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

Chapter 328 Panic

Ye Chulian was shivering with cold. She was not encouraged by Gui Xi's words at all. She even asked Gui Xi in return: "Learning this kind of dance can help me marry into a good family? Then is it me or the dance that he likes? If, as you said, I can't dance anymore when I'm older, then won't I be out of favor by then? What will happen if I'm out of favor? I'll be abandoned and have to watch new people enter the house. If life can only be glorious for a few short years, then what's the point of having this glory?"

Gui Xi applauded at her words, but the applause was short, only three times. Gui Xi said, "I admire your pride. I have heard that the fifth daughter of the Ye family is a very timid person. She cannot bear to hear a loud word and dares not do anything out of the ordinary. But today, it seems that the rumors outside are not necessarily true."

Ye Chulian didn't respond to her words, but just said to herself: "I know why my family invited you here. I heard that you can do a kind of dance called painting dance. It means painting while dancing. When the dance is finished, the painting on the ground is also finished. If it is winter, you can dance in the snow. This is the easiest, because as long as you are not afraid of the cold, you can finish the painting in the snow. But if it is summer, it is relatively troublesome, because you have to tie the dye to your feet and ensure that the dye flows evenly all the time."

Ye Chulian was still a little unaccustomed to talking so much at once, so she stopped and took a few deep breaths before continuing, "Dye is the lowest level of means. People who really dance the painting dance disdain to do it, and people who watch the painting dance don't like to watch this boring way of playing. So later they came up with a special way of dancing, which is to cut a hole in the sole of the foot and use blood to paint."

She snorted coldly when she said this, "What kind of painting dance is this? It's nothing more than using this seemingly novel but actually abusive method to satisfy some people's curiosity, or abnormal psychology. It's the same as the knife-tip dance performed by the eldest daughter of the Li family, all for attracting people's attention. I don't want to learn this kind of thing to seduce men, and it doesn't matter whether the family cultivates me or not. Rather than learning this kind of thing, I'd better continue to be the fifth daughter of the Ye family who is the most timid and useless."

Ye Chulian went back to her room, huddled directly into bed, covered herself with the quilt, and said whatever she wanted.

Gui Xi stood alone in the yard for a long time until Liu came over. She then moved and said to Liu with a smile: "So the Fifth Miss hid herself so well. This concubine must have taught her a lot on weekdays, right? It doesn't matter if she doesn't learn. Anyway, the Ye family didn't give her enough money. I will stay in the mansion temporarily and leave when this month is over. But during this period, I will still come every morning. It's her business whether the Fifth Miss comes out or not. I'm just fulfilling my obligations."

After Gui Xi left, Liu accompanied him to the courtyard entrance and said a few nice words to him. Only after he disappeared did she feel relieved.

When she entered the room, Ye Chulian was shivering in her quilt. Seeing Liu coming, she quickly said, "Aunt, please help me put a few more pieces of charcoal in the basin. It's too cold. There's no place on my body that's warm now."

Liu quickly added more charcoal until the room became warm, then she came over and asked in a low voice, "You really don't want to learn anymore?"

Ye Chulian nodded, "I never wanted to learn it. I was forced by my family. But you can see that, given the current situation at home, we can no longer listen to the old lady, nor can we follow the path she has drawn. The old lady has always only considered her own interests, and at most considered my father's interests. But my father's interests need to be built on legitimate children. A concubine's daughter like me is at best a stepping stone, and I don't want to be a stepping stone."

"Do you still want to stand on the side of the Fourth Young Miss?" Liu was still cautious, but her words were much more relaxed than before. "No one knows a daughter better than her mother. I know how much injustice you have endured over the years, but there is nothing you can do. Now that you have an idea, it's not a bad idea to give it a try. But you must know that once you have embarked on this path, you can't turn back."

Ye Chulian nodded, "I will never look back."

Liu sighed, "The Fourth Miss is getting weirder and weirder. I can't understand what she wants to do. To be honest, I don't want you to get involved with her, but with the current situation in the mansion, following your father and the Second Madam seems to be a wrong path, and following the Old Madam is even more unreliable. So you chose the Fourth Miss out of the three choices, and I have nothing to say. I spoke up for the Fourth Miss yesterday, and I think the Old Madam and the others are holding a grudge against me. I'm afraid our lives will be even more difficult in the future."

Ye Chulian gritted her trembling teeth and said, "What's there to be afraid of? After all, it has never been easy before. I don't want to accept my fate, so I have to give it a try. The two of us have been frustrated for so many years, it's time to try to get rid of the control of the second house."

Liu gritted her teeth and seemed to have made up her mind, but she still reminded Ye Chulian: "Don't let the fourth lady see that you are too determined. She is a person who can't tolerate any sand in her eyes. I'm afraid she won't like you doing this."

