"It's all a matter of time. You'll be coming of age next year, and it's time for you to get married. Second Aunt, why are you so anxious? Some families start dating at the age of twelve and arrange marriages for their daughters very early."

Ye Qingya sighed, "I'm not nervous, I just feel a little embarrassed. Just thinking about that secret watch makes me feel quite, quite something."

As they were talking, they arrived at the front hall. Second uncle, second aunt, and eldest brother were all there.

"Uncle, Aunt, Brother, I should have come earlier to see if there's anything I can do to help. This is Qingyu's fault."

Second Aunt said with a smile, "Hey kid, you're here now, come here quickly. Have you had breakfast yet?"

Ye Qingyu smiled and nodded, "Second Aunt, I've already used it."

"Then go to her yard with Qingya. I'll trouble you to keep an eye on this girl today."

Ye Qingyu said unhappily, "Mother, why do you say that as if I'm going to run away?"

Second Aunt glared at her unhappily and said, "It's useless for you to think about it. I'm afraid you'll make a fool of yourself, so I asked your elder sister to watch you."

Ye Qingya stamped her feet in anger, her face wrinkled into a ball. She pulled Ye Qingyu over and said, "Father, Mother, my elder sister and I will go back to my yard first."

Ye Qingya chattered and pulled Ye Qingyu to visit her small courtyard. She looked positive and happy, and the unhappiness just now was gone.

"Miss, Madam said that the eldest son and Mr. Du have arrived and are in the octagonal pavilion in the garden."

Ye Qingya's spirits instantly cooled.

Ye Qingyu patted her soothingly and said, "We'll go over there in a few days."

The two of them came to the octagonal pavilion in the garden together. When Ye Yanzhi saw his two sisters coming, his expression paused.

Ye Qingyu nudged Ye Qingya. Ye Qingya glanced at her, sighed softly, and walked up with a smile, "Brother, I heard from mother that you were here. Here are some snacks made by the maid in my room. I brought some to you."

The second master Du, who was standing by, saw the young lady coming and quickly stood up and said, "Greetings, Miss Ye."

Ye Yanzhi pretended to cough lightly and introduced, "Mr. Du, this is my sister, Qingya, this is Mr. Du, the second young master."

"Mr. Du." Ye Qingya nodded lightly.

Mr. Du Er quickly stood up and bowed, "My humble servant greets Miss Ye."

Ye Qingya looked him up and down, then quickly turned her gaze to Ye Yanzhi, "Brother, I'll be leaving first."

Ye Yanzhi nodded.

Second Master Du, "Miss Ye, take care."

Turning out of the path, Ye Qingyu was looking at her with a smile, "How is it? How do you feel?"

Qingya took Ye Qingyu's arm and frowned slightly, "It's okay, it's not always like that. Didn't big sister see it too? What do you think of him?"

Ye Qingyu took a look from a distance and said, "From this point of view, he is a gentleman. It depends mainly on you."

Ye Qingya curled her lips and said, "They are all the same." She seemed to have no idea.

Ye Qingyu smiled. It seemed that she still had to see the opinions of her second uncle and second aunt. They thought that the second young master Du was good, and seeing Qingya's attitude, she didn't reject him, so it should be possible.

After the banquet, Second Aunt pulled Ye Qingyu aside and said, "Qingyu, you also saw that Second Master Du. What do you think? What does Qingya think of him?"

Ye Qingyu chuckled, "Second Aunt, you should ask Qingya."

"I asked her, but she didn't say anything. She just said that it's okay as long as I like her. Alas, this child is for her to see, and it mainly depends on whether she likes him or not." Second Aunt looked worried.

"The Du family is similar to ours, and we can be considered a good match. Lord Du holds the same official position as your second uncle, and he is an honest man. There is no mess at home, so Qingya won't have a bad time marrying into the family." Second Aunt said in a low voice, and she seemed very satisfied with the Second Master Du.

Ye Qingyu pondered for a moment, "I see Qingya doesn't seem to be rejecting it. If it's really a good match, Second Aunt has asked someone to check it out, and it's not bad."

Second Aunt nodded. "Well, your second uncle and I think he's quite good. This Second Young Master Du made it into the top three in the imperial examination this year, so he's quite capable. He doesn't have any concubines in his courtyard, so he's quite self-disciplined."

Ye Qingyu felt that Second Aunt was very optimistic about the Du family, so she naturally did not say anything. Since she was optimistic, it meant that Second Aunt had investigated everything thoroughly. "It's getting late, Second Aunt, I'll go back to the Marquis' Mansion first."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble today. I'll take you out."

Ye Qingyu quickly shook her head, "Second Aunt, no need, we don't need to be so polite, you go ahead and do your work, I'll leave first."

After leaving the Ye Mansion, Ye Qingyu got on the carriage and slowly headed towards the Marquis' Mansion.

Suddenly, the carriage shook violently, and a man in black suddenly came in.

Before Ye Qingyu could say anything, she was knocked unconscious by the man who came.

"Miss, Miss, please wake up."

Ye Qingyu heard someone calling her in a daze. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Wanqiu's anxious and worried face.

"Wanqiu, where are we?"

Ye Qingyu felt a severe pain in the back of her head, and Wanqiu helped her up.

"Miss, we are in a dilapidated temple outside the city. It was because our men failed to protect you that the bad guys kidnapped you here. I will take you away from here right now." The secret guard knelt in front of Ye Qingyu.

Ye Qingyu looked at the two people kneeling in front of her, her delicate brows knitted together, "Who are you?"

Her grandfather sent two secret guards to her side, and she only brought An Yi with her, while An Er was left in Wanyan Pavilion.

Now that there was suddenly one more person, Ye Qingyu became alert.

"Miss Ye, I was sent by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to protect you. Another of my companions went back to inform His Royal Highness that it was our fault for failing to provide adequate protection."

Ye Qingyu's expression relaxed a little, with a hint of surprise. She didn't expect that Shen Yanli would actually send someone to protect her.

Ye Qingyu touched the back of his head and said, "It's okay. It was an unexpected event. You guys are beyond your ability. Do you know who did it?"

"It must be a gang in the underworld. Someone bribed them to attack you."

Ye Qingyu nodded and leaned against the pillar. She roughly guessed who did it.

"Just tie me and Wanqiu up first, and then stand aside to protect us."

"Miss, aren't you leaving?"

"Not yet, I want to see what they are going to do!" There was frost in Ye Qingyu's eyes.

Wanqiu looked at the young lady's calm expression, and her panicked heart also calmed down. "Young lady, do you know who did this?"

Ye Qingyu smiled faintly, "Although I have a lot of enemies, only those two people can act so simply."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the dilapidated temple was pushed open. "Ye Qingyu, you are quite calm even when death is imminent."

Ye Qingyu looked at the person who walked in and smiled coldly without any surprise, "Lu Qianqian, it really is you."

Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Shuwen who was following behind Lu Qianqian. "I didn't expect it. I thought Lu Qianqian was the only one with a pig brain, but it seems there are two."

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