Da'an's best son-in-law

After saying the words "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life", Ye Chen clearly felt that Wei Yanran's tense body relaxed.

Unlike the second-generation ancestors of the Wei family who only rely on the family's power to show off their power, Wei Yanran's hard work and dedication to the family are unparalleled.

The pressure, which is related to the life and death of the family, is as heavy as a mountain, all weighing on a girl who is only twenty years old. A girl with average endurance would probably have been crushed by this kind of pressure.

A look of surprise flashed across her face, and Wei Yanran slowly loosened her grip on the wine glass, staring at Ye Chen angrily.

"My husband is still in the mood to joke with Yanran?"

Knowing in her heart that Ye Chen had finished the matter, Wei Yanran's tense heartstrings relaxed.

Ye Chen took the wine bottle in front of him, took out two small tea cups from the desk, and poured a cup for himself and Wei Yanran.

"My lady, I don't know. Li Zheng is really not easy. If he can succeed this time, it's a bit of a gamble."

Ye Chen took a sip of the beer in his glass and told Wei Yanran what happened today.

When Ye Chen said with joy that he did not save face for Li Zheng and asked Anan and the others to carry the wine back directly, Wei Yanran couldn't help but admire the former's courage.

Ever since Li Zheng became the magistrate of Jizhou, the representatives of major families who went to give gifts during festivals were all flattering to the extreme, fearing that if Mr. Li was dissatisfied, their jobs would be ruined.

Ye Chenke had finished pouring the wine and was about to take the wine delivered to his door home.

Ye Chen's arrogant attitude when he asked a few people to carry the wine flashed through his mind. Wei Yanran looked at Ye Chen who was drinking beer opposite and started to chuckle.

Dare not to save any face for the prefect, such courage is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Just because of these few jars of wine, did Li Zheng really settle the matter with you in a good manner?"

"of course not"

Ye Chen put down his wine glass and said calmly

"The main reason is that your Wei family has provided a lot of support and help to his status over the years. Besides, if the entire Jizhou is dominated by the Chen family, his right to speak will be greatly reduced."

The Chen family, the Wei family, and the prefect formed a three-party power in Jizhou. The sudden rise of any force would disrupt this balance. This was definitely something Li Zheng did not want to see.

"Li Zheng has agreed. Tomorrow he will take his warrant and go to the Yamen camp in Jizhou to pick up fifty soldiers."

Wei Yanran dragged her cheeks and looked happy.

Without Mo Feng knowing that the plan had been exposed, fifty well-trained soldiers were enough to protect the Wei family's silk.

"Tomorrow I will ask the steward of the Wei family to personally take people to the Yamen to lead the troops."

Hearing this, Ye Chen gently shook his head and said: "It's okay for you and me to know about the borrowed soldiers. Don't tell anyone in the Wei family."

Wei Yanran was slightly startled and said softly: "Why?"

Ye Chen's expression condensed slightly and he began to analyze the current situation of the Wei family to the former.

"What is certain is that the collusion with the bandits was the work of an insider of the Wei family. Moreover, this person is of a high level and can know the information about the shipment of silk and satin."

Wei Yanran nodded slightly. The top brass of the Wei family had strictly blocked information about this batch of silk and satin used in the competition.

Ye Chen paused and then said: "When you and I learned about the news that day, we immediately went to Grandpa's place to convene a clan meeting. I'm afraid that this might have alarmed the snake, and the insider might have noticed the borrowing of troops."

Hearing this, Wei Yanran's pupils shrank suddenly.

The people who attended the clan meeting were all high-ranking members of the Wei family. I was afraid that the plans of everyone on that day would be discovered by the insiders.

"Husband, you mean...that we will convey false news in the future?"

Knowing the seriousness of the problem, Wei Yanran tentatively asked

"Not bad" Ye Chen nodded and then said

"I will personally participate in the matter of borrowing troops to support them. Don't let anyone from the Wei family get involved. As for the Wei family, you can just say that there are no reinforcements when you go to the clan meeting tomorrow."

Wei Yanran frowned slightly and did not immediately agree to Ye Chen's proposal.

In any case, even with the support and protection of officers and soldiers, this operation is very risky.

Ye Chen is a member of a well-established family in Jizhou. When facing the group of desperadoes licking blood from their knives, it is difficult to guarantee that no accident will happen.

But the problem now is that except Ye Chen, Wei Yanran cannot trust anyone else in the Wei family.

The Wei family is peaceful on the surface, but it is riddled with holes internally. Even his close associates cannot be trusted on this matter.

Once the bet is wrong, it will be an unbearable blow to the Wei family.

"Don't worry, madam, fifty officers and soldiers are more than enough to deal with a bunch of bandits," Ye Chen comforted softly.

Seeing that Wei Yanran was still hesitant, Ye Chen had no choice but to say: "At worst, my wife will pair me with a fast horse. If she sees something is wrong, Ye Chen can just run away."

"I can go to my father's place to find some trustworthy stewards." Wei Yanran hesitated for a while and said softly.

"I'm afraid that other important stewards of the Wei family are being watched at this juncture. Once they make any move, they will definitely be alerted," Ye Chen retorted.

"But...."

"Nothing but, this is the best way now"

After pondering for a while, Wei Yanran finally nodded helplessly.

"Tomorrow I will personally go to the horse farm to pick the best horse from the Wei family for you."

After saying these words, Wei Yanran clenched her palms tightly in her sleeves, and her nails were almost embedded in the flesh, leaving deep blood marks.

At this point, she had no choice but to let Ye Chen risk his life and death to lead troops to respond.

Sensing the abnormality of the woman next to him, Ye Chen glanced at Wei Yanran's trembling hands under her sleeves, frowned and walked around the desk, gently holding Wei Yanran's palm.

The hot temperature from the palm of his hand made Wei Yanran's restless and anxious heart relax a little, and the nails that were about to pierce into the palm of his hand slowly loosened.

"Thank you husband," Wei Yanran tilted her head slightly and said seriously.

Seeing Wei Yanran let go of her clenched fists, Ye Chen loosened his palms without leaving a trace, frowned and said: "You are my wife, there are some things that I, a man, naturally have to do, so what can I say thank you for?"

Listening to Ye Chen's somewhat macho words, Wei Yanran gave a rare smile.

When she first met Ye Chen, she had a low opinion of the former. Like everyone else, she only regarded Ye Chen as a reason for her to stay in the Wei family.

Just out of inner uneasiness and guilt, or out of respect, she told herself to call him husband and try to save him some face in front of others.

At that time, she just saw Ye Chen as a man who needed her to protect his self-esteem.

But it was this man who pulled himself out of the whirlpool of struggle time and time again, and helped him up from the slump that was about to collapse.

It feels really good to have someone to rely on...