"Don't be afraid." Ye Chulian told Liu, "I've thought about it a long time ago. Even if Fourth Sister finds out that I have an intention, there's nothing shameful about it. My purpose is to make my biological mother and I live a better life and get rid of the family's control. This is not a bad thing. After all, this is what everyone wants to do. Besides, I won't let her down. I won't do anything that's harmful to her. I will help her. As long as she needs me, I'll do anything. Only honest people will be rewarded. Hiding things will make you lose your sincerity."

The sky was finally bright, and everyone in Fulu Courtyard got up a little late. Normally, at this time of year at least the servants who were sweeping the yard should have woken up, but today they overslept, and only a maid woke up in a daze.

When I opened my eyes, I saw someone sitting at the head of my bed. I was so scared that I almost reached out to grab the person.

Fortunately, when he reached out halfway, he realized that the person was Jun Tao, and immediately stopped, but he also asked unhappily: "Miss Jun Tao, what do you mean? Why are you sitting in my room so early in the morning?"

Jun Tao looked very bad, with dark circles under her eyes and her voice trembling. She asked the old woman, "Did you make sure to cut down the tree in the yard last night?"

The old woman frowned when she heard this. "What do you mean? The noise of chopping trees is quite loud. Miss Jun Tao, can't you hear it?" "I can hear it, but after all, I didn't see it with my own eyes, so I have to come and confirm it with you."

The old woman thought for a moment and asked her, "Did the old lady ask you to come and ask? The old lady is very cautious about this matter, and I can understand that. Don't worry, the tree was indeed cut down. Not only was it cut down, but it was also carried to the backyard. Several of us broke off the branches overnight and cut the trunk into small pieces. We piled them all together, and no one could tell that it was a complete tree that had just been cut down."

Jun Tao's face became uglier and uglier, and her whole body was shaking. The old woman realized something was wrong and asked again, "What's wrong with you?"

Jun Tao was about to cry, "Mammy, please go to the yard and take a look! The tree is standing in the yard intact, just like before, growing well. There is not a single sign of being cut down on the trunk, and there are even new buds growing on the branches."

"Impossible!" The old woman looked at Jun Tao like a fool, "Are you still asleep and talking nonsense? How could this happen?"

Although he said that, he had already gotten off the couch, put on his shoes and clothes, and hurried out. Jun Tao followed closely behind him, saying as he walked, "Maybe it's because of the medicine, the servants are still asleep! You guys slept so soundly last night, I called you several times but couldn't wake you up."

The old woman frowned when she heard this. "How could we not wake him up? We are well aware of our duties, so we have always been light sleepers. Not to mention that I called you several times, even if you walked to our door, we would have heard your footsteps immediately."

She was stunned when she said this, and she stopped and stood still.

Can you hear footsteps when you walk to the door? But Jun Tao was sitting on the edge of her couch, how come she didn't hear any movement? Jun Tao doesn't know martial arts, so she can't be silent. If it's not Jun Tao's problem, then it's their own problem.

"Are the others awake? I mean the ones who were with me."

Jun Tao shook her head, "I don't know. I ended up sitting in your room. But it's already daybreak and he hasn't come out yet, so he must not be awake." She thought for a moment and added, "The old lady hasn't woken up either, but she always gets up late, so it's normal."

The old woman started walking again, this time her pace was much faster, and soon she reached the big tree.

It would have been fine if she hadn't seen it, but after seeing it, she was almost scared to death.

The tree that had been cut down grew back intact, and just as Jun Tao said, new buds appeared on the branches.

Is this a ghost? Or was the tree-cutting incident last night just a dream and they didn't actually do anything?

No, no! The old woman was a little confused. She asked Jun Tao: "When did you find that the tree had grown back?"

Jun Tao said, "It was probably just after the hour of Yin. After you left, the old lady went to bed, but she was awakened by a nightmare not long after she slept. The old lady said that she dreamed that the tree stump she had cut out in the backyard had turned into a big tree again, and the branches had been reattached, and new buds had grown on the branches. I advised the old lady that it was all a dream and not to take it to heart. But when the old lady fell asleep again, I went out to see, and the wood in the backyard was gone, and the tree in the front yard had grown back. I was so scared at the time that I wanted to call you, but I couldn't wake any of you up. Mammy, what do you think is going on? Is it haunted? The tree was indeed cut down last night, and I went to the yard to see, and you even pressed the remaining roots with a stone table, but why did the tree grow back again?"

The old woman was also dumbfounded. Jun Tao's words proved that they had indeed chopped down the tree last night. Since the tree had indeed been chopped down, how did it grow back? Could it really be haunted?

This morning, the entire Fuluyuan was in a panic...