stonecrandall Chapter 559 Ye Ling Shuang's Background
Chapter 559 Ye Ling Shuang's Background
Chapter 559 Ye Ling Shuang's Background
The middle-aged woman forced a smile. "Shuang'er has great talent, but my birth has ruined you. It's all my fault!"
She was originally a dancer who played music on a pleasure boat. Because of her outstanding appearance, she was bought by an elder of the Ye family and brought back to the Ye family to be given to Ye Jinpeng.
A few nights later, she discovered she was pregnant, and from then on, she officially came into Ye Jinpeng's sight.
Her status in the Ye family rose accordingly, and almost all the servants who were bought into the Ye family at the same time secretly congratulated her on climbing up from the bottom and becoming one of Ye Jinpeng's wives.
However, the caution she had developed as a dancer prevented her from becoming arrogant because of her pregnancy, as she had no powerful backers and was born into slavery.
Because she was still as docile and obedient as when she first entered the Ye family, Ye Jinpeng's wives did not secretly make a move against her, but simply waited to see if she was carrying a son.
If it's a son, she will officially become Ye Jinpeng's wife.
In a hostile environment, she gave birth to a baby girl, Ye Ling Shuang.
As she had expected, Ye Jinpeng immediately looked away after learning that she had given birth to a baby girl, and his wives secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of her carefulness during her pregnancy and her avoidance of trouble, Ye Jinpeng's wives did not make things too difficult for her, only making a few sarcastic remarks.
Although she gave birth to a girl, she still carried Ye Jinpeng's blood. As Ye Ling Shuang's biological mother, she was granted special permission to return the indenture after taking care of Ye Ling Shuang until she was six years old. She was given some money and it was announced that she had nothing to do with Ye Ling Shuang anymore and was expelled from the Ye family.
She was unwilling to accept this, for Ye Ling Shuang was her child. But she was all alone and had no way to fight against the Ye family. All she could do was to rent a small house in the working-class area opposite the Ye family, run a small business, and look in the direction of the Ye family every day, hoping to see Ye Ling Shuang again.
Perhaps it was heaven's mercy on her, for her daughter, Ye Ling Shuang, was born precocious and remembered her birth mother well. From a young age, she learned to assess situations and hide her true feelings well, accepting the Ye family's education like a machine.
When Ye Ling Shuang displayed her amazing talent and received Ye Jin Peng's guidance, she quickly rose to prominence, defeated all her peers in the Ye family, and used her strength to gain brief periods of freedom each day, allowing her to find her birth mother who had been waiting for her in the commoner's district for more than ten years.
Because Ye Ling Shuang still had value to the Ye family, Ye Jin Peng turned a blind eye to Ye Ling Shuang's frequent visits to her birth mother.
In his view, this was just a period of freedom for Ye Ling Shuang before she could snag a powerful son-in-law. Once Ye Ling Shuang secured a powerful son-in-law for the Ye family, he would have to obediently live in a birdcage for the rest of his life.
The middle-aged woman hated the injustice of the world, and she also hated herself for being unable to help in any way.
Faced with the remorseful middle-aged woman, Ye Ling Shuang laid out the food: one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and a small bowl of tofu soup.
"Mother, you've already done right by bringing me into this world. We're both alive and well, and that's enough," Ye Ling Shuang said softly, serving the middle-aged woman a bowl of hot soup.
The middle-aged woman tilted her head slightly, forcing back her tears, and smiled as she accepted the hot soup Ye Ling Shuang handed her.
She could only cherish the time she spent with Ye Ling Shuang, look at Ye Ling Shuang more often, and remember Ye Ling Shuang's appearance.
While eating, Ye Ling Shuang shared some interesting things about her daily life with the middle-aged woman, such as when she discovered some delicious snack stalls.
Ye Ling Shuang was well aware of the middle-aged woman's worries and despair. After she had secured a son-in-law for the Ye family, she would be locked in the Ye family's backyard by Ye Jin Peng.
She was constantly thinking of ways to overcome the younger generation of the Ye family. It wasn't enough to simply overwhelm them; she also needed leverage to negotiate with Ye Jinpeng and to intimidate the entire Ye family.
The Ye family, who are entrenched in Zhengtian City and control half of Zhengtian Academy, value profit above all else—vast, long-term profit.
As darkness fell and the sun sank below the horizon, Ye Ling Shuang, who could not stay out overnight, hugged her birth mother tightly as always, and under her mother's gaze, returned to the birdcage that kept her inside.
Ye Ling Shuang had already memorized all the roads within the Ye family compound, remembering which path led away those old fogies and those arrogant, good-for-nothing young masters.
As she walked back to her courtyard, Ye Ling Shuang glanced at the two new faces standing at the entrance. Every day, a different group of people would be assigned to monitor her courtyard, the purpose of which was to prevent her from bribing these people.
However, the new face that came today looked somewhat familiar.
Ye Ling Shuang remembered that when she went out today, she had frightened two servants, who were now standing at the gate of her courtyard.
"The time for the personnel change was brought forward today. Is it because it's a critical period?" Ye Ling Shuang sneered inwardly and stepped into her courtyard expressionlessly.
"Ye Jinpeng already has a target. It seems my time is running out, damn it."
