Not long after returning to Wanyan Pavilion, several strong maids locked the courtyard gate. Nanny Chen said gloatingly, "Miss, the Marquis and the old lady have ordered that from today on, you are under house arrest and are not allowed to go anywhere."

Ye Qingyu glanced at her indifferently and left as if nothing had happened.

"Miss, how could this Marquis be so excessive!" Wanqiu said angrily.

"There's nothing to be angry about. This is the expected result."

"But the Marquis has gone too far. He was the one who deceived you and the Duke's Mansion, and he's punishing you."

Ye Qingyu lazily leaned on the chaise longue, without a trace of sadness on her face. "I ruined what they had planned with great effort, so I have to vent my anger."

"There are advantages to being grounded, so don't take it to heart."

Wanqiu looked at her young lady who didn't care at all, and her anger gradually subsided. It seemed that her young lady really had no expectations of the Marquis anymore.

Wanqiu always felt that the young lady would not stay in the Marquis' Mansion for long, "Young lady, no matter where you go, you must take this servant with you."

Ye Qingyu slowly opened her clear eyes and smiled softly and beautifully, "Of course, you guys are my right-hand men."

At dinner time, Wanqiu took out the dinner sent from the kitchen and placed it on the table one by one.

"What are these? Is this edible? The kitchen is too much. What are they doing?"

"This is the dinner prepared by the kitchen for the young lady. Is there something wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Ye Qingyu heard the conversation between the two maids and walked over.

"Miss, this big kitchen is going too far. Look at the dinner they delivered tonight." Wanqiu said angrily.

Ye Qingyu looked carefully and saw four dishes on the table: a plate of chicken bones, a plate of fish heads, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a plate of tofu sprinkled with a few chopped green onions.

"They are really taking advantage of the weak. The young lady was just confined by the Marquis today, and they sent us dishes like this. I'm afraid it will be even worse in the future?" Nianchun said angrily.

Ye Qingyu smiled faintly, her expression calm and expectant, and said, "How is your meal?"

"We servants all eat together."

"That's good."

Ye Qingyu's voice was filled with contempt and sarcasm. "What's there to be angry about? It's just the old lady trying to intimidate me. With the Duke's Mansion around, she doesn't dare to do anything to me. This is the only trick she has."

"Mo Shu, go to Tianfu Restaurant and buy some food." She has money, so how could she starve herself? The old lady's trick was really childish.

"There are still ten days until the old lady's birthday banquet. We can't go out to buy food every day. The food at Tianfu Restaurant is delicious, but it's a bit too expensive." Wanqiu said with concern.

Ye Qingyu raised an eyebrow, "Your lady, I have plenty of money, I can afford to eat there every day."

Wanqiu curled her lips and said nothing more.

As soon as the master and servant finished speaking, they heard the sound of the gate being unlocked.

Lu Qianqian walked in gracefully with a gloating smile.

"Cousin, I heard that Uncle Ye has put you under house arrest. Hey, cousin, don't be angry. Qianqian will persuade Uncle Ye to lift your house arrest as soon as possible."

Ye Qingyu's expression was calm and indifferent. "In that case, thank you very much, cousin."

Seeing Ye Qingyu's indifferent expression, Lu Qianqian couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart, "Ye Qingyu, you have come to this day. No matter how indifferent you pretend to be, you are not liked by your father and grandmother. Sooner or later, your position will be replaced by me."

"Oh, this is my cousin's dinner tonight. How can I swallow this? Qianqian brought some food. If you don't mind, please try some."

Lu Qianqian took the food box from the maid and took out a plate of exquisite and delicious food.

"This is Qianqian's dinner tonight. I heard that my cousin was under house arrest, and I was afraid that she would be hungry, so Qianqian brought her own food." Lu Qianqian said with a proud smile.

Ye Qingyu smiled faintly and said, "In this case, my cousin will be hungry, right?"

"No, Qianqian will have dinner with her great aunt today." Lu Qianqian was even more proud.

Your grandmother, Ye Qingyu, forbade you from leaving the house, but she ate with me. Humph, look at the difference. Your grandmother loves her the most.

Ye Qingyu nodded calmly, her emotions calm.

Seeing that Ye Qingyu still looked indifferent, Lu Qianqian felt a little unwilling.

"Cousin, Qianqian has heard about what happened today. I'm not being nosy, but your actions today really irritated Uncle Ye and my great aunt. My great aunt is still angry."

"Cousin, you should apologize to Uncle Ye and my great aunt. Otherwise, you won't be able to attend my great aunt's birthday party in a few days. My great aunt said she would take me to the party and introduce me to the noble ladies in Kyoto."

"Really? Congratulations, cousin."

Ye Qingyu remained calm.

Lu Qianqian's expression darkened.

"Alas, Master Ye was beaten unconscious and hasn't woken up yet. He's so pitiful, covered in blood. The doctor said if he doesn't take good care of himself, he might not be able to catch up with the imperial examination."

Lu Qianqian sighed, her expression sympathetic. "Cousin, I'm not being nosy, but you should have pleaded for mercy for Master Ye. How could you have watched such a cruel thing happen and remained indifferent?"

Ye Qingyu put down the teacup in her hand, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she said playfully, "Why, cousin, you feel bad for me? That's right, I'm also Mu Shaoai's age. If you like Ye Shuwen, I can help you."

After Lu Qianqian heard what Ye Qingyu said, she felt terrible. Her face turned pale and her expression was full of absurdity and panic.

"No, I didn't mean that. I just felt sorry for him getting beaten up. Cousin, you misunderstood."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Really? Cousin, there's no need to be shy. This is human nature. If you really like Ye Shuwen, I will bring this up with my grandmother and father."

Lu Qianqian's face turned pale with fear. "No, I didn't, no, cousin, please don't tell grandma. You really misunderstood. I don't like him."

"Cousin, Qianqian has something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Lu Qianqian's face turned pale as she hurried away as if she was running for her life.

Ye Qingyu looked at Lu Qianqian who left in a hurry, and a playful and sinister smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Miss, what should we do with these meals?"

"Throw them all away and feed them to the dogs."

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