"When I rushed over, I only saw the young master lying in a pool of blood, unconscious and without consciousness..."

Ye Qing'an paused, turning to look at the maid: "Back then, were you the only one who followed Eleven?"

"Yes."

"If that's the case, why didn't you call someone to call a doctor or inform me? You stayed by my side, but instead came back to tell me?"

Seeing the fierce look on Ye Qing'an's face, the maidservant felt a chill and couldn't help but tremble: "At that time... at that time, I called for help, and there were several concubines in the mansion who were strolling and admiring the flowers in the garden. When they saw this, they rushed over and instructed their maids and servants to go and fetch a doctor for the young master. They said they would stay there and told me to come back and inform the young lady as soon as possible."

"They said that I was the young lady's maid, and they didn't know what had happened, nor could they explain it to her..."

"Upon reflection, I realized that's indeed the case. With so many of them around, they wouldn't dare do anything to the young master. Besides, given the young master's appearance, I felt something was amiss, so I didn't dare rashly order someone to carry him back to the courtyard, which is why..."

Ye Qing'an glanced at the maid, said nothing, and continued walking towards the back garden.

Just as the maid had said, a large crowd had gathered at the scene of the incident. Several of them looked somewhat familiar to Ye Qing'an; they must be the concubines of this household.

"The young lady is here, everyone please make way."

Someone spoke up, and everyone turned to look at Ye Qing'an, their eyes filled with curiosity, while others looked on with great interest, as if they were ready to watch the show.

Ye Qing'an curled her fingers in her sleeve. Seeing that no one made a move and she only squinted at them, the crowd made way for her.

Ye Qing'an strode inside and saw Eleven lying face down on the rock, with a pool of blood beneath her, which looked quite horrifying.

"Where's the doctor?" Ye Qing'an shouted, disregarding everything else, he reached out and grabbed Eleven's hand, using his spiritual power to check on Eleven's condition.

Eleven's pulse was relatively normal, not weak, and his meridians and internal organs were not damaged.

Ye Qing'an breathed a sigh of relief and was about to examine his wounds carefully when she noticed that the small hand she was holding moved slightly and her wrist was gently scratched.

Ye Qing'an was taken aback and looked up to examine Eleven's face closely.

Because she was lying face down, Eleven's face was not exposed to everyone. Ye Qing'an squatted to the side and could only see half of her face, but she saw that Eleven was opening one eye and blinking at her, and then closing her eye again.

He looked so mischievous...

Ye Qing'an's tense nerves relaxed a little, but her mind was racing.

Eleven appeared to be unharmed, but the pool of blood beneath him...

Since Eleven woke up, why hasn't he moved? Is he faking it? And why would he pretend to faint?

Surrounded by a group of people, Ye Qing'an had no way to find out the truth. She pretended not to have noticed anything, and raised her head with a tense face: "Where is the doctor? Why hasn't the doctor come yet?"

One of the women hurriedly said, "We've already sent someone to fetch him, and it seems like they've been gone for quite some time. Why is the doctor taking so long to arrive today?"

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. Of all the doctors she knew of living in the Ye residence, there were two. She had already rushed over from the courtyard, but the doctors hadn't arrived yet...

Ye Qing'an gritted her teeth: "Someone, go and ask the master where that Physician Xu who was invited into the manor is staying. Bring him over."

"Medical Doctor Xu?"

Someone voiced their doubts, but Ye Qing'an did not explain. She only turned to the maid who had brought her here and said, "If you fail to bring Doctor Xu here within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I will take your life."

A murderous glint flashed in Ye Qing'an's eyes, and the maid hurriedly replied, "This servant will go right away, will go and invite her right away."

"Young Miss, you certainly have quite the airs?"

Ye Qing'an looked up at the person who spoke. She remembered the woman; she was the fourth concubine in the manor…

When Liu Xueying was a concubine, she was the second in line and had a good relationship with this fourth concubine.

Ye Qing'an glanced at the fourth concubine's attire. Among the three women dressed as concubines, her clothes and jewelry were much more exquisite than the others. It seemed that she was living a good life in the mansion, probably thanks to Liu Xueying.

It's quite rare to find two women in the backyard of this mansion, serving the same man, yet still as close as sisters, without having fallen out.

Ye Qing'an looked at him coldly: "How about I make your child look like this, and then you can talk to me about upbringing?"

Fourth Aunt was taken aback by Ye Qing'an's fierceness, which led her to confront her without any hesitation. She paused for a moment, then took a step back and said, "I just feel that it's inappropriate for Miss to keep threatening the lives of the servants. Why is Miss being so aggressive?"

Ye Qing'an stood up straight, raised her hand, and slapped him without hesitation.

A sharp "snap" sound startled everyone around.

Even the fourth concubine was a little stunned, staring blankly at Ye Qing'an. After a long while, she raised her hand to cover her face. The burning pain on her face reminded her that everything that had just happened was real.

Fourth Concubine's anger also flared up. Although she was just a concubine in this household, in recent years, because she was Liu Xueying's person, most people in this household had treated her with utmost respect. When had she ever suffered such grievances?

Ye Qing'an didn't give her any time to react before saying directly, "You are just a concubine in this household, while I am the legitimate eldest daughter of the Ye family, the...eldest...daughter. And you are just a concubine, a mistress. Does the concubine know what this means?"

Before Fourth Madam could answer, Ye Qing'an sneered, "It means that I am the rightful master of this Ye family, while you are just a concubine, a servant with a title."

"Whether I threaten my own maid or I hit you, it's none of your business to point fingers at me, and I don't need you to tell me what I should do."

The fourth concubine's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was contorted with rage, as if she were extremely angry.

Ye Qing'an just stared at her intently: "I was in a bad mood today because of what happened to me on the 11th. The doctor hasn't arrived yet, and the condition of the 11th is unclear. I'm not in a good mood. If there are always some ignorant people who insist on coming here to make trouble for me, I'll beat one if one comes, and I'll beat two if two come."

"If she's not convinced, I'll beat her until she is."

"Who else would choose to come looking for trouble at this time? Come on, bring it on..."

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