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Chapter 129 Return to the original owner
A month later, the soldiers brought by Ye Zhengping from Shangbi Mountain were firmly stationed at Chengguan.

Most of Ye Zhaoyan's injuries had recovered, and he walked quickly into Ye Fugui's yard with a tray in his hand.

Ye Fugui was sitting in the yard taking a nap under the shade of a tree.

After many days of careful raising, her complexion has improved a lot, and her sunken cheeks have become rounder, adding a touch of aura to her beautiful facial features.

She was wearing a light green long dress, her jet-black hair was pulled up casually, and a strand of blue silk hung on her forehead, fresh and beautiful.

Ye Fugui heard footsteps, opened his eyes, and saw his daughter approaching, the drowsiness on her face immediately dissipated, "Zhaoyan."

Ye Zhaoyan put the tray in his hand on the stone table in front of her.

On it was a black box.

I saw Ye Zhaoyan take out a thick piece of jade and hand it to Ye Fugui.

The whole body of jade is emerald green, and under the sunlight, it shimmers with a faint light, which is really beautiful.

It is the official seal of Ye Mansion.

The government seal is meticulous in workmanship and exquisite in carving, and the quality of jade is rare and top-grade. The dragon totem of the Ye family is carved on it, which is lifelike and majestic.

Ye Fugui stretched out his hand to hold the jade, feeling all kinds of feelings in his heart.

Once upon a time, this mansion seal also belonged to her, but after a short stay of less than three years, it came into the hands of Mrs. Xue.

At that time, not long after she gave birth to Zhaoyan, she was still busy with the general affairs of the Ye Mansion, and there happened to be many difficult things inside and outside the Ye Mansion.

There are many things that even Elder Qi finds it extremely difficult, and there are many matters involving the women's inner court, it is difficult for Elder Qi to intervene.

Ye Fugui was devastated and became a bit haggard.

When she was frowning, Xue Huaitan began to take care of her considerately, and told her that Mrs. Xue could be brought to Ye Mansion to bear the hardships for her.

Although she was a little weird at the time, she still agreed and reported the matter to her father.

Father nodded and said everything depends on her heart.

Mrs. Xue is an old woman with a bright personality. After she came to Ye Fugui, she really helped Ye Fugui a lot and saved her a lot of worry.

Ye Fugui is grateful to her and regards her as his respected elder.

She originally thought that such a peaceful day would last her whole life.

Unexpectedly, in less than ten years, a nightmare fell on her head.

Now things are different from people, things are different from people.

A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up. She reached out to take the seal, put it away, then raised her head and smiled at her daughter.

Seeing the bright smile on her face, Ye Zhaoyan felt better.

"Mother, your health has just recovered, and I will take care of the internal affairs for the time being. Don't worry about it, just take care of your illness." Ye Zhaoyan told Ye Fugui.

Hearing his daughter's words, Ye Fugui was extremely moved.

She looked at her daughter's wrist that was still bandaged, and shook her head slightly, "Zhao Yan, your injury has not fully recovered, so you should not be tired. Let me do it."

Ye Zhaoyan wanted to persuade him again, when he heard footsteps coming from the door, and then Ye Zhengping's voice reached everyone's ears.

"Fugui, Zhaoyan."

The two looked at the source of the sound, and saw Ye Zhengping in a white robe. He was facing the sun, his face was covered with a layer of sweat, and he looked dusty.

Lian Luo and a woman followed behind him.

The woman looks dignified, her dress is simple and appropriate, clean and neat, she looks very appropriate.

She was holding a tray in her hand, and there were several thick stacks of ledgers in the tray. She walked not far from Ye Fugui and stood still.

Seeing this scene, Ye Fugui immediately stood up from the rattan chair and greeted him with a smile.

"This is the nanny in charge you found?" Ye Fugui stretched out his hand to take over the piles of account books, and looked at Ye Zhengping.

Ye Zhengping nodded, "Well, she is Mother Zhang, the daughter of my mother's nanny back then. She has helped run the business in the Ye family's shop since she was a child. She is very clever, diligent and capable, honest and honest. I let her come Helping your housekeeper, you just need to use her."

He smiled and looked at Ye Zhaoyan again, "The internal affairs of the Ye Mansion are not something that you, a little girl, can easily handle. Don't worry about these trivial matters before your injury heals, lest your mother feel distressed!"

Ye Zhaoyan laughed softly, and stretched his eyebrows and eyes, "I'm not as delicate as my mother!"

Ye Zhengping looked at the playful niece in front of him, shook his head with a smile, and didn't say much.

Seeing Ye Zhengping's doting eyes on Ye Zhaoyan, a warm current rose in Ye Fugui's heart,
"Fugui, it's windy outside, go back to the house and rest first! Why don't you bring a maid when you come out?"

Ye Zhengping frowned when he saw that her clothes were thin and no one brought out a cloak for her.

Hearing the word maid, the smile on Ye Fugui's face froze for a moment, then returned to normal, and nodded, "I will pay attention next time."

In her mind, Xiyun was covered in bruises, and her heart was full of guilt.

She did not forget that during those three days she was imprisoned by Mrs. Xue to extract a confession, Xiyun was tortured and screamed every day, dripping with blood.

That scene was too horrifying and frightening, and she couldn't even accept it now.

If she had been aware of this conspiracy earlier, Xi Yun would not have been hurt so badly.

Now Xiyun hides and sees no one all day long. She tried to comfort her many times but it didn't work. A servant girl watched her from a distance, allowing her to walk freely in Ye Mansion.

Sensing the change in the expression on Mother's face, Ye Zhaoyan's eyes fell on her, as if he had guessed something.

Ye Zhengping also noticed the abnormality, and looked thoughtfully at Lian Luo who was beside him.

Ye Zhaoyan quickly sent people to Nanny Shen to inquire about Xiyun's whereabouts, and knowing that she was in the small garden in front of the Minzhu Courtyard, he rushed over with Zhuyu.

When passing by the Minzhu Courtyard, I found that it was quiet outside the courtyard, the courtyard door was wide open, and the stone lions beside the door were lifeless.

In the flowerbed in front of the door, half of the flowers have withered, and the rest are only broken branches and leaves swaying in the wind.

The yard was barren and desolate, and even the walls of the yard were covered with all kinds of weeds and creepers, which looked desolate and forbidding.

It's only been a month since people left here, and the formerly bustling courtyard is now only a mess of ruins.

A woman's mournful cry sounded indistinctly, her voice was low and full of pain.

Ye Zhaoyan's heart beat violently a few times, and an ominous premonition enveloped her heart.

She walked into the yard, and Zhuyu followed behind him, with a worried expression on her face.

Walking to the center of the yard, there is an osmanthus tree, which is in flowering season at this time, and the fragrance of osmanthus is refreshing, but Ye Zhaoyan has no intention of admiring it.

"Ah! Miss, there's someone there!" Zhuyu cried out in horror.

(End of this chapter)