Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 522: Mysterious Young Lady No. 515 (Part 10) - First Update

Chapter 522: Mysterious Young Lady No. 515 (Part 10) - First Update

Meng Yanqiu’s family assets were seized in his previous life, and his parents were imprisoned.

With the help of the Ye Family, they eventually made the Meng Family prosper again and cleared his parents’ injustice. Besides the timely aid from the Ye Family, he naturally possessed great talent and strategic acumen.

Yet, he never imagined that he would witness such a scene today.

Looking at the several hundred taels laid out on the table, he must have thought of something, as his hands were trembling on the desk.

"This..." Meng’s father also saw the several hundred taels on the table. In the days of the Meng Family’s prosperity, several hundred taels were not much, but now for the Meng Family, let alone several hundred taels, even a single coin was a lifesaver.

Meng’s mother, thinking of the expression on Ye’s mother’s face, felt her eyes redden, although she had not cried despite the great calamity that had befallen the Meng Family.

"I never thought that at this point, the ones willing to save us would be Shaohua and her family." She collected the several hundred taels and solemnly handed them to Meng Yanqiu, "Yanqiu, take this money, and remember, no matter what, never forget that when we were down and out, only they were willing to lend us a hand. We cannot accept this money without reciprocation; remember to repay them."

She handed the banknote to Meng Yanqiu.

But she found Meng Yanqiu already sitting there in a daze, covering his eyes with his hand, without a word.

What was there not to understand about the situation to this point?

In his past life, he had always thought that it was the Ye family who had helped them in their time of despair, but now, it seemed that he had been mistaken about the benefactor from the very beginning.

"I know, Mother." After a good while, he lowered his hand and took the banknote from Meng’s mother.

He was not a fool; at first, Ye’s mother had even invited them to the place where she was now living.

After Ye Shaohua arrived, however, the other party had simply placed the banknote on the table.

Meng Yanqiu knew the banknote was provided by Ye Shaohua.

He neatly folded the banknote and placed it in his pocket, without the intention to use it.

"Mother, do you know where Miss Ye’s family lives?" Only after putting away the banknote did Meng Yanqiu ask his mother.

The three of them had now left the restaurant, "Just now Lady Ye mentioned it in passing, but our current situation is not appropriate to disturb them."

Although Ye’s mother mentioned that their room was spacious enough, Meng’s mother did not plan to go.

After all, Lady Ye was also a widow and an orphan.

"No, I want you to deliver this to Miss Ye." Meng Yanqiu took out a cloth bundle from his pocket.

It contained the second part of the Ye Family needlework.

It seemed as if all of the Meng Family’s belongings were burned, but in reality, a large portion had been transferred by him during the past half month. The second book of the Ye Family needlework, which he managed to purchase, was part of it.

His visit to Ye Qingqing was not only to seek asylum from Ye Residence for his parents but also to deliver this second part to Ye Qingqing.

He just hadn’t anticipated encountering such a scene with the Ye Family.

The first part was still in Ye Qingqing’s possession. Thinking of this, Meng Yanqiu’s eyes were tinged with a trace of blood.

Meng’s mother, with mixed feelings, took the bundle. This was the Ye Family needlework, and she delivered the package to Ye Shaohua and her mother the very next day.

"Yanqiu, master," after returning, Meng’s mother excitedly said, "I am now helping out at the Tianxia Embroidery Shop, teaching a group of embroidery girls. I teach for four hours each, with two days of rest every five days, and earn fifteen taels of silver a month; this is the advance I’ve taken for one month, take care of it."

Meng’s mother handed fifteen taels of silver to Meng Yanqiu.

Meng Yanqiu, looking at the fifteen taels of silver in his hand and then at his usually silent and reticent mother, fell silent for a moment, "I’ll take you to Tianxia Embroidery Shop tomorrow."

**

Now that Ye Shaohua had money, she had no plans to change her living situation.

As soon as she received the second part of Ye Family needlework from her mother, she couldn’t wait to start studying it overnight.

Zu Xiao had also wanted to study it, but since the second part of needlework began in the middle, without a beginning or end, she had no idea where to start, and so after a quarter of an hour, she left.

Ye Shaohua’s physique in this world was average, but her brain was the same, and her spiritual power remained the same.

She had seen difficult martial arts secrets before; thus, this half-book of needlework, although a bit of a hassle, didn’t hinder her for long.

When she was preparing to finish her embroidery and go to the embroidery workshop tomorrow to teach the group of embroideresses, she discovered that someone had quietly entered her room without her noticing.

However, she didn’t even pause for a moment, knowing that there was probably only one person who could enter her room silently and undetected by her.

"Have you recovered from your illness?" she asked, collecting her books at a leisurely pace.

