Chapter 470 You don’t respect me at all!
In the evening, at the Governor's Mansion.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Ye Mingsheng finally finished dealing with the memorials on hand. Ever since he began to try to hand over some less important matters to Cui Shao, his daily workload and work pressure have been greatly reduced. It has to be said that as a veteran bureaucrat, Cui Shao is more professional and efficient than Ye Mingsheng in handling these government affairs...
After asking Qi Dechao to hand over the memorial he had processed to the Secretary for Administrative Affairs, Ye Mingsheng walked out of the study. He spent last night at Pei Zhixiu's place, and today he should go to accompany An Miaoyi. An Miaoyi has been pregnant for six months. Although her overall condition is fine, she sometimes has unstable emotions and likes to lose her temper. That's when she needs his care and love as a husband.

When Ye Mingsheng arrived at An Miaoyi's yard, he was welcomed into the room by a maid. At this time, An Miaoyi was having dinner with Qiqige. Because An Miaoyi was pregnant and she would easily feel nauseous and vomit after eating greasy food, the master and servant ate very light meals, which consisted of stir-fried cabbage, cold cucumber shreds, and radish soup. Only one emerald shrimp was considered a bit meaty.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming, An Miaoyi got a little angry for some reason and pretended not to see him. Only Qiqige came to greet him.

"Master, have you eaten? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a few of your favorite dishes..."

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:
"No need, just eat yours!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng sat next to An Miaoyi. Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming over, An Miaoyi immediately turned her head away and didn't look at Ye Mingsheng.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng was very confused. He wondered what happened to An Miaoyi today. Didn’t he go to Pei Zhixiu’s place last night?
He used to allocate his time like this, half for An Miaoyi and half for others. An Miaoyi never said anything. What happened today?

Seeing An Miaoyi's aggrieved face, Ye Mingsheng became more and more confused, so he looked at Qiqige and asked:

"What happened?"

Qiqige seemed a little surprised by Ye Mingsheng's question. After hesitating for a moment, she said softly:
"Master, don't you know about Shen Yutong?"

Hearing the name "Shen Yutong", Ye Mingsheng was even more confused about what happened, and immediately ordered in a deep voice:
"Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me now!"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng did not seem to be faking it, Qiqige told him the whole story.
Three days ago, Gongsun Hui from the Gongsun family got drunk and made a scene at the Dongting Theater. He demanded that Shen Yutong accompany him for one night, otherwise he would tear down the Dongting Theater. Chen Shengcai, the owner of the Dongting Theater, found several people to mediate, but Gongsun Hui disagreed. He even wanted his servants to break into the Dongting Theater and capture Shen Yutong.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Shengcai had no choice but to bring up Ye Mingsheng, saying that the governor had taken a fancy to Shen Yutong and had even come to watch Shen Yutong's performance. Under Ye Mingsheng's power, although Gongsun Hui was arrogant, he could only leave in disgrace...
This incident caused a big stir, and it involved Ye Mingsheng and Liaoyang's top actress Shen Yutong, so it soon became a hot topic in the city, and everyone from officials to peddlers knew about it.

At first everyone just said that Shen Yutong was Ye Mingsheng's mistress, but soon the news spread more and more outrageous, and it was even reported that the governor's wife An Miaoyi had fallen out of favor, and Ye Mingsheng was about to depose her and make Shen Yutong the governor's wife. All the common people were watching the fun and discussing the romantic affair between the governor and the popular actress.

When An Miaoyi heard about this at first, she just thought it was a joke. Born in a marquis's mansion, she had been accustomed to the affairs of the men in the family since childhood, so she was no longer surprised by these groundless rumors!

However, what no one expected was that just this morning, the action team of the Coordination Office raided the Gongsun family’s residence in Dongning and directly arrested Gongsun Hui and others and took them to the dungeon of the Coordination Office.

This pushed the rumors in Dongning City to a climax. Everyone was saying that Ye Mingsheng was so angry for his beloved that he wanted to kill Gongsun Hui for disturbing the beauty to vent his anger on Shen Yutong. An Miaoyi was about to be deposed, and Shen Yutong was going to enter the mansion as a lady. Some people even started giving gifts to Shen Yutong to curry favor with the new governor's wife...
After Qiqige finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng was also confused about this mistake, and at this time An Miaoyi also got excited and said with tears in her eyes:
"Qiqige and I will pack up our things in a moment to make room for you and that actor. You two can go on your way!"

