A flash of Xiaoqin’s face crossed Ye Er’s mind, his hands tightened slightly, clenching into fists.
I don’t know what he was thinking, but Ye Er’s eyes grew even deeper. Hou Madam didn’t want him to be near Xiao Qin, she knew that very well, but he had never had any other desires in his life.
He lived and entered the Imperial service, all for the day he could help her.
Make sure she will never be disadvantaged or compromise because of power in the future.
So he could promise not to have too much contact with Xiaoqin, and not to interfere in her life, but he couldn’t do without paying attention to her, without looking after her.
Some things will still disappoint Madam Hou.
……
Xiao Qin still didn’t know that Madam Hou had sent someone to pressure Ye Er. After the imperial physician returned, he came to her and told her about Ye Er’s condition.
Upon seeing the imperial physician, Xiao Qin eagerly asked, “How is Ye’s condition? How serious are his injuries?”
The imperial physician sighed inwardly. Lord Ye’s injuries were very serious, but he had been asked by Lord Ye not to tell his county princess the truth about his condition. He naturally wouldn’t say anything at this moment.
He calmed himself and then said, “Your Highness needn’t worry. Lord Ye’s injuries are not serious; he’ll recover with a couple of days of rest.”
Seeing this result, Xiaoqin could clearly feel herself relax, relieved that everything was alright.
Otherwise, Ye Er would feel uneasy if something else happened to her.
“Hey? Where’s Qingya? Why didn’t she come back with you?”
“This little girl is fine. Just now, as we passed by a food stall, she said that you, Your Highness, liked the pastries from there, so she went to queue up and buy some. The old man was afraid that you, Your Highness, would be anxious to know about Mr. Ye’s situation, so he came back first ahead of her. Let me calculate the time, in a little while, that little girl will be here soon.”
Xiao Qin didn’t doubt the words of the court physician. After all, Qing Ya did indeed know what kind of pastries she liked. She used to buy them for her quite often, so it was entirely possible that this girl would queue up to buy them if she passed by.
She now turned her attention to the imperial physician, asking about the details of Ye Er’s injuries. After confirming that Ye Er was indeed not seriously injured, she ordered him to return to his quarters for rest.
Upon returning to the Anle Hou Mansion, Qing Ya immediately went to seek out Madam Hou.
Hou Fu saw Qingya enter the room, she slowly put down the teacup in her hand, and when Qingya had paid her respects, she faintly asked, “Did you get the message?”
“My lady, the message has been delivered.”
How did he perform?
Qing Ya fell silent for a moment before saying, “Lord Ye said he understood Madam’s meaning and remembered his own identity. He knows what to do from now on.”
Qing Ya shook her head, “Returning to Madam, besides this, Master Ye instructed the servant girl that the words Madam wishes to convey should not be told to the County Princess.
“……”
…Lady Hou gave a cold smile in her heart. It seemed he still knew what was good for him.
“Is there anything else?”
“There’s nothing more, Lady Ye appears to be very ill. I imagine she wouldn’t have the heart to entertain a lowly servant like myself, and speaks little.”
Thinking of Ye Er, that sickly wretch, a look of undisguised distaste flashed across Madam Hou’s eyes.
“As for him, his health is so poor, who knows how long he’ll live? She’s also afraid he might do something to Xiaoqin?”
It seems she was worrying too much.
After a moment of contemplation, she looked at Qingya, “Whatever I asked you to do today, don’t mention it to the county princess.”
The young maid immediately bowed her head, “I understand.”
“Alright, go back. It’s getting late; Qin’er will be suspicious.”
“Yes.”
After Qingya bowed, a mama standing beside Madam Hou stepped forward and handed her the box of pastries.
“The imperial physician will tell the county princess that you were delayed because you went to buy pastries for her. This is the pastry, you should know what to say.”
As a maid serving by Xiaoqin’s side, Qingya was naturally not a fool. So the moment she heard what the matron said, she immediately understood.
“I understand.”
Grandma nodded expressionlessly. “Understood, go back now.”
“Yes.”
After Qing Zhai left, the wet nurse looked at Hou Fu-ren and comforted her, “Madam, you can rest assured. That Ye Da-ren probably also knows his own embarrassing identity. Besides, with Madam’s reprimanding him today, he certainly won’t dare to covet our young mistress anymore.”
Lady Hou’s gaze was cold, “I hope he can keep his word. The Ye family and our Anle Houfu were never meant to coexist.”
If it weren’t for the trouble that the Ye family caused, her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren wouldn’t have been demoted to such a remote and impoverished place.
How much hatred she harbored for the Ye family, no one could comprehend. In the dead of night when all was quiet, even then, no one knew how much she yearned for her son and grandchildren.
Yet, her son couldn’t return to the capital without summons, and she and the Marquis couldn’t leave the city arbitrarily due to their status.
What happened was such that she would never forgive the Ye family, just as the Ye family would never forgive their Anle Hou Mansion.
After all, the death of the Ye family members is also related to their Anle Houfu.
So in her view, the two families weren’t about to kill each other for revenge, but they had to keep their distance!
……
Qing Ya returned to Xiao Qin’s side and used the same excuse as the imperial physician. Xiao Qin didn’t suspect anything at all.
After leaving Xiaoqin’s room, Qingya patted her chest. Fortunately, their county princess wouldn’t overthink things and would trust her enough. Otherwise, she really didn’t know how to explain it.
Luckily, this matter just got swept under the rug.
……
Ye Fufu and Anle Houfu’s happenings, An Xuetang didn’t know anything about them. Right now, she had already received the news sent by Ye Er and Anle Hou.
Ye Er transmitted the message through Qingyun Pavilion, while An Le Hou found a way to have his servant deliver it under the guise of delivering gifts.
Both messages were the same, sent to warn her of the emperor’s intentions and to remind her to be careful. Currently, there are Western Region masters hired at great expense by the emperor outside the Northern Border Prince’s Mansion.
Their goal is to catch An Xuetang. Both Ye Er and An Lehou mean for these days, if it is not something necessary, they hope that An Xuetang can stay in the palace well.
After reading the letters sent by the two people, An Xuetang’s face darkened. She didn’t care at all about how many people outside wanted to catch her.
Have the people from the Western Regions been appearing too frequently lately?
Does she still remember how those people from the Western Regions once revered her as the Spirit Maiden of the West? She even provided them with a method to cure their big-neck disease.
Logically, she shouldn’t be pursued by people from the Western Regions. What are those people outside the mansion after all?
Could they be related to the evil tribe of the Western Regions?
She still remembered how Ming Deng had taken Zhi Er away from the Bei Jiang Wangfu, using the Meng Han medicine of the Western Regions’ evil clan. The medicine had put most of their Wangfu’s masters to sleep.
Lost in thought, An Xue Tang didn’t know what she was thinking about. She suddenly looked at Ning’er and said, “Quickly go and call Yun Si over. There’s something urgent I need to tell him.”
Ning’er saw that his own princess was so anxious, and immediately responded to rush out.