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

The process of becoming an apprentice went incredibly smoothly, so smoothly that Ye Qing'an found it somewhat strange.

She thought that since Ye Weilan and Liu Xueying knew that she wanted to become Lingjun's disciple, they should try to give the master some hints and make things difficult for her.

However, Mr. Lingjun barely glanced at Ye Qing'an from beginning to end, chatting idly with Ye Qinghao. It wasn't until Ye Qing'an served him tea that he finally looked at Ye Qing'an: "I heard that your innate body is the Holy Spirit Body, which is indeed a great talent. However, you started too late. Since you started late, you should study and practice diligently so as not to disappoint Lord Ye's good intentions."

"Yes." Ye Qing'an replied respectfully, "Disciple will remember Master's teachings."

Master Lingjun nodded, drank his tea, and put the teacup aside: "Although I have already become your disciple today, your arrival was really unexpected. I still need to prepare. Please come back for class in three days."

"Yes."

After offering tea to the master, the formal apprenticeship was considered complete. Ye Qinghao exchanged a few more polite words with Master Lingjun before leaving with Ye Qing'an.

Back at the Ye residence, the carriage stopped at the gate. Ye Qing'an had just gotten off the carriage and was about to turn around to help Eleven down when she saw someone suddenly rush out from the side, heading straight for her.

Ye Qing'an was startled and almost instinctively wanted to raise her hand to circulate her qi, but she quickly realized that she was in the Ye residence and that Ye Qinghao was standing not far away, so she silently lowered her hand.

The man stopped a step away from Ye Qing'an and knelt down with a thud.

Ye Qing'an was a little confused. What was going on?

Just as she was wondering what was going on, the man kowtowed to Ye Qing'an, then raised his head and said, "Miss... I've been looking for you so hard..."

"Miss?"

Ye Qing'an frowned, looked up at the person, and searched her memory before recognizing the person in front of her.

This is the dowry maid, surnamed Wei, who was brought to the Ye family by Ye Qing'an's mother. She has been serving Ye Qing'an since she was born.

Until Ye Qing'an got into trouble and was expelled from the Ye family.

Ye Qing'an was taken to the estate, but the nanny and maid who had served her before were not able to go with her.

When she returned to the Ye residence, she did not see the person who had served Ye Qing'an before. She assumed that Liu Xueying had quietly taken them away and did not pay any attention to it. Who would have thought that this Granny Wei would suddenly appear like this.

"Granny Wei?" Ye Qing'an frowned. She didn't know where Granny Wei had gone before, but she was always cautious and felt that Granny Wei's sudden appearance at this time was quite unusual.

Upon seeing that Ye Qing'an recognized her, Granny Wei burst into tears: "Oh! Miss still recognizes me. After Miss was sent away, I was worried about her, so I left the manor as well. All these years, I've been searching for Miss. I've searched every estate belonging to the Ye family that I know of, but I still couldn't find her. Today, I returned to Wangjing City intending to stay with relatives, but I heard that Miss has returned to the Ye family..."

"When Madam left, her biggest worry was Miss. Four years ago, it was because I failed to protect Miss that she suffered such hardship. Now that I see Miss safe and sound, I can finally rest easy. After I die, I will finally be able to report back to Madam."

Ye Qinghao stood to the side and heard Wei Mama's words clearly. He frowned slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. He said to Ye Qing'an, "Since she is an old woman who served you before, take her back to the manor first. There is no reason to stand at the gate to catch up."

Granny Wei hurriedly raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face haphazardly: "Yes, it was this servant who lost her composure."

Ye Qing'an smiled gently and reached out to help Wei Mama up: "Mama, don't cry. I'm perfectly fine now. Let's go inside and talk. It's really not proper for you to be standing at the gate."

After helping Granny Wei up, Ye Qing'an turned around and reached out her hand into the carriage.

Eleven stuck out his tongue and stepped out of the carriage, but didn't let Ye Qing'an carry him: "Mother, I'm already four years old, a little man now, I can walk by myself, so you don't need to carry me anymore."

"Hmm?" Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows slightly. Didn't she let her hug her before? Why the sudden change of heart?

"I want to grow up quickly so that I can become your arms that shelter you from the wind and rain."

Ye Qing'an couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Where did you learn that from?"

Eleven coughed lightly and lowered his voice: "The storybook that Ye Feiran's page gave him is written like this. I think it's written in a very domineering way."

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes.

Would Ye Feiran's page tell such stories to an eight-year-old child?

Ye Qing'an remained calm as she watched Eleven get off the carriage. Turning around, she saw Granny Wei looking at Eleven: "This is... young master, isn't it?"

Ye Qing'an nodded and was about to speak when she heard Eleven speak: "Greetings, Granny."

Granny Wei's gaze fell on Eleven's face. After a long silence, she said softly, "Young Master's nose and mouth do resemble Miss's somewhat."

Ye Qing'an smiled and led Eleven into the Ye residence.

Ye Qinghao waited for her behind the screen wall: "After you return to the manor, the people who serve you are all sent by your mother. They have never served you before, and they don't know you or your habits and preferences. Now that Granny Wei has returned, you will have someone close to you. If she is willing to stay, let her stay."

Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows slightly. Judging from Ye Qinghao's words, it seemed that he was not entirely unaware of Liu Xueying's actions.

Knowing this, he still indulged her without restraint, simply because he hadn't taken his good-for-nothing daughter, Ye Qing'an, seriously before.

Ye Qing'an watched Ye Qinghao's retreating figure and slightly curled the corners of her lips.

He turned to Granny Wei and said, "Let's go back to the courtyard and talk."

Granny Wei nodded in agreement.

Ye Qing'an led Eleven into the courtyard, with Granny Wei following behind without saying a word.

After returning to the courtyard, Shiyi went off to play by himself, while Granny Wei and Ye Qing'an chatted together in the main hall.

"After I left the Ye residence, did Mother make things difficult for you? And how did Granny leave the Ye residence?"

Granny Wei lowered her head, staring only at the tips of her shoes.

"After the young lady was sent away, the madam sent both me and Mingyan to the servants' quarters to do some hard labor. However, I am old and can't handle the hard work. The people in the servants' quarters disliked me for only eating and not doing anything, so they kicked me out of the mansion."

"I've been searching for you, Miss, for the past few years since I left the manor, but I haven't been able to find you. I heard that you've returned to the Ye manor, so I rushed here in a hurry..."

"Miss, you've suffered so much these past years..."