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

Chapter 258 Ancient Magical Beasts

The carriage soon arrived outside the Gu family's gate. Ye Qing alighted from the carriage and immediately saw the words "Gu Family Mansion" hanging on the gate.

Although it is said that the Gu family declined after Gu Duo took over, it was still one of the four major families in Wangjing City. Even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse, so it was still incomparable to ordinary families.

The maidservant at the door saw Ye Qing'an and quickly came forward: "Are you the eldest daughter of the Ye family? Please come in, Miss Ye."

Ye Qing'an responded and followed the maid into the room.

"This small banquet today is the last one before the wedding of my third young lady, who will be getting married in seven days. In addition to the sisters of the Gu family, we have invited young ladies from noble families who are on good terms with our young lady."

Ye Qing'an lifted her eyelids slightly. She had received this invitation along with the one for the Duchess of England's birthday celebration. At that time, she thought it was only natural for the Gu family's third young lady to send her an invitation to a small banquet held before her wedding, and it was rather strange that the invitation for the Duchess of England's birthday banquet had been delivered to her.

But now it's been discovered that the Duchess of England's birthday banquet went smoothly without any major incidents. However, today's small banquet is unlikely to be pleasant.

The sisters from the Gu family's main branch, and the young ladies from prominent families who were on good terms with Miss Gu the Third, by any measure, she shouldn't have been invited...

"Really?" Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow. "So, how many people are here for this small banquet today?"

There were only seventeen or eighteen people in total.

Ye Qing'an nodded. Seventeen or eighteen people...

Ye Qing'an was led into a garden by her maid, which was already filled with laughter and joy.

The maid leading the way greeted her with a smile, "Miss, the eldest daughter of the Ye family has arrived."

The voices in the garden immediately quieted down, and everyone looked towards Ye Qing'an as if by unspoken agreement.

Ye Qing'an also had a smile on his face. He glanced at the dozen or so people sitting in the garden and then at the woman sitting in the middle seat.

If I'm not mistaken, that person should be today's protagonist, Gu Xiang, the third young lady of the Gu family, right?

Ye Qing'an took the congratulatory gift from Zi Xiao behind her and stepped forward gracefully: "Congratulations to the Third Miss."

Gu Xiang's gaze fell on Ye Qing'an's face, and her smile faded slightly: "Thank you, Miss Ye. Please have a seat, Miss Ye."

Ye Qing'an smiled and agreed. Guided by the maid, she walked to a low couch and knelt down.

"Huh..." someone spoke up: "Today is Sister Gu Xiang's pre-wedding banquet. Shouldn't everyone here be unmarried women? Why..."

Ye Qing'an raised her eyes and looked at the person who spoke, and unsurprisingly saw Li Siya.

Gu Xiang smiled, seemingly puzzled: "Yes, those who came today are indeed all unmarried young women."

“Ah…” Li Siya nodded: “That’s true. Although Miss Ye’s child is already four years old, she is indeed not married.”

As soon as Li Siya said this, everyone's eyes in the courtyard immediately fell on Ye Qing'an.

Ye Qing'an remained calm, with a smile on her face.

Gu Xiang quickly said, "Siya..."

She then looked apologetically at Ye Qing'an, as if to excuse Li Siya: "Miss Ye, I'm sorry. Siya has been pampered since childhood and is very straightforward. She's not good at speaking, so please don't take offense."

Ye Qing'an lifted her eyelids slightly. What did she mean? Li Siya had been pampered since childhood, so she had the right to say hurtful things like that. Did she, who had been called a good-for-nothing since childhood, have to endure it?

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "It's alright. No matter how harsh Miss Li's words are, I rarely get to see her. I'll just pretend I didn't hear them and bear with it."

"It's just a pity for those who have to see her every day. After all, even if the relationship is very close, there will always be times when they argue and quarrel and have unpleasant things happen. When that happens, if Miss Li says something unpleasant, it will be especially annoying."

As Ye Qing'an spoke, his gaze swept over Gu Xiang with a half-smile.

As everyone here knows, Gu Xiang is going to marry into the Li family. If she marries into the Li family, wouldn't that mean she'll be facing Li Siya every day?

Gu Xiang's smile immediately faded.

Li Siya's face immediately turned ugly: "What do you mean?"

"No, not at all." Ye Qing'an smiled gently. "I just felt compelled to speak after hearing what Miss Gu said."

"Moreover, I think it's a good thing for young ladies to have some temper. But even if a lady from a noble family has a temper at home, she shouldn't bring it out into the world." Ye Qing'an looked at Li Siya with a smile: "After all, the circle of noble families in Wangjing is only so big. Miss Li's husband, when he goes back and forth to choose, will probably only be able to choose from these families."

"But Miss Li keeps saying the wrong thing outside, and the whole aristocratic circle knows about it. How will Miss Li find a husband in the future?"

Ye Qing'an covered her mouth and chuckled: "Take the ladies here for example, if Miss Li were to marry one of your brothers, would you be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Li Siya immediately scanned everyone present with her eyes, only to find that everyone's gazes were somewhat evasive.

Li Siya was immediately annoyed and was about to explode, but remembering Ye Qing'an's words, she forcefully suppressed her anger.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Li Siya gritted her teeth. "Everyone here is a very close friend of mine. How could you possibly sow discord between us like this?"

Ye Qing'an suddenly realized: "Oh... my best friend."

Li Siya's anger intensified, and she was about to explode when Gu Xiang stopped her, saying, "Siya, my little sister."

"Miss, Miss Wang and Miss Liu have arrived."

Gu Xiang quickly said, "Almost everyone has arrived. Shall we move to the pavilion in the lake? Today is just a small gathering of sisters, so there's no need to be reserved. We've prepared wine for everyone, all fruit wines, so please feel free to drink as much as you like."

Ye Qing'an stood up with Gu Xiang and her group and went to the lakeside.

The lake had been somehow altered, its surface now shrouded in mist, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

Walking from the long corridor across the lake to the pavilion in the middle of the lake, the view outside is even more dreamlike.

Someone had already voiced the question that had been bothering Ye Qing'an: "When I visited the Gu family before, there wasn't any fog in the lake. Why is there such a thick fog today? There's no fog outside either."

Gu Xiang smiled lightly, pursing her lips: "This is the mist exhaled by the water unicorn."

"A water unicorn?" Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes: "A water unicorn, one of the ancient magical beasts?"

"Yes." Gu Xiang chuckled, a hint of pride showing on her face: "This water unicorn was originally the spirit beast of the previous patriarch, but later it fell into my father's hands. It is a spirit beast that has formed a spirit beast contract. Although the contract can be forcibly broken, it is not as powerful as before after the contract is broken. Now it can only be used to spray water mist."