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Chapter 59
Her eyeliner got the news that Zhuo Mingxuan had gone out of the mansion to look for the arrogant woman who was in Zhuo Wang's mansion that day, which shocked her very much.

Before she could figure it out, she heard that Zhuo Yibai had invited Master Zhou to come over.

The identity and role of this person are self-evident.

She thought of what Helian Zhongyang had said to that woman that day, and she couldn't help but suspect that this person really had something to do with the Zhuo Palace.

Otherwise, why would even someone like Zhuo Mingxuan bother with such trivial matters?

During this period of time, she has been secretly observing Zhuo Yibai, trying to figure out the background of that woman.

But after several days in a row, she got nothing.

"Yibai, why did you invite that painter to come?" Zhuo Tianxin's eyes were full of inquiry, and then his eyes fell on the table, on which there were all kinds of portraits of women, all of whom were outstanding.

"Is it because you want to see a girl for yourself?"

Zhuo Tianxin probed.

Zhuo Yibai is not yet old enough to marry a regular wife, but it is permissible to take concubines.

"Tianxin," Zhuo Yibai said with a straightened expression, "It's better not to speculate about some things."

He was a little puzzled, Zhuo Tianxin was too abnormal these days.

Zhuo Tianxin pursed her lips and looked at him aggrievedly.

Seeing that Zhuo Yibai didn't explain much, she couldn't help picking up the scrolls and looking at them one by one, the more she looked at it, the more ugly her face became.

Seeing the picture in Zhuo Yibai's hand all the time, the expression in his eyes changed.

That portrait is particularly vivid, the pen was written naturally and carefully, outlining a heroic and beautiful woman with eyebrows and eyes.

It was the girl who spoke rudely in Zhuo Wang's mansion that day.

She couldn't help but clenched her fingers holding the scroll, leaving obvious creases.

"Tianxin?" Zhuo Yibai looked at her in surprise.

Zhuo Tianxin knows etiquette very well on weekdays, and rarely loses his composure.

What happened today?
"It's okay." Zhuo Tianxin forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, forced a smile, and said, "Yibai, where did you get this painting?"

When she said this, her eyes were fixed on the portrait for a moment.

"Zhou Ru drew it, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think this girl is so beautiful." Zhuo Tianxin shook her head, her eyes drooped to hide the flash of jealousy and hatred in her eyes.

Zhuo Yibai looked at her, did not continue to ask, but changed the subject and asked: "Tianxin, why did you come here on purpose today?"

"Yibai, I'm worried about you."

Zhuo Tianxin raised his head, looking at Zhuo Yibai with a look of sadness and anticipation, "Don't be deceived by an unknown woman outside."

"Did you hear what someone said?" Zhuo Yibai was a little amused, "The relationship between me and that girl is pure, not what you imagined."

"You don't have any relationship with her? Then why do you want someone to draw her? Could it be that you plan to welcome her into the mansion!"

Zhuo Tianxin was a little angry, but he didn't choose what to say.

"Tianxin!" Zhuo Yibai frowned, "What are you thinking about? Don't you know what kind of person I am?"

He stared at her coldly, with a hint of anger hidden in his eyes.

"I'm just worried about you." Zhuo Tianxin's eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"I know," he sighed, "it's just that I have nothing to do with that girl, so why do you care so much?"

"But that day in the mansion, the girl's words were very ambiguous." Zhuo Tianxin finally couldn't help but gritted his teeth.

A dark secret within struggles to come to the surface.

She couldn't help it.

"The words are ambiguous?" Zhuo Yibai frowned, "What does this mean?"

His relationship with the girl was limited to half-day and one-night rescue, and the girl never said a word of distance from the beginning to the end.

It might not be surprising to hear these words from other people's mouths, but it happened to be his younger sister who was about the same age.

Seeing his reaction like this, Zhuo Tianxin became even more anxious.

