As soon as they saw him, everyone in the courtyard was somewhat surprised.
Yun Shenzhi immediately asked, "Yuan’Er, where did you go just now?"
Yun Yuan replied, "Just now, my younger brother Yun Hao came over and said he’d watch over the incense at the memorial so I could rest. I hadn’t changed clothes for several days, so I went back to the room to tidy up a bit. What’s going on?"
Before anyone else could respond, Yun Hao, lying on the ground, couldn’t help but roar in anger, "You’re lying! I didn’t come over, nor did I say I’d watch the incense for you. You must have set me up to frame me. Uncle, you have to believe me!"
At this point, Yun Yuan finally noticed Yun Hao, who was lying naked on the ground, was first stunned, then extremely angry.
"Yun Hao, how dare you do such a disgraceful thing in front of father’s memorial? I shouldn’t have let you keep vigil alone. You... you... you’re worse than a beast."
Yun Yuan was so angry he was trembling.
Yun Hao didn’t expect his usually silent and reserved brother to suddenly explode like this, so he was bewildered by the scolding.
Just then, Yun Yizhi walked over to Xiaocui, who was disheveled, and asked sternly, "What on earth happened?"
Xiaocui was already scared senseless.
She had been coerced by Mrs. Yun to do this, and there was some reluctance in her heart.
When she arrived at the Spirit Tent, she unexpectedly saw not Yun Yuan but Yun Hao, whose eyes were bloodshot and looked like a beast.
Being humiliated, suddenly a crowd of people came in, and the shame and anger in her heart were imaginable.
Perhaps seeing Xiaocui’s fear, Yun Yizhi said coldly, "Tell the truth. I won’t blame you and will even give you some money to leave the Yun Mansion. But if you dare to cover up the truth, I will hand you over to the authorities."
Feeling much calmer, Xiaocui, under Mrs. Yun’s intense gaze, dared not mention being coerced and could only say in a trembling voice.
"I... I came to deliver tea to Young Master Yun Yuan, but as soon as I entered the Spirit Tent, I saw Young Master Yun Hao. His state was very strange, his eyes were red, and as soon as he saw me, he threw me to the ground, and then... then...."
"Then he humiliated me!"
At the end, Xiaocui began to sob.
The truth was already clear.
Even Yun Hao had nothing to say now. He crouched naked on the ground, his face full of confusion.
Yun Yizhi had someone take Xiaocui away, then handed a piece of clothing to Yun Hao with a look of disgust.
"Put it on."
Yun Hao hurriedly put on the clothes.
Afterward, Yun Yizhi said, "Get out of this courtyard quickly. Don’t let me see you again."
"Second Uncle..."
"Don’t call me Second Uncle. I have no nephew like you," Yun Yizhi said coldly.
Yun Hao lowered his head.
Mrs. Yun, however, was somewhat unwilling to give up.
"Elder brothers, there must be something fishy about this. I think Yun Yuan must have designed all this to frame my son. I..."
"Enough!" Yun Yizhi suddenly shouted, his face icy as he looked at Mrs. Yun.
"We’re here because you called us. Do you really think my elder brother and I don’t know what was on your mind then?"
"Now a mistake has occurred, and you’re shifting the blame onto others. Aren’t you embarrassed enough? Take your son and get out of this courtyard immediately."
Mrs. Yun turned pale from the scolding, "But..."
"There’s no ’but.’ Tomorrow is Third Brother’s funeral, and if you mess around again, I’ll show you no mercy," Yun Yizhi said coldly.
Even fiery-tempered Yun Yizhi intimidated Mrs. Yun a bit, so she dared not say anything more. She could only take Yun Hao away, mother and son departing in disgrace.
Yun Yizhi then looked at the servants and guards behind him.
"I’m telling you all to keep this incident to yourselves. If a single word leaks, take care of your heads."
"Yes, Second Master, we understand."
The servants and guards all expressed their agreement.
After dealing with these matters, Yun Yizhi walked up to Yun Yuan, glanced him over, then said nothing and merely patted his shoulder before leaving with his people.
After he left, Yun Shenzhi, who had been silent, sighed softly and also patted Yun Yuan’s shoulder.
"Good child."
"Uncle"
"No need to say anything. Tomorrow is your father’s funeral. Stand vigil for him one last time."
"Yes!" Yun Yuan nodded heavily.
Yun Shenzhi left as well.
Soon, only Yun Yuan remained in the courtyard.
He stood there, gazing at the incense before the memorial, his eyes gradually growing profound.
The situation was resolved, and the outcome was perfect.
After this incident, Yun Hao’s possibility of inheriting the third branch was completely cut off.
But Yun Yuan did not feel much joy inside, only a lingering fear.
If it weren’t for Zhao Ya’s assistance, it would have been him being taken away now.
Unbelievably, Mrs. Yun’s heart was so vicious as to attempt to ruin him through poisoning.
With this thought, he couldn’t help but exhale slowly.
At that moment, suddenly a blur appeared before his eyes, and then Zhao Ya stood before him.
Yun Yuan hastily clasped his hands in a salute, "Thank you, Young Hero Zhao."
Zhao Ya smiled, "No need to be so polite, it was just a small effort."
"To you, it was a small effort, but to me, it was nothing less than rebirth," Yun Yuan said solemnly.
These words came from his heart, not an exaggeration.
If it weren’t for Zhao Ya’s timely appearance to detoxify him, and then carrying the unconscious Yun Hao into the Spirit Tent to replace him, he would have been utterly ruined by now.
Zhao Ya waved his hand, "Alright, the matter has been handled. Mrs. Yun probably won’t target you again, so I’ll be leaving now."