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

Chapter 107 Messages Delivered by Wild Geese

Ye Qing'an tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "The reactions of Liu Xueying and Ye Zirui at Ying Song Hall were indeed quite interesting."

"They must have been involved in this, but it shouldn't be entirely their doing."

Zi Xiao was somewhat puzzled when she heard Ye Qing'an say this: "It has their involvement, but it's not entirely their work?"

What does this mean?

Ye Qing'an nodded: "The strange phenomenon that occurred that day was probably indeed arranged by Liu Xueying and the others. The solitary abbot was probably indeed invited by Ye Zirui, and his purpose was probably indeed to target me."

"However, I don't think that labeling me directly as a femme fatale who brought ruin to the country is what Liu Xueying and Ye Zirui intended."

Ye Qing'an pondered for a moment: "Liu Xueying is in the mansion and only knows about the infighting among the families. Perhaps she would make such a mistake. But Ye Zirui is different. Ye Zirui has always worked by Ye Qinghao's side. It's impossible that he wouldn't know that saying such things would implicate the Ye family."

"Any trouble at the Ye residence will do them absolutely no good. It's true that Ye Zirui wants to get rid of me, but he definitely doesn't want anything to go wrong at the Ye residence."

She saw it too; when Abbot Jiran uttered the words "femme fatale who brought ruin to the country," the shock and panic on Ye Zirui's face were absolutely genuine.

Zi Xiao nodded. She understood what Ye Qing'an was saying, but she was still a little confused: "But if they were the ones who caused the strange phenomenon, and Abbot Jieran was invited by the eldest young master, then why would Abbot Jieran say that? Could it be that Abbot Jieran made it up on the spot?"

Ye Qing'an shook his head: "Of course not. I suspect that someone manipulated things and made Abbot Jieran change his story..."

Zixiao had never expected that such a simple matter would involve so many twists and turns. She stared wide-eyed in astonishment, "Then... who could it be?"

Zi Xiao thought for a moment: "Since saying that she is a femme fatale who brings ruin to the country will implicate our Ye family, could it be that she is our Ye family's mortal enemy?"

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "I don't know either."

She genuinely didn't know, after all, she hadn't even fully grasped the situation within the Ye family mansion, let alone the situation in Wangjing City.

Ye Qing'an tapped her fingers on the table. In a sense, she was now tied to the Ye family. Although it wasn't a matter of shared prosperity or shared ruin, they were certainly interdependent.

And until she succeeds in her mission and has the ability to shake the Ye family, the Ye family will still be her protector and will also influence her...

Many thoughts flashed through Ye Qing'an's mind as she pondered, when she heard Wei Mama's voice: "Miss, the fruit tea is ready."

Ye Qing'an pulled herself out of her thoughts, already having made a plan in mind.

She wouldn't let Liu Xueying and her son get away with scheming against her easily, but she still needed to find a way to protect the Ye family for the time being.

Even if the Ye family falls into ruin and decline in the future, it can only be due to her.

While she still needs the protection of the Night Mansion, no one can touch her.

"Mother..." Eleven's voice rang out from outside the door.

Ye Qing'an quickly stood up and saw Eleven slowly moving over.

Looking at him, Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and wanted to laugh. After that incident of falling off the artificial hill, Ye Qing'an looked at Eleven with even more admiration.

This child was very careful and cautious. Although he was not injured, he always remembered that he was pretending to be injured. He did this in his walking posture, and even in dressing, eating, practicing calligraphy and reading.

Ye Qing'an quickly stepped forward and picked up Eleven.

"Why are you here?"

Eleven pursed her lips: "Lying in bed is too boring, and I miss my mother, so I came to visit."

Ye Qing'an's smile deepened as he placed Eleven on the soft couch, and Granny Wei quickly placed a soft pillow under his waist.

Eleven frowned, as if she had pulled on her wound and was in pain: "Mother, look..."

Ye Qing'an lowered her head and saw that what he was holding was a small jade abacus.

Ye Qing'an waved her hand, dismissing Wei Mama and Zixiao, before raising an eyebrow: "I've never seen this before. Who gave it to you? You dare to accept things from strangers so casually?"

"Uncle Xu gave it to me."

Uncle Xu?

It took Ye Qing'an a long time to react before she came to her senses and heard the voice. The Uncle Xu that Eleven mentioned should be Xu Mo.

Ye Qing'an's gaze fell on the jade abacus: "I've looked at all the things that Doctor Xu sent over before, and it seems like this wasn't there? When did he give it to you?"

“Yesterday evening.” Eleven looked up at Ye Qing’an and said, “Yesterday evening, I was really bored, so I went outside for a walk. I accidentally wandered into the front yard and ran into Uncle Xu. He played with me for a while and when he saw that I was interested in the abacus, he gave it to me.”

Eleven bit her lip cautiously: "Mother, should I not have accepted Uncle Xu's things? Or should I return them to him later?"

Ye Qing'an lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then lowered her voice and said, "You shouldn't accept it. Let me tell you, most people in this world are only known by their appearance, not their hearts. You don't know what they're up to, whether they have any malicious intentions, or whether they've tampered with the things they give you..."

Eleven lowered her head: "But I think I'm pretty good at judging people. I can sense it. I feel that Uncle Xu doesn't want to harm me. He's been very good to me."

Ye Qing'an's long-winded explanation caught in her throat. After a moment of silence, she said, "But this thing is valuable, so we can't just take it. You can send it over later, and I'll buy you one when I have some free time outside the manor."

"Let's forget it." Eleven quickly said, "This is expensive, we don't have the money, let's not buy it. Anyway, I've had enough fun, I'll take it back to Uncle Xu later."

Ye Qing'an nodded, but then lowered her voice: "Mother has something to say to Uncle Xu. When you go to return this abacus to Uncle Xu later, could you please pass on my message to him?"

Upon hearing this, Eleven's eyes widened immediately: "Great! Great!"

After answering, she stared intently at Ye Qing'an: "Mother and Uncle Xu, what secrets do you have to pass on like this?"

"The book says that wild geese carry messages. Am I that wild goose that carries the message?"

Ye Qing'an found it amusing and could only nod in agreement: "Yes, you are that wild goose, so are you happy? This is a top-secret mission that your mother gave you, so you must complete it well."

"I'm sure I can do it!"

Eleven quickly agreed, but then whispered, "But letters carried by wild geese are all love letters. Is the one Mother is going to write to Uncle Xu also a love letter?"