Ye Zhuo looked at him in surprise, and a joyful smile suddenly appeared on her face. She didn't expect Du Haoran to be willing to help her so much. Not only did he remind her of Nie Zhongkun's return time, letting her have an idea; but also willing to put himself in the midst of events - after all, she couldn't stay here for too long today, otherwise it would not be good if Nie Weiyue came and made a big fuss: She needed Nie Weiyue to secretly make moves, rather than confronting each other face-to-face, so that even if she suffered losses, she wouldn't achieve her goal. But staying here for a short time, everyone knew she was here to thank Du Haoran, with sufficient reason. If Nie Weiyue was persuaded by Qian Hua and endured it, then Ye Zhuo's trip today would be in vain.

  Now that Du Haoran is willing to escort her out personally, it's a huge stimulus for Nie Weiyue. Presumably, even with Madame Nie's warning and Qian Mama's advice, she can't help but erupt.

  Walking slightly behind Du Haoran on his right side, Ye Zhuo wanted to ask about Du Haoran's future plans. However, she swallowed her words at the last minute. She and Du Haoran had only interacted a few times, and each time it was her seeking help from him. In her mind, she considered Du Haoran as a friend, but what he thought in his heart was unknown. It's best not to ask too much when the relationship is still shallow.

  "Does Master Du still often go to see Master Neng Ren?" She changed the subject. Both times she went to Guangneng Temple, she ran into Du Haoran there. It seems that Du Haoran's relationship with Master Neng Ren is not shallow.

  "Yeah, I often go there. But recently, I've been busy and haven't had time to go." Du Haoran replied, then turned his head to glance at Ye Zhuo, "I'm very curious about your 'hard fate' matter. Because from what I know, Master Enren is a very kind person. Not only does he rarely give people fortune-telling readings, but he's also unwilling to make definitive statements about others' fates; even if he did give you a reading and predicted that your fate would have some twists and turns, he wouldn't directly say something that could almost ruin your life like that. I don't know what intention you had in bringing up this matter."

  Ye Zhuo smiled wryly and said, "A person in a cage. My body is not my own, some people think he gave me life, so my life belongs to him, he can use me to gain countless benefits. No way. I can only tell him that my life is worthless, it's not worth much money. Master Airen, as you said, is a kind old man who is very tolerant of worldly affairs, so he doesn't mind me borrowing his name to tell a lie."

  Du Haoran was amused by her witty remark and couldn't help but laugh.

  The entrance hall is only a dozen steps away from the courtyard gate, and they have already arrived at the courtyard gate. Du Haoran stopped talking and stopped in his tracks: "You're not fully recovered yet. It's better to go back and rest well, don't run around everywhere. Some things can't be rushed."

  "Yes, thank you for your concern, Master Du. I will remember it." Yezhuo bowed and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

  She held onto Autumn Moon's hand and stepped out of the bamboo courtyard. Before her eyes were filled with lush green bamboos, next to which was a clear pond. The lotus leaves on the water's edge had already begun to reveal their corners. And deep within the bamboo forest, a flash of red clothing caught her attention as it fluttered in the wind. She let out a soft sigh. Turning her head back towards the courtyard, she saw Du Haoran still standing there; when he saw her turn around, he smiled and waved his hand before turning to enter the courtyard. Immediately after, Du Wang stuck his head out, grinned at them, then slowly closed the courtyard door.

  "Let's go." Ye Zhuo suddenly felt much better, and with the support of Autumn Moon, they slowly walked towards the second gate. As they reached the entrance of Pu Institute, her footsteps paused for a moment. Looking inside, she saw Zhang Zi Qing walking out from within.

  "Miss Ye." Seeing Ye Zhuo, Zhang Zi Qing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly regained his composure and gave a brief greeting before hastily passing by her side. His attitude was much colder than when Ye Zhuo had first entered the manor yesterday.

  Ye Zhuo didn't mind either. Holding onto Qiuyue's hand, he slowly returned to Yingfengyuan.

  That afternoon, Ye Zhuo had taken her medicine and was resting with her eyes closed on the bed when Zi He rushed in: "Miss Ye, your family members have arrived, Madam is calling for you to go take a look."

  "What?" Ye Zhuo opened his eyes and got out of bed with a "gulu" sound, asking urgently, "Where are they?"

  Ye Yiqi and Guan Shi, Zheng Shi are all strong-minded and reasonable people, even if they were worried about her, they wouldn't have come to visit on the second day after she arrived at Nie's residence. Now that they've come, could something have happened at home?

  "In the small hall in front of the courtyard, Wang's nanny came to report that the young lady could follow her. It was said that Zhou Jiguanjia was hosting them."

  "Autumn Moon, braid my hair." Ye Zhuo put on his outer garment and sat down on the stool to let Autumn Moon braid a simple bun. He then hastily left the house and said to the servant waiting in the outer room, "Trouble you, nanny, to show me the way."

  "Miss Ye, please follow me." The old woman nodded slightly and went out the door.

  A group of people came out of the second gate, walked through more than half of the front yard, and finally arrived at a hall. Ye Zhuo supported Qiu Yue's hand and walked in, only to see that the people sitting in the hall were actually Ye Yu Zhang and Ye Jia Ming. She was stunned for a moment, and after letting out a sigh of relief, the fire in her heart couldn't help but burst forth.

