Gu Momo sighed. The liking and admiration she had in her youth had planted a seed in her heart. Such love might not fade with time, but it was enough to warm the rest of her life.

Gu Momo understood all of this. Liking someone doesn't mean they're compatible. Ye Sijue's heart was too cold. If you want to warm someone who has no warmth, you have to endure the hurt he gives you again and again. She didn't want Fuying to live like that in the future.

"Fuying, you are still young. There are some truths you may not understand now, but you will understand them in the future. Prolonged internal conflict will continue to drain you. Only when you are strong will you not be trapped by love."

Fu Ying nodded as if she understood, but for some reason, she was still a little worried about Ye Sijue.

She hesitated and looked at Gu Momo: "Sister, is it really wrong to love someone?"

Gu Momo's eyes deepened, and she frowned, saying, "It's certainly not wrong to love someone, but the love you give may not be reciprocated. Fu Ying, I advise you not to get close to Ye Sijue anymore. No one can see through what he's thinking, and I'm worried that if you stay by his side, problems will arise sooner or later."

“I’m handling some matters at the Ye family’s place right now, so you can stay here for now. Although we suspect the fourth Blood Jade Ring is with Ye Sijue, you can’t handle that. I’ll send someone else to look for it, so you don’t need to go.”

With that, she turned to leave: "Take good rest, don't push yourself."

Fu Ying seemed to want to say something, but seeing Gu Momo's resolute eyes, she hesitated and stopped.

Finally, he swallowed back all the words that were about to come out.

Gu Momo closed the door and left, but Fu Ying's mind was filled with images of her time with Ye Sijue.

She remembered clearly that when she was taking care of Ye Sijue, she seemed to have touched a black cloth bag on Ye Sijue's body...

She tried several times to pull the bag off, but failed each time.

Now that I think about it carefully, could the bag contain the fourth blood jade ring?

...

When Gu Momo returned to the Ye family, a subordinate immediately came to report to her that Steward Zhenqiao had returned.

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting immediately went to the residence of Zhenqiao's housekeeper.

Even from a great distance, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting could see the wisteria flowers planted throughout the courtyard.

The pale purple wisteria blossoms vie for attention, stretching from one end of the trellis to the other, creating a beautiful sea of ​​purple flowers.

A gentle breeze blows, and the wisteria blossoms sway in the wind, filling the garden with fragrance.

Gu Momo was deeply attracted by the sea of ​​flowers in front of her. Looking around, she realized that the wisteria flower sea actually crossed over the wall and spread across several courtyards behind this courtyard, covering a very wide area.

"I never expected that the Ye family courtyard would be filled with wisteria flowers. This is the first time I've ever seen one like this."

Of course, this is not Gu Momo's fault, after all, the Ye family's courtyard is so large that it is almost impossible to walk through it all.

The fire at the Ye family's residence completely avoided the areas where wisteria flowers grow.

Li Zhanting gently took Gu Momo's hand: "The housekeeper should be waiting for us already. Let's go in first."

"good."

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting stepped into the door of Zhenqiao Butler's, where they were warmly welcomed by the butler.

"Mr. Li, Ms. Gu, welcome! Please forgive me for being so busy today, I'm sorry I haven't been able to greet you properly..."

The housekeeper, Zhenqiao, was very polite, and then quickly instructed the servants to bring over various pastries, fruits, and tea.

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting sat down. Li Zhanting smiled and said, "Butler, you don't need to be so polite. Momo and I came here today just to ask you some questions. I wonder if you can answer them truthfully?"

A smile lingered in Zhenqiao's deep eyes. He slowly sipped his tea and said with a smile:

"Mr. Li and Miss Gu are honored guests of the Ye family. The head of the family specifically instructed us to take good care of you, so of course I will answer all your questions. May I ask you, Mr. Li and Miss Gu, if you have any questions for me?"

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting looked at each other, then Gu Momo took out the token:

“Steward Zhenqiao, we learned from the head of the family that you and your elders once held important positions in the Shao family. Zhan Ting and I unexpectedly obtained a token, and we discovered that this token was a replica of the token that the Shao family steward carried back then.”

She handed the token to Butler Zhenqiao: "We would like to ask the butler to help us see if this pattern is the same as the Shao family's?"

Butler Zhenqiao accepted the token, his eyes flickering slightly.

What Butler Zhenqiao didn't notice was that Gu Momo carefully applied a smear of medicinal powder to Butler Zhenqiao's finger.

Butler Zhenqiao examined the token carefully, then his eyes flashed as he said, "This is indeed a token exclusive to our Shao family butlers. However, Miss Gu is probably mistaken about one thing. This token is not a replica, but a genuine Shao family butler's token."

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting were immediately awestruck. Gu Momo excitedly asked, "Then this token was worn by the former Shao family steward? Where is that steward now? Please tell us!"

Unexpectedly, Butler Zhenqiao frowned: "This will disappoint Mr. Li and Miss Gu. This token disappeared many years ago in the fire that destroyed the Shao family's house. The person who wore this token should be the Shao family's butler from more than 20 years ago. He himself died in the fire more than 20 years ago. I wonder where Mr. Li and Miss Gu obtained it?"

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting felt a deep sense of despair.

So, does that mean Grandpa Qiao must be the butler?

He must have escaped the fire that engulfed the Shao family back then, just like the Ye family members do now.

No wonder he was so loyal to the leader of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance!

"Okay, I understand, thank you, housekeeper."

With a slight smile in her eyes, Gu Momo lowered her head and took the token back from Butler Zhenqiao.

Just then, Butler Zhenqiao suddenly convulsed, his eyes rolled back, and he almost fell off his seat!

Upon seeing this, Li Zhanting and Gu Momo quickly stepped forward to help the housekeeper up: "Housekeeper, are you alright?!"

Seeing this, the other servants quickly gathered around, and Gu Momo hurriedly helped the housekeeper take her pulse.

Seeing that the butler was convulsing and clearly not faking it, she narrowed her eyes and stuffed a pill into the butler's mouth.

"It's nothing, just a minor issue. Help him inside and let him rest for a while; he'll be fine."

The maid nodded repeatedly upon seeing this: "Yes, thank you, Miss Gu..."

As she spoke, she quickly helped the housekeeper into the house. Before leaving, the housekeeper nodded deeply to thank Gu Momo.

Watching the departing figures of the group, Gu Momo narrowed her eyes.

A playful smile appeared in Li Zhanting's deep eyes: "Was it Momo who deliberately poisoned him to test him just now?"