Half an hour later, Ji Sinian came back as expected.

Madam Liu saw that there were no wounds on his body, but that he looked extremely tired, and she immediately felt relieved.

Ye Zhaoyan also stepped forward to greet him, "How come you were detained by Xue Huaidan?"

Just as Ji Sinian was about to speak, a faint sound of footsteps came from the door, which was particularly clear in the quiet night.

The group of people stopped talking and looked forward,

A younger girl came slowly with two maids, walked up to Ji Sinian's side in a few breaths, and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

The girl is about thirteen years old, with a melon face, apricot eyes, cherry lips, skin like gelatin, and beautiful eyebrows.

Although she is not as refined as Ye Zhaoyan, she is better than Ye Zhaoyan in her beautiful features, giving people the feeling of the sister next door.

Mrs. Liu looked at the girl and frowned slightly, "Xiaonian, this is..."

"Tang Peirou, the daughter of the Young Minister of Taichang Temple." Tang Peirou raised her head slightly, saluted Mrs. Liu and said, "I have met Mrs. Liu."

Although she was greeting Mrs. Liu, her peripheral vision fell on Ye Zhaoyan beside her.

Ye Zhaoyan has a tall and slender figure, and she wears a plain white dress that makes her clothes look fluttering, which contrasts well with the tall and straight figure of Ji Sinian.

If you look closely, you will see that she has a superb temperament, which makes people forget about vulgarity, but there is a hint of heroic spirit hidden between her eyebrows, which makes people dare not look directly and can only look at her from a distance.

Tang Peirou couldn't help but be a little surprised. This woman was so young. Judging from the age of Ji Sinian standing next to her, could it be that Ji Sinian and her were siblings?

It doesn’t look like it!

Ye Zhaoyan noticed Tang Peirou's gaze, raised his eyes and looked in her direction, and met Tang Peirou's gaze.

Tang Peirou was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyelids to avoid Ye Zhaoyan's sight, hiding the turmoil in her heart.

"This is Ye Zhaoyan, the eldest lady of the Ye family." Ji Sinian introduced.

"Miss Ye is indeed a stunning beauty." Tang Peirou praised with a smile, "I heard that the Ye family and the Ji family have some connections. Is it true?"

Ye Zhaoyan glanced at Tang Peirou almost imperceptibly, and wrote lightly: "It's true."

A look of sudden realization appeared on Tang Peirou's face, with a gentle smile, "It's really admirable that Miss Ye can be so kind to Ji's family."

After meeting yesterday, she ordered someone to inquire about the details of Ji Si's end, and then she learned that there was some dispute between the two families. She also knew a little about the fact that the Ji family almost asked to marry Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhaoyan looked at Tang Peirou calmly and did not speak.

"The eldest lady has always been kind to others." Mrs. Liu smiled and looked at Tang Peirou with a strange look. What was the purpose of this young lady from the Tang family who appeared out of thin air?

Ye Zhaoyan nodded to Tang Peirou, turned around and walked into the courtyard without stopping.

Mrs. Liu watched Ye Zhaoyan leave, then glanced at Ji Sinian, but stopped talking, "Xiao Nian..."

Tang Peirou approached Mrs. Liu with a smile and said, "Master Xue said that Madam and Shaoxia Ji were old acquaintances of him, so he introduced Shaoxia Ji to Peirou."

Mrs. Liu nodded when she heard this, with a smile on her face, but she was still uneasy in her heart.

Ji Sinian knew that Mrs. Liu had doubts, but did not explain it on the spot.

"Thank you very much, Miss Tang, for your help today." Ji Sinian thanked Tang Peirou, "It's late at night. If you have nothing else to do, Miss Tang, please go back home early."

"Okay, Young Master Ji, see you at the Qiong Shu Banquet." Tang Peirou said with a sweet smile.

After Tang Peirou left, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but ask: "Xiaonian, what is the purpose of Miss Tang's actions? Why do you go with her?"

Ji Si young sighed and told the whole story, analyzing in detail all the strange things about Qiong Shu's banquet.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, her face darkened slightly.

Tang Peirou's move was clearly intended to win over the power of the Ji family, and the Ji family had already become associated with the Ye family. When she and Ji Sinian return to the Ji family in the future, they will definitely repay Ye Zhaoyan and be on good terms with the Ye family.

In this way, isn't it possible that the Tang family is competing with the Ye family?

"Ms. Tang and the Xue family are old acquaintances. It was because of Xue Huaidan that we got in touch with each other this time. As for why she came with me..." He looked aside, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"I do not know either."

Tang Peirou is not an ordinary person, so naturally it is not something he can figure out thoroughly.

Mrs. Liu was very thoughtful and could see through what he was thinking at a glance.

She was silent for a moment and said: "Xiaonian, you shouldn't get too close to that girl. She is not as simple as she seems on the surface!"

"Mom, I have my own sense of discretion, please relax," Ji Sinian said soothingly.

Mrs. Liu sighed, "There is a murderous intention behind this Qiong Shu Banquet. Mother didn't want you to go into this muddy water, but now that Prince Qing has formed an alliance with Xue Huaidan, Ye Zhaoyan has been plotted against her, but..."

Mrs. Liu looked at her son with love and pity in her eyes.

"Mom, don't worry, I will be careful." Ji Sinian said with a smile.

"I hope so."

Mrs. Liu nodded, but she always felt a little worried. She didn't want her son to get involved in this whirlpool.

But she knew very well that her son's character was resolute, and his determination and wisdom were not inferior to ordinary people. Even though she, as a mother, was worried, she could not stop her son from making a decision.

Mrs. Liu sighed in her heart, this child has grown up

Ji Sinian smiled and comforted his mother, then left in a hurry to find Ye Zhaoyan to discuss the matter.

...

Five days later, Qiong Shu’s banquet was held as scheduled.

This Qiongshu Banquet invited the dignitaries of the Tianlu Dynasty, the children of various families, and the daughters of nobles.

The children of these noble families all come from official families and hold a pivotal position in Jindu.

In the early morning, a luxurious carriage drove steadily out of Ye Mansion and gradually passed the Yanse Bridge.

"Miss! I forgot to take your cloak!" A slightly childish voice came from the carriage.

"It's getting late. There's no wind today. It doesn't matter if you don't wear a cloak, right?" Another gentle and obedient voice said,

The carriage has already traveled a third of the way, and if we go back to get it, we will be pressed for time.

"No problem, I'll go get it on horseback! I'll take my sword with me."

After a while, the curtain opened, and Ye Zhaoyan, wearing a silk silk skirt with golden epiphyllum and raindrops, hurriedly got out of the car.

Ying'er hurriedly stepped forward, but had no time to hold her up. She stepped on a soft spot unexpectedly. Ye Zhaoyan was tripped by the skirt of her skirt, her feet were dangling in the air, and she fell out.

Ye Zhaoyan exclaimed, quickly grabbed the edge of the car with both arms, and leaned forward.

Just when she was about to fall, a pair of strong arms stretched out in time to support her.

Ye Zhaoyan raised his head and saw a young man in a green shirt close at hand, with an extremely handsome face and a pair of dark jade eyes that shone brightly like obsidian, making people's hearts beat.

While she was still dazed, a sword was handed into her hand.

"Take it." The young man's voice was cold.

Ye Zhaoyan stared blankly at the long sword in his hand, looking at the exquisitely carved lotus patterns on the sword and the phoenix totem embroidered on the scabbard. He didn't react for a moment.
Chapter completed!