Su Wan immediately became suspicious upon hearing this. Could it be that she had let something slip when she ordered Manager Liu to do something? Could this person be an enemy? Thinking of this, Su Wan's heart skipped a beat, and her hands clenched at her waist.

"Uncle Liu, go tell him that you are the owner here. If he wants to trade, invite him to come here to discuss."

"Yes."

After Manager Liu left, Su Wan said again, "Liuyan, let's go out the back door, right away." The other party's identity was unknown, so they had to let Uncle Liu find out first. If it was any later, the Zheng family would probably become suspicious.

Su Wan stood up and called a servant to tell the Zheng family guards who had followed to meet in the alley at the back door. As for the reason, he could just think of any one.

Su Wan was about to leave when someone arrived to report, "The boss is in trouble! Manager Liu has been taken over by someone else. He says there's someone else behind the shop, and he's invited you to his backyard for a chat." The man continued, sweat dripping from his face, "He also said he'll wait if you don't show up. But I'm not sure if the manager can wait."

Su Wan's face tightened. A threat? It looked like this person had been watching her for a long time. However, her identity was unknown, so she probably wouldn't meet him rashly. As for enemies, there were too many to count; anyone besides the Su family could be the enemy. Either they wanted to eliminate her, or use her to plot against the Su family. Whatever the reason, she had to know who that person was.

Su Wan raised her eyes and said, "Go find some clothes, something more expensive."

After that person left, Su Wan thought about herself and the servants of the Zheng family, who were a burden. These two people often followed her out, but they were the Zheng family after all. It would be bad if they revealed any flaws in front of the Wen family.

There were many people drinking tea on the first floor, and the waiters were busy running back and forth, refilling the teapot. The tea drinkers fiddled with their cups while watching the storyteller on the stage.

At this time, Liu Yan hurried down and said, "Two brothers, a young lady on the second floor suddenly fainted. Our wife is treating her because of her medical doctor Xie, but she needs some medicine. I'll be back soon, so please don't leave here."

The servant waved his hand, and Liuyan ran out of the teahouse. She hurried through the crowd, not noticing a woman dressed as a maid stopping behind her to stare at her. There was a long pause.

Not long after, a man in a moon-white brocade robe and a veil on his head came in from the back door through a narrow alley with two servants, and then entered the small door.

Entering the courtyard, one is struck by how small the space is, yet its exquisite luxury is truly astonishing. Every inch of the space exudes a sense of grandeur.

After going up to the second floor and entering the house, the servant said, "Please wait a moment, sir. The boss will be here soon."

The man in white didn't say anything but nodded slightly.

After the servant left, the servant in brown curiously peeked out the window. The yard was very quiet, but strangely quiet. It seemed as if something was making it so quiet.

After the servant left the door, Su Wan nodded to the man in white and followed him out.

It turned out that Su Wan had hired a servant to impersonate the owner. After leaving, Su Wan heard from another person who had followed him that the courtyard had a strange layout. He searched around outside but couldn't find him, nor heard any sound. Su Wan thought that if he waited for the man to come and ask him to hand over Uncle Liu, it might be more difficult. After all, if the man's identity was unclear, he might take advantage of the situation and make unacceptable demands based on his knowledge of Manager Liu's importance to him, which would put him in a passive position.

The two followed the servant who led the way through an archway, then entered a room and went up the stairs.

There were servants coming and going on the stairs, and the two of them lowered their heads and tried to remain calm.

"Wangfu, wait!" After going up to the second floor, Su Wan grabbed the servant and listened to the sound coming from the other side of the door with a frown.

"What's wrong, Madam?"

"listen!"

There was a lot of noise from the other side, with the laughter of men and women coming from time to time. They vaguely heard someone say, "My dear, why are you here so late?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wan's eyes widened. They had come to Fengming Tower! This meant this person might be the owner of Fengming Tower. Although Fengming Tower was one of the most prestigious Chu-style mansions in the capital, the person behind it was a very mysterious figure. However, to build such a large place, power and financial resources were indispensable.

"Young Madam is there." Wangfu's voice interrupted Su Wan's thoughts.

Su Wan saw the messenger walking through the crowd, seemingly heading for a private room, and followed him. One must know who is behind this.

As they spoke, the two of them lowered their heads and headed in that direction.

"Oh, you bumped into me! You're blind!" The woman in red said sharply, frightening Su Wan so much that she shrank back. "I'm so sorry, so sorry."

"Whose family are you from? Do you believe that I will ask your master to dig out your eyes?" The woman raised her head and pointed at the two of them.

Su Wan smiled and said respectfully, "I am from Chief Xie's department. I have an urgent matter to report. I am sorry for offending you."

The woman choked when she heard this, straightened her clothes and said, "Forget it, forget it."

Xie Yin's reputation was not ordinary, he was a notorious ruthless person. If I delayed his business, I would probably die before I could catch his eye. The woman said nothing more, snorted, and left.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly looked for the man, but because of the delay just now, the man disappeared, and the two of them suddenly became anxious.

At this moment, the door of a private room next door suddenly opened. A noble man in a blue brocade robe walked out, accompanied by the servant from before.

The two of them looked in the direction of the two men, and when they walked away, they were about to follow them quietly, but when they heard movement inside, Su Wan pretended to be calm and approached the door, trying to listen to the movement inside. However, Uncle Liu probably wouldn't be brought to such a place. Thinking of this, Su Wan was about to turn around, but she didn't expect to bump into a tall figure.

Su Wan quickly apologized, "Sorry, sorry." Then she turned around and was about to run, but she didn't expect to be caught by someone by the clothes.

"Okay, aren't you brave?"

Hearing the voice, Su Wan suddenly looked up. The person before her was none other than Cang Yi, Xie Yin's trusted subordinate.

At this moment, Cang Yi's eyes widened as he looked at Su Wan, who was dressed in coarse cloth and had a look of realization in her eyes. He was so shocked that he wanted to scream, but then he realized the situation was wrong and covered his mouth.

Su Wan broke free from his control, straightened her clothes, and stood there awkwardly. Cang Yi whispered, "Are you dressed like this to come see the young master?"

Su Wan looked up and hurriedly denied, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I came here to help find someone. Since you are not here, I won't bother you." With that, Su Wan was about to leave.

However, Cang Yi stopped her in front of her with a mischievous look on his face, "Madam, how do you know that the person you are looking for is not here? Since you are here, why not meet my young master?" Cang Yi gestured towards the door behind Su Wan.

Su Wan looked back and her eyes lit up.

In the inner room, a woman dressed in pink and glamorously attired was playing the zither. Opposite, Xie Yin sat at his desk, looking bored and slightly impatient.

At this moment, Cang Yi pushed the door open and walked in, whispering a few words in Xie Yin's ear. Xie Yin's originally dull eyes suddenly lit up.

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