Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

Chapter 426 Falling into My Control

Ye Zirui and the butler were waiting at the door. When they saw Ye Qing'an and Eleven coming together, Ye Zirui's eyes flickered, but he quickly put on a smile and said, "Big sister, Eleven."

"Thinking about how my older sister is setting off for the Monster Forest today, I tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well at all. Maybe she shouldn't go? I'm a little worried."

Ye Qing'an chuckled inwardly, but showed no sign of it on her face: "Since I have made my decision, I will not change it. Take good care of the household."

"Yes, don't worry, elder sister."

After replying, she continued, "I have instructed the steward to mobilize all the guards and hidden guards available in the manor to stay by my eldest sister's side and ensure her safety."

Ye Qing'an raised her eyes and gave Ye Zirui a deep look. Protect?

Whether it's protection or surveillance, only he himself probably knows.

Ye Qing'an opened his mouth, but after a long while, he didn't say anything: "Alright, it's getting late, so I won't say any more. Just be careful in the manor. Now that Father is in trouble, there are quite a few people in Wangjing who are eyeing us covetously."

"it is good."

Ye Qing'an helped Eleven into the carriage, then raised her eyes and stared intently at Ye Zirui and the Ye residence behind him.

Once she leaves and returns, the Ye family mansion will likely no longer be what it is now.

Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips, bent down and entered the carriage: "Let's set off."

The carriage drove further and further away, gradually disappearing around the corner. Only when the carriage was no longer in sight did Ye Zirui narrow his eyes: "Just now I saw that the servant that eldest sister took from her courtyard was the little girl who sold herself on the street yesterday to bury her father. Eldest sister trusts her so much? Has the steward sent someone to investigate her background?"

“I’ve checked.” The steward bowed his head and replied, “Judging from her identity and background, there’s nothing unusual. She lives in the west of the city, has no relatives, and lives with her father. I heard from the neighbors that they fled to Wangjing City six or seven years ago during a major drought and have been living there ever since.”

"The girl's father didn't have any other skills, so he could only hunt in the nearby mountains from time to time to make a living. About three months ago, her father fell ill, and his condition kept fluctuating. Almost all of the family's savings had been used for medical treatment. Just last month, they ran out of money and even sold their small courtyard. The father and daughter could only stay at the City God Temple not far from their home."

After the butler finished speaking, he sighed and said, "It's probably just a coincidence."

"That's good." Ye Zirui's eyes flickered, but he smiled. "Big sister is kind-hearted. I was just worried that she would be taken advantage of by others and that something might happen to her."

"Now that the steward has figured out the maid's identity and background, that's good. Did you deliver the letter I asked you to give to Father last night?"

"It's been delivered..." the butler replied.

"Alright." Ye Zirui nodded, turned and walked into the mansion: "I need to go and pay my respects to my mother."

Upon returning to the manor, Ye Zirui went straight to Liu Xueying's place. As soon as she saw Ye Zirui, a look of joy flashed across Li Mama's face: "Young Master has arrived. Madam was quiet and well-behaved last night, without making a fuss. It must be because you returned to the manor yesterday and came to visit Madam, which made her happy."

"With the young master at home, the lady will surely recover soon."

"That's good." Ye Zirui nodded. "Is Mother awake?"

"You're up." Granny Li lifted the tray in her hands. "I just had breakfast."

"Now that Madam doesn't like to see anyone else, she only allows me to serve her. So I have to take care of everything myself. I'll take the bowls and chopsticks over first. Young master, why don't you go and talk to Madam?"

Ye Zirui smiled warmly: "Thank you for your hard work, Granny."

Ye Zirui was also very handsome. Now, as he smiled so gently at Granny Li, Granny Li felt her heart beating a little faster and her face flushing. She quickly said, "It's no trouble at all, no trouble at all."

With that, he smiled and left with the plate.

As soon as Granny Li left, Ye Zirui's smile vanished, replaced by disdain. He simply stepped into the house.

"Ye Qing'an is gone?" Liu Xueying's voice was still hoarse, but her eyes showed a hint of urgency.

"gone."

"Good, excellent." Liu Xueying sneered, "Taking that little bastard with you?"

"Yes, she's carrying it. She probably wouldn't dare keep that bastard in the mansion."

Liu Xueying laughed loudly, her voice sounding like a broken bellows, extremely unpleasant: "That's right, if she dared to keep that little bastard in the mansion, I'm afraid by the time she returns, that little bastard's corpse will already be rotting."

After Liu Xueying finished speaking, she looked up at Ye Zirui and said, "Did you send someone to follow Ye Qing'an? Last time, I sent her away from the Ye residence because I was too soft-hearted, which allowed her to return and cause me this mess. This time... we absolutely cannot let her come back alive."

"Following this, Ye Qing'an leaving the manor is indeed a good opportunity. I previously thought that Ye Qing'an was a woman, and probably couldn't compete with me for anything, but now it seems that I was wrong. That woman, even though she is a woman, has quite a lot of ambition."

"Of course she'll fight for it." Liu Xueying's voice suddenly rose, cutting straight to the point: "If she doesn't fight for it, she won't have a place in this mansion at all. She has to fight for it. Even if she can't become the head of the Ye family herself, she can still help her foolish younger brother sit on that position. Then, she'll be like those empress dowagers in history who ruled from behind the curtain, using her foolish younger brother to hold the Ye family in her hands. Why wouldn't she do that?"

"That woman, Ye Qing'an, has quite the ambition."

Ye Zirui smiled and said, "It is indeed quite large, but in the end, she is still just a woman."

Liu Xueying responded, "Yes, she is a woman after all. But we can't underestimate her. We've been planning this for so many years, and we've already come this far. We can't let a woman ruin it. One wrong step and we'll lose everything."

After Liu Xueying finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Ye Zirui: "How have you been doing in the palace?"

Ye Zirui curled the corners of his lips: "Mother, don't worry, everything is under my control. The Crown Prince is completely under my control. If I tell him to go east, he will never go west. Just like Father did to Mother back then..."