After lunch, it was time to wander around the mansion. Many guests were visiting various parts of Jiangs residence, and Li Huaiyu and Lu Jinghang also took the opportunity to split up and explore further.

  Jiang Xuanjins residence was inaccessible, but there must be someone in the mansion who knew the news. Suo Huaiyu took a servant girl and went to interrogate the house slaves, trying to get some information out of them.

  However, just after passing by a fake hill in the backyard, she bumped into Jiang Yan.

  The young master of the Jiang family seemed to be hiding from someone. As soon as he saw her coming, he was startled. After taking a closer look, he was overjoyed: "How is it you?"

  Hua Yu smiled: "What a coincidence! What is Young Master doing here?"

  "Lets just take a walk."

  This lie was unconvincing in front of the Great King of Lies, but Huai Yu didnt expose him and instead tiptoed to look around.

  Outside the artificial hill, Bai Xuanji was looking for something with a puzzled expression on her face, still holding a cup of tea in her hand.

  One eyebrow raised, she pulled her head back into her chest and whispered, "Isnt that Miss Bai?"

  With a slightly awkward expression, Jiang Yan looked at her and nodded: "Its Miss Bais daughter. Originally, it should have been the fourth miss who came, but for some reason she came instead. Grandfather asked me to accompany her to stroll in the garden."

  "Fourth Miss?" He looked at her in surprise, then lowered his head to look at himself. Suddenly, Huai Yu raised her sleeve to cover her mouth and laughed with a sly glint in her eyes.

  "Ive also heard that Young Master has a marriage arrangement with Miss Bai."

  Jiang Yan immediately became anxious: "I dont recognize him!"

  "Huh? Why dont you recognize me?"

  Taking a glance at her, Jiang Yan sighed: "Who would want to marry an idiot? The marriage was arranged before I was born, I didnt know anything about it, and why should I acknowledge it?"

  Rubbing his chin, Hua Yu nodded: "Thats right, but what if the fourth miss of the Bai family isnt stupid?"

  "Im not stupid and I dont want to marry either." Jiang Yan frowned, "Ones own marriage should be ones own decision, of course."

  She couldnt help but applaud him and smiled: "Young master has indeed learned the domineering aura of Zi Yang Jun to perfection."

  Mentioning his younger uncle, Jiang Yans eyes lit up, and he said with envy: "My younger uncle is really amazing, I wish I could be my own master like him."

  "Oh?" Hua Yu seemed to smile without smiling, "Lord Zi Yang may not necessarily be able to take charge of everything himself either? His position is a bit higher."

  The children who grew up in the Jiang family were all very innocent, and they had never met a big-tailed wolf like Li Huaiyu. As soon as she questioned her own uncle, Jiang Yan refuted without thinking: "Uncle is always in charge of everything himself, he will never do anything wrong, so Grandpa has never interfered."

  "Ive often heard people praising Prince Zi Yangs contributions to governance, but I havent heard any praise in this regard."

  "You dont believe me, go ask anyone in the mansion." Jiang Yan raised his chin and said, "Not to mention anything else, just take my younger uncles Ink Residence for example. It has always been a place where no one dares to enter. Even my father and second uncle have to make an appointment beforehand. In the Jiang Mansion, even the elders are not allowed to enter and exit freely, who can control him?"

  With eyes wide with wonder, Huai Yus hands clasped together: "Is it that formidable? If no one can enter the Ink Residence, is it filled with all sorts of traps?"

  Seeing her expression, Jiang Yan was somewhat pleased: "Its not that anyone cant get in, recently someone has been sent in. The young uncles identity is precious, and there are many people who want to harm him, so its normal for the courtyard to have more mechanisms."

  "How amazing!" Yu Hua exclaimed, her face filled with admiration and reverence, like a naive young girl.

  Jiang Yans face flushed with a hint of red, she glanced at her and then lightly coughed twice before looking away: "If youre interested, I can take you to take a look from afar."

  "Its not necessary, disturbing Ziyang Jun would be bad." Huaiyu smiled and said, "I just think that you say this, Moju is quite mysterious. What kind of person would be sent in?"

  At this mention, Jiang Yan immediately cleared his throat and asked with a smile: "May I ask for the young ladys name?"

  So quickly changing the subject, Huai Yu felt that it was almost certain that Qing Si was indeed in Mo Jus residence.

  Her hand in her sleeve clenched into a fist, her face unmoving, she continued smiling: "Im afraid that if I say it out loud, it will scare you."

  Jiang Yan was taken aback, looking at her attire, thinking that she must also be a young lady from a wealthy family. But then he thought again, which family in the imperial court is more prominent than the Jiang family? Who can intimidate him?

  Then he smiled and said confidently: "You say, I will definitely not be scared."

  "Thats good." Huai Yu smiled slightly, lifted her skirt and gave him a very standard greeting bow, "Young lady Bai Fu Si Xiao Jie Zhu Ji, nice to meet you, young master."

  Jiang Yan: "......"

  He was scared.

  The girl in front of me, who is full of noble bearing, is actually Bai Si Miss, that idiot who was rumored to be engaged to him, and was just despised by him - Bai Zhuji?!

  "..." He stared at her with wide eyes, Jiang Yan felt that he might have misheard, "How could you be Miss Bai Si!"

  She doesnt look stupid at all!

  Hua Yu smiled and admired the young masters changing face, then sighed with a hint of melancholy: "I also wish I wasnt, but unfortunately I am indeed Bai Jias fourth miss, and Im afraid Ill have to disappoint you, young master."

  Jiang Yans face suddenly turned multicolored, his eyes gazing at her with an eerie light, stiff and speechless.

  Is there anything more embarrassing than speaking ill of someone in their presence?

  "I...I didnt mean it that way," the young master stuttered, trying to defend himself. "What I said just now wasnt what I meant. I just dislike the arranged marriages imposed by our elders, not that I have any dislike for you."

  "Really?" Hua Yu responded with her mouth, but her eyes drooped down, looking heartbroken, "You dont have to comfort me, I also know what kind of person Bai Si Miss is rumored to be outside, and its normal that you dont like her."

  "No... its not."

  "Whats that?" She pretended to wipe away tears, looking wronged.

  Jiang Yans face turned red, and he, who was normally eloquent, now looked like a fool, anxiously and flusteredly saying: "Youre great, youre not stupid! The skirt looks good, you... you look good too."

  One of them couldnt hold it in, and Li Huaiyu burst out laughing.

  Seeing her smile, Jiang Yan let out a sigh of relief. Taking a glance at her sparkling apricot eyes, his ear roots turned slightly red.

  Just as he was about to say something more, a voice suddenly echoed from outside the artificial hill: "Young Master?"

  He was slightly startled, and Jiang Yan hastily thought to hide, but Cheng Xues keen ears had pinpointed his location behind the fake mountain. Smiling, he said: "The old master is angry, let him quickly go to the pavilion over there."

  It was not easy to arrange a meeting between him and Miss Bai, but he actually ditched her and went who-knows-where, how could Old Master not be angry?

  Jiang Yan felt a chill run down his spine, glanced at Huai Yu and said helplessly: "Ill go."

  "Slow down, young master." Huai Yu knelt and saw him off, but then turned her head and shouted, "Take advantage of the emptiness!"