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

Ye Qing'an brought Ye Weilan back to the Ye residence. Liu Xueying had probably already received the news and was waiting at the second gate.

As Ye Qing'an stepped down from the carriage, she saw that the woman's face was dark and she was looking at her coldly. Then she raised her hand and swung it at her.

"Mother." Ye Qing'an didn't move, her voice cold as well: "Does Mother want to hit me?"

"Mother, do you know that when my sister Weilan had her attack in the palace today, Princess Jinghe was there, as were many other young ladies from prominent families in Wangjing City, but I was the only one who wasn't there. At that time, I was in Yihe Palace talking with Consort Lan."

“Princess Jinghe and the other young ladies from noble families all saw what happened at the time clearly. Mother, if this matter were to get out, what would people say about it? How would they evaluate Sister Weilan? And whose reputation and name would be affected?”

"Mother, have you considered how furious Father will be when this gets to his ears? If he questions you, how will you and Sister Weilan explain? If Father finds out why Sister Weilan is behaving that way, will he investigate further? And if he does, what will he find out?"

"These problems urgently need to be solved. Instead of thinking of solutions, Mother is causing trouble for me here?"

Liu Xueying's raised hand froze halfway, slowly clenching into a fist: "Ye Qing'an, are you feeling smug? You must have been behind this whole thing! You want to clear yourself of any wrongdoing? Let me tell you, don't even think about it."

"I'm up to something?" Ye Qing'an chuckled. "What? Is Mother trying to frame me?"

“Mother knows best what really happened to Wei Lan. If you want to frame me, then go ahead. But I can’t guarantee what the consequences will be after you frame me.”

Liu Xueying was furious: "Are you threatening me?"

"I wouldn't dare." Ye Qing'an still smiled. "I'm just reminding Mother that Wei Lan is still unconscious. Perhaps Mother should find a doctor to take a look at her?"

"You..." Liu Xueying took a deep breath, turned around and ordered the people behind her, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help the Second Miss down?"

Ye Qing'an smiled, turned around and carried Eleven down from the carriage, then leisurely led him back to Qingxiang Pavilion.

"Mother, what exactly happened to Ye Weilan?" Eleven asked, nestled on Ye Qing'an's lap, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Ye Qing'an smiled and patted Eleven's hair. Naturally, after she and Ye Weilan completely broke up on the estate, Eleven no longer called Ye Weilan "Auntie": "They originally wanted to harm me."

"Harm Mother?" Eleven sat up straight immediately. "They want to harm Mother?"

"Yes, they sprinkled itching powder on the clothes I wore to enter the palace. That stuff causes unbearable itching all over the body, making you want to scratch yourself until you bleed. If I had an attack in the palace, I would definitely lose all my composure and incur the displeasure of Consort Lan."

Although Eleven was young, she already understood that the reason the people in the Ye residence had allowed them to stay there and provided them with food and drink was because of Consort Lan. If they were to be disliked by Consort Lan, then…

Eleven gritted her teeth: "They're so vicious!"

"Yes, what a vicious heart." Although she said this, Ye Qing'an's voice was somewhat languid.

"Why didn't Mother have a reaction? And what about Ye Weilan...?"

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Because I discovered their plot in advance and secretly made the switch."

Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and looked at Eleven: "This move is called using their own methods against them, which means using the same methods they used to harm me to harm them."

"To use their own methods against them?"

Eleven murmured softly, her brows furrowed tightly: "But after what happened to Wei Lan that night, she must know in her heart that it was most likely Mother's doing, and she certainly won't let Mother off easily..."

“But they have no evidence.” Ye Qing’an’s lips were cold. “Even if they want to punish someone, they must produce evidence that can convince everyone. Now that Consort Lan is here, it is impossible for them to punish us without evidence.”

"There is no evidence..." Eleven said thoughtfully.

Ye Qing'an nodded: "Whether you accuse others or others want to accuse you, you need to defend yourself and you need evidence. As long as your evidence is convincing enough to convince others, you can win. In the face of evidence, the truth of the matter becomes less important."

Perhaps it was because Ye Qing'an's words contradicted the teachings Eleven had received, Eleven remained stunned for a long time, sitting there blankly.

Ye Qing'an knew she should give him some time to process things on his own, so she stood up and said, "If you have nothing else to do, go to the study and read. I'm a little sleepy and want to rest for a while."

Eleven responded and stood up to go to the study.

Ye Qing'an listened to the footsteps outside gradually fading away before heading straight to the Cloud Dreamland.

Jiuxiao, holding a fishing rod, sat on a rock by the lake and fished.

"What are you doing?" Ye Qing'an walked up to him and stopped.

"Fishing, huh?" Jiu Xiao glanced at Ye Qing'an. "I suddenly have a craving for fish."

Ye Qing'an was even more puzzled: "You...eat fish? Wouldn't it be much easier to just catch them directly from the lake?"

"That won't do. I never force anyone. Fish that are willing to eat me will naturally take the bait."

Looking at his carefree appearance, Ye Qing'an regretted more and more that she had so easily agreed to form a spirit beast contract with him in order to break the seal. Spirit beasts are also extremely important to a Xuanling Master.

My own is not only of low rank, but it's also probably not very smart.

Ye Qing'an had something on her mind that she couldn't figure out, so she stood aside and watched Jiu Xiao fish.

After a while, Jiu Xiao couldn't help but ask, "You came here just to watch me fish?"

Ye Qing'an then came to her senses and gently shook her head: "No, I was just thinking about something."

After settling things down, Ye Qing continued, "When you went to give Ye Weilan the itching powder, I met a man in the side hall of Consort Lan's Yihe Palace."

"A man?" Jiuxiao turned his head in surprise. "How could there be a man in Consort Lan's palace? A eunuch?"

“No.” Ye Qing’an shook her head. Having grown up in the palace, she could distinguish between ordinary men and eunuchs. “When I first saw him, my first thought was that he was Consort Lan’s male favorite, and he seemed to tacitly agree at the time. But I always felt that something was a little off…”

Ye Qing'an thought about her encounter with the man several times before saying, "I'm wondering if that person could be the Prince Duan, the son of Consort Lan, who was exiled?"