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Chapter 79
"Which Miss Ye?" The old man said in a deep voice.

There are several Ye girls who have lived in this Ye mansion, but there is only one who has lived here since childhood.

Ye Zhaoyan is the eldest daughter of the Ye family.

"It's that Miss Ye who has been out of the house recently." Wei Yu played a scheming game.

The old man's expression was startled again. Isn't it Ye Zhaoyan who has been out of the house recently?

"What do you want her for?"

The old man didn't answer the question.

Zhuo Yibai and Wei Yu looked at each other, and they both saw the suspicion in each other's eyes.

So mysterious, could it be that this girl Ye is really as they speculated, there is something unspeakable, she has to hide in the dark?
"It's inconvenient to disclose this, so I'd like to ask the old man for the convenience, we want to see Miss Ye!"

After Wei Yu finished speaking, she took out a few ingots of silver from her pocket and handed them to the old man.

"This"

The old man hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted the money.

"I'll inform you!" After he finished speaking, he turned and walked into the mansion.

After this visit, Zhuo Yibai didn't appear again for a long time, and the doubts in Zhuo Yibai's heart became deeper and deeper.

He was carrying Miss Ye's portrait, which should have been shown just now for people to identify.

It's just that for some reason, I always feel that there is something strange everywhere, and the people I meet are not trustworthy.

At this time, a half-old woman walked by from a distance, with simple clothes on her body, her expression and manner were full of humility, and she looked timid and timid.

At first glance, he was an inconspicuous servant.

"This mama, please stay." Wei Yu called out to stop the old woman.

When the old woman heard someone calling her, she turned her head to look at the two people in extraordinary clothes in front of her, with a look of panic on her face.

"Mommy, what's your name?"

The old woman was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head, not daring to look into Wei Yu's eyes, and replied respectfully: "The old slave's surname is Zhang, and his single name is the word Yu."

Wei Yu nodded, and asked straight to the point: "Madam Zhang, does Madam Ye know where Miss Ye lives?"

"Which Miss Ye?"

She has served in the Ye Mansion for more than ten years, but she has met many girls from the Ye family.

Zhuo Yibai thought for a while, then had an idea: "It's that Miss Ye who is outstanding in martial arts!"

Such a woman with extraordinary skills can't be found in the whole brocade with lanterns on. He doesn't believe that there can be two of them at the same time in this Ye Mansion!
The old woman was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "You mean the young lady?"

When Zhuo Yibai heard Zhang Nanny's address, his heart moved slightly.

Could it be that she is really the young lady of Ye Mansion?

Thinking of this, his expression changed, suppressing the surprise in his heart.

Seeing the weird expressions of the two, Zhang Nanny felt a little uneasy.

"Miss lives in the inner courtyard, men are not allowed to enter at will!"

Her voice was very sincere, not like she was lying.

Zhuo Yibai took the painting from Wei Yu's hand, and unfolded it slowly.

It was Ye Zhaoyan on the scroll.

Seeing this painting, Nanny Zhang's expression obviously relaxed, and a flash of admiration flashed in her eyes, "It turns out that the young master sent the painting for the eldest lady!"

"Ah."

Zhuo Yibai did not correct the other party's misunderstanding, but responded lightly.

There was a touch of warmth in his clear eyes, and he said: "I want to hand over this painting to Miss Ye. I wonder if Mammy is willing to inform me?"

Nanny Zhang looked startled, her lips trembled, and she stopped what she was about to say.

"My lord, the eldest lady is weak and is recuperating, and" she hesitated, then continued: "The old lady said that the eldest lady does not like outsiders to disturb her, so she is not allowed to see guests."

She heard that when Patriarch Xue left, his wife was seriously ill, and the young lady rarely left the hospital.

Mrs. Xue had ordered the day before yesterday not to allow outsiders to disturb the quietness of the eldest lady and madam.

She didn't dare to go against Mrs. Xue's wishes, so she didn't tell them the truth.

"Oh."

Zhuo Yibai nodded, his eyes flickered.

"Since that's the case, let's change another day!"

He put the picture scroll away again.

Nanny Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, bowed quickly to salute, and then left quickly.

After Nanny Zhang left, Zhuo Yibai and Wei Yu looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

It seems that what they expected was really good!
"This Ye Mansion is really weird!"

Wei Yu frowned and said, staring at the gate of Ye Mansion with a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

Although they didn't know what happened to Miss Ye, they all had a premonition that there might be something tricky about it.

"It looks like I won't see Miss Ye today."

Wei Yu shook his head helplessly.

They came here this time to confirm whether the person on that portrait was in Ye Mansion.

Seeing that Miss Ye is really in the Ye Mansion but they can't see her now, they can only shelve their plans for the time being.

Zhuo Yibai sighed, and walked slowly towards the gate of Ye Mansion.

Just when he was about to turn around and leave, the moment that Nanny Zhang hesitated to speak appeared in his mind.

So he turned his head again and said to Wei Yu:
"You follow me, let's go in and take a look!"

After hearing this, Wei Yu was taken aback, with a hint of worry on her face.

"Young master, think twice. The guards in the Ye Mansion are heavily guarded, and the guards in the mansion are all elite. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you!"

"It doesn't matter." Zhuo Yibai smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I won't act impulsively, I just want to work hard for you."

Looking at Zhuo Yibai's harmless smile, Wei Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Zhuo Yibai asked him to listen to him, whispered a few words, and explained the main points clearly.

Wei Yu's face darkened a bit, why didn't the young master come to be this bad guy?

He raised his head, only to see the young man's eyes were clear and his smile was pure, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a bad guy.

Forget it, different people have different fates!
The two came to the main courtyard of Ye Mansion.

"Stop, don't come in and out of here at will!"

Just as the two of them entered the courtyard, a burly and tall man walked out of the courtyard.

His face was full of flesh, his muscles were bulging, and he exuded a sturdy aura.

"Miss Ye Fu ordered a portrait from us, and asked us to send it here! I wonder if you can pass it on?"

Wei Yu was not afraid of him, her expression was neither humble nor overbearing.

The strong man took a look at the two of them, and snorted coldly, "My eldest lady has a noble status, why don't you need to work hard to make the painting yourself?"

Wei Yu couldn't help but frowned slightly, and said in a displeased tone: "We are just ordered to deliver the paintings, is it possible that your Ye family's tutor is like this?"

Hearing Wei Yu's mocking words, the strong man's expression changed slightly.

"Hmph! You two, I will never let it in! If you are sensible, just leave obediently!"

"Sorry, we have to hand over this painting to Miss Ye, otherwise we won't be able to leave."

Wei Yu said calmly, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Hearing this, the strong man's face darkened.

He raised his foot and took two steps closer to Wei Yu's direction, with a sinister gleam in his eyes.

"I'd like to see if you, a frail scholar, are better than me, a vulgar person?!"

After finishing speaking, he swung his fist towards Wei Yu.

Seeing this, Wei Yu's eyes darkened.

"Unbelievable!"

He snorted coldly, stretched out his right hand, and went straight to the chest of the burly man.

Wei Yu's palm seemed simple and casual, but he grabbed the fist of the strong man, and then suddenly lifted it up.

"boom!"

The burly man was thrown to the ground by him.

"What are you doing?"

A sharp voice suddenly sounded from the side.

(End of this chapter)