nucmednet Chapter 348 Who can still support her?
Chapter 348 Who can still support her?
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. A perfect opportunity to get rid of her? Ha...
That dream was quite beautiful.
"In the past thirty years, half of my setbacks have been due to Ye Qing'an. I want her dead."
Granny Li gave a soft "hmm": "I always feel that Ye Qing'an is really acting strangely. Ever since she returned to the manor, it seems that many things in the manor have been completely out of our control."
"The master is becoming more and more fond of and trusting of her, and the other concubines in the mansion are gradually starting to gravitate towards her. Even the second young master seems to be becoming more and more dependent on her. As for the madam and the second young lady, after she returned to the mansion, it was as if they were cursed, and nothing they did went smoothly."
"Perhaps, getting rid of Ye Qing'an would solve the problem." Liu Xueying sneered, "Now that the master is not in the manor, I want to see who can back her up."
"Once we get rid of her, everything will be solved."
Granny Li replied again, "However, Qing'an is so wicked these days. If Madam wants to get rid of her, she may need to plan carefully."
"Of course, we need to plan this carefully."
On the window, Liu Xueying's shadow raised her hand and adjusted the hairpin in her hair: "I failed her time and time again before only because I was too careless. I made the same mistake once, twice, or three times, but I will never make it a fourth time."
"If this happens a fourth time, it will be really serious."
After Liu Xueying finished speaking, she pondered for a moment, then seemed to remember something: "Did that thing from last night wake up?"
What was that thing last night?
Ye Qing'an suddenly looked up. What was she referring to?
Is it the Nine Heavens?
Before Ye Qing'an could react, Granny Li replied, "Not yet. That must be someone's spirit beast. I added a bit too much medicine; it will probably take some time for it to wake up..."
"Does Madam wish to interrogate that thing? Or should I go and get the antidote to feed it?"
Liu Xueying shook her head: "If it belongs to someone, then you absolutely cannot let it wake up. There is a connection between a spirit beast and its master. If a spirit beast is lost, its master will definitely be anxious. If you wake it up, its master can simply use a summoning spell to bring it back. In that case, we will end up losing more than we gain."
"It is unknown whether a snake can speak human language. Even if it can speak human language, we cannot rely on it to say anything. Spirit beasts do not tolerate betrayal."
"Instead of gambling like this, it would be better to leave it unconscious. Perhaps it can be used as bait to lure out its master, who is hiding behind it."
A snake...
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing'an had already confirmed it.
What Liu Xueying was referring to was Jiuxiao.
Just as she expected, she didn't know what happened last night, but Jiu Xiao was drugged and locked up by Liu Xueying.
And it should be right here in this courtyard.
Ye Qing'an secretly planned that once Liu Xueying rested, she could search around to see where they had imprisoned Jiu Xiao.
As Ye Qing'an was thinking, she heard Granny Li speak again: "This servant sees that the snake is quite large, and it probably needs to eat a lot every day. We haven't fed it for a day and a night, and we don't know if it will die."
Liu Xueying chuckled, "Go check on it later and see if it's dead. I'm a little tired, I'll rest now."
"Yes."
Ye Qing'an saw Liu Xueying stand up and walk a little further into the room. Her shadow could no longer be seen through the window, but her voice could still be heard from inside the room from time to time.
"Since Ye Qing'an has already bowed her head to me, I should also make a show of it. Tomorrow, I will call her over and ask her if there is anything I can help her with."
"That's fine. Otherwise, if the news gets to the master's ears and he says that the eldest young lady asked the madam to manage the mansion together when the master is not here, it would be bad if the madam put on airs for the eldest young lady."
The two chatted quietly for a while, and then Ye Qing'an noticed that the lights in the room had gone out.
About fifteen minutes later, Granny Li came out of the main hall carrying a lantern.
When she reached the door, Granny Li looked around for a moment before turning left and heading towards the backyard along the eaves.
Are we going to check on Jiuxiao's situation?
Ye Qing'an's eyes darkened slightly. He held his breath, gathered his spiritual power, and silently followed.
Granny Li carried the lantern straight to the backyard, then turned around and looked around before walking toward a rather inconspicuous small door.
Outside the small door, there was a pile of firewood, like a woodshed.
The small door was secured with a large lock, which made it look rather unusual.
Granny Li took out a key from her sleeve, bent down and unlocked the door. She then opened the small door a crack, peeked inside, and quickly went in before turning around and closing the door behind her.
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. Seeing that she had entered the house, she quickly walked over and leaned against the wall to listen to the sounds inside.
On the other side of the firewood, there was a tiny window covered with a layer of paper.
Ye Qing'an quickly walked to the window, raised her hand, and poked a hole in the window paper.
After poking a hole in the window paper, Ye Qing'an bent down and approached, and through the small hole, she saw the scene inside.
The house was piled with a lot of hay, and lying on top of the hay was indeed Jiuxiao in his original form.
Jiuxiao lay motionless on the dry grass, as if he had no breath left.
When Ye Qing'an saw Li Mama holding a lantern, she hesitated for a moment and glanced at Jiu Xiao, seemingly a little afraid. But after a while, Li Mama finally mustered up the courage to approach and put her hand on Jiu Xiao's nose, as if she wanted to check its breath.
After a long while, Granny Li frowned slightly and muttered to herself, "Does this snake seem to have no breath? How come I can't feel it? Or is it already dead?"
"No, we must go and inform Madam."
As she spoke, Granny Li turned to leave.
Ye Qing'an quickly dodged to the side, leaped up, and hid on the roof.
Just as Ye Qing'an hid on the rooftop, she noticed another lantern gradually approaching.
The person carrying the lantern was Liu Xueying?
Ye Qing'an frowned. Hadn't Liu Xueying already gone to sleep?
Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that Liu Xueying appeared to have hurriedly gotten up from bed, her hair disheveled and wearing only an outer robe...
Granny Li had already spotted Liu Xueying and quickly went to greet her, saying, "Madam, what brings you here, Madam?"
Liu Xueying raised her hand and rubbed her temples: "I had just fallen asleep when my eyelids started twitching badly. I had a feeling that something was going to happen, so I thought of that thing locked up in the backyard. I felt that something might happen to it, so I came over."