C17

Chapters 17 - 17

Lil 'Ye's eyes flashed, she lowered her head to hide it, and said softly: "Big Sister Bai Lan doesn't seem to be doing well. When I went over, I saw her getting beaten up by Aunty Shen."

"Serves him right! Who allowed her to steal the little miss's hairpin? "You're still not admitting to it? Serves her right!" Xiang Er suddenly interrupted from the side.

Lil 'Ye glanced at her, but didn't say anything. She just lowered her head even more. Xiang Er glared at her, not admitting defeat. He then flattered her as he took the bag in her hands with a smile: "Sister Fei Xiu, can I help you put this in?"

Fei Xiu did not reject, and only smiled at her, then warmly asked Little Ye, her face did not change at all.

Xiang Er turned around and walked into the house. At the same time, she smiled weirdly.

The next morning, before Little Ye could even wake up, someone dragged him out of bed and into Ye Yuning's room. With his hazy eyes opened, the moment he raised his head, he saw Ye Yuning, fully clothed, with a face full of anger.

"Miss, what did this servant do wrong?" Lil 'Ye forced himself to calm down and asked.

Ye Yuning, who was sitting upright on the main seat, couldn't help but sigh when she saw her expression. This servant girl was very kind and could be endured, but unfortunately, she wasn't of any use to him.

"Lil 'Ye, you took the clothes from the slurry room yesterday?" Ye Yuning's face filled with anger.

Lil 'Ye nodded, she already had a bad premonition.

Ye Yuning's slender fingers held onto a strand of hair as she unconsciously twirled it in circles. Her other hand knocked on the table, one after another, like a thunder drum beating on Lil 'Ye's heart.

"There's something wrong with the two pieces of clothing in this cloth bag. One of them has been hooked, and the other has been dropped." Ye Yuning said, and indicated for Fei Qing to bring the two pieces of clothes in front of the small leaf.

When Lil 'Ye saw this, her expression immediately changed, "Miss, this wasn't made by this servant!"

Ye Yuning glanced at her from the corner of her eye, and laughed lightly: "Did I say that you were the one who did it? "There is nothing worth three hundred taels of silver in this place." Just as she finished speaking, a noise came from outside the door, following that, Xiang Er and the other servant quickly entered the house.

"Miss, I found it!" As he spoke, Xiang Er shook the grey cloth in his hand, and with a crisp clanging sound, a few pearl hairpins, a purple and gold branch, and a brocade dress embroidered with water lotuses appeared in front of everyone.

Lil 'Ye's expression changed once again, as her gaze landed on those pieces of jewelry. Her entire body was trembling uncontrollably.

Xiang Er then showed all of these to Ye Yuning, and then placed them on the table: "These were found in Lil 'Ye's room, they are all jewelry that young miss had used before! And this hairpin was precisely the one that I didn't see a few days ago! "

Ye Yuning picked up the hairpin and squinted his watery eyes slightly. Her long and thick eyelashes drooped down, leaving a shadow behind in the depths of his eyes: "So it was you who stole the jewelry! It seems like we've all misjudged you, Lil 'Ye. Someone! Find the granny broker and beat her out of the mansion! "

Xiang Er, who was at the side, revealed a complacent look.

"Well done, this is your reward." Ye Yuning laughed and gave the hairpin to Xiang Er.

"Thank you for your gift, Miss!" Xiang Er's eyes lit up, he took the hairpin and carefully put it into his sleeves. This was pure gold! As expected of the third young mistress, her actions were generous! Ye Yuning saw her expression, but his expression did not change at all.

"It's time for Bai Lan to return. After enduring these past few days of suffering, she probably hasn't thought about anything else."

In less than an hour, Fei Qing returned with Bai Lan. Upon entering the room, Bai Lan immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you Miss for your benevolence, allowing this servant to come to serve you."

At this time, Ye Yuning had already finished dressing herself, and was seated in a chair made of sandalwood, holding a cup of Jun Shan's silver needles and sipping it carefully. Under the cover of the curling steam, Ye Yuning's expression was indifferent, making others unable to guess what she was thinking. Bai Lan hadn't heard a response in a long time, and her heart was filled with trepidation but she didn't dare to raise her head to peek.

After a long while, Ye Yuning finally put down the cup of tea, touched the gold bracelet on her wrist and slowly said: "In the past few days, have you thought carefully about why I have punished you?"

Bai Lan trembled as she suddenly raised her head. Her eyes were filled with tears, "I did not steal your jewelry!"

Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow: "Do you think, that I am punishing you because of this?"

Bai Lan did not understand, her eyes full of suspicions.

Ye Yuning sighed, and shook her head: "It's just a hairpin, I don't care about it. If there's usually a reward for me, when would I ever be stingy? If you can't even understand this, then you don't need to stay by my side to wait upon me, Fei Xiu! "

"Miss! Miss, don't chase this servant away! " Bai Lan was panicking in her heart. She crawled a few steps towards Ye Yuning and pulled her white dress.

"Impudent!" "Hurry up and let go!" Fei Xiu glared as she stepped forward and pulled Bai Lan away.

On the other hand, Fei Qing kept shooting meaningful glances at Bai Lan. In a daze, Bai Lan noticed that other than the two big maids, there was only one other person in the room, the other two were none other than the little maid's Xiang Er and the others.

In a split-second, a thought flashed across Bai Lan's mind.

"Being able to serve young miss is a servant's blessing. If young miss is kind and willing to keep this servant by your side, this servant will not refuse even if I die a hundred times!" With a dong sound, Bai Lan's head heavily hit the ground.

Ye Yuning was satisfied and nodded her head, indicating Fei Xiu to help him up.

"You are all here for me. You should see clearly what happened. Who should come in contact and who should avoid it. Go back and think carefully." With that said, Ye Yuning waved his hand and ordered Bai Lan to retreat.

With a worried heart, Bai Lan followed Fei Xiu out of the room.

After the two of them left, Fei Qing could not help but ask: "Miss, why did you allow her to return? Didn't you know that she had contacts with people from the Second House and the third wife? That day, Sixth Miss suddenly barged in, and was indeed Bai Lan on duty, but she was unable to stop her. " Fei Qing was extremely confused.

Ye Yuning looked outside the door, one hand holding the incense, and did not say a word.

She had her reasons for doing so.

The reason why the servants by her side were unsettled may have been because of someone behind their backs, but it was also due to her inaction as their master. In her previous life, she had never paid attention to the thoughts of these maidservants, nor did she think of using them for her own purposes. Thus, when she was in trouble, the people around her could not help but be in a hurry to leave.

Now, she didn't want to repeat the same mistake. If she, Fei Xiu and Fei Qing wanted to defeat the enemy in the Ye's Mansion, it would be extremely difficult.

On the other hand, Bai Lan was the son of the Ye's Mansion. Her parents and brothers worked in the Ye's Mansion, so they knew a lot of people.

In fact, Cui Zhu was also a child of the Ye Family, but she belonged to the madame. Ye Yuning did not trust her. Compared to Concubine Qiao who acted tough but was weak inside, Ye Yuning was more afraid of the Old Mistress.

In the Ye's Mansion, the old lady was the true controller!