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Chapter 83
Ye Zhaoyan was startled for a moment, and then came to his senses.

He was probably here in disguise to hide his identity.

Ye Zhaoyan glanced at the man behind Zhuo Yibai, he seemed to be a bodyguard, and it seemed that the master and servant came to visit.

However, she still doesn't know what kind of medicine the other party sells in the gourd.

Ye Zhaoyan nodded slightly: "In that case, please ask Master Bai to take that thing out."

Only one step at a time.

"Miss Ye, wait a moment."

After speaking, Zhuo Yibai walked to the table and opened the scroll.

Ye Zhaoyan looked at the characters in the painting, and his pupils shrank slightly. This painting actually depicts her.

The woman in this painting has an extremely beautiful face, bright and clear eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips that are as red as petals. The whole person looks aura and moving, especially the eyes under the cold eyebrows, which seem to be able to speak.

Although the woman in the painting is only seven points like her, she is vivid and lifelike, making it unbearable to desecrate.

A strange feeling rose in Ye Zhaoyan's heart.

How could it be painted so like her?

Where did this painting come from?

Ye Zhaoyan was puzzled, but did not ask.

"This painting is really well done."

She looked at it for a long time, then suddenly said.

"Thank you Miss Ye for your compliment." Zhuo Yibai said modestly with a smile, "If Miss Ye wasn't so beautiful, I wouldn't be able to make this painting."

"Sister Zhaoyan's beauty is so beautiful that even the painter can't help but be moved." Xue Zhiyan said, her tone was somewhat ambiguous. How beautiful it is!"

Although Xue Zhiyan's words sounded ironic, they were actually somewhat ambiguous.

"This painter has superb painting skills, and he is indeed a bit prettier than me." Ye Zhaoyan looked at Xue Zhiyan and said frankly.

When Xue Zhiyan heard this, a bit of embarrassment appeared on her face.

She thought Ye Zhaoyan would be shy, but she didn't expect her to be so puzzled!

"You can't fully restore Ms. Ye's beauty, so don't blame Ms. Ye." Zhuo Yibai spoke at the right time and changed the topic.

"Miao Zan, Mr. Bai, I don't know what's the matter of Mr. Bai's visit today?" Ye Zhaoyan ignored Bai Yi's words and went straight to the point.

"Miss Ye is really quick to talk. This time, it is naturally for the painting."

Bai Yi smiled slightly, and handed the painting in his hand to Wei Yu who was beside him, thinking about his words.

How should I say it so that Ye Zhaoyan can vaguely understand that he is here to ask for the box?

"He is asking you to pay the reward!" Mrs. Xue couldn't help interjecting, "You must not let me, an elder, pay back the money you owe yourself!"

Ye Zhaoyan glanced at Mrs. Xue and remained silent.

In the past, these trivial things in the Ye Mansion would never bother her, but now is this deliberately making things difficult?
"Miss, I advise you to bring the money quickly, otherwise the old lady will not indulge you!" Steward Xue spoke righteously from the side.

Ye Zhaoyan looked at him with a sharp edge in his eyes.

Butler Xue quickly lowered his head to avoid her sharp eyes.

"Miss, the old slave is also thinking of you, so don't blame the old slave." He sighed inwardly, this Ye Zhaoyan is really the worst person to mess with besides General Ye.

Zhuo Yibai was a little surprised, why was Miss Ye Fu so suppressed?
He couldn't help guessing that the situation inside the Ye Mansion might not be as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.

"Zhaoyan, go and get five thousand taels!" Mrs. Xue said with a strong tone.

Ye Zhaoyan frowned, it was enough to withdraw the money from the accountant of Ye's mansion, but do you have to ask her to get it?
Could it be that the money in Ye Mansion's cashier is her Ye family's money?
"grandmother."

Just as she was about to speak, Mrs. Xue snorted coldly and interrupted: "Why, my old woman's words are useless?"

"I'm not in a hurry for this money!" Zhuo Yibai hurriedly said, "I made an agreement with Miss Ye that if the painting is satisfactory, I can get something to pay for it."

"Oh?" Mrs. Xue raised her eyebrows, looked at him and asked, "I don't know what you are talking about, and how much is it worth?"

If the valuables in the mansion were taken out, she would never obey!
"To tell the truth, Mrs. Xue, my painting is only of ordinary grade. I can paint as much as I want. But what Miss Ye promised is different, it is a single copy."

"Lonely?"

"That's right." Zhuo Yibai smiled slightly, and began to lie: "It's the posthumous work of the former elder of the Shangqing Pavilion, but there are very few of them that have been handed down to the public."

"The former elder of Shangqing Pavilion?" Mrs. Xue was stunned.

He continued: "Yes. He is a very mysterious painter, only a few people know his identity."

Ye Zhaoyan was also taken aback, the former elder of Shangqing Pavilion?She had never heard of it.

Wei Yu was amazed at the side, his young master was so good at fooling people.

Mrs. Xue thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she turned to Ye Zhaoyan and said, "In that case, Zhaoyan, show us the painting."

She had to confirm whether the thing was what Master Bai said, if it was someone else's posthumous work, she would not be interested, just ask Ye Zhaoyan to show it.

Ye Zhaoyan frowned, why didn't she remember that she had this painting?
Seeing the girl's puzzled look, Zhuo Yibai hurriedly said: "The painting is stored in a wooden box. Last time we met, Miss Ye showed it to me."

Ye Zhaoyan was stunned.

The first time they met, Zhuo Yibai gave her something for safekeeping, and it was such a wooden box.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhaoyan ordered Zhuyu to fetch the wooden box.

After a while, Zhuyu brought the wooden box over and handed it to Ye Zhaoyan respectfully.

Mrs. Xue couldn't wait to reach out and snatch the wooden box, and opened it, revealing a piece of quaint rice paper.

A natural landscape is drawn on the paper, and many strange symbols are marked with charcoal.There is also a tall tower in the painting, and there is a huge black stone on the tower, which looks like a huge stele, with several characters engraved on the stele, which are indistinct.

"What the hell kind of talisman is this!"

Mrs. Xue looked at the strange pattern in the painting, with a look of disgust on her face, and threw the rice paper in her hand on the ground.

"Which artist painted this? It's a waste of such good rice paper!"

As Xue Zhiyan said, she quickly picked up the painting on the ground and looked at it carefully.

The tall tower in the painting made her feel a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it.

She looked at Ye Zhaoyan and found that the girl was expressionless, as if she didn't care about what was going on in front of her.

She put the painting back into the wooden box and covered it.

"The former elder of the Shangqing Pavilion is probably an expert, and the paintings he made must be extraordinary." Xue Zhiyan explained.

"So what?" Mrs. Xue snorted coldly, "This painting is not worth five thousand taels. I think it's too expensive for five taels of silver to sell to me."

Zhuo Yibai smiled slightly, noncommittal.

He looked at Ye Zhaoyan.

"Since that's the case, can Ms. Ye give up her love and give me the painting?"

(End of this chapter)