Yun Zhuo asked, "Why 'someday' instead of 'now'? Can't you prove it now?"
"..." Xiao Bao opened his mouth, and he had a reason in his mind, but the moment he wanted to say it, his mind went blank and he couldn't find the reason.
When he shut his mouth, the reason reappeared clearly, but when he was about to speak, the reason disappeared again.
Xiao Bao understood; it was that force that wouldn't allow him to reveal too much.
Ye Qingxue vomited too much blood and was exhausted, so she fell into a deep sleep.
Yun Zhuo and Xiao Bao exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke again.
In the dead of night, Yun Zhuo escorted Ye Qingxue back to her room. Chun Qian came over to watch over her, and he explained what had happened before leaving.
This spring rain drizzled on and on until dawn.
When Ye Qingxue woke up, she found that the rain had stopped, and it was cloudy again, with muffled thunder rolling behind the dark clouds.
Ye Qingxue thought silently: It's the seventh day.
Xia Lü helped her wash up, change clothes, and take her medicine. She felt much better than the night before, able to get out of bed and walk around, and able to speak normally.
Chunqian came to call her out for breakfast, and said, "Granny Xing got up early this morning and prepared the breakfast that Miss likes. But just now, someone from Yilan Courtyard sent someone to invite Granny Xing, so she went over there."
Ye Qingxue's heart tightened. She had never forgotten that Madam Zhou had brought Granny Xing back from the street while she was injured.
Madam Zhou must have some ulterior motive.
Inviting Granny Xing over at this time is definitely not a good thing.
Chunqian quickly said, "Dongbai went with Granny Xing, so Miss doesn't need to worry."
Ye Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief. With Dongbai around, Granny Xing should be safe.
But what exactly does Madam Zhou want to do?
When we get back, we should ask Granny Xing what Madam Zhou said when she called her over.
With that thought, Ye Qingxue got up and went out with Chunqian and Xialu.
When they ran into Yun Zhuo and Xiao Bao, the two noticed that her expression was normal, so they didn't say anything and just ate breakfast together.
Just after breakfast, Qiu Shen quietly returned through the side gate with her mother, who was in her forties or fifties.
The mother's surname was You, and everyone called her Mother You.
Qiu Shen told everyone to go outside and keep watch, then brought Mama You to Ye Qingxue and said, "Mama You has served the old lady since she was a child, and she is one of the old lady's dowry maids."
Ye Qingxue looked at Madam You and thought she was an honest and upright old woman, so she asked, "Since you were the old lady's dowry maid, how come you left the old lady and went to live outside?"
Madam You said, "Not long after the eldest son was born, the young lady said that she had lost a jade bracelet. Somehow, the jade bracelet was found in my room, and I was kicked out."
"But heaven and earth bear witness, I have served Miss for more than ten years, always loyal and devoted to her. How could I have committed theft?"
Ye Qingxue asked, "The 'Miss' you're referring to, is she the Miss Bao from back then, or the current Old Madam Bao? And the eldest son is the now-deceased Marquis Zhongyong?"
Mother You replied, "That's right. Back then, the Ye family mansion wasn't this big; it wasn't the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion yet."
Ye Qingxue knew this. It was because her father won a battle that he was granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, which elevated the Ye family's status. Before, they were just a small family with very little wealth.
Ye Qingxue could tell that when You's mother brought up the past, she was still filled with resentment, sadness, and grievance.
Based on her understanding of Old Madam Bao, she was capable of doing something like framing a maid for theft in order to get rid of her.
But why would they send away their personal maidservant for no reason? And why so soon after the father was born?
The maidservant who accompanies the bride is the person a young lady trusts most after she gets married.
Unless, of course, Old Madam Bao was afraid that something might be discovered by her personal maid, which is why she sent the maid away to cover up the truth.
Ye Qingxue took a sip of tea and asked, "What kind of person was your young lady when she was young? Did she do anything that left a deep impression on you, something you still remember vividly?"
Mother You said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, but I've always felt that Miss's personality was very strange during the six months before her marriage."
Ye Qingxue: "Tell me about it."
"The young lady has been well-behaved and obedient since childhood. She is skilled in needlework and knitting, and speaks softly when she talks to others. Every elder who sees her praises her as a gentle and virtuous lady."
"But one day, the young lady suddenly walked as fast as the wind, and could even use a pole to knock the dates off the tree herself, and then laugh and play with us as we ate the dates."
"What impressed me most was that she actually fought with a man and scratched his face. Everyone in the family was stunned and couldn't believe that their young lady could do such a thing."
"But it's absolutely true, that person was Miss, and afterwards she even personally admitted to accepting the punishment."
As Madam You spoke, she became puzzled: "I'm really confused. It's as if there are two people with different personalities living inside Miss's body, but how is that possible? There's no such absurd thing in the world!"
Ye Qingxue was stunned. Two souls living in one body? It did sound unbelievable, but she was someone who had experienced rebirth, so even if it was unbelievable, it wasn't impossible.
But, did two souls really live inside the old woman's body?
She felt that the truth was probably not like that.
It seems she needs to confirm two more things before she can continue making inferences.
Could things be as she thinks?
Ye Qingxue frowned and said, "After Hu Mama's family is invited over, Qiu Shen, you should bring Hu Mama over. I want to have a proper talk with her alone."
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