C31

It was clear to the Ye Family that the status of a concubine was not even as high as that of a concubine being born with a child. How was it possible for Ye Yuanhong to lower his head to Concubine Qiao?

Ye Yuanhong would never admit it, he was beaten up by the Second Elder until he was half dead, and was locked up. The matter was too outrageous. When it got to the old mistress, she had to step in to settle it. Second Madam, who had been slightly better off, fell into bed again after hearing that.

When Ye Yuning found out about this, she was in Lady Wen's room. Lady Wen let Nanny Liu choose some valuable medicinal ingredients and prepared to go to the Second Room to visit Second Madam.

Lady Wen sighed and said, "Your second aunt's personality is too kind. Back then, when Mother and your father were engaged to marry her, she instead saw your grandfather die. She only married after observing filial piety for three years, which is two years later than your second aunt. When your mother first entered the estate, the madame was cold. Only your second aunt was close to your mother. Now that she's so pitiful, how can Mother not visit her? "

Ye Yuning did not know that the relationship between the Second Madam and his mother was actually not that bad, but she was worried that the Second Madam might think too much about it, just like Aunt Liu and the others.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Yuning said: "Then Yu Ning will go with mother."

Hearing that, Lady Wen was surprised, she then patted her and nodded in agreement.

Speaking of which, the number of times Ye Yuning had seen the Second Madam since she returned to the Ye's Mansion could be counted on one hand. The Second Madam was one year younger than Lady Wen, but she looked to be more than five or six years older than him.

The mother and daughter pair led a group of maidservants into the Lotus Fragrance Garden. They saw several eight or nine-year-old girls run away in fright. Lady Wen could not help but shake her head.

As he entered the main house, he lifted the pearl curtain and the strong smell of medicine filled the air. The room was dark and gloomy, as if it had been a long time since the sun had gone up. Ye Yuning could not help but say to herself: No wonder second uncle was unwilling to enter Second Madam's room.

Thinking about it, she had already followed Lady Wen to the inner room. On the bed carved with yellow pear wood hung an emerald green curtain. The bright red curtain made Second Madam's face turn even paler.

After passing the medicinal ingredients Nanny Liu was holding to the senior servant by the side, Lady Wen sat down on the bedside and carefully inquired about her condition. Ye Yuning was absent-minded as she quietly sized up the room.

The furnishings inside the house were very simple, but everything was very expensive. However, with Ye Yuning's eyesight, she quickly discovered that these things were all old things.

"I wonder if the Second Madam is not proficient in arranging things, or if all the things were given to Concubine Qiao by the Second Elder?" Just as Ye Yuning was deep in thought, the Second Wife's soft sobs came into his ears.

Turning his head, he saw the Second Madam lying on the bed with her face covered by a handkerchief. Lady Wen, on the other hand, consoled her with a gentle voice. Ye Yuning didn't need to listen to what her mother had to say to make her strong and to get better as soon as possible.

Ye Yuning secretly curled her lips. With the temperament of the Second Elder and Concubine Qiao, if the Second Madam were to continue acting docile and cordial, she would only be killed, just like Lady Wen in her previous life.

Thinking about it, Ye Yuning's expression darkened.

She thought back to her previous life. Second Madam had the protection of the Countess, and she still had not reached forty years of age.

At that time, she had married into the Fu's Mansion for three years, so she didn't really care much about the news of Second Madam's death. Thinking about it now, her death probably had something to do with Concubine Qiao.

From a certain point of view, the Second Madam and Lady Wen shared a similar point of view. Ye Yuning took a deep breath, the dense smell of the medicine making her feel extremely unhappy.

After walking a few steps behind Lady Wen, Ye Yuning suddenly said: "Is Second Aunt not thinking about Second Brother's self-pity?"

There were only three males, the first wife Concubine Su gave birth to Ye Yuanjun, the second wife gave birth to Ye Yuanhong and the fourth concubine Ye Yuanliang.

Ye Yuanjun was ten years old, but Ye Yuanliang was only a little over one year old. The only one who was chosen was the son of the Second Madam, Ye Yuanhong was the only one.

Ye Yuanhong was ranked second. His personality was completely different from his parents', and his temper was explosive but his nature was not bad. In his previous life, after Ye Yuning had gotten married, he had even made his wife come to visit him. It was from Ye Yuanhong's wife that Ye Yuning found out about all of Qiao Yinkun's evil deeds, and how he secretly killed Qin Du'er.

She knew that Ye Yuanhong hated Concubine Qiao to the core.

Second Madam was startled, Lady Wen immediately pulled Ye Yuning along: "Yu Ning, don't speak nonsense!"

"Mom, what I said was the truth!" Ye Yuning raised his head and looked at the Second Madam: "I think, no matter how bad Second Uncle is, he shouldn't have attacked Second Brother. Second Aunt, could it be that you plan to just watch Second Brother get hurt by Concubine Qiao and lose Second Uncle's favor? "

Second Madam Ye's body trembled and her eyes reddened once again. Tears kept rolling down her cheeks, but this time, she managed to hold them back.

That's right! Her husband was unreliable. She still had a son, and she only had one son!

After giving birth to Ye Yuanhong, the Second Madam's body was extremely injured, and only then did the Old Mistress allow Concubine Qiao to enter. But unexpectedly, Concubine Qiao entered the room and made the second house smell of smoke.

Seeing that the Second Madam was already moved, Ye Yuning did not say anymore and retreated behind Lady Wen. There were some words that were said too much that might not be good. She hoped that the Second Madam could see them clearly and cheer up from then on.

Speaking of which, of the five of them, Concubine Qiao had not always been favoured, it was just that she knew how to play tricks on them. If she had the support of the old lady, the second wife would not be able to defeat Concubine Qiao, and Ye Yuning would have to do it herself.

Lady Wen chatted with Second Madam for a while before she brought Ye Yuning and left. Once she walked out of the Lotus Fragrance Garden, Lady Wen said, "Yu Ning, you shouldn't have said that just now."

"I can't stand it anymore, and I can't stand Concubine Qiao being so arrogant either." Ye Yuning curled his lips and revealed a look of disgust.

She had never concealed her emotions in front of her mother, and always did what she wanted to do in her heart. It was precisely because of this straightforward personality that made Lady Wen even more worried, afraid that in the future, Ye Yuning would be excluded by the people around him.

Lady Wen sighed and shook her head: "It's fine if Second Sister-in-Law can really pull herself together, but if that's not possible, at least there's still the Old Mistress watching them, and it's not too depressing."

Ye Yuning did not comment. There were some things that even the Old Mistress did not know. Lady Wen's heart was kind, and fought around the table in shame. Although there were three concubines in the main room, she had always treated them equally, and even if there were to be a dispute, it would always be a trivial matter.

Not long after he went back, Fei Qing returned with some information. Looking at Fei Qing's expression, Ye Yuning knew that his words seemed to have played a role this time.

"After Miss left, Second Madam actually got up and got out of bed, and ran over to Second Master to argue, making Second Master speechless. Not only was Second Young Master released, Concubine Qiao was also fined a month's worth of silver. "

The penalty was not too high, but it was the second master's attitude.