Drunk Shen Yi was lying on his bed, half asleep and half awake.
Outside his bedroom, Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly and said in a respectful tone: "Miss Ye, my young master is inside. Please see if you need anything to eat. I will bring it to you."
Beside Jiang Sheng stood a tall and beautiful woman in a moon-white coat. The woman took a deep breath, bowed her head slightly and said to Jiang Sheng, "Thank you, no need."
She stretched out her hand to knock on the door, but Jiang Sheng shook his head and said, "Miss Ye, my young master has drunk too much. You can just go in."
"All the young master's subordinates are inside and outside this house. No one will come in, and no one will go outside to spread messages."
Ye Chan still looked a little nervous.
She nodded slowly, trying to calm herself down, and then she slowly opened the door.
The room was lit with candles.
Because it was late at night, the light of the candle was quite conspicuous, but a candle was not too cold after all, and it only illuminated the bedroom dimly.
Miss Ye walked into the room cautiously, and then sat down on the chair in the room. Through the dim candlelight, she saw a young man lying on the bed.
The young man was lying on the bed, still wearing his coat and socks, and only took off a pair of shoes.
Seems to have fallen asleep.
Miss Ye sat on the stool, biting her lips, thinking a lot.
She is similar in age to Shen Yi, in her early twenties this year. Although she is already a "big girl" in this era, she is not that old after all.
A few years ago, I was a young girl who was still pregnant, and I longed for what my future lover and future husband would be like.
But in the blink of an eye, three or four years later, she not only had to support the entire Ye family with her own shoulders, but now...
Thinking of this, Miss Ye glanced at Shen Yi lying on the bed, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Although this road was her own choice, and when Jiang Sheng arrived at Ye's house just now, he asked her if she wanted to come, but when things came to an end, she still felt a little sad.
In addition to being sad, I am more afraid.
I am afraid of Shen Yi.
Because last year, Shen Yi's way of doing things scared Madam Ye. She didn't know what Shen Yi would do to her and how he would arrange for her in the future.
Maybe, after a few months, he will be tired of himself.
Thinking of this, Ye Chan felt more and more aggrieved, and her eyes turned red without realizing it, and she gently wiped her tears with her sleeves.
She was afraid of waking up Shen Yi, so she tried not to make any sound and just cried silently.
She was crying and felt a little thirsty. When she saw the teapot on the table, she picked up the teapot and poured herself a glass of water. She held a cup of hot water in her hand. Ye Chan only took a shallow sip and then looked at it subconsciously. A glance at Shen Yi.
Then, he saw the young man, who had been sleeping with his arms spread out just now, sitting upright by the bed, looking at him.
"ah!"
Ye Chan was startled and dropped the tea cup in her hand on the table, and the tea immediately spilled all over the table.
She stood up in a panic, at a loss: "Shen...Mr. Shen, you're awake..."
She looked at the tea on the table again and said in panic: "I...I didn't mean to..."
Shen Yi stood up silently, took a towel from the bedside, wiped the spilled tea on the table, looked at Ye Chan, and asked, "Are you really not ready to get married?"
Ye Chan was stunned for a moment, and then a sense of grievance came to her heart again. She lowered her head and said, "Go back to Mr. Shen, I..."
"I won't marry anymore."
Master Shen finished wiping the tea on the table, moved a stool, and sat across from Ye Chan. He also took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"I drank too much tonight, so I thought about letting this matter go, so I asked Jiang Sheng to go to your house to call you in the middle of the night..."
Mr. Shen confessed: "I thought you would refuse."
"At least the Ye family will refuse."
If two people were hooking up secretly, it wouldn't be a big deal, but asking a servant to call Ye Chan to come to his residence in the middle of the night was a bit disrespectful.
According to Shen Yi's idea, if the Ye family refuses, then the matter will end here, and the young lady will stop thinking about it. He also has something to say about the emperor.
Ye Chan bit her lip lightly, lowered her head slightly, and said in a soft voice: "If my family knew about it, they would probably not let me come."
"Brother Jiang arrived at my home and met my maid."
Ye Chan whispered: "I am the only one in the Ye family who knows about it, so I came here."
After saying that, she raised her head and glanced at Shen Yi, and then said: "Master Shen is so smart, he should have thought that I might come."
She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm here, so what should I do?"
Hearing this, Shen Yi wanted to pour himself a cup of tea. Seeing his actions, Ye Chan stood up immediately, poured Shen Yi a cup of tea, held it in both hands, and handed it to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi took the cup of tea and took a sip. The headache caused by drunkenness was relieved. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "I am not a bully. If Miss Ye regrets it, I will send someone to send Miss Ye back now, and Shen can guarantee that no outsiders will know what happened tonight, and Miss Ye will just pretend that she has never been here."
