The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 326: Logging

That night, Ye Wenyan didn't sleep at all.

She sent Zhuier and Xiangdong away, but left Nanny Ji in the room to keep her company.

Madam Ji asked her, "Miss, is there something wrong? Are you going out at night?"

"Yes." She nodded. "There are things to do, but I won't leave the house, and I don't need Mammy to follow me. I just can't sleep right now. If Mammy can't sleep either, we can just talk. It doesn't matter what we talk about."

Madam Ji thought for a moment and said, "There is one thing I really want to talk to you about, and it's about the Second Miss."

Ye Wenyan frowned, a little annoyed, "Why is it her again?" Nanny Ji smiled when she saw it, "I can't help it, who let this second young lady act so much! In fact, it all started with what happened in Fuluyuan today. The second young lady was originally there for the morning and evening visits, but she made a fuss and spoke disrespectfully to you, young lady. I couldn't stand it, so I whipped her. A bone in her arm was broken, and the second lady asked someone to help her back to recover. I know that you don't like that person, so I just beat her, there's nothing to say. But after all, the first lady is here, I'm afraid she will be unhappy, so I think I still have to tell you, young lady, that you have a plan in mind, and it will be easy to tell when the first lady asks about it in the future."

"Broken bone?" Ye Wenyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction, "Well done."

"What if the Madam asks?"

"I won't ask." Ye Wenyan saw this matter very clearly. "If she wanted to ask, she would have asked when she returned to Qingliangyuan today. Mother is not a confused person, but she has no choice but to face such a daughter. How many mothers in the world can be as cruel as our old lady." Madam Ji sighed for a while, and then said, "Not being cruel also has its shortcomings. I heard what the young lady said to the eldest lady today. There are some things I don't understand, what about the past and the present, I don't know anything about these. I only know that the young lady said that if there is a conflict between you and the second young lady one day in the future, the eldest lady will definitely stand on the side of the second young lady. I feel wronged for the young lady when I think about this, and I just hope that there will never be such a day!"

Ye Wenyan smiled, "It doesn't matter whether she is there or not. I don't really care. She is my mother. If she can give me maternal love for one day, I will respect her for one day. If one day she chooses to give up on me, I will leave in a carefree manner and will not cling to the table legs."

"Miss, it seems that you don't have much attachment to the Ye family?"

"Yeah." Ye Wenyan nodded. "Do you think I'm a little cold-blooded? But I am actually like this. I'm a person who goes with the flow. Whether it's family or people, we gather when we're destined to be together, and we separate when we're not. We should be sincere when we're together, and don't blame each other when we're apart. This is the best state. Just like my mother said, I have my own things to do. If I'm tripped up by one official residence after another in my life, that would be the biggest failure."

"What is it that the young lady is going to do?"

Ye Wenyan smiled, "Mammy is a member of the Ji family. The Ji family should know best what Shi Liyuan has been pursuing in his life."

"Yes." Nanny Ji never hid anything from her. "The Emperor has been alive for 450 years. His only question is why the spiritual power of heaven and earth suddenly disappeared. His only pursuit is to restore the human lifespan to 100 years."

Ye Wenyan nodded, "What he wants to do is what I want to do."

Nanny Ji finally understood why Ye Wenyan didn't care much about the Ye family. How could a person who cares about the world be hindered by a house? The vision of the fourth Miss Ye is the people of the world, not the two and a half people in the Ye family.

No wonder the Emperor chose her. Who wouldn't like a girl like her? At midnight, Wen Yan stood up from the soft chair and said, "Mammy, go to bed. I'll take a look around the mansion. Although it doesn't matter if they fight to the death or if the family business is of no concern, there are still some things that need to be investigated."

Madam Ji asked her, "Young lady, do you really not want me to follow you?"

She smiled and shook her head, "No."

Ye Wenyan's goal tonight was to explore Fuluyuan, mainly to see the big tree that had been poured with medicinal soup. Although so much time had passed and there had been several heavy snowfalls, there shouldn't be many clues left.

But she is the head of the Xuanmai Ye family, and the means she possesses are not comparable to those of ordinary mortals. As long as the medicine was really poured under the tree, there must be traces left behind, and she can use her spiritual power to perform some means to find out the truth of the year.

It was late at night and the sound of banging could be heard from the silent night house, which seemed very abrupt in the night when everyone was fast asleep.

The voice was heard when they were about to approach Fulu Courtyard. Ye Wenyan cast an invisibility spell and walked into the yard, silently and without a trace. Not even a footprint was left. No one could notice that there was suddenly an extra person in the yard.

She just stood quietly in the yard and watched six or seven old women, each holding a big axe, desperately chopping down a big tree.

The flowers stimulated the spirit, and the five senses were dispersed. Within ten breaths, a faint smell of medicine entered the nose.

That was the smell of medicine residue mixed with soil. The medicine was poured down the tree trunk, so the smell of bark was also mixed in.

