Ye Jiaming was taken aback, and quickly put on a smile: "Right, right, thank you, young master. My surname is Ye." In his heart, he found it strange that although he had often come here before, even if the young master hadn't paid attention to him, shouldn't he have known his surname? Why did it seem like he was seeing him for the first time?

  Xie Yun Ting shifted his gaze, smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head. That Miss Ye, how could she possibly be related to this Mr. Ye? Absolutely impossible!

  He turned his head and ordered his followers: "Argen, go home and call a few guards." Although Nanshan Town has always been peaceful, such a high-quality jade material needs to be escorted back home. It's better to be safe than sorry.

  "Master." Another voice came from the doorway, that of a servant named Ah-lin. Ah-lin was the very servant whom Hsieh Yun-t'ang had sent to follow Yeh Chih-chuan.

  Xie Yunfeng's body shook, he turned his head to look at A Lin, saw that his expression was normal, with a smooth and easy-going appearance, his heart suddenly felt at ease. He stretched out his hand to take the jade material, and said to A Lin: "Let's go inside and talk." Without even bothering to speak to Old Xu and the others, he turned around and entered the inner room.

  "How is it? Whose daughter is she?" Xie Yunfeng asked hastily as he saw Ah Ling following in.

  "Miss Ye got out of the alley and hired a horse carriage. I also hired a horse carriage to follow, saw them get off at the corner of Purple Robe Alley in the west of town, then turned into an alley, all the way to the end of the alley, then entered from a side door, looking like it was the back door of a house. Turning out to the front door and taking a look, on the door head were written two words 'Ye Fu'. Later I also asked around nearby people, it turned out that this Ye Fu was actually the residence of that Mr. Ye outside."

  "Who is that Mr. Ye outside?" Xie Yunfeng furrowed his brow and asked, "Ye Jiaming?"

  "That's right."

  "Impossible? How is it possible?" Xie Yunfeng muttered to himself.

  "It's indeed the Ye family's house. I asked clearly, the old man of that house is called Ye Yuzhang; the master is Ye Jiaming. Ye Jiaming has three daughters, the eldest and youngest are born out of wedlock, while the second daughter is legitimate. However, the mother of the second daughter has already been divorced from the Ye family, and Ye Jiaming married the daughter of County Magistrate Gong Shuban as his new wife yesterday." Ah Lin thought that the young master doubted the accuracy of his report, so he hastily defended himself.

  Xie Yunfeng didn't explain either and asked: "In the past two days, has any other girl visited his mansion as a guest?"

  A Lin shook his head: "This... I'm not quite clear." He looked at Xie Yun Ting, "Or, I'll go ask Old Ye about it?"

  "Alright, go ahead." Xie Yunfeng waved his hand. Seeing Ah Lin leave, he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth. No matter whether that Ye girl was Ye Jiaming's daughter or some relative of the Ye family, it was all good news for him. He had been worried that the Ye girl came from a prestigious family and wouldn't be suitable for his own family's status. Now it was fine, the Ye family being a small household would even be willing to take her in as a concubine! Of course, for a girl like that, he definitely wouldn't just let her be a concubine.

  A Lin followed Xie Yunfeng for many years and was a very clever person. After a short while, he came in and said to Xie Yunfeng: "Young master, I've asked around and the Ye family hasn't had any relatives visiting or staying over at their place recently. The three young ladies of the Ye family, the eldest and second eldest are just coming of age, and the third is only ten years old." He also said, "When I came in just now, Wu Huoyuan and his men have already arrived."

  "Alright, got it." Xie Yunteng thought for a moment, "You go outside and continue chatting with Old Ye, try to find out if there's anything special in his house. Later, we can use that as an excuse to visit him at home. I'll take the jade material back home first." After saying that, he opened the door and went out.

  At this time, two more stone breakers came from outside, and Xu Lao and others were surrounding to watch. Ye Jiaming stood aside in a daze. Just now, Ah Lin had been probing around the situation of his family, and also asked about his daughter, which made him think wildly. However, since there was no cause for the matter, he really couldn't make sense of it. At this time, seeing Xie Yunfeng coming out from inside, he hurriedly cupped his hands and called out: "Mr. Xie."

