Chapter 158 Yang's Experience

After bowing to Ye Mingsheng to express his gratitude, Ye Dong followed Ye Mingsheng's instructions and dragged Xue Si's body to the grove nearby. He also took back the one or two taels of silver that he had used to lure Xue Si over. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, and one or two taels of silver is enough for him to spend for a while.

Entering the room, Ye Mingsheng could smell a strong aroma of Chinese medicine. Then, he raised his eyes and saw a pale, weak, thin woman lying on the earthen kang. Although she was very thin, one could still vaguely see the charm between her eyebrows and eyes, as well as her soft figure that had made countless men drool.

Seeing the scar on the woman's forehead, which was exactly the same as the scar on Yang's forehead caused by a cat scratch in his memory, Ye Mingsheng nodded secretly in his heart, knowing that he had not found the wrong person.

Although Yang looked very ill and dying, she was still very conscious. When she saw Ye Mingsheng and Ye Kui coming in, she was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Mingsheng and said with tears in her eyes:
"Master Ye, I didn't expect that the person he sent to kill me was you..."

"It's been three years, and he still won't let me go?"

Seeing that Yang recognized him after so many years, and thought that he was sent by Xu Zhaojie to kill her, Ye Mingsheng frowned and said:

"I don't work for Xu Zhaojie anymore!"

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Yang, who was lying on the earthen kang, had a hint of doubt in her dim eyes, as if she didn't understand why Ye Mingsheng would appear here if that was the case.

Time was running out, and Ye Mingsheng didn't want to waste time talking to Yang, so he spoke directly:
"I came here this time because I have something to ask about. Madam, do you know about the worn-out weapons and ammunition that Xu Zhaojie handed over to the Ministry of War in the sixth year of Anhe?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng stared at Yang's facial expression, as if he wanted to see something from Yang's pale face.

Under his gaze, it was obvious that Yang’s eyes flickered when she heard his question, as if she had thought of something. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng was delighted, knowing that he had not found the wrong person. This concubine who was once Xu Zhaojie’s favorite really knew something...

After a moment of silence, Yang mustered up her courage, looked at Ye Mingsheng, and asked cautiously:

"Master Ye, is this with him..."

"We are irreconcilable and cannot coexist!" Ye Mingsheng replied in a deep voice:
Yang seemed to understand after hearing this. Ye Mingsheng had no need to lie to her. Her expression finally relaxed a little, and she said in a low voice with deep feeling:

"He redeemed me from the Jiaofang Bureau when I was sixteen. I thought he treated me sincerely and that if I followed him, I would be able to wear gold and silver and never have to suffer or be bullied again. But I never thought that in the end, in his eyes, I was not even as good as a thing and could be discarded at will..."

At the end of her words, Yang's eyes were flickering with resentment and hatred.

Although he felt a little sympathetic towards Yang's plight, Ye Mingsheng did not intend to waste his precious time listening to an abandoned woman complaining about how hateful Xu Zhaojie was. Ye Mingsheng frowned and said, "If you want to take revenge on Xu Zhaojie, then you should tell me everything you know. I will not let him go!"

Upon hearing this, Yang calmed down her emotions and said slowly in a low voice:

"I don't know much about that batch of worn-out weapons. I just hid in the study of that unfaithful man that time. I wanted to give him a surprise, but I accidentally saw an opened letter on his desk."

"I opened the letter out of curiosity. It was from Liu Jinming, one of Xu Zhaojie's trusted subordinates, and was addressed to Xu Zhaojie. In the letter, Liu Jinming told Xu Zhaojie that he had obtained the weapons from Yixinrui Company and placed them in a secret warehouse in Mozhai Village..."

When Ye Mingsheng heard her say this, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. He immediately interrupted Yang's story and asked:
"Madam Yang, do you know the origin of the Yixinrui Company and the exact location of Mozhai Village?"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Yang was embarrassed and shook her head and said, "I don't know about that. When we discuss these confidential matters on weekdays, Xu Zhaojie always asks us to leave and rarely lets us into his study..."

Seeing that Yang did not seem to be lying, Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed, but he could also understand. Although Xu Zhaojie was naturally wild and fond of beautiful women, as the youngest commander in the history of the Great Zhou who had risen to power through military exploits, Xu Zhaojie was not a playboy. It was already very good that Yang knew this information. If she knew more, it would be abnormal!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand, motioning Yang to continue.

"Before I had time to read the letter carefully, Xu Zhaojie came back. He hated it most when others touched his things. I put the letter back to its place in a hurry and stood up to please him..." When Yang said this, a look of humiliation and fear appeared on her pale face.
"I thought he would be very happy with my service, but who would have thought that just because I entered his study without permission, he beat me all night and broke two of my ribs. There is not a single healthy spot on my body."

"That beating kept me in bed for two months. The illness I have now is the result of that time!"

Because I couldn’t sleep with him, and there were so many women around him, I soon lost his favor. Then I was schemed by those bitches and got scratched and disfigured by that damn beast. That bastard despised me even less, and soon gave me to that short-lived Sun Jiale..."

As Yang spoke, she sobbed quietly, as if lamenting her unfortunate fate.

"Big sister, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Yang started crying, a man from next door called out with concern. From the sound of footsteps, it seemed that the man was walking towards Yang's house to see what was happening.

Seeing this, a cold light flashed in Ye Mingsheng's eyes. Just before he was about to give an order to Ye Kui who was in the same room, Yang finally reacted, stopped crying and shouted:
"Brother Liu, don't come in until I get up. I'll be fine by myself for a while!"

(End of this chapter)