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

Chapter 410 Standing Up for the Young Lady

After finally getting rid of those concubines, Ye Qing'an returned to her courtyard. As soon as she entered, she saw Granny Wei praying to the gods: "Heaven help us, please don't let anything happen to the master, please don't let anything happen to him."

Ye Qing'an secretly found it somewhat amusing: "What good will it do to pray to God?"

"Better than nothing."

Granny Wei sighed: "Master probably thought that he was not yet forty and was in his prime, so he could still hold on for a long time. Therefore, he did not bring the young masters of the mansion into the court early. The eldest young master is actually already of age to enter the court. If the eldest young master had already made some achievements in the court, our mansion would not be in such a panic."

“If something happens to the master, the only one who is old enough to take responsibility is the eldest son. However, the eldest son is still a little lacking in experience. Although the other gentlemen in the collateral branches also work in the court, the collateral branches are still somewhat inferior to the direct branches. Once the collateral branches gain power, we will become collateral branches. At that time, the situation will definitely be very different…”

"That's true."

Ye Qing'an said nonchalantly, "However, now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time."

The housekeeper takes care of everything outside.

Although news of Ye Qinghao's accident had spread, Ye Qing'an seemed to be largely unaffected.

It wasn't until evening that Ye Qing'an saw the steward again.

"The Imperial Concubine Lan has sent a letter requesting that the young lady come to the palace for a chat tomorrow," the steward reported in a low voice.

Ye Qing'an hesitated for a moment: "At this critical juncture, should I not go to the palace to see Consort Lan?"

“The young lady should go.” The steward said in a low voice, “This old servant heard that Consort Lan has invited many ladies and young misses from the city tomorrow. Consort Lan will send people to invite the young lady as soon as she hears that the master is in trouble, and invite all those ladies and young misses from the city. This is clearly to support the young lady.”

"To back me up?"

The steward nodded: "Yes, Consort Lan wants to make it clear to everyone that even if Master gets into trouble, the Ye family will still have her backing."

"And there is also Consort Jing."

The butler glanced at Ye Qing'an: "Consort Jing is the master's own sister. When the time comes, she will stand up and openly support the eldest young lady. This will serve as a warning to those who might try to take advantage of the master's misfortune..."

The butler lowered his voice: "Not many people know the inside story of what happened to the master, including most of those who were on the master's side in the court before."

"It is precisely at times like these that we can truly test people's hearts. Let's take a closer look and see who is a good person and who is a bad one, and who, upon hearing of the master's misfortune, hastily switched sides and joined another side."

Ye Qing'an nodded: "I understand."

The steward paused before continuing, "Moreover, the fact that Master has encountered this trouble may not have been within the Emperor's expectations. Although the Emperor intends to weaken the aristocratic families, the Ye family is still the number one family in Wangjing City. The title of number one family still has some influence over the entire Wangjing City."

"The Emperor certainly doesn't want the other aristocratic families to fall into chaos because of the Ye family's defeat."

"Therefore, this old servant believes that at this time, the Emperor will most likely release the eldest son from the palace to stabilize people's hearts."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes silently. Ye Zirui?

She overlooked this one person.

But it doesn't matter...

"If Zirui can get out, that would be the best outcome. With Father in trouble, everyone in the household is in a state of panic, and we really need to calm them down."

The butler smiled and said, "But please rest assured, Miss. Even if the eldest young master returns to the manor, the position of acting head of the family will still belong to you."

“During this period, the young lady has had absolute power in the manor.”

Ye Qing'an, however, remained nonchalant: "Whether or not one has a voice isn't that important. The interests of the Ye family are what matter most..."

"As I said before, as long as the Ye family is still the Ye family it is today, Eleven, Feiran, and I can enjoy this peaceful life. Once the Ye family is no longer the Ye family it is today, then our lives will probably be difficult."

The butler smiled, bowed, and withdrew.

Ye Qing'an tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her expression unchanged. After dinner, she went to bed early and then went to the Cloud Dream Realm.

"Have you searched the Monster Forest?" Ye Qing'an stopped Jiu Xiao. "Did you find any trace of Ye Qinghao there?"

Jiuxiao shook his head: "Ye Qinghao should not be in the Monster Forest anymore."

"I've searched the entire Warcraft Forest, including the legendary Death Fall, but I still haven't found Ye Qinghao."

Jiu Xiao looked somewhat bewildered: "Logically speaking, Ye Qinghao is just a Saint Spirit cultivator. Once he falls into the Demon Beast Forest, even if his cultivation is high, those demon beasts are not to be trifled with. He would be badly injured, if not killed, right?"

"How could he have disappeared so silently from there? Could he have been eaten by the magical beasts in the Demon Beast Forest?"

Ye Qing'an scoffed: "Ye Qinghao isn't a fool. This was all just his scheme. Perhaps, the one who fell into the Monster Forest wasn't him at all."

Jiuxiao blinked: "It can be like this?"

Ye Qing'an took a deep breath: "You told me before that you had advanced, so your cultivation level should have increased significantly by now, right?"

“Of course.” When Jiu Xiao heard Ye Qing’an finally ask about this matter, his tail immediately wagged: “I am not the same person I was a few days ago. In order to be worthy of you, who is now a Supreme Being, I must also be different.”

"But I feel that even if your cultivation level has increased, your mind hasn't improved at all."

"Huh?" It took Jiuxiao a while to react before he realized what was going on: "Are you insulting me? Are you calling me stupid?"

"Not too stupid, you still know I'm insulting you, that's impressive."

"..." Jiu Xiao stared at Ye Qing'an with wide eyes: "How could you say that about me?"

Ye Qing'an completely ignored Jiu Xiao and said directly, "With your current cultivation level, what difficulty would it be for you to follow the steward without him noticing?"

"It's nothing."

Ye Qing'an clicked his tongue: "Alright, then you follow the steward and the people he sent out. The steward will definitely go to see Ye Qinghao. Stay close to him and find out where Ye Qinghao is hiding."

Jiu Xiao nodded: "Okay, but why bother finding Ye Qinghao? He's not going to show up for the time being anyway, so it doesn't really matter where he is, right?"

"What I want is not something that will not appear for the time being..."