Her tone was casual, but in reality, having previously been a "divine physician" in another world, she would know the state of someone’s health at a glance. However, in this world and with her current identity, it wasn’t suitable to reveal that, so she asked the question carelessly.

"Yes," although his confidant warned him that Ye Shaohua was of unknown origin and highly skilled, and that he should be very cautious, Mi Shenyun chose to ignore the warning as if he hadn’t heard anything, "Did you embroider a piece of fabric for Consort De? She liked it very much."

She didn’t need to put away the threads on the embroidery frame, Ye Shaohua simply arranged the embroidery threads neatly.

It was then that Zu Xiao noticed something was wrong. She got up in the middle of the night and found Li Xiu sitting in front of Ye Shaohua’s room door. If Li Xiu hadn’t moved quickly enough to cover her mouth, they might have woken up Ye’s mother.

"My lady." After entering the room, Li Xiu bowed her head in shame.

Mi Shenyun had not yet spoken, but Ye Shaohua casually lifted her hand, "No matter, have you not returned to the capital yet?"

The reason why it is called Great Mu Country is because Mu is the royal surname. When Mi Shenyun first told Ye Shaohua his name, he didn’t intend to conceal his identity.

What Li Xiu didn’t expect was that Ye Shaohua and her servant, Zu Xiao, showed no reaction at all.

"We were originally here to capture bandits in the area," Mi Shenyun said as he sat by the table, his slender fingers fidgeting with a teacup, his clear eyes glancing at Ye Shaohua, "but a month ago, when I first arrived, I found a group of bandits on the mountain tied up, so I actually got lucky."

"Is that so." Ye Shaohua nonchalantly picked up her teacup.

Only then did she realize there was no water in it.

Li Xiu nodded vigorously, "Of course, these weren’t ordinary bandits. When our master led people to search, they found a lot of armor and weapons inside. The bandit leader was an expert from Jianghu, a first-class fighter. We don’t know which master helped quell the bandits. Otherwise, the Royal Court would not have been able to subdue this group of bandits and would have lost all its soldiers. However, one thing though, that expert seemed to have taken all the valuables from the mountain."

At this point, Zu Xiao, who went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water, came back, her hand shaking slightly.

"Lady Zu Xiao, be careful." Li Xiu quickly took the teapot from her, without any suspicion.

Mi Shenyun’s main purpose this time was to bring a message to Ye Shaohua. The Emperor’s birthday was approaching, and the embroidery workshop cooperation with the Imperial Family was about to be re-selected, presenting an opportunity.

Ye Shaohua pondered this.

The main task was to surpass Ye Qingqing’s achievements, and this selection of the Imperial workshop was an opportunity.

Ye Shaohua was willing to compete for that chance.

"The Emperor will come to Jiangling in half a month," Mi Shenyun tapped his fingers on the table, "partly to personally investigate the hoarding of weapons by the bandits, and partly because the birthday celebration will be held in Jiangling."

Ye Shaohua calculated the time; half a month should be just about enough.

After a few words, Mi Shenyun leisurely left.

This time, he seemed to have dealt with a group of people and did not hide his actions. His frequent contact with Ye Shaohua had indeed reached the ears of interested parties.

Jiangling’s magnificent and splendid imperial lodge.

"You say the Crown Prince has been in frequent contact with a woman lately?" The Thirteenth Prince wore a black garment embroidered with cloud patterns and narrowed his eyes, "Find out everything about this woman for me."

"Thirteenth Prince, there’s actually no need to investigate further," as soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate handed him an envelope, "She’s from the Ye Family of Jiangling Embroidery Workshop, the elder daughter. However, due to her lack of embroidery skills and being sidelined by Ye De’s concubine, Ye De sent her away from the Ye Residence. She is now making a living at Tianxia Embroidery Shop."

"Ye Qingqing’s sister?" Upon hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince raised an eyebrow, "Tomorrow, we shall visit Tianxia Embroidery Shop and meet this Ye Family Young Lady."

Although the intelligence described Ye Shaohua as unremarkable, the Thirteenth Prince was not at ease with someone who had such close contact with the Crown Prince.

**

"Tianxia Embroidery Shop? Could it really be more famous than your Ye Family’s Jiangling Embroidery Workshop?" The Thirteenth Prince, disguised as an ordinary nobleman, specifically brought Ye Qingqing with him to visit Tianxia Embroidery Shop.

Others might not know his identity, but Ye Qingqing knew he was the Thirteenth Prince and didn’t know where to put her hands.

Hui Niang had taught her from a young age how to display a woman’s greatest charm, so she restrained herself and responded, "They’re just a ragtag bunch that opened up recently. However, I heard my sister is working there as an ordinary embroideress."

She and people like Ye De didn’t even consider this ordinary embroidery workshop worth their attention.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at Tianxia Embroidery Shop and caught sight of a piece of green cloth. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, "Is that your sister?"