Chapter 1704 - 1706: Are You Really Not Afraid the Emperor Will Punish You?
"Go ahead and search, I’m not stopping you." Yang Chuxia shrugged, "Search other places first. This principal wife can’t be searched right now. My husband was under the weather last night, didn’t sleep at all, and is currently resting."
"Madam Ye, aren’t you afraid of the Emperor punishing you for obstructing official duties like this again and again?" The Lord Commander of the Imperial Army was quite annoyed. It was already uncomfortable for him, a commander, to lead people in these searches.
Especially having him personally investigate the Ye Family and being told not to overlook even a speck of dirt on the walls—wasn’t this over the top?
The Ye Family had just moved to the Capital City recently, but he had experienced Madam Ye’s prowess. If Prince Le was so impressive, he should come and do it himself.
The Lord Commander of the Imperial Army was full of complaints.
"You’ve overestimated, Lord Commander. It’s not that I’m stopping you from searching; I’m just asking you to wait a bit until my husband wakes up. Once he’s up, you can go in. There’s no issue with that, right? Besides, the person you’re looking for won’t be in this room anyway. Even if you go in later, the search results will be the same; this isn’t obstructing official duties. Moreover, if the person really were in this room, with so many of you surrounding it, they couldn’t escape with wings. Since they can’t fly, what harm is there in waiting a bit?"
After speaking, Yang Chuxia called Mingcui, "Go prepare some tea, cut some fruits delivered from the estate, and let Lord Commander sit down for tea and snacks, and take a break before searching slowly."
"Tea is unnecessary." The Lord Commander waved his hand, saying, "Madam Ye should just go into the room and ask when Lord Ye will get up; otherwise, we’ll force our way in. We’re on a tight schedule and can’t afford to waste time at the Ye Residence."
"Oh, brother, is someone coming to search our place again?" Just as Yang Chuxia and the Imperial Army Command were at loggerheads, Yangyang’s surprised voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Why are you so worked up?" Lele glared at him.
"Brother, brother," Yangyang patted Lele’s shoulder and laughed heartily, "Are you daft? Isn’t it obvious that someone’s coming to send us money again? Tsk, I need to figure out which item in mother’s room is the least valuable but looks particularly valuable. They’ve come at the right time; I was feeling a bit short on cash."
Hearing this, Lele immediately knew what he wanted to do and tapped him on the head with annoyance.
"You’re definitely daft. You think I wouldn’t have thought of it? But this kind of thing can be done once, not twice, got it?" Then Lele asked, "What have you been up to? Why are you short on cash? Don’t tell me you’ve spent all those few hundred taels?"
"I want to buy a flexible sword. I asked my master, and he said a good flexible sword costs at least a thousand taels of silver. I only have a few hundred taels, not even half of what I need. Although I could ask mother for money, wouldn’t it be better not to use her money?"
Yangyang furrowed brows, thinking for a moment, then asked, "So, brother, do you have any good ideas? Any way to get these people to leave and maybe do that ’thing’?" Lele saw him making a gesture for giving money and glared at him with annoyance.
"There are ways, but why should I tell you?" Lele boasted proudly.
"Just because I call you brother." Yangyang defiantly glared at him, "How about you call me brother, and I’ll handle things when there’s trouble?"