112 Lee Is Missing (2/2)

Helian Jing said angrily, ”It was Brother Chunyu who requested that we invite the Mu family. If I have known what they did, I wouldn't have let them step foot inside the mansion.”

Ye Jiayao hid her surprise. Chunyu asked him to invite the Mu family? They didn't seem to have any connection with each other. Chunyu barely even interacts with Mu Qinchu! Why did he do that?

As she was pondering over this, a servant girl ran inside and asked to enter the flower hall.

Helian Jing stopped her. ”Why are you in a rush?”

She answered, ”The servant that the Elder Princess asked to look after has gone missing.”

Helian Jing scowled. ”How? And which servant? Tell me everything.”

Everyone was enjoying the festivities inside, Helian Jing doesn't want to let a stupid thing ruin their enjoyment.

”That woman had a disagreement with Assistant Minister Mu's nephew's wife, Madam Wei. Elder Princess asked us to look after the servant girl, but when Manager Liu brought Mu and Wei back to ask the servant a few questions, she was gone,” the servant girl replied.

Helian Jing didn't quite get what was happening. What he was certain about, though, was that this mess was related to Mu Qinchu and Wei Liujiang. He'd be damned if he'd let them get away with messing around in the Helian Mansion.

Ye Jiayao's skin prickled as she processed what the servant girl was saying. ”Do you know what happened with the servant and Madam Wei?”

”That servant woman said he worked for the Ye family before. When she saw Madam Wei, she went to talk to her and called her Second Lady. Madam Wei insisted that she was the first lady and denied seeing her before.”

Ye Jiayao wanted to snort in derision. Was Jinrong really going to use her name forever? She asked, ”What is the name of the servant?”

”I only know that her surname is Lee.”

Lee? There were about three or four servants with the surname Lee in the Ye household.

”What did she look like?”

The girl gestured in front of her and said, ”About this height and a bit fat. She has small eyes and there's a mole near her nose.

Ye Jiayao remembered her now. How did Lee get a job in the Helian Mansion?

And what were the odds that she'd see Jinrong here?

Was this related to Chunyu asking Little Jing to invite the Mu family?

This was too much of a lucky hit to be considered a coincidence. There had to be someone who was behind this and she'd bet everything she has that it was Chunyu.

”Why, Yaoyao? Do you know the woman?” Helian Jing asked.

Ye Jiayao shook her head. ”No. I heard about this thing when I was in the kitchen so I'm just a bit curious. I think I saw her earlier.”

Helian Jing nodded. ”Okay, you go back to the kitchen and finish up. I will go find these bastards and ask them.” He turned to the servant girl and said, ”You don't have to report this inside, I'll handle it.”

Ye Jiayao watched Little Jing leave and she made a mental note to grill Chunyu about this later.

On the other side, Song Qi was reporting the events to Xia Chunyu.

”She's already out of the mansion as planned. Mu Qinchu and Wei Liujiang would never be able to explain this now.”

Xia Chunyu smiled coldly. They walked into the trap so easily.

”Alright. You can get off now.” Xia Chunyu waved him away and went back to the dinner.

Ye Jiayao was still holding the Wish Jade when she got back to the kitchen

Everyone gathered around her and started chattering excitedly.

”Brother Yao, what reward did you get from Old Ancestress?”

”The red packet must be huge!”

”Did Old Ancestress praise our dishes?”

Ye Jiayao hesitated to show them the treasure she was given. Would they be too jealous of her because she wouldn't be able to share this with them?

Ye Jiayao revealed the Wish Jade a bit nervously. ”This is the reward.”

”Brother Yao, wow! How much is this thing worth?” Deng Haichuan's eyes were wide as he stared at the precious stone.

”I don't know and I really don't care. This represents the recognition of the Old Ancestress and that's all that matters,” Ye Jiayao told them proudly.

”Brother Yao, we finally made it,” Zhong Xiang said happily.

Ye Jiayao patted his shoulder. ”Today is just the beginning. We can achieve more if we work hard together. We can beat everyone else in Jin Ling!”

The excitement and delight were evident in the smiles of everyone. Their eyes were sparkling with happiness at the thought of a brighter future.