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

Jiu Xiao clicked his tongue and muttered to himself, "Truly, the most poisonous heart is that of a woman."

Remembering the purpose of his trip, he continued, "Speaking of which, I forgot something. Today, after Liu Xueying and Ye Weilan learned that you are a Holy Spirit Body, they secretly plotted to deal with you before your Xuanling Technique was fully developed."

"Liu Xueying said that this time she will definitely prepare meticulously, strike decisively, and take your life. You'd better be careful these days..."

Jiu Xiao glanced at Ye Qing'an: "You may indeed have some tricks up your sleeve, but Liu Xueying has been in the Ye family for so many years. She was able to climb from a concubine to this position, and without any family to rely on, she has been able to stay in this position for so many years. She must have some real skills."

"You were able to succeed so easily before only because they underestimated your abilities based on their previous impressions of you. Now that they've discovered you're not as incompetent as they thought, they'll definitely be more wary of you. You'd better be careful..."

Ye Qing'an didn't speak, but only raised her eyes and glanced at Jiu Xiao.

Seeing that Ye Qing'an remained unmoved, Jiu Xiao became anxious: "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm telling you to be careful, your weakness is just too obvious."

"As for yourself, your spiritual power is currently too low. Moreover, you have a child, which is your absolute weakness. You also have a good-for-nothing younger brother, who can also be considered your weakness."

Ye Qing'an nodded: "Yes, I understand."

"..." Jiuxiao gritted his teeth: "Shouldn't you be thinking about how to deal with this? You think you're done just because you know?"

Ye Qing'an glanced at Jiu Xiao: "Then tell me, how should we deal with this?"

"..." Jiuxiao was stunned for a moment by the question: "If I knew, why would I be talking to you?"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "That's true. It's said that snakes are only smart on the surface, but they're not very bright. Many times, as long as a person stands there without moving, the snake won't even notice them."

"I'm not..." Jiu Xiao went crazy.

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qing'an interrupted him, saying, "I know that Liu Xueying's previous attempts were just minor skirmishes. She underestimated me, which is why I was able to gain the upper hand. I also know that even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Liu Xueying has been a local snake for several years, and now the Ye family is full of her people. It would be very easy for her to deal with me."

"I know all this."

Jiu Xiao's attention was drawn to Ye Qing'an's words, and he forgot what he had just wanted to argue. He just frowned and said, "So what do you plan to do? Or do you want me to keep an eye on her and see what tricks Liu Xueying and Ye Qing'an are up to, and then deal with them as they come?"

Jiuxiao felt increasingly aggrieved as he spoke: "But isn't this a bit too passive? It's true that you don't have your own power right now, and it's difficult to use many of your methods in this Ye Mansion, but to just passively take the beating without taking the initiative to fight back?"

Ye Qing'an chuckled: "How could that be?"

Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and straightened her clothes: "Haven't I... always been taking the initiative?"

"Huh?" Jiu Xiao looked bewildered, carefully recalling what Ye Qing'an had been doing recently. His peach blossom eyes were full of doubt: "You've been taking the initiative all along?"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "Although it's not very obvious, given my current status, I can't possibly go and fight Liu Xueying and the others with a knife, can I? It's not about using knives and guns or making a scene that everyone knows about in order to take the initiative."

“I schemed to get Consort Lan back to the Ye residence, I snatched Ye Feiran away, and I made the Ye clan members know that I am a Holy Spirit Body. All of these were my proactive moves.”

Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips, her eyes showing a hint of nonchalance: "Liu Xueying wants to kill me, wants to scheme against me, I will naturally take action, but not now."

"Not now?" Jiu Xiao narrowed his eyes and glanced at Ye Qing'an. "When was 'then'?"

Ye Qing'an chuckled softly: "Since you're in such a hurry, let's do it this evening."

"This evening, find a way to lure Ye Weilan to the Qixia Pavilion on the artificial hill in the backyard."

In the evening... Liu Xueying has a habit of taking a walk in the backyard. She just doesn't know if this habit has changed over the years.

In the evening, Ye Qing'an took Eleven for a walk in the backyard.

"If Mother is a Holy Spirit, does that mean she needs to start cultivating? Is cultivation difficult?"

Eleven followed beside Ye Qing'an, muttering to herself as they walked: "I've heard that cultivation is an extremely arduous thing. You have to spend a lot of time meditating and practicing your mental techniques every day. It sounds pretty boring. Mother, are you scared? If you are, how about I cultivate with you?"

Ye Qing'an lowered her head, looked at Eleven's serious expression, and couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, you're already four years old, so it's indeed time for you to start cultivating."

She needed to find an opportunity to conduct a spirit stone trial for Eleven to see what kind of talent Eleven possessed.

It's best to do it secretly late at night, after all, Eleven is her child, and who knows, he might have inherited her talent? Before it's confirmed, it's best not to let anyone else know.

“Okay.” Eleven didn’t seem afraid at all. “Once I’ve cultivated well enough, I can protect Mother.”

As the mother and son were talking, Ye Qing'an saw his target appear not far away.

Ye Qing'an smiled slightly. It turned out that after all these years, Liu Xueying's habit of taking a walk after dinner hadn't changed.

Ye Qing'an walked straight towards Liu Xueying: "What a coincidence, Mother is also here for a walk?"

Liu Xueying, who had been admiring the lotus flowers in the water vat beside her, turned around upon hearing this, her smile vanishing instantly: "What are you doing here?"

"What are you saying, Mother? I was just taking Eleven for a walk after dinner when I ran into you, so I came to pay my respects. Mother... do you really dislike me like this?"

Liu Xueying gritted her teeth and lowered her voice: "It's just the two of us here. What are you doing in front of me? What tricks are you playing?"

Liu Xueying gripped the embroidered handkerchief in her hand tightly: "Are you perhaps here to show off that you are a Holy Spirit Body? Ye Qing'an, you shouldn't be too smug."

Ye Qing'an lowered her head and chuckled softly: "Is that the kind of person you think I am in Mother's eyes? But speaking of which, I do have something to say to Mother today, but there are so many people coming and going here, it might be a bit inconvenient to talk about it. Why don't you come with me over there to admire the flowers?"

"What's inconvenient about it? Don't try to play tricks on me..."

"Regarding those rumors circulating outside, about me drugging Ye Weilan and causing her to lose all decorum in the palace, it was my mother's servant, Li Gui, who failed in his duties and let my father find out..."

Liu Xueying's expression immediately changed: "Didn't you want to go over there with me to talk? Let's go..."