Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

As soon as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, Jiu Xiao revealed his true form. His enormous, silver-white body suddenly appeared in the hall, and then gradually shrank until it was indeed only the length of a little finger.

The hall was filled with a variety of elaborate furnishings, so hiding this small thing would not have been difficult.

Soon, the little snake disappeared without a trace.

Just as Ye Qing'an was about to leave, she heard a voice suddenly rang out beside her: "That silvery-white python, is it actually your spirit beast? The python that, according to legend, kidnapped Consort Lan?"

"Who?"

Ye Qing'an was startled and turned around to see a man who had appeared at the entrance of the inner hall.

The man was about twenty years old and wore a pure gold mask. The two sides of the mask were completely different, one half smiling and the other half devilish.

The mask completely covered his face, revealing only his eyes, one brown and one blue-gray.

Heterochromia?

Who is he?

How could there be a man in his twenties in Consort Lan's palace?

The two men most likely to be here are the Emperor and Prince Rui.

But the Emperor was over forty, while Prince Rui was not yet ten years old...

What startled Ye Qing'an even more was what the man had just said: he had seen Jiu Xiao? He had seen him in human form? And he even knew that Consort Lan had been abducted by a silver-white python and then rescued by her?

Ye Qing'an clenched his fist in his sleeve. If that's the case, this person cannot be allowed to live.

Ye Qing'an acted faster than her heart could move, and rushed straight towards the man.

The man easily dodged Ye Qing'an's attack and grabbed her hand: "You are no match for me."

Ye Qing'an stiffened slightly. Yes, her spiritual power cultivation was not yet fully developed...

Ye Qing'an's mind raced. This man was neither Consort Lan's husband nor her son, yet he appeared in Yihe Palace in broad daylight, and his wide robes and flowing sleeves suggested he wasn't planning to make a move...

"Are you Ye Qing'an, the legitimate daughter of the Ye family? The one who was sent to the estate by the Ye family four years ago because of her pregnancy out of wedlock?" The man continued, "Isn't she rumored to be unable to cultivate? Why do you have spiritual power within you? And why can you command a spirit beast that can take human form..."

"You kidnapped Consort Lan and went to great lengths to return to the Ye residence. What are you planning to do?"

"Now that I know this secret, guess how Consort Lan will react if I tell her about it?"

Ye Qing'an suddenly shook her hand, and the man took the opportunity to let go.

Ye Qing'an was born and raised in the palace in her previous life. Having spent so much time in the palace, she had witnessed far too many of the sordid things that happened there.

A young man suddenly appears in a concubine's palace, neither her husband nor her son. What does this mean? How could she not know?

Ye Qing'an sneered: "A mere sycophant dares to threaten me? Then guess what will happen if I expose your affair with Consort Lan? Guess who Consort Lan will protect if I use this against her?"

A sycophant?

The man's fingers twitched slightly, and a hint of interest flashed in his heterochromatic eyes.

Did this woman think he was Consort Lan's...male favorite?

It's interesting.

After Consort Lan's incident, he secretly sent people to investigate her affairs, and learned about everything she suffered in the Ye Mansion and the kind of life she lived on the estate.

What I thought was a coincidence at first seems to be no coincidence at all.

He discovered traces of surging spiritual energy in a woman whose spiritual root was supposedly damaged and who could not cultivate, and she also possessed a spirit beast.

What did she want to do after going to such lengths to return to the Ye residence?

This woman seems to be hiding many secrets.

And she is also a member of the Ye family.

The Ye family... his current state is inextricably linked to the Ye family.

Even now, the Ye family and that person have never broken off their secret contact.

With a slight thought, his gaze fell on the woman in front of him: "Now you hold something on me, and I hold something on you. How about we make a fair deal?"

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "A deal? What kind of deal?"

"You went to great lengths to create the illusion that you saved Consort Lan using spirit beasts, just so you could get Consort Lan to back you up and prevent the people of the Ye family from easily touching you, right?"

“I can persuade Consort Lan to help you continue performing this play for a long time and help you gain a foothold in Wangjing City.”

"Similarly, I need you to do something for me."

Ye Qing'an slightly curled her fingers: "What is it?"

The man curled the corners of his mouth: "Since you have chosen Consort Lan as your support, you must have done your research and know that since Consort Lan was placed under house arrest and released from the Cold Palace, she has been using the pretense of eating vegetarian food and worshipping Buddha to stay in various temples for a period of time from time to time."

"I can only see her a few times each time I visit those temples. After returning to the palace, the security is very tight, and it is not easy to sneak in."

"But Consort Lan's return to the palace this time is due to two reasons: firstly, because of the trouble you caused, and secondly, because..."

Ye Qing'an noticed a dark glint in the man's eyes: "Secondly, it's because the Emperor... is ill."

Your Majesty, are you ill?

Ye Qing'an abruptly looked up at the man. She wasn't surprised he knew about this, given his position as a servant of Consort Lan. However, judging from his tone, he seemed to have ulterior motives regarding the Emperor's illness, and perhaps already had a plan in mind?

"The Emperor is ill, so what? What do you want to do?"

The man chuckled. "I'm just an ordinary citizen, what can I possibly do? It's just..."

The man's gaze suddenly turned cold: "According to reports from Consort Lan's spies in the palace, the Emperor's illness seems to be quite serious, and the Empress has secretly made plans, persuading the Emperor to draft a list of those to be buried with him a hundred years from now, which includes Consort Lan."

Ye Qing'an frowned. The rule of concubines being buried alive with the emperor upon his death has existed since ancient times. However, those buried with him are mostly concubines without children. Consort Lan gave birth to two sons for the emperor, so why would she be buried with him?

However, the power struggles and intrigues within the palace are so varied and unpredictable that nothing is absolute.

The man pursed his lips: "I don't ask for anything else, but I can't bear to watch Consort Lan be buried with that tyrannical emperor. So, I have some plans, but I still need someone to cooperate with me."

"I think you are the most suitable."

As soon as the man explained his plan, Ye Qing'an immediately understood why he said she was the most suitable person for the task.

Ye Qing'an quickly calculated in her mind: "This move will involve a considerable risk for me..."

The man naturally understood what she meant, and before she could finish speaking, he said directly, "I can help you display the talent you want during the Spirit Stone test."