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CHAPTER 41 - ELDER BROTHER'S CONCERN
"Miss, oh no, I mean, madam, Su has come to see you!" Madam Su, overwhelmed by the touching reunion of mother and daughter, knelt before Ye Heying, tears quietly streaming down her face.
Madam Hua, tidying up a letterbox nearby, also discreetly wiped away her tears. It had been a long time since they had all seen each other.
"Su, thank you for taking such good care of Qiao," Ye Heying said, extending her hand. Madam Su quickly stood up and grasped it with both hands.
The sound of footsteps approached. "Madam, Miss, the Second Young Master has arrived and is now in the courtyard," announced Yi'an.
The women in the room hastily dried their tear-stained eyes. Yun Qingqiao calmly put on her veil and gently dabbed it around her eyes to diminish the traces of her recent crying.
Madam Hua, seeing that the lady and Miss were ready, opened the room door.
Soon after, Second Young Master Yun Yongyuan walked in gracefully. The maids at the doorway greeted him with a bow, and he smiled slightly.
He then elegantly lifted the hem of his robe, stepped over the threshold, and entered the room. With his hands clasped, he bowed and said, "Son pays his respects to Mother."
"There's no need for formalities, Yuan'er. Madam Hua, bring a chair for the Second Young Master to sit and talk," Lady Ye said softly.
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[TN: From the direct translation, Lady Ye was referred to as the Prime Minister's wife. But it seemed it would not really fit the context so I removed it.]
"Elder Brother, it's good to see you again," Yun Qingqiao greeted with a smile.
"Now that my sister is here, let's chat," Yun Yongyuan said, settling into a luxurious chair.
"Sister, you should know that as soon as you returned, you offended Auntie Zou. She's in charge of the household now. You'll need to be more cautious in your actions."
Lady Ye glanced at Yun Yongyuan and then turned to Yun Qingqiao with a slight frown.
"What exactly happened?" she asked.
Yun Yongyuan and Yun Qingqiao explained the events in detail to Lady Ye, who sighed softly.
"You're both good children; it's my fault for being ill. If I were healthier, I wouldn't let anyone mistreat you," she said. Her calm words were accompanied by intense coughing.
Madam Hua bustled about, eventually soothing Lady Ye's cough.
Yun Qingqiao gently adjusted Lady Ye's disheveled clothing from the coughing fit and comforted her with a tender smile.
"Mother, don't worry about me. They can't bully me. No matter what they do, I can handle it," she reassured, turning to Yun Yongyuan.
"And Elder Brother, I appreciate your concern while here."
Lady Ye reached out to hold Yun Qingqiao's hand.
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"Your elder brother cares about you, so don't speak to him in that tone. In my heart, your elder brother, you, and your third brother are all the same to me.”
"Mother?" Yun Qingqiao asked, puzzled.
Lady Ye spoke gently, "Qiao'er, you were sent to Chuzhou when you were only five. You were too young to understand what happened before that."
Lady Ye's eyes narrowed as if recalling painful memories.
"The story began a long time ago, when your elder brother's birth mother, Fourth Aunt Liu Qinxin, first entered our household. She was originally from a well-to-do family, but due to their decline, she became a concubine. At that time, your father already had the second and third aunts in the house. Qinxin and I shared similar personalities; neither of us liked the idea of our husband having multiple wives and concubines. Surprisingly, Qinxin and I hit it off immediately. Despite serving the same husband, we had similar tastes and interests, and we quickly became close confidantes. It's odd, two women in love with the same man forming such a bond.”
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