jdhmnovel Chapter 277 New Things
Chapter 277 New Things
Just because he uses fire magic, they skipped over her and chose fire magic for Eleven?
As Ye Qing'an was thinking, he heard Eleven continue, "But at the time, I asked Uncle Xu to demonstrate the various schools of magic for me. I think the fire element is the most powerful and the coolest."
"..." Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Each technique is just different in its form, but they are all very powerful if you master them."
"But I like fire the most."
"..." Ye Qing'an took a deep breath: "Alright, as long as you like it."
In any case, she would hold Yi Moxu accountable for this.
What can be done? Since ancient times, women have never been very reasonable.
Moreover, having been born and raised in the palace as a concubine, she had never suffered any injustice and took everything for granted.
Ye Qing'an snorted coldly in her heart, but when she turned to look at Eleven, her smile became gentle again: "I will pay close attention to Linglan's matter. Do not act on your own. Compared to other things, I am more afraid that something might happen to you."
Eleven rolled her eyes and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mother, I know what I'm doing."
Ye Qing'an assumed that Eleven had taken it to heart, so she didn't say anything more, but simply raised her hand and ruffled Eleven's hair: "That's good."
The rain outside seemed to be getting heavier. Eleven watched the rain from the window for a while before standing up and saying, "Mom, I'm going back inside now. It's raining and the weather is getting cooler, so please remember to close the windows when you go to sleep tonight."
Ye Qing'an chuckled. Just how careless must she be to have a four-year-old remind her to close the windows properly at night?
"Okay," Ye Qing'an replied, and escorted Eleven to the door.
A maidservant was standing at the door. When she saw Eleven coming, she quickly stepped forward and held up the umbrella for Eleven.
Ye Qing'an raised her eyes and her gaze fell on the maid. Ye Qing'an remembered the maid's face; it was Linglan, whom Eleven had mentioned earlier.
"Mother, please come inside. This place is right in the wind. Don't stand here. It's getting dark and the night air is chilly."
"Okay." Ye Qing'an nodded with a smile, her gaze falling on Linglan: "Your name is Linglan, right?"
"Yes, this servant is Linglan." Linglan hadn't expected Ye Qing'an to call her so suddenly, and she quickly responded.
"Take good care of the young master. It's gotten colder recently, and he tends to kick off his blankets at night. Go in and check on him often, so he doesn't catch a cold."
"Yes, I have remembered it."
Ye Qing'an nodded slightly and waved her hand.
Linglan quickly opened her umbrella and followed Eleven into the rain.
Ye Qing'an stood at the door, watching. Whose side was Linglan on?
On the surface, the four maids in her courtyard were all sent by Liu Xueying. However, the inner quarters of the household are a maze. Although they were sent by Liu Xueying and appeared to obey her orders, the reality was not necessarily so...
Ye Qing'an returned to her room, and soon after, Zi Xiao brought in hot water: "Miss, please wash your hands and warm them up first. The servants have already gone to prepare the hot water, and they will bring it in for you to bathe in a little while."
Ye Qing'an responded and dipped her hands into the hot water. Remembering what Eleven had said, she instructed, "Close the windows."
"Yes." Zixiao walked to the window, closed it, and then came back to hand Ye Qing'an a handkerchief.
"Has anything new happened in the inner quarters lately?" Ye Qing'an asked.
Zixiao tilted her head: "There aren't many new things... Madam... Madam seems to have become much more docile ever since she came back after being sent away by the master for a few days."
“Miss Wei Lan hasn’t caused any trouble on the surface lately. The day the Fifth Prince comes to propose marriage is coming soon. Before Miss Wei Lan gets married, she probably won’t dare to cause too much trouble. If she causes a ruckus and ruins the marriage, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?”
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "There's nothing to lose out on. After all, she wasn't very satisfied with the Fifth Prince from the beginning. She always felt that marrying the Fifth Prince was just a choice she had no other choice but to make."
"Besides Liu Xueying and the Second Miss, where are the others?"
Zixiao thought for a moment and said, "As for the others, I really haven't paid much attention. After Sixth Aunt suffered a loss in the storeroom incident, she has become much more low-key and doesn't show off much anymore. She also stops going against Madam and Miss Weilan."
"The others in the manor have never attracted much attention. Oh, right..."
Zixiao suddenly remembered something: "Third Aunt..."
"What happened to Third Aunt?" Ye Qing'an turned her head; she hadn't heard any news about Third Aunt for some time.
Just as Zixiao said, although there were eight concubines in the mansion, the other concubines were generally well-behaved, probably because Liu Xueying was ruthless and discreet.
"Third Concubine has recently regained favor. I heard that one afternoon, when Master was on his way to the Second Miss's or Madam's place, he passed by Third Concubine's courtyard and heard the sound of string and wind instruments coming from there."
"The master was immediately drawn to the music and went to the third concubine's courtyard, where he saw the maidservants playing music and the third concubine dancing."
Zixiao lowered her voice: "I heard that the Third Concubine was once favored by the Master for a period of time because she had a graceful figure and danced exceptionally well."
"As a result, the master stayed in the third concubine's courtyard that day, and had breakfast there the next morning before leaving the mansion to attend court."
"After that day, the master visited the third concubine's courtyard two or three more times. Although the number of times was not too many, the master had not spent much time in the inner courtyard in the past six months. Moreover, the master had not spent the night in the third concubine's courtyard for several years. Such a frequency was already considered relatively high. Therefore, the servants in the mansion were all talking about it, saying that the third concubine had regained favor."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "That's good, it's good to be favored again."
"Yes."
Zixiao smiled and said, "It's not just the Third Concubine. It's probably because the Madam has recently been stripped of her power to manage the household and has been placed under house arrest several times. She has no time to take care of the concubines in the inner quarters, so recently all the concubines have started to try to win the Master's favor. They've all used all sorts of tricks."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "If Liu Xueying finds out, won't she be extremely angry and restless?"
"She was naturally angry, but at this moment, she didn't dare to do anything. After all, the eldest young master was still in the palace, and the second young lady was waiting to get married. She still had to consider things."