Second Marriage

The Eldest Princess could not believe what she had heard, but there was no reason not to believe it.

The Emperor issued a decree to announce to the world that Ye Shen was to enter his name into the imperial ancestral hall. It could not be false.

For a long time, she had wondered why the Emperor attached great importance to Ye Shen and let him live in the palace. She thought that Old Madam Ye had used some underhanded methods to make it happen.

Others did not know this, but she knew that the Emperor had once dressed as a commoner to secretly visit the Doaist Temple where Old Madam Ye had lived, and now, she finally knew the reason.

Ye Shen was actually of imperial blood, the son of her Third Brother!

Along with the announcement of the imperial decree , there was also the blood letter from her Third Brother as proof.

For that woman and for Ye Shen to smoothly enter into the ancestral hall, her brave brother actually admitted he had made a drunken mistake. However, he also openly said he had fallen in love with that slut at first sight. It was unfortunate that he was one step too late, and she had married Old Master Ye. Thus, he put all the blame onto himself.

The blood note was written with his last breath before he died in the war, and the brocade cloth had been torn off his war ensemble.

The Emperor’s decree had clearly explained the whole story. It admitted that the imperial family had mistreated Old Madam Ye. Henceforth, she would leave the Ye Family and be given the imperial surname. The Ye Family was also sent a lot of gifts as compensation.

The more the Eldest Princess processed the decree, the more shock and resentment she felt.

Her daughter had insisted on marrying into the Li Family, which had annoyed the Emperor. But the truth was that the Emperor sided with Ye Shen and his mother!

“Ah—”

The Eldest Princess was alone in the room. An angry scream came from inside that made the guards and servant girls outside tremble. It was followed by the shattering sound of something falling to the ground and the Eldest Princess’s blood-curdling shriek.

Ye Shen took Xiao Youning back to the residence and received the decree with his mother. Prince Rui’s plaque also came with the imperial decree.

Prince Rui’s Residence reappeared in the capital in an unexpected way. Old Madam Ye left the Ye Family and became an honorable consort of Prince Rui’s Residence.

At this moment, the Ye Family was dumbstruck by the imperial decree and the gifts.

Old Master Ye knelt on the ground. His body alternated between hot and cold. His ears were buzzing, and he couldn’t hear anything.

When he saw his wife that day, he knew that Ye Shen would be recognized by the palace, but he did not know how it would happen. He knew that Old Madam Ye would not publicize the fact that he had tried to give her away, since it would ruin the reputation of the Ye Family and the future of the children she had left behind in the Ye Family.

Thus, he was not afraid of what was going to happen. However, he never expected that, in the end, the imperial family would take on the blame and Old Madam Ye would leave the Ye Family.

And they even sent piles of gifts to express an apology.

There was no doubt that this kind of compensation was to embarrass him. From now on, everyone in the capital would know that he wore a green hat, and the Ye Family was able to continue to gain a foothold in the Imperial Court because of their connection with a woman.

The Emperor would not ruin the lives of the future generations of the Ye Family, but it would make him completely ashamed.

“Master Ye, please accept the decree.” After reading the decree, the eunuch had waited for a long time. When he saw the Old Master did not move, he snorted strangely.

Eldest Master Ye collected his thoughts and quickly tugged at his father. In the end, Old Master Ye fell straight to the ground.

The eunuch coldly looked at the unconscious Old Master Ye. Eldest Master Ye did not help his father, and quickly came forward with trembling hands to take over the decree. When he wanted to say some grateful words and discreetly inquire more information, he heard the eunuch say, “Ye Daren, your family should have nothing to do with the imperial family. But because you are the eldest son of Prince Rui’s imperial consort, if you try to mingle with the imperial family, then I will remind you… that back then, it was your father who wanted to give the imperial consort away to someone and was saved by His Highness, the late Prince Rui. The imperial consort has not wronged the Ye Family the entire time.”

As he said that, the eunuch looked at the unconscious Old Master Ye with disgusted eyes. “Although the Old Master is old, he will certainly live a few more years.”

Eldest Master Ye’s clothes immediately drenched with cold sweat. He looked at his father who had fallen to the ground and countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Finally, he thanked the eunuch with a pale face.

The eunuch left with the servants, the Ye Family was in shock for a long time. Eldest Master Ye finally let out a roar, which brought everyone’s mind back. “Why haven’t you quickly helped the Old Master into a room?!”