Chapter forty-ninth
Qi Duanshu had been away for a day and a half, and Ye Zhaoyan couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Two groups of people sent to investigate came to report, and after Qi Duanshu entered the city gate, there was no more news.
Qi Lao said calmly that there had been a tacit understanding between father and daughter for many years, and Qi Duanshu would always find a way to inform him before he was in danger.
The Ye Mansion has been eerily quiet these past two days. No one, except Ye Fugui and old members of the Ye Mansion, set foot in Ye Zhaoyan's courtyard.
Mrs. Xue never asked anyone to see her again. The huge Ye Mansion seemed to have forgotten her existence.
Ye Zhaoyan knew in his heart that Mrs. Xue was trying to force her to surrender first.
Whoever loses his composure first will fall into a passive position.
How could she not guess what the old lady was waiting for her?
She refused to accept the move.
On this day, Zhuyu came to report that Xue Huaidan met the young master named Zhuo from the foreign government.
After hearing the description, Ye Zhaoyan knew that the person coming was most likely Zhuo Mingxuan.
Judging from what happened in the previous life, the relationship between the Zhuo Mansion and the Xue family should have been known for a long time.
But she didn't fully know the details.
In his previous life, Xue Huaidan not only cooperated with King Zhuo to support King Qing, but even Xue Huaidan's later concubines were women from the Zhuo clan.
Now, with Zhuo Mingxuan's sudden visit, could it be possible that he has already begun to plan a rebellion?!
According to the memory of her previous life, it was clear that Prince Qing only ascended the throne when she was sixteen years old.
All in all, it's too early to conspire now.
Ye Zhaoyan did not dare to take it lightly.
"Juyu, go to the small kitchen and pick a little girl with an unfamiliar face. Follow Aunt Yan to the front hall to deliver tea. By the way, ask Mr. Zhuo what he drinks." Ye Zhaoyan ordered in a low voice.
Juyu nodded and immediately took the order and left.
In less than half a stick of incense, Dogwood came back and said, "Miss, Nanny Yan served her a cup of tea and sent her away. She only heard that the attendant next to Mr. Zhuo said that he wanted to find two people.
Character."
Come to Ye Mansion to find someone?
A look of solemnity appeared between Ye Zhaoyan's brows.
She was certain that Prince Zhuo's Mansion and Xue Huaidan formed an alliance before Prince Qing's rebellion, but she was not sure whether Zhuo Mingxuan, as the second son, participated in this conspiracy.
The most likely successor to Prince Zhuo's Mansion should be the eldest son who is garrisoning in Rongbei.
At this time, Xue Huaitan had just been promoted to the fourth rank. It stands to reason that it was not enough to climb up to King Zhuo, and the two had probably not yet reached some kind of contract.
She suddenly remembered her identity.
If someone knows her identity, the possibility of starting from her is too high. After all, the current situation in Ye Mansion is too sensitive.
What does this Zhuo Mingxuan want to do?
Ye Zhaoyan felt a strong sense of vigilance in his heart.
She couldn't help but wonder in her heart whether Zhuo Mingxuan had noticed her identity.
At this time, Zhuo Mingxuan, who was sitting in the front hall drinking tea, suddenly sneezed and a look of confusion appeared on his eyebrows.
The attendant beside him quickly handed him a handkerchief and whispered: "Master, are you okay?"
Zhuo Mingxuan shook his head.
He came here this time to retrieve Zhuo Yibai's lost box.
A few days ago, after he finished dealing with the troublemakers in front of his house, he discovered that the suspicious "savior" had disappeared.
He checked the travel records of Prince Zhuo's Mansion and learned that a convoy had left in a hurry at dawn.
According to the memories of an accompanying guard, the carriage was heading in the direction of Ye Mansion.
He had heard that Ye Mansion had raised several famous ladies.
I vaguely guessed in my heart that this girl might be a young lady from Ye Mansion.
No matter what, he had to test it out.
If he could find her, he would be able to take the box successfully.
