Chapter 4
During the two days of recuperation in the courtyard, Youyang thought a lot.
She was swaying on the recliner, and even here she found it hard to change her unkempt habits.
She took a bite of the apple in her hand, feeling heavy-hearted.
She is now the heroine in this heart-wrenching story. Many of the plots in the story happen to her, which is really difficult.
Although she was skilled in martial arts, her enemies were in the dark and outnumbered, so she was no match for them.
Maybe she could find someone powerful to protect her.
But who can she turn to?
Just as she was thinking this, Song Yunlan appeared in her sight with a small plate of snacks.
You Yang's beautiful eyes lit up, and the more she stared at Song Yunlan, the more she liked him.
Isn't there such a powerful person around? Song Yunlan is the future emperor. If she doesn't want to go down the path of physical and emotional abuse with him, then becoming friends wouldn't be a bad idea. When he becomes successful, he can protect her when she finds it difficult to deal with him.
At this point, the most important thing now is to win his favor, or at least not make him hate me.
Song Yunlan tilted his head and looked at her, blinking his eyes.
You Yang climbed down from the rocking chair and nearly fell to the ground. "Daniu, last time I said I'd take you to find your family. Now is the best day, how about today?"
Song Yunlan was startled by his reckless behavior. He strode forward and tried to support her with both hands, but he saw that Youyang had already stood firmly, and his hands were suspended in the air, neither moving up nor down.
"Miss, you need to inform your wife before leaving the house. If your wife disagrees..." Qingyun said dejectedly with a pouting face as he stood aside.
"There must be a reason she can't refuse." She thought about it and recalled Wen Qing, Youyang's biological mother in the storybook.
If we use this person as an excuse and add a threat of reputation, and take advantage of the person Liu Mei cares about, the effect will be twice as good with half the effort.
She did it right away and asked Qingyun to help her change into a more formal light green dress. The hem of the dress had turned white from washing, but she was reluctant to throw it away.
Many of the dresses were burned in the fire, and only these few are left.
Several days have passed since the fire, and Liu Mei hasn't said anything about buying her some new clothes. Since she hasn't asked, she doesn't plan to ask for it. Even if she does, given Liu Mei's personality, what good things can she give her?
You don't know how good this dress is until you try it on. After trying it on, you will find that although it looks decent, the fabric is so poor that it is not even as good as the ones worn by the maids in the mansion. It makes her arms itchy.
"Miss, how about we change into something new?" Qingyun held her arm, which was red from itching, with concern.
You Yang couldn't help but scratched it, put down her wide sleeves and gritted her teeth and said patiently: "No, I want this one."
Luoshui Courtyard is located in a remote area of the mansion, and it took Youyang and Qingyun a long time to walk to Liumei's courtyard.
If it weren't for the fact that she knew martial arts and couldn't let it be known, she really wanted to fly over there using her lightness skills.
Although Song Yunlan was wearing the clothes of a servant in the mansion, he was not a servant in the mansion who was under contract to sell his body. It was inappropriate for him to bring a man from outside the mansion into Liu Mei's yard. On the contrary, she might catch him.
Youyang asked him to wait outside and took Qingyun in.
After entering the yard, Youyang stood in front of the corridor and bowed slightly.
"Please tell Madam Madam about this for me."
"Just wait here. I'll go ask the Madam for her opinion first." The maid in the courtyard saw her coming to greet her with a lukewarm attitude.
Liu Mei always liked to use the tone of an elder to control her. She didn't know how long she would have to wait here for this retribution.
There was no time to wait, and since things had come to this, Youyang didn't hesitate and took Qingyun to stroll around the yard.
“The scenery here is nice.”
The maids sweeping the yard looked at the two people with strange eyes.
"Miss... Madam, I'm afraid Madam will be displeased if we wander around like this if we ask you to wait there. It will be even more impossible for you to leave the house." Qingyun felt guilty and terrified when they looked at her. She lowered her head and stared at the small piece of land in front of her feet.
"She didn't do herself any wrong by getting such a big yard." Youyang said in a low voice, ignoring Qingyun's words and carefully observing the surrounding environment.
The scenery here is pleasant, nestled beside the water and the mountains. The courtyard is neatly arranged, with all the flowers and plants newly transplanted. The stone tables have been polished so well that they can be used as bronze mirrors, and even the trees are hung with warm decorations.
Comparing yourself to others will only make you feel miserable. She is a legitimate young lady and even her clothes are old and torn. It's really pathetic that she has ended up like this.
"Miss, please be careful with your words!" Qingyun was even more frightened after hearing her arrogant words.
"Okay, I won't say it." You Yang curled her lips in displeasure. She had even more outrageous words that she hadn't said yet.
This little girl is good in every way except that she is too timid.
The two of them strolled around for a while, and Youyang saw that it was almost time, so he returned to the corridor on time.
Exactly half an hour later, she heard the sound of someone walking out of the house.
As soon as Fang Zhanding arrived, Nanny came out of the room, chin raised in disdain, "Madam, please let the young lady in."
"Thank you very much." You Yang didn't even look at her, and said this without any emotion, walked past the nanny and walked in alone.
"Madam." You Yang bowed briefly.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Liu Mei in the room put down the books in her hand and waved to her affectionately, "Come here and let me take a look."
"Last time, there was a distinguished guest at home who needed to be entertained, so mother didn't have time to care about your injury. Are you feeling better now?"