The woman clearly fell in love with him and deliberately provoke everyone with words.

However, Zhuo Yibai was kept in the dark, unable to see anything.

"do not you know?"

Her voice was somewhat sharp, "That day in the backyard of the Zhuo Mansion, she said you were grabbing her!"

"What did you say?" Zhuo Yibai was taken aback when he heard the words, his face was full of disbelief, and he couldn't digest the words for a moment.

"Tianxin, why are you talking so nonsense?"

In his memory, he and the girl were just traveling together, so how could there be any chatter?
"I'm not talking nonsense," Zhuo Tianxin said anxiously, "Many people in the Zhuo Palace have heard it, why don't you admit it? If you have nothing to do with her, why do you always avoid mentioning her?"

There was some genuine concern in her eyes.

The jealousy and resentment in her eyes betrayed her true mood at the moment.

"I do not have."

Zhuo Yibai shook his head, he really didn't know anything about that girl.

I don't even know the name, so what does it matter?
It's just that Zhuo Tianxin asks too deeply sometimes, so he can't say more, after all, he can't let her know the secret of that box.

But of course he couldn't say this to Zhuo Tianxin.

"Yibai..." Zhuo Tianxin bit her lip and shouted in a low voice, her voice was full of grievances, "I just want to hold the injustice for you. We have been together for so long, don't you know me? I won't hurt you .”

Zhuo Yibai returned to the mansion not long ago, since he was born, he has not spent most of his time in the mansion.

Calculated, the two have lived together for less than three years.

In the past three years, they met quite a lot on weekdays, and almost all of them were Zhuo Tianxin looking for him.

He had no brothers to accompany him since he was a child, so he was still a little touched by the warmth and concern of this younger sister.

"Tianxin, we are brothers and sisters, you have to trust me, I will never deceive you on purpose."

Zhuo Yibai sighed, feeling a little helpless.

This younger sister has always been well-behaved and extremely sensible, why is she so impulsive this time?

"Yibai, I naturally hope you are well, but such a woman is definitely not to be friends with deeply!"

There were tears in Zhuo Tianxin's eyes, which made people feel pity.

"I know," Zhuo Yibai nodded, and comforted her with gentle words, "It's just that there are some things you don't understand now, and it's hard for me to explain too much to you."

His gaze fell outside the window, and a few complicated meanings flashed in his eyes.

Zhuo Tianxin looked at him for a while, saw that his attitude was firm, and knew that this matter could not be changed, so he nodded.

While Zhuo Yibai was sending her out, she gave the maid a wink.

The servant girl understood immediately, stepped forward to pick up a scroll on the ground and said: "Young master, I will take care of it for you."

The little maid was nimble, and quickly tidied up the messy scrolls and put them in a space on the shelf.

Zhuo Yibai nodded.

"That day Xin resigned." Zhuo Tianxin bit her lip, got up and left.

When she returned to the room, she carefully took out a wooden box from under the bed, put it on the dressing table, and opened it gently.

A wooden hairpin lay in the wooden box.

This wooden hairpin is extremely exquisite in workmanship, and is carved with a blooming violet flower. The petals are lifelike and emit a faint purple light.

In the center of the stamen is inlaid a blue orb as thin as a cow's hair, transparent and lustrous, looking very precious.

This wooden hairpin was exactly what Zhuo Yibai was holding in his hand when he was unconscious that day.

Naturally, it has something to do with the woman who sent Zhuo Yibai back.

Seeing the hairpin, Zhuo Tianxin couldn't help showing a sneer.

Zhuo Yibai didn't let go of the things in his hands when he was asleep, which shows that the relationship between the two of them is extraordinary, it seems that the woman really coveted him.

Although that woman has a delicate appearance and a dignified manner, but her status is humble and she is not worthy of Zhuo Yibai at all.

Thinking of this, she played with the hairpin for a while, then carefully put it under the bed, covered it up before leaving.

(End of this chapter)