  She didn't need to think, she knew what these two were here for. When she heard that she had entered the Nie residence, Ye Yuzhang, a person who would squeeze out three points of interest from a stone crevice, could sit still at home, which was already very patient. He came today instead of yesterday, and it was already considered to be very tolerant.

  Although she knew that she had just entered the Nie Manor, even if she was willing to acknowledge Nie Zhongkun as her master, they showed such ugly eating habits. Aren't they afraid of being looked down upon by everyone in the Nie Manor? In their eyes, there is only themselves, forever staring at benefits, without considering others' feelings!

  What's more, she is now going out of the house. If the Nie family fulfills that condition at this critical moment and lets Ye Yuzhang take away the original stone, all her plans will be in vain. In this place, she can't escape, dozens of original stones, and she was sold to the Nie family.

  She took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and smoothed out her expression before walking forward to greet them. Her face was still pale, and her words were calm: "Uncle, uncle, how did you two come? Isn't it because you have business in Nanyun City and came to see me on the way?"

  "Great Uncle?" Zhou Ji heard this title and his eyebrows furrowed involuntarily as he looked at Ye Yuzhang.

  The inquiring gaze of Zhou Ji did not conceal, and Ye Yuzhang, who was used to observing words and colors, immediately discovered it. He hurriedly stood up and smiled: "I am indeed the grandfather of Ye Zhuo, and Jiaming is her biological father. However, my brother's family was empty, with no children or grandchildren, not even a granddaughter. So we adopted Zhuo'er into the main house. Although the title has changed, the blood relationship cannot be changed. We still treat Zhuo'er as our own granddaughter and daughter, so what I said to Zhou earlier was not a lie."

  "Oh, I see." Zhou Ji nodded. He was only worried that someone would claim the original stone, as for what kind of complicated relationship the Ye family had, it wasn't worth his attention.

  Although Zhou Ji was the housekeeper of Waiyuan, his wife was a high-ranking housekeeper beside Nie Furen. He had also heard about what happened yesterday and knew that Ye Zhuo had been drugged by Nie Wei Yue. Seeing Ye Zhuo's pale face, standing there swaying, he opened his mouth and said: "Come, Miss Ye, sit down."

  "Thank you, Zhou Guanshi, I've troubled you." Yezhuo bowed and then sat down.

  Zhou Ji added two points of goodwill towards her. This Ye young lady seemed not as rude as the rumors said.

  Ye Zhuo sat calmly, not rushing to speak, and slowly took a sip of the tea brought by the maid. Ye Yu Zhang couldn't help but say: "Zhuo'er, yesterday I heard from your father that you were accepted as Nie Da Shi's personal disciple, and we were so happy that we didn't sleep all night. Coincidentally, today we came to Nan Yun City to purchase raw stones, so we took the opportunity to come and congratulate you. How is it? Are you getting used to living here?"

  "It's fine, Mrs. Nie has been very good to me. However, Master Nie is still away on a long trip and I haven't had the chance to pay my respects and formally become his disciple yet. Your congratulations are a bit premature, Uncle." After saying this, he changed the subject, "How are my grandfather and grandmother's health? Has anything happened at home?"

  "It's great, can eat and sleep, full of energy. With a capable granddaughter like you, your grandfather would be smiling in his dreams, what more could he ask for? It's me and your father, sigh...” Ye Yuzhang said, letting out a long sigh and putting on a worried look.

  He made this expression of wanting to speak but hesitating, just to get Ye Zhuo or Zhou Ji to ask, and then take the opportunity to pour out his grievances and make demands. In his opinion, Ye Zhuo's only concern now is to leave a bad impression on the Nie family, so even if she doesn't like the second house in her heart, she will still show some concern.

  Where can Ye Zhuo be as he wishes? After taking a sip of tea, she said lightly: "Uncle and grandfather should not worry too much about business. As far as I know, the business of uncle's workshop is better than our Yu Zhuo Fang in the main house. Even if some family property was taken away by Gong Shi at the beginning, it did not affect the business. If Uncle feels that the expenses are high, just dismiss some of the slaves in the house. Look at my grandparents, there is only one servant serving them. Although this is related to the thin foundation and low income of the main house, fewer servants means less expenses and fewer troubles in the family, which is also a fact. Uncle may as well imitate."

  Zhou Ji heard this and raised his head, glancing at Ye Zhuo.

  Although the two people from the Ye family only said a few words, the information revealed was extremely rich. Firstly, Ye Zhuo was adopted from the second house to the main house; Secondly, the second house is richer than the main house; Thirdly, Ye Zhuo's relationship with her paternal grandfather and father is not good. Having come in for so long, her complexion is so poor, anyone can tell that she has fallen ill at a glance. However, neither her paternal grandfather nor her biological father asked any concerned questions; And Ye Zhuo's attitude towards these two elders was also not close or warm. Finally, and most importantly, the benefits given by the Nie family, Ye Zhuo seemed to not want the people from the second house to get involved in. Otherwise, she wouldn't have avoided discussing the topic of purchasing raw stones.

  And Ye Zhuo's words were probably not meant for Ye Yuzhang to hear, but rather for Zhou Ji to hear. This was Ye Zhuo not wanting him to interfere with the Ye family's affairs.

  There will be an update tonight. Thank you to Feng Wu Yitian and Dian Dian Suo De Fen Hong Piao! (If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)