Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 414 - 413: Six Gates

Thinking carefully, it seems that I haven’t seen the lovely maiden for more than three months. Clearly, we’re both at Ye Mansion, yet she always finds a way to avoid coming out.

Dusk is approaching, and the moon rises at the treetops.

In the hall of the Ye Mansion, various dishes are being served on the large round table inlaid with redwood and mother of pearl.

Halfway through the meal, Xun Yin egged Shen Chen to drink, persuading, "Xiao Chen, I know you never drink, but you’re not that young anymore. In an ordinary family, at your age, one would be considering taking in a concubine."

He had already had several cups of yellow wine, his face flushed red, no longer maintaining his usual scholarly appearance.

Beside him, Ye Yuan advised, "Senior brother, watch yourself, don’t drink too much."

Unexpectedly.

Xun Yin leaned on Ye Yuan’s shoulder, crying out bitterly, "Junior brother, my heart is bitter. I’ve been unjustly accused for no good reason. A Second Grade Cabinet Scholar position was gone just like that, and now I have a record at the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Otherwise, with my status, I could have gone to the Imperial College to be a teacher instead of demeaning myself at Ye Mansion as an accountant. That Emperor, mmm mmm mmm..."

He hadn’t even finished speaking before his junior brother covered his mouth.

Ye Yuan sat upright, cautiously looking around, and only when he saw no one unusual did he let go, whispering, "Do you want to die? Don’t speak disrespectfully of the sovereign here at Ye Mansion. If you don’t want your life, I still want mine."

As Emperor Jingping ages, his suspicion grows heavier, especially since State Preceptor Pei Wanmu has been away from the capital for years, with his position temporarily taken over by others. Perhaps it’s because the Emperor has been without the State Preceptor’s guidance, or maybe he’s always been a suspicious sovereign.

In the past two years, the Hidden Guards of the Six Gates have increasingly monitored officials at court ferociously.

All higher ranking officials are on a priority list, with their unusual actions recorded at random times and presented to the sovereign for review.

One day, an official chatted casually with the Emperor after court. Though he had gone to bed at the end of the Xu hour the previous night, he insisted he had stayed up until the end of the Hai hour just to show his diligence to the Emperor.

Emperor Jingping confirmed with him once again about his bedtime last night, and the official firmly stated the end of the Hai hour.

As a result, charged with deceiving the Emperor, he was given fifty strokes and his salary was docked for three years.

He wasn’t severely punished, but it surely was a warning to other ministers that this was merely a beginning.

After that, no one dared to lie before Emperor Jingping.

Fearing that the next one would be themselves!

Some major officials also had martial arts masters in their households. Sometimes, when the people of the Six Gates didn’t cover their tracks well enough, and their presence was sensed, the martial arts masters discreetly informed the officials of surveillance.

The officials feared not only the Six Gates but also being targeted by enemies, so they could only increase security at home, not daring to boldly attack the spies of the Six Gates.

Ye Yuan’s mansion didn’t have any martial arts experts. He asked Ah Zhi if she ever felt someone monitoring their home.

Unfortunately, his young daughter replied no, she couldn’t sense anything...

Ye Yuan then invited Huan’s father and Lingbo Fairy over, using the pretext of inviting them to stay for a few days to help check if any Six Gates spies were watching.

In the end, after staying for ten days, neither of them detected any spy presence, and they had to give up.

But that doesn’t mean Six Gates’ delegated spies won’t suddenly appear, so caution is paramount. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Xun Yin laughed at his junior brother’s overreaction, "Junior brother, I understand, I know where to draw the line, don’t worry."

Ye Yuan was not reassured, exclaiming in exasperation, "What troubles me most is your drunken rambling. If you say the wrong thing, it’s no small matter. I’ve told you not to overindulge; you’ve had half a jug already. If you can’t handle it, don’t drink."