Ye Gui was still wearing his official uniform and strode into the hall. Presumably, he had rushed here upon learning the news of Ye Cindy.

Seeing this, Ren Wan Yun immediately cried even more pitifully: "Master... Qing'er she..."

The relationship between Ren Wan Yun and Ye Gui wasn't necessarily that deep. Otherwise, Ye Gui wouldn't have kept taking concubines into the house. Nevertheless, Ye Gui and Ren Wan Yun treated each other with respect. For no other reason, Ren Wan Yun could manage the Ye family up and down in an orderly manner and also get along well with the wives of Ye Gui's colleagues. As a virtuous wife, Ye Gui was quite satisfied with Ren Wan Yun, so he would never lose face for her when necessary.

"Ye Lily!" Ye Gui turned his head and glared at the girl in the hall. He knew the reason why Ren Wan Yun took the three legitimate daughters to Wolong Temple this time. Taking all three legitimate daughters of the Ye family was to prevent people from gossiping. Who knew that it was his daughter Ye Cindy who had an accident. The servant who came to pass the message secretly told him that everything was Ye Lily's doing. Although it seemed incredible, someone had to be blamed now. Since they couldn't blame the second branch, they would push all the blame onto the eldest branch.

"You harmed your sister with vicious means. Today, your eldest brother isn't here. I will teach you well on behalf of him!" He said and shouted loudly: "Bring out the family rules!"

Bring out the family rules? Chen Ruoqiu and Ye Wan looked at each other. Since Chen Ruoqiu married into the Ye family, she had never seen the family rules of the Ye family. According to Ye Gui, those family rules were used on the concubines who made mistakes. The descendants of the Ye family had never used them.

And the Ye family was a military family. The family rules were naturally extraordinary. The servant quickly brought a long wooden box. Ye Amy was still a little curious to look. When she saw the long wooden box opened and the things inside revealed in front of everyone, she couldn't help but gasp.

It was a long horsewhip. The horsewhip didn't know how many years it had been soaked in something. It looked black and shiny, and it was half the thickness of an adult man's wrist. One could tell how strong and powerful it was. If it hit someone with that horsewhip, half of one's life would be gone. If the strike was harder, it would be easy to lose one's life.

"Good." Old Madam Ye held her posture. Seeing her son return, she sat even straighter. She did have some sincerity towards Ye Cindy. Seeing her granddaughter had an accident, she was not without anger. Since Ye Gui gave the order, she naturally wanted to go along with it.

"The fifth girl made a mistake. As her younger brother, you should teach her well on behalf of her eldest brother. The rules of our Ye family have always been complete. When someone makes a mistake, the family rules should be applied. Fifth girl, you should be grateful that your second uncle is kind-hearted and cares about you. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as applying the family rules. If we open the ancestral hall and invite the elders of the clan for judgment, you would also be expelled from the Ye family." When she said this, her gaze suddenly moved. Right, if Ye Lily was expelled from the Ye family, wouldn't that be good?

Seeing Old Madam Shen's expression, Chen Ruoqiu secretly cursed her as a fool in her heart. If Ye Lily was expelled from the Ye mansion, then with Ye Xin's temperament, he would surely leave with the eldest branch. Although they didn't want the eldest branch to do well, many things now relied on the eldest branch. This old woman thought so simply. She was really a singer出身 and couldn't be on the stage.

Ren Wan Yun was also stunned upon hearing this and probably guessed what Old Madam Ye was thinking. She didn't want Ye Lily to be expelled from the Ye mansion. For no other reason, it was because it couldn't be that simple to let Ye Lily off. She now wished to keep Ye Lily in the Ye mansion so that there would be more ways to retaliate against Ye Lily. But being expelled from the family, how could it be such a simple matter?

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But among the various thoughts of everyone, only heard Ye Lily sigh gently. She turned to look at Ye Gui.

