jdhmnovel Chapter 345 Let's take care of it together
Chapter 345 Let's take care of it together
Ye Qing'an went directly to Liu Xueying's courtyard. Perhaps because too many things had happened recently, Liu Xueying's courtyard was no longer as lively as before. Only two servants were standing at the gate, talking with their heads down.
It wasn't until Ye Qing'an reached the door that the two noticed her. This discovery startled them both: "Young Miss? Is Young Miss here to pay her respects to Madam? Please wait here for a moment, Young Miss, I'll go and inform her right away."
Ye Qing'an didn't seem to care much, and simply nodded in agreement: "Okay, thank you for your trouble."
The servants hurried through the outer courtyard and into the inner courtyard. Seeing their flustered appearance, Granny Li frowned and was about to scold them: "What are you doing? Why are you running around in such a panic?"
"Granny, the young lady has arrived."
"Young Miss?" Granny Li turned around abruptly, looking at Liu Xueying who was sitting in a chair. Liu Xueying also frowned: "What is she doing here?"
However, Liu Xueying quickly came to her senses. Although she and Ye Qing'an were irreconcilable enemies, she still had to maintain appearances.
Furthermore... we don't know whether what happened last night has anything to do with Ye Qing'an.
Liu Xueying narrowed her eyes: "Miss, you've come to visit me, your long-forgotten first wife. Why don't you come in?"
The servant hurriedly withdrew, and a moment later, brought Ye Qing'an in.
"Mother." Ye Qing'an entered the room and stood in the main hall, smiling gently.
Liu Xueying paused slightly, her eyes narrowing as she held the teapot. She couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "She really has the master's favor. Impressive..."
When Ye Qing'an first returned to the manor, she would kneel and bow to her. Now, only a few months later, this young lady has started to put on airs in front of her and is unwilling to even bow.
Liu Xueying tightened her grip on the teapot, but her expression remained unchanged: "Sit down."
Ye Qing'an sat down as instructed. Liu Xueying poured tea and pushed the teacup in front of Ye Qing'an, saying, "Have some tea."
"Thank you, mother."
Liu Xueying raised her eyes and looked at Ye Qing'an's face, slightly stunned.
She still remembered how Ye Qing'an looked when she brought that little bastard back to the manor a few months ago. She was wearing a blue cloth dress, which was fairly clean, but it was obvious that she had been wearing it for a while. She also had a simple headscarf tied around her head with a wooden hairpin.
It looks extremely shabby.
Apart from being slightly better looking and having a better temperament, she was not much different from other women from the mountains.
But only a few months have passed, and looking at Ye Qing'an again feels like a lifetime ago.
The Ye Qing'an before me seemed like a completely different person from the one I knew back then.
In fact, she looks like a completely different person compared to a month ago.
In the first month or two, when Ye Qing'an was in the mansion, her attire was extremely simple. She preferred light colors and her jewelry was also very simple.
But today...
Liu Xueying pursed her lips. Today, Ye Qing'an was wearing a scarlet floor-length dress, her hair styled in a high bun, with a plum blossom hairpin slanted into her hair. Although only the color of her clothes and the jewelry she wore had changed, it seemed that her whole demeanor was different.
"It's rare to see you dressed like this."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "If I don't take out and wear the clothes and jewelry that Doctor Xu gave me from time to time, he will think that I don't like them."
"It's quite beautiful." Liu Xueying took a deep breath, but secretly gritted her teeth. "I heard that Doctor Xu has moved entirely into your courtyard. You..."
Liu Xueying paused, then forced a hint of concern: "This world is still not very friendly to women. With you two acting so ambiguously, I'm afraid there will be a lot of bad rumors going around."
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "Life is only a few decades long. If you always care about what others think, how stifling would that be?"
Liu Xueying glanced at Ye Qing'an, her smile somewhat forced: "That's true."
He paused for a moment before asking, "Did you come here today for something?"
Ye Qing'an nodded, pondered for a moment, and then spoke again: "Mother must have heard about the gluttonous beast yesterday, right?"
"Yes." Liu Xueying nodded: "It's not just hearsay; the commotion yesterday was so big that most people in the entire Wangjing City probably saw it."
After hearing what Ye Qing'an said, Liu Xueying understood why Ye Qing'an had come today.
"Yesterday, Father went to the palace to discuss with the Emperor how to deal with the Taotie. Before he left, he specifically told me to take good care of the household. I thought it was just a casual instruction from Father before he left, but who would have thought that the steward would come to report just now that the Emperor has issued an edict ordering Father to lead troops to deal with the Taotie, so as to prevent the Taotie monster from continuing to wreak havoc on the world."
Liu Xueying clenched her fists tightly; she had no idea there was such a detail.
Before leaving the manor, Ye Qinghao specifically instructed Ye Qing'an to take good care of the household.
What does it mean?
Does this mean you're really prepared to completely disregard her?
In the Ye family mansion, she, the Lady Ye, became a completely useless decoration.
Seeing the changes in Liu Xueying's expression, Ye Qing'an roughly guessed what Liu Xueying was thinking, and then continued, "Just now, the steward came to report the news that Father had led troops to subdue that Taotie monster. Father also sent someone to tell me to take good care of the manor."
Ye Qing'an bit her lip, looking somewhat lost: "I... I heard from what Father brought back that this battle might not be easy. I also saw how powerful that Taotie monster was yesterday. It probably won't be easy to deal with."
"With Father gone, I'm afraid many will take this opportunity to target the Ye family..."
"Although I had been by my father's side and learned a lot from him, it was still too early for me to be of any real ability. I thought that my mother had managed all kinds of affairs in the mansion for more than ten years and must have a lot of experience..."
“Although my mother and I have had some minor conflicts before, we are still family after all. The rise and fall of the Ye family is closely related to us. If something really happens to my father, or if something really happens to the Ye family, none of us can stand aside.”
"Therefore, I would like to ask Mother to temporarily set aside the past grievances and work together to take care of the Ye family while Father is away."