"So, you really don't know that Yu'er was taken to the inner study?" Ye Yuzhang looked at Gong Shi with an expressionless face. "Just now, Chun Miao said that Yu'er was summoned by someone sent by you."

  "What?" Gong's face changed color, and he turned to look at Chun Miao in surprise. He then turned back to Ye Yu Zhang and bowed his head slightly, "Sir, this is a case of slander. My daughter-in-law has only just entered the household for a few days and hasn't even stepped out of the house. She doesn't know any of the other servants in the Ye household. Moreover, my daughter-in-law and her sister-in-law have only met once and haven't even had a conversation. How could she possibly harm the interests of the Ye household for the sake of Jiang Gongzi? What benefit would she gain from doing so? Please investigate this clearly, sir."

  "Spring seedling, did you hear what Madam said? Do you have anything to say?" Ye Yuzhang only asked Chunmiao.

  Before doing this, Chun Miao's family had already been controlled by Wang Yiniang. For the sake of her family's lives, she could only bite to death that it was done by Gong Shi. So when asked again, she knocked her head and said: "It was Lier sister who told me to go, and she also gave me ten cents." After finishing speaking, she also took out ten cents from her pocket.

  Lier hurriedly said loudly, "You're talking nonsense. I've been attending to the madam all day and haven't gone out at all, let alone look for you. I don't even know who you are."

  "Ah-huh." Madame Gong was a very astute person, and upon hearing Chun Miao's words, she immediately understood the situation. Unfazed, she said calmly, "Think carefully, Public. If I wanted to sabotage this marriage and fulfill Jiang Xingda's wishes, would I be foolish enough to let it happen in my own courtyard and have my personal maid call for help? This is definitely a case of framing someone. All you need to do, Public, is think about who was the most unhappy when I married into the Ye family, and who hates Zhuo'er the most; if Zhuo'er can't marry into the Xie family, then who will benefit from it? You'll be able to guess who the mastermind behind this is."

  After she finished speaking, she glanced at Chun Miao and continued: "As for Chun Miao, it's likely that her family members have been controlled by someone. If the old master brings her family into the mansion, I think it would be easy to get the truth out of her mouth."

  Ye Yuzhang listened to Ye Jia's words and also asked Gong Shi and Chun Miao to confront each other, not wanting to frame her for the incident, but rather to suppress her arrogance. At this time, after hearing her words, he felt that this woman was not simple, so he didn't dare to provoke her too much, otherwise she would return to her mother's house in anger and cause trouble. He stroked his beard, nodded and said: "What you said, I will investigate myself. However, since it is clear that Xing Er is staying in the inner study, and Zhuo Er was led inside, didn't any servant report back to you? Is there no one guarding Ye's inner study?"

  "This matter, Mr. Gong had already made up his mind, and immediately said to Lier: "You go call Yu Po to come, ask her, the second lady was taken to the inner study room, why didn't she come report to me!"

  Lier responded and went out. After a while, she led in an old woman. The old woman knelt down as soon as she entered the door and said: "I report to the old master, the old lady, and the madam, because at that time there was only one slave in the inner study room, Young Master Jiang wanted tea and snacks, and ordered me around so much that I was busy running around, so I didn't notice the arrival of the second young lady."

  "Later, Jiang Xing teased Second Miss, where were you?" Ye Yuzhang asked coldly.

  Yu's wife stuttered: "Old slave... old slave was scared stiff by Young Master Jiang, and didn't react for a moment."

  Ye Yuzhang today just wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the arrogance of Gong's family, at this time he had already grasped the reason and naturally would not let go of this woman, shouting: "Neglecting one's duty, being slow-witted and mistaken in handling affairs, take her down and give her ten slaps."

  Someone immediately came in and pulled the old woman out. As for Gong Shi, when she let the old woman in, she had already given her some money and thought that it would be enough to just comfort her later with more money, so she didn't make a sound.

  Ye Yuzhang looked at Gongshi and said, "It seems that your household is really short of servants. My son's study doesn't even have anyone to attend to him, just an old and foolish woman serving him." He turned his head to Jiangshi and said, "Old lady, send a few capable servants over to serve my son."

  Gong's face changed, and her gaze at Ye Yuzhang was about to spit out fire. This Xinning Courtyard was her courtyard, inside and outside were people she brought from the Gong family. Only in this way could she feel at ease. Otherwise, if there were people with ulterior motives who harmed the child in her belly, she would cry without tears. But now, this old man obviously wanted to stuff people into Xinning Courtyard. Then, her every move would be reported to these two old things in the first time. How could this not make her angry?

  "It's not necessary." She didn't mind offending Ye Yuzhang, "There are only a few people in the old lady's courtyard, and if she gives them to me, it will be inconvenient for her. If the old master thinks there are too few servants, I'll call some young people to come in and choose a few more, but I don't dare use the old people that the old lady is used to."

  Ye Yuzhang, however, did not allow her to refuse and said coldly: "There are many people at your mother-in-law's place. In a while, I will call in Zhou Nian and Chunyu, Chunjiao to serve you. That's how it is." He stood up and walked out. As for Wang Yiniang's matter, it would be better to deal with it after returning to the main courtyard. Dealing with it here was inconvenient on one hand, and on the other hand, he did not want to let Gong Shi see the joke of Ye Fu.

  Zhou Ayi, Chun Yu, and Chun Cao? Gong Shi almost bit off a silver tooth when she heard this. Although Zhou Ayi was just a servant, who didn't know that she had been serving Jiang Shi for decades? With her moving into Xinning Courtyard, it would be as if Jiang Shi were living there herself! Moreover, she was pregnant and had never served Ye Jia Ming since entering the household. Although Li Er was prepared specifically for Ye Jia Ming, she was still in her honeymoon phase and, for the sake of appearances, had been restraining Ye Jia Ming from touching other women. Chun Yu and Chun Cao were not inferior to Li Er in beauty; it wouldn't be long before Ye Jia Ming would be seduced by them.

  But today, this matter was indeed seized by Ye Yuzhang. Gongshi had to grit his teeth and wait for Ye Jia Ming to come back before making a fuss again.

  A group of people returned to the main courtyard, and Ye Yuzhang ordered someone to bring Wang Niang over. Before she even opened her mouth, he had already beaten her more than a dozen times. As for Ye Jia's affair, Jiang Shi didn't dare to speak up, let alone for Wang Niang. At first, Wang Niang was still stubborn and refused to admit anything. However, after Ye Yuzhang sent someone to find Chun Miao's family members, and Chun Miao changed her statement, she was beaten another ten times before finally confessing that it was her idea and she had told Chun Miao to call Ye Zhuo.

  "Considering you have given birth to two daughters for the Ye family, I will not expel you from the manor. From today on, you will move to the small courtyard in the eastern corner and live there. For half a year, you are not allowed to leave the courtyard, nor are you allowed to receive visitors or bring anyone with you."

  Originally, a woman like this should be expelled from the mansion or demoted to a concubine. But Ye Lin is about to get engaged, and if her mother were to be expelled or demoted, it would inevitably have an impact. Therefore, Ye Yu Zhang made such a verdict. The small courtyard in the east corner has always been a place for imprisoning criminals, cold and damp. Now that deep autumn has arrived and winter is approaching, no one is allowed to accompany her inside. This Wang Yiniang has always lived a life of luxury, it's unknown whether she can survive this half year under such conditions.