C5 Behind the Fake Mountain

Ye Yuning lightly lifted her skirt and stepped on the shiny green stone path that was washed by the rain. She looked around the Ye Residence, the green roof, the small pavilion, and the clear pond. It was exactly the same as the Ye Residence in the past.

After entering the pavilion, Ye Yuning temporarily did not have the intention to return to the yard. She looked down at the pond and could not help but be lost in thought.

In her previous life, she was adopted in the Yi Zu Mansion of the Cloud Province for ten years. To be honest, the battles in the Cloud Province were even more fierce than the Ye Residence. When she was only four years old, she was carried by her foster mother, Li Haitang, and walked around. Li Haitang always brought a body of thorns with him to the Li Family, so no matter what, they could not have any thoughts on the branch of the Yi Zu.

She knew how to play tricks, but she was used to Yi Zu and Yi Mu's protection. She was extremely arrogant and would have whatever she wanted. She would not do anything seriously, and she would not guess the sincerity of the people around her. Therefore, after returning to the Ye Residence, she was afraid of this unfamiliar environment. No one would flatter her anymore, so she chose to avoid everyone.

After Li Changle's matter, she was unable to return to the Cloud Province, and she was even more fragile. During this period of time, the Concubine Su and Aunt Liu were close to her and schemed against her. She was blinded by their caring, and she actually believed that they had been waiting for her in the room for a long time. They helped her to tidy up her clothes!

When she married into the Fu Mansion, she believed in Ye Yuying and Hui Lan, and let them be her concubines.

From the beginning to the end, she had never doubted or retaliated.

Concubine Qiao, who had been hiding her true intentions in her words, was the first person in her two lifetimes to do so. When she said it, she was the only one who knew that her heart was already in her mouth. However, she had no choice. She had already decided to protect her parents and herself. How could she let these people easily plot against her?

After taking a deep breath, Ye Yuning turned around and saw Fei Xiu looking at her with a smile. Her eyes were filled with gratification. "If Mrs. Haitang sees Miss's actions just now, she will definitely be at ease."

The Mrs. Haitang that she was referring to was Li Haitang. Fei Xiu was one of the twelve maids of Yi Zu's Mansion. Li Haitang had sent her back to the Ye Mansion with her, and she had been with her for a long time.

Fei Qing, who was also called Fei Xiu, had the same identity as Fei Xiu.

Fei Xiu was three years older than her, and she had started following her when she was eight years old. Fei Qing was sent over from Li Haitang's side when she was about to leave, and she was four or five months younger than her.

Hearing this, Ye Yuning was startled, "Does Foster Mother know about my situation in the Ye Residence?"

Fei Xiu smiled and did not answer.

There were some things that Ye Yuning should know. Now that her attitude had suddenly changed, Ye Yuning reckoned that she had her own thoughts and did not want to be in the center of the Ye Residence's predicament. So, she might as well let Ye Yuning slowly experience all the people and things around her.

Drops of rain fell down, splashing into the pond and creating a series of splashes.

Ye Yuning looked at Fei Xiu and her eyes lit up. She seemed to have made up her mind. "Fei Xiu, let's go. The rain seems to be getting heavier."

The foster mother of Yun Province had never left her. They had always been watching her. Her mother only had one daughter. After her grandfather passed away, she handed over a box of ten thousand gold to her. Before she died, she was still worried that she wouldn't be able to marry Fu Ranzhi. Her father had always insisted that she was his pride. Fei Xiu and Fei Qing had died to protect her. He had always thought that she would be able to see everything clearly.

In this life, she would never let them down again.

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Early the next morning, the sky was dark and gray. Ye Yuning sat in front of a large copper mirror with the pattern of the Four Seasons Flower. She was playing with a silver walking stick made of a purple jade and a pomegranate. She let Fei Xiu's pair of hands wander around her head.

Fei Qing had cooked a green and tender fish porridge in the kitchen. Ye Yuning had already combed her hair into a bun. Fei Xiu took the walking stick from her and inserted it into her hair.

"Miss, is this okay?" Fei Xiu took a step back to let Ye Yuning see the appearance in the copper mirror. "Maybe I should change to that walking stick made of the broken jade?"

"No need." Ye Yuning looked at the copper mirror and waved her hand. "I knew that Fei Xiu's hands were the best, but I didn't expect her to comb it so well."

Ye Yuning praised Fei Xiu, but Fei Qing, who was filling the porridge, was unhappy and said gloomily, "Miss is biased towards Sister Fei Xiu. I have already combed so many times for Miss, but I don't see Miss praising me."

"How could that be? Fei Qing's cooking is also good. Every time, she always makes me go out dignified and gracefully. Unlike the other maidservants, they are either pulling their hair or dressing weirdly." Ye Yuning got up from the dressing table and sat on the table to eat breakfast. She picked up the bowl and suddenly raised her head, "You two haven't eaten yet, right? This porridge has been cooked quite a lot. Hurry up and go get two more bowls. Sit down and eat with me."

When Fei Qing and Fei Xiu heard this, they looked at each other and shook their heads, "The two of us are Miss's servants. We can't eat together with Miss. Miss can eat by herself. We will go to the kitchen to eat in a while."

When Ye Yuning heard this, she put the spoon back into the bowl, "If the two of you continue to talk like this, I won't eat breakfast in the future. Not only will I not eat, but I will also send the two of you back to the Cloud State!"

"Don't! Miss!" Fei Qing wailed. If Ye Yuning sent them back to the Cloud State, Mrs. Haitang would definitely scold them to death. "I don't want to leave Miss! Mrs. Haitang and Sister Fei Luo will definitely scold me to death!"

Ye Yuning glanced at her, "It's your fault for eating together with me. You made me eat alone here." Then she looked at Fei Xiu, who had a worried expression on her face, and scolded with a smile, "Hurry up and get the bowls!"

Fei Xiu hesitated for a while before going to the kitchen to get a bowl.

After breakfast, Ye Yuning asked the two girls to bring two umbrellas to protect them from the rain. Then, she went to the garden in the Ye Residence to take a walk.

Seeing that she had come out twice in the past two days, Fei Qing was very happy. She bounced around with her and told Ye Yuning about the novel things that had happened in the back garden. She also told Ye Yuning about the flowers that had been planted in the house. Ye Yuning did not interrupt and listened to her speak about these things.

Ye Yuning woke up early. When she arrived at the back garden, she estimated that more than half of the ladies and young masters of the Ye Residence were still resting. In a rainy day, most of the ladies of the Ye Residence did not like to go out, and most of them slept late.

Walking on the small path between the fake mountains on the long corridor, Ye Yuning would occasionally look through the holes in the fake mountain to see the scene on the pond. Seeing her doing this, Fei Qing opened her mouth to talk about the strange stone.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuning, who was looking out from the top of the cave, suddenly reached out her hand and covered her mouth. She made a silent gesture to them and looked at the two people at the corner of the wall.