Chapter 9: The Arrival of Taiji

  Inside the courtyard, red lanterns were lit up, but the three rooms in the east wing were pitch black. This was Alhatu's home. Standing outside the house, Ye Zhaos heart felt sour.

  "Big sister, the master has arrived!" Bakshi gently knocked on the door.

  Then, the sound of someone getting down from inside the house was heard, and immediately the wooden door was creaked open from the inside. Tong Jia's eyes were red and swollen, wearing a white mourning dress, seeing Ye Zhao hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master!" Biting her lip, she forced herself to hold back her grief.

  "Hurry up." Ye Zha took two steps forward, wanting to reach out and help, but quickly withdrew his hand and sighed: "I... I owe you an apology!"

  "Don't say that, Master. If Alhatu knew you were heartbroken for him, he wouldn't be at peace even in the afterlife." Tong Jia's voice was slow and measured as she stood up again, continuing: "Master is kind to us servants, we all know that. But if Master holds a grudge against Alhatu, then my son and I will become sinners. Alhatu only did his duty; with Master's great fortune, even without him, you would still have turned danger into safety."

  Ye Zhao let out a soft sigh. Tong Jia was a woman who understood things clearly, and she said these words only for the sake of her mother and son. However, in this era, taking credit for oneself was the most taboo thing for a servant, but Tong Jia wouldn't know how different she was from other masters.

  Ye Zhaoheng hesitated, saying: "If you want to return to the capital, I will send someone to escort you back after a few days. If you stay in Guangzhou, I will take care of you, that's also good." He paused and said: "I heard from Bakshi that you want to go back to Beijing?"

  Tong Jia nodded slightly, fearing that staying here for a long time would make the master and servant uncomfortable, and gradually become an eyesore. Returning to the capital, the master will surely arrange everything properly, and she can rest assured to raise her child to grow up.

  Ye Zhaoye could also guess her thoughts, a very clever woman, softly sighed: "Forget it, I'll follow you, but you think too poorly of me."

  Tong Jia's family was stunned and hastily knelt down.

  Ye Zha let out a sigh and said: "Today, I'll just call you sister-in-law. Whether it's Alhatu or Bakshi, in my heart, they're the same as brothers. Alhatu died for me, yes, when I see you, I think of him, but what I remember is his kindness, his family... how could I possibly despise you? If you stay, I'll definitely treat you like a sister-in-law; if not, then I'm no better than a beast!"

  Tong Jia finally burst into tears, knocking her head repeatedly and saying: "I dare not, I am stupid and almost lost the master-slave relationship between Master and Alhatu!"

  Baqersh also knelt down, tears streaming down his face.

  Ye Zhao let out a sigh: "All of you get up, it's me who hasn't done a good job as the master."

  "If you continue to speak like this, it's as if you want me to die!" Tong Jia's face turned bright red, and she was truly terrified and had nowhere to hide.

  Ye Zhaoming nodded and said, "Alright, let's consider this matter settled for today. You can return to Beijing as you wish, but there is one thing - don't resent me or treat me like a family member. If anything happens, you must inform me."

  "I obey, I hear my master!" The tears of Tong Jia's wife flowed continuously, but in her heart, it was warm and couldn't be warmer. To meet such a master is truly the greatest fortune.

  Ba Ke's eyes were red, and he slowly got up, looked at Tong Jia Shi, and thought to himself: Sister-in-law, you finally know that the master is fine now?

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  He was about to return to his room when a messenger from the Wang Mansion in Beijing arrived overnight. He had just rushed over from Huangpu Port, with a face covered in dust and dirt. Ye Zhao hastily ordered Bakshi to take him to the kitchen and asked the cook to prepare food.

  Ye Zhaoye entered the study, lit the kerosene lamp, and took out the letter to read. The study had been filled with incense at some point, and the light smoke from the censer was refreshing and invigorating. Ye Zhaoye knew that it must have been Rong'er who had instructed the maids to do this.

  As she read the letter, Ye Zhaos eyebrows gradually furrowed. The letter was written in Prince Jins handwriting, with bold and powerful strokes on white paper with black ink, much more handsome than her own writing.

