The red lantern in front of the gate of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion had been replaced with a white lantern with the word "甸" (Dedication) inscribed on it, but Yu Jin's face looked even uglier than the swaying white lantern.

He's been waiting here for a long time, and this is what he got?

He punched the trunk of the tree, causing it to shake violently several times and dropping many leaves.

"Master, your hand is bleeding!"

Yu Jin took out a handkerchief and wiped the back of his hands nonchalantly, his eyes fixed on the gate of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion.

Long Dan rolled his eyes secretly.

The master is simply a jealous person. Such a big thing has happened in the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. No matter how reckless the Yongchang Marquis's son is, it is impossible for him to have any romantic feelings at this time. Miss Jiang is safe.

He completely underestimated his master.

How could Yu Jin be a jealous person? He is a jealous river!

How could he not understand what Long Dan could understand? However, he felt depressed when he thought of Jiang Si standing next to another man.

"Long Dan."

"The little one is here."

"Is the maid who was following Miss Jiang just now carrying a small bag?"

"yes."

Yu Jin narrowed her eyes and said, "Their two residences are so close, what is her maid doing carrying the bag?"

Long Dan thought about it and an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Miss Jiang wants to stay here!"

The two palaces are adjacent to each other, so only by staying there can you take some personal belongings with you.

Yu Jin's face became even uglier, and he turned around and left.

"Master, where are you going?" Long Dan hurriedly caught up.

"Go find Erniu."

At critical moments, Erniu is more useful than the guards.

Erniu had already returned to his house in Quezi Hutong and was happily eating a bowl of meat and bones.

Leng Ying is a man of few words and expressionless on weekdays, but he is particularly gentle to Erniu: "Don't worry, there's more after you eat it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out a bony hand and unceremoniously moved the basin of meat and bones away.

Moved away!

Erniu looked up blankly, with gravy still on his beard.

Yu Jin patted Erniu on the back and said, "Stop eating. I have something important to do."

Erniu lay down on the ground, stroking his tail with a look of despair.

Is there anything more important than having half-eaten meat and bones taken away?

It doesn't want to hear anything anyway.

"Erniu——" Yu Jian said with a warning tone.

Erniu glanced at his master sideways, his face still paralyzed.

As the owner, don’t you feel guilty if you withhold food from a dog?

"Go do some work first, and when you come back, ask Longdan to buy you some braised beef."

Erniu stood up immediately, shook his shiny fur, and wagged his tail.

Yu Jin brought Erniu to the gate of the Yongchang Marquis's residence and pointed at the red lacquer gate: "Find a chance to sneak in and protect Miss Jiang."

Previously, Asi lived in the Changxing Marquis Mansion and met a pervert like the Changxing Marquis's son, who buried a garden full of corpses. This time, she is going to live in the Yongchang Marquis Mansion again. God knows what kind of things she will encounter?

I wish I could switch places with Erniu so I could go there in person.

Erniu looked at Yu Jin warily.

Why are the master's eyes full of jealousy?

"Go." Yu Jin suppressed the regret in his heart and touched Erniu's head.

Erniu let out a low cry, cleverly avoided the crowd, and ran back along the wall.

Yu Jin slowly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes to look at the scratch on the back of his hand, and left silently.

Jiang Si was taken directly to Xie Qingyao's room.

Xie Qingyao sat blankly on the bed, surrounded by several women who were trying to comfort him.

Jiang seemed a little dazed.

Just yesterday, she and Xie Qingyao were still here chatting about Mr. Ruyu, praising the snow cake made by the mansion's cook. They were happy and carefree.

But just one day later, Xie Qingyao's life changed drastically, and this change had an equally drastic impact on her.

Jiang Si stood still, and suddenly he felt as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds, and he could not move forward.

The maid who led Jiang Silai called out, "Miss, Miss Jiang Si is here."

Xie Qingyao raised her head and met Jiang Si's eyes. Her dazed expression suddenly changed. She pushed aside the people blocking her way and walked away quickly.

"Asi, you are finally here."

Jiang Sihui held the cold hands and curled his lips: "I have already talked to my family about it, don't worry."

Xie Qingyao pulled Jiang Si towards the bed, looked at the people gathered there, and said woodenly: "I want to talk with Ah Si, please go out first."

The woman who was just pushed away by Xie Qingyao looked unhappy: "Qingyao, Auntie came here specially to accompany you. The house is busy right now, and you are young and ignorant, so don't bring everyone home. Auntie knows that you are upset, and don't you have your cousins ​​here? If you have any problem, just tell Auntie, and Auntie will definitely handle it for you."

The others nodded one after another, looking at Jiang with critical eyes.

Jiang Si guessed that these people should be Xie Qingyao's clansmen.

The Xie family lived in a manor outside Beijing, and if they were quick, they would have arrived after receiving the news of the death. However, Xie Qingyao's maternal grandparents lived in another city, so the earliest they could arrive would be tomorrow.

The Jiang family and the Xie family have been neighbors for many years. Jiang Si knows that the Yongchang Earl's Mansion does not have much contact with the same clan on a daily basis and only interacts with each other during festivals. The woman's words just now seem to imply that she wants to be the master of the household.

Jiang Si sneered in his heart.

Is it because the Yongchang Marquis and his wife have passed away and Xie Qingyao is still young, so he wants to take over as the housekeeper of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion?

This kind of thing is not uncommon. Often when the pillar of a large family falls, the first people who want to benefit are these clan members.

Xie Qingyao was annoyed when he heard the woman's words: "Do I need you to lecture me on whether I know how to behave? Who are you to me?"

Speaking of this, Xie Qingyao thought of her deceased parents and burst into tears.

My father has no brothers. If my parents were still alive, when would it be the turn of a cousin to talk behind her back?

"Oh, Qingyao, your words hurt my feelings. I'm doing this for your own good." The woman slapped her thigh.

"Yes, cousin, my mother loves you." A girl in plain clothes echoed.

The woman sighed, "Your cousin is sad, so she must have said something stupid. I wouldn't bother with a child."

Xie Qingyao was deeply saddened by the death of his parents, and his thoughts were already sluggish. After hearing what the woman said, he was so angry that he could only cry and forgot to refute.

Jiang Si held Xie Qingyao's hand and sneered: "Auntie, are you here to accompany Qingyao?"

"Yes." The woman replied casually.

"Qingyao was fine when I just came in, but Auntie made Qingyao cry with just a few words, which shows that Auntie didn't do her job as an escort well. Since she can't even do this, don't even think about doing anything for Qingyao. Auntie is from the countryside, so I'm afraid she doesn't understand. Although my uncle and aunt have passed away, the rules of the uncle's house are still there, and the managers will do things according to the rules, and there is no need for others to interfere."

Jiang Si's words were well-reasoned and he insulted the woman. The woman's face suddenly turned red and she asked angrily, "You, who are you?"

She had originally seen that this girl was here to accompany Xie Qingyao, and had thought that she was a daughter of some small family, serving as a companion to a lady from a rich family. But why did this girl call Earl Yongchang "Uncle"?

Xie Qingyao reacted after hearing what Jiang Si said and said angrily, "Take them away!"