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

Chapter 325: Lard is blinded

Ye Qinghao just stared at Liu Xueying quietly, but his gaze was somewhat vacant, as if he were looking at someone else through Liu Xueying.

Liu Xueying kept her head down, wiping away her tears, and sobbed softly, "I have been with you, Master, for so many years, and now I am your principal wife and the mistress of this Ye mansion. I am not really a fool. I can tolerate minor squabbles in the mansion, but I am clear-headed about matters of right and wrong."

"I would never do something so serious that would implicate the Ye family. If something happens to the Ye family, it will not benefit me at all."

Liu Xueying kept her head down, and Ye Qinghao remained silent. Liu Xueying had no idea what Ye Qinghao was thinking, and she became increasingly flustered: "I don't know what Miss said to Master, but I am truly innocent."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghao finally couldn't help but laugh, but the laugh was tinged with coldness, causing Liu Xueying to shiver.

"What did Qing'an say to me? Qing'an didn't say anything to me. She only told me what happened last night between the time she returned to the manor and the time she told me. She didn't mention anything else."

Liu Xueying was taken aback and clenched her embroidered handkerchief tightly.

how come?

How could Ye Qing'an have said nothing to him?

Ye Qinghao looked at Liu Xueying, feeling inexplicably irritated. How could he have liked her back then? Her appearance wasn't particularly good, not even close to Su Wan's. She had no talent, and her background wasn't particularly high, yet he had doted on her so much.

Thinking back on what he did back then, Ye Qinghao still finds it hard to believe.

But when the Gu family was mentioned, Ye Qinghao suddenly came to his senses. That's right, he had almost forgotten that this woman was given to him by Gu Duo.

Gu Duo...

Ye Qinghao's eyes suddenly turned fierce. Back then, he had also suspected that Gu Duo would not give him a woman for no reason, and even secretly tested her several times.

But this woman didn't reveal any flaws, as if it were really as she said: since she had given herself to him, he was her only master, and she would never betray him unless she died.

Back then, he didn't know how he got so blinded by greed that he actually believed her words.

Ye Qinghao clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, recalling some details from back then, and then thought that perhaps he wasn't blinded by greed.

He vividly remembered the first time he slept on this woman's bed. He thought that Gu Duo must have had some ulterior motives in sending her here, but it wasn't the time to break ties with Gu Duo yet. So, he pretended to get into bed with this woman.

However, on this woman's bed, he experienced a pleasure he had never felt with any other woman.

After that, he seemed to become infatuated. Although he felt he shouldn't do that, he still couldn't control himself and kept stepping into her courtyard. At the time, he thought that she was just a woman. Women were just tools for venting. As long as he kept a close eye on her, she couldn't cause any trouble under his watchful eye.

Later, Liu Xueying became pregnant and gave birth to his eldest son.

It was probably the things she kept repeating in his ear, such as that she would serve him well, bear him children, and never betray him, that had an effect. Also, because the people he sent to keep an eye on her couldn't find any evidence of her contact with the Gu family, she would at most get jealous and deal with the other women in the inner quarters.

He felt that her jealousy was proof that she liked him, admired him, and cared about him.

Gradually, he came to believe what she said.

But now that I think about it, it's probably because he no longer loves or is infatuated with her that he can look at things rationally. He realizes that the doting he gave her back then was never normal.

Liu Xueying didn't notice the change in Ye Qinghao's attitude, only her expression was somewhat flustered: "Is that so? Just now, Feiran held that note and kept saying that it was a message I passed on to him, that it was my order, which made me misunderstand. I thought that after the eldest young lady returned to the manor, she said something to him..."

Liu Xueying's words interrupted Ye Qinghao's thoughts. Recalling the previous events, Ye Qinghao's expression became even more sharp.

"The one who suspects you is not Qing'an, it's me," Ye Qinghao interrupted Liu Xueying directly.

"After all, this was orchestrated by the Li and Gu families, and you yourself don't know your own background or identity?"

Liu Xueying was stunned, and suddenly looked up. When she saw Ye Qinghao's eyes, sweat suddenly broke out on her back.

That look in her eyes—indifference, suspicion, disgust…

I have everything, except for liking, admiration, and tolerance.

Liu Xueying's heart skipped a beat. Over the years, even when Su Yusheng stormed into the Ye residence with a sword, accusing her of being the murderer of Su Wan, Ye Qinghao had never shown her such a look; at most, he had only been annoyed.

But now...

Liu Xueying felt extremely flustered and had no idea what went wrong.

Identity and background...

What is her background and identity?

Liu Xueying's throat tightened. She had worked so hard for so many years, and Ye Qinghao had gradually forgotten about this matter over the years, or perhaps he hadn't taken it too seriously. But why did Ye Qinghao suddenly bring it up again today?

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Liu Xueying felt a chill run through her body and trembled all over: "Master, I really only care about you. Although I am of humble birth and have an improper background, I have been devoted to you in the Ye family for so many years. Don't you believe me?"

Ye Qinghao had heard the same words many times before.

But now, listening to it again, he felt nothing but weariness and doubt; not even a trace of joy or pride remained in his heart.

Ye Qinghao simply looked at her indifferently: "Whether it's true or false, you know it in your heart. I advise you, if you still want to protect yourself in this Ye family, if you still want to live well, if you still want Zirui, if you still want Weilan to be well, then you'd better behave yourself."

"Go down."

Ye Qinghao walked straight to the study without even glancing at Liu Xueying.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, Liu Xueying raised her hand to pull her cloak tighter around her. It was so cold; this winter seemed unusually cold.

Liu Xueying tightened the ties on her cloak. Was Ye Qinghao treating her like this because she hadn't used that thing on him for a while...?

But Ye Qinghao hasn't been to her room for a long time, so what can she do?

Liu Xueying gritted her teeth; it was time to push out another person.