nucmednet Chapter 452 Why do you have such doubts?
Chapter 452 Why do you have such doubts?
"Now that the young lady has become the Supreme One, the position of our Ye family is secure. If the Emperor wants to make a move against our Ye family, he will have to think it over carefully."
As a slightly aged voice rang out, the white figure suddenly transformed into smoke, and then a person appeared next to Ye Qinghao.
It was the steward of the Ye family.
Ye Qinghao pursed his lips: "But why her of all people?"
"There are so many people in our manor, yet she alone has such an opportunity. It's almost inexplicable that she has been promoted to the Supreme level."
The butler smiled and said, "Everyone has their own destiny. Perhaps, Miss is just lucky."
“But she is a woman.” Ye Qinghao’s brows were still furrowed. “Moreover, I know that she was bullied and deliberately suppressed and treated coldly by Liu Xueying after her mother passed away nine years ago. I have kept this in mind.”
"You and I both know the truth about the humiliation she suffered five years ago, but I still sent her to the estate and have ignored her for years, as if I never had this daughter."
"Do you really think that after going through so much, she's as indifferent and unconcerned as she appears on the surface?"
The butler fell silent and did not say anything.
But Ye Qinghao himself scoffed, "Of course not."
"If she were really so indifferent and uncaring, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to deal with Liu Xueying and Wei Lan after returning to the Ye residence."
Ye Qinghao stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at the band of light formed by the fireflies.
“She must resent me, but before, she had nothing and needed to rely on me and my attitude towards her to gain a foothold in the household. That’s why she was so obedient to me and acted like a dutiful daughter. It was as if those things in the past had nothing to do with me.”
"But now, she has become a Supreme Being. Even I, in a head-on fight, am no match for her. At this point, do you really think she will still listen to me and be willing to be a pawn in my hands?"
The butler pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes, a sly glint in them: "I'm afraid they won't be willing, but you're not entirely without a solution, sir. As the saying goes, experience is the best teacher. Although the young lady's cultivation is now above yours, when it comes to experience, strategy, and the ability to manage people, she is still no match for you."
“The young lady doesn’t want to be a pawn in your hands, but you can hold the person she cares about most in your hands, forcing her to obey.”
Ye Qinghao murmured softly, "Is Ye Qing'an the person she cares about most?"
"That little bastard?"
The butler smiled and said, "Yes, once a woman has a child, she is no longer without flaws. The child will inevitably become her weakness. Once you, sir, have a hold on to her weakness, you won't have to worry about her disobeying you."
“That’s true…” Ye Qinghao pursed his lips, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes: “Under these circumstances, we must keep that little bastard in our grasp.”
As soon as Ye Qinghao finished speaking, he saw several fireflies suddenly fly towards them, stop in front of Ye Qinghao and the butler, and fly quickly in the air.
Fireflies drew streaks of light in the night. The butler squinted and said, "The young lady has returned again."
"He turned back?" Ye Qinghao's gaze turned cold. "What's he coming back for?"
"This old servant is unaware; this old servant shall take his leave now."
The butler finished speaking and quickly left.
A moment later, the sound of footsteps rustling through the fallen leaves in the forest could be heard, and then, not long after, Ye Qinghao's voice rang out: "Luckily, Father hasn't left yet."
Ye Qinghao's gaze fell heavily on Ye Qing'an's face: "What's wrong? Is there something else?"
"Yes." Ye Qing'an nodded: "There is something, concerning the manor and concerning Mother."
"About...your mother?"
Liu Xueying? Or Su Wan?
Ye Qinghao frowned. No, the one Ye Qing'an calls "mother" can only be Liu Xueying. Her name is Su Wan, and they both call her "mother."
Clear distinction between close and distant relationships.
That's Liu Xueying.
What could it be about Liu Xueying?
"Yes." Ye Qing'an nodded in response: "This matter was originally just my guess, and I shouldn't have told Father about it without any evidence."
"But I thought about it all the way here and decided to turn back and tell Father about it. I feel that I would feel guilty if I didn't tell you. Father can judge for himself whether this matter is true or false."
Ye Qinghao felt increasingly strange: "What is it?"
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and gently brushed away the withered leaves at her feet: "I suspect that Mother is a member of the Night Demon Clan."
"What did you say?" Ye Qinghao's voice suddenly rose a little.
Ye Qing'an gently bit her lip, looking troubled: "I suspect that Mother is a member of the Night Demon Clan."
Why do you have such doubts?
As for the truth of the matter, Ye Qing'an naturally could not tell Ye Qinghao. She only pursed her lips and said, "Father must already know what happened in the manor before. Mother once ingested poison from somewhere, which damaged her mind and made her somewhat confused and incoherent."
"At that time, both Granny Li and the steward suggested that Doctor Xu should be sent to treat my mother. Doctor Xu went and prescribed medicine for my mother. I was worried that something might happen that would implicate Doctor Xu, so I secretly placed a sound-stealing bubble in my mother's room when no one was looking. I forgot about it later, and the bubble remained in my mother's room for several days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghao couldn't help but glance at her: "You certainly know how to use that sound-stealing technique very well."
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and smiled, her face showing a hint of shyness: "I... I wasn't very skilled in Xuanling techniques before, and I didn't know many spells. I just thought this sound-stealing technique was quite useful, so I would use it occasionally."
Ye Qinghao remained noncommittal, only asking, "So, what did you hear?"
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Actually, it was all just my mother talking to herself. It sounded a bit strange and illogical. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but one day, I listened to all the contents carefully and discovered some clues."
Ye Qing'an raised her hand and released a sound-stealing bubble from her sleeve, then raised her hand and tapped it open.