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Chapter 49
Qi Duanshu had been away for a day and a half, and Ye Zhaoyan couldn't help feeling a little worried.

The two groups of people sent to investigate came to report, but after Qi Duanshu entered the Chengguan, there was no further news.

Elder Qi said very lightly that there has been a tacit understanding between father and daughter for many years, and before he was in danger, Qi Duanshu would always find a way to inform him.

In the past two days, Ye Mansion has been quiet and eerie, except for Ye Fugui and the old people of Ye Mansion, no one has set foot in Ye Zhaoyan's courtyard.

Mrs. Xue never asked anyone to visit her again, and 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 give in first.

Whoever loses his temper first will fall into a passive position.

How could the old lady not guess what was waiting for her.

She refused to accept the offer.

On this day, Zhuyu came to report that Xue Huaidan received the young master Zhuo from the outer mansion.

After hearing the description, Ye Zhaoyan knew that the person who came was probably Zhuo Mingxuan.

Judging from what happened in the previous life, the relationship between the Zhuo Mansion and the Xue family should have been well established.

It's just that she doesn't fully know the details.

In the previous life, Xue Huaidan not only cooperated with King Zhuo to support King Qing, even Xue Huaidan's later concubine was also a side branch of the Zhuo family.

Now, with Zhuo Mingxuan's sudden visit, could it be possible that he has already started planning to plot against him? !

According to the memory of her previous life, it was clear that the King Qing came to the throne when she was sixteen years old.

After all, it's too early to conspire.

Ye Zhaoyan dare not take it lightly.

"Zhuyu, go to the small kitchen and pick a young girl with a face, and follow Madam Yan to the front hall to deliver tea, and ask Mr. Zhuo what to drink." Ye Zhaoyan ordered in a low voice.

Zhuyu nodded, and immediately took the order to leave.

After less than half a stick of incense, Zhuyu came back again, "Missy, Madam Yan sent her out after serving a cup of tea. She only heard that the attendant next to Mr. Zhuo was talking about looking for two people." Character."

Come to Ye Mansion to find someone?
Ye Zhaoyan's eyebrows showed a solemn expression.

She was sure that Prince Zhuo's Mansion and Xue Huaidan had reached an alliance before King Qing's rebellion, but whether Zhuo Mingxuan, as the second son, participated in this conspiracy was not certain.

The most likely successor of the Zhuo Palace should be the eldest son who is guarding Rongbei.

At this time, Xue Huaitan had just joined the fourth rank, so logically speaking, it was not enough to climb up to the Zhuo King, and the two probably had not yet reached some kind of contract.

She suddenly remembered her identity.

If someone knows her identity, it is very possible to start from her breakthrough point. After all, the current situation in Ye Mansion is too sensitive.

What exactly does this Zhuo Mingxuan want to do?
A strong sense of vigilance rose in Ye Zhaoyan's heart.

She couldn't help guessing in her heart whether Zhuo Mingxuan had already noticed her identity.

At this time, Zhuo Mingxuan, who was sitting in the front hall drinking tea, suddenly sneezed, with a look of doubt on his brows.

The attendant beside him quickly handed him a handkerchief, and said softly, "Master, are you alright?"

Zhuo Mingxuan shook his head.

He came here this time for Zhuo Yibai's lost box.

A few days ago, after he finished dealing with the troublemakers in front of the mansion, he found that the suspicious "savior" had disappeared.

He searched through the travel records of the Zhuo Palace, only to learn that there was a guard team who had hurried out at dawn.

According to the memories of an accompanying guard, the carriage was headed towards Ye Mansion.

He had heard that the Ye Mansion raised several famous ladies.

He vaguely guessed in his heart that this girl might be a young lady from Ye Fu.

In any case he had to try it out.

If he can find her, he will be able to take the box smoothly.

"Mr. Zhuo, I have admired your name for a long time. Today I saw it. It is truly worthy of the name. It is peerless." A slightly deep male voice came to my ears. Zhuo Mingxuan followed the reputation and saw a middle-aged man in a dark blue brocade robe. He walked quickly.

He looked to be in his thirties, tall and strong, handsome and handsome.

Zhuo Mingxuan watched the other party come to his side, bowed his hands neither humble nor overbearing, and said with a light smile: "Master Xue."

The few attendants following behind him looked at Xue Huaitan with a hint of fear in their eyes.

In Jindu, although Master Xue is only a civil servant, no one dares to underestimate Master Xue.

Because behind Mr. Xue, there is a big family, the Ye family.

Zhuo Mingxuan expressed his intention of coming after a few polite words with him, 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 Huaitan showed doubts on his face, and a faint disappointment flashed in his heart.

He originally thought that the young master of the Zhuo Mansion in front of him was visiting at the order of the Zhuo King, so that he could take the opportunity to establish contact with the Zhuo Wang Mansion and further climb up the big tree.

Unexpectedly, the other party came here alone, and his words did not stain Zhuo Wangfu at all!
The disappointment in his heart couldn't help but deepened, but it didn't show on his face.

Zhuo Mingxuan's expression remained unchanged, and he explained in a humble tone: "It's a girl from the Ye Mansion, but I don't know who it is from the 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 in the Zhuo Mansion, and doubts floated in his heart for a moment.

However, Housekeeper Xue once said that in front of the Zhuo Palace that day, Second Master Zhuo ordered the housekeeper to search for the assassin, and his anger was extremely high.

From this point of view, it is unlikely that the Second Young Master Zhuo was the one who protected Ye Zhaoyan that night.

Zhuo Mingxuan nodded, "Lord Xue, I vaguely remember that girl's temperament is high-spirited, but her appearance is somewhat forgotten, she is about the age of Ji."

High temperament?And Ji? !

Xue Huaitan couldn't help being surprised, could it be that Mr. Zhuo is looking for a suitable woman for marriage?
"So that's how it is." Xue Huaidan nodded, calmly subduing the turbulent waves in his heart.

"I wonder if Master Xue can help find this person?" Zhuo Mingxuan continued to ask.

"There are two girls who are about the same age as Ji in the Ye Mansion, but I don't know if they are the ones you are looking for." Xue Huaitan said vaguely.

Ye Zhaoyan was just over thirteen years old, so naturally he was not too young. Xue Zhiyan and Xue Youling were about the same age, around fourteen years old.

However, he will not tell Zhuo Mingxuan about this matter.

Xue Huaitan dealt with him for a long time, seeing that the time was ripe, 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 scorching gaze.

A pair of clear and penetrating eyes stayed on them.

The two raised their eyes slightly, and saw a man with a handsome face.

The person in front of him looked to be about twenty years old, with a slender figure, deep eyes under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows, and a light apricot-colored brocade robe that made him look even more handsome.

The man's temperament is excellent, his manners are elegant, and his gestures are full of the arrogance of a nobleman.

Xue Zhiyan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and saluted him slightly: "Zhiyan has seen Young Master Zhuo."

Xue Youling also followed closely.

The two of them got Xue Huaidan's secret suggestion, they were both carefully dressed, one was soft and charming, the other was cute and cute, each with its own characteristics.

Xue Zhiyan's facial features are beautiful, a pair of almond eyes look forward to shine, and there is a three-point softness in every frown and smile.Xue Youling's face was slightly inferior to that of Xue Zhiyan's, but her complexion was delicate, her facial features were small and cute, and she was paired with a pink gauze dress with a lotus pattern in a white butterfly play, giving her a cute and cute look.

(End of this chapter)