When the old woman left Picturesque Pavilion, Concubine Yun had already covered the mouth of those servants with a generous red packet. Consequently, she didn’t even worry at all that others would hear about this.
After hearing it, Ye Hongling couldn’t help praising her, “Concubine Yun has taken everything into consideration. Now I am relieved.”
Concubine Yun nodded, but then twisted her eyebrows and got lost in thoughts. After quite a while, she said, “My daughter, eldest miss was acting really weird today. When did she become so powerful? Even when you team up with third miss, you couldn’t beat her.”
Ye Hongling clenched her teeth, “Exactly! Just a few days back, I practiced with Ye Qingyi. She couldn’t even confront me within three moves. How can she become powerful so quickly? What if…”
“What?” Concubine Yun was confused.
“What if this Ye Qingyi is a fraud?” Ye Hongling said what she thought.
Martial arts were not something that could be mastered in a day. Why else would Ye Qingyi have such a drastic change? It was not exaggerating to say that Ye Qingyi was reborn.
Concubine Yun thought for a while but shook her head and said, “Lady, the possibility is slim. Even though someone could change her face, there are always clues that will reveal her real identity. However, eldest lady was unlikely a fraud.”
Ye Hongling found it a sound point, and she stomped her feet uneasily, “Then how did that piece of junk got so powerful suddenly? What’s going on?”
A cold glare shined in Concubine Yun’s eyes, and she said slowly, “There’s only one explanation left.”
Ye Hongling asked eagerly, “Concubine, what are you thinking?”
“My daughter, now that we saw it, Ye Qingyi was deliberately pretending to be useless previously.”
Ye Hongling thought it reasonable, but not complete, so she raised her question.
“But mother, why? The Clouds and Sky Continent respects martial arts. Inability in martial arts would be despised. What good could it do her?”
Concubine Yun knew that she was right, and she shook her head, “I couldn’t figure that out either. It didn’t seem to do her any good.”
The mother and daughter thought about it for a long time, but eventually gave up without further progress. Finally, Concubine Yun reminded Ye Hongling word by word, “Daughter, no matter why she did that, it proves one point that she’s not someone who’s easy to go against. I hope you become more mature from now on. Don’t involve yourself into conflicts with her head on and be careful.”
Concubine Yun said it so seriously that Ye Hongling felt a little humiliated. She said, “Concubine Yun, you are way too scared of her. No matter how capable she is, she’s still a mortal.”
Seeing Ye Hongling still at ease after losing two times, Concubine Yun was a bit angry, “Daughter, I’ve told you what I should. If you insist on acting like this, I wouldn’t intervene in your business anymore when you lose again.”
After realizing that Concubine Yun was serious, Ye Hongling softened her tone and said, “Alright, mother, I know. I won’t act ruthlessly again.”
Concubine Yun softened her tone too. She sighed and said, “Lady, it’s for your own good. I don’t want you to lose again. As for eldest lady, you’d better not mess with her recently.”
Ye Hongling put on a sweet smile towards Concubine Yun and said, “You’re the best, mother!”
But in fact, Ye Hongling did not really care about Concubine Yun’s words. She did not believe the ability of Ye Qingyi.
Ye Qingyi was sitting elegantly in the main seat of the grand drawing room, in front of a gold-plated jade screen. Hua Yue handed her the teacup. Ye Qingyi slowly took off the lid of the cup with her slim fingers. The steam in the air had diffused into a thin hint of fog. Her eyelashes were as sumptuous as phoenix wings.
Hua Yue gathered all the maids of Picturesque Pavilion as the lady told her to. Everyone was standing there uniformly with their eyes down. They didn’t even dare to breathe. There were a dozen people in the drawing room but so quiet that it was as if there had only been one person.
A while later, Ye Qingyi raised her head. She was looking peaceful, scanning at the four maids she just picked. The four were considered pretty, above the average at least.
In the previous life, she had met countless people, so she had precise judgments to people’s personalities just by appearance. The reason why she picked the four out of the few dozens was the cleanness in their eyes. Their eyes never flickered, apparently honest and loyal. Nevertheless, everything has its exceptions. Time would tell whether these four could prove themselves reliable.
