Chapter 36

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Yun Qianyue slept for two whole nights and days, finally waking up from hunger.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Cai Lian and two little maids along with a mother figure standing by her bed, all of them looking at her worriedly. When they saw that she had woken up, everyone's faces lit up in joy, nearly breaking into tears from happiness. Cai Lian rushed forward to embrace her tightly, excitedly saying, "Miss, you scared your servant to death! You finally woke up!"

"What happened Why are all of you so worried" Yun Qianyue looked at Cai Lian and then at the others in the room. It seemed as though she had come back from the dead. Wasn't it just a nap However, this sleep was quite refreshing; these years were filled with ceaseless work, like a machine without rest each day. Only now did she feel rejuvenated.

"You should be saying sorry! Your nap lasted too long, two whole days and nights. It scared us half to death. We planned on going to find Old Prince but just as we left Qianyue Pavilion, we encountered the Young Master who came here to see you. He said that you were simply sleeping soundly without any issues, which is why our minds were put at ease." Cai Lian let go of Yun Qianyue and continued her gentle reproach with a pout, "Miss, you really do sleep like a log."

"Young Master Which Young Master" Yun Qianyue was momentarily confused.

"Miss, you must have slept too long! Who else could it be but our own Young Master Do you think it's Prince Jing Prince Jing hasn't come to the estate these past couple of days." Cai Lian immediately replied.

"Oh, it's my older brother!" Yun Qianyue realized.

"Yes, he is Miss's older brother," Cai Lian immediately said with a smile.

"Is he really my biological brother" Yun Qianyue frowned. She recalled the time she had briefly met her brother in the palace where he spoke up for her once but since then, she hadn’t seen him again after returning to the manor.

"Oh dear, Miss seems to have slept with a confused mind. The Young Marquis was born from the Princess Consort and so are you; the Young Marquis is three years older than you—now eighteen—and you are three years younger than him—fifteen now. Two years after giving birth to Miss, the Princess Consort passed away due to illness. He truly is Miss's only relative other than the Old King and the King! How could he not be your brother" Cai Lian reached out her hand to touch Yun Qianyue’s head with a worried look in her eyes; did she really sleep糊塗了？

So it was truly her biological older brother! And he is only eighteen, while this body of hers is fifteen...

Yun Qianyue thought to herself that she had gained something—she seemed to be getting younger the more she lived. She pushed Cai Lian's hand away and turned her lips down in a pout, "I naturally know he’s my biological brother, but where is the brother who doesn’t even show his face when his sister has troubles How many such brothers are there"

Cai Lian immediately stopped talking.

Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but speak up and advised, "Young Miss, don’t blame the Young Nobleman for his coldness towards you. It’s truly because he suffered a major calamity ten years ago; when he was saved back, he fell into a coma for three months and only after waking up did he become indifferent to everyone. Even Old Prince and Prince didn't have much of a close relationship with him. Back then, this matter was kept secret from the five-year-old Young Miss you were at the time, so you didn’t know about it and thus always thought that the Young Nobleman disliked you."

“I see.” Yun Qianyue sighed deeply, thinking that his ordeal must have been tremendous for him to fall into a coma for three months. She was rather moved by this, but her expression of sorrow only made the other three feel even more pity.

Mrs. Zhao cursed herself silently for speaking too much and quickly added, "However, despite being indifferent towards everyone these past years, he’s actually still good to you, Miss. He helped you evade many hidden dangers within the estate covertly. It's just that Miss is really mischievous and always likes clinging on to His Imperial Highness Crown Prince; therefore, no matter how close the Young Nobleman wants to be with you, it just won’t happen."

Yun Qianyue thought that perhaps her body’s original owner had already attached herself solely to Ye Tianting and thus ignored others. With even her own older brother being distant from her, she wouldn't have initiated any closeness either, so naturally, their relationship became estranged over time. She nodded, "It seems I’m the one at fault; he should be close to me while I ought to reach out more."

"That’s right! The Young Nobleman is actually a very good person. Upon hearing of your condition yesterday from my mouth, he didn’t say another word and came straight away, took Miss's pulse upon his arrival only to confirm that you were merely asleep before leaving." Cai Lian immediately interjected.

