Chapter 707 - 705
The capital was abuzz with various rumors about the matter, but no one had any concrete information, and who would dare to approach Duke An directly to inquire? After all, when the Emperor was in Yangxin Hall, only Zhang Cunhai was attending, and it’s believed that unless His Majesty took the initiative to mention it, Zhang Cunhai certainly wouldn’t speak of it, let alone anyone foolhardy enough to probe the Emperor’s trusted aide for information.
Fortunately, there were those who genuinely worried about Miss Ye and dared to knock on the door to ask about her situation. It was natural for Zhao Gang to make an inquiry at Duke’s Mansion.
Ever since Marquis Zhongyong learned that his legitimate granddaughter had extorted six thousand taels of silver from Han Yanhui, he had been continuously lamenting. His granddaughter was truly a handful, but what could he do when she was so capable of fighting her own battles and even managed to pull off such a feat?
The worry had not yet settled when he heard that His Majesty the Emperor had summoned her, dressed as a man, for an audience. Although it was later known that both Duke and his granddaughter had emerged unscathed, he was still perplexed.
Therefore, Yin Long simply couldn’t accept the persuasion of Yin Xiaocheng and insisted on having Zhao Gang come over to inquire about the details.
Duke An received Zhao Gang, and given that the Emperor had summoned Ye Xinyan in Yangxin Hall with the apparent intent of keeping the conversation’s content a secret, who would readily disclose such a matter, especially when the Son of Heaven had almost succumbed to internal injury due to her cunning arguments?
Thus, even though Duke An was extremely satisfied with his granddaughter’s outstanding performance, he couldn’t reveal the details of the event since no message had come from the palace.
For all these reasons, Duke An’s response to Zhao Gang was rather vague, mentioning only that His Majesty actually had nothing of importance, merely chatting idly with his granddaughter about business because it was improper for her to have an audience alone, which is why he accompanied her.