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

Chapter 58 How can the royal family compare with me

The people in the First-Rank General's Mansion had a bad time throughout the whole day.

Under the supervision of Madam Ji, all the courtyards were given dried vegetables and pickled vegetables. The salty vegetables were particularly delicious, the dried vegetables were very bland, and the rice was only served in a flat bowl, without any more than one mouthful.

If the kitchen staff said a few more words, Nanny Ji would ask, "Who served such food to the Fourth Young Lady before? I came from the palace, and I call myself a slave in front of the Fourth Young Lady, but don't think that I am a slave wherever I go. If you don't believe me, go ask the old lady of the Ye family. Does she dare to doubt what I say?"

After being asked this question, no one dared to say a word. They let her search all the meat in the big kitchen and then let Zhuier take them all to the outer city and give them to the poor people in the name of Miss Ye Si.

Then, accompanied by Xiangdong, Nanny Ji went around all the courtyards in the mansion. She watched with her own eyes as the servants sealed the small kitchens in their respective courtyards, took away the firewood, and delivered all the stored meat.

The old lady's kitchen had the most meat. Before leaving, Nanny Ji snorted and said, "Eat vegetarian food. It turns out that only the eldest lady's family eats vegetarian food. You are so disrespectful to the deceased. Aren't you afraid that the old general and the eldest master will come out in the middle of the night to talk to you?"

The old lady was so scared that she went straight to the Buddhist temple to chant sutras and did not dare to come out until dark.

At 11 p.m., Ye Wenyan finished her bath and Nanny Ji carefully re-made the bed for her.

When changing clothes, she crushed the petals, which turned into a silver silk chain, and hung the warm jade around her neck as a necklace.

The warm jade was not big, not much bigger than the nail of a thumb, and was carved into the shape of a flower. But she didn't know what kind of flower it was, and she had never seen it before, but it was very beautiful. It looked like a small pendant on her neck, not too big or too small, not too light or too heavy. The most important thing was that once she put the warm jade on her body, the coldness that was not due to human body temperature immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a warm feeling. Ye Wenyan felt that she had not felt this kind of warmth for a long time, as if a person who had been dead for many days had finally come back to life, and she even heard the sound of blood flowing.

Seeing her surprise, Madam Ji smiled and said: ""

"Miss, this room is too small, and there are so many things given by the palace that are piled up everywhere. Why don't you ask the mansion to change the courtyard?"

Ye Wenyan shook his head, "No, just put the things aside for now, and there will be a place to put them in a few days."

Madam Ji didn't know what she meant by saying that there would be a place in a few days, but as a slave, she knew the rules that she shouldn't ask questions and just listen to her master. So she nodded and said, "Okay." Then she pulled her to sit beside the couch, "We have a lot of things in our room. I'll tell Miss Zhuier to not sleep too deeply at night and stay awake. Zhuier is a smart and brave girl. If the young lady likes her, let her accompany her more. I won't disturb all the arrangements made by the young lady. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I'll listen to whatever you say." Ye Wenyan thought for a while, then asked her, "Did Master Liyuan ask you to come?"

Madam Ji smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"Is the Quanzhou Ji family very famous in Northern Qi?" She remembered the old lady and Xiao's reactions when they heard the surname Ji.

Madam Ji still smiled, "Most people who know about the Ji family in Quanzhou are from the older generation, so it's normal that the young lady doesn't know. But since I'm your slave, I have to let the young lady know my origins. I'll tell you now..."

That night, Nanny Ji talked about the Ji family in Quanzhou until Ye Wenyan fell asleep.

I dreamt in a daze the day when the Ye family was massacred. The old house was covered with blood and corpses, and countless people armed with soul-shooting guns broke in.

The Ye family fought hard, and many people on the other side died, but even more people from the Ye family died.

She heard many people loudly asking what the Soul Shooting Gun was and how such a thing could exist in the world. Some people were also asking why the Ye family, who had chosen to live in seclusion and never participated in worldly affairs, would not let us go.

Unfortunately, there was no answer. Those people didn't say a word and only did one thing from beginning to end: killing all members of the Ye family.

She watched her relatives fall one after another, saw with her own eyes her third uncle's head being blown off in order to block a bullet for her third aunt, and saw the servants betray her, and carefully led those people into every corner of the Ye residence.

In such a huge Ye Mansion, blood flowed like a river within a day...

I woke up the next morning in a cold sweat, with the tent filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Xiang Dong came in to serve her. When he lifted the curtain, he saw her sitting on the couch in a daze. He quickly asked, "Miss, did you have a nightmare? Why are you sweating so much?"

Ye Wenyan raised his hand and wiped his forehead. Sure enough, he was sweating. This was the first time this body had sweated, but it was cold sweat.

Xiang Dong took a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, sniffed the scent in the tent twice, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, are there flowers in the tent?"

She shook her head and wanted to say no, but then felt that it didn't make sense, so she nodded again.

