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

Chapter 234: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Yi Moxu exposed Ye Qing'an's intentions in just a few words. Ye Qing'an pursed her lips, her face expressionless: "So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"

"Qing'an, did you do this for me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ye Qing'an frowned, giving him a look that seemed to say, "You must be sick."

Yi Moxu, however, was not fooled: "Although you want to know the relationship between Gu Duo and Liu Xueying, and what Gu Duo has that made Ye Qinghao imprison him for so many years, even if Ye Qinghao wanted to transfer Gu Duo, no one in your hands could rescue him from Ye Qinghao's grasp..."

"If you weren't doing this for me, then what were you doing it for?"

Ye Qing'an frowned: "Delusions are an illness. Remember to take your medicine."

Ye Qing'an glanced at Yi Moxu, then turned and left.

To Ye Qing'an's surprise, Yi Moxu did not catch up.

After walking a distance, a voice suddenly rang out: "Why do I suddenly feel that what Yi Moxu said makes some sense?"

Ye Qing'an was lost in thought when she suddenly heard such a voice, and was so startled that she almost jumped up.

Only then did she remember that Jiuxiao was still hiding in her sleeve.

This snake...

Why is he everywhere?

Ye Qing'an bit her lip. He should be chopped up and stewed into snake soup.

"Are you feeling guilty for not saying anything? I can feel your pulse is beating a little fast."

Ye Qing'an gritted her teeth: "Yes, I feel guilty. If you don't want to become snake soup, shut up now."

"Getting angry out of embarrassment, tsk." Jiu Xiao didn't seem afraid at all: "I was fooled by you before and didn't even think of it. You don't have anyone under your command, and you've only just cultivated to the level of a spiritual cultivator. Even if Ye Qinghao transfers Gu Duo, you are no match for the people under Ye Qinghao's command."

"Since you're no match for him, whether Ye Qinghao transfers Gu Duo or not is none of your business..."

Jiuxiao snorted: "I think you just want to pave the way for Yi Moxu to rescue Gu Duo."

Ye Qing'an reached into his sleeve and pulled the annoying snake out, grabbing it by the neck: "Shut up! If you utter another sound, I'll chop you up."

Jiuxiao quickly shook the snake's head, and the snake's body, which was about the size of a thumb, trembled, looking utterly terrified.

Ye Qing'an snorted coldly, threw him back into her sleeve, and continued walking towards the main courtyard.

Upon arriving at the main courtyard, Ye Qing'an bumped into the steward. The steward bowed to Ye Qing'an and entered with her, saying, "Miss, you must have been frightened. You should be resting. Why did you come here?"

"I suddenly remembered something that I forgot to tell my father. I woke up from a nap and realized that it was very important, so I rushed over here."

The butler responded and followed Ye Qing'an into the room.

Upon hearing the report, Ye Qinghao, who was in his study, let Ye Qing'an enter the study.

Ye Qing'an stood with his head bowed in the study: "After my daughter woke up, she remembered something else. When I escaped, I passed by a house and heard two people talking inside..."

“I held my breath at the time, so I shouldn’t have been discovered. My daughter heard one of them instructing another to find a way to spread the word that Gu Duo was not dead and was in the Ye residence.”

"He also said that Gu Duo has things that many people want, and once the news comes out, countless people will rush to snatch them."

Ye Qing'an said softly, "I was afraid of being discovered, so I held my breath and listened for a few minutes. I couldn't hold back any longer, so I quickly left quietly."

Ye Qinghao narrowed his eyes slightly: "So there's another twist?"

“My father only asked me the questions they asked me, and I had just run away and was still upset, so I forgot about it. But when I thought about it later, I felt that something was really wrong, so I rushed over.”

Ye Qinghao looked up at Ye Qing'an: "You feel something's wrong with this? What's wrong with it?"

Ye Qing'an bit her lip: "If this matter gets out, our Ye family will likely attract a lot of attention and be targeted by countless people..."

"At first, I only thought he wanted Gu Duo's secret, but if he wants to spread the news, it seems more like he's inciting the whole world to be our Ye family's enemy..."

"A tall tree catches the wind; perhaps someone wants to completely eliminate our Ye family." Ye Qing'an bit her lower lip lightly: "Father, we can't just sit here and wait to die."

Ye Qinghao twirled the jade thumb ring on his thumb, narrowing his eyes slightly: "So, what do you think we should do?"

Ye Qing'an had already made up her mind. She took a few steps forward and held onto Ye Qinghao's long desk, saying, "Father, why don't you strike first?"

"Strike first, or suffer the consequences?"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "Our Ye family is the head of the four great families, and my father is an important minister in the court, holding the important position of prime minister."

"Although we are afraid that things will get out of hand and the whole world will turn against us, I think that the Ye family's reliance, and Father's reliance, is actually the Emperor's favor."

"As long as the Emperor trusts us, we have nothing to fear, even if the news gets out."

"Therefore, Father, why don't you take advantage of the present moment, before the news spreads, and go directly to the palace to complain to the Emperor, saying that the Ye family is favored by the Emperor, but seems to have offended many people, so some people are spreading rumors..."

Ye Qing'an raised her eyes, her gaze shining brightly: "Father can also have the Emperor personally send people to search our Ye residence..."

"In this way, Father went to cry and complain first. When those messages came, they would only confirm Father's words and make the Emperor feel that someone was deliberately targeting us."

"If the powerful families and officials in Wangjing City, as well as the cultivators in the martial arts world, all turn against us, then the Emperor will feel that we are in a very bad situation."

"Only in this way will the Emperor sympathize with us and believe in us."

"As long as the Emperor has no doubts, then all the doubts of others are completely meaningless."

Ye Qinghao curled the corners of his lips: "That's a good idea."

Ye Qing'an smiled, a smile that carried a hint of relief, as if a great burden had been lifted: "When my daughter woke up, she kept thinking about what she had heard and what the best thing to do would be if we were targeted."

"This is the best solution I can think of. I am not as thorough as Father in my thinking. Father, just listen to it. If it is helpful to Father, then that would be even better."

"Naturally useful."

Ye Qing'an's smile widened even more: "That's good. I came here for this very reason. Father, I'll be going now?"

"Okay, let's go."