Chapter 206: Found It
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Mrs. Gao, utterly furious, her face flushed red as she retorted angrily.
But Ye Chutang seemed indifferent to her response, unbothered by her clamor. She simply lifted her chin slightly, her calm, placid gaze sweeping silently past her.
Mrs. Gao’s heart sank, and a strange chill crept over her.
Seeing a tall, slender figure in the corner of her eye, Mrs. Gao hurried forward to plead her case: "Young Master! Th-There must be some misunderstanding! How could it have come to this—"
But Shen Yanchuan had no patience to listen to her. He merely tilted his head slightly, glancing in the direction of the Imperial Palace.
That single glance made Ye Shixian’s heart pound. Without a second thought, she stepped forward and pulled Mrs. Gao back!
"Mother! Don’t say any more!"
’At a time like this, if we insist on stopping them, we’ll be the ones to suffer in the end! They’re dead set on investigating us today!’
Mrs. Gao looked at Ye Shixian, stunned and confused. Just as she was about to speak, she met Ye Shixian’s warning gaze and shuddered, the rest of her words getting stuck in her throat.
In that brief moment, Shen Yanchuan spoke coolly, "Don’t keep the palace waiting too long."
Lian Zhou and the others immediately responded with a respectful "Yes," and swiftly led their men into the residence!
Mrs. Gao trembled all over. Of course, she had also heard Shen Yanchuan’s words.
’What did he mean by that? The palace? Could it be... could all of this tonight... be His Majesty’s will?’
The moment this speculation surfaced, it threw Mrs. Gao’s mind into turmoil.
She looked at Ye Shixian, flustered and helpless.
"Xian’er, wh-what are we going to do? Your father still hasn’t—"
"Mother!" Ye Shixian cut her off, forcing a calm expression onto her face. She gripped Mrs. Gao’s hand tightly, squeezing it twice to signal her not to speak carelessly at a time like this. "Father has only been temporarily wronged. The Young Master brought his men here today to investigate thoroughly and clear Father’s name. You mustn’t worry too much!"
’This is exactly the time not to panic!’
Mrs. Gao understood her meaning and forced herself to swallow the rest of her words.
"...Alright... alright..."
Ye Shixian then ordered the standing crowd to move back so as not to hinder the officers’ search.
The atmosphere in the entire Ye Family residence was stagnant, heavy, and oppressive.
Lately, the Ye Family had been plagued by one incident after another. Some had long been whispering that they must have violated some taboo. Now, with one crisis following another, even Ye Heng couldn’t save himself, and everyone was terrified.
Ye Shixian was tense all over. She appeared composed, but inside, her thoughts were a tangled mess.
’The only thing she could do now was pray that the house was clean and that nothing would be found!’
However, her father had always been cautious. After he was taken away, Ye Shixian had secretly searched the house several times herself and hadn’t found anything that shouldn’t be there.
At this thought, she felt a little more at ease.
Time seemed to pass with agonizing slowness.
Ye Shixian couldn’t help but look at Ye Chutang again. Ye Chutang seemed to sense her gaze and glanced her way.
Their eyes met for just a moment, and Ye Chutang gave a faint smile.
For some reason, Ye Shixian’s heart sank.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the rear courtyard.
An officer ran back hastily, holding something, and shouted:
"Found it!"
Ye Shixian whipped her head around!
’They found it? What did they find?’
Ye Shixian stood frozen to the spot, unable to process it for a long moment.
Yun Cheng had already stepped forward, his gaze falling on the box in the man’s hands.
"What is this?"