jdhmnovel Chapter 213 The wait is finally here
Chapter 213 The wait is finally here
Ye Qinghao led Ye Qing'an to the study in the main courtyard. As soon as the study door closed, Ye Qing'an lowered her head and said, "Father, I lied before. Master Liu really didn't touch me. I pretended to faint and framed him."
"Oh?" Ye Qinghao laughed: "Why did you tell me? If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known either."
Instead of asking her why, ask her why you should tell her?
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "I don't want to lie to you, Father. I know that nothing in this mansion can be hidden from you. Even though I dismissed all the servants, you will still know what really happened."
"I'd rather confess myself than have someone else report me."
“But this Master Liu…” Ye Qing’an lowered her eyes, “Before I entered the flower hall, he was alone inside. He kept looking at the calligraphy and paintings displayed in the flower hall with a covetous look in his eyes. At that time, I felt that this person was somewhat dishonest…”
"What he said later confirmed my thoughts even more."
“I know that my mother has no choice in what kind of parents and family she has. But having such relatives in the Ye family will only be a burden to our family.”
"Let's treat this as a lesson for him, to let him know that there are some things he can do and some things he can't do, some things he can say and some things he can't say."
"If Mother blames me then, Father can tell her that it was me who did it. If Mother wants to blame me, then blame me."
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, Ye Qinghao waved his hand and said, "Alright, I didn't call you here for this matter."
Ye Qinghao tidied up the books on the table: "Have you finished reading all those books that I asked the butler to show you before?"
Just as Ye Qing'an was about to answer, there was a knock on the door.
"Enter."
The butler pushed open the door and entered, carrying a stack of books: "The young lady's servants have returned all the books that this old servant sent over before."
Ye Qinghao paused, then looked at Ye Qing'an: "You guessed I was going to ask you this?"
"It's not that I guessed, but I just felt that since these books have been delivered to me for two or three days and I've just finished reading them, I might as well take this opportunity to report to Father."
Ye Qinghao hummed in agreement and had the butler place all the books on his desk. He then casually flipped through the books, finally removing the few that were just for show and taking out the account book, which he then carefully examined.
Ye Qing'an stood to the side with her head down, not uttering a sound to disturb her.
After Ye Qinghao finished looking through it, he neither said it was right nor wrong, but simply asked, "Who told you to look at these things?"
"It's mother."
“When my daughter was three or four years old, her mother taught her to read and count, and she also learned to play the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her mother often said that her daughter could not cultivate, but it was not a big deal. As long as she learned to play the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting and became proficient in the six arts, that would be good enough.”
Ye Qinghao nodded slightly and tapped his fingers on the table: "Your mother raised you very well."
Ye Qinghao pushed the account books in front of Ye Qing'an again: "These shops are yours."
Ye Qing'an was taken aback and looked up at Ye Qinghao.
"Although you and your siblings suffered a lot for more than ten years because your talent had not awakened, you were unable to cultivate, and you were unable to do so. But now, you are the person with the best talent and the most prudent and intelligent actions in this manor."
"When I hire people, I don't care about their status or gender. Since you have such abilities, I will naturally give you enough opportunities."
"Among the dowry your mother left you, there were quite a few shops, plus these few that I'm giving you."
Ye Qinghao tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "I'm giving you these shops not because you have to manage them well or make a certain profit."
"I just feel that you shouldn't be confined to this back courtyard all day. Why not use the excuse of managing the shop to go out and see more, and listen more?"
"Being inside this inner courtyard is like having your ears covered; you have no idea what's happening outside."
Ye Qinghao looked up at Ye Qing'an: "If you are just the eldest daughter of the Ye family, it is not a fault that you do not know about the intricacies of the outside world. But if you want to climb up the social ladder, there are some things you must know."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips. Wasn't the reason she covered her ears and didn't run outside just to put his mind at ease?
See, it works!
"Yes," Ye Qing'an replied obediently, bowing her head.
Ye Qinghao glanced at Ye Qing'an: "Recently, your mother has been unwell. As the eldest daughter of the Ye family, you are the most qualified to represent the Ye family in attending invitations to banquets and the like. From now on, I will have these invitations delivered directly to you."
"Yes."
Ye Qinghao twirled the jade thumb ring on his thumb: "Making more contact with those powerful and influential people in Wangjing will be very beneficial to you."
"However, there are always advantages and disadvantages. The Ye family is a big tree in Wangjing City, and there are too many people watching the Ye family. If you make a slight mistake while you are out and about, it will easily implicate the Ye family."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Ye Qing'an nodded in agreement: "Your daughter understands."
Ye Qinghao nodded: "Alright, you can go now."
Ye Qing'an acknowledged and took her leave. Only after leaving the main courtyard did she slowly curl the corners of her mouth into a smile.
Excellent.
After hiding her tail and pretending for so long in the manor, and putting on such a show with these people for so long, she can finally leave the manor and act legitimately.
Finally, she no longer had to worry about doing anything that would arouse Ye Qinghao's suspicion and make him think she was too ambitious.
Ye Qing'an was in a great mood, as the power struggles within the inner quarters were not something she was good at.
But when it comes to political intrigue, court struggles, military strategy, and the battlefield, that's where she reigns supreme.
She will gradually return to her own world.
However, Ye Qing'an's good mood only lasted until she turned the corner of the main courtyard, and then it came to a complete end.
"Young Miss, it's Doctor Xu. It seems Doctor Xu was waiting for you here specifically."
"..." When Ye Qing'an saw Yi Moxu, she almost subconsciously raised her hand to touch her neck, which was still throbbing slightly.
Then, Ye Qing'an saw Yi Moxu walking towards her.
Almost instinctively, Ye Qing'an took a step back.
Yi Moxu stopped in front of her. Ye Qing'an saw Yi Moxu open his mouth as if to speak, but suddenly the image of Yi Moxu's soft panting in her ear in the dark hall during the illusion of her inner demons last night flashed through her mind...