Upon receiving the order, the guards stepped forward, throwing Father Ye and Ye Huai'an to the ground while keeping Ye Yuan and Mother Ye under control.
The family of four had never experienced such a situation before and were completely terrified.
Especially Father Ye, whose mind buzzed and stopped functioning altogether.
Ye Zhenmian was indeed picked up by him at the riverside, but she wasn't wrapped in any luxurious fabrics, and the only jade pendant she had was sold for just a few hundred.
Forty years ago, a few hundred could support their family for a long time.
Father Ye and Mother Ye, having never had a son, decided to keep Ye Zhenmian.
Since she wasn't their biological child, they never treated her well and constantly exploited her.
After Ye Huai'an was born, they made Ye Zhenmian support his education and marriage.