Years ago, he heard people say that the princess who was married to a neighboring country was not the Emperor’s biological daughter. But with the imperial family, who knows if such stories are true or false?
"He acts without rules and too willfully, and because he relied on treacherous ministers in the past, he gained a reputation for folly. But you should know he’s not like that. Don’t dismiss today’s warning lightly—better to avoid it for now."
"Uncle, I understand."
Shandong Prefecture City
The grave-digging incident has stirred up quite a commotion. The area around the Ye Residence is crowded with people; so are knocking on the door, so kicking it, others splashing dog blood at the entrance, and yet others throwing eggs.
Voices shouting all sorts of things fill the air.
"How shaless are these people?" Yang Xiayun slamd the table furiously. "Why didn’t they say anything when they were ill?"
"Exactly, exactly, they’re bullying my handso father, too outrageous! Young Master is very angry!" Yangyang also paced the hall with his hands on his hips.
The noise outside was so loud, it was hard not to notice.
"Auntie, don’t get worked up," Lele said. "So of those people outside aren’t sick, so are riled up by others. Who knows?"
"It doesn’t matter; I’m going to stand up for my handso father!" Yangyang shouted and stomped out.
"Hey, where are you going?"
Lele shouted after him, but Yangyang ignored him and rushed straight out into the courtyard.
"Lele, will he cause any trouble?" Yang Xiayun asked worriedly.
"Trouble, probably not," Lele replied slyly. "Don’t think my brother is simple-minded. He’s actually quite clever. I’m just curious about what he’ll do."
"How about we take a look?"
"Let’s go!"
They had to go, so Lele thought it over and then went with Yang Xiayun to chase after Yangyang. By the ti they caught up, Yangyang was already in the front yard.
"Young Master, Second Young Master has called all the boys who clean to him and also gathered the kids from our residence."
"Uh, Lele, is Yangyang planning to go out and hit people?" Yang Xiayun suddenly felt uneasy. There were so many people outside, what if soone got hurt? "No, I have to tell sister and brother-in-law."
Lele furrowed his brow, wondering to himself, "He wouldn’t be that foolish, would he?"
Just then, two young servants passed by them carrying buckets of water.
"Hey, you two, co here for a mont," Lele called out urgently. When they approached, he asked, "What are you doing with those?"
"Young Master, Second Young Master asked us to prepare these, and now we’re to take them to the front yard."
"Is that so?" Lele thought for a mont and said, "Alright, I’ll go with you." He then said to Yang Xiayun, "Auntie, let’s go check it out first, we can tell mom and dad later."
With that, he dragged Yang Xiayun toward the front yard. When they arrived, Lele noticed several ladders set up against the wall, and a few people had climbed onto the ladders.
Little Yangyang was among them, perched on one of the ladders. A bucket of water was placed beside him, and a young servant stood on a stool, handing him scoops of water.
Yangyang took the water and splashed it outside forcefully, while shouting, "You dare make a fuss in front of my house, you dare insult my handso father, Young Master will drench you all!"
As he splashed, the other young servants also started splashing water down.
"Wow, Yangyang is impressive! He actually thought of this?" Yang Xiayun exclaid in surprise.
Lele proudly snapped his fingers and said, "Of course, I’ve always said my brother is very smart."
Yangyang, standing on the ladder, turned his head just in ti to spot the two, and waved his scoop in the air, "Do you two want to join in?"
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