Inside the main house.
There was a bedroom.
It was the master bedroom of Ye Qingluan and Luo Hao.
Back then, when Ye Qingluan welcomed Liu Yuan into the Luo family.
Luo Hao thanked her profusely, saying that he would surely vow to be good to Ye Qingluan from then on and would never allow anyone to harm her in the slightest.
Little did he know.
The protection he provided yesterday was due to the Ye family.
But today's storms were all brought about by him, Luo Hao.
Ye Qingluan still remembered that she had once told Luo Hao that for the sake of the Luo family's descendants, she could turn a blind eye to what they did in the side courtyard.
There was only one thing that must not be violated.
That was the master bedroom of the marquis's mansion. Apart from her and Luo Hao, no one else was allowed to enter, let alone a second woman other than her.
Ye Qingluan wiped away her tears and tried to pull herself together.
Yan'er (Luo Feiyan) had already suffered a lot of grievances in the Changkong Academy. Now that she was back, Ye Qingluan couldn't let her see her in such a state.
Otherwise, with Yan'er's personality, after getting angry, her body surely couldn't take it.
Ye Qingluan put away the bellyband on the bed.
There was also Luo Hao's undergarment here.
How ridiculous.
Knowing that she would be back today, last night, Luo Hao actually brought Liu Yuan into the main courtyard.
Previously, when Luo Hao looked at her, there was not the slightest bit of apology in his eyes. Instead, he was so righteous as he discussed her "crimes".
Ye Qingluan was packing up things one by one.
She, who was extremely proud, now had her self - esteem thrown to the ground by those two and trampled to pieces.
Thinking about the little bits and pieces between herself and Luo Hao over the past twenty - odd years.
Ye Qingluan couldn't help but shed tears like rain.
Big drops of tears wet the clothes in her hands.
But she didn't dare to cry out.
There were too many honored guests outside the room. Her voice earlier had already attracted the maid's inquiry.
Her eyes were sore.
Ye Qingluan raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
When she looked up again.
She saw Luo Feiyan standing in front of her.
Silently. Ye Qingluan had no idea when she had appeared.
Actually, after Zhao Shuning changed her clothes in Luo Feiyan's room, she wanted to follow Ye Qingluan out to greet the honored guests.
She was new here. Following behind her mother was the safest thing to do.
But she waited for a long time and Ye Qingluan didn't come. So she asked the maid in her room to go and inquire.
When the maid came back, she said that she should go and find Ye Qingluan half an hour later.
Before Zhao Shuning could put down the teacup, she felt a pain in her heart.
Vaguely, she seemed to sense Ye Qingluan's anger.
She concentrated her spiritual power. The next moment, she heard Ye Qingluan's soft sobs.
Without thinking further, Zhao Shuning got up and teleported to the main house.
So when Ye Qingluan looked up, she saw Zhao Shuning right in front of her.
"Yan'er, why are you here?"
Ye Qingluan quickly wiped away her tears.
Then she hurriedly explained, "Maybe I was too tired from the journey and got sand in my eyes. I've only been sitting here for a short while, and I already feel my eyes are extremely sore. Look, when I rubbed them, the tears just fell. Your mother is still a bit delicate."
Ye Qingluan was her biological mother.
Zhao Shuning knew.
This physical body of hers was given by her.
If she hadn't left, Ye Qingluan would probably have protected her just like she protected Luo Feiyan, right?
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Qingluan forced a smile.
"Nothing. Didn't I say I'd come and find you after I changed my clothes? Why did you come here? I'm really careless. Just now I was thinking about which clothes would look good on me and didn't notice when you came into my room, Yan'er."
Zhao Shuning squatted down.
Looking at Ye Qingluan's slightly swollen and red eyes.
She asked with certainty, "Did Luo Hao bully you?"
"Yan'er, he's your father. You can't be so impolite."
Zhao Shuning had never felt Luo Hao's love. But Ye Qingluan, from the first time she saw her outside the Changkong Academy, she knew that this woman would be her closest relative in the future. She wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her.
"Tell me, did that Luo Hao do it?"
"No."
"I heard from the maid that she saw Father carrying Aunt Liu out."
Ye Qingluan was in a daze again.
Then she said, "Isn't this all very normal?"
"That vixen. I'll kill her sooner or later."
Ye Qingluan widened her eyes and looked at Zhao Shuning in disbelief. She never thought that such words would come out of her child's mouth.
"Yan'er?"
"Mother, what I just said was nonsense. You can't believe it. Which dress do you want to wear? Let me pick it for you, okay?"
Anyway, the dinner party wouldn't start for another hour or so. They still had time.
Ye Qingluan nodded.
Zhao Shuning picked out a very noble and dignified dress for Ye Qingluan.
She didn't know why.
She just felt that this dress was very familiar and would look great on Ye Qingluan.
Sure enough, after Ye Qingluan put on the dress.
Her temperament became even more elegant.
"You just sit here and look at yourself in the mirror. I'll do your hair for you."
A gratified smile appeared on Ye Qingluan's face.
"Yan'er—"
"Yes?"
"What if you didn't have the surname Luo?"
Zhao Shuning looked up in surprise.
She didn't know why Ye Qingluan suddenly said this.
"Mother, why do you suddenly say this?"
Ye Qingluan smiled.
"Yan'er, since you were born, you've never met your grandfather, have you? I rarely talked to you about your grandfather. Your grandfather was a well - known big shot in the Ruoqiang martial arts world back then. He had several well - trained secret guard teams under his command."
Zhao Shuning was doing Ye Qingluan's hair while listening to her seriously.
"Back then, your grandfather was really good to me. I was the only heir of the Ye family, and he was training me as his future successor. But, alas—"
"I met your father, Luo Hao, when your grandfather was out. At that time, your father was just a penniless young man. I was infatuated with him and insisted on marrying into the Luo family. Your grandfather disagreed and threatened that if I married Luo Hao, he would sever the father - daughter relationship with me."
Zhao Shuning didn't expect that Ye Qingluan and Luo Hao had such a past.
"At that time, I already had a certain reputation in the martial arts world and also owned a considerable family business. Although I thought your grandfather didn't understand me, I still married your father without hesitation."
"Yan'er—"
Ye Qingluan suddenly turned around and held Zhao Shuning's hand.
Then she said, "Your grandfather always hoped that I would take over the secret guard organization he had built, but I didn't. I let him down."
"Mother—"
"Your grandfather always wanted my future children to be part of the Ye family. Unfortunately, I only gave birth to you."
"Mother, maybe grandfather was just joking with you back then."
But Ye Qingluan shook her head seriously.
"No."
"Your grandfather, when I gave birth to you, even sent someone to deliver a letter to me. Inside, there was actually your birth date and time."
How did grandfather know her birth date and time?
"Also, he gave you a name."
"What?"
The veins on Zhao Shuning's forehead couldn't help but throb, and her heart also felt uneasy.
"Ye Ling."
With a snap, the wooden comb in Zhao Shuning's hand fell to the ground.