You Yang stood there unmoved, smiling as he watched her perform this one-man show of loving mother and filial piety in front of him.
"But are you estranged? Or are you blaming your mother for not giving you a good yard?"
The other party was unmoved and didn't say anything, which made Liu Mei unable to guess You Yang's thoughts.
The expression in her eyes changed again and again. She looked at Youyang's expression, but could not see any problem. So she covered her heart with her injured forehead and felt sad.
"It's mother's fault. If you really don't like it, I can just ask someone to change the yard for you. Why are you being so petty with me? It really makes me sad that you're getting angry over this little thing. If your father knew, he would definitely be furious."
As he spoke, he put a handkerchief to the corners of his eyes and wiped away his tears.
Although she is not her biological mother, You Guolin is You Yang's biological father. He uses this as a threat and he doesn't believe that she will not submit and be obedient.
"Thank you for your kindness, but you don't have to worry about it, ma'am. The new yard is great and I like it very much." You Yang didn't feel any threat from her at all.
"I came to see Madam today because of my departure from the palace. You Yang just returned to the capital not long ago. I have already seen my father in the palace, but I have not yet visited my mother."
"Although my mother has divorced my father, she is still my biological mother to Yu Youyang, so I should go visit her."
Liu Mei is the wife, and to Wen Qing she is the mother.
"Since you've forgiven your mother for heartlessly abandoning you when you were just born and divorcing your father, that's fine. She's your mother after all, so it's fine to go and see her."
Suppressing the hatred in her heart, Liu Mei intentionally revealed the scar in You Yang's heart.
He frowned and pretended to be embarrassed. After a while, he said seriously, "It's just that there's been chaos outside recently. If you leave the house, your father and I will be worried."
"But there's no rush to visit. It's better not to go out. Your mother will understand your difficulties."
He rejected her request in the name of concern and took advantage of the pain in her heart to make her give up on her own initiative.
Now that she's here, You Yang won't leave easily unless she gets the result she wants.
So she imitated Liu Mei, took out her handkerchief from her sleeve, pressed it against the corner of her eye, and soon a big tear fell.
"But if outsiders see that I only remember my father when I return to Beijing, but forget my mother's kindness and don't visit her, they will definitely say that I am unfilial."
"If this reputation of being unfilial gets out, You Yang doesn't often leave the house, and others might tell others, but what about my sister? If I implicate my sister, I will definitely blame myself to death."
"Youyang doesn't want to bring trouble to her family because of her reputation..." She spoke every word sincerely and tears fell down her face.
The sister mentioned by You Yang is Liu Mei's biological daughter You Miaoyan. She is also the female supporting character who impersonated the heroine and paid all the price. She is also the culprit who caused Wen Qing to be tortured to death.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. Since you insist on visiting your mother, I'll agree. I'll have someone get some things from the warehouse for you to take with you. It's considered your filial piety."
Liu Mei thought about it and realized that what she said made sense. Since she wanted to visit her relative, she also had many ways to get her kicked out.
"Okay, go down and get ready. Be careful when you go out tomorrow." He said a final word of false concern and sent her away.
After watching You Yang leave, the nanny came in from outside and closed the door.
"I just heard from the maids sweeping the courtyard that during the half hour that Madam asked her to wait, she not only didn't wait properly but also went to stroll around our courtyard."
"He's really from the countryside, he has no manners at all."
"It's been too long since I've set rules for her, and that's why she's so unruly."
Liu Mei clenched the handkerchief in her palm, and her teeth clenched with anger when she thought of You Yang's mother.
"What's there to explore about that bitch! If it weren't for my reputation as a Miaoyan, I would never let her out. I would definitely imprison her to death in that shabby little courtyard!"
"If Madam really doesn't want to, then you don't have to. Now Madam is the mistress of Youfu, so why should you be afraid of a little girl like her?" The nanny refilled her hot tea.
Liu Mei expressed her doubts, "Last time the main house caught fire for no reason, I always felt that something was fishy."
The nanny asked in confusion, "Then... wasn't it an accident? Our people have checked everything they can. The candlestick wasn't placed properly, so it fell on the clothes and started the fire. Maybe... maybe the master and mistress accidentally bumped into the candlestick when they were together, and that's when the fire started?"
"We just set her yard on fire, and then my yard caught fire at night. How could such a coincidence happen? Seeing the change in that girl today, I have a feeling that the fire is related to that little bitch."
"That fire didn't burn that little bitch to death, and we were even outmaneuvered. How can I swallow this?"
For some reason, the look in her eyes today made her feel frightened.
This woman must not be allowed to stay any longer.
Mammy pondered over it again and asked, "Should we continue investigating?"
"No further investigation."
"If we continue investigating, we won't be able to hide the fact that we set the fire in her yard. Even though the master doesn't like her, she is still his daughter after all."
"If this matter were to be exposed, it would implicate us. If the master were to show sympathy to her, making her life easier and letting her escape our control, it would be more harm than good."
"What's more, that little bitch deliberately used Miaoyan's reputation to threaten me. She really grew up in the countryside. Not only is she vulgar and unruly, but she's also so vicious."
Liu Mei's brows were filled with disgust, and she slapped the mahogany table with her palm, causing two ripples to form in the tea in the cup.
"Okay, since she wants to visit that bitch, let's prepare some gifts for her. I wonder if her mother will still like her daughter after seeing those gifts."
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