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"Miss, do you want me to ask who kept the cat?" As Bai Lan was speaking, Xiang Er suddenly ran in with a head full of sweat.

"Miss, your servant has investigated thoroughly!"

"Slow down. No rush." Seeing her panting, Ye Yuning picked up a teacup on the table and passed it to her.

"Miss Xie!" Xiang Er did not reject, and took the teacup and drank it dry, then started to explain.

Originally, it was brought in by the third wife's cook to keep it safe from mice. A few days ago, when Ye Yuying saw the black cat, she carried it back and made it her pet.

Afterwards, somehow, the black cat made Fifth Miss unhappy, and made someone pull out her scissors to get rid of her claws. The maidservants did not dare disobey, hugging the black cat tightly and making their move. After just pulling out two, the black cat was in so much pain that it broke free of the maid's hand and ran away. This time, we picked it up.

"The servants of the third wife said that they searched for three days but didn't find the cat. They all thought it had disappeared, so they reported back to the Fifth Miss that the cat had died." Xiang Er took a deep breath and said, "Young miss, you want to raise it, do you want to inform Fifth miss about it?"

Ye Yuning glanced at her, only to see that Xiang Er's eyes were shining, as though she couldn't wait to get a reply.

"Why are you telling her? It's just a cat. " Ye Yuning picked up a clean teacup and poured a cup of hot tea, sipping it lightly as if nothing had happened.

Xiang Er looked disappointed: "I was still hoping that young miss would teach Fifth Young Miss's servant girl a lesson!"

Ye Yuning heard her strange tone and could not help but ask: "What's wrong? You had a grudge with them? "

Xiang Er shook her head and hesitated: "Miss, you don't know, Fifth Miss has a bad temper. Previously, when Aunt Liu came to find Madam, didn't she always talk to you? The maidservants by her side are bullying us from the outside. "

Xiang Er pouted, her expression unhappy. In the past, she was a third-class maidservant and did some menial tasks like scrubbing and moving things. Sometimes, the head maidservants would pass some troublesome matters on to them.

Ye Yuying looked gentle and amiable on the outside, but in reality, she looked down on everyone. Even the servants by her side were superior, looked down on people, and liked to tease people.

Xiang Er had been tricked by them to the point of falling into the pool. If she didn't know how to swim, she would have drowned to death at that time. Ye Yuning heard and her face turned green. She slammed her palm on the table.

The maidservants sized up her expression, not daring to speak.

"third wife's servant, you dare to bully the person beside me? This Ye Yuying has such an attitude! " Ye Yuning sneered, and immediately became angry.

Following that, Ye Yuning called over the other maids and asked them one more time, receiving a similar answer. There was still a little maid who went to the third wife to pass the news, but got beaten up by the servants in the end.

Originally, she thought that since Ye Yuying had not done all those things in this life, she would not bother with him for now, but there were some people who were born like this, who didn't even put others in their eyes if they didn't teach them a lesson.

"Xiang Er, come over." Ye Yuning waved at Xiang Er, with a resolute look on her face.

Xiang Er leaned over and whispered a few words into her ear, but very quickly, Xiang Er's eyes lit up.

"What a good idea!" This servant will arrange it right away! " With that said, Xiang Er bowed and ran out. She looked extremely happy.

Seeing such careless actions, Bai Lan frowned: "Miss, Xiang Er is too unruly, you cannot let her go easily."

Ye Yuning did not mind, other than loving money, there were no other shortcomings for Xiang Er. His character was lively and quick-witted, she could sometimes understand her actions and actions, and with this kind of person being nurtured by her side, she might become a big help in the future.

After all, no one was perfect for the lack of money. Who wouldn't have a weakness and hobby? As long as she was not greedy to the point of not caring about anything, Ye Yuning was not worried.

In comparison, the other maidservants in the courtyard made her feel even more uneasy. Unfortunately, the Li family replied that the maids would be here in a few days. If she wanted to find a trustworthy maid, she could only wait patiently.

… ….

The third wife's Ming Xiang Yuan was located to the northeast of the Ye's Mansion. It was slightly off to the side, but the area it covered was very big. After all, the Ye's Mansion had the most people in the few houses.

Third Master Ye Chengxing was extremely busy with the Ye Family's business, and rarely went to the inner courtyard. However, he still had four concubines in the third wife, and five children were born from them.

Aunt Liu was more or less favoured, having a son and a daughter. She stood firmly in the Ye Family. However, the Third Wife did not like these few concubines. Every day, they had to serve them, especially Aunt Liu.

Third Wife's surname was Ruan. Her family only had one brother, and the family had always doted on her, nurturing her into an arrogant and domineering character. (TL: Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan = Ruan)) She and the Third Master often quarreled, but when it came to quarrelling, there was always the treatment and power that a legal wife should have.

Third Wife gave birth to two sons and one daughter, which added a lot of incense to the Ye Family's reputation, and his daughter was Ye Yuchu.

Ye Yuchu was not as domineering as the Third Wife, and she was not as tactful as the Third Elder. She combined the two of their strengths, and thus, became very popular with the Old Mistress.

In comparison, although Aunt Liu's Ye Yuying could often please the madame, she was still a little lacking when compared to the Ye Yuchu who was born to her.

third wife had the best treatment out of all the people in the Ye's Mansion, and Third Wife and First Wife were in charge of the family. But in reality, First Wife had only counted and did not interfere. The one who was truly in charge was Third Wife.

Usually, the servants would think of ways to please the third wife, even Ye Yuying was no exception. At that moment, Ye Yuying was lying in her own room, while the servants fanned her and peeled off the lotus seed for her to eat.

Looking at her at ease, she had the attitude of a young miss of the Ye's Mansion, just like a concubine. When she put on such a posture, if others saw her, it was unknown what she would say, saying that she, Ye Yuying, did not know the rules.

Ye Yuying hid her strength very well. She was weak in front of others and arrogant in front of others. For such a long time, other than the few maids in her room who knew of the situation, the rest of the people in Ye's Mansion had been deceived by her act.

She lived in three main rooms, separated by two screens. The one on the right was a bedroom, the one on the middle was a guest room, and the one on the left was an embroidery pavilion.

On one side of the small pavilion, there was an antique frame made of yellow pear wood. On the other side, there were exquisite toys, a fist sized piece of white jade, a green porcelain bottle from the official kiln, and a human head sized statue of coral.

As for the window side, there was a taut embroidery cloth with dozens of baskets placed beside it, all neatly arranged in different colored threads.