In the main hall, Gu Yilan sat cross-legged, raising her head and looking quietly at the statue in front of her.
An attendant walked in and said softly: "Sir, we have a visitor."
Gu Yilan got up and went to the study.
Ye Zhou was dressed in nocturnal black clothes, hiding in the shadows, wishing he could blend in with the night.
"Sit." Gu Yilan pointed to the chair lightly.
Ye Zhou sat down and said quickly: "He asked me to thoroughly investigate what happened back then. I must see progress. There are also the previous ginseng cases and missing persons cases. I don't have any clues here..."
After hearing this, Gu Yilan said calmly: "I understand, I will let them cooperate with you, and I will also arrange the other two cases."
Ye Zhou started to speak but stopped.
"Anything else?" Gu Yilan clapped her hands, and the attendant held out a stack of banknotes.
"Here is a 10,000-tael silver note. Take it and use it."
A trace of anger appeared on Ye Zhou's face: "I don't need it!"
"Oh?" Gu Yilan smiled with interest: "I heard that Alin is very strict with his subordinates."
"That's not right! We adults have never treated us harshly in terms of money!"
Ye Zhou was extremely angry. He didn't know whether he was angry with Gu Yilan or himself.
Gu Yilan waited quietly for him to finish, and said: "So that's it. But don't you think I'm even more sorry for him by taking his money and doing things that make him unhappy?"
Ye Zhou was stunned and couldn't refute.
When he was stunned, the attendant of the Priest Palace had already put the stack of banknotes into his hand.
"I said, you don't need to do anything else. You just need to cooperate with me on this matter. With this money, your hands will be more generous, and some things will be easier to handle."
Gu Yilan took a sip of tea and looked as cold as snow: "If you want to touch these people, you will have a good opportunity soon. Just wait for notification."
Ye Zhou responded sadly.
Gu Yilan glanced at him and said gently: "Don't worry, after this incident, I will never look for you again."
Ye Zhou was silent for a long time and then retreated.
Gu Yilan lowered her eyelids indifferently.
Suddenly, the attendant entered again: "Sir, Miss Mu Da is here to visit."
Gu Yilan didn't feel strange at all and made a faint gesture.
Not long after, Mu Yao, wearing a hood and cloak, walked in quickly.
She seemed to have been walking in the cold wind for a long time, and was caught in a cold breath.
Gu Yilan couldn't bear it anymore, so she covered her mouth with the handkerchief and coughed.
"I'm sorry, uncle, it was my niece who was rude." Mu Yao took the tea cup from the attendant's hand and handed it over with both hands.
"Sit down." Gu Yilan took a sip of hot tea and said, "You came to visit me at night. What's the urgent matter?"
Mu Yao sat down on the chair where Ye Zhou had been sitting, with a gentle look on her face: "Today, Elder De came to Muhou Mansion and said that he wanted to cancel the engagement..."
She finished telling the story slowly, stood up, knelt down in front of Gu Yilan, and said sadly:
"After being selected from the clan, my niece will do her best to do her job according to the arrangements of the clan.
Over the years, I have worked conscientiously, abided by my duties, and asked myself that I have never done anything wrong.
Now that I have Mu Yunhan, I have to sacrifice my niece's reputation and interests, regardless of my past relationship. My niece refuses to accept it! Let my uncle make the decision!"
She crawled down, tears falling all over the floor.
Gu Yilan stared at her silently without saying a word.
After a long while, he said: "Pull up your sleeves."
Mu Yao sat upright and rolled up her sleeves, revealing two arms that were as good as frost and snow.
Above the wrist, needle eyes intersected, which was extremely frightening.
Mu Yao looked directly at Gu Yilan and said softly: "Uncle, ever since you got married to your aunt, your niece has donated blood!" (To be continued)