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

Ye Weilan, who was inside the room, overheard the servant's words and quickly came out: "Mother, does Father know? We..."

What should we do?

This question also came to Liu Xueying's mind.

How to do?

Her current position as the Lady of the Ye Manor was hard-won, and it wasn't easy for her to keep the manor so clean. She understood perfectly well that this position was given to her by Ye Qinghao. Since he gave it to her, he could easily take it back.

Ye Qinghao has several concubines, and many people are eyeing her position. She cannot afford to make a mistake; if she does, someone will take advantage of the situation.

"Mother, Father summoned us over, is it to... punish us?"

Ye Weilan's voice sounded beside Liu Xueying, tinged with a hint of timidity.

Liu Xueying turned her head and stared at Ye Weilan for a long time, various thoughts flashing through her mind.

Liu Xueying's fingers twitched slightly, and she lowered her voice to say, "Yes, your father already knows about our spreading rumors and framing Ye Qing'an."

"Then... what should we do?" Ye Weilan asked, somewhat flustered.

Liu Xueying pursed her lips: "Listen to your mother, go back to your own courtyard first, go back to bed, and I'll go over by myself."

"Mother, will you go there yourself?"

Liu Xueying nodded: "I'll go myself. I'll just say that you caught a chill after coming out of the ancestral hall and have a headache. I'm afraid you'll pass on your illness to your father, so I won't come."

Ye Qing'an thought Liu Xueying wanted to protect her, and was deeply moved. She asked with concern, "What about Mother? Will Father punish Mother?"

"Don't worry." Liu Xueying gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly. "I am your father's wife, and I know his temperament very well. Even if he gets angry, I can coax him a little and soften my stance. He'll just punish him by confining him to his quarters and that'll be the end of it. Don't worry."

Seeing Liu Xueying's calm and confident demeanor, Ye Weilan nodded, though she still had some doubts. In her heart, her mother was indeed a capable person.

If one were not capable, one could not have been promoted from a concubine to the principal wife.

Thinking this through, Ye Weilan nodded in agreement: "Alright then, I'll go back to lie down first. If Mother needs anything, just send someone to let me know."

Liu Xueying replied absentmindedly, "Okay, your father is waiting, I'll go first."

As soon as Liu Xueying entered the main courtyard, she saw Ye Qinghao sitting alone in the main hall, his face cold.

Liu Xueying gripped the handkerchief tighter, secretly relieved that Ye Qing'an wasn't there.

It seems that the master still cares about their marital relationship and doesn't want her to lose face in front of Ye Qing'an.

Liu Xueying straightened her back slightly, smiled, and gracefully entered the main hall: "Master, you summoned me here in such a hurry. I wonder what it is about? I'm currently making arrangements to host a family banquet at home. Although you said that Qing'an's possession of a Holy Spirit Body shouldn't be publicized, it is still a joyous occasion and should be celebrated properly. Otherwise, it would be unfair to Qing'an."

Ye Qinghao lifted his eyelids, his eyes turning cold: "You feel sorry for Qing'an? Now you know that you feel sorry for her? When you ordered the rumors to be spread outside, saying that Wei Lan's accident in the palace yesterday was because Qing'an drugged her, did you not think about whether it would hurt Qing'an?"

"Hmm?" Liu Xueying looked completely bewildered. "What rumors? Why do I not understand what you're saying, sir?"

Liu Xueying hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Could it be that Master is referring to the matter I proposed the other day?"

Liu Xueying glanced at Ye Qinghao: "I did have such an idea the day before yesterday, but when I asked you yesterday, you didn't agree. How could I dare to do something you haven't agreed to? Besides, before..."

Liu Xueying lowered her eyes: "I was unaware before that Qing'an's dantian had been repaired, and that she was now a Holy Spirit Body. If I had known this earlier, I certainly wouldn't have said those things to you, Master. At that time, I was just thinking that since Qing'an couldn't cultivate and had given birth, her reputation was naturally not as important as Wei Lan's."

"I know that my idea at the time was not very kind, but I was anxious because of the damage to Wei Lan's reputation."

"Now that we know she is a Holy Spirit Body, I naturally understand that Qing'an is of utmost importance to our Ye family. As the only Holy Spirit Body in the Ye family, she is tied to the future of our Ye family, and her reputation must not be tarnished."

Ye Qinghao twirled the jade thumb ring on his hand, staring intently at Liu Xueying's face, as if trying to determine whether what she said was true or false.

"Do you know that this morning, rumors have been circulating outside, saying that Qing An drugged Wei Lan, causing Wei Lan to lose all her composure in the palace."

Liu Xueying's expression immediately changed: "What? This is true? How could this be?"

Liu Xueying's face was full of astonishment, and she looked somewhat flustered: "Master, those rumors were not spread by me. I would never dare to do anything without your permission."

“But…” Ye Qinghao pursed his lips: “I sent people to investigate carefully, and those rumors originated from our mansion…”

“In our household, besides you, who else would care so much about Weilan’s reputation? And who else could come up with such a way to spread such rumors? I listened carefully to those rumors, and they are exactly the same as the ones you mentioned the other day.”

Liu Xueying's face was also full of confusion. After a long silence, she seemed to suddenly remember something: "No, it's impossible, it can't be like that."

Ye Qinghao narrowed his eyes: "It can't be like that?"

Liu Xueying, however, seemed frightened, her face pale, and she hurriedly shook her head: "No, it's nothing. I didn't say anything. Those rumors were indeed spread by me, it was me who did it..."

Ye Qinghao laughed, but his smile was chilling: "Just now you were so adamant that you didn't spread those rumors, that you wouldn't dare do anything I didn't promise. How come you're admitting it so readily after just a few words?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Ye Qinghao was somewhat annoyed, his face and expression were rather frightening: "Speak! Who did it? Who do you want to take the blame for?"

After Ye Qinghao finished speaking, before Liu Xueying could answer, he paused slightly, then immediately understood.

Within this household, there are those who care about Ye Weilan's reputation, those who know Liu Xueying's schemes, and those who can make Liu Xueying willingly take the blame...

Who else could it be but Ye Weilan?