  Xie Yunfeng nodded: "Boss Ye take your time, I'll head back home first and come back to talk to you again."

  "Alright, thank you, sir. You're busy." Ye Jiaming shifted his body to the side and made a "please" gesture, watching as several guards escorted Xie Yunfeng onto the carriage.

  "Boss Ye, if you're not busy reading the stele, shall we go over there and have some tea and a chat?" Ah Lin called out from behind him.

  Ye Jiaming was overjoyed and hastily said: "I couldn't ask for more, I couldn't ask for more."

  Dai Xie Yunfeng returned the jade material to his home and then came back to the stone shop. Xu Lao Ban and others had already bought the jade material and were smiling while paying for it. Ye Jia Ming was sitting at the tea table, chatting with Ah Lin in a distracted manner, while gazing enviously at Xu Lao Ban and others. He couldn't help but smile and say: "Ye Lao Ban wants to buy jade material? Ah Lin, go get that jade material I collected yesterday and let Ye Lao Ban take a look. If he likes it, we'll sell it to him at the original price."

  "What's going on? What's going on?" Ye Jiaming's heart was increasingly delighted. Xie Gongzi had never looked up to him like this before, and now he was treating him so kindly, it seemed that the Ye family must have some good news.

  "Master Ye, don't be modest. To be honest with you, our young master has always been fond of osmanthus flowers. He's heard that the osmanthus tree in your estate is over a hundred years old and he's been wanting to take a look at it. This piece of jade is just an excuse for him to find a reason to visit your estate. If you decline, my young master would be too embarrassed to mention it again." Ah-Lin said with a smile as she got up to fetch the jade.

  Ye Jiaming was secretly delighted for half a day, but didn't expect to hear such words, and his heart suddenly cooled. The habits of these young masters are really unpredictable. Who knows if Xie Yunfeng looked at him with new eyes today, it's really because of that osmanthus tree. He muttered to himself, but on the surface he was enthusiastic: "What's this talk? It's just an osmanthus tree, if Mr. Xie likes it, he can come anytime. Being able to have Mr. Xie sit in our humble abode is an honor."

  "That's settled then, I'll go with Old Ye to your place in a bit." Xie Yunfeng said with a smile.

  "Welcome, welcome! Father will be overjoyed when he finds out."

  Before long, Ah-Ling brought the jade material over. This piece of jade material was just like the one Ye Zhuo sold to Zhao Laoban, a bean-green jade stone, which was exactly what the Ye family workshop needed. Ye Jiaming saw that Xie Yuntian's price was also low and was delighted in his heart, and he didn't even bother to decline, hastily paying the money.

  "Master Ye, if you have time, shall we go to your place now?" Xie Yunfeng said.

  "Plenty of room, plenty of room, thank you, young master." Ye Jiaming had gotten a great advantage, how could he say half a "no"? He hastily stood up and yielded, exiting the door, each getting on their horse carriage, rushing straight to the Ye estate. Ye Jiaming also sent his attendants ahead to report the news to the Ye household.

  When Xie Yunfeng's carriage stopped in front of the Ye Mansion, Ye Yuzhang had been waiting at the door for a long time. After exchanging pleasantries, they entered and sat down in the hall to chat for a while before Ye Yuzhang personally accompanied him to the main courtyard of the rear mansion to see the Osmanthus tree.

  What kind of person is Ye Yuzhang? He's a master who creates opportunities even when there aren't any. Now that Xie Yunfeng has come to the door, this is a huge opportunity, and he won't let it slip away. Even if Ye Jia Ming didn't remind him, he knows that this is absolutely an opportunity for the Ye family's daughter to make an appearance. As long as Xie Yunfeng takes a liking to one of the girls, even becoming a concubine in the Xie household would be good fortune for the Ye family.

  So while Xie Yunfeng was sitting in the hall drinking tea, Ye's three sisters received a notification from Chunyu and Chuncu, asking them to change into their guest clothes within half an incense stick and go to the main courtyard to see Jiangshi. Therefore, when Xie Yunfeng followed Ye Yuzhang into the main courtyard of the back house, Jiangshi led Ye's three sisters slowly walking towards him from the opposite side, coincidentally meeting Xie Yunfeng on the way.