While talking to An Miaoyi who was pregnant with a big belly, she was about to get up and walk out. Ye Mingsheng immediately tried to persuade her kindly, saying that it was all a misunderstanding. He asked Huo San to arrest Gongsun Hui because Gongsun Hui intended to plot an assassination and it had nothing to do with Shen Yutong.

He had been handling official business in the study these days and didn't even know about this. There was nothing wrong between him and Shen Yutong. They had no relationship at all and they had never even spoken to each other. It was definitely not as exaggerated as the rumors outside said.
Although An Miaoyi was acting a little bit stubborn because of the grievance in her heart, she also knew the limits. After Ye Mingsheng coaxed her for a while, she half-heartedly sat in Ye Mingsheng's arms...
"Let me ask you, how are you going to deal with Shen Yutong?" An Miaoyi asked persistently:

Ye Mingsheng said without hesitation:
"My lady, let's deal with it as you say!"

Although Shen Yutong is pitiful and beautiful, she is not to the extent that Ye Mingsheng is obsessed with her. Ye Mingsheng has just obtained those tribute girls from the palace, and there is Murong Qingwu, a fish waiting to be caught in the pond. Naturally, he will not have any extra thoughts about Shen Yutong now.

An Miaoyi was obviously a little dissatisfied with Ye Mingsheng's words. She gently hit Ye Mingsheng's chest a few times, and then whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

"I asked someone to bring Shen Yutong to the mansion this afternoon..."

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Seeing this, An Miaoyi continued to say in his ear:

"How about letting her come to wait for you tonight? How about letting you taste the flavor of this Liaoyang's number one actress?"

Ye Mingsheng became slightly alert after hearing this, thinking that An Miaoyi had set a trap for him to test him. He shook his head without hesitation and said:
"My wife, I am not as lustful as you think. Besides, I already have you!"

"Duplicity!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, An Miaoyi punched Ye Mingsheng's chest with her little fist again and said coquettishly. Although she said so, it seemed that An Miaoyi was very satisfied with Ye Mingsheng's answer.

After saying that, An Miaoyi gave Qiqige a look, and Qiqige nodded and walked out of the door. A moment later, Qiqige led a stunningly beautiful woman into the house. This person was none other than Shen Yutong, the number one actress in Liaoyang whom Ye Mingsheng had met in Dongting Theater that day...

Because Shen Yutong was on the stage that day, although Ye Mingsheng could see that she was very beautiful, he couldn't see her clearly because she was quite far away.

But now that Shen Yutong walked in, Ye Mingsheng could see that this girl was even more beautiful and charming than that day. Her skin was as white as cream, her neck was as white as a cicada, her teeth were as white as gourds, and she had a beautiful forehead and eyebrows. These four sentences from the Book of Songs were really appropriate for Shen Yutong!

"Yutong greets the commander-in-chief!" Shen Yutong bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:

Although Shen Yutong looked very calm, Ye Mingsheng could still see that her eyes were erratic and she didn't dare to look him in the face. It was obvious that the first actress in Liaoyang was not as calm as she appeared to be. She was still very nervous and a little shy. "It's almost the New Year, my husband, you own Liaoyang. I don't have anything to give you as a New Year's gift, so I'll give her to you. I wonder if you like this gift?" An Miaoyi whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

Listening to An Miaoyi's words, Ye Mingsheng's heart was also beating fast. After a moment of hesitation, he looked at An Miaoyi and asked:
"Miao Yi, are you serious?"

"Of course, my husband, do you really think I'm a jealous woman?" After saying that, An Miaoyi blinked at Ye Mingsheng mischievously with her beautiful eyes.

Standing up from Ye Mingsheng's arms, An Miaoyi looked at Shen Yutong, then looked at Ye Mingsheng and said with a smile:

"Yutong, my husband will leave this place to you tonight!"

