Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Liu Su stepped forward to listen to the order. Yang Jian instructed: "Interrogate the servants in the mansion and see if anyone knows what Ye Xi did after leaving the banquet hall and why she looked unhappy after returning and seemed angry with me. Also, check if there are any signs of people entering or leaving the two rooms. If there are, ask clearly if it was those servants."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Liusu bowed and left.

Liusu was very efficient and went to see Yang Jian half an hour later.

"According to the maid who led Miss Ye out, because she heard that Miss Ye wanted to get some fresh air outside, she pointed out the way to the bamboo forest, but she did not accompany her. The maid who met Miss Ye later said that Miss Ye must have gone to the bamboo forest first and got lost on the way back. It probably took her too long to find the way. When they met, Miss Ye did not look very well and seemed to be sweating."

"Does anyone know where she went?"

"No, it is said that because the young master is holding a banquet, the servants in the yard are either busy with the banquet or..." Liusu paused. Yang Jian looked at her sharply, and she immediately continued: "They are just being lazy, so no one knows. Those servants are newly added and have not been trained well yet. There are some omissions. Please punish them, young master." When Liusu said this, she immediately knelt down and apologized. Although the training of servants was not her direct responsibility, she had no choice but to do it.

"Hmph, don't worry, no one will escape." Yang Jian snorted coldly, "Find out those lazy guys, each of them will receive ten strokes of the cane, you will receive twenty, and the maid who didn't accompany her will be sold after ten strokes. Don't let me know that the servants are so negligent in the future, otherwise today's punishment will be doubled."

"Yes." Liusu replied with her head down.

"How about the wing?"

"I went to check, and there was no sign of anyone entering or leaving." In fact, apart from taking Ye Xi to and from school, Liusu didn't often go in and out of there. Before Ye Xi left, she restored the place to its previous arrangement, and she herself didn't move anything, so Liusu didn't notice anything.

After listening to this, Yang Jian left. He knew that some traces were not so obvious. Maybe someone went in and out but it was not easy to find. Besides, Ye Xi did not have to go in and out of the room to figure out the trick.

Liusu's face was pale. Ten strokes of the cane was a heavy punishment for a girl. If the master was so angry, he would definitely beat her with all his heart.

Liusu was beaten with a stick twenty times not only because she was the leader, but also because she practiced martial arts. She knew that Yang Jian was taking his anger out on her, but what could she do? When Ye Xi came home, she should have avoided him, otherwise she would not be able to hide it.

When Yang Jian returned to his bedroom, his personal maid came forward to undress him and help him take a bath. As Yang Jian looked at the maid wiping his body, he thought about the layout near the bamboo forest and suddenly thought of the two secret rooms. He felt uneasy. Ye Xi's abnormality should be related to this. If it is true, then the matter may have been exposed. In this way, many things can no longer be maintained as they were before.

He thought of what Liusu had mentioned about Ye Xi's refusal to come last time. Could there be a connection between the two? He suddenly felt very upset. It seemed that it was a mistake to invite them to the banquet today. It did not achieve the desired effect. Because this incident made him feel uncomfortable, he pushed away the half-naked maid who was approaching to serve him.