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Chapter 109 Imprisonment and Persecution
A burly man came galloping on a horse, and sitting behind the horse was an old man, dressed in a blue-gray cloth robe, who seemed to be very old, it was Mr. Qi, the chief steward of the Ye Mansion.

Seeing Ye Zhaoyan, Qi Lao got off his horse, "Miss, something happened!"

"Old Qi, what happened?" Ye Zhaoyan frowned, with an ominous premonition in his heart, "But something happened to mother?"

She got the point across.

Old Qi nodded, and said anxiously: "Ye Mansion is sealed off, Madam is imprisoned, and she doesn't know whether she will live or die!"

"what?!"

When Ye Zhaoyan heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his whole heart ached as if someone had squeezed it tightly.

"Miss, we have to go back as soon as possible." Old Qi said anxiously.

"Okay!" Ye Zhaoyan turned over and rode on the horse, and galloped away with a sound of "Drive!" with a wave of the whip.

Seeing this, Ye Zhengping told Lian Luo who was on the side: "Take two people with you to protect the eldest lady! I will lead the troops and arrive soon!"

"Yes!" The three fast horses quickly chased after Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhengping led the rest of the soldiers to speed up the march.

A group of people quickly rushed through Daoxing Pass and disappeared on the road.

Jindu, Yefu compound.

An old woman dressed in rich clothes walked anxiously around, hovering under the beautifully carved corridor, looking absent-minded.

"Grandmother, don't worry, Ye Yunfei is one against ten, and ordinary soldiers are no match for him, let alone a weak girl." Xue Zhiyan comforted.

"Ye Yunfei and Ji Sinian have not come back for three days, and there is still no news of them. Could it be that they were killed by that surname Ye?!" Mrs. Xue said anxiously, revealing in her tone A trace of fear.

Although she had little knowledge of the generals of the Ye family, she knew that Ye Zhengping was much better than Ye Yunfei, so she couldn't help feeling worried.

When Xue Zhiyan heard the words, she also noticed the key point, but her face was very calm, "Grandmother, I heard that someone picked up an injured young master from Shangbi Mountain the day before yesterday, and I heard that he was injured by Ye Yunfei. It seems that the Ye family army on the mountain is still in his hands. No matter how bad it is, even if Ye Yunfei is defeated, our Ye family has a large number of people, and we are not a soft persimmon, so you can relax!"

"I hope so." Mrs. Xue nodded, still worried in her heart, "I hate your aunt for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of Zhao Yan. I am so anxious at an old age that I can't eat well!"

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyan twirled the round fan in her hand, "Grandmother, didn't you prepare that trick? Such a clever trick, even if my aunt is rebellious, she must be obedient"

Mrs. Xue suddenly realized, and said gratifiedly: "It's still Zhiyan who has a good memory, I almost forgot about this! The old lady is getting old, and she can't remember things all the time!"

After finishing speaking, she turned around and told Yuliu Yuliu, who was waiting on the side, "Take that Tong Lao Liu with me, and go with me to see him help him!"

Upon hearing this, Yuliu took a half step back in horror.

She thought that the man was just the old madam's whim to intimidate the servants, but she didn't expect that it was used to deal with Mrs. Ye!

"Old madam." She had a look of unbearable expression on her face.

"What are you still doing!" Mrs. Xue shouted sharply, with a strong threat in her tone.

Aunt Yuliu didn't dare to disobey, so she had to order the maid beside her to bring him over.

"Hmph, if she hadn't been stubborn, how could she still not be able to catch that little bastard! If she still doesn't know how to repent this time, it's time to teach her a lesson!" Mrs. Xue said through gritted teeth.

Xue Zhiyan's eyes flickered slightly, the corners of her mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything.

In her heart, what happened to Ye Fugui was not important at all.

After all, the glory of the Ye family's mother and daughter is always one, and the glory and the glory are the same. The humiliation of Ye Fugui will inevitably affect Ye Zhaoyan, and she will only feel more happy.

"Grandmother, be careful where you step." She graciously supported Mrs. Xue, and the group headed towards the ancestral hall of Ye Mansion.

Yefu Ancestral Hall.

Dozens of guards stood guard outside the door, all with solemn expressions.

In the ancestral hall, Ye Fugui was kneeling and sitting on the futon. His originally beautiful face was as pale as paper, with a few traces of blood on his face, which looked shocking.

She stared blankly ahead, her eyes were filled with tears, but she stubbornly did not fall.

Behind the door, Xiyun's face was dirty, her lips were chapped, and she was lying on the ground unconsciously, her clothes were torn, and her body was covered with welts and bruises, only covered by a thin blanket.

Mrs. Xue and her group walked over without looking at Xiyun on the ground.

"Fugui, are you thinking about it?" Mrs. Xue asked impatiently as soon as she came in.

Ye Fugui raised his head upon hearing the sound, his eyes were dull, without any emotion.

Since she woke up, Mrs. Xue came to ask about Ye Zhaoyan's whereabouts. If she couldn't find out, she was put under house arrest, threatened, reprimanded, and even beaten. She has been tormented several times.

The maids around the mother and daughter suffered a lot of beatings, and even Nanny Yin was locked up.

If he hadn't experienced it personally, Ye Fugui would never have believed that Mrs. Xue could be so vicious in his entire life.

"Zhaoyan hasn't returned for a few days." Mrs. Xue sighed pretentiously when she saw that Ye Fugui was still in the same old state.

Ye Fugui stood up abruptly when he heard the words, and stared directly at Mrs. Xue with a pair of black eyes.

Mrs. Xue was taken aback by Ye Fugui's gaze, her expression changed suddenly, "What are you looking at me like that for?"

This daughter-in-law has never looked at her with such hatred. Even though she has suffered a lot in the past few days, she has only become dull and talkative.

She suppressed her apprehension, and asked bravely, "Fugui, where is Zhaoyan?"

Ye Fugui didn't respond.

Xue Zhiyan stepped forward and wiped Ye Fugui's cheeks with a handkerchief, "Auntie, my sister Zhaoyan has been missing for so long, I'm afraid something has happened to her, if you don't tell her whereabouts, I'm afraid the bones will never be found." .” Her tone was sad, but there was no trace of sadness in her eyes.

"Zhaoyan was killed by you?" Ye Fugui looked at her with a sad tone.

"What kind of nonsense is this?!" Mrs. Xue was furious, "She is my granddaughter, how could we harm her?"

"You didn't harm her, why didn't she come back?" Ye Fugui looked at Mrs. Xue excitedly, and grabbed her by the collar.

Stained handprints instantly appeared on the delicate collar.

Ye Fugui lacked clothes and food for the past few days, he sweated in the heat of the day, and sweated coldly at night, his body was already dirty.

Old Madam Xue was enraged by Ye Fugui's actions, she slapped her hand away in disgust, and said angrily: "She is my granddaughter, do you think that a grandmother like me will harm my granddaughter?"

Ye Fugui looked at Mrs. Xue's face, and suddenly smiled, but the smile made people feel gloomy and weird, "How dare you swear that you never harmed Zhaoyan?"

"You..." Mrs. Xue was so angry that Ye Fugui couldn't speak, she glanced at Aunt Yuliu beside her, "Mother, remove the people outside!"

(End of this chapter)