The Rebirth Of The Strongest Female Emperor
Silence Before a Storm (3)

Chapter 63: Silence Before the Storm (3)

Ye Qingtang nodded.

Old Master Si slightly furrowed his brows, seemingly unhappy with Ye Qingtang's arrangements.

“Grand Elder You will celebrate his birthday. If you meet there, people will assume His Majesty actually visited him and it will be an unnecessary boost to his already inflated ego. Although Old Master Si was no longer prejudiced against the Ye family because of Ye Qingtang, he still hated their Great Elder.

The Ye household was one of the three prestigious noble houses in Lin City. Therefore, his Great Elder's birthday was a highly celebrated event, with the other noble families receiving birthday invitations a few days earlier.

Mu Su was invited by the Si Household at Ye Qingtang's request. If not for the affiliation of the Si Household with him, an esteemed Marquis would have never agreed to adorn Lin Town with his presence.

The thought of Mu Su appearing at the Great Elder's birthday party was enough to make Old Master Si miserable.

Ye Qingtang chuckled and said, “Grandfather Si, I don't mind. Let him enjoy that glory.”

Because that glory could have turned into a catastrophe, and it was out of his control.

"You got something up your sleeve, don't you?" Old Master Si looked at Ye Qingtang suspiciously.

Ye Qingtang looked at her with innocent eyes and a charming smile, but remained silent about her answer.

This stubborn couple continued the contest staring at them, until Old Master Si finally gave up.

“Alright, I understand. I'll deliver the message.” Old Master Si said in a sulking tone.

“Thank you very much for your help, Grandpa Si.”

Ye Qingtang couldn't laugh or cry hearing her grievances, but he had already drawn up a plan as he watched Old Master Si retire to his room.

That moonlit night, Ye Qingtang finally left the Si residence. However, instead of going straight home, he secretly made a detour to the eastern side of the city, where the Qin Luo Pavilion was located.

Two days later, the Ye Household ushered in the celebration of the Great Elder's birthday. Decorations and frills filled the entire manor and guests began to arrive when the night was young.

“That's certainly more people than in previous years.” The Second Elder watched the celebration with cold eyes, but his face remained expressionless.

Ye Ling stood beside him and had a faint smile on her face as she explained, “It was because of Ye You, because she had just joined Cloud Breaker. You can't blame people for looking at his grandfather as a result. They want to congratulate him for that, on top of his birthday wishes.”

The Second Elder slightly furrowed his brows and gave a strange look to the Great Elder, who enjoyed the praise of the guests.

"Last time, didn't you tell me that Ye You was accepted because of his green spirit root?"

"Yes." Yeah." Ye Ling nodded.

Second Elder knit his brows now as he declared, “Great Elder has always been very secretive about his grandson's cultivation performance…. But as soon as Tang Tang destroyed his spirit root, he revealed that Ye You was green. The news even reached the ears of the cloud-breaking ruler. Don't you think this coincidence...a little weird?”

The Second Elder had always been at odds with the Great Elder, and therefore he did not care much about his grandson Ye You either.

Previously, even after knowing Ye You's spirit root state, he didn't think about it anymore. Only now did he start to doubt about this coincidence.

Ye Qingtang destroyed his spirit root, Ye You revealed hers, and both of them were known to be very lush.

Ye Ling furrowed her brows at the alleged Second Elder and although she became suspicious as well, she felt it was too much. He said, “I understand what you mean. Having two verdant spirit roots under the same roof was too good to be true and the timing of his discovery did raise concerns, but... I have never heard of a way to rob the spirit roots of others to use by myself.and besides, Tang Tang also never talked about this.”.