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

Liu Xueying's steps were filled with anger, while Ye Qing'an calmly followed behind, holding Eleven's hand.

The two walked to the foot of an artificial hill, and Ye Qing'an called out to Liu Xueying: "Let's stay here. There's no road on this side, so there are fewer people coming and going, and it's more... secluded."

Liu Xueying looked around, and seeing that no one was around, she said fiercely, "What do you want to say?"

"Tell me, you sent people to spread rumors that Ye Weilan lost her composure in the palace because I drugged her. But before the rumors could spread, I suddenly became a Holy Spirit Body, which surprised you. You were in a hurry to stop the rumors from spreading, but who would have thought that those rumors had already been discovered by Father..."

Liu Xueying's face was icy: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Ye Qing'an still smiled: "Mother, don't rush, we'll get to the point soon. The point is, you were afraid that Father would hold you accountable, which would make your position in the household unstable. So, you came up with a brilliant idea. You had Ye Weilan go back to her room and pretend to be sick, while you went to the main courtyard alone. Ye Weilan thought you were going to take all the blame alone, and she was deeply moved. But unexpectedly, in front of Father, you shifted all the blame onto Ye Weilan. You implied to Father that everything was Ye Weilan's doing, that she was dissatisfied and spread those rumors."

"But Ye Weilan is, after all, Father's own daughter and a young lady of the Ye family. If her reputation is ruined, it will be detrimental to the Ye family in every way. Therefore, Father had no choice but to cover it up and not punish her. You have also repeatedly promised that you will teach Ye Weilan well, so this matter will be left at that."

At first, Liu Xueying's face showed some disdain, but the more she listened, the more alarmed she became. By the end, her face had turned deathly pale.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, Mother knows best." Ye Qing'an looked at Liu Xueying with a smile: "Is Mother very surprised that when you and Father were talking those things, only the two of you were there? How did I know all of this? Did Mother even want to kill you to cover it up?"

Ye Qing'an watched Liu Xueying's constantly changing expression, her smile deepening: "I wonder if Mother has ever heard the saying, 'If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place.' Now that Mother has already done this, do you really think you can hide it from everyone?"

Liu Xueying nearly crumpled the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, her lips trembling slightly. After a long while, she took a deep breath and calmed herself down: "How did you know? What do you want to do?"

Ye Qing'an chuckled again: "How did I know? Mother, guess? Mother is... very smart and capable, isn't she?"

Guess?

Liu Xueying gritted her teeth. That was Ye Qinghao's main courtyard; even she couldn't tamper with it there, let alone someone who had just returned to the manor and hadn't yet established herself. Besides, although Ye Qing'an possessed the Holy Spirit Body, she hadn't cultivated yet, so it was impossible for her to secretly hide in Ye Qinghao's main courtyard and eavesdrop on their conversation without Ye Qinghao's knowledge.

unless……

It was entirely with Ye Qinghao's tacit approval.

Ye Qinghao tacitly allowed her to hide in the courtyard and listen to their conversation, or perhaps Ye Qinghao personally told Ye Qing'an what they were talking about.

However, either possibility was enough to fill her with intense hatred.

She had been by Ye Qinghao's side for over twenty years. When she was a concubine, she served him wholeheartedly, bore him children, and after finally being promoted to the position of principal wife, she still worked hard every day to manage the household.

Who would have thought he would treat me like this?

Is it because Ye Qing'an is a Holy Spirit?

Although the Holy Spirit Body is indeed rare, Ye Qing'an clearly has ulterior motives!

Could it be that my devotion to him day and night, and my wholehearted care for him, is not as valuable as that of Ye Qing'an?

"As for what I want to do?" Ye Qing'an's gaze fell on Liu Xueying, but she did not answer her question clearly: "I know what Mother is planning now. Is it... that she wants to eliminate me completely before I can cultivate?"

Liu Xueying suddenly raised her head, and their eyes met, sparks flying.

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "I've never really understood why my mother harbored such hostility towards me. When she was still alive, she wasn't the type to compete for things, and she never mistreated you. Besides, because of my lack of talent, my mother's life wasn't much better than yours."

"Later, my mother died in childbirth, and you were promoted to the position of wife. Before you could even fully establish yourself, you started to try to bully and humiliate me. I never understood why."

“Logically speaking, neither Fei Ran nor I are particularly talented, and our birth mothers died early. We pose no threat to you, Ye Zirui, or Ye Weilan. If you deal with us, it will only damage your reputation and leave you with a reputation for mistreating legitimate children.”

What exactly is it for?

Liu Xueying's expression gradually hardened, her eyes gleaming with a chilling coldness: "Why? Your birth mother was born into a better family than me, but in every other way she was inferior to me, yet she has been oppressing me for over ten years. You are a good-for-nothing, but because you are the legitimate daughter, you are able to obtain things that my children would do anything to get. How can I not hate you?"

Just because of that?

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, feeling that Liu Xueying wasn't telling the truth.

However, she also understood that if there were any hidden secrets, she would never tell the truth.

Her attempts to force her were futile.

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't ask for much when I came back this time. Eleven is still young. I just want him to have a good life, not to be bullied, not to go hungry, and not to have trouble even eating and dressing. I also don't want to compete with you or fight with you. Fighting to the point of mutual destruction will not benefit either of us..."

"If you promise not to cause me any more trouble, I will keep quiet about what happened today. If not, then don't blame me."

"Heh..." Liu Xueying sneered, "You really think you can threaten me with this?"

Liu Xueying seemed to have heard an outrageous joke: "You think anyone will believe you if you say these things out loud?"

"Does Mother mean she's going to fight me to the bitter end?"

Liu Xueying stared at her resentfully without answering, but Ye Qing'an understood what she meant and simply nodded gently: "Alright, alright, since Mother is like this, then I have no choice but to give Mother a special gift."

Hearing Ye Qing'an say this and seeing the smile on her face, Liu Xueying felt a sense of unease creeping into her heart.

Ye Qing'an lowered her voice, speaking only in a voice that the two of them could hear: "Mother, actually, since we came here, Sister Weilan has been in the Qixia Pavilion up there. She heard every word we said clearly."

Seeing Liu Xueying's face suddenly turn deathly pale, Ye Qing'an's smile widened: "I know that Mother is so intelligent and capable, she must have a thousand ways to properly comfort Weilan. However, a broken mirror is broken, and no matter how well it is repaired, it will still leave a mark. A piece of paper is wrinkled, and no matter how hard you try, it will still leave a crease."

"Do you think, Wei Lan, will hate you to the core from now on?"

Ye Qing'an laughed heartily and squeezed Eleven's hand: "Eleven, come on, let's continue our stroll."