Chapter Twenty-Four: An Unexpected Encounter in the Garden

  "The young master's mother refused to be a concubine, and the old master discovered that he had deep feelings for the young master's mother. He wanted to separate them, but unexpectedly, the young master's mother became pregnant and gave birth to him alone. Before she died, she entrusted the young master to the old master."

  "Alas..." Another tragic love story of a wealthy family, Ye Yun sighed, "This era is just too obsessed with social status, how many lovesick men and women are ruined because of this. Your old master must have used some method to drive away your young master's mother, then let your old master die without finding her again. Only later did he discover that there was another son outside."

  "The young madam is right. The young master had also suffered a lot in the past because he was not born to the madam, but the young master's talent is amazing and quickly established his prestige in the manor. Moreover, the old master values the young master highly, so no one dares to say anything. It's just that the old madam has always been biased towards the older son." Xing'er pouted slightly, looking somewhat displeased.

  Ye Yun nodded, a pair of cunning eyes gazing at the vivid expression on Xing Er's face with some amusement, "Xing Er, how long have you been following your master?"

  "Xing Er has been following the young master since she was ten years old, it's already been six years." Xing Er replied honestly, her eyes vigilantly scanning Ye Yun's face, but couldn't see through her thoughts.

  The mistress asked the maid about her length of service, generally there are only two possibilities. One is that they have been together for a long time, and their feelings are deepened after chatting. The other is that the mistress is dissatisfied with the maid's service and plans to get rid of her.

  Ye Yun couldn't be the former because they hadn't been together for even a day yet. What about the latter?

  "Oh?" Ye Yun's eyes rippled with water, "Then who were you following before?"

  "Before that, Xing'er was just doing odd jobs in the laundry room. The young master took pity on her and asked the old master to make her a maid."

  "Oh, the work in the laundry room is indeed a bit too hard for a ten-year-old child. Xing'er, you must be very grateful to your young master?" Generally speaking, after being rescued by a hero, most people would fall in love with them, let alone such a handsome and wealthy young master!

  "Yes! Xing Er has always been grateful for Master's kindness in taking her in." The more Xing Er replied, the more she felt uneasy.

  What does she want to say with these?

  "You should like your family's young master, shouldn't you?" As soon as Ye Yun said this, Xing Er immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.

  "Xing Er doesn't dare! Xing Er absolutely doesn't dare have such an improper thought!"

  His ex-wife's jealousy and means were seen by many. Apart from Ling Feng's mother, did their master ever like anyone else? That was impossible.

  But because of his wife's ruthless tactics, no one had a good ending.

  Ye Yun is formidable, just by looking at how she deals with Wang Shi, it's clear that she's absolutely not simple.

  Xing'er was trembling with fear all over her body.

  This feeling, she had clearly hidden it very deeply, thinking that she hadn't revealed even half a clue. Why did Ye Yun discover it so quickly? Where exactly did she go wrong?

  "Don't be afraid." Ye Yun said with a hint of amusement, "Get up. I didn't mean to blame you. If you like someone, then just like them. It's not strange to like the person who saved you in the first place. I was just casually asking."

  She just wanted to tease her, but didn't expect Xing Er's reaction to be so big. Ye Yun suddenly lost interest.

  "Xing'er doesn't dare! Please believe Xing'er, madam! Xing'er absolutely has no such improper thoughts." Xing'er is still kneeling, afraid that Ye Yun's words are sarcastic and will turn against her in an instant.

  Ye Yun furrowed her brow, and for some reason, she felt a surge of anger. "What's wrong with having such improper thoughts? It's just human nature. I didn't mean to blame you, so get up already! What I hate the most is when people kneel in front of me! Compared to whether or not you have improper thoughts, I hate it even more when you kneel before me!"

  Xing'er hastily got up, lowering her head and not daring to speak.

  Ye Yun sighed, "You really don't need to be afraid. I don't have any prejudices in that regard. And I won't do anything to you. From what happened between me and your family's master, shouldn't you know that I'm a person who doesn't get bogged down by trivial matters and does things very naturally?"

  Xing'er thought for a moment and felt that it was indeed true, slowly relaxing her guard, but still didn't dare to be too careless.

  Ye Yun saw Xing Er relax her expression and didn't bother saying more.

  "You go ahead, I'm going to rest."

  Xing'er hastily responded and left.

  Ye Yun let out a sigh and got up to walk outside the door. She had just arrived but hadn't gone around yet.

  It's better to be prepared and understand the local customs rather than staying at home and being bored to death.

  This Lingmu Mountain Villa is indeed very large. After Ye Yun turned around slightly, she found that one courtyard was connected to another, as if there were countless cycles.

  I heard from Murong Yu before that Ling Muxuan's villa is very large and also very famous in the Jianghu.

  Ye Yun has already seen its greatness even though she didn't feel its fame.

  Ye Yun walked and walked, suddenly hearing a "Ah-choo".

  Following the sound, I found a red-clothed girl standing in the midst of flowers, covering her face and sneezing violently.

  She doesn't look like an ordinary maid with her outfit.

  The adornment is not luxurious, but also not common. A hairpin was inserted on the head, and the red stone on the hairpin was obviously a ruby.

  Ye Yun didn't understand much about agate, but she knew that in ancient times, this kind of stone was extremely rare and expensive, so ordinary people couldn't afford to wear it.

  No one told her that there were other people living in the villa. However, looking at her constant sneezing, Ye Yun thought of when she was by the lake and Ling Feng had asked her about ways to treat hay fever.

  Is he a relative of Ling Feng?

  Ye Yun didn't want to make a fuss and was about to turn around and leave when she heard the sound of someone blowing their nose loudly.

  This is going to be the death of me! Didn't Ling Feng say he would let her move to a different place? Why is she standing in the flower cluster again?

  Ye Yun suddenly turned around and quickly walked over, using force to pull the red-clothed girl out of the flower cluster, walking straight to a pavilion that was relatively far away from the flower cluster.

  "Who are you? What do you want to do?" The red-clothed girl shouted loudly, her voice thick with a nasal tone.

  "Ugh, hearing you sneeze and blow your nose is unbearable! A girl like you, making yourself so miserable, it's not just you who suffers, but also the people listening!" Ye Yun let go of her hand as soon as they reached the pavilion.

  "Mind your own business! Who are you? How dare you speak to me like that! No one in this mountain village dares to speak to me like that!" The red-clothed woman stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Ye Yun.

  Another "no one dares to speak to me like this"!

  This place is indeed a breeding ground for spoiled kids!

  Ye Yun shook her head, "I don't care who you are. You also don't need to know who I am. How I speak to people doesn't require your guidance. If you want to die, go stand in the flower cluster and see if you'll die from pollen."

  "Who says I'm sneezing because of hay fever? My body is weak, if you make me angry and get me sick, just wait and see how my brother will deal with you!" The red-clad girl's face was flushed, her lips were crimson, and her eyes sparkled with spirit, but somehow she didn't look like someone who claimed to have a weak body.