Ye Li thought for a moment and asked: "Father's love and this child, which one do you want?"
Concubine Zhao was startled, not understanding why Ye Li would ask such a question. But she quickly reacted. After thinking for a moment, a trace of determination flashed across her face. She gritted her teeth and said: "I want this child. As long as this child lives well, it doesn't matter if I never see him again!"
"I heard that some people's fate is not good. It will affect their family's marriage and children." The room was silent for a moment before Ye Li's voice slowly sounded.
"Third Miss wants me to …" Concubine Zhao looked in surprise at the calm young girl in front of her.
"Don't do it yourself. If you leave any traces, it will only backfire."
Concubine Zhao finally understood why Ye Li asked her whether she wanted a child or the old master's love. Now that the fourth miss of the fu was about to marry Prince Li as his first wife, the only son of the Ye family born by Madam Wang had always been in poor health. If she carried the reputation of having a bad fate, she could forget about receiving the old master's love in this lifetime. Instead, it was very likely that she would be chased out of the family or sent to a courtyard or temple outside the city to recuperate. Now that there was a joyous occasion in the fu, she definitely would not be chased out of the family easily. Then she would be sent out of the fu. If she was even more ruthless and sent further away, she might not be able to return to the capital in this lifetime.
"This is all I can help you with. You are right. No matter what, you are still my sister-in-law. Our family has a courtyard in Yunzhou. If you go there, I will ensure the safety of both you and your child. Go back and think about it. Let me know when you have made up your mind. "After speaking, Ye Li did not care about concubine Zhao's reaction. She stood up and walked into the room.
Although concubine Zhao was of low birth, she was once a girl from a scholarly family. Naturally, she knew what kind of place Yunzhou was. She also knew that Yunzhou was where the best school in Da Chu State, Lishan Academy, was located. And Lishan Academy belonged to the Gu family. Ye Li was not being perfunctory when she said that if she went to Yunzhou, there would be someone who could ensure her safety. Anyway, with her status, even if Madam Wang fell, she couldn't be the legal wife. Yunzhou was a place where people gathered. If she could give birth to a boy … it would be better than waiting in the manor to be killed by Madam Wang. Thinking of this, Concubine Zhao got up and knelt down again. "This servant thanks Third Miss for her great kindness!"
Ye Li's feet paused for a moment, and she said indifferently, "This is your own choice." Her elegant figure disappeared behind the screen.
Ye Li sat down and casually found a book to read. It wasn't that there wasn't a better way to solve Concubine Zhao's problem, but she would get into a lot of trouble. Which woman in this world wasn't a pitiful person? Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't, and he didn't have that much ability. After a while, Qing Shuang came in with a cup of tea. "Miss, why are you reading again? It's not like we're the top scorer. "
"You're going back?" Ye Li put down her book and asked.
Qing Shuang nodded and said, "He made a scene at the gate of the courtyard before leaving."
"Concubine Zhao is a smart person. Maybe she will go back and complain to father about me. "Ye Li took the cup from Qing Shuang and smiled.
Qing Shuang was a little worried. "Master won't punish you, will he?"
"Even if father is biased, he won't punish his daughter who is about to get married because of a few words from a concubine."
"That's good. I forgot that our Miss is the future Princess Consort of Ding. " Even the Princess Consort of Li had to greet Miss when she saw her. "Miss, you agreed to help her so quickly. What if she bites us in the future …" Qing Shuang was a little worried.
"She is too favored. Madam can't tolerate her. She is a smart person. Naturally, she knows the price of using me. "
"It's good that Miss knows."
Concubine Zhao went back angrily. As expected, there was another scene. In less than half a day, the whole Ye Mansion knew that Concubine Zhao went to Qing Yi Xuan of Third Miss to curry favor with Third Miss. As a result, Qing Shuang, Third Miss's maid, sneered at her and drove her out of the courtyard. Even though Concubine Zhao was favored now, the minister just reminded Third Miss casually when greeting her. It seemed that Concubine Zhao was not as favored as the rumors said. With such a thing happening, the concubines in the inner courtyard naturally couldn't help but take pleasure in other people's misfortune. Concubine Zhao also didn't want to be outdone and retorted with a sharp tongue. Wang was grounded and could only teach Ye Ying in her courtyard. Without the control of these concubines, the backyard was very lively.
This time, Wang suffered a big loss in the hands of Ye Li. Not only did she have to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver, but she was also grounded by Old Madame. When Wang returned to her courtyard, Ye Li was not interested in how many porcelains were smashed. She just thought that Old Madame Ye's so-called grounding this time was not true. Because in a few days, Prince Li's Mansion would send the betrothal gifts. As the mistress of the Ye family and Ye Ying's biological mother, Wang naturally had to go out to meet people.
When Prince Li's Mansion came to send the betrothal gifts, Ye Li was sitting in her courtyard leisurely and choosing servants. The servants in the mansion were very clever. Even when they were busy receiving people from Prince Li's Mansion in the front hall, they did not forget the order of Third Miss. Early in the morning, they asked the housekeeper to bring the servants over so that Ye Li could choose. Ye Li sat on a chair placed under the eaves and calmly looked at the dozen or so maidservants standing in the courtyard. Seeing that Ye Li did not speak for a long time, the housekeeper looked at her uneasily, thinking that Third Miss was not satisfied with these servants. Just as she was about to ask for another batch of people to come in, she heard Ye Li say, "Qing Shuang, take a look. Keep the suitable ones. "Qing Shuang was very proud of her Miss's trust. She quickly replied loudly," I will do as you say. "
Walking to the middle of the servants, Qing Shuang looked at the different expressions of the servants and felt a little unaccustomed. In the past, her Miss was not liked, and she was also excluded among the servants. But now, these people were standing here and letting her choose. Qing Shuang carefully chose a few good-looking and well-behaved servants and brought them to Ye Li. Ye Li glanced at her and smiled in her heart. Qing Shuang, this girl, was a little too worrisome. She even had to spend so much effort to choose a maid. The housekeeper smiled and said to Ye Li, "Third Miss, are you going to choose these servants? Do you want to choose two more in case there are not enough servants? "
Ye Li looked at her with a smile in her clear eyes, "In that case, choose two more."
The housekeeper met Ye Li's clear eyes. For some reason, she could not help but feel cold in her heart and quickly looked away.
This time, Ye Li did not even look at them. She pointed at them and said, "Those two."
Qing Shuang followed her finger and looked at the two servants standing in the front row. One looked ordinary, and the other was gorgeous and charming. At first glance, she knew that they were not well-behaved. Moreover, that girl was actually looking at her Young Miss with an arrogant expression. She really didn't know what was good for her!
Waving her hand to let the housekeeper take the rest of the servants away, Ye Li looked carefully at the six servants standing in front of her and asked softly, "What are your names?"
"My name is Yun 'er, and my name is Xiao Cui."
"My name is Jing 'er, and my name is Tian' er."
"My name is Xueyan, and my name is … Hanqing."
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