nucmednet Chapter 423 I Want to See Him
Chapter 423 I Want to See Him
"Mother, Mother." Eleven nestled on Ye Qing'an's lap, gazing intently at her. "Mother is going to the Monster Forest. Can you take Eleven with you?"
Ye Qing'an smiled and patted Eleven's hair: "Of course we'll bring you along. I never intended to leave you here in the Ye Manor. When we get to the Monster Forest, how about Mother catches a spirit beast for you?"
"Yeah!"
What kind of spirit beast do you like?
Eleven rolled her eyes: "Before, I thought my spirit beast had to be good-looking, smart and cute, but now I've changed my mind."
"Oh?"
Ye Qing'an laughed: "What are your thoughts now?"
"Now I think it might be hard to find a spirit beast that is both good-looking and smart and cute. As long as it's not as stupid as Jiuxiao, that's fine."
Jiu Xiao, who was idly calculating the silver notes to the side, turned his head silently, his eyes full of accusation.
Before Jiu Xiao could speak, Ye Qing'an nodded: "Okay, I'll go catch one for you then."
"..." Jiu Xiao gritted his teeth. This mother and son were simply bullying him!
Ye Qing'an chuckled, appearing to be in a very good mood.
"Miss, everything has been packed. Would you like to see if there's anything else you need to take?"
Wei Mama's voice sounded from outside the door, and Ye Qing'an chuckled, "Okay."
No sooner had he agreed than Eleven stood up and said, "Mine, mine needs to be packed too. I haven't packed mine yet."
When Granny Wei entered the room and heard what Eleven said, she was also taken aback: "Young Master Eleven, are you going too?"
“Of course.” Ye Qing’an nodded. “I need to keep Eleven by my side to feel at ease. If Eleven stays in the manor, he will only become a hostage used by Ye Zirui and Liu Xueying to blackmail me.”
Granny Wei nodded: "Alright, then Zixiao and I will go and help Young Master Eleven pack his things."
"Okay, after everything is packed up, I'll check again to make sure there's nothing I've forgotten."
Eleven ran out the door quickly: "I'll go tell you what to pack."
Jiuxiao had already disappeared from the spot when Wei Mama spoke. Wei Mama also followed Shiyi out the door, leaving only Ye Qing'an in the room. Ye Qing'an closed her eyes and used the little spell that Yi Moxu had taught her before.
Before she even opened her eyes, she heard a voice: "What are your orders, Miss Ye?"
“Send a message to your master, I want to see him.”
"Yes," the voice replied. "Miss Ye can set a time."
"At night, around midnight."
"Yes."
The man had already left, and Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips, feeling quite content.
A short while later, someone else came to report: "Miss, we have received news from the gatekeeper that someone has come to the door, claiming to be a maid that you bought. The gatekeeper has brought the person over."
Ye Qing'an responded, stood up, and left the room.
Shen Qingdai followed behind the gatekeeper, looking timid and somewhat reserved. When she saw Ye Qing'an, she only glanced at her briefly before lowering her head again: "Miss Ye... Miss Ye."
Ye Qing'an replied, "I bought it. The person stays, you may leave."
The gatekeeper acknowledged and withdrew. Granny Wei and Zixiao emerged from the side courtyard carrying Eleven's bundle: "Young Miss?"
Granny Wei's gaze fell on Shen Qingdai, who was opposite Ye Qing'an, and she raised her eyebrows slightly: "And this is..."
"She was selling herself on the road to bury her father when I happened to see her. I took off my earring and gave it to her so she could bury her father." Ye Qing'an squinted at Shen Qingdai: "Is the burial already done?"
"Yes." Shen Qingdai lowered her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse: "There are no other relatives in the family. It's just a thin coffin and a burial plot. Everything has been taken care of. I was afraid that Miss would wait too long and think I was a liar, so I rushed over."
"From now on, I belong to Miss."
Ye Qing'an casually replied, "Take her downstairs, let her fetch water to wash up, and get some clothes."
"Yes."
Granny Wei responded and prepared to leave with Shen Qingdai.
"Wait, what's your name again?"
Shen Qingdai lowered her eyes: "My surname is Shen, and my given name is Qingdai."
"Alright, then I'll still call you Qingdai."
"Yes."
After Granny Wei led Shen Qingdai away, Zixiao lowered her head and asked, "Miss, will you be taking someone with you when you go to the Monster Forest?"
Ye Qing'an responded, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "You and Granny Wei need to keep an eye on things for me in the mansion. You are familiar with the mansion, so if anything happens, you can find a way to send me a message."
"I don't want to leave the manor and come back to find that I have nowhere to stay."
Zixiao lowered her head and quickly said, "Don't worry, Miss, it won't happen."
"Let Shen Qingdai come with us when we leave the manor. She's just arrived and isn't familiar with the Ye family. There's no other use for her here."
Zi Xiao raised an eyebrow: "Isn't Miss afraid that someone is behind Shen Qingdai?"
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "No one knows when I will return to the manor today, and I don't usually act like a kind person. Who could possibly know that I would pass by that street at that time and come to your rescue?"
"It's all just a coincidence. Besides... there's no need to ask me for help. When I was saving people, Ye Zirui was also there. I'm afraid that while I think Shen Qingdai was sent by someone else to keep an eye on me, he might think that I hired Shen Qingdai to do things for me."
"Seven or eight times out of ten, Ye Zirui and the steward will also have someone investigate Shen Qingdai's background."
"If there are any problems, Shen Qingdai will definitely not be able to stay by my side."
Zixiao responded, but her brows remained slightly furrowed.
"Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive and won't do anything stupid. You and Granny Wei must keep a close eye on the Ye residence. While I'm away, Ye Zirui and Liu Xueying will definitely make a move."
Ye Qing'an beckoned to Zi Xiao: "Come with me."
Zixiao responded and followed Ye Qing'an. Ye Qing'an led her into the house and took out a stack of silver notes from under the bedding.
“I secretly had someone sell some of my mother’s dowry and the gifts from Consort Lan and His Majesty, and exchanged them for silver notes. You must also have many places in the mansion where you need money. If you could use silver to bribe some of the servants in the mansion to keep an eye on things, that would be even better.”
Zi Xiao nodded, and couldn't help but glance at Ye Qing'an again. Ye Qing'an had even prepared all of this. Did he have this planned all along?
Ye Qing'an, unaware of Zi Xiao's thoughts, lowered her eyes and continued, "If needed, you can even feign allegiance to me when I'm not in the manor..."