Ye Gui was startled by her inexplicable move and frowned at her. He often put on airs in the officialdom and had quite a lot of official prestige. If an ordinary person was glared at by him like this, they would probably lose their momentum by three points.

But Ye Lily didn't move at all. Her expression was calm and her gaze was frank. It even gave Ye Gui an absurd illusion. As if Ye Lily was the superior one and he was just a servant.

This illusion was interrupted by a sentence from Ye Lily. She said: "Second Uncle is indeed kind-hearted. Big Sister is ill in bed. Second Uncle isn't in a hurry to see her condition but is busy teaching me on behalf of my father. Probably, Second Uncle really loves me, even more than Big Sister."

As soon as these words were said, everyone in the room was silent for a moment.

There was a hint of irony in Chen Ruoqiu's eyes. Ye Wan frowned. Old Madam Shen's expression changed. Ye Amy opened her mouth. And Ren Wan Yun lowered her head and secretly clenched her fist.

Among the three masters of the Ye family, although Ye Xin neglected Ye Lily, he still truly loved her. Ye Wan loved Chen Ruoqiu and cherished Ye Amy, who was born to Chen Ruoqiu, like a precious jewel. Only Ye Gui...

Ye Gui was originally a greedy and lustful person and probably had no sense of responsibility as a father. He treated his two sons a little better. But for Ye Cindy, this daughter, he didn't discipline much. Probably in Ye Gui's eyes, it would be best if Ye Cindy married into a noble family in the future and could add a boost to his power. This time Ye Cindy had an accident. The reason why Ye Gui was so angry might not be because he felt sorry for his daughter's tragic situation, but because he was angry that the plan was disrupted, feared that Prince Yu would be angry when he knew, and was annoyed that he lost a daughter who might bring help to his official career in the future because of Ye Lily.

It was all about the word "benefit" in the end.

If it was a father who truly loved his daughter, after knowing this matter, he would surely go back to visit his daughter first. How could he come back in such a hurry just to "discipline" the initiator. In this case, it was a little pitiful for Ye Cindy.

There was a hint of embarrassment on Ye Gui's face. Being exposed by Ye Lily's words, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Looking at Ren Wan Yun again, she had indeed turned her head and stopped looking at him. Ye Gui was a little surprised. Looking at Ye Lily again, his gaze carried some thoughts. A single sentence made the couple turn against each other. This provocation was accurate and ruthless. Ye Cindy was Ren Wan Yun's lifeblood, but to Ye Gui, she was just an object that could be used. Using this incident to make the couple, who were originally united against a common enemy, unhappy with each other, Ye Lily's method was clearly like that of an old hand in the officialdom.

The girl in front had delicate features and looked extremely submissive. However, for some reason, there seemed to be a hidden dignity flashing, making people dare not look directly at her.

Suppressing the astonishment in his heart, Ye Gui angrily said: "Ye Lily, you still don't reflect on yourself. In this case, if I don't teach you well today, I would be ashamed to be a son and also to your father." He reached out to take the whip.

Ye Amy stared closely at Ye Gui's movement. She was both a little幸灾乐祸 and a little nervous. Would Ye Gui really strike? Ye Lily was so tough. Facing such a scene, she still had to submit and admit defeat.

"How is Second Uncle going to teach me? Kill me with this whip? Or beat me half to death and send me to the village?" Ye Lily suddenly spoke.

Ye Gui's movement froze.

Ye Wan was also stunned. Probably no one expected that Ye Lily was so fierce. Although Ye Lily had changed these days, everyone still thought that it was just a pretended toughness. But now she was in front of the entire Ye family, without any disguise, and just tore her face like this for everyone to see.

"Evil girl, what are you talking about!" Old Madam Ye was the first to shout angrily: "Could it be that you are saying your second uncle intends to murder you? You are simply rebellious!"

"Yes, Fifth Young Lady, how could you say such a thing?" Chen Ruoqiu finally spoke but still quietly added fuel to the fire: "You harmed Qing'er. How could you still turn the tables? Where did you learn such rules?"