“I didn’t disturb his cultivation, did I?” After knocking on the door and returning, Little Red’s heart had been uneasy, afraid she’d disturbed Ye Kong’s cultivation.

“It’s already been half a year. If something went wrong inside, we wouldn’t even know. Sigh.” Chen Jiuniang was more worried. Her son was at home every day, but they couldn’t see each other. She couldn’t help feeling concerned.

“Something wrong? Hehe, godmother, look what you’re saying. He’s an immortal, and he has formation protection. No one can enter. How could there be danger?” Lu Qin smiled as she comforted her.

“That’s true too.” Chen Jiuniang’s heart settled somewhat. She nodded, then complained, “Originally cultivating five days and resting one day was quite good. Why insist on going in for half a year at once?”

Lu Qin smiled, then asked curiously, “Sister Little Red, when you pushed the door just now, what reaction did you get? I saw your hand hadn’t even touched the door yet before you pulled it back.”

Little Red said very mysteriously, “That formation thing is really amazing. Right outside the door, there seems to be an invisible layer. When you put your hand on it, it blocks you. If you try to push it in forcefully, there’s even a great force that pushes your hand outward.”

“Sounds fun, right? If I’d known earlier, I would have gone to push it too.” Fifteen-year-old Lu Qin still had quite a bit of childlike nature.

“Hehe, why didn’t you push just now? Or should we go again now?” Little Red said with a giggling smile.

“No way. What if Brother Ye Kong comes out and gets angry?” Lu Qin stuck out her little tongue. Actually, she was also a bit afraid of Ye Kong. Although Ye Kong had never lost his temper at her, she’d seen Ye Kong lose his temper at others – a very frightening sight.

“Scaredy-cat.” Little Red couldn’t help but tease.

Lu Qin smiled. “You’re talking about me? You’re even more scared. You just ​visit our site​knocked on the door once. Look how worried you are. Haha.”

“You little devil, watch me not beat you.” Little Red’s face reddened. She tangled with Lu Qin. The little girl was teased by her until she giggled and begged for mercy. But Little Red was relentless, her small hands drilling into Lu Qin’s armpits to tickle her.

Watching the two girls make a mess together, Chen Jiuniang also set down her worries and smiled, saying, “Never mind you two. Even I’m a bit afraid of him. That day when I told him to kneel to Second Wife, look how he glared – like tiger eyes. Hehe.”

“Then why didn’t Aunt give him a taste of family discipline?” Little Red said playfully.

Before Chen Jiuniang could speak, Lu Qin struck back first. “You better watch out he doesn’t give you a taste of family discipline first.”

Little Red had originally been about to stop, but with Lu Qin saying this, her face immediately flushed with a touching red mist. She cursed, “You little minx, watch me not tickle you. What are you saying?”

Little Red and Lu Qin’s relationship was quite good. Over the past half year, they’d been together day and night. Some intimate words had been secretly spoken. Little girl Lu Qin also understood quite a bit now. She clamped her arms tightly and mimicked Little Red’s coquettish voice, “Eighth Young Master… please punish me~”

Little Red was so embarrassed she could die. Her face was so red it could drip blood. Chasing after Lu Qin, she gave her another thorough tickling.

Just then, Ye Kong came in. Seeing Little Red and Lu Qin chasing and playing around, the giggling sounds the girls made were indescribably charming. Chen Jiuniang also sat to the side, smiling gently.

Having raised his realm and obtained a high-grade defensive magical artifact, Ye Kong was also in a good mood. He smiled as he walked in and asked, “Who just said they wanted Eighth Young Master’s punishment?”

Seeing Ye Kong enter, both girls stopped fighting. Little Red smiled slyly and pointed at Lu Qin. “Little Qin said it. She wants Eighth Young Master’s punishment~~” Little Red deliberately drew out the word “punishment,” then giggled.

Actually, the punishment in their mouths wasn’t ordinary punishment, but the Eighth Young Master using a certain ​stolen content​bad thing to punish. The hidden meaning was very ambiguous. Lu Qin was a maiden – how could she dare admit it?

“I was mimicking Sister Little Red’s tone. She’s the one who wants punishment.” Lu Qin’s pretty face was also burning hot.

Girls grow quickly. Not having seen her for half a year, Lu Qin had grown quite a bit taller. During this time, led by the newly initiated little woman Sister Little Red, the little girl had learned quite a lot. She also knew shame now. The shyness hung at her eyebrows and eye corners, making her feel even more charming.

Little Red needn’t even be mentioned. She’d already become a true woman. In her gaze was even more the watery color that stirred heartstrings. That figure was also even more shapely. In her movements was even the charm of a freshly ripened fairy peach.

Ye Kong’s heart stirred watching. So he smiled and said, “You’re not being good. I’ll punish both of you.”

“In your dreams.” Both girls spat in unison.

Chen Jiuniang didn’t understand the deeper meaning of the word “punishment.” She said irritably, “They’re both being good. The one who’s not good is you – not coming out for six months… If anyone should be punished, it’s you.”

“Right, right, should be punished.” Ye Kong smiled and walked over. Looking at the breakfast on the table, he said, “Wow, you all finished eating and didn’t know to save some for me?”

“Knowing you’d come out, of course we saved some.” Little Red quickly walked to the inner room and brought out the insulated snack food cover from the warming basket.

“Brother Ye Kong, don’t you have pills that mean you don’t need to eat?” Lu Qin sat across from him, propping up her chin with her hand – looked very cute.

