In the mountains of Wolong Temple, when the sky gradually darkened in the evening, a light rain started to fall. The rain carried the cold air and blew in. Gu Yu closed the window and looked at Ye Lily, saying, "Miss, be careful not to catch a cold."

Jing Zhe put a cape on Ye Lily and spoke worriedly, "The mountain road is already difficult to walk. If it rains all night, after offering incense tomorrow morning, I don't know if we can set off. Walking on the muddy road, maybe we have to stay here for one more day."

"Stay one more day if we have to." Gu Yu smiled, "The scenery here is very nice and the environment is quiet. It's always better than..." She swallowed the remaining words. Probably she meant it was better than those insincere people in the Ye Mansion.

Ye Lily sat at the table playing with the chess pieces. Now she loved playing chess more and more. Unfortunately, none of the maids around her knew how to play, so she always played alone. Occasionally, Gu Yu and Jing Zhe would also find it strange that sometimes when their young lady played alone, she would show some strange expressions that made people feel chilled in their hearts.

The door was pushed open. Granny Gui walked in with a smiling face. She was holding some food in her hands and said with a smile, "Miss, this is the vegetarian meal from the temple. Although it's all vegetarian, the vegetarian meals of Wolong Temple are good. The old slave specially asked for a bowl of crystal osmanthus soup. The eldest young lady and the second young lady have already eaten and said it's good."

"Oh, put it there." Ye Lily said lightly.

"Miss, it's best to eat while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold." Granny Gui enthusiastically picked up the bowl and was about to hand it to Ye Lily.

"Why is Granny in such a hurry?" Jing Zhe subtly took the porcelain bowl from Granny Gui's hands and smiled, "Didn't the young lady say to put it there? Just now, she felt a little uncomfortable. She will eat later."

Granny Gui was a little annoyed in her heart. But seeing that Ye Lily had an indifferent expression towards Jing Zhe's words, she gritted her teeth secretly. Before, Ye Lily always valued Granny Gui's words. If Granny Gui had a dispute with the maids, she would definitely punish the maids first. Somehow, these maids like Gu Yu and Jing Zhe gained Ye Lily's favor.

While she was deep in thought, she heard Ye Lily suddenly say, "Granny has been with me for fourteen years, right?"

Granny Gui's heart jumped and she looked at Ye Lily. Ye Lily happened to look over too. Her pair of clear eyes was as innocent as ever, like a child's. Granny Gui was also in a trance.

Unconsciously, that baby who was waiting to be fed grew into a pink and jade-carved little girl and now into the girl in front of her. Granny Gui felt a little emotional. When Ye Xin and his wife were away fighting in the battlefield all year round, they asked her to take good care of Ye Lily. Fourteen years had passed in a flash.

"Granny has always been close to me," Ye Lily said softly, "I remember once when I had a fever at night, it was also raining outside like now. The mansion sent someone with a note to invite the doctor but he didn't come for a long time. Granny was worried and ran out to look for him. As a result, she slipped on the road, broke her head, but still insisted on finding another doctor."

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Granny Gui was stunned and her expression softened involuntarily, "Miss still remembers these."

"Of course I remember. Granny has been with me for more than ten years. Even my parents haven't been with me as long as Granny. I regard Granny as my family."

"Miss is overpraising the old slave." Granny Gui sighed in her heart. She didn't expect that Ye Lily, who had been cold to her these days, would suddenly be so close today. While sighing, a feeling of reluctance rose in her heart. People weren't like this from the beginning. When Ye Xin and his wife asked her to be Ye Lily's nanny at the beginning, her son hadn't married and she didn't have a grandson. She regarded Ye Lily as her own granddaughter. There were times of true feelings. But... Everyone for themselves. After all, Ye Lily wasn't her own granddaughter. And the eldest room promised that if the matter was successful, her son's family would benefit.

Wealth and honor are sought through risks. Besides, Ye Lily really couldn't bring her anything. The expression in Granny Gui's eyes changed several times. Finally, she still smiled and said, "Miss, it's cold at night. It's better to have the meal and rest early. When you are tired, light an incense stick, have a good sleep, and offer incense tomorrow morning to pray for Madam and Master. That would be good."

"Thank you, Granny, for your concern." Ye Lily also smiled, but the smile seemed to contain something ambiguous. She said, "Granny, go down first. I will have the meal myself."

Granny Gui still wanted to stay for a while. But seeing that Ye Lily had an unquestionable attitude of dismissing the guest, she had to leave embarrassedly. After she left the room, she didn't go far but walked to the window and listened carefully to the movement inside.

In the room, after a while, Gu Yu's voice sounded, "Miss, the meal is getting cold."

"Set the table."

Immediately, there was a sound of bowls and chopsticks jingling. It seemed that someone sat at the table to eat. Jing Zhe asked, "Miss, do you think this osmanthus soup is good?"

"Good." Ye Lily's voice sounded, "It suits my taste."

"Then eat more." Gu Yu smiled and said.

After listening for a while, it seemed that Ye Lily finished eating. There was a sound of cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks. Gu Yu walked out with the food basket. Only Jing Zhe's voice could be heard, "Miss, do you still want to read for a while?"

"I'm a little tired. Read for another moment. You go and light the incense." Ye Lily's voice was listless.

Granny Gui straightened up and took a deep breath. She turned to look at the window again and walked out of the yard. After leaving the yard, she couldn't help but look back and murmur, "Miss, don't blame the old slave for being cruel. The eldest lady wants to deal with you. No one can stop it."

After Granny Gui left, a man's figure appeared behind her. He looked at Granny Gui's hurried back and showed some angry expression on his face.

In the room, Jing Zhe looked at Ye Lily worriedly, "Miss, Gu Yu has already gone out. The servant still doesn't understand. What exactly does the miss want to do?"

For some reason, there was always some unease in Jing Zhe's heart. As if in this quiet deep mountain, something was going to happen. She asked, "The young lady just put on that act to deceive Granny Gui. Could it be that Granny Gui has some tricks?" And Ye Lily's kind words to Granny Gui made Jing Zhe very nervous, afraid that Ye Lily would listen to Granny Gui as before.

Ye Lily looked at the burning and flickering lamp wick. The small sparks made crackling sounds, forming a sharp contrast with the pattering rain outside.

Pretending to eat and pretending to light the incense were just expedients. As for why she said that paragraph to Granny Gui, it wasn't because she was soft-hearted.

On the road of revenge, no one can turn back. Not having kindness before is not a reason for making mistakes in the future. Evil people are never worthy of pity. Those are just like the words the winner said to the loser in the harem before beheading.

She gently closed her eyes.

"Miss, what should we do now?" Seeing that Ye Lily didn't answer her words, Jing Zhe had to change the question.

"Wait."

"Wait for what?"

The young girl's eyelashes fluttered slightly and the corners of her mouth lifted.

"Wait for a dark and windy night, a time for murder and robbery."

--- Side Note ---

My Young Lord is about to show up (with hands on hips and smiling). I'm so cute about this couple myself :—D I have a hunch that the emotional line will be more than that in "Disaster Consort" (≧▽≦)/