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Chapter 32 The Beggar and Liar
After hesitating for a while, she said: "Servant. The servant went in, only to see the back of a woman leaving, leaving behind the messy furnishings in the house."

Xue Zhiyan swayed when she heard the words, and almost collapsed on the ground.

Madam Xue looked at Lian Shuang with disappointment in her eyes.

"From this point of view, Miss Zhaoyan was framed by someone." Wei Linfeng said, there was still no emotion on his face.

"Junior Brother Huishang and I also think so." Hui Chan echoed.

Xue Zhiyan's face was as pale as paper, her lips trembled slightly, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Huishang and Huichan looked at each other and understood.

Although they couldn't be sure that the woman was Xue Zhiyan, but judging from her words, deeds and behavior, she should be right.

It's just that getting here is the housework of the back house of Ye Mansion, and they shouldn't intervene.

"I see." Mrs. Xue sighed, and said, "Thank you two masters."

After hearing this, Hui Chan and Hui Shang saluted Mrs. Xue in unison, and then exited the courtyard.

After the two walked away, Mrs. Xue looked away.

At this time, Xue Zhiyan had calmed down, but her face was still extremely pale, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.

Seeing Xue Zhiyan's pale face, Mrs. Xue couldn't help frowning, she raised her eyes to Xue Zhiyan and asked, "Zhiyan, do you remember what grandma expected of you?"

Xue Zhiyan was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, she gritted her teeth and said, "Zhiyan remembers."

"Zhiyan go back and contemplate her mistakes behind closed doors, and deal with Zhaoyan when she comes back. Lian Shuang beats twenty sticks and locks her into the woodshed for interrogation!" Madam Xue ordered in a cold voice.

"Old madam!" Seeing this, Lian Shuang hurriedly stood up, rushed over, and begged, "Old madam, please listen to my explanation, things are not what you think at all."

Mrs. Xue's two close ladies had been prepared, one on the left and one on the right, holding her down and dragging her away a few feet away.

"Shut up!"

Mrs. Xue interrupted Lian Shuang's words, and after finishing speaking, she turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Xue Zhiyan gritted her teeth, knelt down respectfully facing Mrs. Xue's back, and said bravely, "Thank you, grandma."

Mrs. Xue paused in her footsteps, and then left without hesitation.

Looking at Mrs. Xue's back, Lian Shuang bit her lower lip, the hatred surged in her heart.

All of this was seen by Xue Zhiyan.

She knelt on the ground, holding her sleeves tightly with both hands, staring at Lian Shuang.

Lian Shuang, if you dare to confess that matter, I will definitely not let it go!

Her face was ugly, because of the resentment in her heart, her pretty face looked a little distorted.

Seeing Mrs. Xue leave, Wei Linfeng turned his head to look at Xue Huaidan, who had a cloudy expression, and said:

"Deputy Envoy Xue, what do you think we should do now?"

After being silent for a moment, Xue Huaidan took a deep breath, and said slowly, "I will send more people to find Zhaoyan."

"Deputy Envoy Xue, what if you can't find him?" Wei Linfeng continued to ask.

There was a bitter smile on Xue Huaitan's face, he shook his head and said: "As you said, no one in the Ye family's concubine dares to offend easily."

After hearing this, Wei Linfeng smiled, and said: "The spies from the mansion sent news that Miss Zhaoyan appeared on the back of Qishan Mountain. I have dispatched more than [-] elite soldiers from the mansion to meet Miss Zhaoyan, and I am willing to help the deputy envoy A helping hand!"

Hearing this, Xue Huaitan couldn't help scolding Wei Linfeng inwardly, but there was a trace of apology on his face and he said: "Master Lao Wei is on the road late at night, I thank you on behalf of Zhaoyan!"

Wei Linfeng waved his hands and said with a smile: "Vice Envoy Xue is being polite. This matter is related to General Ye's bloodline, so it is natural for General Ye's disciples to contribute. I still have important things to do, so I won't stay any longer. Deputy Envoy Xue Take care of yourself!"

After hearing what Wei Linfeng said, Xue Huaidan's expression changed a few times.

He looked at Wei Linfeng and said sincerely, "Master Wei, please go slowly."

"Farewell!"

Wei Linfeng clasped his hands together, turned around and quickly disappeared into the night.

Xue Huaitan stood on the spot, with a haze covering his face.

He clenched his palms, turned around, and ordered his servants to escort Lian Shuang to the dark room.

In Zhuo Wang's mansion, there was a silence.

At the gate, two guards were dozing off and feeling sleepy.

At this time, it was already late at night, and they were all exhausted, thinking that they would not be on duty tonight, so they would be lazy all night.

With a "squeak", the door opened.

The guard yawned, and while wiping his mouth, he looked at the figure walking in from the door. He rubbed his eyes, and after seeing the appearance of the person in front of him, the guard immediately calmed down his drowsiness.

Ye Zhaoyan was panting unevenly.

Zhuo Yibai looked slender, but he didn't expect to be dead, almost exhausting her.

When she managed to reach the Zhuo Mansion with her last breath, she found that she had to go up dozens of steps before entering the door, so she had no choice but to throw Zhuo Yibai under the steps and climb up alone.

As soon as she reached the door, the guard stopped her.

"Stop, what are you doing?" the guard looked at the embarrassed woman in front of him and asked sharply.

"Send your young master back home."

Hearing this, the guard looked Ye Zhaoyan up and down, and saw that Ye Zhaoyan's clothes were dirty, with blood stains on the collar, and with the expression on her face, she looked quite haggard.

No matter how you look at it, you look like you were kidnapped and ran away.

Thinking about whether the woman in front of him was a liar, the guard's face became much colder, and his tone became serious: "Which young master?"

His young master had something important to go out this morning, and he won't be back until two days later, how could he return home in the middle of the night?

Ye Zhaoyan was at a loss for words.

She cursed an idiot secretly in her heart, then pointed to a person not far away and said, "He!"

The guard looked in the direction Ye Zhaoyan pointed, and saw a man in plain white brocade lying on the ground without a sound, his body covered with dirt and blood.

Under the messy hair, one could vaguely see that the man was slender and fair-skinned.

A contemptuous smile appeared on the guard's face, and he snorted coldly, "He? Do you think I'm a fool? Does he look like a normal person? I think he's probably a beggar."

"beggar?"

Ye Zhaoyan was taken aback when he heard the words.

"That's right, beggar, he's in dilapidated clothes and exudes an unpleasant stench." The guard curled his lips and said with a look of disgust, and looked back and forth at Ye Zhaoyan again, confirming his guess in his heart.

A maidservant in green came over upon hearing the sound.

"Who are you? How did you break into our palace?" The maid stared at Ye Zhaoyan arrogantly, her tone full of disdain.

Ye Zhaoyan found the pendant from his body.

"Do you know this thing?" She asked in a deep voice.

When several people saw this jade pendant, their expressions changed drastically.

"You thief stole my young master's jade pendant, and you dare to break into my Zhuo Palace, you really want to die!" The guard spat, his tone full of sarcasm.

Ye Zhaoyan became angry when he heard the words, so he held back the boy who was under the steps and carried him back up.

The maid froze for a moment, and walked forward curiously.

Ye Zhaoyan pushed back the boy's black hair that covered half of his face.

It was Zhuo Yibai, the young master of the Zhuo Palace.

At this moment, the boy's eyes are closed, the facial features on his face are tightly wrinkled because of the pain, his lips are slightly opened, his face is covered with sweat and blood stains, he looks extremely miserable and shocking.

(End of this chapter)