Oh my, Lele covered his face, "Little Two, didnât you notice dadâs face got a bit darker? Father doesnât care about face, he cares about our safety."
"Dad, we know weâre wrong!" To prevent father from getting angrier, I immediately hugged Ye Ziâanâs arm, speaking before Yangyang did, "Next time we encounter something like this, we definitely wonât get involved."
"Dad, itâs actually not that unsafe. Uncle Ye Wu and Uncle Ye Er were there, theyâre very skilled, how could they let us get hurt? Besides, Little Two and I also have our own means of self-defense."
"You shut up," Ye Ziâan snorted coldly, "sneaking out, and you still dare to get involved in such incidents? Donât think about dodging the shrine kneeling this time."
"Dear Dad, what you said isnât right," Yangyang immediately retorted, "We didnât sneak out at all, we left openly, bringing so many servants and maids. Donât tell me mom doesnât know? Nothing happens in our family that escapes momâs keen eye."
"Little Two is right!" Lele also chimed in, "We even informed the gatekeeper to tell mom."
"Ha ha, even if you two are eloquent, itâs useless, kneeling in the shrine is settled."
Ye Ziâan smiled, the gloominess gone, finding the kidsâ rebuttals amusing, logical and with reasoning.
But this matter canât be brushed over easily, luckily it was just one monk this time, what if there were more people? Two little kids relying on their little skills and acting recklessly, this canât continue.
Soon the carriage returned to Prince Anâs Mansion. Yang Chuxia had already heard the news from outside. Seeing the kids safe and sound, she was relieved, but her expression soon darkened.
But before Yang Chuxia could speak, the two brothers hurriedly holding hands said, "Mom, Dad, weâre going to kneel in the shrine!"
As they walked, they muttered, "Oh my, luckily handsome dad intervened, otherwise mom wouldâve surely punished us more severely."
"You better shut up, be careful if mom hears, otherwise we wonât be going out tomorrow."
"Sister will definitely be like mom..."
Yang Chuxia watched the two childrenâs backs, feeling both amused and exasperated.
"Wife, take extra care of the family these two days, I have to return to the palace now."
After the two kids left, Ye Ziâan hurriedly said this and left as well.
After everyone was gone, Yang Jindi looked up and asked, "Sister, am I going to be punished?"
"You?" Yang Chuxia laughed, "You were an accomplice, so your punishment will be lighter, but there will still be one. Youâll be punished to write five sheets of big characters tonight."
Itâs said that Yang Dachuan also built a school in the village, hiring a teacher, so the kids from the Yang Family can study there, and the village kids only need to pay half for entrance.
So Yang Jindi knows how to write.
"Oh, I understand."
Seeing her being so obedient, Yang Chuxia smiled again, taking her back to her own courtyard to play.
She just ordered someone to inquire about the outside matters, but the information was vague. She didnât even know how the interrogation of that monk was going.
But she thought it shouldnât be a problem.
Yet never did she expect the storm to come so quickly.
Ye Ziâan came back in the evening and said that the monk confessed, claiming this incident was instigated by Prince Le, and even the commotion at the palace gate last time was also his doing.
He even said that the burning of the Capital Cityâs granaries was related to Prince Le, and the military escorting grain to the northeast being ambushed and killed was also his doing.