Ye Ling Shuang sat cross-legged in her room, her fists clenched so tightly that her nails dug deep into the flesh of her palms.
The Ye family was divided into numerous factions, and she had not established her own power base, nor did she have the extra money to bribe any servants.
"There's still some time, there should still be a way." Ye Ling Shuang gave up cultivation and kept thinking about how to break the current predicament.
Suddenly, the courtyard gate opened, and two servants who were guarding the gate walked in, one of them carrying a stack of documents.
"What is it?" Ye Ling Shuang asked coldly.
Two servants walked to the stone table in the courtyard, placed the documents on it, and announced loudly, "Young Miss, the master has sent us to bring these documents; they are about your future husband!"
"Put it down." Ye Ling Shuang's voice was cold and aloof.
The two servants immediately turned and left, leaving the documents on the stone table.
Ye Ling Shuang was filled with frustration and could not concentrate on her cultivation.
"Is the information about that poor guy Ye Jinpeng has his eye on?" Ye Ling Shuang walked into the courtyard and picked up the information that was placed on the stone table.
Ye Ling Shuang silently mourned for this complete stranger for a moment before opening the file.
"Ye Nanxiao, the Ye surname person who has been targeted."
Looking at the records of Ye Nanxiao's honors and achievements, Ye Ling Shuang suddenly had a bold idea after seeing the title of "Top Graduate of Shrek Academy".
"Since I can't fight back against the Ye family right now, what if I could get Ye Nanxiao's help?" Ye Ling Shuang's heart suddenly started racing.
She seemed to have found a way to break the deadlock.
Join forces with Ye Nanxiao!
Only geniuses are targeted by the Ye family. This Ye Nanxiao must be quite powerful. Ye Jinpeng has brought out the Ye family's most precious bait, so Ye Nanxiao's cultivation might even be stronger than his own.
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"I need to make sure that Ye Nanxiao is not willing to join the Ye family. Only then will I have a chance to seek cooperation." Ye Ling Shuang quickly calmed down.
As the Ye family has developed to this point, almost all of the so-called geniuses who were initially targeted have been swayed by the Ye family's generous gifts and beautiful women. From initially refusing to accept food offered in vain, they have now completely integrated into the Ye family, seeking more benefits for their respective branches.
Ye Ling Shuang had seen far too many geniuses corrupted by self-interest.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Ling Shuang returned to her room and closed the door.
An invisible wave of soul power swept across the entire courtyard.
Ye Ling Shuang only sensed two new servants standing at the door; apart from that, the patrol team hiding in the shadows did not reach their fixed positions.
"The patrols in the shadows haven't arrived yet! It seems there's a slight time difference. This is an opportunity!" Ye Ling Shuang muttered, quickly pulling out a stealth suit from her bracelet.
Normally, at least three groups of people would secretly take turns watching her courtyard, in order to prevent her from causing trouble and to ensure that she would not secretly prepare to escape from the Ye family.
Even though Ye Jinpeng had sent people to live in nearby houses to secretly surround Ye Ling Shuang's birth mother, he was still not at ease.
After a cup of tea, Ye Ling Shuang, having changed into her stealth suit, skillfully pried open several floor tiles in the room and took out two jade pendant-shaped storage soul tools from the holes beneath them. Inside were the money she had painstakingly saved over the years, consisting of only 100,000 gold soul coins and some rare metals commonly found on the market.
She didn't know if she could persuade Ye Nanxiao, but this was all she had left.
He took out several pillows hidden in the closet, stuffed them into his clothes to create a dummy, put a wig on top, and slightly adjusted the angle of the window.
Ye Ling Shuang turned on the soul-shielding device in the room. This was a habit she had maintained for many years to let the outside world know, which made Ye Jin Peng think that she lacked a sense of security and that she had to isolate herself from the outside world even when she was cultivating, so as to ensure that no one could affect her cultivation.
After making preparations, Ye Ling Shuang put on a bamboo hat, tied her hair up, and climbed out of the back window. Like a fish swimming in the dark, she disappeared into the dark corner in just two breaths.
She had to hurry, because who knew if the Ye family would act faster than her, or if Ye Nanxiao would escape immediately.
As Ye Ling Shuang climbed out of the window, an extremely faint white light shone directly into the sky above the courtyard.
The white light collided with a transparent barrier a hundred meters away from the roof of the courtyard. Then, a faint ripple spread out. What the white light had collided with was a barrier that enveloped Ye Ling Shuang's entire courtyard.
"Intelligent and decisive, quick-witted, one of the few intelligent people in the Ye family."
Half an hour later, two figures pushed open the door and entered Ye Ling Shuang's courtyard. They were the two "servants" who had just delivered the documents to Ye Ling Shuang.
"You little rascal, you've got your eye on this girl?" The "servant" on the right pulled out a gourd from his waist.
"No, that's not true. Although Ye Ling Shuang is undeniably beautiful, she's far inferior to my two precious darlings!"
"I underestimated the wickedness of the Ye family. They've already held their sixth meeting to discuss how to kidnap me. In that sense, slapping them in the face would have been a bargain for them. It would have completely destroyed their power and backing. Wouldn't that be more satisfying?" The "servant" on the left laughed, looking exactly like a cunning businessman who had tricked people into a trap.
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