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

Although what Eleven did briefly livened up Ye Qing'an's courtyard, Eleven's birth was not exactly glorious, and the matter did not cause much of a stir. By the next day, almost no one in the manor was paying attention to it anymore.

However, some people started spreading rumors that Ye Qing'an had slapped the fourth concubine.

"It's true that I slapped her." When asked by Granny Wei, Ye Qing'an's expression was very calm: "When the Eleventh day of the month was in trouble, I was already anxious and angry. But she just had to come and provoke me, saying those nonsensical things. I only slapped her, which is already letting her off easy."

"Fortunately, Heaven probably couldn't stand her looking like that, so she fell off the artificial hill. There were many people watching at the time. She slipped and fell on her own, and it had nothing to do with me."

Granny Wei looked somewhat worried: "Fourth Madam..."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "I've been investigating the situation in the manor these past few days, and I've heard that Fourth Concubine is quite favored among the concubines. I'm afraid that you're going head-to-head with Fourth Concubine like this, Miss..."

"What are you afraid of?" Ye Qing'an sneered: "She spread the news throughout the manor, and I don't believe Father didn't hear about it. Since Father knows but hasn't questioned me, it means Father feels that the truth is not on her side, but on mine."

“I am the eldest daughter of the Ye family. Do you think I don’t even have the right to discipline a concubine?”

Seeing Ye Qing'an's reaction, Granny Wei didn't say much, only lowering her voice to say, "If it's just about complaining to the master, that's fine. But I'm worried that there are many ways things are done in the inner quarters that aren't done openly..."

Ye Qing'an, however, didn't take it seriously: "She's just a concubine. What could she possibly do to me? If she really did, I'll make sure she knows what regret is."

Just as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she heard a maid's voice from outside: "Miss, Physician Xu from the front courtyard has sent some things over."

"Medical Doctor Xu?"

Ye Qing'an asked, somewhat puzzled, "He sent me something? What is it? Medicine?"

As he spoke, he went out the door and asked someone to bring the things in.

The maid brought in several sandalwood boxes, but they didn't look like medicine at all.

Ye Qing'an opened one of the small boxes and saw a gold locket inside, engraved with the words "long life and wealth".

This is……

"A longevity lock?"

Ye Qing'an felt increasingly puzzled. Why was Xu Mo sending her a longevity lock?

Ye Qing'an opened another box and saw several books inside.

Ye Qing'an carefully flipped through the books and discovered that they were all children's primers.

"..."

In addition to the longevity lock and the enlightenment book, there is also a set of clothes suitable for four- or five-year-old children. The clothes are very well made and the fabric is also excellent.

There's also a nine-linked ring made of pure gold, a tangram puzzle, a Huarong Road puzzle, and a Luban lock...

They're all just little kids' toys.

Ye Qing'an looked through everything and felt increasingly puzzled: "Have you asked why Doctor Xu sent these things over?"

The maidservant quickly replied, "I asked, but the person who came didn't say much. He only said that Doctor Xu sent someone to deliver it and asked me to hand it to the young lady personally."

"..."

What exactly is Xu Mo up to?

Granny Wei glanced at them and said, "It seems like these are all gifts for the young master?"

"Didn't Miss tell Sixth Aunt yesterday that the physician Xu has quite a connection with Miss? And yesterday, it was Physician Xu who treated the young master?"

"Perhaps it was Physician Xu who took pity on the young master because he found him clever and endearing, and sent these things over to comfort him?"

Did you feel compassion?

Although Ye Qing'an had not known Xu Mo for long and often could not figure out what Xu Mo was thinking, she did not think that Xu Mo had any compassion.

However, Ye Qing'an would never say these things in front of Granny Wei.

Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Since it's been delivered, let's send it to Eleven and tell him it was given to him by Doctor Xu."

When she sees Xu Mo next time, she will definitely ask him what he really wants to do.

As soon as Granny Wei left, Sixth Aunt came again: "I have sent people to investigate the things that Miss mentioned yesterday. I was worried that Miss would not be able to wait, so I came today to tell Miss what I found out."

Ye Qing'an nodded and personally poured a cup of tea for the Sixth Madam: "Please speak, Sixth Madam."

Sixth Aunt picked up her teacup and took a sip: "Regarding the rabbit, when I first heard about it, my first thought was that the only place in the mansion that would prepare live rabbits was probably the kitchen. Could it have escaped from the kitchen?"

"However, I sent someone to the kitchen to inquire, and the kitchen said that they had not planned to buy any rabbits in the past few days, so there was no such thing as a live rabbit. I also asked the stewards of each courtyard in the mansion and the gatekeepers of the main and second gates, and they all said that they had never seen anyone bring a rabbit back to the mansion."

Ye Qing'an frowned upon hearing this: "But the rabbit couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, could it? It couldn't have run in on its own either. The walls of the mansion are high; a rabbit couldn't have jumped in."

"Yes." Sixth Aunt nodded, but paused slightly before saying, "I've thought it over and over, but I can only think of one possibility..."

"What's possible?"

Sixth Aunt raised her eyes and glanced at Ye Qing'an: "There is a spirit beast in the manor, which is a rabbit."

“Spirit beasts are animals that have absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Spirit beasts, especially those that have cultivated and advanced together with their masters, are very influential among their kind. If it is a rabbit’s spirit beast, it is not difficult to call a fellow beast to enter the mansion quietly.”

Ye Qing'an paused slightly with her fingers: "There are such cute and gentle spirit beasts? I wonder whose they are?"

The sixth concubine lowered her eyes: "The fourth concubine has a daughter, Jiayi, who is six years old this year and the fifth in the family. She has just begun her cultivation journey. One day, she saw a very cute rabbit and wanted to form a contract with it to become a spirit beast. The fourth concubine originally did not allow it, but the master said that it was just a fun way to cultivate, so it was fine."

"The Fifth Miss's talent is not high, and she can only cultivate for fun, so the rabbit spirit beast was decided. However, her rabbit is pure white. I heard that the rabbit that the young master followed yesterday was gray."

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, her emotions shifting constantly: "Fourth Concubine's daughter? I have no grudge against Fourth Concubine or her daughter, why would they want to harm my Eleventh?"