Chapter 42: Fool
Just when Ye Wang was still wondering who he was, he said it himself: "I am Chu Xiu, the second son of the Chu family. I came to the Ye Mansion for a banquet today, but unexpectedly got lost with the servants in the mansion. Please show me the way, young lady."
He spoke in a very polite manner, and with his elegant demeanor, he looked clearly a civil servant.
But Ye Wang had heard people in the palace talk about this Chu Xiu, who was an official in the palace guards and would most likely join the Jinyiwei when he came out in the future.
She looked at Chu Xiu again. He didn't look like someone who would kill someone.
Chu Xiu stared at her for a while before she realized she hadn't answered his question yet. She pointed outside Qifang Pavilion and said, "Go around the pond and follow the path on the east side. The third row of houses is the lobby."
Chu Xiu was about to nod his head in thanks when he heard a gentle female voice calling out from a distance, "Second Brother Chu!"
Ye Wang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ye Qingshang standing at the door of Qifang Pavilion at some point. When she saw Chu Xiu, her face was full of joy, but when she glanced at Ye Wang, she revealed an imperceptible indifference.
"Brother Chu, why are you here?"
Ye Qingshang came over, and Chu Xiu said, "The Ye Mansion is really big. I accidentally lost my servants and ended up here by mistake. Thanks to this little girl for showing me the way."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Wang and said, "Don't you know the lady's name?"
Ye Wang pursed his lips. Her name was not something she could bring out. Outsiders only knew that the Ye family had a fourth daughter who was born out of wedlock, but few knew her name. She was just a concubine's daughter, so no one would ask about her.
When Chu Xiu asked this, she didn't know whether she should answer. After all, the Ye family didn't allow her to meet outsiders.
Ye Qingshang spoke before her and said, "She is the one who takes care of the flowers and plants in the backyard. Second Brother Chu, let's go. Dad and uncle are still waiting in the lobby."
As he spoke, he affectionately put his arm around Chu Xiu's arm and walked out with Chu Xiu. Before leaving, he glared at Ye Wang lightly.
It was no wonder that Ye Qingshang dared to call Ye Wang a servant, because she would not attend the banquets at the Ye Mansion. This had been the case for many years. Chu Guangyao asked at the banquet: "Why is it that every time I come here, I don't see Fourth Miss Ye?"
Chu Xiu paused for a moment as he picked up the teacup, then looked up at Madam Ye. She was smiling, as if nothing had happened. She said, "Ye Si had a serious illness when he was a child, and his brain was damaged. I'm afraid to disturb you all by coming out."
Chu Xiu nodded secretly, what a fool...
"I see the two Clivias in the back garden of the Ye Mansion are doing well. The Chu Mansion also had two, but unfortunately they weren't well cared for, and they eventually turned to mud. I wonder if there's any way to keep the Clivias in the Ye Mansion growing? My mother is ill, and I'm thinking of growing a few more and putting them in her room. It would be comforting to look at them."
The Clivias in the backyard were all planted by Ye Wang and Qin. The mother and daughter rarely competed with others in the mansion. They just planted some flowers and plants in the backyard to nourish the eyes and refresh the mind, which was more comfortable than fighting in the inner courtyard.
Madam Ye gave Ye Qingshang a look, and Ye Qingshang understood what she meant and immediately said, "Second Brother Chu, the Clivia in the backyard is raised by me. If Second Brother Chu likes it, I will send a few cultivated seedlings to the Chu Mansion in the future, okay?"
Clivia is easy to grow, but it is easy to die when it is a seedling. Most of the plants in the Chu Mansion died because they were not properly cared for when they were seedlings.
Ye Qingshang said that he wanted his own sample, but it turned out that he was just asking Ye Wang for one.
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