Granny Hua saw Ye Qingcheng was disobedient and quickly called out toward the east room.
However, at this moment, she only then noticed the Ugly Girl's presence and looked at Ye Qingcheng with some confusion.
"Granny Hua... My father is not human..." Ye Qingcheng signaled Granny Hua to come into the room with her, and then told Granny Hua everything that had happened to the original owner.
"Emerald... she met with misfortune! When I found her, she was already gone!" Finally, she told Granny Hua about Emerald's tragic death.
Granny Hua's eyes were filled with tears, "That child Emerald was so good! Such a good child, how could she just... leave?" Granny Hua couldn't help but choke up, "How could your father treat his own flesh and blood so cruelly? Alas... you are also a pitiful child!" Granny Hua held Ye Qingcheng's hand, feeling sad for her and comforting her.
"I encountered these two tiger cubs on my way looking for Emerald. I helped the mother tiger give birth, and the mother tiger passed away. I promised the mother tiger that I would take good care of them!" Ye Qingcheng spoke up at the right moment.
Granny Hua was still caught in sorrow at this time, and the way she looked at Ye Qingcheng seemed as if she was looking at someone else through her, her eyes showing undisguised grief.
"Granny Hua..." Ye Qingcheng spoke, pulling Granny Hua, who was lost in memories, back to reality.
"Alas! Granny is here. Alright, then raise them well. Perhaps if they grow up around people, their wild nature will weaken. If that really doesn't work, you can chain them up when they get a bit bigger!"
Ye Qingcheng grumbled internally, treating her little tiger cubs like dogs to be chained up! But she didn't show it on her face and nodded.
Soon, the Ugly Girl brought in the goat milk. Upon seeing that the babies the Madam mentioned were actually little tigers, she was momentarily stunned speechless.
She had thought... thought the Madam... Bah, what Madam? The Miss hadn't even married yet, how could she be called Madam? Moreover, the children she mentioned were just two little tigers...
"Miss... I apologize! I... I thought the babies you mentioned were children, and I kept calling you Madam..." She lowered her head to admit her mistake, her attitude sincere.
At this time, Ya Dan'er had also tidied herself up and come over. The two stood before Ye Qingcheng. After washing her face and changing clothes, Ya Dan'er's face was actually quite pretty.
"It's fine, I didn't explain clearly either! But in the future, you must learn to judge people! I am only thirteen years old, how could I possibly have two babies!" Ye Qingcheng smiled and waved, then said, "You two are responsible for feeding them the goat milk!"
"Yes! Miss!" The two spoke in unison, truly sounding a bit like little maids.
"Who are these two?" Granny Hua also stood up. The room was too small; four people made it crowded. She was preparing to go home.
"These two will be my little maids from now on!" Ye Qingcheng did not mention that she had picked the two up from the beggar's den, only saying they were her maids.
Granny Hua just assumed it was the Eldest Miss's habit; even though they were down on their luck, she still couldn't be without maids to serve her, so she bought two more.
"Fine! You two carry on! Granny is leaving now!" Saying that, she walked out. As she left, she glanced at the large pile of things they had bought in the main hall but said nothing, then turned and left.
After Ye Qingcheng saw her out, she turned back and saw the two little maids skillfully feeding the little tigers goat milk, much more proficiently than she could.
Calling them little maids, in reality, they were both a year older than the original owner, but she was the Miss, and her word was final.
She didn't know how they knew; they were clearly beggars, yet they were more skilled in life techniques than she was.
"Miss, these little tigers are so cute! They must have been starving; look how they eat!" The Ugly Girl smiled gently, carefully feeding one little tiger with her hand.
After Granny Hua returned home, she clutched her chest and lay down on the bed, her eyes filled with endless memories and pain.
Meanwhile, Ye Qingcheng took advantage of the time the two maids were feeding the little tigers to sort and put away the things she had bought. As for the medicinal materials she purchased, she stored them all in the Medicine Garden Space. When she returned, the two maids had just finished feeding the little tigers.
"You two, come here!" Ye Qingcheng sat on the bed and called the two maids over.
The two maids obediently walked to the bedside, unsure why the Miss was calling them over so seriously.
"I'll explain a few things briefly!" Ye Qingcheng didn't ask them to sit, knowing that maids who had entered their roles wouldn't sit. She got straight to the point.
"I am... considered a young lady from a prominent family, because my father is the current Prime Minister!" Ye Qingcheng paused, then continued, "However, I have been thrown here by my Prime Minister father for over three years. I am thirteen years old, that's the general situation. Also! It's possible that my Scum Father might send assassins to kill me! I'm telling you all this so you know my situation. You two consider it, and if you truly wish to sell yourselves to me, then we can discuss the future."
Ye Qingcheng was afraid the two maids would regret it later if they learned the truth. Even though they were maids, they should still have the right to choose.
The two little maids exchanged glances. Soon, the Ugly Girl spoke up, "Miss, this slave will follow you! Whether you are a wealthy Miss or a poor farm girl, in my heart, you are already my Master!"
Her gaze was sincere, her expression serious, speaking with great earnestness.
"This slave too!" Ya Dan'er immediately followed suit.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the two maids for a while, then nodded solemnly, "Good! Since you have followed me today, you are mine from now on! Tomorrow I will take you to the Yamen to draw up the indenture contracts! Are you willing?"
"This slave is willing!" The Ugly Girl.
"Willing!" Ya Dan'er.
"From now on, you will no longer be called Ugly Girl and Ya Dan'er! Ugly Girl, you shall be Luoluo! Ya Dan'er, you shall be Qingluo! Remember?" Ye Qingcheng had long disliked those names; it was strange to call someone Ugly Girl when she wasn't ugly, and Ya Dan'er was too unpleasant.
"We remember! Thank you, Miss, for bestowing names!" The two kowtowed in thanks one after another.
"Get up! You don't need to kneel at every turn from now on; you just need to be obedient and sensible! Also, from now on, I will give each of you one tael of Silver as Monthly Silver!"
Upon hearing this, the two widened their eyes in disbelief. "Miss, this slave does not want Monthly Silver. This slave only needs a full stomach! One meal a day is enough!" Luoluo quickly said.
This is what she said when she begged the Miss to take her in. Moreover, they usually only ate one meal a day; she truly had no further demands.
"This slave doesn't want it either!" Qingluo followed.
Her complexion was still a bit pale now due to her injury and chronic malnutrition; she had collapsed. Fortunately, she had Ye Qingcheng's medicine, otherwise, if this maid had developed a fever, she surely wouldn't have survived in that ruined temple.
"If you follow me, you must eat your fill! But if you don't take the Monthly Silver, how will you support those little radishes in the ruined temple?" Ye Qingcheng asked with a smile.
The eyes of the two immediately turned red. Luoluo knelt down again, "Miss, please allow this slave to kneel just this once! I truly cannot hold back! You are truly our life-saving benefactor! With our two taels of Monthly Silver, those Six Maids can all eat their fill and stay warm! Thank you, Miss!" Saying that, she kowtowed repeatedly.
Seeing this, Qingluo also knelt down with her.
Ye Qingcheng said nothing and accepted the kneeling of the two.