jdhmnovel Chapter 269 The Enemy of the Enemy
Chapter 269 The Enemy of the Enemy
Ye Qinghao's gaze fixed on General Li Rui: "General Li..."
"Prime Minister Ye." Li Rui pursed his lips. Seeing Ye Qinghao appear, he knew that today's matter was probably doomed to fail.
"What are General Li and Miss Li doing?" Ye Qinghao glanced at them with a sharp eye, his expression indifferent. "Does General Li think that Miss Li's actions today haven't been embarrassing enough? How much more humiliating will it be before you stop?"
"Or do General Li and Miss Li insist that I investigate this matter thoroughly? Once it's cleared up, how should this be settled?" Ye Qinghao sneered, "I'm afraid if I really investigate and pursue this matter further, both the Li and Gu families will lose face."
"Before General Li came, did you ask her what exactly Miss Li had done? Or perhaps Miss Li didn't tell you the real truth?"
Li Rui frowned. Li Siya had told him before that Ye Qing'an had harmed her, but after hearing Ye Qinghao say this and seeing Li Siya's somewhat evasive eyes, he suddenly became suspicious.
Is there some hidden story behind this? Could it be that Li Siya really didn't tell him everything?
Looking at Li Rui's expression, Ye Qinghao knew exactly what had happened.
Ye Qinghao cursed inwardly, "You brute!"
"Miss Li dared to instigate General Li to make a scene at my mansion's gate because she felt that my daughter was not favored in the mansion and had no one to back her up."
"But I'm making this clear today: this matter concerns not only my daughter, but also the reputation of the Ye family. If Miss Li insists on making a scene, then I, Ye Qinghao, will fight to the bitter end. I can guarantee that if this matter escalates, no one in Wangjing will ever dare to marry Miss Li again. Miss Li should think carefully about this..."
Ye Qinghao, with a stern face, laid down his harsh words and then looked at Li Rui: "Today I will not invite General Li to my residence for tea. General Li may as well take Miss Li home and find out the reason for the matter. If you still come to make trouble for me after you have found out the reason, then I will play along."
After Ye Qinghao finished speaking, he turned to Ye Qing'an and said, "Let's go back to the manor."
"Yes, daddy."
Ye Qing'an bowed and responded, then turned and followed Ye Qinghao back to the Ye residence.
As soon as the person entered, the gatekeeper behind them closed the gate of the Ye residence tightly.
Ye Qing'an turned her head and saw that the door was tightly closed before bowing her head to apologize: "I'm sorry, Father, I've caused you trouble because of what happened to me."
"This is not your fault." Ye Qinghao pursed his lips. "You handled this matter very well. You did not invite the Li family father and son into the house, but resolved the matter at the gate. It did not cause any harm to you or our Ye family. You don't need to worry."
"Yes."
Ye Qinghao's gaze swept over Ye Qing'an several times before he waved his hand and said, "Go back to your room. Leave this matter to me."
"Yes."
Only after Ye Qing'an and her maid had walked away did Ye Qinghao narrow his eyes.
The steward stood behind Ye Qinghao with a smile on his face: "This old servant really did not expect that Miss would be so vigilant. I only realized it when I heard that Li Rui brought Li Siya to the gate of the mansion to apologize. Li Siya wanted to make a big fuss about this matter and let everyone in the city know that what happened at noon earlier was Miss's doing to harm her."
"However, now that Miss has put on such a show, I'm afraid it will soon spread throughout Wangjing that Li Siya not only undressed in front of everyone, losing all decorum, but also intended to frame Miss..."
"She can use the excuse of being drugged to justify the former, but the latter is a matter of moral misconduct, which is much harder to clear her name."
Ye Qinghao nodded: "That's why I said earlier that she handled this matter very well."
Ye Qinghao's gaze fell on the black figure turning the corner in the distance. He remained silent for a long time before saying, "What a pity. I never expected her to be so clever. And it's a pity she's a woman."
“Although the young lady is a woman, she doesn’t need to get married.” The butler chuckled. “Besides, now that Doctor Xu and the young lady’s relationship is growing stronger, the master’s goal of using them to keep each other in check has already been achieved.”
"Everything is under your control, sir, so there is no need for you to worry."
Ye Qinghao curled the corners of his lips: "That's true."
News of Li Siya's disturbance quickly spread throughout the Ye residence.
Ye Weilan naturally received the news as well: "Really? So Li Siya really said that? You didn't miss a single word?"
The maidservant quickly replied, "It's true! I swear, I heard it clearly at the time, that's exactly what Li Siya said!"
Ye Weilan sat up straight immediately, gritting her teeth: "It really was her! I knew it! All of Li Siya's symptoms today are exactly the same as the symptoms I had when I accompanied Ye Qing'an to the palace!"
"It was that little bitch Ye Qing'an. She was the one in the palace before. And today, Miss Li's actions must also have been her doing..."
Ye Weilan's eyes darted around: "But how did Li Siya become enemies with Ye Qing'an? Li Siya and Ye Qing'an shouldn't have known each other very well before, right?"
“I did go and find out about this,” the maid said quickly. “I heard that the young master of the Li family had a conflict with Ye Feiran outside the academy. The young master of the Li family also cursed the young lady a few times, and was later reprimanded by the young lady.”
"Perhaps it was the young master of the Li family who told Miss Li about this when he got home. A few days ago at the Duke of Ying's mansion, Miss Li went to cause trouble for the eldest young lady, but was turned away by the eldest young lady with a few words. Then, what happened at the Gu residence today..."
“Great!” Ye Weilan immediately became excited, her eyes lighting up. “Excellent! As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
"I should... take some time to have a good talk with Li Siya. After all, we were both framed by Ye Qing'an with that itching powder, and we both hate Ye Qing'an to the core."
“I can go and join forces with her. Together we can deal with Ye Qing'an.”
Upon hearing this, the maid hesitated for a moment: "However, this matter is of great importance. Miss Li is, after all, a young lady of the Li family, and she is not of the same ilk as our Ye family."
"Miss, would you... would you like to discuss this with Madam?"
When Ye Weilan heard the maid mention Liu Xueying, her face immediately turned cold: "Discuss it with her?"
"She is no longer the mother I used to rely on. She's the kind of person who would even frame her own daughter to clear her name. If I were to go and talk to her, she would definitely advise me to let it go."
"To settle things peacefully? Ha... those four words don't exist in my life, Ye Weilan's life."