20demayo Chapter 88 088 Ye Yanxun Returns
Chapter 88 088 Ye Yanxun Returns
Chapter 88 088 Ye Yanxun Returns
In a flash, Lingyi and Lingshu rushed forward to stop Ye Yankang from rushing into the house, coaxing, "Young Master, Miss is resting inside. You mustn't go in now."
Ye Yankang couldn't understand what they were saying, only hearing the words "Young Miss." He grinned from ear to ear, waving the straw bag in his hand and shouting, "Grasshopper~ Sister~ Look~"
"Alright, alright, Lingyi will put it away for the young master first, and will definitely give it to the young lady when she wakes up, okay?"
Ye Yankang was unhappy that he couldn't enter. He pouted and pushed Lingyi's hand, his voice becoming shrill: "Sister! I want to see you, sister!"
Ye Yanxun stood by the door, his hands behind his back, watching with interest. But when he saw that Ling Shu and Ling Yi, the two maids, seemed a little nervous and unwilling to let Ye Yankang into Ye Pianran's room, his suspicious nature immediately made him keenly aware that something was wrong.
Ye Yankang had barged in before when Ye Pianran was asleep, but Ye Pianran always doted on her silly and clumsy younger brother and never let the servants stop him. So why did these two girls react so strongly today?
The doubts in his heart grew stronger, but Ye Yanxun still wore that gentle and harmless smile on his face. He walked casually behind Ye Yankang and gently pulled him back.
"Shh, Kang'er, stop fooling around. Your older sister is sleeping now. How about we come back later to show her the grasshopper that your brother made for you?"
Ye Yankang understood the words "Sister is going to sleep," so he hugged Ye Yanxun's legs with both hands, obediently fell silent, and said, "I'll come again later~"
Ye Yanxun smiled, gently stroked his head, looked up into the room, and asked casually, "Ran'er, why are you asleep so early?"
Ling Shu had a sudden inspiration and said, "Young Master Xun, Miss has been studying medical books lately until late at night. Today she was feeling a bit tired and went to bed after breakfast."
"Studying until late at night every day? How can that be?" Ye Yanxun frowned with some concern. "Learning medicine isn't something that can be done overnight. If she works so hard, isn't she just hurting herself? What if she falls ill before others can be cured? You two, you let Miss act recklessly, but don't forget that your duty is to take good care of her. If something really happens to Miss, no one in Lanxin Courtyard can protect you!"
His stern words and harsh tone thoroughly criticized the two women, truly behaving like a master. However, his reprimand was merely a pretense; his real intention was to win them over.
Since inheriting the title of Marquis Anshi, he has only had two sons. Ye Yankang is his eldest son, but he is mentally challenged and incapable of much use. Ye Yanxun, on the other hand, although born out of wedlock, was raised in Lanxin Courtyard from a young age. He is intelligent and hardworking, and has earned the reputation of being one of the "Five Talents of the Capital," making his status virtually equal to that of the legitimate son. If Marquis Anshi were to choose the next heir to the title from among his descendants, Ye Yanxun would undoubtedly be the most suitable candidate.
He was now the future master of this manor; no one dared to disobey him in determining someone's guilt. And for him to pardon someone's guilt was merely a matter of a single word.
Lingyi reacted quickly, immediately declining:
“Young Master Xun is right to reprimand us. We were negligent this time. We will take good care of Miss in the future and will not let anything happen to her.”
Ye Yanxun only touched on the subject briefly and didn't say anything more. However, he believed that everyone has a weakness that can be exploited eventually. After giving the two of them a meaningful look, Ye Yanxun took Ye Yankang's hand and turned to go into Gongsun Yuan's room.
After he left, Ling Shu and Ling Yi breathed a sigh of relief, only to find themselves covered in a cold sweat.
Ever since Ye Bijun used that bottle of essential oil and her facial wounds failed to heal for a long time, the two of them had begun to feel a sense of unease towards Ye Yanxun. Despite being the most familiar person and speaking the most familiar words, he seemed like a devil wearing a human skin mask, inexplicably sending chills down their spines.
They racked their brains but could never have imagined that Ye Yanxun, who had once been the most protective of Ye Pianran, would give her a bottle of problematic medicine. Did he know that it would ruin his young lady's reputation, and did he really give it to her on purpose?
It turns out that the most unexpected enemy in the Marquis's mansion was right beside him.
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On the other side, upon seeing Ye Yanxun leading Ye Yankang in, Gongsun Yuan immediately smiled and extended her hand to Ye Yanxun: "Xun'er, you're back from Xuzhou."
Ye Yanxun handed Ye Yankang to Granny Chen, walked over and took Gongsun Yuan's hand, kneeling down beside her knees: "Yes, Mother, your son is back. I heard that there was a heavy rain in the capital a few days ago. Have you taken good care of yourself? You've only just recovered, so please don't catch a cold again."
"Mother's health has improved considerably now, she's not so frail anymore," Gongsun Yuan said with a smile.
That's right, Ye Yanxun hasn't been at home these days. He's been lying, claiming he went to Xuzhou on business. In reality, he's never been to Xuzhou. He's just at the Xu residence in Yanliu Lane, dealing with the relocation of Ronghua Tower with Ye Yingrou.
