Yun Xi, who was disguised as a housekeeper, wandered to the small courtyard where Liu Ruyan lived.

She frowned as she looked at the empty and lifeless west wing.

I reached out and touched the floating dust on the table, put it on my fingertips and twisted it, and the unseen wrinkles became deeper.

Something's wrong!

She had never heard of Liu Ruyan moving away, and in fact, judging from the dust, this house had not been occupied for at least half a month.

Yun Xi's doubts deepened. She turned around and walked out of the yard, directly grabbing a young man to inquire about the situation.

I asked several people in succession but didn't get any useful information.

When it was time to disguise herself, Yun Xi thought about it and decided to use her original appearance to ask Jiang Ping.

When Jiang Ping saw her coming, the surprise on her face was more than disgust.

"I met my mother."

Jiang Ping quickly adjusted her emotions and acted like a matron of the house.

"Thank you for remembering me as your mother."

"..." What does this old woman mean? Is she showing off?

Yun Xi, who originally wanted to whitewash the situation, instantly changed her mind. Instead of each acting out with a mask, it would be better to show real feelings, and maybe get something unexpected.

After all, only when people's emotions fluctuate greatly will they easily reveal their true selves and say something unscrupulous.

And this is also the main purpose and intention of Yun Xi's visit this time.

"What mother said, if we didn't hate each other, I would also like to give mother some peace of mind in the morning and evening, so that she can be safe every day."

"you……"

Sure enough, Jiang Ping's eyes widened in disbelief, and the hand pointing at her trembled slightly with anger.

"There are no rules. Muzi asked for family law. Today, my wife will definitely teach you the rules of the Anlehou Mansion."

Yun Xi's pupils shrank and she secretly thought: It's over, I didn't control it well.

It was impossible to admit her mistake, and it was impossible to let her wait for the beating.

"Ha! Fortunately, my mother came from the Grand Master's Mansion. I didn't expect that the Grand Master's Mansion, which has a long history of scholarship, would not convince people with reason but would always shout and kill."

Jiang Ping has been the mistress of the Anlehou Mansion for so many years, how has she ever received such anger?

Whoever met her would not be extremely flattering to her.

She was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and her face was red and bleeding.

Upon seeing this, the maid Muzi quickly poured her a glass of water.

"Ma'am, please don't be angry and take care of yourself. It's not worth it for such an uneducated country girl."

Yun Xi was not upset at being demoted, but simply glanced at Muzi who was speaking.

Jiang Ping took a sip of tea and felt much calmer. She was mainly happy to see Yun Xi deflated.

Muzi was not as calm as she was. Yun Xi's indifferent look at the person who had been cheering him up and downplaying him just now sent a chill down his spine, and he no longer dared to speak casually.

Jiang Ping put down the teacup: "Tell me what you want from me?"

Yun Xi looked at the woman who was forbearing and pretending to be gentle, and a strange emotion appeared in her heart.

For some reason, she felt that the Jiang Ping in front of her was different from before, and the eyes looking at her seemed to be mixed with a hint of complexity that she couldn't understand, akin to fear.

This made Yun Xi even more confused.

"If nothing happens, I won't accompany you."

Seeing that she was really leaving, Yun Xi quickly put aside her hesitation and asked about Liu Ruyan.

"She missed home and went home."

Jiang Ping's words were so natural that no one could fault her.

Yun Xi would have believed it if he hadn't seen her rapidly contracting pupils and her fists that were so nervous that they were trembling.

Yun Xi nodded without saying anything, turned and left.

She returned to her yard and thought something was wrong.

Nothing is right anywhere.

Jiang Ping's attitude towards her was not right, and the emotion that she had hidden so well was fear.

That's right, it's just fear.

She is afraid of herself.

Yun Xi thinks that she has nothing to make the other party afraid of.

But Jiang Ping's reaction couldn't be false. After thinking about it, she blamed Qin Mufeng for everything.

And when asked about Liu Ruyan, Jiang Ping's reaction was clearly lying.

Yun Xi didn't think that it was just an ordinary trivial thing that could make the mistress of the Hou family, who had been in a high position for a long time, show such a nervous reaction.

The more Yun Xi thought about it, the more something was wrong. When Qin Mufeng came back, he saw a little woman with a frown on her face, staring into space in a daze.

He walked over and waved it in front of her eyes: "Why are you so serious?" He didn't even notice when I came back.

"Are you back?"

The first surprise smile of the day appeared on Yun Xi's face, and the little bit of unhappiness she felt when Qin Mufeng just walked in and was ignored disappeared in an instant.

When he spoke again, his voice couldn't help but become a little softer.

"What are you thinking about?"

Yun Xi told her about her visit to Liu Ruyan and Jiang Ping today, and Qin Mufeng also frowned.

"It's really strange what you said, but...are you sure you saw it right?"

"I am sure that I must have read it correctly. The lust hidden behind that look must be fear."

Qin Mufeng believed her when he saw how confident she was.

"But...there shouldn't be anything about me that she should be afraid of."

The two of them were relatively speechless, both confused.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, let's go take a look later."

Yun Xi raised his eyebrows: "Let's take a look?" What do you think?

Qin Mufeng thought Yunxi was so cute like this, so he pulled her over and kissed her.

Yun Xi pushed the person away and said with red cheeks: "Be more serious and talk about business!"

"Okay, okay!" Qin Mufeng responded lovingly.

After speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the roof: "Together?"

It took Yunxi a while to realize that this person was talking about going to Jiang Ping's place to find out.

Her eyes lit up and she felt excited just thinking about it.

"Go! Why not go?"

Qin Mufeng rubbed her head funny and held her hand: "Let's go."

"Now?" Yun Xi asked in confusion, wondering if he had misunderstood the other party's intentions.

"Eat, ma'am."

Only then did Yun Xi realize that she hadn't eaten anything all day, and her stomach seemed so hungry that she no longer had the energy to scream.

"Oh, by the way, why did you come back so late today?"

Qin Mufeng stiffened and quickly returned to his natural state, but Yun Xi didn't notice.

"Well, I've been chatting with Mu Bai for a while."

"Is there still no news about Fu Renjiu?"

"It's hidden so deep that I can't find it for a while."

The two of them arrived at the table after asking and answering questions, and the maid had already served dishes of steaming dinner on the table.

Qin Mufeng waved the person away, took the initiative to help Yun Xi pull out the chair, helped the person sit down, and then sat down himself.

Yun Xi did not move her chopsticks in a hurry, but stared at the mushroom soup in front of her in a daze.

Qin Mufeng thought she wanted to drink, so he filled a bowl for her and put it at hand.

Seeing that the person didn't move for a long time, I looked carefully and realized that she was actually distracted.

Yun Xi suddenly thought of something and turned her head suddenly: "Ah Mu, tell me... could he be hiding in the military camp?"

"..."

Qin Mufeng was shocked by her wild guess, and smiled helplessly: "How is this possible? Not to mention that not everyone can do it in the military camp."
To be continued...