The Young Lady's Nanny - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The master and madam were sitting at the table, discussing the details of tomorrow’s banquet.

When they heard me cry out, they drew their swords and were about to charge out.

“Where are the thieves?!”

I looked around, carefully closed the door, and only then told them what I had seen.

The bullet comments said that when our young lady grew up, she would be a peerless beauty, so radiant that countless people would fall for her.

Among them, three men were the most despicable in their methods.

After coaxing her and taking possession of her, they feared she would leave, so they planted the Bloodthirsty Gu inside her body and imprisoned her deep within the prince’s estate.

There, the three of them used her for their pleasure day after day.

Not only that, they would also wipe out everyone connected to her and burn the Ye Family to the ground.

Dozens of lives in the Ye Family, from top to bottom, would all be lost.

When I remembered the obscene descriptions I had just seen, I wished I could poke out my own old eyes.

What kind of eye-searing filth was this?!

The master and madam looked at me for a long time before they finally couldn’t help laughing. “Nanny, have you been worrying so much over the banquet these past few days that you’ve driven yourself into a daze?”

Seeing that they did not believe me, I grew anxious. “No, no, this old servant is not making things up. I truly, clearly saw all of it just now.”

I stared at the scrolling bullet comments, trying to find some proof among them.

[No way. What is this old thing trying to do?]

[What does the female lead meeting the male lead have to do with you? Can you stop trying to get involved?]

[Don’t worry, she has no evidence. No one will believe her.]

[Exactly. This is something that only happens in the future. Where is she supposed to find evidence now? Unless she can name some feature on the future male lead’s body, like the red mole on the right side of Prince Duan’s butt.]

That comment was deleted not long after it appeared, but I still saw it.

I steeled myself. “I have evidence!”

“The immortals said that Prince Duan has a red mole on the right side of his buttocks. Master, you can simply have someone ask around.”

“I am an old servant born into this household. There is no way I could know such a private thing.”

As soon as I said this, both the master and madam fell silent.

The way they looked at me was still half believing, half doubtful.

Madam held the young lady in her arms and softly soothed her. Amid the gentle sound of a lullaby, she made the decision. “Look into it. This concerns Yun’er. We should be careful.”

It was not easy to inquire into a prince’s private affairs. We waited with our hearts in our throats for a full half month before news finally arrived.

Chapter 2

The sheet of xuan paper was thin, bearing only a single word, yet it made everyone’s expression change.

-Yes.

Madam collapsed into a chair, her clenched palm damp with sweat.

It was a long while before she finally came back to herself.

“Nanny, did the immortals mention any way to solve this? Think carefully. Please, think carefully.”

“Our lives don’t matter. What matters is Yun’er. She is still so young. The thought of her being tormented by others in the future makes my heart feel as if it is being cut by knives…”

I looked at Madam’s unstoppable tears, forced down the ache in my own eyes, and turned to look at the bullet comments.

[Give up. The female lead was born destined to be with the male lead. They can’t be separated.]

[Although the female lead is unwilling at first, she lives such a satisfying life later. That’s more than enough.]

[Last time, some idiot actually told this old nanny the evidence and nearly ruined the plot.]

[Don’t worry, I’ve already kicked that person out. No one will help them this time.]

[Sorry to disappoint you, but I have more than one account. And you upstairs, stop spouting nonsense. What kind of happiness is that supposed to be? That’s just because her father had no other options! If you really think it’s so great, why don’t you try it yourself?]

[Nanny, tell Yun’er that fate is in her own hands. She has to rely on herself to carve out her own path. Don’t listen to the bullshit those idiots are saying.]

The bullet comments fell into chaos. In the next instant, that person was erased once again, and even those two messages vanished without a trace.

But I had seen them.

I had seen the kindest immortal telling us not to fear evil, but to move forward boldly.

I had seen him say: fate is in our own hands.

I gently wiped the tears from Madam’s face. “Master, Madam, do you trust me?”

Without a moment’s thought, Madam nodded firmly.

“Nanny, you were born into service at the Song Mansion, and you began following my mother when you were fifteen.”

“After that, you devoted yourself to raising me, accompanied me when I married into the Ye Family, and have been like half a mother to me. How could I not trust you?”

“Just tell us what to do. We will listen to you.”

I looked first at the master. “Master, from now on, when you attend court, you must put in even more effort. Power devours people, but power also protects people. You must become strong so that you can protect the young lady.”

The master was clever, but he had never had much ambition. All he wanted was a wife, children, and a warm bed at home, so after all these years, he was still only a fifth-rank official.

The master clenched his jaw. “For my daughter, I’ll give it everything I’ve got!”

My heart eased slightly, and I looked toward Madam. “Madam, from now on, when other ladies send you invitations, accept them. Do not refuse.”

“One more friend means one more road open to us. It won’t hurt.”

Madam nodded as well.

I thumped my chest hard. “Then this old servant will be responsible for teaching the young lady to distinguish good from evil and guard against danger before it happens!”

“If we all work together, I refuse to believe we can’t protect one young lady and one Ye Family!”