Hearing Gongsun Yuan say that he was fully recovered, a flicker of hatred crossed his heart. You are well, but the day my real mother returns home is getting further and further away!
He didn't show it on his face, but instead, as usual, picked out some "observations" from Xuzhou to amuse Gongsun Yuan. While Gongsun Yuan was laughing heartily, he casually asked:
"Mother, has anything major happened at the Marquis's residence these past few days?"
“Everything has been fine in the manor these past few days, and Mother is gradually getting back on track with the affairs of the manor,” Gongsun Yuan said. “What’s wrong? Why do you suddenly ask this?”
"It's nothing, I just heard from Ling Shu and Ling Yi that Ran'er has been staying in her room a lot lately. I thought she had been upset by someone and was deliberately not mentioning it so I wouldn't worry," Ye Yanxun said with a light smile.
"Hmm? Is that so?" Gongsun Yuan said dismissively. "She comes to pay her respects to me every day, and I haven't heard of anyone bullying her. Perhaps her master is testing her knowledge, so she's been studying harder lately?"
Unexpectedly, Ye Yanxun couldn't get anything out of Gongsun Yuan either, so he could only smile and let it go.
Having just bid farewell to Gongsun Yuan, Ye Yanxun had barely stepped out of Lanxin Courtyard when he was bumped into by a maidservant who was looking down and not watching where she was going. The maidservant was carrying a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup for Gongsun Yuan, and the soup spilled all over him, leaving him soaking wet. Youhe quickly stepped forward to wipe Ye Yanxun clean, glaring at the maidservant and scolding her angrily:
"What are you doing, looking where you're going? Do you even know how much money was spent on this outfit, young master? Even if I sold you to a brothel and made you work for a lifetime, you still couldn't afford to pay for it!"
The maid had never encountered such a situation before. She immediately turned pale with fright, knelt on the ground, and trembled: "Young master, spare me! Young master, spare me! Jasmine really didn't mean it..."
"Jasmine?" He'd never heard that name before in the manor. Ye Yanxun stopped Youhe from wiping him, frowning as he asked, "Which courtyard are you from?"
"I...I am a maid in Madam Lanxin's room," the maid named Jasmine replied in a trembling voice.
Ye Yanxun's expression immediately changed. From Gongsun Yuan's room? When did she arrive? Why didn't he know anything about it?
"Is that so? But I haven't seen you in Mother's room." Ye Yanxun's tone suddenly turned serious: "You audacious servant, you offended this young master and still show no remorse, even daring to shirk responsibility and deliberately lie! Youhe, gouge out her eyes and throw them into the backyard to feed the dogs!"
"Yes!" Youhe's face hardened, and she rolled up her sleeves and walked towards Jasmine. Jasmine was so frightened that she burst into tears, scrambling towards Ye Yanxun and quickly saying:
"What I'm saying is true! I am indeed a maid in Madam's quarters. Young Master hasn't seen me before because I was just transferred from the common courtyard to serve Madam by Eldest Miss a few days ago. Young Master, please believe me! Please don't gouge out my eyes! Waaaaah!"
So this maid was someone Ye Pianran deliberately transferred from the outhouse to fill Chunxiao's place while he was away! Very well, Ye Pianran is deliberately trying to go against him, isn't she? It seems she had already begun to suspect him long ago!
However, even if she arranged for someone he had never met to serve Gongsun Yuan while he was away, so what? He still managed to run into her now, didn't he? Such a good opportunity, if she didn't make good use of it, even God wouldn't stand for it, right?
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxun narrowed his eyes slightly and threatened, "If what you say is false, I will not only gouge out your eyes, but also cut out your tongue, so that you will never be able to see or speak a word again!"
"I swear to heaven, if what I said is false, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!" Jasmine kowtowed to him repeatedly, begging for mercy. "I only beg you, young master, to spare my life. I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life to repay you!"
Hearing what he wanted to hear, Ye Yanxun's tone softened:
"Alright, I'm not the kind of unreasonable person. Since you've made such a solemn oath, I'll believe you. You're now a maid in Madam's quarters, and in this mansion, you represent Lanxin Courtyard. It's alright if you offended me this time, but if you offended others, you would have disgraced Madam. From now on, you'll have to be more careful in your actions."
"Thank you for your mercy, young master. You are right to teach me a lesson. I will be more careful in the future and will never be so reckless as I was today!" Having escaped a disaster, Jasmine was deeply moved and devoted to Ye Yanxun.
“However, Youhe was right about one thing just now. The clothes I am wearing are made of Yujinfang fabric. I may spare your eyes and cut off your tongue, but you cannot escape the crime of offense.”
Jasmine's body trembled again. She had initially thought he was a reasonable and kind master, but he immediately slapped her hard across the face. Was she really going to be sold into a brothel to atone for her sins?
"Look how nervous you are. I just want you to do something for me."
"Not sold to a brothel to become a prostitute?" Jasmine's face lit up with joy, and she immediately said:
"Young master, please give your orders. As long as it is within Jasmine's power, she will do her utmost to accomplish it!"
"It's not a difficult thing, just come closer." Ye Yanxun beckoned to her with his finger.
After hearing this, Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Young Master, don't worry, this is not difficult. Jasmine will definitely be able to do it for you!"