  Xin Li said that the Sixth Prince was increasingly favored by the Emperor, and had recently entered the Military Affairs Bureau, which was a day after discussing his own memorial. The Imperial Prince also said that the Sixth Prince attached great importance to the training of fire-armed soldiers in Guangzhou, and had even visited Zheng Qinwang, but the two had disagreed and quarreled.

  The Sixth Prince recommended to the Emperor that Fu Liang, Vice General of Manchu Plain Red Banner, be appointed as Guangzhou General, but was afraid that the appointment would be revoked in half a day. The imperial edict arrived in Guangzhou only a few days later than the family letter.

  Ye Zhaoyue saw that his brow furrowed even tighter, but didn't know why this Sixth Prince seemed to have taken a dislike to him. By rights, as a mere yellow-clad young master who was only good for eating and waiting for death, he shouldn't have entered the prince's line of sight. Yet the prince seemed to have set his sights on him, and it was said that the imperial examination had been ruined by the prince secretly sabotaging him from behind his back.

  Now that he has arrived in Guangzhou, as soon as things have taken shape, he replaced the Guangzhou general with himself, and this Fuliang, even if not of his party, the relationship between the two is likely to be close.

  It's strange to say that Xianfeng was also suspicious, originally competing for the throne almost lost to the sixth king, why didn't he suspect him? Maybe there was suspicion, but it's not clear what trick the sixth king used to make Xianfeng value him so much. This is also his own fault, causing the prince and the emperor to lose harmony, Xianfeng had no close Manchu nobles, so he relied on the sixth king.

  As for Liu Wangye, it's even stranger, why did he fix his gaze on himself?

  Perhaps intelligent people have an innate repulsion towards another intelligent person? A repulsion towards someone who may pose a threat to themselves?

  Ye Zhao couldn't help but rub his temples, as if the carefree days of a young master were getting farther and farther away from him. Just two days ago, he had finally convinced Mu Te'en to join him in hosting a banquet for Guangzhou Consul and Hong Kong Governor, Pak Ying, and asking Pak Ying to dispatch military officers to assist him in establishing a new army. Now, however, things didn't seem so simple with the sudden appearance of Fu Liang.

  Putting down the letter, she suddenly heard a commotion outside. Ye Zhaostood up and pushed open the window of the study, only to see that Rui Si was being supported by someone, limping into the courtyard. Rong Er had an air of concern on her face, as if saying something anxiously, and also ordered someone to fetch medicine oil.

  "What's going on?" Ye Zhaowu frowned and asked, calling Rui Si to ask the student why he had broken his leg.

  Rui Si had a terrible day today. Tao's second son suddenly ran to Taihe Number with a foreign friend, and his words were sharp. Rui Si couldn't take it, and after a few sentences, they started fighting, but he was brutally beaten by Tao's followers. When he was beaten, Rui Si remembered his identity as the master, which should not be revealed in this money house. He wanted to sneak back to his room, but unfortunately, he was seen by the mistress. Originally, the mistress's concern moved him to tears, but who knew that the unlucky thing was still behind? Seeing the master push open the window and look at himself, Rui Si's legs softened, and he knelt on the ground.

  "What's going on?" Ye Zhaosaid, peering through the window but couldn't see very clearly.

  Rui Si didn't dare to make a sound, originally hoping that the mistress would help mediate, but who knew that Rong Er saw Ye Zhao and secretly slipped away, not because of anything else, but because yesterday while sleeping she pushed Ye Zhao off the bed. The little girl is really too ashamed to face her husband.

  She turned around and didn't see the mistress, Rui Si was so anxious, but there's no way, hanging her head, she told what happened today, while speaking, she secretly looked at Ye Zhao's expression, Master had long instructed, when going to Taihe Inn, absolutely must not cause trouble.

  After listening to Rui Si's explanation of the situation, Ye Zhao scratched his head again. Lately, things have not been going well for him. In the business world, he had offended the young master of the Western Pass, and the other party had the backing of a foreigner. He was afraid that even if he wanted to let Rui Si off easy this time, the matter would not be easily settled.

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