The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 198

"Mom, I still don't quite understand, I..."

"You can look for answers later and discover it if you don't understand now. I can only say this much. As for how far the Ye family can go, it's up to you and Nathaniel. I feel so relieved after passing this heavy burden onto you. Even though I don't know how long I have left, I'll just focus on being a grandma and I'll take care of Rita and Wisdom."

The old lady smiled teasingly.

Right then, Mango knew that she did not want to discuss it further.

Although she had not spent a lot of time with Madam Ye, Mango knew that madam Ye was a person who had a plan for everything.

Up until now, Mango had thought that Madam Ye did not like Zion and didn't accept him. Ever since they showed up at Ocean City until Zion's disappearance, Madam Ye had never paid any attention to Zion at all. Furthermore, she did not even mention his name.

Because of this, Mango had once hated her, and she felt particularly distressed about it.

But now, it seemed that Madam Ye had not taken Zion lightly at all.

Hence, Mango didn't know what to say. Her emotions were mixed and complicated.

The, she whispered, "Mom, if you knew everything, how could you let Nanny Zhang do such a thing to me, Nathan and even Zion?"

"That's because it's no longer peaceful working in the Dark Night Empire."

Madam Ye narrowed her eyes and she said in a grave voice, "Since ancient times, absolute power has always led ill intentions in other people. Even some of the descendants of the Ye Family were evil. Back then, Nathan's father was the head of the Ye Family and his brother, Nathan's uncle, was in charge of the Dark Night Empire. Unfortunately, he wanted to turn it into his own independent organization. Mango, you have to remember that no matter what, the Empire serves our country. It doesn't matter if you don't have military experience, but you have to remember this as it's important. The Ye family and the Empire belongs to the country. Everything we have, we owe it to our homeland. Thus, we are in service of the homeland and its people, and no one else. Do you understand?"

These words were spoken by the old lady with particular prudence, even with a hint of sternness.

Mango was not sure if she understood completely, but she nodded anyway.

The old lady said in a low voice, "His uncle was a traitor. Fie thought that the Ye Family, with its illustrious background, could separate from the country and become one entity. So, he planned to leave the country with the Dark Night Empire and he even encouraged many people to join him in trying to seize power. Ultimately, he failed. Now, his uncle's whereabouts are unknown, and the Empire is in turmoil. Thus, I understand my current medical situation better than anyone else."

Hence, these words stunned Mango again.

She felt that she had heard too many shocking things today.

"Mom, do you know who poisoned you?"

"It was Nanny Zhang!"

Madam Ye's words were calm.

Although Mango had her suspicions, she was still a little surprised when she heard this answer from Madam Ye.

After all, Madam Ye had always defended Nanny Zhang, hadn't she?

What kind of tolerance level did Madam Ye have that allowed her to tolerate Nanny Zhang even though she knew that she was being poisoned?

After all these years, everyone knew that the old lady was very protective of Nanny Zhang, even more so than just any ordinary servant. Hence, what secret did they share?

Looking at Mango's confused eyes, Madam Ye smiled.

"You're smart. As expected, Nathan has good taste."

This sentence both praised Mango as well as Nathaniel.

Then, Mango smiled sheepishly. It was the first time that Madam Ye had praised her like this, so she was somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing her like this, Madam Ye was reminded of herself in her youth.

"You know what? Once upon a time, I was just like you, coming from a noble family. I knew nothing and I fell in love deeply. Only after marrying into the Ye Family did I realize how deep their connections went, but unfortunately I couldn't back out by then."

Madam Ye recited her story with a hint of sweet remembrance. Hence, she was like both a nostalgic young woman and an old man reminiscing about their past, sweet and sad at the same time.

"Dad must've been very handsome!"

"Of course he was."

Madam Ye was generous with her praise for her husband.

"He was even more handsome than Nathan. Can you believe it?"

At this time, the old lady was no longer Nathaniel's mother. Instead, she was proud woman, which really surprised Mango.

Usually, most people would think that their son was very handsome.

However, Madam Ye was not like that.

Nevertheless, Mango liked her being this way.