kingnovel Chapter 499 is all for your concubine
Chapter 499 is all for your concubine
"And the young lady, who has just been promoted to the Supreme One, has become a hot commodity in everyone's eyes. Recently, the young lady has been away from the manor more often, and even when she is there, she is quite busy. Many people have not had the opportunity to see the young lady, and quite a few have come to me."
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "Oh? There's such a thing? I really didn't know that."
“However…” Ye Qing’an raised his eyes to look at the Sixth Madam: “Although a lot has happened in the mansion recently, and it seems that the inner quarters of the mansion have suddenly lost their leader and backbone, in fact, isn’t this just an excellent opportunity?”
"Liu Xueying is dead, but the position of the mistress of the Ye family will not remain vacant forever."
The sixth concubine's thoughts stirred slightly, and she opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Ye Qing'an saw the expression on her face and understood immediately.
Sure enough, that's what they came for.
With Liu Xueying dead, I'm afraid all the women in the inner quarters are eyeing that position.
And she was someone they all wanted to win over.
She is the eldest daughter of the Ye family and has now become the Supreme One. Whoever can win her over and gain her support will naturally have a much greater chance of taking that position.
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Since someone has to sit in that position, I naturally hope that the person who sits in that position is not my enemy. If it is someone who stands on my side, that would be even better."
"But that is, after all, the position of the matriarch of the Ye family. Whether one can sit on it, and whether one can hold it firmly, depends on one's own abilities. I am just a daughter of the Ye family, and not even officially, so I am more or less just a daughter living in the Ye family. There are some things I shouldn't interfere with too much."
The sixth concubine lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I am an old servant of the madam. I grew up with the madam almost from childhood, and I have watched the eldest young lady being born and growing up. Naturally, I will always stand with the eldest young lady."
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Of course I believe Sixth Aunt. But as I said before, that position is not easy to sit in. Whether you can sit in it and whether you can hold it depends on your own abilities. I can help you for a while, but I can't help you forever. You have to let me see if you have the ability."
"I understand." The sixth concubine smiled slightly and bowed to Ye Qing'an. "I have nothing else to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
Ye Qing'an waved his hand, and the Sixth Madam left with her maids and servants.
Granny Wei's gaze remained fixed on the back of the Sixth Concubine. She waited until the Sixth Concubine left the courtyard before speaking: "The Sixth Concubine came here, probably hoping that Miss would help her, right? Isn't Miss going to help the Sixth Concubine? After all, the Sixth Concubine is an old servant of the Madam. If she becomes the mistress of the Ye family, then, at the very least, she shouldn't mistreat Miss and the young master."
Ye Qing'an chuckled, her eyes flashing: "Do you think I'd be afraid of being mistreated by others now?"
Granny Wei opened her mouth, but remembering Ye Qing'an's current situation, she ultimately remained silent.
Ye Qing'an walked towards the main hall of the courtyard: "Sixth Aunt is indeed good, and she did serve my mother for some years. But who can say for sure what happens in the inner quarters? Even sisters can turn against each other for the sake of favor and status, let alone former mistress and servant. No one can guarantee that she will never betray me. So in this matter, Sixth Aunt has a certain advantage over me, but it is not obvious."
"Furthermore, Sixth Aunt is timid and petty, and doesn't have much of the demeanor and bearing of a mistress of the house. She may not be able to handle the position of mistress of the house well. Am I supposed to keep dealing with things for her?"
“I need an ally, not a burden. She also needs to make some changes. Wouldn’t it be best if she could get the position she wants through her own means and methods, and complement me?”
"And indeed, I have no time or energy left to waste on the power struggles and intrigues in the backyard of this mansion."
Ye Qing'an entered the room and sat down on the chaise lounge. Granny Wei looked up at Ye Qing'an and felt that Ye Qing'an seemed to have something in mind when she spoke.
Ye Qing'an, referring to the tea that Zi Xiao had just poured, said, "His Majesty has decreed that in ten days, I will join the army on a campaign to Qian'an to help our Siyou Kingdom's army quell the rebellion."
"To join the army? To quell a rebellion?"
"Qian'an?"
The people in the room all exclaimed in surprise at the same time. Although each person's focus was different, the astonishment on their faces was almost identical.
"Yes." Ye Qing'an nodded: "Prince Duan Yimo Xu, together with those vicious people exiled to Qian'an, rebelled in Qian'an. The Emperor intends to send a large army to Qian'an to quell the rebellion, and I will go with the army."
Both Granny Wei and Zixiao's faces were filled with worry, while only Qingdai stared at Ye Qing'an thoughtfully.
She was one of the few people who knew that Yi Moxu was not in Qian'an, but she really couldn't figure out what her master wanted to do.
"Therefore, I really don't have the extra energy to interfere in this power struggle among the mistresses of the household. I can only wait and see who has the more cunning methods and who will have the last laugh. The only thing I can do is, if the newly appointed mistress of the household tries to make things difficult for me and Eleventh, then I will..."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips, her eyes blatantly revealing her murderous intent.
Both Granny Wei and Zixiao saw it clearly, and they quickly lowered their heads, saying, "This servant understands."
Ye Qing'an smiled and waved her hand: "Alright, go and do your own things. Don't just stand here all the time. If you really have nothing to do, you can also help me prepare the things I need to bring in the future."
"Yes."
After the servants left, Ye Qing'an had just picked up her tea when she saw Yi Moxu appear out of thin air in the room.
It appeared out of thin air, so it must have come from the Cloud Dreamland before.
Ye Qing'an looked up at Yi Moxu, her eyes crinkling: "We will soon meet on the battlefield. It's a pleasure to meet you, Prince Duan. I hope you will not hold back when the time comes."
“Likewise.” Yi Moxu finished speaking and glanced at Ye Qingan: “However, I didn’t come here today for this matter. I have two things I want to ask Miss Ye.”
"Oh?" Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "Prince Duan, please don't be so polite, just ask away."
Yi Moxu pursed his lips: "Miss Ye promised Yi Yunkui in the palace that she would enter the palace as a concubine after you returned to the capital after quelling the rebellion?"
Ye Qing'an hadn't expected Yi Moxu to ask about this, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Yes, that's what I agreed to, but it's just a delaying tactic. If Prince Duan is really afraid, he can... prevent this rebellion from being quelled."
“That’s also possible. We can take the throne from Yi Yun Kui. Then, once the rebellion is quelled, I can enter the palace as a concubine, and that will be for you, Prince Duan.”