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

Ye Qing'an, who was always impatient with all this crying and wailing, frowned almost imperceptibly: "It's all in the past, let's not dwell on it. What are your plans now, Granny?"

“When I left the manor before, I wanted to follow and serve you, Miss. Now that I have finally found you, I naturally want to serve you by your side. However…”

Granny Wei bit her lip: "It's just that I'm getting old, and I don't know if I can still serve Miss well."

"What do you mean by old age? You're just right, perfect. I'd be more than happy if you stayed. There are only a few maids in the courtyard, no head maid, and I don't know much about many things. Now that you're back, it's just perfect."

Upon hearing Ye Qing'an's words, a hint of joy flashed in Wei's eyes: "Thank you, Miss."

"Alright, why are you thanking me, Granny? You've had a hard time outside. Since you'll be staying in the manor from now on, we'll have plenty of time to chat. Let's not talk about it today. Granny, go and get some rest."

"well."

Ye Qing'an looked up at the two maids standing at the door and pointed to one of them: "Take Granny down and settle her in."

The maidservant quickly replied, "Yes."

After the maid left with Granny Wei, Zixiao walked to Ye Qing'an's side and poured her a cup of tea: "Does Miss really intend to keep Granny Wei in the manor?"

Ye Qing'an lifted her eyelids slightly: "Why do you ask that? This Granny Wei has been serving me in the manor for more than ten years. Even when I was in trouble, she still remembered me. Of course, I have to keep her."

Zi Xiao's smile remained unchanged: "An old woman is an old woman, but whether she is truly as loyal as she claims is another matter."

"Oh?" Ye Qing'an smiled. "Why do you say that?"

"This servant just feels that there are too many suspicious things."

Zixiao paused, then lowered her voice: "That Granny Wei said that she had been looking for Miss outside, and only heard the news of Miss's return to the city today."

"If what she said is true, then she should have just returned to the city and hadn't even had time to settle in before coming to wait outside our mansion. But when I look at her, although her clothes are a bit old, they are neat and clean, as are her shoes, and the soles of her shoes are still clean. She doesn't look like she has been traveling for many days at all."

Ye Qing'an tapped lightly on the table, signaling her to continue.

"Besides, Miss no longer lives in her original place. If one only heard the news that Miss had returned to the manor and knew nothing else, seeing Miss walking this way would surely raise some questions. However, Granny Wei did not have the slightest question about it from beginning to end. She didn't ask a single question even as she walked into this courtyard. This is really quite illogical."

"Furthermore, she kept emphasizing from beginning to end that she had suffered a lot in the past few years and had been looking for Miss, but she didn't mention or ask a word about what Miss had gone through in the past few years. It was as if she was threatening Miss with their past relationship to keep her, which was really uncomfortable."

After Zixiao finished speaking, she lowered her head and whispered, "Miss is exceptionally intelligent. I'm sure you've seen what I noticed as well. I just saw that at the fork in the road, Miss deliberately paused. But that Granny Wei didn't notice at all..."

Ye Qing'an chuckled, "Yes."

Ye Qing'an turned the teacup on the table: "So what do you think this Granny Wei, who left the Ye residence a few years ago, suddenly ran out after learning that I had returned? What is she trying to do?"

Zixiao remained silent for a moment, then shook her head: "This servant does not know."

“I don’t know either.” Ye Qing’an picked up her teacup. “I’m rather curious about what she’s trying to do.”

"However, no matter what she wants to do, I must bring her into the manor today and keep her here. After all, it is true that she has taken care of me for more than ten years without ever leaving my side. If I do not do this today, I am afraid that soon someone will spread rumors about me, saying that I am ungrateful and that I have abandoned my loyal servant as soon as I have a little better life."

Ye Qing'an casually took a sip of tea: "If she truly wants to come back and serve me, that's fine, and I'll consider her another person who is genuinely devoted to me. But if she comes back with ulterior motives, I won't tolerate it."

"I still maintain that loyalty is the most important quality among the people around me."

Zixiao nodded, then said, "Since we're unsure what that Granny Wei is trying to do, then this servant..."

"You don't need to expose yourself to her. When I have something to say to you, I will naturally send her away."

Zixiao was relieved and bowed her head, replying, "Yes."

Granny Wei didn't cause any trouble. The next morning, Ye Qing'an went to Lanting Xiaozhu with Ye Qinghao.

The servants of Lanting Xiaozhu led the father and daughter to the back garden of Lanting Xiaozhu. The back garden of Lanting Xiaozhu was full of medicinal herbs. After passing through the garden full of medicinal herbs, they could see a lake not far away. A long corridor led to the center of the lake, where there was a three-story pavilion.

As soon as Ye Qing'an arrived at the lake, she saw two people sitting in the pavilion in the center of the lake, seemingly playing chess.

Ye Qinghao suddenly stopped, his gaze falling on the two people, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Daddy?"

Ye Qinghao ignored her and only murmured, "The Prince of Huaiyang."

"The Heir Apparent of the Prince of Huaiyang?" Ye Qing'an repeated, carefully examining the two people in the pavilion. The one with his back to them should be Xu Mo, while the person opposite Xu Mo was facing them directly. Ye Qing'an's cultivation was currently insufficient, and he could only barely make out that the person's appearance did indeed seem somewhat familiar.

"Wasn't he suffering from qi deviation due to reversed meridians? Did that miracle doctor really save him?"

"Master Ye, Miss Ye, this way please." The servant who was leading the way interrupted the two and led them to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

He truly is the heir apparent of the Prince of Huaiyang.

Ye Qinghao's gaze swept over the two men and landed directly on the Prince of Huaiyang: "Yesterday I heard that the Prince had suffered a qi deviation while practicing martial arts, but looking at him today, he seems to be fine. The rumors are indeed untrue and should not be believed."

Ye Qing'an lifted her eyelids slightly. It was clearly what they had seen with their own eyes yesterday, but Ye Qinghao only said that he had heard rumors.

The Prince of Huaiyang smiled and said, "That is indeed true, but I was lucky enough to be saved by Doctor Xu. I barely managed to save my life."

Ye Qinghao narrowed his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, but his eyes were full of suspicion: "Is this Doctor Xu really that skilled? He can even save someone suffering from qi deviation and reversed meridians? Could it be... that this is all a charade orchestrated by you all?"