Xiang Dong helped her get up while saying, "Flowers are not allowed in the mansion. When the young lady has changed her clothes, I will open the window and let her out for a walk. Don't let anyone with ulterior motives smell them and cause trouble."

She pondered for a while and asked, "Are you talking about Xichun?"

Xiangdong sighed and nodded after a long time.

Ye Wenyan smiled, "You said you wanted me to forgive her once, but this forgiveness must have a prerequisite. For example, I can forgive her for stealing my red date soup last time. But if she colluded with outsiders to harm me, can I also forgive her?"

"No." Xiang Dong said seriously, "I know my limits, and I know when to advance and when to retreat. I also know what I can and cannot do. If she only makes small mistakes in this yard, I will risk my dignity to beg for her. But if she commits a crime outside our yard, it is unforgivable and cannot be forgiven."

"It's good that you understand this principle." She told Xiangdong, "I'm just reminding you so that you can be mentally prepared in advance."

"What did you find out, miss?"

She shook her head. "Not yet, because I don't take her too seriously, so I don't pay any special attention to her. But you have to know that people who want to cause trouble will do so suddenly, and they will never reveal their true colors early to give us a chance to prepare."

"Miss is right." Xiangdong felt a little disappointed when she saw Ye Wenyan washing and changing clothes without her help. "Miss does everything by herself now. She doesn't even need us to help her take a bath at night. I always feel that Miss is not like before."

"What was I like before?"

Xiang Dong thought for a moment and said, "Although the young lady used to do many things by herself, she still relied on us servants. For example, when she got dressed in the morning, the servants would hold the clothes and the young lady would just stretch out her hands. When she took a bath in the evening, the servants would also serve her, pouring water and rubbing her back. Sometimes the young lady would fall asleep while we were rubbing her back."

She thought about the original owner and remembered that she had fallen asleep on the edge of the bathtub several times.

Then she smiled and said, "The past is the past. Now I have performed my coming-of-age ceremony and even rode in a sedan chair. They say that every failure makes one wiser. If I continue to live the same way as before, it would be a waste of this wonderful show arranged by the mansion. I guess it is to stimulate my growth. After all, growth requires some setbacks and pain. Speaking of which, I have to thank the old lady and the second lady."

"But the price is too high." Xiang Dong sighed again, "Forget it, let's not talk about the past, so as not to make the young lady sad. Today is Laba Festival, and the mansion has cooked Laba porridge, young lady, please have a bowl!"

With Madam Ji's supervision, the breakfast in the mansion today was significantly better than the previous two days. At least the ingredients in the Laba porridge were sufficient and the portions were generous. Xiang Dong said, "Madam Ji went to the kitchen early in the morning. From now on, the young lady will not be hungry, but she will still have to eat vegetarian food."

"It's okay." She took a sip of porridge and raised her lips. "If only our family can endure it, I will definitely not be able to endure it. But if everyone in the mansion accompanies us to endure it, I can endure it until the end of time."

Today, I went to the morning and evening visits, and Nanny Ji accompanied me.

On the way, Madam Ji said, "Young lady, your courtyard has no name yet. Now that we can put up a plaque outside, why not give it a name?"

Ye Wenyan frowned, "I've never been good at naming things, and I think it's tacky to hang a plaque on the gate of the courtyard. In fact, it's fine to have no name. When someone mentions it, just say it's the fourth young lady's courtyard. The purpose is clearer, and the servants in the mansion don't have to memorize so many weird courtyard names, which would make them confused."

Nanny Ji laughed when she heard this, "Young lady is really different from other girls."

She rolled her eyes, "Madam Ji, have you ever served other girls? Did Shi Liyuan ask you to do that?" "No! Absolutely not!" Madam Ji realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly explained, "Except for you, young lady, I have never served any female master since I was a child. I worked in Yanhua Palace before, but I was just following Eunuch Lian to manage the palace servants, and I rarely saw the Emperor. The other girls I mentioned just now are also girls from other families that I have heard of, or girls from other families that I have seen at the palace banquet. Miss Fourth, please don't misunderstand."

She smiled and said, "Okay, I got it. As for the name of the courtyard, I'll ask Shi Liyuan to help me pick one, and then I'll ask him to write it and hang it up."

She said it casually, as if it was something as common as having a bowl of porridge in the morning, but it made Nanny Ji smile bitterly, "Miss, do you know that being given a name by the Emperor and having a plaque written and hung up is a privilege that no member of the Northern Qi royal family can have?"

"How can the royal family of Northern Qi compare with me!" She said this naturally, as if it was a matter of course.

Nanny Ji also nodded, thinking it was a matter of course. Then she turned her head to look at the Fourth Miss Ye. She was not as arrogant and brainless as the rumors said. She was clearly a wonderful person with great ideas and a cool demeanor.

When she arrived at Fuluyuan, she was the last one to arrive. It seemed that everyone was waiting for her. The old lady was even a little anxious. When she saw her coming in, she hurriedly shouted, "Okay, everyone is here, we can start!"

She frowned. Start? Start what?