"Master Zhuo, I have admired you for a long time. Today I saw that you are truly worthy of your name. You are unparalleled in splendor." A slightly deep male voice came into his ears. Zhuo Mingxuan followed the sound and saw a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue brocade robe coming towards the court.
He came quickly.
He looks to be in his thirties, tall and strong, with a handsome face and quite graceful appearance.
Zhuo Mingxuan watched the other party come to his side, bowed his hands in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, and said with a faint smile: "Master Xue."
The few attendants following him looked at Xue Huaidan with a hint of fear in their eyes.
In Jindu, although Mr. Xue is just a civil servant, no one dares to look down upon Mr. Xue.
Because behind Mr. Xue, there is a big family, the Ye family.
Zhuo Mingxuan exchanged a few polite words with him and then expressed his intention of coming and went straight to the point: "I came here this time to ask Mr. Xue to help me find someone."
"Oh? I don't know who it is?" Xue Huaidan had a look of doubt on his face, and a touch of disappointment flashed through his heart.
He originally thought that the young master of Zhuo Mansion in front of him was visiting on the order of King Zhuo, so that he could take the opportunity to establish contact with Prince Zhuo's Mansion and further climb the big tree.
But he didn't expect that the other party came alone, and his words did not contaminate the Prince Zhuo Mansion at all!
The disappointment in his heart couldn't help but deepen, but it didn't show on his face at all.
Zhuo Mingxuan's expression remained unchanged, and he explained in a humble tone: "She is a girl from Ye Mansion, but I don't know who she is from Ye Mansion."
"A girl from Ye Mansion?" Xue Huaidan's pupils shrank suddenly and his expression changed slightly.
He thought of Ye Zhaoyan's hiding place in Zhuo Mansion, and there was a moment of suspicion in his heart.
However, Steward Xue once said that that day in front of Prince Zhuo's Mansion, Master Zhuo ordered the steward to search for the assassin, and he was very angry.
From this point of view, it is unlikely that Mr. Zhuo Er was the one who protected Ye Zhaoyan that night.
Zhuo Mingxuan nodded, "Mr.
Elegant temperament? Hairpin?!
Xue Huaidan couldn't help but be surprised, could it be that Mr. Zhuo was looking for a woman suitable for marriage?
"That's it." Xue Huaidan nodded and calmly calmed down the turmoil in his heart.
"I wonder if Mr. Xue can help find this person?" Zhuo Mingxuan continued to ask.
"There are two girls with hairpins in Ye Mansion, but I don't know if they are the ones you are looking for." Xue Huaidan said vaguely.
Ye Zhaoyan has just passed thirteen years old, so naturally he does not count his age. Xue Zhiyan and Xue Youling are similar in age, both around fourteen years old.
However, he would not tell Zhuo Mingxuan about this matter.
Xue Huaidan had been dealing with him for a long time, and when the time came, he finally "reluctantly" agreed to invite Miss Ye Fu to come and see him.
The two Xue sisters were invited to the front hall.
As soon as they entered the door, they felt a burning gaze.
A pair of clear and penetrating eyes stayed on them.
The two of them raised their eyes slightly and saw a man with a handsome face.
The person in front of me looks to be about twenty years old, with a slender figure and deep eyes under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows. His light apricot brocade robe makes him even more handsome.
The man has excellent temperament, elegant manners, and every gesture is full of the pride of a noble prince.
Xue Zhiyan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses and saluted him slightly: "Zhiyan has met Mr. Zhuo."
Xue Youling also followed closely and blessed Yifu.
The two of them received secret advice from Xue Huaidan, and they were both carefully dressed up. One was as soft and charming as water, the other was charming and cute, each with their own characteristics.
Xue Zhiyan has beautiful facial features, a pair of apricot eyes that look and shine, and a three-point softness in every frown and smile. Xue Youling's face is slightly inferior to Xue Zhiyan's, but her skin color is delicate, her facial features are small and cute, and she is paired with a pink suit.
Chapter completed!