Hearing this, Yun Qianyue instantly grasped her wrist and asked anxiously, "Did she take my pulse Did she say anything else"

"He said that Miss is suffering from long-term insomnia which led to a deficiency in both blood and qi. As long as you replenish yourself properly in the future, it should be fine. That’s all he mentioned." Cai Lian shook her head.

Yun Qianyue heaved a sigh of relief. When the Fourth Prince had wanted to call a doctor in the palace that day, she hadn't allowed it and didn't expect her brother to also be knowledgeable about medicine. She felt her own pulse and found that other than feeling very weak, everything else was normal. He shouldn't have been able to tell that this body wasn't originally hers. Unless he was a god who could see through things, which she found unlikely. She wasn't that unlucky. If the person had discovered something amiss, she wouldn’t be able to stay here calmly now. With these thoughts in mind, she finally put her worries aside and her stomach rumbled at just the right moment.

"I already knew Miss was hungry. Please get up and wash your face and hands before having some food!" Cai Lian laughed and immediately said.

"That's right," Mother Zhao also smiled and left to fetch the food for her mistress.

"We will follow Mother Zhao to serve Miss as well!" Tingtian and Tingxue also left with smiles on their faces.

Yun Qianyue felt a bit embarrassed, but thinking that it was natural for people to eat and drink, she no longer felt awkward. Under Cai Lian's assistance, she changed her clothes, washed her face, and sat at the table. Mother Zhao and Tingtian and Tingxue had already brought the food up by then, and Yun Qianyue immediately picked up chopsticks and started eating ravenously.

Her manner of eating was extremely uncouth, and in a short while, she devoured most of the dishes on the table. The four people around her stared at her with their mouths agape.

"Ah, even if Miss didn't observe maidenly propriety before, your sitting posture, standing posture, and manner of eating were always very graceful and refined. Why have you become so crude now" Cai Lian looked at Yun Qianyue with a wistful expression.

Yun Qianyue remained silent. Filling her stomach is the priority. So what if someone's crude

"If you continue like this, who would dare to marry you in the future" Cai Lian had noticed that Miss Yun had improved since she returned from the imperial palace and thus became bolder when speaking.

"If no one wants to marry me, then so be it. You don't want to marry either, right Then we'll just rely on each other for the rest of our lives." Yun Qianyue snorted dismissively. In her previous life, even at twenty-seven, she didn’t have a boyfriend because those who pursued her were deterred once they learned about her identity. Now in this life, she was only fifteen; why rush Not getting married is also fine.

"How can I compare to Miss" Cai Lian glared at Yun Qianyue reproachfully. "It’s all right for me not to marry, but how could it be the same for you"

"That's true," Mama Zhao laughed as well. She thought that Miss was indeed improving now.

"Yes!" Tingxue and Tingyu, two obedient girls, also nodded with a smile.

"Alright, all of you are right!" Yun Qianyue helplessly rolled her eyes. Misunderstandings due to language barriers! Right as she was about to say something else, her gaze fell upon a pile of books resembling account ledgers on the table and a large bunch of keys beside them. She frowned and asked, "What’s that"

She remembered there were no such things before she went to sleep.

"Miss, those account books and keys were sent by the王爺two days ago. They said that you will be in charge of the household from now on, and everything regarding this residence shall follow your decision." Cai Lian immediately reported with a pleased tone.

“What” Upon hearing this, Yun Qianyue jumped up from her chair, not even finishing her meal. She shouted angrily.

"Miss" The four of them, including Cai Lian, were startled and looked at Yun Qianyue.

"Why should I be the one to manage the household Are you guys bullying me or something I don’t want to do it! Quickly take these things back!" Yun Qianyue angrily said. In her previous life, she worked tirelessly every day with either computer data or various plans, never having a moment of leisure. This time around, she finally got the status of a miss, thinking that she could be a lazy person doing nothing, only to find out they had thrown such a pile of troubles at her instead. She wasn’t going to do it!

— Interlude —

To continue from yesterday's list, thank you for the precious stones, flowers, and patronage~roubled and missing someone dearly. She truthfully replied, "I am restless! It feels like three autumns have passed since I last saw him.""You're a disappointment!" Ye Qingran scolded Yun Qianyue.Yun...