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

When Liu Xueying arrived at the main courtyard, she saw Ye Qinghao and the butler standing there. The two seemed to be talking, and Ye Qinghao was holding something in his hand.

The butler spotted her first, took two steps back, bowed his head, and whispered, "Master, Madam has arrived."

Ye Qinghao then turned to look at Liu Xueying, and with just one glance, Liu Xueying became secretly on guard.

She knew Ye Qinghao too well; with just one look, she knew something must have happened.

Liu Xueying clenched her hands in her sleeves, then slowly released them.

What is she afraid of?

Although she did intend to take action against Ye Qing'an and her brother at the banquet hosted by Prince An Ding today, Ye Feiran got into trouble before the plan could be carried out.

Ye Feiran's affair had absolutely nothing to do with her.

What is she afraid of?

Thinking this, Liu Xueying stepped inside, her brows furrowed with anxiety: "Master, I heard that Feiran has had an accident. Have you found out who did it?"

"We've found out." Ye Qinghao turned to face Liu Xueying: "The poison was put in the water by the servant guarding the ice cellar, and then frozen into ice blocks along with the water, and delivered to Fei Ran and Qing An's carriage."

"Ah..." Liu Xueying asked in surprise, "The person guarding the ice cellar? Why would he do that?"

Ye Qinghao lowered his eyes to look at what he was holding: "Why? Naturally, it's because someone instructed him. But his mouth was too tight, and even severe interrogation didn't get anything out of him. However, we found some interesting things in his room."

"Huh?" Liu Xueying asked, puzzled. "What is it?"

Ye Qinghao stretched out his hand and laid it out in front of her. In his palm were several items: a silver note, a gold ingot, and two silver ingots.

"Although the household does not treat its servants harshly, their allowances are still limited. It would be difficult for an ordinary servant to accumulate so much gold and silver. The source of these things needs to be investigated carefully."

Upon closer examination of those four words, Ye Qinghao emphasized them, his words carrying a profound meaning.

Liu Xueying's heart tightened. After she became the Lady of the Ye Mansion, she had bribed almost all the servants in the mansion, including the manager of the ice cellar.

Moreover, she had previously used gold and silver to get that person to do things for her.

However, that was several years ago. First, she tricked someone into bringing that little hussy Ye Qing'an into the ice cellar. Then, she had the ice cellar manager pretend not to know anything and close the ice cellar door, locking Ye Qing'an inside for nearly an hour.

At that time, Ye Qing'an was young and weak-willed. Even so, after she was released, she dared not say anything. I remember that after Ye Qing'an went back, she was sick for a whole half month.

But that was several years ago...

Liu Xueying remained expressionless, only nodding: "What the master said makes sense, we should indeed investigate this thoroughly."

Ye Qinghao picked up one of the silver notes and a gold ingot: "This silver note is from Changshun Money Shop. I remember you like to deposit your private property in Changshun Money Shop, don't you?"

Liu Xueying looked up in disbelief. Was Ye Qinghao... suspicious of her?

Liu Xueying choked up, gritting her teeth, "Yes, I have some private assets deposited in Changshun Money Exchange, but Changshun Money Exchange is one of the three major money exchanges in Wangjing City, and I'm not the only one who has deposited silver there..."

"That's true." Ye Qinghao nodded, seemingly having taken her words to heart, but then handed her the gold ingot: "Look at this gold, does it look familiar?"

Liu Xueying's heart skipped a beat again. What did he mean by that?

Liu Xueying nearly vomited blood, but she still took the gold and examined it over and over: "Aren't all gold pieces the same? Could it be that someone's name is engraved on this ingot?"

"Hmm." Ye Qinghao glanced at Liu Xueying: "It doesn't have anyone's name engraved on it, and it does look just like other gold, but this gold has a certain smell."

"The smell?" Liu Xueying held the gold to her nose with some skepticism, sniffed it gently, and then froze. The smell...

She was very familiar with the scent; it was the Moon Fragrance that she usually used.

She could say that countless people in the entire Wangjing city had deposited their silver in those money shops, and that there were quite a few in her household as well. But this Yue Lin Xiang was different. This Yue Lin Xiang was created by the perfumer in her household. Not to mention the entire Ye household, she was probably the only one in the entire Wangjing city who used it.

"Did you smell it?" Ye Qinghao asked.

Liu Xueying gritted her teeth: "I can smell it, it's the scent of Moonscale Incense. But sir, this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't know why the gold is stained with Moonscale Incense. But there are many people in the manor who know that I like to use Moonscale Incense. Someone is deliberately framing me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghao simply lowered his eyes and played with the gold and silver in his hand, remaining silent.

Liu Xueying staggered back two steps: "Does Master suspect me? Feiran grew up by my side, why would I want to harm him?"

Seeing that Ye Qinghao still did not speak, Liu Xueying felt even more heartbroken: "Master should know me. In the past few years, I have been managing the household affairs. Although I don't usually make things difficult for others, if I really wanted to use my cunning to scheme, I could definitely do so without leaving a trace."

"Am I crazy to deliberately leave Moon Scale Fragrance on the gold I bribed?"

Ye Qinghao remained unmoved: "I only act based on evidence, but all the evidence we've found points to you. Simply saying 'I know you' isn't enough to convince everyone. If you claim you're innocent, that you didn't bribe the ice cellar manager and that you didn't instruct him to poison Fei Ran and Qing An, then you need to produce the evidence."

Liu Xueying grew increasingly disheartened; her words were utterly unconvincing.

Liu Xueying gritted her teeth, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes: "Master, where do you expect me to get evidence? You're just looking for a pretext! Since you've already decided in your heart that I did this, why ask any more questions?"

"Just tell me, sir, how you intend to deal with me, and seek justice for Ye Feiran and Ye Qing'an."

Ye Qinghao's gaze fell on Liu Xueying's face. He gripped the gold and silver ingots in his hand tightly, still mindful of the many years she had served him. He pursed his lips and said, "This matter concerns Prince Anding, so I will only send the ice cellar manager to take the blame. However, from now on, you will stay in your own courtyard and reflect on your actions. The household affairs will be temporarily handled by..."

Ye Qinghao paused for a moment: "Let Sixth Aunt manage it for now. Send someone to deliver the keys to the storeroom to her later."

Liu Xueying clenched her fists in her sleeves: "Yes, I understand."