“Every time Master Fu comes, the young master is in an exceptionally good mood.”
"We share the same blood; it's probably instinct. I read a report before about a baby elephant that had been separated from its herd for several years, yet it could still find its mother by scent, let alone a human..."
"I heard that Master Fu came back with his new wife this time. I wonder if they will take the young master with them when they leave."
"It's hard to say... If it's to please Master Fu, she'll definitely take him away. But who knows what she's really thinking? What woman doesn't want the child she gave birth to? How could she possibly treat the young master as her own child? If that's the case, the young master would be better off staying at the old house, where he'd have no worries about food and drink and wouldn't suffer any grievances."
Young master.
The new lady.
Same blood.
Ye Li's intuition told her that she had overheard some incredible secret.
She felt awkward asking for directions now; those two people must be terrified.
After all, she was the new wife they were talking about who might turn into a wicked stepmother.
Ye Li tiptoed back a few steps and stomped heavily on the snow.
A creaking sound rang out.
The conversation immediately ceased.
"Excuse me……"
Ye Li appeared outside the study, looking troubled. "I don't remember the way back to the main hall. Can any of you show me the way?"
Sure enough, as the naked eye could see, the young man and woman exchanged a glance, and after a brief moment of surprise, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
The maid, Xiaohong, put down her tools and stepped forward with a smile, "Madam, please come with me."
As Ye Li continued forward, she glanced back at the courtyard. "That's... Master Fu's study?"
"yes."
Xiao Hong nodded, "When the old man was still alive, it was his study. Later, when Master Fu became the head of the family, the study was also given to Master Fu."
"Does the young master live in the study?"
Ye Wan's words made Xiao Hong suddenly look up.
The pretty girl had a gentle expression, as if she already knew there was such a young master in the Fu family's old mansion.
Xiao Hong hesitated for a long time before saying softly, "He originally lived in his own courtyard, but the young master was not very peaceful there and would always run to the study in the middle of the night. Later, Master Fu took him with him and settled him in the study."
"Then, what about the young master's mother... that former lady?"
Ye Li asked softly.
Xiao Hong looked terrified.
Ye Li smiled innocently, "Even if you don't tell me, Grandmother and Master Fu will. I didn't ask you to make up nonsense. Just tell me what you know."
Xiao Hong hesitated.
Master Fu had just stepped inside.
Shortly after, the old butler gathered all the servants of the old house and gave them a long lecture.
In short: Master Fu is married. Madam's wishes are Master Fu's wishes. Anyone who doesn't respect Madam will regret it!
Xiao Hong shook her head and said, "I don't know the specifics. I only know that when the young master was very young, he was sent to the old house, and he has been taken care of by the old lady and Master Fu for the past few years."
"Madam, the young master is very well-behaved..."
Seemingly worried that the young master would be taken away from the old house, Xiao Hong looked at Ye Li with a worried expression and said, "Although he has never spoken, he doesn't cry or make a fuss. Except for mealtimes and sleeptimes, he's either reading or drawing, or building Lego. He's very well-behaved, really!"
It's been years since he last spoke a word?
Ye Li frowned. "How old is he?"
"The young master's birthday is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. He will be five years old after the New Year."
A five-year-old child should normally be in the middle class of kindergarten, right?
Judging from Xiaohong's words, this child not only didn't go to school, but also didn't even speak?
Feeling a pang of pity and sympathy, Ye Li looked up again and saw Fu Yanci standing at the bottom of the corridor steps in the distance.
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