Having learned from their previous experience, they were more cautious this time, and they were very glad that they made this decision.
While learning to be a lord, one had to study some of the empire's laws and understand the current situation of the empire. After the Thirteen Young Master saw these, he bluntly expressed several ideas that made the Ye family extremely worried.
"These laws are unfair. Why is there such a big difference in the standards between nobles and commoners? The law should be equal for everyone. Even if the emperor commits a crime, he should be punished, and his head chopped off!"
"The slavery system should be abolished..."
"The country's leaders should be elected by the people..."
...
Regarding the Thirteen Young Master's occupational aspirations, after numerous efforts and failures, Ye Chengtian and his wife were distressed, and they even started to feel a little confused. They actually directly asked the Thirteen Young Master what kind of person he wanted to become and what he wanted to do.
After thinking for a moment, the Thirteen Young Master smiled and said, "I want to become a prodigal son!"
"... " Ye Chengtian and his wife looked at each other, and after a long time they asked, "What? Say it again?"
"I want to become a prodigal son," the Thirteen Young Master repeated, and he even added, "A prodigal son with power, influence, money, and beautiful women, preferably also with some flunkeys!"
"What do you want to do by becoming this?" At that moment, Ye Chengtian and his wife didn't know what to say. They asked in disbelief.
"I want to squander, I want to be a prodigal son!"
"..."
"Ye Lanyu!!!" Ye Chengtian and his wife roared and charged toward a place, to be precise, a person, the Thirteen Young Master's sister, Ye Lanyu. They believed that the Thirteen Young Master couldn't possibly have such strange ideas. The only possibility was that they were induced by Little Lanyu, so they now had to train Little Lanyu properly.
Poor Little Lanyu was once again inexplicably made a scapegoat. Similarly, the Thirteen Young Master was also a bit puzzled as he looked at his parents. He didn't understand what it had to do with his sister.
At this time, the Thirteen Young Master was just over five years old, and he already had such great ambitions. Truly a natural genius.
There was another matter in the meantime, which was the Thirteen Young Master's name.
Regarding this, the members of the Ye family also found it somewhat strange. They had originally given the Thirteen Young Master a name, Ye Tianyou, and the meaning was clear, hoping that the heavens would bless him.
But, very strangely, after the Thirteen Young Master learned to read and write, he always wrote his name as Ye Lang. When others called him Ye Tianyou, he didn't respond, but when called Ye Lang, it would get his attention.
Although it was strange, after becoming accustomed to it, everyone almost forgot about Ye Tianyou's name and replaced it with Ye Lang. This became the Thirteen Young Master's permanent alias, that is, his name.
Ye Lang? Was this a coincidence, or was there another reason?
No one knew exactly, but now everyone only knew that since the little Ye master had decided to squander, he needed to have money. And the first thing to do with money was to have it in the first place. If there is no money, then how can you squander, and how can you be a prodigal son?
However, this matter was easily resolved. Although the young master Ye had never left the house, he received a considerable amount of pocket money every year, almost comparable to that of a small tycoon.
And this, was just his pocket money. If he asked, he would get even more.
After establishing this economic foundation, the next thing to do was to leave the house. For many, leaving the house was nothing out of the ordinary, but for our young master Thirteen, it was a bit of a complicated matter. No one in the entire Ye family would let him go out, at least not yet.
But, a strange thing happened again to young master Ye.
"Master, Madam, something bad has happened, the young master is missing."
With a urgent and fearful call from a maid, the people of the Ye family suddenly realized that the very rarely seen Thirteen Young Master had disappeared. They couldn't find him anywhere in the entire Ye residence.
At first, they thought Little Lanyu was playing some game with the Thirteen Young Master, but they quickly dismissed the idea, because Little Lanyu had been isolated from the Thirteen Young Master recently and wouldn't have had any contact with him.
In fact, at that time, Little Lanyu was meditating and practicing magic, and when she heard about this, she immediately gave up practicing and rushed to find her little brother.
This time, the entire Ye family was in shock. The family head was about to mobilize the entire clan to find him.
At this time, no one delved into how the Thirteen Young Master disappeared. Although everyone was very curious, it was too strange for a five-year-old child, a prodigy, to disappear without any warning.
Their most important task at the moment was to find him. Regardless of whether the Thirteen Young Master was a wastrel, he was the grandson of the current head of the Ye family, the son of Ye Chengtian.
Soon, people from the entire capital appeared on the streets and alleys of the city, including the city guards who received the news, all searching for the trace of the Thirteenth Young Master of the Ye family.
This scene bewildered many bystanders who were not aware of the truth. They couldn't guess what had happened and why there was such a commotion.
So, these unaware bystanders began to inquire. Although they didn't find out who exactly was being sought, they did know that they were looking for a noble young master who was five years old, with black hair and black eyes, and might be a little slow in response.
Some more astute individuals had already guessed who this noble young master was. In the imperial capital, there were few people who could cause such a stir, and only a few of them fit the description.
Now, they were curious as to why the young master had gone missing. Wasn't he always at home?
Some asked about the young master with such questions, while others had their own purposes for seeking. Soon, the number of people searching for the young master in the entire capital increased.
Now, unless the young master had already left the capital, he would definitely be found, and it would happen very soon. Well, at least, that's what everyone thought.
But things were not as easy as everyone had imagined. After three days of searching, almost turning the entire capital upside down, they couldn't find any trace of the Thirteenth Young Master. Where could the Thirteenth Young Master have gone? How could he have eluded the search? Could he have been kidnapped? All these questions swirled in everyone's minds...