She didn't believe anyone could ignore her!
Not to mention, she could tell that Lou Mu was a true gentleman. Now that she had sprained her ankle, she figured that having him help her wouldn't make things difficult for him.
As long as she can hold herself up, she has a way to make him fall in love with her.
But to everyone's surprise, Lou Mu frowned after hearing Ye Liusi's words.
Then, without looking back, he walked towards an elderly woman in the distance.
He took out a silver ingot and handed it to the old woman, then pointed at Ye Liusi and said, "Auntie, this young lady has accidentally sprained her ankle. Could you help me carry her back to the Yuelai Inn?"
Hearing him say that, the old woman looked up from her stall.
Their eyes lit up when they saw the silver coins handed to them.
He quickly snatched the silver, examined it closely for a long time, and after confirming that it was real silver, he stuffed it into his pocket and nodded to Lou Mu assuring him.
"Young master, please rest assured that I am strong enough to carry this young lady back safely."
After saying that, he walked towards Ye Liusi.
Ye Liusi originally did all this to get closer to Lou Mu, but she didn't expect that Lou Mu would find an old woman to carry her back.
This left Ye Liusi speechless for a moment, her hands clenched tightly into fists inside her sleeves.
But Tang Nian, who was not far away, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this scene.
She really didn't expect Lou Mu to be so disrespectful.
Didn't you notice that Ye Liusi's expression changed?
Seeing that the old woman was about to touch her sister, Ye Liunian rushed forward to stop her, then helped Ye Liusi up, looking at Lou Mu with a not-so-friendly gaze.
Lou Mu heard Tang Nian's laughter immediately, and when he turned around, he saw Tang Nian looking at him with a smile.
He met Tang Nian's gaze and smiled.
When their eyes met, Ye Liusi naturally saw her as well.
Seeing that Lou Mu's expression was gentle when facing Tang Nian, but cold and indifferent when facing her, she bit her lip tightly.
She could only keep reassuring herself that they were just brother and sister.
Ye Liusi grew angrier the more she thought about it, and angrily tried to stomp her foot, but she lost her balance.
Startled, Ye Liunian quickly held her tightly.
She whispered to Ye Liusi, "Sister, let's go back."
Ye Liusi wanted to say something more, but Ye Liunian quietly pinched Ye Liusi's arm. Ye Liusi had no choice but to suppress her resentment and leave with her younger sister.
After Ye Liunian took Ye Liusi away, Lou Mu and Tang Nian naturally got together.
Tang Nian glanced at Lou Mu and teased with a smile, "It seems our Prime Minister is quite popular with women, he really attracts girls."
Lou Mu sighed helplessly, "Who is it because of?"
Tang Nian chuckled, showing no remorse whatsoever: "Isn't this because I trust the Prime Minister's abilities?"
The two exchanged a few words, but soon the topic returned to business.
With no strangers around, Lou Mu walked much more freely: "Did you find anything at the inn today?"
Tang Nian told Lou Mu about what she had seen in the inn that day, as well as some information she had learned from the waiter.
Lou Mu murmured after listening, "The Ye family..."
"What else do you know about the Ye family?" Tang Nian asked curiously.
Lou Mu looked at the people coming and going around him and reassured them, "I'll tell you when we get back."
Tang Nian had no choice but to give up: "You've been out for so long today, did you find anything on the street?"
"Yes." Lou Mu nodded, but looked at Tang Nian with a smile.
Tang Nian, somewhat annoyed, asked him, "What is it?"
"Today I took a walk around the streets and noticed that many people were wearing clothes with a special symbol on them. It looked somewhat familiar to me, and seemed similar to the Song family's symbol, but upon closer inspection, it was different. I don't know what it means."
Hearing him say this, Tang Nian became curious, but after looking at several people, she couldn't find the symbol Lou Mu mentioned.
"Where is Ye Liusi?"
Lou Mu looked at Tang Nian with a helpless expression, pursing his lips.
Tang Nian could clearly see the meaning in his eyes.
Tang Nian touched the tip of her nose, turned her head away, and pretended she had never asked that question.
The two chatted casually as they walked to a clothing store.
Tang Nian suddenly stopped in front of the store. After thinking for a moment, she pulled Lou Mu into the store.
Her gaze swept around the store and quickly landed on the clothes hanging on the racks.
Sure enough, I saw the symbol that Lou Mu had mentioned earlier.
Tang Nian narrowed her eyes slightly and quietly gestured to Lou Mu.
Just then, the shopkeeper saw two well-dressed out-of-towners enter the shop, and his eyes lit up instantly. He quickly went up to greet them.
"What would you like to buy, young lady? Our shop has everything: fabrics, ready-made clothes, and custom-made items."
Hearing him say that, Tang Nian nodded, glanced at the clothes, and then casually picked out a few that looked suitable.
But she had already spent a lot of money to get here, and she still had quite a few clothes stored away in her trunk, which made her feel a little pained.
Lou Mu immediately noticed Tang Nian's hesitation and said softly, "If you like them, you can buy them all."
Tang Nian thought for a moment and nodded: "Shopkeeper, may I try it first?"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw how many clothes Tang Nian had chosen. He nodded immediately and turned to instruct his wife to take Tang Nian to try them on.
After Tang Nian left, Lou Mu finally turned his attention to the shopkeeper.
He casually asked, "Shopkeeper, is this embroidery in your shop the old Ye family's emblem?"
In that brief moment, Lou Mu finally realized why he was so familiar with that embroidery.
The shopkeeper was somewhat surprised to hear him ask this, not expecting that anyone would still remember the Ye family.
This was no secret; the person in front of him was a major client. The shopkeeper nodded: "That's right, it's the Ye family."
"This is my first time in Jingning City. I've heard for a long time that the Ye family sings well, but I haven't seen any Ye family members since I arrived. Does the shopkeeper know what happened?"
Lou Mu's question seemed to open the boss's floodgates, and he immediately spilled everything he knew about the Ye family to Lou Mu.
From the shopkeeper, Lou Mu learned that the Ye family was only slightly famous in Jingning City. However, there were many families in Jingning City who knew how to perform, and the Ye family, unable to get any performances, was once so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat.
Later, when the late emperor came to Jingning City, for some reason he specifically requested that the Ye family perform. The late emperor listened to their performances for half a month and lingered there, which made the Ye family one of the most prominent families in the city.
Perhaps the heavens were jealous of the Ye family, for such glory vanished in less than a year.
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