jdhmnovel Chapter 354 So I won't be bullied anymore
Chapter 354 So I won't be bullied anymore
Emerging from the summoning array, he found himself in Cuiwei Tower, where only Jiuxiao was in a room. He could faintly hear laughter and cheerful voices coming from outside.
Jiuxiao blinked and looked at Ye Qing'an: "After I arrived, I suddenly remembered that you asked me to bring Lanqing over. That's the Ye residence... If that's the case, Lanqing will soon find out your identity?"
“I was worried that I had misunderstood, and if I really brought the person over, you would definitely be angry again, so I summoned you here.”
Ye Qing'an sat down on the stool, only glancing at Jiu Xiao with her eyes raised: "I asked you to take her there because I don't care if she knows my identity."
Jiuxiao was somewhat surprised: "How would I know what you're thinking? So I'd better be cautious."
Where is Lanqing?
"There was some trouble outside just now, and she went out to deal with it."
Ye Qing'an responded with a sound of agreement, but said nothing more, only tapping her fingers lightly on the table.
Jiu Xiao glanced at Ye Qing'an, then at him again, and thinking of Liu Xueying's death, a strange panic gripped his heart: "You didn't care about Liu Xueying's body, you just left it there?"
"That backyard is where the servants live. Although we don't know what methods Liu Xueying used to make such a commotion before, no one came out. But what if someone got up in the middle of the night or something and saw it?"
As soon as Jiu Xiao thought of this, the scene of Liu Xueying's body being discovered uncontrollably flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but shudder and hurriedly stood up: "No, no, I have to go back and hide that thing."
"Sit down." Ye Qing'an's voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable sense of pressure.
Jiu Xiao coughed lightly and sat back down. He quickly realized that Ye Qing'an was able to sit here unmoved, so he must have already taken care of things properly.
Footsteps sounded outside the door, and Jiu Xiao stopped talking. The door was pushed open with a creak.
Lan Qing walked in, but stopped abruptly upon looking up: "Ah, Master has come too?"
Ye Qing'an responded and gestured for Lan Qing to close the door.
Lan Qing quickly turned around and closed the door: "Just now, the son of the Minister of War got drunk and made a scene outside, hitting and smashing things. Oh dear, he destroyed a lot of things. It was only with great difficulty that we managed to get someone to drag him back to his room and settle him down. Look, I'm covered in sweat."
Ye Qing'an's gaze swept over Lan Qing, and she simply smiled gently: "Thank you for your hard work."
After a pause, he asked again, "Speaking of which, I didn't ask last time. Cuiwei Tower is neither too big nor too small, and you're not that old. How did you get into Cuiwei Tower?"
“I was sold into this place when I was about ten years old. After I came of age, I also worked as a prostitute for a while. I was quite familiar with the madam in this brothel. After working as a prostitute for so many years, I had saved up some money, so I spent some money to take over her position.”
Ye Qing'an nodded: "If you were given another chance to choose between being an ordinary woman in the inner courtyard of a mansion, or continuing to be a madam at Cuiwei Tower, which would you choose?"
Lan Qing covered her mouth and laughed: "No one willingly falls into prostitution. Many times, it's a choice made out of necessity. If there were a choice, of course, they wouldn't choose this line of work, fawning over others, being ridden by thousands, practically throwing their own face and self-respect to the ground and trampling them underfoot."
"Of course, since I've chosen this line of work, there's no other choice but to do it well."
Although Lan Qing was smiling, her eyes were deep: "I've been struggling in this building for almost twenty years, so I naturally understand that only by trying to climb up the ladder, and by using the most sophisticated methods, can one avoid being bullied."
Ye Qing'an chuckled softly. Only by finding ways to climb higher and sit higher can one avoid being bullied.
Lan Qing's thoughts coincided with hers.
Ye Qing'an raised her hand and took out a bottle from her sleeve: "I'll give you a chance, but before you listen to me, you must take the medicine I'm giving you."
"The medicine is poison. You must take the antidote from me every month. If you betray me, I will never give you the antidote again."
"The choice is yours. Whatever you choose, I will give you the antidote on time. However, you must not tell anyone else what I am about to say."
Lan Qing's gaze fell on the medicine bottle in Ye Qing'an's hand, and she pondered for a long time.
Ye Qing'an wasn't in a hurry; she just quietly held the medicine bottle and waited.
After a while, Lan Qing reached out, took the medicine bottle from Ye Qing'an's hand, poured out a pill, put it in her mouth, and swallowed it with a slight movement of her throat.
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Very good."
Do you know who I am?
Lan Qing shook her head: "To be honest, after I met you last time, I tried to find out about you, but I couldn't find out anything. It seems that there is no such person in Wangjing City."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "I am the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ye."
The eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ye?
Lan Qing suddenly raised her head; she had never considered this person before. It was simply because the reputation of the eldest daughter of the Ye family made it impossible for her to associate her with the woman before her.
If she really is the eldest daughter of the Ye family, then her methods are truly admirable.
Ye Qing'an could roughly guess what Lan Qing was thinking, and continued, "The day before yesterday, the Taotie appeared. Yesterday, my father led troops to subdue the Taotie monster. Before leaving, he entrusted the Ye family to me to manage."
"Because of some things, my relationship with my stepmother is not good. Just recently, she tried to scheme against me, but when she failed, I accidentally killed her."
Upon hearing this, Jiuxiao suddenly raised his head.
Didn't he kill Liu Xueying?
Is Ye Qing'an really that nice? She even took the blame for him.
Lan Qing also looked at the woman in front of her. Although she said that she accidentally killed her stepmother, there was no panic on her face. In fact, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she had not killed her accidentally, but that everything was under control.
"Although I didn't get along with her much, I never thought I would take her life so soon, so the current situation is really difficult."
"So, Master wants me to disguise myself as Madam Ye, and stay in the Ye residence as Madam Ye to cooperate with Master?"
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow, her smile deepening: "You are indeed very clever. I do have this intention. I just don't know if you'd be willing..."