Chapter Fifty First Update

  As the sky was getting dark, approaching dusk, Xiang Ye and the two young masters and Third Miss all went to the palace together for a banquet. All sorts of things needed to be arranged and prepared, and the Xiang manor had been bustling with activity since early morning. But Liang Chen Mei Jing seemed to have nothing to do, just pacing back and forth in front of Ye Yu Xiao's door, anxious like an ant on a hot skillet.

  Finally, the door was opened, and Chu Pianpian quickly slipped out. Liang Chenmei immediately went up to greet her, and they started chatting excitedly.

  "What's going on?!?"

  "Is the young lady feeling better now?"

  "Speak up! Miss was fine this morning, how did she suddenly faint again?!"

  "Alright, alright! I still have to attend a banquet at the palace soon, what should I do now?!"

  Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Chu Panpan composed herself and said: "I think there's really no other way, let's tell Master Xiang the truth, Miss can't go to the imperial palace."

  In an instant, Liang Chen's beautiful face turned pale, staring blankly at Chu, unable to utter a word. Defying the imperial edict was punishable by beheading!

  No longer bothering with the two silly girls, Chu Pianpian quickly turned around and left, using the fastest speed to find Ye Duo and Ye Yuxiao's two brothers. The room was exceptionally warm, Ye Yuxiao was afraid of the cold, it was a well-known fact in the Xiangfu that recently although it had finally cleared up and stopped snowing, after all, it was the deep winter weather, Ye Yuxiao's room always had two more fireplaces than other rooms, this was still Ye Duo's special order.

  Lying in bed, Ye Yuxiao slowly opened her eyes and saw Ye Ke standing beside her bed, as well as the two strange brothers standing behind him. Ye Yuxiao automatically ignored them and looked at Ye Ke with a guilty conscience, her voice choked: "Father... I'm useless, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you and my two brothers to the palace banquet tonight."

  "Take a good rest and don't go if you can't. Father will explain to the Emperor, and the Emperor will understand."

  Gently patting Yeyu Xiao's hand, Ye Ke's expression was softer than ever before. Yeyu Xiao felt even more guilty, with tears welling up in her eyes. Her snow-white face looked as delicate as Lin Daiyu's: "But... disobeying the imperial edict is a serious crime, isn't it?"

  "Yes, His Majesty has issued an imperial decree, stating that Little Sister must accompany him."

  "Since you know the severity of disobeying the imperial decree, why don't you try harder and stop getting sick and fainting all the time?"

  This is so inhumane, just listening to it I know it's something Ye Hua Yan and Ye Hua Chen would say. Ye Yu Xiao silently scolded them N times in her heart, but on the surface she looked even more ashamed, unable to lift her head. As a result, Ye Duo glared at them without courtesy, and seeing Second Young Master's indignant expression, Ye Yu Xiao felt extremely pleased!

  "Don't listen to your two brothers' nonsense, it's not that serious. The Emperor is a reasonable person, and Father is the current Prime Minister, so the Emperor won't lightly punish us. You just rest well, and look forward to good things! Tonight, take good care of Miss, if she feels unwell, immediately send someone to report to the palace!"

  "Yes! Young Master!"

  The three maids quickly bowed their heads and responded, but Ye Yu Xiao hastily grabbed Ye Ke's hand and said: "Wait a minute! Father... I'm still worried, how about you let Mengmeng follow you into the palace too? Mengmeng is my personal maid, she knows my situation best. Moreover, Mengmeng is meticulous in her thinking, if the Emperor asks detailed questions, with her by your side, Father, you'll have an easier time speaking."

  He nodded slowly, looking at his considerate daughter. At this moment, Ye Ke was so moved that he couldn't see anything else. Xiang Xiang looked at Ye Yu Xiao with gratitude, and Ye Ke didn't say anything more. He reminded them to take care of the good times, and then took Chu Xiang Xiang and the two young masters into the palace in a hurry. The Xiang Fu was quiet again.

  When the lamp was lit, Liang Chen Mei Jing sent in dinner. Ye Yu Xiao didn't eat, only instructing Liang Chen Mei Jing to guard the door and not let anyone disturb her unless it was important. The two maids were worried but could only follow orders.

  The maids and servants of the Ye manor had all retired for the night, but Ye Yuxiao, who was lying in bed with a pale face, couldn't help but stifle a giggle. She quickly threw off her covers and jumped out of bed, tiptoeing to the door where she saw the silhouette of Liang Chenmei outside. She pressed her ear against the back of the door and listened intently, hearing only the stillness of the night. Ye Yuxiao was convinced that no one would disturb her tonight.

  "Pan Pan is really formidable, her makeup skills are unmatched in the world!"

  She smiled secretly and whispered, then patted her hands lightly and walked back to the bed to lie down. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and her soul sat up from her body. Just as she was about to jump off the bed, she was suddenly pulled back into her body by a strange force. The huge rebound made her frown tightly and quickly open her eyes, sitting up on the bed panting, with large beads of sweat dripping down from her forehead. Her originally pale face looked even more ghastly like a ghost, but her soul didn't come out.

  What's going on?! Although it's been a long time since I've come out as a ghost, it's not possible to fail! This is the first time something like this has happened! Can't even get out of possessing someone?!

  She really doesn't believe it!

  "What are you kidding me?! You're picking a fight with me at this time, Ye Yuxiao! I'm warning you! Now I have urgent matters to attend to, and you don't want to see Xiao Yi being bullied by those ghost officials from the underworld again, do you? So you'd better behave yourself and not cause trouble at this time!"

  She closed her eyes and burst through the inexplicably appearing barrier with a "whoosh" sound, and Xiao Xiao finally managed to jump out of Ye Yuxiao's body. The third miss's body thudded back onto the bed, and Xiao Xiao wiped away sweat and panted, looking at the empty shell on the bed with a helpless shake of her head: "I thought you were really going to stop me from coming out!"

  Clap clap hands, smile and head without looking back to the door, silently passed through that tightly closed room door, disappeared into the night.

  Staring at the inky black night ahead, she shivered with a chill and hugged herself tightly, complaining: "What the heck! How can it be so dark?! Awful! How am I supposed to get to the underworld now......"

  Looking around at this dark world, tonight even the moon hasn't come out, the sky is as black as ink.

  "Logically speaking... I've been dead for so long, I should have arrived at the underworld by now, but why don't I remember anything?"

  Walking and muttering to herself, she strolled along with a smile, until suddenly the world in front of her turned into a grayish white hue, a long, grayish-white river stretching out before her, its banks adorned with large swaths of blood-red color - the peony flowers!