During this time, Ye Lingling always took off her veil when she was with the other girls.
Her eyes held much more Spirit.
She lightly raised her delicate hand and put on her veil.
Ye Lingling placed her hand into Ye Qiu's.
Divine Might activated.
The space suddenly twisted, and the two vanished from the courtyard.
Dugu Yan looked at the disappearing pair.
She was a bit worried.
Ever since she brought Ye Lingling over, although her personality had become more outgoing, there had been no progress between her and Ye Qiu.
There were too many women here, and they all snatched opportunities.
Ye Lingling really didn't have much of a chance.
"You stinky woman, what bad idea are you cooking up now? Hurry up and come wash the vegetables."
Ning Rongrong, squatting under the eaves, urged the foolishly standing Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan glanced at her.
She didn't care about Ning Rongrong's address for her; after all, she often called Ye Qiu a stinky thing too.
What's more, she and Ye Qiu were a couple, right?
Just as she was about to go help, her eyes suddenly lit up.
She couldn't do it alone, but she could ask these sisters for help!
She immediately went forward and took two small stools.
She sat on one, and placed the other under Ning Rongrong's backside.
Ning Rongrong sat on the stool and pouted, "Offering courtesies for no reason, what's up? Hurry and tell me."
Dugu Yan smiled slightly.
"Actually, it's nothing big; it's just that I want to help Lingling, but I don't know how."
Ning Rongrong teased, "You want to send Ye Lingling to Ye Qiu's bed?"
Jiang Zhu's hand movements stiffened beside her.
She felt uncomfortable all over.
Was this something she should be hearing?
The few women sitting around the table not far away also turned their gazes over.
There was nothing surprising; they had long known Dugu Yan's intention to bring Ye Lingling and Ye Qiu together.
Moreover, they had gotten along with Ye Lingling for so long.
They felt quite good about her.
Dugu Yan was speechless.
She had long experienced Ning Rongrong's ferocity, and she nodded helplessly, "You could say that."
"That's not simple? Just use drugs, isn't that enough?"
Ning Rongrong raised her eyelids, her eyes carrying a hint of mockery.
Dugu Yan's mouth twitched.
Bringing up old, rotten matters now, was there any point?!
Liu Erlong, not far away, also had a flushed face; how did she suddenly get dragged into this? She quickly lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Dugu Yan took a deep breath and let out two dry laughs.
"This method definitely won't work; Lingling would hate me to death, wouldn't she?"
Seeing Dugu Yan forcing a smile in front of her, Ning Rongrong felt pleased and didn't make things difficult for her.
She pouted disdainfully.
"Hmph! So stupid. You stinky woman, why do you always ask Ye Qiu to send her? Next time, let her say it herself."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's emerald green eyes brightened; why hadn't she thought of that?
But this was definitely far from enough.
Dugu Yan continued to ask, "What else?"
"Are you done or not? Ye Qiu isn't just Miss's alone, hmph! Go ask Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, and the others."
Ning Rongrong pouted, pointing at Liu Erlong and the others.
...
Ye Estate.
Ye Qiu and Ye Lingling appeared directly at the main entrance, hand in hand.
With so many occurrences, the servants in the estate were already accustomed to this sight.
"Lingling, when are you returning to the Academy? Tell me first. I'll pick you up then."
Ye Lingling pondered for a moment.
"Hmm, early tomorrow morning, I guess."
"Alright then, see you tomorrow."
Ye Qiu smiled and nodded, not lingering long.
Ye Lingling looked at the spot where Ye Qiu disappeared, her emotions a mix of the unexplainable.
She had a good impression of Ye Qiu.
This was undeniable.
But to say love, it seemed to be missing a lot.
Her soft hand trembled; Ye Qiu's warmth seemed to linger on it.
Exhaling a fragrant breath, she put away the chaotic thoughts in her heart, lifted her feet, and quickly walked into the estate.
After a few steps, she met a beautiful woman walking towards her.
She wore a goose-yellow long dress, her unadorned face was without a single wrinkle, and her appearance bore some resemblance to Ye Lingling. Her wine-red hair was coiled up, and her steps were light and very graceful.
Looking at her daughter, whose complexion had improved significantly, Ye Qinshui couldn't help but tease, "Lingling, was it your sweetheart who sent you back again? Why didn't you ask him to stay for dinner?"
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? I've told you many times, we're not that kind of relationship."
Ye Lingling's pretty face beneath her veil was flushed.
"Puhaha, my dear daughter, not that kind of relationship, yet he's still so good to you, picking you up and dropping you off every time?"
Ye Qinshui found it amusing.
Shyness and embarrassment—these expressions were something she couldn't even see in the past.
She hadn't thought of arranging a marriage for Ye Lingling, hoping it might change her lifeless demeanor.
But whenever she brought it up to Ye Lingling, it would strain their mother-daughter relationship and upset Ye Lingling.
Taking three steps as two, she went forward and linked arms with Ye Lingling, saying with a smile, "Girl, tell Mom properly, which family's talent is he? Find some time for Mom to meet him... or I'll just go directly to his home to propose..."
Seeing Ye Qinshui getting more and more outrageous, Ye Lingling quickly interrupted her, "Mom! Stop talking about him! Didn't you have something to tell me? What is it? Why were you so eager to call me back?"
"Alright, alright, since Lingling doesn't want to talk about it, then forget it. But the ugly son-in-law still has to meet his mother-in-law... You must keep this in mind."
"Mom! He's not ugly at all!"
Ye Lingling was almost laughing with anger.
If Ye Qiu were ugly, then there would be no handsome people in the world; she wouldn't have helped him in the first place.
"Haha... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I understand."
Her quiet daughter rarely spoke so much to her, and Ye Qinshui also enjoyed it.
She couldn't resist teasing her.
"You! Mom, hurry up and talk about serious matters, or I'll go back to the Academy later."
Ye Lingling bit her pearly teeth lightly.
She never realized her mother was so improper before.
However, at Blue Tyrant Academy, she had seen and heard even more absurd things, so it was no big deal.
If she knew that her old friend Willow Courtyard was also Ye Qiu's woman, would she still think of pushing herself out?
"Alright, alright, let's talk about serious matters."
Ye Qinshui led Ye Lingling into the house, where a meal was already prepared.
After sitting down, Ye Qinshui's face showed a serious expression.
"Mom, what happened?"
Ye Lingling immediately became nervous; she only had this one relative left.
"Lingling, someone from Prince Xue Beng's side came to us, saying they can resolve the curse of our Nine Heart Sea Tang Spirit."
Ye Qinshui grabbed her daughter's small hand.
Those people had been looking for them for several days, and she had hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell Ye Lingling.
"Xue Beng?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment, her heart racing.
Yet, she wasn't that excited.
It seemed she no longer had such high expectations for this matter.
"Their condition is for us to pledge allegiance to him."
"Lingling, Mom wants to hear your opinion. After all, Mom is old, and you will be in charge of this family from now on."
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