Guancheng County, Yiyang Square.
There was a house with three entrances with the words "House of Ye" written on it. There were two servants guarding the door. Looking at this house, it was obviously a rich family.
As night fell, two lanterns were lit at the entrance of the house, illuminating the street in front of the house.
In a side room in the backyard of the House of Ye.
"Monk, I heard from your second uncle that Guancheng County was attacked by a large number of bandits a while ago, so the security in the city was handed over to the state government. But I feel that this is not the case, something is not right!"
In the side room, Little Yu 'er and Ye Fashan sat opposite each other. The dim candlelight shone on their faces, and there was a hint of depression in the silence.
Hearing this, Ye Fashan shook his head and said, "I also feel that something is not right! It has been a few months since the bandits attacked Guancheng County. The state government's troops should have dispersed long ago, but now they are still guarding Guancheng County. And from what my second uncle said, Wei Zuocheng is not in the county. There must be something wrong! "
Little Yu 'er frowned and thought for a moment. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said, "Monk, could it be that your second uncle is hiding something from us? I saw that when he mentioned Wei Zuocheng, his face was a bit unnatural. He even advised us not to ask about things that we should not ask about, or else he would not be able to protect us!
Today, I went to the city to ask a few people about Wei Zuocheng's whereabouts, but the people said that Wei Zuocheng left Guancheng County a month ago and returned to the capital to report on his mission! How is this possible? If it is really as they said, we would definitely have seen Wei Zuocheng County in Chang 'an before coming to Zhengzhou! "
Ye Fashan closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Miss Li Yu, your analysis is right. But the reason why my second uncle deliberately hid it from us is because he wants to protect us! The situation in Guancheng County is very delicate now, and anyone can see that there is something wrong. Although my second uncle is only my distant uncle, he has always been close to the Ye family. And he has always been an upright person. He would never harm me! "
"Aiya! Monk, what are you thinking! I did not say that your second uncle wants to harm us! "
Seeing that Ye Fashan seemed to have misunderstood, Little Yu 'er hurriedly explained, "I just wanted to say that your second uncle might think that we are still young and is afraid that we will be implicated in Wei Zuocheng's disappearance and meet with misfortune! However, I can directly reveal my identity to your Second Uncle and say that I was sent by the Marquis of Yong 'an to investigate the disappearance of Left Deputy Wei. Once your Second Uncle knows of my backing, he will definitely tell me the truth! "
"Absolutely not!"
Ye Fashan's expression changed, and he shook his head without thinking. "Miss Li Yu, your identity is special, and my cousin has a blood feud with the Cui family. Even I have to deliberately conceal myself in my second uncle's house, and I don't want to see outsiders, let alone you!
You don't know how powerful the Cui family is in Zhengzhou. They have many spies in Guancheng County. If Old Cui finds out that you were sent by my cousin, he will definitely bring people to kill you. When that time comes, even my second uncle won't be able to protect you!
What's more, the inner city of Guancheng County is heavily guarded, only people can enter and not leave. Even if they kill you and me, my cousin won't be able to get the news in a short period of time. Therefore, your identity cannot be easily revealed! Do you understand? "
Little Yu 'er bit her lips and nodded. "Yes! Fashan, from what you're saying, you also think that the delicate situation in Guancheng County is caused by the Cui family? "
Ye Fashan said in a deep voice, "If it's not the Cui family, who else could it be? This Zhengzhou Provincial Governor Pan Zhenyue was a retainer of the Cui family. With him around, if Old Cui wanted to mobilize the state's army, wouldn't it be easy for him to do something? "
Little Yu 'er frowned. "Then do you think that Left Deputy Wei's disappearance was caused by the Cui family?"
Ye Fashan stood up with his hands behind his back. "It's very possible! The most important thing now is to find Left Deputy Wei as soon as possible. I think he should know something that the Cui family doesn't want him to know! "
"Yes, yes! Great minds think alike, I think so too! "
Little Yu 'er blinked her eyes playfully, and then frowned. "But where should we go to find Left Deputy Wei?"
When Ye Fashan heard this, he fell into deep thought. Then, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted, "Who is it?"
Before he could finish his sentence, his whole body had already rushed out of the door, leaving a series of afterimages in the air.
Little Yu 'er turned pale with fright and hurriedly followed him out. She saw a person wearing a servant's uniform being stepped under Ye Fashan's foot.
"Who are you? Why were you sneakily eavesdropping outside the door just now? "
Ye Fashan asked with a gloomy face.
The servant hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Young Master, I … I didn't eavesdrop. I … I was ordered by my master to bring you tea and snacks!"
After saying this, he was afraid that Ye Fashan would not believe him, so he pointed at the teacups, plates, and snacks that were scattered not far away.
Ye Fashan frowned. At this time, the commotion here had already alerted the rest of the Ye family. Ye Fashan's second uncle, Ye Minglei, was hurrying over from not far away. "Fashan, what happened?"
Ye Minglei hurriedly walked over and asked when he saw this scene.
Ye Fashan's expression changed. He then took a step back and let go of the servant on the ground. He saluted Ye Minglei and said, "Second Uncle, it's nothing. It's just a misunderstanding. Just now, this person came to bring tea and snacks to the Fashan but the Fashan mistook him for an assassin. The Fashan was reckless, I hope you can forgive him!"
"Oh? So that's what happened! "
Ye Minglei looked at the servant on the ground and waved his hand with a smile, "It's alright! It must be the servant in Second Uncle's residence who did not follow the rules and caused you to misunderstand! Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Fashan and Little Yu 'er, you should rest early! "
"Yes! Second Uncle! "
"Yes! Uncle Ye! "
Ye Fashan and Little Yu 'er saluted one after another.
"Mm!"
Ye Minglei nodded and looked at the servant. He said sternly, "You are Wang He, right? Next time, be more efficient. If I see you not serving the Young Master well again, I will chase you out of the Ye family! "
"Yes, yes, yes! I know my mistake. Thank you, Master, for your forgiveness! Thank you, Young Master, for your forgiveness! "
The servant's face was filled with 'panic' as he knelt down and kowtowed.
"Mm! You may leave! "
Ye Minglei waved his hand and said.
"Yes! Master! "
The servant picked up the scattered snacks and cutlery on the ground and quickly excused himself.
Ye Minglei saw that there was nothing to do here. He said a few words of concern to Ye Fashan and then left.
Little Yu 'er opened her mouth and was about to say something when Ye Fashan quickly gestured for her to keep quiet. He pointed at the door and said softly, "Let's talk inside!"
After saying that, he led the way into the house.
Little Yu 'er looked around carefully and then followed in!
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