“What are your names?”
“It’s Lan, Miss.”
“It’s Cui, Miss.”
“It’s Hong, Miss.”
“It’s Qing, Miss.”
Ye Qingyi’s mouth twitched after hearing these names. She silently thought to herself, “Such tacky names.” After a short pause, she said, “I will rename you.”
The four were shocked at first but then nodded in excitement. They had always thought that their names were bad but were not literate enough to rename themselves. Now that the new master was willing to rename them it would be such a great thing.
Ye Qingyi frowned slightly. She thought for a short moment and said slowly, “From now on, Lan would be Yue Shuang; Cui would be Xing Yu; Hong would be Xue Qing; Qing would be Wu Miao.”
The four’s joy was beyond containment. They knelt and thanked Ye Qingyi, “Thank you, Miss, for giving us names.”
Ye Qingyi said calmly, “It’s good to be smart working at Picturesque Pavilion, but you’d better be loyal. If anyone betrays me someday, there would be severe punishments.”
The maids were all intimidated, and they said unanimously, “I will follow Miss till death. If I ever betray Miss, may a thousand arrows pierce my heart.”
They all witnessed how eldest Miss treated the second Miss and the third Miss earlier today. The eldest Miss had reborn now and would definitely have a bright future. If they ever dared betray her, nobody knew what would await them.
“Now, get up.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
Ye Qingyi took a light sip of the tea and put the cup down. She stared at the smoke rising from the clay incense furnace and said, “You shall follow Hua Yue from now on. She’ll teach you the rules here. Ask her if there’s anything you don’t know.”
The four quickly replied, “I remembered, lady.”
Then, Ye Qingyi said, “Hua Yue, show them around Picturesque Pavilion and tell them the rules here.”
Ever since Ye Qingyi came to this world, she had discovered the little things that snitches of Concubine Yun did to her. She fired them and set up the rules of working at Picturesque Pavilion.
When the old woman left Picturesque Pavilion, Concubine Yun had already covered the mouth of those servants with a generous red packet. Consequently, she didn’t even worry at all that others would hear about this.
After hearing it, Ye Hongling couldn’t help praising her, “Concubine Yun has taken everything into consideration. Now I am relieved.”
Concubine Yun nodded, but then twisted her eyebrows and got lost in thoughts. After quite a while, she said, “My daughter, eldest miss was acting really weird today. When did she become so powerful? Even when you team up with third miss, you couldn’t beat her.”
Ye Hongling clenched her teeth, “Exactly! Just a few days back, I practiced with Ye Qingyi. She couldn’t even confront me within three moves. How can she become powerful so quickly? What if…”
“What?” Concubine Yun was confused.
“What if this Ye Qingyi is a fraud?” Ye Hongling said what she thought.
Martial arts were not something that could be mastered in a day. Why else would Ye Qingyi have such a drastic change? It was not exaggerating to say that Ye Qingyi was reborn.
Concubine Yun thought for a while but shook her head and said, “Lady, the possibility is slim. Even though someone could change her face, there are always clues that will reveal her real identity. However, eldest lady was unlikely a fraud.”
Ye Hongling found it a sound point, and she stomped her feet uneasily, “Then how did that piece of junk got so powerful suddenly? What’s going on?”
A cold glare shined in Concubine Yun’s eyes, and she said slowly, “There’s only one explanation left.”
Ye Hongling asked eagerly, “Concubine, what are you thinking?”
“My daughter, now that we saw it, Ye Qingyi was deliberately pretending to be useless previously.”
Ye Hongling thought it reasonable, but not complete, so she raised her question.
“But mother, why? The Clouds and Sky Continent respects martial arts. Inability in martial arts would be despised. What good could it do her?”
Concubine Yun knew that she was right, and she shook her head, “I couldn’t figure that out either. It didn’t seem to do her any good.”
