Yu sent people to kidnap her and humiliate her. It was the Empress who noticed that Zhao Yang was acting strangely and sent people to chase after her. However, Zhao Yang miscarried because of the drugged wine and almost bled to death. If it weren't for the pills Ye Zhen had left before, he would not have seen Zhao Yang when he came back, but a pile of bones.
Although Li Hang knew that it was Li Yu who did this, because she was the eldest princess, he only put her under house arrest as a punishment. He was simply biased. When Ye Yiqing came back and learned of this matter, he did not immediately settle accounts with Li Yu. Instead, he directly resigned and did not want to say another word in front of Li Hang.
F * ck his uncle! He had risked his life for Dongqing, and in the end, his wife and child had been wronged in the capital. They had lost their child, yet Li Heng was still siding with Li Yu. Ye Yiqing suddenly felt that he had hit an idiot.
Li Hang thought that he could protect Li Yu by putting her under house arrest. Haha, Ye Yiqing sneered in his heart. He was not in a hurry to leave Dongqing now because he had not yet taken revenge. When he completely destroyed Li Yu, he would be willing to leave.
As for the future fate of Dongqing, it had nothing to do with him!
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(Tianjin)
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