The Double
Chapter 225 - 225 100 Outside Room_3

225: Chapter 100 Outside Room_3 225: Chapter 100 Outside Room_3 “I thought I would have to use silver to bail you out tomorrow,” Lady Zhuo sighed with relief, “It’s good that you’re back.”

“I don’t even know what happened,” Ye Mingyu scratched his head, “Those government officers were initially hostile towards me, saying they would make me suffer.

But suddenly, they became respectful in the evening, apologizing for the misunderstanding and releasing me.

I thought the issue with the Ancient Fragrance Satin had been cleared up, but I didn’t realize that my elder and second brothers haven’t returned yet.”

The people in the room all turned to look at Jiang Li.

“Why are you all looking at Jiang Li?” Ye Mingyu asked, “Does this have something to do with her?”

“Indeed, we owe it to our cousin for this,” Ye Jiaer began to tell the tale of what Jiang Li had done in front of Lizheng Hall, continuing, “Probably it was the influence of the Jiang Family that made Tong Zhifu release Uncle so quickly.”

Ye Mingyu hadn’t expected this layer of relationships and, looking at Jiang Li, didn’t quite know what to say.

Although he held no grudge against Jiang Li, he had never had a good impression of the Jiang Family.

Jiang Yuanbai had remarried early, and with the Jiang Family’s social match with the Ji family, deep down, Ye Mingyu looked down on the Jiang Family’s selfishness and indifference.

Yet, if not for the name of the Jiang Family today, Lizheng Hall might have already been gone.

To be saved by the one he loathed was truly speechless.

The members of the Ye Family had always said that they should not have married Ye Zhenzhen to Jiang Yuanbai.

If Ye Zhenzhen had married an ordinary man, perhaps her fate would have been different.

But had Ye Zhenzhen really married an ordinary man, without the reputation of the Jiang Family behind her, how long could the Ye Family have held on?

During those past years, if not for the fact that Ye Zhenzhen was Madam Jiang, the Ye Family probably wouldn’t have lived so peacefully.

More than a decade had passed, and as it became clear there would be no further dealings between the Jiang Family and the Ye Family, these people immediately started to stir.

In the end, it’s a case of the tall tree catching the wind.

Jiang Li noticed Ye Mingyu’s discomfort and smiled, saying, “It’s nothing.

People tend to bully the weak and fear the strong.

Tong Zhiyang is a coward at heart and incredibly greedy, yet he is cautious in his actions.

Naturally, he would be intimidated by the name of the Jiang Family.

In fact, if it had been someone ruthless, the outcome might not have been the same.”

“You seem to understand Tong Zhiyang very well,” Ye Rufeng couldn’t help but speak up.

“Tong Zhiyang didn’t show his face from beginning to end, always letting others do the work, which shows he’s a coward.

Being so cautious, he likely only appears when he’s sure of his victory and after the dust has settled,” she explained.

Ye Mingyu nodded and suddenly asked, “Jiang Li, did you really write to your father as you said?”

Jiang Li had claimed in front of Lizheng Hall that she had informed Jiang Yuanbai of the matters in Xiangyang and asked Jiang Yuanbai to report to the Head of the Weaving Department, who would then dispatch help.

Ye Mingyu hesitated for a moment before asking, “Would your father…

really take action for such an issue?”

To the members of the Ye Family, it seemed unlikely that Jiang Yuanbai would intervene over such a minor matter.

In Jiang Li’s view, the reason Jiang Yuanbai wouldn’t take action could be not because it was a trivial issue, but rather because it involved the Right Chancellor.

Although the Jiang Family and Li Family were rivals, they had been carefully maintaining a balance for years.

In the past, Jiang Yuanbai wouldn’t have hesitated to directly confront the Li Family, but now with Prince Cheng behind the Right Chancellor, the Jiang Family had to be even more cautious.

If it meant offending Prince Cheng for the sake of the Ye Family, Jiang Yuanbai certainly wouldn’t take action.

Jiang Li shook her head, “No.”

The members of the Ye Family looked at her in surprise, and Ye Jiajia asked, “So, you were bluffing Tong Zhifu?”

“Not exactly,” Jiang Li replied, “Although I didn’t write to my father, I did write to Cousin Ye.

Cousin Ye has recently been appointed as Assistant Minister of Revenue, and the Head of the Weaving Department wouldn’t dare neglect him.

Moreover, I told Cousin Ye to use my father’s name as needed, which would make the Head of the Weaving Department pay even more attention.

I think, as soon as the report reached the Head, they would have immediately dispatched someone to Xiangyang.”

Everyone was surprised by Jiang Li’s words, and Ye Rufeng asked uneasily, “How could you let your brother use your father’s name?”

“At the palace banquet, I received honors from His Majesty alongside my cousin.

Everyone knows the relationship between Cousin Ye and me.

I think my father also appreciates Cousin Ye’s relationships, and when colleagues ask, he wouldn’t avoid mentioning it.

Since the people of Yanjing City think that Cousin Ye and my father are on the same side, let them misunderstand.

Isn’t it a waste not to use the title we have?”

Her matter-of-fact attitude gave the impression that Jiang Li wasn’t using her own father, but rather, a stranger.

“Aren’t you afraid of causing trouble for your father?” Ye Rufeng asked, “If you act on your own, once you return to Yanjing City, your father won’t let you off easily.”