Chapter 1623 - 1625: Leave Dealing with This Shrew to Me
"Our Lord left Shandong because the Emperor, understanding his recovery from a serious illness, allowed him to return home to recuperate. What are you all wildly speculating about? Do you dare question the Emperor’s decision? The Emperor hasn’t said anything to Lord Ye, so why are you babbling nonsense here? Do you think you are more insightful than the Emperor, or that you understand things better than him?"
"Speaking of digging this or that, have your ancestral graves really been dug up? Tell me your names, and I’ll have someone verify one by one. If it’s true, someone will report to Lord Prefectural Magistrate and have him handle it. If not, you’ll face the consequences."
Yang Chuxia looked at the crowd in front of her, none of them seemed like their family graves had truly been desecrated. Besides, if they had been, the officials would have already verified it, compensated for any damage, and she had recently taken money from the Ye Residence to add to the government’s compensation fund, increasing the compensations by twofold.
Logically, they shouldn’t have come back, especially not when they were leaving, which made her suspect someone was stirring up trouble again.
Thinking about why Brother An left Shandong, Yang Chuxia’s anger flared, and pondering there might be someone instigating these people, her anger grew even more.
"No need to threaten us. After all, you’re no longer officials of our Shandong, so we’re not afraid of you," the old woman continued, "In any case, you must compensate us!"
Ye Zi’an raised an eyebrow, "Compensate you? If you were truly the victims, the government would have already stepped in and verified this matter, and the government would have fronted the compensation money. What more compensation do you want? I think you’re being unreasonable."
"Oh really?" Yang Chuxia chuckled, pulling Ye Zi’an aside, "Let me handle this shrew; you step aside for now."
Hearing this, Ye Zi’an was speechless.
Even the old woman was annoyed; no one likes being called a shrew, do they?
"Who are you calling a shrew? Truly without manners, and to think you’re a noblewoman! I thought noblewomen were supposed to be dignified, gentle, and patient with us common folk. Didn’t expect you to be like this. No wonder the Ye Family could do something so immoral as grave digging. What do you all think?"
"Yes!"
The dozen or so people following the old woman replied in unison.
"Whether I’m a noblewoman depends on the sort of people standing in front of me," Yang Chuxia snorted coldly at the crowd, "Facing a shrew, I don’t need to play the noblewoman. Also, are you deaf? Haven’t I told you we left because of the Emperor’s compassion? Do you dare question the Emperor’s intention? How bold of you!"
Pausing, Yang Chuxia then instructed the guards behind her, "Arrest her and take her to the governmental office, and tell them she’s being disrespectful to the Emperor and see if they’ll handle it or not."
"Also, stop shouting about grave digging. For all the words you say, I don’t believe if your father or mother got sick and someone told you there was a cure in a grave, you wouldn’t dig it up," Yang Chuxia continued, "Regardless of whether this has anything to do with the Ye Residence, have your relatives or friends taken the medicine? If so, shut up. If not, I pray you never get this illness, otherwise, I’d like to see if you would dig graves."