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

Give them a chance to reform?

A harmonious family brings prosperity.

Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and smiled.

"What are you laughing at, sister?"

Ye Qing'an shook her head: "Actually, if Ye Weilan hadn't bribed the people at the manor to coerce and humiliate me at every turn, I probably wouldn't have returned to the Ye family at all. I came back only because I was desperate and wanted to find a place to settle down and make a living."

"As for what happened after I came back..."

Ye Qing'an raised her head, her eyes filled with innocence: "Your mother and sister did try to make things difficult for me after I came back, but... the things that have happened recently have nothing to do with me."

“I haven’t returned to the manor for four years. Now that I’m back, everything from my food and clothing to my lodgings and even the maids and servants who attend to me is provided by the madam. Although I have considerable talent, I’ve only just begun cultivating and my spiritual power is weak. Under these circumstances, what do you think I can do?”

Hearing Ye Qing'an's words, Ye Zirui didn't show any extra emotion, remaining as gentle as a breeze: "Of course I believe in you, sister, but even so, I should apologize to you for what Mother and Weilan did..."

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "If Mother and Wei Lan can stop making things difficult for me, then I am naturally willing to get along with them. After all, as Brother Zirui said, harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things."

"That's good. Although I'm often away from home because of my work, if you suffer any grievances while in the mansion, you can still come and tell me. Although I'm a man and it's inconvenient for me to interfere in the affairs of the inner quarters, both Father and Mother are still willing to listen to me."

“Okay.” Ye Qing’an smiled. “If you want to take Fei Ran shopping, then go ahead. Fei Ran is impatient, and she might throw a tantrum if we keep waiting.”

Ye Zirui responded, cupped his hands in greeting to Ye Qing'an, and then turned to get into the carriage.

As Ye Qing'an watched the carriage gradually disappear into the distance, the smile on her face slowly faded.

"Is the eldest young master here to apologize? But why do I feel that what he said is rather inexplicable?"

Ye Qing'an scoffed, "This isn't an apology. He came here specifically for three reasons: first, to let me know how much Fei Ran depends on him, so I'll be hesitant to act rashly; second, to test me, to find out if the recent events are related to me; and third..."

"Thirdly, it was to support his mother and sister. He kept saying that he was a man and that his father would listen to him when he did things outside. He wanted to tell me that even though the Ye family was in power, the person his father trusted most was still him."

Zi Xiao frowned: "Then Miss..."

Ye Qing'an chuckled: "He's talking to the wrong person. After all, take the incident at the Prince of Anding's mansion, for example. It was Prince Anding who wanted a thorough investigation. It was Father who found out that the matter was related to the Madam. Apart from accidentally spilling some tea on the carriage and deducing that the poison was in the ice, I didn't do anything else."

Zi Xiao lowered her eyes. It was indeed so, but it was precisely because she could so cleanly sever ties with the matter that it was all the more alarming.

After returning to the Ye residence by carriage, I had just alighted from the carriage when I saw Xu Mo getting off from another carriage.

Although Ye Qing'an already knew that Xu Mo would be entering the manor today, she still feigned surprise: "Physician Xu? What brings Physician Xu here?"

Before Xu Mo could answer, Ye Qing'an laughed and said, "I was just telling Father that if it weren't for Physician Xu at the banquet hosted by Prince An Ding, I don't know what would have happened to my younger brother. Physician Xu saved me before, and then he saved my younger brother. It's really a kind of fate."

Xu Mo wore a half-mask, and Ye Qing'an only saw a smile flash in his heterochromatic eyes before he smiled and said, "It's fate. I am honored to have the favor of Lord Ye. I am here today as a guest of the Ye family. I'm afraid I will have to trouble Miss Ye to take good care of me in the future."

"A retainer? Really?" Ye Qing'an was also overjoyed: "Then won't I be able to see Doctor Xu more often?"

Seemingly realizing that his words were somewhat inappropriate, Ye Qing'an quickly added, "Physician Xu's medical skills are superb, and he is also Fei Ran's and my benefactor. If Physician Xu were to stay in our residence, I would be able to repay him in many ways."

Xu Mo's gaze swept across Ye Qing'an's face, his eyes filled with interest: "Yes, Miss Ye will be able to see me often in the future."

However, he did not respond to the two sentences that Ye Qing'an hurriedly added to explain later.

This Xu Mo...

She did indeed deliberately speak in such an ambiguous way so that the gatekeeper's servants would report to Ye Qinghao later, making Ye Qinghao think that her attitude towards Xu Mo was unusual, or at least that she had feelings for him.

But why would Xu Mo agree to her and play along?

Ye Qing'an noticed the playful glint in Xu Mo's eyes, narrowed her eyes, and snorted inwardly, but her face still showed a very happy expression: "Then I will take Doctor Xu to see Father. I just returned to the manor, and I can talk to Doctor Xu on the way."

Xu Mo readily agreed, nodding in response: "Then... I'll have to trouble Miss Ye."

Then she followed Ye Qing'an into the mansion.

Ye Qing'an and Xu Mo chatted as they walked toward the main courtyard. Just as they reached the back garden, they heard Eleven's voice: "Mother!"

Ye Qing'an looked in the direction of the sound and saw Eleven running towards her with a happy expression.

Ye Qing'an opened her arms, but Eleven stopped not far away from Ye Qing'an: "I've already said it, I'm a big kid now, I don't need my mother to hold me anymore."

"Mother, are you back from your studies? Did everything go well today?"

"Everything went smoothly. Have you been behaving well in the manor?"

"Of course." Eleven's eyes sparkled with stars. After greeting Ye Qing'an, his gaze fell on Xu Mo's face.

"Wow..." Eleven's gaze lingered on Xu Mo's mask for a moment, then she laughed, "Big brother's mask is so beautiful, and why are your eyes two colors? They're so handsome..."

Xu Mo was also looking at Eleven, and when he heard what Eleven said, he couldn't help but laugh: "Is it good?"

"Absolutely stunning! I've never seen such beautiful eyes and a mask before."

"Thank you for the compliment." Xu Mo's mood suddenly brightened, but his gaze remained fixed on Eleven's little face, and he was somewhat surprised.

Having met Ye Qing'an several times before, she had never seen this rumored son of Ye Qing'an. But now, upon closer inspection, she found the child's appearance strangely familiar...

It was so familiar that it chilled him to the bone.