diskusbooks Chapter 287 Ineffective Governance?
Chapter 287 Ineffective Governance?
One thing after another, what's going on this time?
Ye Qing'an tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her gaze casually fixed on the play.
Since this play was specially arranged for her, she should naturally take a good look at it.
"Nonsense!" Liu Xueying's face suddenly turned cold as she looked at Sixth Aunt: "Sixth Sister, what do you mean by this? You actually believe all those ridiculous rumors in the mansion? And you even caused such a scene at the family banquet because of those absurd rumors?"
Zhu Cui's face was filled with panic. She quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "Madam, this has nothing to do with...nothing to do with my master. It was my own decision. I was confused at the time. I heard what people said and didn't think much before doing it. I...I..."
Zhu Cui's eyes were filled with panic as she kept glancing at Sixth Aunt while stammering out her confession.
His demeanor didn't seem to be trying to exonerate the Sixth Concubine; rather, it seemed as if he wanted to pin the blame on her.
Upon hearing this, the fourth concubine laughed even harder: "That's strange. This servant can directly bypass her master and make decisions on her own? And it's such an important matter as attending a family banquet."
"When Madam was in charge of the household affairs, how come she never made such a fool of herself?"
The sixth concubine's face turned even uglier. Even if she was stupid, she had already realized that this was another trap, a trap to offend the eldest young lady through her.
It must be because she had gotten too close to the young lady before, which displeased Liu Xueying. That's why Liu Xueying deliberately used this reason today to sow discord between her and the young lady.
However, Zhu Cui was someone she trusted implicitly, and she never expected that Zhu Cui would suddenly betray her at this time.
The sixth concubine took a deep breath, stood up, straightened her back, and walked to Ye Qing'an: "It is because I have failed in my duty to govern that such a thing has happened. Please forgive me, Miss."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips. Finally, someone noticed her, the real victim.
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "Incompetent in governing? I didn't know that. How could you say that Sixth Aunt is incompetent in governing?"
As soon as Ye Qing'an said this, everyone's eyes fell on him, filled with surprise and doubt, wondering what he meant.
Ye Qing'an still had a faint smile on her face: "That maid named... Zhu Cui just now, right? What she said is indeed true, Xu Yixiu and I are indeed together."
"I should praise this maid. Upon hearing the news, she made special preparations. I regret not bringing Doctor Xu with me today. If I had, but hadn't arranged a seat for him, wouldn't that have been even more awkward?"
"Zhu Cui is thoughtful and deserves to be commended. Why do you all seem to be holding her accountable? She has done nothing wrong. I think she did a good job. It is a blessing for Sixth Madam to have such a thoughtful maid. Sixth Madam... please rise."
Everyone was taken aback by Ye Qing'an's words. Was this... an admission?
Although everyone had heard about what happened this morning and felt that Ye Qing'an was truly bold and didn't seem to have any intention of covering it up, they never expected that Ye Qing'an would dare to admit it so directly in front of so many people.
"Qing'an, are you with Doctor Xu?" Liu Xueying asked, frowning.
“Mother, as I just said, Xu Yixiu and I are indeed together. There shouldn't be anything wrong with that, right? After all, neither of us is married, so there doesn't seem to be anything inappropriate about it, does there?”
Liu Xueying frowned, almost falling for Ye Qing'an's twisted logic.
Yes, Ye Qing'an is unmarried and Xu Mo is unmarried, so there's nothing wrong with them being together.
The key point is that they didn't just stay together; they went straight to bed together! Under these circumstances, Ye Qing'an was unmarried, Xu Mo was unmarried, and the two had not yet held a wedding ceremony or had the title of husband and wife, yet they had already consummated their marriage. Isn't that the biggest problem?
Liu Xueying frowned and remained silent, while Ye Weilan, who was watching the show with amusement, spoke up: "Is there nothing wrong? It's just that you and Xu Yixiu have already gone this far, I wonder when you will invite everyone to your wedding banquet, and when I will be able to call Xu Yixiu 'brother-in-law'?"
"You can call Xu Yixiu your brother-in-law anytime you want. But as for the wedding banquet..."
Ye Qing'an covered her mouth and chuckled: "I'm afraid it's not very likely that I can get married. After all, I told my father before, and he agreed that I would not get married again and would stay in the Ye family mansion."
shameless!
Ye Weilan gritted her teeth. So Ye Qing'an meant that she could have sex with Xu Mo in bed at any time, and even roll around in bed with any man, but she would not marry anyone?
Such remarks, especially made in front of so many people, are utterly shameless!
Ye Weilan gritted her teeth. How could Ye Qing'an do such a thing? How dare he be so shameless?
She's going to stay in the Ye family mansion without getting married. Is this the kind of mansion she can stay in forever if she wants to?
Ye Qing'an waved her hand: "My father knows about and agrees to my relationship with Doctor Xu. If you all have any objections, you can go and talk to him. Let's not waste everyone's time on such a private matter and discuss it in detail at this banquet."
Liu Xueying's lips trembled. She never expected that Ye Qing'an would admit it so directly.
for what?
To protect the sixth concubine?
Liu Xueying looked thoughtful as she paced back and forth between Sixth Aunt and Ye Qing'an. After a while, she smiled again and said, "Yes, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's not talk about anything else."
Ye Qing'an felt her sleeve being tugged, and when she turned around, she saw Eleven blinking at her.
"Mother, are you really with Uncle Xu?"
"Yes." Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips. "Don't you like Uncle Xu?"
"I love it!" Eleven's eyes were filled with genuine joy. "That's wonderful! I think Uncle Xu and Mother are a perfect match, the best match in the world."
Ye Qing'an was amused by Eleven and burst out laughing. The smiles of the mother and son seemed to sting many people, and everyone turned their heads away without saying a word.
Just as Liu Xueying was about to call for the musicians to play music and the dancers to dance, a servant rushed in from outside the courtyard and said, "Doctor Xu is here."