The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

In the evening, in the dim gray-blue sky, oil lamps and candles were lit, reflecting the shapes of the square window frames.

Yue Niang brought a basin of warm water and went to the east wing.

In the inner room, the silly young master was curled up on the bed, teasing the crickets in the bamboo cage with great interest. He was enjoying watching the two little bugs fighting each other.

"Master, the water is here. You need to wash before going to bed," Yue Niang said, placing the wooden basin on the shelf and soaking the cloth towel beside it.

Just as he was about to get closer with the towel, the silly young master lying on the bed rubbed his eyes, got out of bed, walked to the basin and started washing himself.

Yue Niang put down her raised arm awkwardly and moved closer again.

This obviously unusual reaction made Yue Niang suspicious. She suspected that Madam You had told this silly young master something and was using her usual tricks to trick him:

"Young Master is really amazing. He can even wash himself. Does Madam know about this?"

After wiping his face, the silly young master shook his head and retreated back into bed to watch the crickets.

There was no response, Yue Niang frowned, and then seeing that the fruit plate on the table had not been touched, she approached again with the plate in hand:

"Master, would you like some fruit? Have you had your dinner today? I used to feed you, but this time, since Madam is here, you don't need me."

"good to eat"

The silly young master is not completely stupid, he was just affected by drugs in the womb, and his mind seems to have remained in his childhood forever. He can still understand and respond to normal conversations.

"...Really? Then will the young master still need Yue Niang in the future?" Yue Niang couldn't laugh anymore. She had obviously coaxed this silly young master to rely on her in everything, but after being lectured by the lady, he changed his attitude.

"Yueniang, it's gone!" The young master who was lying on the bed suddenly stood up, walked over in cool wooden clogs, and held up a bamboo cage to show Yueniang the dead crickets inside.

When Yue Niang heard the sudden loud noise, she thought it was something serious, but when she looked closely, she saw that it was just a dead cricket in the bamboo cage.

She was a little speechless, and because this silly young master was so angry and made a fuss, she immediately coaxed him.

"It's okay, Master. It's just a little bug that died."

The silly young master poked the dead cricket through the crack of the bamboo cage, his mouth drooping as he was about to cry: "I want a live one!"

"It's night now. It's late at night. These bugs are hard to catch. Let's catch them tomorrow."

"No! I want it now!" As he said that, the silly young master kicked off his clogs and was about to run out.

Yue Niang hurriedly stopped him, coaxing him with a panicked look on her face: "Don't cry, I'll catch one for you now, okay? Don't cry, ancestor, please don't cry!"

It will be time to go to bed in a while. If we allow this silly young master to cry and make a fuss now, no one in this yard will be able to sleep.

If she didn't take good care of the silly young master, Madam You would be dissatisfied with her again and would deduct her monthly salary.

The people in this village have been calling her "Young Madam" for a long time. To be honest, she is half a lady and half a master in this courtyard, but the treatment she receives is no different from that of a maid!

Mrs. You treated her even better than she treated that little girl Xiao Cui!

The more she compared, the more unbalanced Yue Niang felt.

Yue Niang wanted to step forward and cover the silly young master's mouth as he was about to speak, but he dodged flexibly. She could only comfort him in a low voice and promised to catch one right away.

After getting the promise, the silly young master stopped crying and shut up. He sat down at the round table, laid on the brocade-covered table, and looked at Yue Niang with his beautiful eyes.

"Okay, Yue Niang, I want a big one, Bug!"

"Okay, young master, you wait." Yue Niang's words seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth. Even the silly young master didn't have time to be surprised when he said so many words at once.

It was the hottest time of summer, and cicadas were chirping incessantly under the shade of the trees outside the yard.

Catching these little bugs under a lamp at night is not only tiring for the eyesight, but also causes mosquito bites, so Yue Niang is naturally unwilling to do that.

In the past, she could get away with it by simply tricking this fool, but she didn't know what happened today? Her words didn't work.

It must be Madam You who instigated something!

Yue Niang was interrupted and couldn't say what she originally wanted to do, to ask Madam You to raise her status on the behalf of the silly young master. She bit her lower lip and walked heavily, holding an oil lamp as she walked towards the vegetable garden outside the yard.

[She obviously grew up in the courtyard, how could she let a wolf into the house! And she also framed the protagonist! Too bad! ] The way of heaven cannot figure out human nature, but after going through three worlds, I also realized the complexity of Yue Niang's character. She is obviously devoted to the silly young master, but she colludes with that scoundrel to harm the master's family.

[People are always dissatisfied, and when they get something, they want something else. Some people have a good nature, have a bottom line, and know how to restrain themselves. Some people are born evil, like gluttons who devour everything and are never satisfied.]

You Mu fiddled with the only living cricket left in the bamboo cage, tilting his head and restraining his expression.

Perhaps judging from the plot description, Yue Niang is not that bad. From her perspective, at most she is just trying to make money.

The real culprit who caused the fire in the old house and the death of the You family’s master and servants in the flames was the murderous scoundrel who was looking for money.

Is this really true?

Is Yue Niang really unaware of that bastard's plan?

Knowing the character of the gangster well, Yue Niang accidentally revealed the news that Madam You was holding valuables?

The two people who worked together from inside and outside had to have a target for the crime. You Mu didn't believe that Yue Niang didn't notice it, she was just pretending not to know.

Secretly, Yue Niang was tired of this house where she grew up.

She thought that it was Madam You who trapped her, gave her the treatment of half a lady, but was unwilling to adopt her as a lady of the family, and insisted that she ruin the rest of her life for a fool.

She thought that it was the foolish young master who had trapped her, and her reputation outside was reduced to being ridiculed by the villagers as the "foolish wife" and "young lady".

She thought that she was good-looking and could have lived a better life, married a husband she liked, or pursued a more affluent life.

She believed that the You family had raised her for ten years, so she should be the master of the You family and should have a share of the family property held by Mrs. You.

It is true that child brides are something that is unnecessary in You Mu's eyes. But he cannot use the eyes of the modern world to look at and judge the behavior of You Mu's wife who lived in the feudal dynasty.

But from beginning to end, Yue Niang never thought of confiding her thoughts to Madam You. How could she live peacefully after hurting everyone by her own will?

[So, what are you going to do? Just kill her?] Tian Dao asked.

[This world is much easier than the last one. Don’t be in a hurry. Enjoying the present moment is the most important thing.]

You Mu walked barefoot on the floor tiles that Xue He had wiped clean during the day. The cool touch passed through the soles of his feet, suppressing the summer heat brought by the weather.

This world does not have electrical appliances and air conditioning like the modern world, nor does it have automatic constant temperature like the world of cultivation. The change of climate is the most torturous.

[Ah? Just ignore her?] Tiandao was confused.

[I am just a fool now. What can a fool do? ]

You Mu asked back, smiling lightly and ignoring Tian Dao's questioning, quietly waiting for the farmhand to knock on his door.