I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad? Chapter 36: The Green Tea Concubines

Upon hearing this, Lady Liu clutched her handkerchief, her heart pounding with excitent. ’The General is still thinking of . Does this an I have a place in his heart?’

The concubines, having failed to curry favor and earning a scolding from the General instead, huffed in indignation.

"We’ve always been perfectly well-behaved. Here in the mansion, we’re bossed around all day, but do any of us dare to talk back?" the woman in purple said with a pout, her tone dripping with faux innocence.

"Isn’t that the truth? You won’t find anyone more obedient than us."

"We were being sincere when we offered to look after the young miss. How could the General say such things?"

The other concubines were all displeased. In all their years at the mansion, they had all kept to themselves and never caused any trouble. ’If you’re looking for troublemakers,’ they thought, ’the Old Madam and the Second Master’s family are the real culprits.’

"Alright, alright. That’s enough. You can all go now." Xiang Minghou shooed them away with a wave, not wanting to look at them for a second longer.

"Hmph. Fine, we’ll go. Let’s get out of here, sisters."

The woman in blue gestured to the others. After giving a final bow to the General and the Old Madam, the gaggle of colorfully dressed won exited with a sway of their hips.

Old Madam Xiang had never liked this flock of won and muttered curses at them under her breath as they left.

Ye Qianning, however, thought the concubines were better than Old Madam Xiang and Xiang Mingli. ’At least there was no hostility in their eyes when they looked at ,’ she mused. ’And they even seed a little happy at the prospect of taking care of .’

’Xiang Mingli is another story entirely. He’s a complete freeloader. The most ridiculous part is that everything the Xiang family owns was earned by Xiang Minghou risking his life on the battlefield, yet these people shalessly live off him as if it’s their birthright. It’s pathetic.’

"Rest assured, General. I will take good care of her," Lady Liu said, stepping forward.

"Mm," Xiang Minghou nodded and set Ye Qianning down. "Qian Ning, for the next couple of days, you’ll stay with..."

He trailed off, hesitating. ’When I was severely wounded on the battlefield, Lady Liu was brought in as a bride to improve my luck. She’s my wife in na, but if I ask Qian Ning to call her ’Mother,’ the girl will probably resist.’

"Daddy?" Ye Qianning tilted her head, looking up at him with wide, innocent eyes.

"You’ll stay with your Aunt Liu. In a couple of days, once Yuehua Small Building is tidied up, you can move in there. How does that sound?" After so thought, Xiang Minghou decided it was best to start with ’Aunt.’ ’What she calls her in the future can be up to the girl herself,’ he concluded.

"Okay," Ye Qianning replied obediently.

’Aunt is much better than Mother, anyway,’ she thought. ’I’ll figure out the lay of the land first before making any decisions.’

Though Lady Liu’s expression faltered for a second, she was secretly overjoyed. ’The General is entrusting his own daughter to . That ans he trusts deeply. This is more than enough to make content.’

"What’s your na?" Lady Liu asked, crouching down to her level.

"Qian Ning. Ye Qianning," she replied sweetly.

Lady Liu had a soft spot for children, and the girl’s gentle voice made her even more endearing. "What a lovely na."

"Her surna is Ye? Minghou, why is the child’s surna Ye?" Old Madam Xiang latched onto the crucial detail.

"Qian Ning was lost to us for a long ti and took her mother’s surna," Xiang Minghou explained.

Seeing that he had no intention of changing the girl’s surna, Old Madam Xiang breathed a sigh of relief internally. "Well, it’s a fine surna," she said aloud.

’If she doesn’t change her surna, then no matter what things look like on the surface, we won’t truly share a na. We won’t truly be one family.’

"Lady Liu, please take Qian Ning back with you for now. And get her sothing to eat," Xiang Minghou said, ignoring his mother and turning to Lady Liu instead.

"Yes, General." Lady Liu rose and gently took Ye Qianning’s chubby little hand. "Co now, Aunt Liu will have soone make you sothing delicious."

Ye Qianning nodded, but then she suddenly rembered sothing and turned back. "Daddy, Fourth Granny is still at the Changyang Prince Mansion."

"Don’t you worry," Xiang Minghou said. "I’ll send soone to bring her here right away."

"Okay."

Delighted, Ye Qianning obediently followed Lady Liu to her courtyard.