"Yes!" Ye Yi wiped his sweat and said, "I also discovered that the daughter of the Lord Prefectural Magistrate and the sister of the County Magistrate have a connection. Moreover, after the Lord County Governor arrived in Quanya County, leveraging his relationship to the Lord Prefectural Magistrate, he took a fancy to the County Magistrateās sister and wanted to take her as a concubine. The County Governor is already married and has several children. Naturally, the County Magistrate wouldnāt agree and verbally rejected him. This angered the County Governor, who then wanted to investigate and catch something on County Magistrate Shen to use against him. And in this investigation, it was found, it was found that County Magistrate Shenās sister is actually not his sister."
"What does that mean?" Was Shen Qiu adopted or picked up?
Ye Yi replied in a soft voice, "County Magistrate Shenās sister, Shen Qiu, is actually the product of *** with a man forced upon his mother. This matter had always been kept a secret, but after Shen Qiu was born, it was leaked by someone in their village, leading to County Magistrate Shenās motherās suicide by throwing herself into the river. Now, there are such rumors circulating in secret throughout the town."
Ye Ziāan listened and fell silent for a moment. If that were the case, County Magistrate Shen must loathe those rapists to the extreme, so it would be normal for those men to be sentenced to death.
"What has been County Magistrate Shenās reaction now?"
"County Magistrate Shen didnāt know about this initially. By the time he became aware, almost everyone in the town who should know already knew. Although he was very angry, he couldnāt hide it. However, the marriage prospects for his sister are completely ruined; families in town with even a little bit of wealth do not want to marry her. Some say they have already secured a match elsewhere, others claim their sons are too young to discuss marriage. You donāt know there is the Bai Family, whose son is almost twenty-eight and still they claim heās too young."
As he spoke, Ye Yi couldnāt help but laugh out, "At the age of twenty-eight, a person could have already taken the imperial examinations, and yet they claim heās too young."
Ye Ziāan did not make a sound for a while and instead observed Ye Yi more closely, which made Ye Yi feel somewhat uneasy.
"Young Master? Do you have any orders? I will serve before and after the saddle." Just please stop scrutinizing me like this, itās making me nervous.
"Really?" Ye Ziāan rested his elbow on the edge of the baby carriage and propped his chin, responding indifferently, and then added, "I have only just realized that Uncle found me quite the capable person for a guard. I havenāt been in Quanya long, and in such a short time, I have managed to find out so much information. Very impressive."
"Hehe," Ye Yi laughed awkwardly.
"Are you good at gathering information?" Ye Ziāan asked again.
"Yes!"
"How about Ye Er?"
"Ye Er is skilled in martial arts!"
It seems that the people Uncle had provided him were all extraordinary, each with their unique strengths. They appeared to serve as guards, but they seemed more like secret protectors. Thatās good; having these people by his side in Mianyang would save him a lot of trouble. But why hadnāt Uncle told him about their talents? Was it meant for him to discover on his own?
"What are you talking about?" Yang Chuxia came over, fanning herself, and found Yangyang tugging at Ye Ziāanās sleeve and rubbing it on his noseāanyone who didnāt know better would think he was wiping his nose.
"Tell your lady what youāve found out."
So Ye Yi repeated what he had originally said, and upon hearing it, Yang Chuxia was stunned. Shen Qiu was an illegitimate child born of rape? Then why was she even attending a selection contest? It was a lucky escape she wasnāt chosen; otherwise, if it were discovered, both she and County Magistrate Shen would be in hot water. In ancient times, unlike the modern era, the status of a child born of rape was even lower than that of slaves, and they would be despised wherever they went.