"Yes," Steward Chen now liked Ye Xi very much.
She neither fawned on others nor lacked abilities. Moreover, she was generous and didn't mind that the prince had once misunderstood her as someone trying to climb into the prince's mansion and even driven her out. Although the prince's mansion had suppressed this matter for Ye Xi's sake, the humiliation was real.
Ye Xi didn't put on airs because of this incident but remained as kind and polite as usual.
The more Steward Chen looked at Ye Xi, the more he liked her.
However, Ye Xi's elder sister, Miss Ye the Second, seemed to have some wrong ideas. Maybe she would take advantage of this innocent Miss Ye the Second.
Remembering Ye Xi's words when she first came to the prince's mansion and asked him to lie for her, Steward Chen thought that Miss Ye the Second might not have a good time at home.
He wanted to give Ye Xi a hint. After some consideration, he began:
"Miss Ye the Eldest's letter is for our prince. I've been in the prince's mansion for many years and have seen many young ladies send letters to our prince. Most of them are expressing their feelings..."
He glanced at Ye Xi carefully and continued:
"Miss Ye the Eldest is your elder sister, and I trust you, Miss Ye the Second. So I'd like to ask, has Miss Ye the Eldest ever mentioned anything to you?"
Ye Xi understood what Steward Chen meant. He was afraid that Ye Jueyao would use her as a guise to get close to Yi Yuan. If something happened or Yi Yuan was unhappy, it might affect her.
Ye Xi suddenly felt a little guilty.
After all, Ye Jueyao's blatant behavior was largely due to her pushing things forward in the middle.
Seeing that Steward Chen was so considerate of her, Ye Xi felt a little ashamed.
"Elder sister didn't say anything to me," Ye Xi answered truthfully.
Because Ye Jueyao really hadn't said that she admired Yi Yuan to Ye Xi. She even denied her intention to get close to Yi Yuan. It was Ye Xi who knew her true feelings through mind - reading. On the surface, Ye Jueyao was still hiding it.
"However, if elder sister really has feelings for the prince and the prince also has feelings for her, it will be a beautiful story."
Ye Xi pretended to be happy.
"Cough..." Steward Chen's expression was a bit strange, and he didn't answer.
It was impossible. He knew his prince very well. If the prince liked someone like Ye Jueyao, there would have been a mistress in the huge prince's mansion long ago.
In his opinion, if the prince really wanted to marry a princess, she should be like Ye Xi. It was a pity that Ye Xi was already engaged, and there was also her appearance...
Steward Chen sighed.
He didn't know whether Miss Ye the Second was too ugly or had poor taste. He still hadn't seen her real face. Every day, she wore so much makeup that she looked like a painted wall. He didn't know if it was to cover up her ugliness or because she didn't know how to dress up.
Ye Xi didn't know that Steward Chen's mind had wandered so far. She just vaguely sensed something wrong.
Was Ye Jueyao's letter to Yi Yuan just to express her feelings?
According to her understanding of Ye Jueyao, she was proud of her beauty and considered her talent secondary. If she wanted to capture a man, she would first attract him with her appearance. Moreover, writing a letter to express one's feelings was easy to be used against oneself. Unless a man had written a letter first or the two of them had a close relationship.
Otherwise, if the passionate words in the letter were made public, with Ye Jueyao's proud nature, she would be heart - broken.
"Steward Chen, where is elder sister's letter? Has the prince read it?" Ye Xi asked.
When she left the prince's mansion, she didn't see anyone sending a letter to Yi Yuan.
"The letter is still in the prince's mansion," Steward Chen answered. He was also curious about this matter.
"When the letter was sent, the prince was just about to go out. When he heard that Miss Ye the Eldest had sent a letter, he didn't want to pay attention at first. But for some reason, he opened it and read it. You know, in the past, he always burned those letters directly."
"Oh, yes. Before the prince left, he told me that when you came to the prince's mansion, I should let you read it too."
"Me?" Ye Xi was very surprised and then a little embarrassed.
"This... This is not very appropriate."
It was not good for others to read love poems and letters of mutual affection.
Steward Chen was also very puzzled. Although Yi Yuan didn't like those persistent women, he wouldn't show others' feelings to outsiders.
"Maybe the letter doesn't contain any love - related content," Steward Chen said.
This was the only explanation.
Ye Xi responded softly and didn't continue this topic.
They chatted about Yi Yaofeng for a while, and then they arrived at the prince's mansion.
Ye Xi first went to see Yi Yaofeng, played with him for a while, and led him to say a few words. Then she saw Ye Jueyao's letter.
It was indeed not a letter expressing her feelings, but a letter asking Yi Yuan to invite her back to the prince's mansion and apologizing for her previous rudeness.
Ye Xi was sweating coldly as she read it.
Because there was a passage like this:
"... The reason why the prince was angry that day has been explained to me by my younger sister. I understand the prince's mind. It's my great fortune to be so valued by the prince. Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, I hope the prince can invite my younger sister back tomorrow..."
Ye Xi knew why Yi Yuan had let her read the letter.
Goodness, all the things she had made up about Yi Yuan were revealed by Ye Jueyao.
Moreover, with Ye Jueyao's tentative tone, she might have suspected her.
What if the prince's mansion hadn't sent someone to pick her up today?
Ye Xi didn't dare to think about it anymore.
In the hot air, Ye Xi felt a chill on her back.
"Miss?"
Seeing Ye Xi's strange behavior, Saixing couldn't help calling out worriedly.
Ye Xi came back to her senses suddenly.
"Oh, it's okay. I was just in a daze," Ye Xi forced a smile.
Then she turned to Steward Chen and asked:
"Did the prince say anything else besides asking me to read the letter?"
"The prince also said that he promised to fulfill one of your requests. Please feel free to ask, and I must do it. As for other things, we'll talk about them when the prince comes back."
Steward Chen dutifully conveyed Yi Yuan's words.
Other things...
Ye Xi was extremely guilty. Would Yi Yuan skin her alive...
But he still remembered to tell Steward Chen to fulfill one of her requests. He shouldn't be too angry.
But it would be even more inappropriate for her to ask for a mansion.
Ye Xi was very worried. She should have been more restrained. Now she couldn't make up for her mistakes.
Seeing Ye Xi's changing expression, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, Steward Chen couldn't help saying:
"Miss, don't be entangled. Since the prince said you can ask for anything, just speak up. As long as it's not something immoral or harmful to the world, the Yu'an Prince's Mansion can almost do it. You don't have to worry."
"Then..."
The Ye family was already suspicious. She had to find a place to stay quickly so that she could have a place to go when she ran away.
Ye Xi closed her eyes and took a deep breath:
"Does the prince's mansion have any single - courtyard mansions? No matter how small it is, could you... give me one..."
Her voice became smaller and smaller. By the end, Ye Xi's cheeks were blushing, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's.
But Steward Chen's heart skipped a beat.
Because before Yi Yuan left, he had given him a wooden box, and in that wooden box was the deed of a mansion next to the prince's mansion garden!