usatvline Chapter 242 Repeated Tests
Chapter 242 Repeated Tests
Ye Qing'an had expected Ye Qinghao to see her today, but she hadn't expected it to be so early.
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "Really? Father, is there something urgent that you need to see me about so early? Did you come in to call me?"
After asking the question, Ye Qing'an clenched his fist in his sleeve.
“No.” Zixiao shook her head: “Master sent the steward over. I originally wanted to come in and call Miss, but the steward said there was no rush and we should wait until Miss wakes up.”
Ye Qing'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and stood up: "Father sent someone over so early, there must be something important. I have to go and see."
Ye Qing'an dressed neatly and came out of the house. The butler was standing in the courtyard. Ye Qing'an could feel that as soon as she appeared, the butler's gaze fell on her and looked her up and down for a long time.
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "Steward, why didn't you let the servants wake me up? Is there something important for Father? Shouldn't Father be in court at this time?"
"Master was not feeling well today, so he took the day off. He wanted to have breakfast with Miss this morning and chat with her, so he asked me to come here and wait for him."
"The master specifically instructed that we must not disturb the young lady's rest."
Ye Qing'an asked with concern, "Father is unwell? What's wrong? Has the physician been called to come and see him?"
"It's nothing serious. The doctor has already seen him. He just needs to rest for a day or two."
"That's good. Let's go now. We can't keep Father waiting."
Ye Qing'an walked ahead, a slight smile playing on her lips. Ye Qinghao's sending of the butler to invite her to dinner was probably a pretense; he likely wanted to check if she was injured.
Ye Qinghao became suspicious of her.
They suspect that all those people from last night were arranged by Ye Qing'an. They suspect that the coffin containing Gu Duo ended up in Ye Qing'an's hands.
Ye Qinghao should know Gu Duo's situation best, and naturally he also knows that if Ye Qing'an had been next to that coffin at the time, even if she had managed to escape by chance, she certainly wouldn't have been able to get away unscathed...
Fortunately, Yimo Xu arrived quickly last night; otherwise, things might have turned out exactly as Ye Qinghao predicted.
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips. However, Ye Qinghao actually took leave and stayed home instead of attending the morning court session.
Could it be because he fought with Yi Moxu last night and Yi Moxu injured him?
Various thoughts flashed through Ye Qing'an's mind, and she soon arrived at the main courtyard.
Upon entering the main courtyard, Ye Qing'an spotted Ye Qinghao, who was dressed in a dark purple casual outfit and playing with a parrot under the eaves.
Ye Qing'an walked over with a smile: "When did Father get a parrot? Why have I never seen it before, even though I've come here so many times?"
“A colleague from the court sent it a couple of days ago.” Ye Qinghao turned around, his gaze sweeping over Ye Qing’an. “The servants have already set out the dishes. Let’s go.”
Ye Qing'an nodded. Although Ye Qinghao seemed to be doing as usual, Ye Qing'an could still tell something was wrong from his slightly pale face.
Ye Qinghao was indeed injured.
"The steward said that Father is unwell today and has taken leave to stay home. Father doesn't look too well either. Did he catch a cold?"
Ye Qinghao nodded casually: "Yeah, I just caught a chill, it's nothing serious, I've already taken some medicine."
"That's good."
Ye Qinghao used the excuse of wanting to have breakfast with her, so Ye Qing'an ate breakfast with him. After the servants cleared away the food, Ye Qinghao looked up at Ye Qing'an.
"I've been quite busy lately and haven't had much time to check on you. How's your Xuanling Technique cultivation going?"
"It's going quite well." Ye Qing'an smiled, her eyes crinkling. "At the current pace, it should take at most two more months to advance to the level of a Spirit Cultivator."
She cultivated in the cloud dream realm, which was rich in spiritual energy, and had also consumed a lot of pills during this period. Her cultivation progress was really too fast. If Ye Qinghao found out, it would be difficult to explain. So Ye Qing'an simply concealed the fact that she was already a spiritual cultivator.
Ye Qinghao did the math in his head and nodded: "That is indeed very fast."
"Since you're almost a spiritual cultivator, as is customary, I should give you a spirit beast. What kind of spirit beast do you want? Do you have any ideas?"
Ye Qing'an's eyes darkened. A spirit beast?
Why would Ye Qinghao suddenly bring up spirit beasts?
Was it just a coincidence? Or did Ye Qinghao see Jiu Xiao last night and become suspicious?
After all, Jiu Xiao had already shown his face when he rescued Consort Lan. Although Ye Qinghao had never seen it, the silver-white python was indeed a rare sight.
It would be normal for Ye Qinghao to have doubts.
Ye Qing'an smiled: "Spirit beast..."
"I haven't really thought about it yet. Personally, I prefer fluffy, docile, and cute spirit beasts, but then I feel that docile and cute spirit beasts seem to be a bit weak in combat..."
Ye Qing'an looked conflicted: "Father, do you have any good suggestions?"
Ye Qinghao smiled and said, "I don't have any good suggestions, but with your talent, choosing the right spirit beast will be of great benefit to you."
"If you don't have any good ideas, you can wait until next month. The Monster Forest will open next month, and many people will go there to find suitable spirit beasts. You can go and take a look then."
"Alright." Ye Qing'an agreed readily, but after agreeing, she seemed to suddenly come to her senses: "But the magical beasts in the Magical Beast Forest must be very powerful, right? I'm not even a spiritual cultivator. It might not be easy for me to find a suitable spiritual beast and get it to recognize me as its master."
Ye Qinghao had already made a plan: "I'll send someone to accompany you then, and you can choose for yourself."
"Alright, thank you, Father." Ye Qing'an nodded solemnly. "Spirit beasts are very important; I need to choose mine carefully..."
Ye Qing'an's eyes darted around: "Father, are there red foxes or snow foxes in the Monster Forest? I think these two kinds of magical beasts would best meet my requirements. They're fluffy and very beautiful."
"Have."
"That's good."
Ye Qinghao's gaze remained fixed on Ye Qing'an. He twirled the jade thumb ring on his thumb before continuing, "How are those shops I gave you before doing?"
“I went out of the mansion a few days ago to check on the general situation of those shops and got a general understanding of them. I plan to take some time in the next few days to gather the shop owners together and meet them all.”
"I've already thoroughly reviewed the account books. There are some issues with the accounts of those shops. I want to understand the situation better first and then make a proper plan based on the different circumstances."