The mother and daughter thought about it for a long time, but eventually gave up without further progress. Finally, Concubine Yun reminded Ye Hongling word by word, “Daughter, no matter why she did that, it proves one point that she’s not someone who’s easy to go against. I hope you become more mature from now on. Don’t involve yourself into conflicts with her head on and be careful.”
Concubine Yun said it so seriously that Ye Hongling felt a little humiliated. She said, “Concubine Yun, you are way too scared of her. No matter how capable she is, she’s still a mortal.”
Seeing Ye Hongling still at ease after losing two times, Concubine Yun was a bit angry, “Daughter, I’ve told you what I should. If you insist on acting like this, I wouldn’t intervene in your business anymore when you lose again.”
After realizing that Concubine Yun was serious, Ye Hongling softened her tone and said, “Alright, mother, I know. I won’t act ruthlessly again.”
Concubine Yun softened her tone too. She sighed and said, “Lady, it’s for your own good. I don’t want you to lose again. As for eldest lady, you’d better not mess with her recently.”
Ye Hongling put on a sweet smile towards Concubine Yun and said, “You’re the best, mother!”
But in fact, Ye Hongling did not really care about Concubine Yun’s words. She did not believe the ability of Ye Qingyi.
Ye Qingyi was sitting elegantly in the main seat of the grand drawing room, in front of a gold-plated jade screen. Hua Yue handed her the teacup. Ye Qingyi slowly took off the lid of the cup with her slim fingers. The steam in the air had diffused into a thin hint of fog. Her eyelashes were as sumptuous as phoenix wings.
Hua Yue gathered all the maids of Picturesque Pavilion as the lady told her to. Everyone was standing there uniformly with their eyes down. They didn’t even dare to breathe. There were a dozen people in the drawing room but so quiet that it was as if there had only been one person.
A while later, Ye Qingyi raised her head. She was looking peaceful, scanning at the four maids she just picked. The four were considered pretty, above the average at least.
In the previous life, she had met countless people, so she had precise judgments to people’s personalities just by appearance. The reason why she picked the four out of the few dozens was the cleanness in their eyes. Their eyes never flickered, apparently honest and loyal. Nevertheless, everything has its exceptions. Time would tell whether these four could prove themselves reliable.
“What are your names?”
“It’s Lan, Miss.”
“It’s Cui, Miss.”
“It’s Hong, Miss.”
“It’s Qing, Miss.”
Ye Qingyi’s mouth twitched after hearing these names. She silently thought to herself, “Such tacky names.” After a short pause, she said, “I will rename you.”
The four were shocked at first but then nodded in excitement. They had always thought that their names were bad but were not literate enough to rename themselves. Now that the new master was willing to rename them it would be such a great thing.
Ye Qingyi frowned slightly. She thought for a short moment and said slowly, “From now on, Lan would be Yue Shuang; Cui would be Xing Yu; Hong would be Xue Qing; Qing would be Wu Miao.”
The four’s joy was beyond containment. They knelt and thanked Ye Qingyi, “Thank you, Miss, for giving us names.”
Ye Qingyi said calmly, “It’s good to be smart working at Picturesque Pavilion, but you’d better be loyal. If anyone betrays me someday, there would be severe punishments.”
The maids were all intimidated, and they said unanimously, “I will follow Miss till death. If I ever betray Miss, may a thousand arrows pierce my heart.”
They all witnessed how eldest Miss treated the second Miss and the third Miss earlier today. The eldest Miss had reborn now and would definitely have a bright future. If they ever dared betray her, nobody knew what would await them.
“Now, get up.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
Ye Qingyi took a light sip of the tea and put the cup down. She stared at the smoke rising from the clay incense furnace and said, “You shall follow Hua Yue from now on. She’ll teach you the rules here. Ask her if there’s anything you don’t know.”
The four quickly replied, “I remembered, lady.”
Then, Ye Qingyi said, “Hua Yue, show them around Picturesque Pavilion and tell them the rules here.”
Ever since Ye Qingyi came to this world, she had discovered the little things that snitches of Concubine Yun did to her. She fired them and set up the rules of working at Picturesque Pavilion.