After she finished speaking, An Miaoyi quietly gave Shen Yutong an encouraging look, then walked out of the room with the support of Qiqige.

Back in the bedroom, An Miaoyi seemed to be very interested in knitting small clothes. Seeing this, Qiqige hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Ma'am, are you really not angry?"

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi stopped knitting clothes, smiled self-deprecatingly and asked:
"What if I'm angry? What if I'm not angry?

"My husband has treated me very well. If it were someone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't even try to coax me..."

"Madam, I don't think the master is very interested in Shen Yutong. Why did you persuade her to come into the mansion this afternoon?" Qiqige said in confusion:
"The news about my husband and Shen Yutong has spread all over Dongning. It will spread all over Liaoyang in a few days. If I reject Shen Yutong, no one will believe that my husband and Shen Yutong are innocent. This matter cannot be cleared up at all. Instead, they will say that An Miaoyi is a jealous woman!"

An Miaoyi continued with a sweet smile
"Why should I bear this infamy for Shen Yutong? Qiqige, my father is only a marquis, and he has more than ten concubines. With my husband's current power, there will be more and more women in this mansion sooner or later. One more Shen Yutong won't make much difference, and one less Shen Yutong won't make much difference. What's the harm in just being an actress?

"What's more, Shen Yutong is a very good chess player. I really want to see Murong Qingwu's expression after she knows this news..."

Hearing the name "Murong Qingwu", Qiqige suddenly realized and said:
"Madam, so this is what you want! Yes, if you think about it carefully, Shen Yutong and his Murong family have a deep blood feud!"

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The next morning, looking at the beauty sleeping soundly on the bed and the freshness on the white silk, Ye Mingsheng recalled the madness of last night and shook his head slightly. Then he covered Shen Yutong with a quilt, put on his clothes, turned around and walked out.

As usual, after practicing boxing in the garden and then having breakfast with An Miaoyi and Ye Cui, Ye Mingsheng went to the study to start a new day's work.

Having just approved a sum of 1,000 dan of grain and fodder for Fengzhou to stabilize the local grain price, Qi Dechao walked into the study and reported:

"Sir, Yun Hanjie is here!"

Ye Mingsheng was not too surprised to hear this, he nodded and ordered:

"Let him in!"

"Yes!"

Following Ye Mingsheng's order, Yun Hanjie walked into the study room a moment later. He looked at the old man who came in with interest and joked:
"Mr. Yun has aged a lot recently..."

Although they both walked into Ye Mingsheng's study, Yun Hanjie at this moment was completely different from his appearance a few months ago. His cheeks were sunken, his eyes were dull, his hair was slightly messy, and he gave people a feeling of tiredness and exhaustion at first glance, without any of the majesty of the Three Vasses of Liaoyang.

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's joke, Yun Hanjie smiled bitterly, then fell to his knees in front of Ye Mingsheng and said in a deep voice:

"This matter was planned by me from beginning to end. I am willing to die to atone my sins. Please let the Yun family go. The Yun family is willing to donate all the bonds of the Dadongsheng Company. In addition, we will give you 500,000 taels of silver and 300,000 shi of grain for your use in entering the pass..."

After listening to Yun Hanjie's words, Ye Mingsheng understood something in his heart. He had previously thought that the Yun family wanted to silence Liu Fushan, and Wang Weiyu wanted to cover up the matter. Now it seems that he had underestimated Yun Hanjie. It seems that Yun Hanjie knew that the matter could not be concealed, so he wanted to give himself an excuse.

After taking a deep look at Yun Hanjie, Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:
"Mr. Yun, I want to hear the truth. Did you really plan this?"

Yun Hanjie's heart tightened when he heard this, but he still said in a deep voice:
"Yes!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded and ordered:
"Mr. Yun, I admire you for who you are. You can leave now!"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng did not agree to his request, Yun Hanjie became a little anxious. He knocked his head hard on the floor tiles of the study and said sadly:
"Please, General, let the Yun family go!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng said leisurely:

“Master Yun, everyone makes mistakes. Can a saint be perfect? ​​But you shouldn’t want to lie to me after making a mistake. This is compounding the mistake. You don’t respect me at all…”

(End of this chapter)