Before Madam Ye could finish her words, Ye Qingyu interrupted with a smile, "Yes, the things bestowed by the Emperor must not be touched, otherwise it would be a serious crime of disrespect. I am afraid that one of my maids might make a big mistake if she is not careful, so I have placed all the things bestowed by His Majesty in the storehouse of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. With my third aunt protecting them for me, there will naturally be no problems."

Madam Ye's face suddenly turned ugly. "How can you put the things that the emperor gave you in the storehouse of the Duke's Mansion? Qingyu, you are confused. Those are your things. If they are put into someone else's storehouse, who knows who will own them in the future."

Old Madam Ye's eyes were full of anxiety. She had never seen the imperial gift. The Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion should have had it in the past, but by their generation, there were no imperial gifts anymore.

The things in the palace must be of the highest quality. She heard from the servants that the things the emperor bestowed on Ye Qingyu were carried into the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion like water. If they were taken back to the Marquis' Mansion, she, as Ye Qingyu's grandmother, would naturally keep them well for her. By then, when they were in her hands, they would be piles of silver.

Ye Qingyu could guess what Old Madam Ye was thinking. The smile on her face gradually faded. "Grandmother, you're worrying too much. His Majesty has given the Duke's Mansion much more in rewards than I have. Of course, he wouldn't look down on my little things."

Madam Ye knew that she had just been too anxious and had spoken out her heart, so she quickly explained, "Qingyu, you misunderstood. It's all because Grandma doesn't know how to speak. Grandma meant that we have plenty of storage space at home, so why bother Third Madam Gu?"

Ye Qingyu's expression became much colder. "How can I burden my third aunt with just those few things? Besides, if my third aunt likes those things, I'll just give them to her."

Old Madam Ye's eyes were filled with astonishment. Ye Qingyu felt annoyed and said indifferently, "Since grandma seems to be in good health, your granddaughter will return to her own courtyard first."

Ye Qingyu didn't care whether Old Madam Ye agreed or not. She turned around and took Wanqiu and Mo Shu out of Chunhui Hall.

As soon as he left Chunhui Hall, Mo Shu couldn't hold back his anger and cursed, "Miss, this old lady Ye is too, too unbecoming. Does she even want to covet the dowry given to you by the emperor?"

Ye Qingyu sneered, "Humph, do you think she doesn't dare? She probably doesn't have much money in her little treasury. As long as she can get the money, she won't hesitate to come up with anything."

Mo Shu was furious. "Bah, how shameless! An old thing with half its body buried in the ground, and she wants to return so much silver to you. Can you take it away?"

Wanqiu hurriedly grabbed Mo Shu's sleeve and stopped him, "Mo Shu, stop talking nonsense!"

She looked at her young lady's face.

No matter what, she is the young lady's grandmother. Mo Shu's words not only criticized Yu Ju, but also cursed Madam Ye.

Mo Shu also realized that what he said was inappropriate, and he quickly said with regret, "Miss, it was my fault for speaking without restraint and talking nonsense. Please, please punish me."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "You are just telling the truth, it's okay."

Seeing that Ye Qingyu didn't look unhappy at all, the two maids breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Shu whispered to Wan Qiu, "It seems that the young lady really doesn't take that old woman seriously anymore."

Late Autumn sighed.

Ye Qingyu returned to Wanyan Pavilion, entered her own small study, and began to write and draw.

Mo Shu watched as time slowly slipped by. Soon the sun reached the center of the sky. It was almost noon, but there was still no sign of Nanny Chen...

Mo Shu paced anxiously in the small study. "Miss, why hasn't Nanny Chen come yet? Is she not coming? Or does she have a way to get a thousand taels of silver?"

Ye Qingyu put down the brush in her hand and said softly, "When it's time to come, it will come naturally."

"But, but half a day has passed, and there's still no sign of anyone?"

Wanqiu dragged her out helplessly, "Miss, you know what's going on. Stop walking back and forth here and disturbing her. Come with me and get to work!"

Mo Shu was dragged out by Wanqiu, but Ye Qingyu was not affected at all and continued writing and drawing.

As the sky grew darker, after dinner, Ye Qingyu picked up the book she often read, sat under the candlelight, and read it with relish.

It was unknown how long it had been before Ye Qingyu looked up and put down the book in her hand.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip to moisten her dry throat. She said softly, "Wanqiu, what time is it?"

Wanqiu was sitting nearby, embroidering a handkerchief with an embroidery basket. When she heard Ye Qingyu's words, she put down the embroidery basket and said, "Miss, it's already midnight."

Wanqiu frowned. It was already this late, and Nanny Chen hadn't come yet. Could it be that she really wasn't coming?

Ye Qingyu took a sip of tea and said, "Well, it's time to come."

Wanqiu's eyes lit up.

Ye Qingyu stood up and put the book back on the shelf, then said to Wanqiu, "It's time to take a bath."

Wan Qiu said, "It has been prepared long ago. I will send your change of clothes to the bathroom right away."

Ye Qingyu nodded, turned around and went into the bathroom, as if she didn't care at all about what Nanny Chen was going to do.

Ye Qingyu had just entered the bathroom to take a shower when she heard Mo Shu's voice, "Miss, Nanny Chen is here."

Wanqiu opened the door to the inner room and frowned deliberately, saying, "The young lady is bathing. It's already so late. Nanny Chen came to see our young lady. What's the important matter?"

Nanny Chen was still wearing the wrinkled clothes she had worn during the day. The wound on her forehead had stopped bleeding, but it was still very red and swollen.

Nanny Chen was panicked and a little cautious. "This old slave came to ask the young lady for help. Miss Wanqiu, please let me see the young lady. The young lady said that if there is any difficulty, you can come to her. It's the young lady who said so!"

As Nanny Chen spoke, she knelt down, her eyes full of fear, and tears fell as she spoke.

Wanqiu hurriedly supported her, "Madame Chen, what are you doing? Please get up first. It's not that I don't want you to see the young lady, but the young lady is taking a bath. Even if I want to see you, I have to wait until the young lady comes out of the bath."

Nanny Chen nodded tremblingly, "Okay, okay, I'll wait. I'll kneel here and wait for you, Miss."

Wanqiu went to help her up. "You'd better get up. If you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk. If the young lady sees you kneeling like this, she'll think we're neglecting you. You're the most useful nanny by the old lady's side, and the young lady respects you very much. Aren't you embarrassing us?"

Nanny Chen shook her head like crazy, "No, I won't get up, I won't get up! If I get up, the young lady won't help me, and the old lady won't help me either. I've served her diligently for decades, and she doesn't remember our friendship at all!"

"Miss, Miss is the kindest person. Miss said she would help me. I'm kneeling, I'm kneeling and waiting for Miss!"

Nanny Chen now looks like a desperate gambler, and Ye Qingyu is her last hope.

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