northernbook Chapter 217 It's not that easy!
Chapter 217 It's not that easy!
Ye Feiran pursed her lips: "I said you're keeping a close eye on me every day, and I can't find an opportunity."
Ye Qing'an's gaze swept over Ye Feiran's face, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "So what were you trying to do by having Eleven cooperate with you in putting on such a grand show just now?"
“I think…” Ye Feiran bit her lip: “Since Mother treats me like a fool and hopes that I will be at odds with you so that she can use me to deal with you, I might as well play along and continue to pretend that I am at odds with you, and see what Mother really wants to do.”
Upon hearing this, Shiyi glanced at Ye Feiran and said, "Do you think you can do it? I don't think you can fool that woman Liu Xueying at all."
"Nonsense!" But as he recalled what had happened before, Ye Feiran's confidence gradually waned. After a long while, he finally said, "I naturally have a way. Just watch."
Ye Qing'an didn't say much: "You're almost nine years old now, and you can make your own decisions. Since you already have an idea, just do it. That's good..."
"In your heart, Liu Xueying has taken care of you for several years. Although deep down you have already believed that Liu Xueying has ill intentions towards you, you are still somewhat unwilling. Since you want to see, then you should open your eyes wide and look and listen carefully."
Ye Feiran responded with a sound and then fell silent.
The two knelt there obediently for half an hour. After Ye Feiran finished kneeling, he was covered in cold sweat and pale as he was helped back.
Shiyi got up, patted her knees, and lay down on Ye Qing'an's lap: "Mother, what if Liu Xueying really uses that idiot Ye Feiran to scheme against us?"
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "Don't worry, after what happened before, Liu Xueying... should be able to settle down for a while."
Moreover... Ye Weilan and the Fifth Prince's marriage should be arranged by matching their birth dates and times. Once the dates match, the betrothal will be held soon.
At this moment, even for Ye Weilan's sake, Liu Xueying would not want anything to go wrong in the manor.
Although Eleven didn't quite understand, she obediently nodded in agreement, then hugged Ye Qing'an's leg and said coquettishly, "Mother, my legs hurt, can you rub them for me?"
Ye Qing'an picked up Eleven and rubbed his knees.
His gaze fell on Eleven's face, but he suddenly remembered Yi Moxu's words.
Eleven is his child.
She looks a lot like him.
Ye Qing stared at Eleven for a long while before gently biting her lip. Perhaps because Yi Moxu had used the Fire Separation Technique to dislocate his tendons and bones, completely changing his appearance, she saw that Eleven and Yi Moxu had no resemblance whatsoever.
However, the old lady Xu and Yi Yun Kui did indeed mistake Eleven for Yi Mo Xu.
This is her and Yi Moxu's child...
The thought of this made Ye Qing'an feel uneasy.
How could it be such a coincidence?
The next morning, Sixth Aunt came to visit Ye Qing'an: "Second Miss and Fifth Prince are a perfect match according to their birth dates, but we don't know what the next step is. Normally, they should be preparing for betrothal. But Fifth Prince is a prince..."
"It must have been an imperial decree to grant the marriage."
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that too much. Although you are now in charge of the household affairs, Ye Weilan is married to a prince and has her own rules. Father and Liu Xueying will definitely keep an eye on things. If there is anything you need to prepare, the steward will come to you."
"That's good." The sixth concubine sighed: "I have never managed the household affairs before, and there are many things I have never handled. If you ask me to handle the second young lady's marriage in full, I am really not up to the task."
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? In such a large Ye mansion, surely there are people who can offer advice?"
As they were talking, Granny Wei came in from outside: "Young Miss, Steward Liu requests an audience."
"come in."
Butler Liu stood outside the door, holding an invitation in his hand: "Miss, the Gu family has sent an invitation. The Gu family's third young lady is getting married next month, and with the wedding approaching, they are holding one last small banquet before the wedding, inviting young ladies from various prominent families in the city to attend. That's why they just sent the invitation..."
"There's another invitation, from the Duke of England's mansion, for the Duchess of England's birthday. The master had me deliver it to the young lady as well."
Ye Qing'an responded, and Granny Wei took both invitations and handed them to Ye Qing'an.
Ye Qing'an glanced at it and nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll be there on time."
The sixth concubine's gaze fell on Ye Qing'an's hand. She pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment before turning her gaze away.
Miss Gu's pre-wedding banquet invited young ladies from prominent families, and it was indeed appropriate to send this invitation to Ye Qing'an.
But why did the master have the butler send the invitation to the Duchess of England's birthday banquet to Ye Qing'an as well?
The sixth concubine pondered in her heart, her hand gently tightening its grip on the embroidered handkerchief.
After the steward left, the sixth concubine smiled, pretending that nothing had happened: "I heard that last night, the second young master and the eleventh young master got into a fight, which angered the young lady, who punished them by making them kneel for half an hour?"
Ye Qing'an nodded, looking somewhat helpless: "Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. It was just a matter of punishing two people to kneel, yet the news spread throughout the entire mansion overnight."
"Those two children are unruly and can't stand being taken advantage of. They're always arguing and fighting. If they're not properly disciplined, it might not be easy for them to manage the household in the future."
Ye Qing'an smiled, but what she was thinking was that even the Third Aunt knew about it, so Liu Xueying must have heard about it long ago as well.
Just as Ye Qing'an had predicted, someone reported the matter to Liu Xueying early in the morning.
"I heard that the eldest young lady was not in the manor at the time, and because that wild child of hers spoke recklessly, she cursed the second young master, saying that he was stupid and dumb. The madam knew the second young master's temperament all too well, how could she stand such an insult? She immediately started fighting with that child."
"The servants in the young lady's courtyard were all startled and rushed forward to break up the fight, but the two children fought fiercely as if they didn't care about their lives."
"The servants were at their wits' end and were just about to ask the master to settle the matter when the young lady returned."
"After the young lady learned what had happened, she made the second young master and that wild child kneel for half an hour."
"I heard that the wild child is one thing, but last night, the second young master was furious. He smashed everything he could in the room and kept cursing all night long."
Granny Li laughed: "Madam was always worried that if the eldest young lady said something to the second young master, he would become hostile towards us. But the second young master's temperament is something we've raised for years. How easy is it for the eldest young lady to change him?"