Ye Chan looked at Shen Yi by candlelight and asked: "Master Shen, the life and death of the Ye family and all the Fuzhou nobles are in your hands. Do you have any room for regret?"
"Miss Ye misunderstood."
Shen Yi said quietly: "If you stay or leave tonight, it will not affect the court's treatment of the Fuzhou gentry. It may or may not have much impact, and it has nothing to do with your life or death."
The candlelight hit Shen Yi's face, making his expression look a little awkward.
He has never experienced such a scene.
Seeing Shen Yi's expression, Ye Chan suddenly felt a little interesting.
Last year, the cold-faced imperial envoy took a dozen Fuzhou nobles into his hands, ransacked two homes, and killed more than a thousand Japanese pirates in Fuzhou.
In private, he actually has this expression!
Ye Chan suddenly felt less nervous.
She blinked, looked at Shen Yi, and asked, "Master Shen, what if I stay here tonight?"
"Then you and I will stay in this room all night. Early tomorrow morning, I will ask Jiang Sheng to take Miss Ye back."
Shen Yi said quietly: "After tomorrow, all the properties that the Fuzhou nobles dedicated to the imperial court last year will be left to you, Miss Ye, to take care of. However, all the income earned will be handed over to the coastal capital government office that is about to be built in Fuzhou."
Ye Chan sat on the stool, stunned.
She thought for a long time before asking: "Sir, I have a problem."
"Sixty percent of the property of the Fuzhou gentry is many shops and some businesses. If I come to run it, can I take the Ye family's own property and other gentry's property to run it together? Then the money will be handed over in proportion. Dusi Yamen?"
Shen Yi thought for a while, then said: "This is up to you."
"But you can't bully the market in the name of Dusi Yamen."
Shen Yi emphasized: "We must operate normally."
Once Ye Chan takes over these industries, she will do things for Dusi Yamen. Then many things in business will be much easier to handle.
Because she also has an official background.
You can even ignore other officials in Fuzhou and don't need to make confessions to local officials.
There is no need to bully others in the name of Dusi Yamen, and as long as others do not bully her in official status, then with the size of the Fuzhou gentry's 60% family fortune, business will be very easy to do in the future.
In fact, most of the property lost by the Fuzhou gentry can be gradually made up for.
Ye Chan thought for a while and then asked: "Master Shen, isn't the court afraid that I will make false accounts?"
"If you want to fake the accounts, just do it."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "If the court can't find out, that's your ability. If it is found out, Miss Ye will also see the court's ability."
"Understood…"
Ye Chan nodded, then she looked at Shen Yi with a smile on her face.
"Master Shen, I still have a problem."
She asked: "Why did you choose this concubine?"
Ye Chan looked at Shen Yi quietly: "Last year, I recommended myself to the pillow mat. Sir, did you..."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and said slowly: "This moment and that moment."
Miss Ye was thoughtful, but she couldn't think of a reason.
She stood up, walked behind Shen Yi, and rubbed Shen Yi's shoulders.
At this time, Miss Ye's face turned a little red. She lowered her head and said, "Then, I will help you rest?"
Shen Yi looked back at Ye Chan.
To be honest, this talkative person of the Ye family is so beautiful that Shen Yi almost fell in love with her last year.
However, just saying a few words and going to bed always made him feel a little weird.
He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "It's getting late, Miss Ye must be tired too, you go to bed first, I..."
"I also want to write a letter to Jiankang."
Ye Chan nodded slightly and sat on the bed obediently.
Shen Yi opened the door, went from the bedroom to the study, and got pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and two books.
After returning to his bedroom, by candlelight, he began to write a secret letter to the emperor.
It is mainly to report on the recent progress of the Municipal Shipping Department and the Coastal Department.
Halfway through the letter, Shen Yi turned around intentionally or unintentionally and glanced at his bed.
Miss Ye was already leaning on the bedside because she was tired.
Seeing Shen Yi looking at her, Miss Ye became more energetic. She stood up and walked to Shen Yi. Shen Yi subconsciously covered the letter on the table with white paper.
"Master Shen, you can't leave this bedroom, can you?"
She sat next to Shen Yi and looked at her eyes. She had become much more awake.
"Otherwise, you should write your letter in the study."
"You slept with me tonight because you wanted to show it to others!"
Obviously, the woman in charge of the Ye family is very smart.
She looked at Shen Yi quietly.
I felt a little unconvinced.
Although she can't be said to be a beautiful woman, since she was a child, who wouldn't say that she is one of the most beautiful women in the world?
But the young Hanlin in front of him was actually prepared to hang himself out all night!
Shen Yi put down his brush and apologized: "I'm sorry..."
Ye Chan gritted her teeth and reached out to hold Shen Yi's hand.