"What did you say, Ye He?"

Su Xuerou's heart skipped a beat; now she finally understood where that bad premonition came from.

She questioned the butler almost without hesitation, "Isn't Ye Jintang's father already dead? Butler, are you sure you're not lying to me?"

The butler sighed, feeling quite helpless about the situation.

"Madam, as for the fact that Ye He is not dead, even I found it unbelievable when I heard it, let alone if you don't believe it."

"But now the whole capital has heard about it. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to inquire again. That way you'll know whether I'm lying to you or not."

Although Su Xuerou was shocked, she noticed that the butler's expression did not seem fake.

Now that she was the mistress of the house, especially since Ye Jintang's father was involved, the housekeeper had no reason to deceive her.

So Ye He is really not dead? This... is impossible!

It had already been confirmed that Ye He was dead.

The more Su Xuerou thought about it, the more suspicious she felt there was something fishy about the matter.

Seeing that Su Xuerou remained silent, the butler could only cautiously ask, "Madam, is there anything else? If not, I will take my leave."

Su Xuerou glanced up at the housekeeper, which was taken as tacit approval.

The butler breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left. Ever since this second mistress was elevated to the position of mistress, she had become increasingly arrogant.

She only shows a submissive demeanor in front of the Marquis; at other times…

Thinking about what the servants in the manor had mentioned to him, the steward felt helpless.

If only the previous lady hadn't left the Marquis's residence and were still the mistress of the house.

I didn't think much of it before, but now that I think about it, it's really hard to put into words.

Su Xuerou quickly returned to the house. Ye He wasn't dead? How could he not be dead!

Could this matter be related to Yip Kam Tong again?

With Su He's example already before her, Su Xuerou had to remain vigilant.

When no one was around, Su He called out, "My lord, are you there?"

Aside from relying on the power of the black mist, Su Xuerou couldn't think of any other way.

However, Su Xuerou called out several times but received no response.

She was puzzled. The dark mass that had previously appeared, even able to speak and call itself "this mist," was it not quite powerful? How come it had become completely silent now?

Since she couldn't get help from here, Su Xuerou had no choice but to go to Minister Su.

He was also involved in the matter of casting the Gu on Ye He. If anything goes wrong, only by tying everyone's interests together can we avoid being completely abandoned at the crucial moment.

She would never allow herself to become a useless person.

"Cui'er".

Su Xuerou went out of the house and called out a few times in the courtyard. Soon someone came.

Upon seeing the other person, Su Xuerou frowned slightly, clearly displeased.

"Why is it you? Where is Cui'er?" Su Xuerou asked impatiently.

"Go and fetch Cui'er here right now!"

Upon hearing Su Xuerou's order, the maid was first taken aback, then somewhat surprised.

At the same time, not daring to anger Su Xuerou at this moment, he could only speak in an extremely careful tone.

"Madam, have you forgotten that Cui'er was already..."

Su Xuerou's face darkened when she heard this.

If it weren't for the maid's reminder, she would have forgotten about that.

That damned Cui'er is a traitor! She dared to betray me. Just thinking about her makes me grit my teeth with hatred. She deserves to die.

Without Cui'er to contact the Minister's residence, she would have to go there herself.

This is really troublesome.

Although Su Xuerou was dissatisfied, she did not delay at all. If Ye He was really still alive, then her father must have received the news.

Even Mu Bai's trip to the palace this time was because of this.

She had to make sure she was prepared for all of this.

Su Xuerou arrived at the Minister's residence soon.

When Minister Su learned that Su Xuerou had come, he did not refuse her request to meet.

She was quickly led to the study.

Upon seeing Minister Su, Su Xuerou bowed to him.

"Greetings, Father."

Minister Su gave a soft hum and asked Su Xuerou, "Xuerou, I heard that you have been the mistress of the Marquis's mansion for the past few days. Why are you here instead of staying in your own residence?"

"Or is something unusual happening in the Marquis's residence?"

Minister Su was furious at the palace gate, so he naturally didn't have a pleasant expression when he saw Su Xuerou arrive.

"Father, just now the Marquis was urgently summoned to the palace by the Emperor."

"What?" Minister Su was surprised again when he heard this.

He originally thought that Jiang Mubai would appear at the palace gate because he knew that Ye He was not dead, but now the situation is clearly not like that.

Jiang Mubai's appearance was due to the Emperor's urgent summons to the palace, and Ye He happened to appear at that time, which means...

For some unknown reason, Minister Su's expression suddenly turned extremely grim.

Su Xuerou had been observing Su Xuerou's reaction, noticing that his expression remained gloomy throughout, especially after hearing what she said, which revealed a hint of worry.

"Father, I've also heard that Ye He is not dead. Is that true?"

At this moment, Su Xuerou couldn't care less about anything else; there were some things she needed to figure out.

So you came here just for this?

Minister Su did not answer Su Xuerou's question directly, but instead asked her a question in return.

Su Xuerou nodded carefully, waiting for Minister Su to continue.

"Father, back in the army, weren't you..."

Just as Su Xuerou was about to bring up matters related to the military camp, Minister Su's expression changed, and he immediately reprimanded her.

"Xue Rou! Do you even know what you're saying?!"

Minister Su lowered his voice, his words carrying a strong warning to Su Xuerou.

Su Xuerou felt a moment of panic when faced with Minister Su's anger.

But she knew very well the purpose of her visit; if she couldn't get a definite answer from Minister Su at this time...

She would likely become an abandoned pawn. Without the Minister's Mansion, would Brother Mu Bai still care about her as before?

“Father, some things have already happened. I suppose you have a certain understanding of Ye Jintang’s abilities regarding Su He’s matter.”

Su Xuerou didn't care about anything else and decided to make things clear. She needed to get a definite answer from Minister Su at this time.

"Ye He is Ye Jintang's father, she will not let this go."

The reason Su Xuerou said all this to Minister Su was to make him understand that in any matter, if one of them were to have an accident, everyone would suffer along with them.

Upon hearing Su Xuerou's words, Su Shangshu looked somewhat incredulous and suddenly asked, "Did Jiang Mubai send you to deliver these words to me?"

Su Xuerou remained silent, which to some extent constituted her agreement to the matter.

"Father, the Marquis may encounter danger on his journey to the palace..."