The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 319: It’s Not Something Ordinary Feelings Can Achieve
Jun Ning looked over and smiled, praising, "Ye Ying is a considerate person."
"No, no, no, Master Zuo is usually very serious. He is only gentle to you, the Pavilion Master... you’re considerate..." Hong Dou said.
"Hmm?" Jun Ning asked in confusion, "What has he done to you usually? Why do you speak of him like this? Could it be he’s not good to you all?"
In fact, Jun Ning had worked with Ye Ying for some years now and felt that Ye Ying was not as the maid described! She felt Ye Ying was a steady, considerate, and very thorough person in his actions.
Hong Dou covered her mouth and said no more.
Master Zuo had instructed, never speak of people’s rights and wrongs behind their backs.
Yet Jun Ning’s interest was piqued, how could she let Hong Dou stop halfway after starting?
She said, "If you don’t speak, then you need not serve in Qianji Pavilion anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Dou panicked. Holding the pastry tray in her hands, she knelt down, saying, "Please have mercy, Pavilion Master! The Qianji Pavilion doesn’t have the twists and turns of wealthy families outside, nor does it randomly bully or punish the servants. Hong Dou likes working in Qianji Pavilion and doesn’t want to leave."
She humbly pleaded, "Please, Pavilion Master, don’t drive Hong Dou away?"
Jun Ning did not like seeing people pleading humbly, but she couldn’t let the matter drop just like that. She turned away, not looking at Hong Dou, and said blandly, "Speak, or be driven away."
Hong Dou had to speak.
In Hong Dou’s description, Ye Ying was someone who never smiled, spoke little, always kept a stern face while working, showing no emotion whatsoever, let alone being gentle and considerate to people. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Lan Xihe, as Ye Ying’s apprentice, was supposed to be the closest person to Ye Ying in Qianji Pavilion. But Lan Xihe had never been treated gently by Ye Ying.
When Lan Xihe first began training under Ye Ying, she suffered quite a lot of punishment and hardships.
Ye Ying’s requirements for her were very high, without considering whether Lan Xihe was male or female, just focused on training her.
It was only in the past two years that Lan Xihe became a bit better, no longer being trained to death by Ye Ying.
But, still, training under Ye Ying was not easy.
Even now, Lan Xihe would injure herself during training every so often. Yet she continued training quietly, and Ye Ying never showed concern.
Others watching would feel very sympathetic.
When punishing those who made mistakes in Qianji Pavilion, Ye Ying was not lenient either, especially towards traitors or cowards, Ye Ying would beat them nearly to death, then cut their hand and foot tendons, and throw them to the Black Market to be sold.
His means were extremely ruthless.
The people of Qianji Pavilion, from top to bottom, both respected and feared Ye Ying!
They respected him for single-handedly helping the Pavilion Master control Qianji Pavilion, developing it to its current state, and training so many assassins, generating a lot of profit for Qianji Pavilion.
They feared him for his lack of human emotion, being excessively rational and controlled, not even knowing how to smile, and working without any consideration of feelings.
After hearing this, Jun Ning was somewhat incredulous.
Could it be?
Ye Ying was really such a cold-hearted person? In modern terms, he was a machine without emotions!
"Hong Dou, are you sure you’re not mistaken?" Jun Ning said, "Not long ago, when I went to the Duke’s mansion with Ye Ying, he carried me there, protecting me very well, speaking gently and courteously, not like a heartless person at all?"
"Pavilion Master, I’ve told you, that is only how Master Zuo treats you, but it’s not necessarily the case with others."
"Oh..." Jun Ning speculated, "That might be because I saved his life once and am his superior, so that’s why he’s better to me."
Hong Dou sighed and said, "This servant feels it’s not just that." She felt Master Zuo liked the Pavilion Master. No, it wasn’t just her feeling, many in Qianji Pavilion thought so too.
Because even though the Pavilion Master seldom stayed in Mujin Garden, Ye Ying paid a lot of attention to it.
From start to finish, including the surrounding plants and trees, everything was arranged under Ye Ying’s personal supervision, and all details big and small were done perfectly, without any flaws.
Moreover, Ye Ying frequently brought good things to decorate Mujin Garden, as if he couldn’t wait to bring all the best things in the world into Mujin Garden.
This... really wasn’t something ordinary feelings could achieve.
Of course, Jun Ning didn’t know these things, nor did she think too much about it. What she was most concerned about now was the safety of Ye Ying and Lan Xihe.
Ye Ying had done so much for Qianji Pavilion over the years, he hadn’t even enjoyed life, so nothing must happen to him.
Hong Dou had hinted a lot to Jun Ning that Ye Ying liked her, yet Jun Ning didn’t catch on at all.
After listening for a while, Jun Ning felt a bit drowsy and said, "Hong Dou, you may leave now! If Ye Ying comes back, be sure to inform me immediately."
"Yes, Pavilion Master." Hong Dou retreated.
Suddenly, Jun Ning felt very sleepy, her eyes were difficult to keep open. She lay on the bed for a while, but as she was worried about certain things, she woke up after a short nap and asked about Ye Ying’s news; Ye Ying had not returned.
One day, two days, three days... ten days...
As the days passed by, Jun Ning had asked others to send the prescriptions and medicines to the palace for the Empress Dowager, yet there was still no news from Ye Ying.
This spoke volumes.
Jun Ning grew more irritable with each passing day, her mood getting heavier by the day.
How could this be?
If alive, they should meet people; if dead, a body should be found. How could there be no news?
Not only was there no news about Ye Ying, but also about Lan Xihe.
These two people, no, these two groups seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Jun Ning couldn’t sit still any longer, she prepared to go to the Black Forest herself.
However, several elders cultivated by Ye Ying in Qianji Pavilion didn’t want her to leave, saying that Master Zuo had already gone missing and that the Pavilion Master must not also disappear.
Because apart from Master Zuo, the soul of Qianji Pavilion is the Pavilion Master.
Jun Ning had to continue waiting, holding back various impatiences, she continued to wait.
When the waiting became unbearable and she had to return to the palace once, she first went back to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager, Emperor Yongning, Imperial Concubine Hua, and her brother... Once she sensed the people in the palace were pacified by her, Jun Ning found another excuse to leave the palace.
She left the palace to wait for news of Ye Ying and Lan Xihe.
It was really maddening, a month had passed, and there was still no news of the two. During this time, Jun Ning had dispatched one batch after another to search for them, yet still nothing was found.
Where on earth had they gone?
Or, what exactly had happened?
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Time passed, and there was still no news of the two. During this time, Jun Ning had dispatched one batch after another to search for them, yet still nothing was found.
Where on earth had they gone?
Or as time passed, still no news of the two, and during this time, Jun Ning dispatched one batch after another to search, yet still didn’t find them.
Where on earth had they gone? Or
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