The news that Chu Qing received the emperor's commendation soon spread to the ears of the people. Everyone felt that Chu Qing deserved it. After all, it was because of Chu Qing that they could all live in peace.
Of course, the deputy head of the Ye family could not hide what the common people knew. When he heard that Chu Qing had been commended by the emperor, he was still drinking in the tavern to drown his sorrows.
"Have you heard that His Majesty the Emperor rewarded Mr. Chu with one thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver?"
"I've known it for a long time. Mr. Chu deserves this."
"Of course. Mr. Chu traveled across mountains and rivers to subdue ferocious beasts for the sake of the people's well-being. His Majesty the Emperor will naturally reward him."
The deputy head of the family tightly grasped the wine glass in his hand. He did not expect that the emperor would give Chu Qing such a big reward, thousands of taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, so much gold and silver.
The deputy head of the family was no longer in the mood to drink, and returned to the Ye family angrily. When he saw that the servants of the Ye family were talking about Chu Qing and how good Chu Qing was, he felt even more jealous.
"Deputy Patriarch, what do you want to do with us? Is it because Mr. Chu was rewarded by His Majesty?"
"Of course not." The deputy head of the family said with a gloomy face. He looked around and whispered: "I came to you today to tell you something. This matter is very important. You must not let others know."
The servants of the Ye family looked at me and I looked at you, then nodded and said, "I understand, my subordinates will definitely keep it a secret."
The deputy head of the family nodded, and then said: "I heard that Chu Qing reached a contract with the ferocious beast he brought back."
"Oh, Deputy Patriarch, we know this. The ferocious beast has become Mr. Chu's mount." The servant of the Ye family said with a smile.
"No." The deputy head of the family shook his head and said seriously: "This is not the contract he made with the beast, but to destroy the imperial city."
"What?!" The servants of the Ye family looked at the deputy head of the family in surprise, with an incredulous expression.
"When I first learned about this, I didn't want to believe it, but I thought about it deeply. How could Chu Qing have surrendered the beast so easily? If he hadn't reached a contract with the beast, how could he have escaped unscathed? Let the ferocious beast become his mount," the deputy head said seriously, with a serious expression on his face.
"Then...does the head of the family know about this?" a servant of the Ye family asked.
The deputy head of the family looked at the person who asked the question seriously and said, "Who is the head of the family? Will she collude with Chu Qing?"
"Yes, yes, then should we tell the head of the family about this? After all, the head of the family and Chu Qing are so close."
The deputy head of the family shook his head and said: "Don't tell the head of the family for the time being. Although I am very sure about this matter, the time has not yet come. I am telling you just to be careful about Chu Qing."
"Yes, my subordinates know."
"Okay, you can go down." The deputy head of the family waved his hand.
As soon as those people left, a sinister smile appeared on the deputy head of the family's face. The most unbelievable thing in the world was the word 'confidential'.
When Ye Chenxi came out of the room, he met the servants coming out of the deputy master's house. Seeing their mysterious appearance, he stopped them.
"What do you guys say?"
When the servants saw it was Ye Chenxi, they all saluted and said hurriedly: "Nothing, nothing."
Ye Chenxi frowned and said, "What makes you bold enough to lie to me?"
The servants lowered their heads, and one of them thought for a while and said: "To inform the family master, the deputy family master just called us over and said..."
"What did you say?" Ye Chenxi's face was dark. She knew that the deputy head of the family was restless.
Several servants looked at each other and told Ye Chenxi everything the deputy head of the family had just said. The more Ye Chenxi listened, the more annoyed he became.