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

Chapter 156: Thought-provoking

The attendant's eyes widened suddenly: "Your Highness, you mustn't!"

"The Emperor has decreed this marriage; how can we easily go back on our word? That would be a crime of disobeying the imperial decree... Moreover, if we do that, we will offend the Ye family. This is truly... truly not worth the risk."

Yi Xiao scoffed, her face full of indifference: "The entire Siyou Kingdom knows that my birth mother is of lowly birth, with extremely low talent and no ability whatsoever. She's just a good-for-nothing, a hopeless case."

"Have I been doing fewer of those irrational things on a regular basis?"

Upon hearing this, the attendant shrank back and dared not speak.

If we're talking about things this master did that were illogical, there were far too many.

The most well-known aspect is drunkenness.

My master loves wine, but he has a very low alcohol tolerance.

He did all sorts of absurd things while drunk.

Riding horses on the palace road.

He went to court drunk and fell asleep during the morning session.

He also harassed the wives and concubines of court officials.

……

The attendant cautiously glanced at Yixiao's face. To be honest, the Emperor was extremely indulgent towards this master.

Any one of these mistakes, if it happened to someone else, would have resulted in them being severely injured, if not killed.

But this one, by some strange twist of fate, has lived to this day perfectly well.

Although he was the only prince among the princes who was not granted the title of Prince of the County after reaching adulthood, he still lived a relatively comfortable life.

The servant lowered his eyes. Given what this man had done before, it was no wonder that the second young lady of the Ye family scolded him and refused to marry him.

"That's precisely why I did it."

Yi Xiao's lips curled into a smile, but her eyes were full of coldness.

It is precisely because he always does these seemingly illogical things that both his father and the Crown Prince trust him.

After all, no one would come to him to seek refuge if he acted like that.

The worse his reputation is in the court and among the people, the less they need to worry that he will try to take the position.

The more secure he is, the safer he will be.

Yi Xiao pursed her lips and casually tossed the folding fan in her hand forward.

The folding fan landed steadily on the table in the meditation room. Yi Xiao glanced at it and said, "Turn off the light. I'm a little sleepy. Tomorrow, I still need to deal with that Miss Ye Er properly."

After Yixiao finished speaking, she looked at the servant and asked, "Do you know anything more about the eldest daughter of the Ye family?"

"How would this servant know? What this servant knows is what everyone else knows. I've heard that this Miss Ye was born with damaged meridians and dantian, making her completely unable to cultivate. She's a useless person with no talent."

"Because it was Lord Ye's first child, this incident caused Lord Ye to be ridiculed by the other major families in the city for quite some time. Lord Ye also sought out many physicians to treat Miss Ye, but none of them were of any use."

"After that, news about Miss Ye became scarce. The second time Miss Ye came to public attention was for her premarital pregnancy. It is said that in a temple, Miss Ye arranged to meet her lover for a tryst, but was caught by the Second Miss and Madam Ye, which caused a huge uproar."

"At first, it was said that Madam Ye and the Second Miss Ye pleaded for her, so the Ye family kept her at the Ye residence while they were talking about it. Who knew that a little over a month later, they would find out that the Eldest Miss Ye was pregnant."

"Originally, the child's origins were unknown. If Miss Ye had been willing to abort the child, the Ye family might have allowed her to stay in the Ye residence. However, Miss Ye refused, saying she wanted to keep the child. In a fit of anger, Lord Ye sent her away."

The servant lowered his voice slightly: "At first, the official announcement was that a separate courtyard would be provided for Miss Ye to rest and recuperate during her pregnancy. Until about two months ago, Miss Ye returned with her child and caused a scene at the entrance of the Ye residence."

"Everyone just found out that the Ye family sent Miss Ye to a manor without giving her anything. I heard that she and her mother had a very miserable life before."

After hearing the story, Yi Xiao couldn't help but chuckle, "Interesting."

"What's interesting?" the servant asked, somewhat bewildered.

"It's nothing." Yi Xiao rolled over. "Turn off the lights."

The servant extinguished the lamp, and Yi Xiao looked at the dark wall in front of her, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. It was certainly interesting.

Miss Ye was caught in the act by Liu Xueying and Ye Weilan while having an affair at a temple.

Later, Liu Xueying and Ye Weilan even pleaded for Ye Qing'an.

Doesn't that sound interesting?

Yi Xiao closed her eyes, but in her mind she was calculating that Ye Qinghao's first wife seemed to be Su Yusheng's daughter.

Su Yusheng, you should be going back to Jingcheng soon, right?

Although Su Yusheng was only a fifth-rank official when he resigned, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and he didn't believe that the Su family was really as miserable as the rumors outside suggested.

Although Tongxin Prefecture is remote and rumored to be barren, it is actually one of the larger prefectures under the jurisdiction of the entire Siyou Kingdom.

He never believed in barren land, only in people who didn't make the most of things.

But Su Yusheng was definitely not that kind of good-for-nothing.

Yi Xiao curled the corners of her lips. Su Yusheng returned to find his daughter dead, his position as the legal wife taken away, and his granddaughter being bullied...

I wonder how Su Yusheng will react.

Su Yusheng was notoriously difficult to deal with when he was in the imperial court.

The Ye family has offended such a powerful figure. Even though the Ye family is now the head of the four major families in Wangjing City, their days are probably not going to be easy.

Yi Xiao narrowed his eyes; this meant he was in for a good show.

And he was also somewhat impatient, eager to put on a good show.

In addition...

Who sent that sound-stealing bubble tonight? That's something that deserves even more thought.

Ye Qing'an had already returned to the Ye residence, and the next day, everything was peaceful in the mansion.

Ye Qing'an also took the time to visit Xingguo Temple. Perhaps it was because Liu Xueying had warned her, or perhaps it was because she had too deep a desire to make her kneel and pay her respects, but today Ye Weilan was quite amiable towards Yixiao.

Ye Weilan's appearance is not bad, and when she puts in the effort to please someone, she is indeed hard to resist.

As for Yixiao...

Ye Qing'an glanced at the person following Ye Weilan from the shadows. Perhaps no one in the royal family is unattractive. While Yi Xiao may not be as stunningly beautiful as Yi Moxu, she is still quite outstanding.

Moreover, Yi Xiao has a lazy air about her, with a carefree temperament, and her smile is a bit roguish. If we disregard interests and focus solely on attractiveness, such a person would likely be more favored by ladies from well-to-do families.

Watching the two people, each with their own thoughts, chatting happily as if they were old friends, Ye Qing'an couldn't help but smile slightly.

Each one of them is a better actor than the last.