"This young lady..." Mo Qing was slightly stunned and frowned, looking at the girl in front of him.

He knew that in some wealthy families, they didn't regard human lives as lives. Buying a servant was like buying a livestock. The meaning of this girl at the moment was probably treating him like those servants. Naturally, a kind of displeasure arose in his heart. But when he looked into the other's eyes, that displeasure was like fog and vanished instantly.

The way the other looked at him was not with arrogance and disdain but with a touch of relief and respect. His heart couldn't help but be filled with suspicion and subconsciously blurted out, "Have the young lady and I met somewhere before?"

Ye Lily gently sighed, "Never."

"Then why..."

"Sir, you have a dignified appearance and an extraordinary bearing. You should be a person with great opportunities. But now you are selling the sword that has accompanied you for many years. It's obvious that you are at the end of your rope. You are down and in need of silver. But even if I give you silver today, it still can't solve the future problems. I am the legitimate daughter of the Mighty General. When my father returns to the capital at the end of the year, I can recommend you to him. You have excellent martial arts skills. It's a pity to waste them."

"General Shen?" Mo Qing was stunned. He didn't expect that the girl in front of him was Ye Xin's daughter. Ye Xin's reputation was known to everyone in Ming Qi. He was a reassuring stone on the battlefield. Men should build achievements. If they followed such a general... Mo Qing felt as if his blood instantly became hot.

However... In the rumors of Dingjing City, Ye Lily was a complete fool. Although she seemed to have redeemed herself at the Golden Chrysanthemum Banquet some days ago, not many people witnessed it with their own eyes. Seeing her now, the rumors really weren't necessarily true.

"If the young lady is really willing to recommend me, I will naturally not refuse. If there is a chance in the future, I will repay with gratitude." Mo Qing was also a straightforward and generous person. Given this opportunity, he didn't push it away.

Seeing this situation, Ye Lily smiled slightly and took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and threw it to Mo Qing. She said, "I don't need you to repay with gratitude. Just consider that you have sold your martial arts skills to me. My father won't return until the end of the year. During these days, you need to follow me back to the Ye Mansion. I will pretend to make you a guard of the Ye Mansion, but you have to secretly protect me."

Her words were quite a surprise to Mo Qing. Mo Qing had also heard that in big families, the surface was splendid but there were endless dirty tricks privately. Seeing Ye Lily mention her own safety, he knew that the life of the girl in front of him in the Ye Mansion might not be as easy as it seemed. Mo Qing was a little surprised. Since Ye Lily was Ye Xin's daughter, why was her situation still so difficult. But he was a steady person and didn't ask but only said, "I will do as the young lady orders."

"You take this silver first to deal with the emergency." Ye Lily said, "After you handle your business, you must come to the Ye Mansion within three days. I will naturally arrange your place."

Mo Qing bowed again. He had a strong air of the rivers and lakes. After he left, both Gu Yu and Jing Zhe frowned when they saw him. Jing Zhe said, "Young lady, this person is unclear. If he has evil intentions and enters the mansion, I'm afraid..."

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Ye Lily walked towards the carriage, "What are you afraid of? Such a person is much cleaner than the people in the mansion now."

At present, in the west courtyard, there were all spies from the second and third rooms. There were very few of her own people. Besides, this Mo Qing was certainly not a stranger.

Ye Lily sat in the carriage and sighed slightly in her heart. Reborn in this life, she never expected to meet Mo Qing here.

This Mo Qing was the leader of the royal guards in the previous life. He was recommended by Ye Xin and had excellent martial arts skills. During the years when Ye Lily was a hostage in Qin, Mo Qing protected her as a guard. If it weren't for Mo Qing's help, it would be very difficult to return intact from the dangerous Qin.

Mo Qing was loyal to Ye Xin and naturally also loyal to Ye Lily. Unfortunately, after Ye Lily returned to Ming Qi, because Mrs. Mei fought with Ye Lily, Mrs. Mei calculated against Mo Qing and accused him of molesting the female dependants in the palace. Xu Hao had long wanted to get rid of Ye Xin's people. Ye Lily did everything to stop it but still couldn't do anything. She could only watch Mo Qing die under a false charge.

Seeing Mo Qing again now, she didn't know that Mo Qing was in such a difficult situation now. But it was precisely because of Mo Qing's predicament that he was so easily persuaded. Ye Lily knew Mo Qing's character. He was the most loyal and upright. For the trip to Wolong Temple in three days, she originally planned to use other methods. With Mo Qing, it was much more convenient.

When she returned to the Ye Mansion, because Ye Amy and Ye Cindy went to the Yi Mansion as guests, only Ye Lily was in the mansion. As soon as she arrived at the west courtyard, Granny Gui came forward and smiled flatteringly, "The young lady is back. The old slave asked the kitchen to make some sweet soup. Does the young lady want some?"

"OK." Ye Lily said.

Seeing Ye Lily, who had been cold to her these days, suddenly being kind, Granny Gui was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "The old slave will bring it right away."

When Granny Gui brought the sweet soup, Ye Lily had already rested in the room for a while. Granny Gui carefully placed the sweet soup on the table and smiled, "Young lady, everything for the trip to Wolong Temple in three days has been prepared. Do you need anything else?"

Old Madam Ye arranged earlier that they would go to Wolong Temple to offer incense and pray for the peace of the Ye family in three days. Ren Wanyun would take the three girls together. The others didn't need to follow. Granny Gui has been busy with this these days.

Ye Lily glanced at her, neither too heavy nor too light, and said, "Granny is very enthusiastic about this matter."

Granny Gui froze and smiled, "The young lady rarely goes out of the mansion. Naturally, everything should be prepared thoroughly."

"With Granny following, it will naturally be thorough." Ye Lily suddenly smiled. That smile in Granny Gui's eyes made her feel a little uneasy.

"The arrangements made by Second Madam are proper. There won't be any mistakes." Granny Gui said.

"Then please trouble Granny Gui to thank Second Aunt for me." Ye Lily nodded, "You can go down."

Hearing this, Granny Gui breathed a sigh of relief. After saying a few words, she quickly retreated. Somehow, Ye Lily was very strange now. It seemed that staying with her would have an invisible pressure that extinguished some of her arrogance. But when she went out of the door, she straightened her waist, disdainfully glanced at the room, and murmured in a voice only she could hear, "After three days, see if you still dare to be arrogant in front of me!"

In the room, Ye Lily held the bowl containing the sweet soup in her hand, walked to the window, and with a wave of her hand, half of the sweet soup was poured under the leaves and flowers in front of the window.

"Young lady, are you really going to Wolong Temple?" Bai Lu hesitated and asked.

"Yes." Ye Lily replied.

In the previous life, it was at this time that she overheard the maids in Rong Jing Hall talking and learned that Old Madam Ye intended to marry her to Prince Yu. The night before going to Wolong Temple, she fled to the Ding Prince Mansion and became his dependant. Although that decision was also wrong, it accidentally avoided another disaster.

Now, she won't run away or hide. She will just follow them to Wolong Temple. Whoever wants to watch her joke, she will turn them into the worst joke.

--- Side Note ---

We are going to Wolong Temple. We can punish the villains soon. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited!

I updated the character design of Young Lord Xiao in my Weibo. Do you think it's okay? O(∩_∩)O