At this moment, the Ye family's housekeeper came hurriedly to report.
"Master, Madam, a lot of food is missing from the kitchen, but the servants working in the kitchen refuse to admit that they took it."
Ye Pengcheng was a little annoyed, "Do I have to handle this little thing myself?"
The butler looked at Ye Pengcheng somewhat embarrassedly.
"Master, everyone has witnesses. It doesn't seem like the servants stole it."
"The food being lost is a minor matter. I'm afraid something else is wrong."
Ye Pengcheng frowned, but Mrs. Ye suddenly seemed to think of something.
"Master, Xiaoxiao is alone in the side yard. Will she be in any danger?"
Ye Pengcheng was slightly startled, but considering Ye Xiaoxiao's reputation, he remained calm and gave instructions to the housekeeper.
"Strengthen the defense of the mansion in the next few days. As for the backyard, the young lady doesn't like crowds of people, so you can just send some people to protect her from a distance."
"Since we can't find out what happened with the food, let's just leave it at that for now. Don't make it public, lest we cause panic among the people."
The butler was a veteran under Ye Pengcheng. Because he was injured, he was taken in by Ye Pengcheng as a butler in his mansion. Therefore, he always listened to Ye Pengcheng.
After the housekeeper left, Mrs. Ye was a little worried. Ye Pengcheng patted the back of her hand and comforted her softly.
"Don't worry, Madam. I will go and take a look myself. I'm sure that man won't hurt Xiaoxiao."
Mrs. Ye was still worried, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only remind Ye Pengcheng to be careful.
Ye Pengcheng nodded, and then disappeared into the night. When he reappeared, he was outside the window of the side courtyard.
He quietly opened a corner of the window, and only left when he saw Ye Xiaoxiao lying quietly on the bed resting alone.
However, after he left, Shangguan Lingyun climbed down from the beam, and Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her eyes.
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