In the gloomy firewood room, there were occasional sounds of rats crawling in the darkness, seemingly gnawing at the firewood. Coupled with the movements of this night, it made people feel a little chilly in their hearts.

Mammy Gui huddled in the corner alone. Over the years, although she was just a mammy, because she was favored in front of Ye Lily, the second and third branches were also willing to give her some face. She did quite well in the Ye Mansion. Sometimes, Mammy Gui's life was even more comfortable than those wealthy families among the common people. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. She was already not used to hard days, let alone being locked in the firewood room like those lowly maids.

The thin clothes couldn't resist the cold at night, but what was colder than her body was her heart. Mammy Gui was very scared. Among the four maids who were locked in together. The maids of Ye Amy were given dumb medicine and no one knew if they could survive. Ye Cindy's maids were directly sold to the lowest-class brothels. Ren Wan Yun's methods were so ruthless that she couldn't help worrying about her own fate.

Mammy Gui didn't think Ren Wan Yun would let her off easily. Because she not only witnessed Ye Cindy's ugly incident but also played an important role in this matter. It was supposed to be Ye Lily who was harmed, but in the end, it was Ye Cindy who was spoiled. How could someone like Ren Wan Yun easily let her go.

"Da, da, da." Just as she was thinking, suddenly there were footsteps coming from outside. It was particularly clear at night.

Mammy Gui's body stiffened. In the darkness, she looked fearfully in the direction of the door.

That seemed to be hope, but also despair. What was behind the door? Was it someone sent by Ren Wan Yun to silence her? Or did she still have a glimmer of hope?

The footsteps were neither fast nor slow, but they hit Mammy Gui's heart like a death knell. Her fat body had already collapsed into a puddle of mud, and sweat kept oozing from her forehead. Her body seemed to be shivering.

"Squeak -" The door was pushed open.

The person who came in was holding a green lantern in her hand. The color of the lantern was already a little strange, and here it was even more like a ghost seeking lives.

Mammy Gui trembled and raised her head. She saw a person standing at the door, wrapped in a white cloak. The person walked in directly and slowly closed the door.

In the room, there was only that green lantern, emitting a ghostly light. And the person finally loosened the cloak and revealed a fair and delicate face. It was Ye Lily.

The girl was slender, and her round and gentle features, illuminated by the green fire at the moment, unexpectedly had a few more strange looks. Just because her eyebrows were calm and indifferent, she was even more like a soul-reaping messenger who walked out of hell, making people dare not look directly at her.

Mammy Gui was stunned for a moment and suddenly exclaimed happily: "Miss!"

Ye Lily placed the lantern on the ground and walked unhurriedly to Mammy Gui, squatted down in front of her, and smiled: "Is Mammy okay?"

"Miss, you've come! The old slave knew that the miss would definitely come to save the old slave! The miss has always been kind-hearted and would never turn a blind eye to the old slave!" Like grasping a life-saving straw, Mammy Gui desperately grabbed the corner of Ye Lily's skirt, with tears streaming down her face, as if she had really suffered extreme injustice, and Ye Lily was the most trusted relative of hers.

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Ye Lily glanced at the hand that Mammy Gui was tightly grasping her skirt corner and smiled: "It seems that Mammy has suffered a lot here."

Mammy Gui was stunned. Only then did she carefully observe Ye Lily's expression. Ye Lily's smile was gentle and her appearance was calm. But in response to her words, there was not a single ripple. Mammy Gui was horrified to discover that this young lady she had accompanied for many years, now she couldn't figure out at all what Ye Lily was thinking in her heart. She said: "The old slave has served the miss all her life and has been loyal to the miss. On the day in Wolong Temple, the old slave accidentally witnessed it. Miss, the old slave is innocent!"

"It seems that Mammy Gui really regards me as hope." Ye Lily frowned and said: "But how should I save you? In this mansion, would anyone listen to what I say? How could I have the ability to refuse the orders of the people from the East Courtyard?"

"No, the miss will definitely have a way." Mammy Gui became anxious as soon as she heard it. Although she knew that what Ye Lily said made sense. In the entire Ye Mansion, now the second and third branches were only superficially friendly with the eldest branch. Ye Xin and his wife were not in Dingjing all year round. To say that Ye Lily alone could play a role was impossible. But everyone has the will to survive. Now the only person Mammy Gui could hold onto was Ye Lily and she was unwilling to give up no matter what. She said: "The miss can go and beg Old Madam. If it doesn't work, the miss can write to the master and ask the master to reply to the mansion. They won't disobey the master's words."

Seeming to think that she had found an excellent way, Mammy Gui's eyes lit up and looked at Ye Lily hopefully.

But Ye Lily chuckled softly, shook her head, looked at her, and said slowly: "Father's words could indeed save you, but, why?"

Mammy Gui was stunned.

"Why should I go through all the trouble for a servant like this?" Her voice seemed to contain a touch of mockery. Under the greenish fire, she seemed not to take the person in front of her seriously at all.

Mammy Gui suddenly panicked. She didn't expect Ye Lily to say such a thing. Ye Lily was raised under her watch. She was indifferent to herself a few days ago, but it was just because the child was having a temper. Mammy Gui knew that Ye Lily was soft-hearted. And on that day in Wolong Temple, she even confided in her for a while. It was obvious that she was going to reuse this mammy again. Why did she change her face now?

Could it be that someone said something in front of Ye Lily? Mammy Gui's heart moved. It must be those two maids, Gu Yu and Jing Zhe. They always liked to go against her. Now that she was in trouble, those two girls would definitely add insult to injury and say something in front of Ye Lily.

She panicked and said: "Miss, the old slave has followed the miss for so long. The old slave watched the miss grow up since the miss was born. For so many years, the master and madam have often been away. Only the old slave and the miss have relied on each other..." When she said this, she even sobbed, as if extremely sad: "The last time the miss also said that when the miss had a fever at night and the doctor didn't come for a long time, the old slave went out in the rain to find a doctor for the miss... And thus left a root cause of illness..."

Word by word, she was telling about the past friendship. While speaking, Mammy Gui glanced at Ye Lily with her eyes. The people of the eldest branch of the Ye family, whether it was Ye Xin and his wife or Ye Qiu and his sister, were all very grateful. Perhaps this was the inheritance of the military family. They knew how to repay kindness. Now Mammy Gui was also using the kindness to ask for repayment, hoping to move Ye Lily.

However, in the firelight, the girl lowered her head and smiled gently, without a trace of being moved. It was as if she was listening to an interesting story. She said softly: "Mammy Gui was indeed good to me before. Then how about my eldest branch of the Ye family and me to Mammy Gui?"

Mammy Gui hesitated for a moment and still said: "The madam and the master treated the old slave very well, and the miss also treated the old slave very well. They gave the old slave enough face inside and outside. The monthly salary was also very generous and never scolded the old slave..."

"Not only that," Ye Lily took over her words: "For your son and your grandson, I have helped wherever I could. In the entire West Courtyard, you were the most powerful. I didn't treat you as my mammy but as a relative. I trusted you, was close to you, and always thought of you. Isn't that right?"

"Yes." Mammy Gui said. Indeed, it was precisely because Ye Lily was young and easy to coax. She coaxed Ye Lily into submission. Whatever she said, Ye Lily believed. In the West Courtyard, she was almost like half the master.

"Then, I treated you so well. Why did you betray me?"

A light sentence almost made Mammy Gui, who was lost in memories, lose her soul. She raised her head and looked at Ye Lily, startled: "What!"