705

The capital was abuzz with various rumors about the matter, but no one had any concrete information, and who would dare to approach Duke An directly to inquire? After all, when the Emperor was in Yangxin Hall, only Zhang Cunhai was attending, and it's believed that unless His Majesty took the initiative to mention it, Zhang Cunhai certainly wouldn't speak of it, let alone anyone foolhardy enough to probe the Emperor's trusted aide for information.

Fortunately, there were those who genuinely worried about Miss Ye and dared to knock on the door to ask about her situation. It was natural for Zhao Gang to make an inquiry at Duke's Mansion.

Ever since Marquis Zhongyong learned that his legitimate granddaughter had extorted six thousand taels of silver from Han Yanhui, he had been continuously lamenting. His granddaughter was truly a handful, but what could he do when she was so capable of fighting her own battles and even managed to pull off such a feat?