"Why?" Lin Songhan didn’t understand; intuitively, it seemed as if this was distancing him from Ye Gaosheng.
"Because we are just people taken in by the Ye Family, not their guests, much less the masters," Qingyue saw things very clearly, "Songhan, one needs to recognize their place. It’s kind of them to take us in, but we mustn’t forget our duty."
Lin Songhan still didn’t understand, but he knew in his heart that he was not part of the Ye Family. If he wanted to stay here, he had to recognize his identity.
Indeed, after Ye Jiu finished paying respects to his parents, he started introducing the entourage that had followed him.
Although they had seen them already, hearing Ye Jiu say that these robust men were all servants of his household, and these horses and carriages were all acquired by his daughter, left Old Man Ye and He shi feeling dizzy, as if they had been lifted into the sky.
Reflecting on the past year when their family struggled to afford a single full meal, they now realized they had acquired a sizable family business.
When they finally arrived at their new home, Ye Jiu was very pleased with the sprawling residence of green bricks and roof tiles.
The house had been built exactly according to the blueprints she provided, with a three-section compound and at least four or five big courtyards, surrounded by smaller ones, each containing several rooms.
Ye Jiu had planned it this way because the family had many members. Although her three brothers had already established their own families, they always needed to keep spare rooms ready for younger relatives who might come to stay and play.
Especially since she could not fathom the desire to have a room of her own.
Forget secret matters for now; simply her age made it extremely awkward to still be sharing a bed with her parents.
Upon arriving home, Ye Jiu instructed, "Ada, you lead the others to unload the things from the carriage, then arrange for everyone to stay in the west courtyard."
"Yes," Ada complied with Ye Jiu’s orders and started arranging things.
Apart from Su Ning, these people were all referred to by numbers, without any real names. Even the numbers they bore were not permanent but were reassigned every six months based on their abilities.
Of course, the higher the ranking, the more exceptional the individual’s martial arts skills.
And Ada, without a doubt, was the best among them in martial arts. In Su Ning’s absence, it was natural for everyone to look up to him as the leader.
It was only after leaving the capital city that Ye Jiu learned Su Ning’s task was merely to manage; his skills were not outstanding. In contrast, Ada and the rest had undergone real training.
That unemotional demeanor and the nature of absolute obedience without question reminded Ye Jiu of a profession: assassins!
While Ye Jiu didn’t know much about their martial arts abilities, she could see they had a strong presence. Yet, taken individually, they gave the impression of being barely noticeable.
Knowing that this was a moment for the Ye Family to reunite and that it was inconvenient for outsiders to disturb, Qingyue tactfully said to Ye Jiu, "I’m not sure where Miss’s courtyard is. I’d like to go and get it ready."
She was to serve Ye Jiu after all, and naturally needed to be situated in Ye Jiu’s courtyard.
Ye Jiu looked at He shi, "Mother?"
She knew that her mother must have already arranged a place for her to live.
"My dear, your courtyard is right next door. Mother has arranged everything for you; it’s often cleaned and ready for you to move in," He shi said.