It seems that what Queen Mother Li said was right. At least someone had poured medicine on the tree. In addition, so many maids trained by the old lady over the years came together to cut down the tree, which means that the old lady has begun to deal with the aftermath of what she did in the past.

Ye Wenyan crossed his arms in front of him, found another tree to lean against, and watched them chop. After watching for half an hour, he finally heard a woman say, "You can't chop like this. Even if the tree is chopped down, the roots are still there. The old lady means that it must be done cleanly and neatly, without leaving any traces, including the roots."

"That's too much work," said another woman. "Even though there are seven of us chopping wood together, it's still not something that can be done in one night. And we can't make too much noise, which makes it difficult for us to move around."

"Yes! If we want to remove it, we have to dig. This tree is so thick, the roots must be very deep. How long will it take to dig? Besides, digging such a big hole all of a sudden, wouldn't it be too eye-catching?"

"Why not just chop it off? Wouldn't it be nice to put up a small stone table here to block it?"

The women talked back and forth, but in the end they still couldn't come to a conclusion. The woman in charge said, "Let's cut it down first. Even if we need to dig the roots, we should cut it down first. That way it will be easier. The old lady said that the tree should be chopped into firewood after it's chopped down. Let's just cut it down and leave it in the backyard. Someone will come to chop it tomorrow."

After making up their minds, the women continued to cut trees.

Fortunately, these old women were all martial artists, so they had great strength and internal energy. After several people took turns chopping at the tree, after another two incense sticks of time, the last layer of bark finally broke off and the tree fell down.

Three old women worked together to hold up the trunk of the tree, preventing it from falling and hitting the house, and also avoiding a louder noise when the tree fell.

Ye Wenyan watched them carry the tree to the backyard and send the axes back to the woodshed. When they came back, they were all panting from exhaustion. After sitting on the ground for a while, someone entered the main house.

She followed him in and saw that the old lady was not asleep but was sitting on the couch with Jun Tao beside her.

The old woman came into the house and reported in a low voice: "The tree has been cut down, but the roots have not been removed. I came to ask the old lady for instructions. If we dig up the roots tonight, we will definitely not be able to fill it up before dawn, and people will see it tomorrow morning. It is better to cut off the trunk first, go out to buy some bricks and soil when it is dawn, and then dig it after dark. After digging, we can directly lay the bricks. In addition, the servants in the yard are sleeping very deeply, and the effect of the medicine will make them wake up in two hours. Please rest assured, old lady."

The old lady sat on the couch with a gloomy face and didn't say anything, so Jun Tao asked, "If only the trunk is broken, it will still be conspicuous tomorrow, right?"

The woman said, "You can move some tables and chairs there, so it won't be too conspicuous."

Jun Tao thought about it and nodded, "This is the only way. We can't get bricks and soil in the middle of the night." As she spoke, she glanced at the old lady. Seeing that the old lady still didn't say anything, she waved her hand and asked the old woman to leave.

There were only the master and servant left in the room. Of course, there was also Ye Wenyan who was hiding, but they couldn't see him.

Ye Wenyan saw Jun Tao bring tea to the old lady, and persuaded her to drink a sip, then asked: "What do you think of this, old lady?"

The old lady snorted coldly, "It doesn't matter. Removing the tree and leaving the roots is the same as cutting the grass without removing the roots. What I mean is to do everything quickly, and it's best to chop the tree into firewood overnight, so that there will be no mistakes. But listen to their reasons, this is not possible and that is not possible. Since nothing can be done, then why do I keep them? Haven't I spent enough money on them over the years? Look at these days, since Wen Yan came back from Prince Su's Mansion that night, there has been nothing they can do. It's better not to have them. Even if I raise ten dogs, it's much better than raising them."

Jun Tao quickly advised her, "Now that the fourth young lady is in power, the old lady cannot do without these old women. We can just say some angry words, but we would never do such a thing if it were a dog. As for the tree, don't worry, old lady, one day is not a big deal. When the sun rises, I will go out and buy it myself. I will make sure to buy all the bricks and soil, and then dig up the roots and fill it overnight. I will make sure it is as if the tree never existed."

The old lady nodded helplessly, "No matter how urgent it is, this is the only way. If they could be half as reliable as you, my life wouldn't be like this. In the end, it's you who is considerate." The old lady lay down while speaking, "Jun Tao, let me ask you, did you pour those medicines yourself? Did anyone else do it?"

Jun Tao immediately shook her head, "Absolutely not, and even if I were to go and pour it, I would always choose to do it at night, or when there was no one around, and I would be very careful and there was no way anyone would see me."

"That's strange. How did Ye Wenyan know that the medicine was poured out?" The old lady closed her eyes as she spoke, and soon fell asleep, even snoring.

Jun Tao tucked in the corner of the quilt for her, then she also sat on the floor with a quilt in her arms, leaning her head on the edge of the couch, and soon fell asleep.

Ye Wenyan looked at the master and servant, and a layer of coldness gradually appeared at the corners of his lips...