“That thing is refined from Starvation Tree fruit. It can fill you up, but taste-wise, how could it compare to these snacks!” Ye Kong couldn’t help pinching little Lu Qin’s cheek. He picked up a piece of osmanthus soft cake and stuffed it in his mouth. Chewing heartily twice, he said, “Delicious. Haven’t eaten for half a year. My mouth has become tasteless.”

Ye Kong had been on Cangnan Continent for over three years, but his hooligan habits still couldn’t [stolen content]be changed. When walking, he absolutely wouldn’t walk in a straight line. From his mouth, profanity absolutely wouldn’t be lacking.

Fortunately, everyone was used to it. They just pretended not to hear.

Seeing Ye Kong eating happily, Chen Jiuniang was also very happy. Passing over a cup of water, she said kindly, “Eat slowly. Don’t choke.”

“Mm.” Ye Kong was just satisfying a craving. After tasting a few pieces, he stopped.

“Eat a bit more.”

“Ah, no thanks. I’ll save room to eat meat at lunch.” Ye Kong didn’t eat more. First, because he wasn’t hungry. Second, being stared at by three women’s gazes was really embarrassing. Ye Kong wiped his mouth. Only then did he ask, “Alright, tell me. Why did you call me out? Did something happen?”

“It’s like this.” Although Lu Qin was young, her thinking was clear and her narration complete, so she spoke.

She didn’t rush to state the purpose of calling Ye Kong out. She first introduced the situation in various aspects inside and outside the Ye Manor over the past half year.

“I never thought dealing with Second Wife would end up benefiting Ninth Wife in the end.” Ye Kong also hadn’t expected Ye Haoran to actually put the youngest concubine in power.

Actually, all these wives had some conflicts with Ye Kong. However, Third Wife had later taken the initiative to get closer, so having Third Wife in power should have been beneficial for Ye Kong’s family.

Ninth Wife, however, wasn’t very familiar. Moreover, she seemed not to give Ye Kong any face at all. To this day, she’d never come over to visit. So this counted as bad news.

However, there was also some good news. That was that Chen Qingfang had died. The court sent [noodles]another new City Guard. This City Guard was very amiable, all day smiling cheerfully. Big matters and small matters, he came to the Ye Manor to discuss, as if he were a Ye family member.

The court made this kind of amicable gesture because the barbarian tribes were already stirring restlessly. War could break out at the border at any time. His Majesty the Emperor didn’t dare move against the Ye family at this time.

It seemed war had no benefit for common people, but it was advantageous for the Ye family. The longer and more brutal the fighting, the less possible it was for the Emperor to move against the Ye family.

“I understand it all.” Ye Kong nodded, then continued, “Tell me about the current troubles.”

“The matter is because of Ninth Wife taking power.” Lu Qin continued narrating. “Third Wife temporarily managed the household for one month. She agreed to have Little Red transfer to our side to be godmother’s personal maid. Later, when Ninth Wife took power, she didn’t ask about this matter either. These past few months have been very normal.”

“But yesterday, Ninth Wife, for some unknown reason, suddenly remembered Little Red. She said Sister Little Red was Second Wife’s trusted confidant. She couldn’t let her be so idle. She must be dealt with. She punished her to go to the cleaning room to do menial work.”

The cleaning room was the manor’s sanitation department, responsible for the manor’s environmental hygiene – sweeping the ground, wiping windows in several large halls, collecting garbage from each residence. Anyway, it was quite dirty, quite disgraceful, and a place with little pay.

Damn it to hell, making my woman sweep streets? Ye Kong’s brows furrowed. He asked, “Why didn’t you tell her you’ve already been taken by me as a concubine?”

Generally speaking, concubines didn’t need to do menial work anymore. Women who’d been favored by the master had much higher status than ordinary maids. They didn’t need to participate in labor anymore. Some could even have independent small courtyards.

The master here referred to Ye Haoran. Maids who’d been with young masters from various branches didn’t have this treatment. If word got out, they’d even be punished.

However, Ye Kong wasn’t an ordinary young master. He wasn’t afraid of those things. Who dares punish me? Try it. Ye Haoran wasn’t home. Ye Kong already considered himself the master. Even if Ye Haoran came back, he wasn’t afraid. Why can you play around but I can’t? You play with so many, I only want one!

Ye Kong’s meaning was that Ninth Wife probably didn’t understand the situation. Have Little Red inform Ninth Wife that she’s ​visit our site​already Eighth Young Master’s concubine. If you have arrangements, come discuss with Eighth Young Master.

However, next, Little Red’s words made Ye Kong furious. This Ninth Wife didn’t lack understanding of the situation. She was targeting him directly.

Little Red said, “This servant didn’t say I was Eighth Young Master’s concubine. This servant thought to herself, I’m not someone who hasn’t suffered hardship. Exerting some effort, doing some menial work – I can still manage. No need to disturb Eighth Young Master’s cultivation. But who knew…”

Lu Qin picked up, saying angrily, “Who knew the cleaning room manager was Sister Ma, who’d been beaten by Brother Ye Kong. As soon as Sister Little Red arrived, she arranged for Sister Little Red to empty chamber pots at each residence!”

“Empty chamber pots!” Ye Kong’s rage blazed to the heavens. He slapped the table and rose violently. “Fuck her mother! I’ll make her eat chamber pots!”

Emptying chamber pots – this was polite official speech. Actually, it just meant emptying bedpans. This Ninth Wife appointed Sister Ma as manager, and Sister Ma had Little Red empty bedpans. This was clearly coming for revenge against Ye Kong.