Chapter 160 Audacity
"Old slave Liu Yeqing, meet the young lady!"
"I am Fang Erniang, your servant, and I am honored to meet you, young lady!"
……
"Assassin Yang Xiaotao, nice to meet you, girl!"
First it was the old men in the front, followed by those in the middle, and then the younger generation like Yang Xiaotao also said their names.
As the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, Ye Qiongying had previously accepted the kneeling homage of the servants when she took over the management of the household.
But at that time I was definitely not as excited as I am now.
She calmed herself down and asked everyone to get up.
There were a total of thirty-six people present. The oldest were the three headed by Kang Qigong, two old men, and an old lady.
There were another twenty-seven people, most of whom were between twenty-seven and forty years old.
The youngest ones were naturally Yang Xiaotao and the other six girls and boys who looked to be only in their teens.
There are thirty-six people, and each of them is good at something different.
There are assassins like Yang Xiaotao who specialize in assassination, as well as those who collect intelligence, study medicine and poison, specialize in disguise, make money in business, and train newcomers...
I wonder how much effort my grandfather and his colleagues put in to find so many different types of talents.
After all, Ye Qiongying had been the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion for several years, so she naturally had no problem recognizing people. She quickly memorized the names of these thirty-six people and their abilities.
After further discussion, it was already late.
She had to go back to the military camp for training the next day, so she couldn't stay up too late.
Seeing that time was running out, Ye Qiongying assigned several tasks to these people before saying goodbye to them. She took Uncle Ye and opened the door, intending to go out through the stairs they came in from.
Just as I reached the door, I heard Yang Xiaotao shouting from behind:
"Girl! Then I will go to your yard to find you tomorrow?"
Ye Qiongying looked back at her:
"Okay, do you know the way?"
"Of course I know! I've been waiting there since I arrived in Pingwu City... cough cough cough," Yang Xiaotao was halfway through her words when a young man standing behind her pulled the back of her collar and she started coughing.
She pulled her collar back and turned back to glare at the man.
The other party whispered:
"Think before you speak."
Yang Xiaotao then realized that her secret action of lurking around the young girl had been exposed again.
Her eyes wandered for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and said loudly:
"Girl, you are a very tolerant person, so you won't care about these things, right?
That’s right, as soon as I arrived in Pingwu City, I found out where you live, young lady.
Gathering information before taking action is a basic quality for us assassins.
What a pity, you were in the barracks the whole time, and I only saw the old... old gentleman, a cook, a servant, and a very, very handsome young man. I just didn't see you!
Originally, I wanted to sneak into the army and take a look, but they stopped me, saying that it would bring you trouble if I was exposed.
Humph! Even my grandmother praised my ability to hide. Even if I took a stroll in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, I would not alarm anyone, let alone this place?
You really underestimate me.
But time is running out, and I plan to raid you when you come in today, which has already taken advantage of you, so I don't plan to inquire about your situation in advance, so I gave up the previous plan."
Ye Qiongying: ...
This girl is braver than she thought!
He actually planned to sneak into the military camp!
Fortunately, I gave up in the end.
Otherwise, if we were discovered...
Ye Qiongying couldn't imagine what would happen.
She sighed and opened her mouth to say something.
Yang Xiaotao quickly said:
"I know I was wrong! Miss, please forgive me this time.
From now on, I will be doing bodyguard work, and I will definitely not take reckless risks like I did when I was an assassin.
You can rest assured!"
This really worries me.
But she spent most of her time in the military camp, and couldn't take Yang Xiaotao with her immediately, so she could only trouble Uncle Ye to worry about her more.
Ye Qiongying glanced at Uncle Ye guiltily, and then said to Yang Xiaotao:
"It won't happen again."
Feeling that Yang Xiaotao was very respectful to her grandmother who had not yet appeared, Ye Qiongying said:
"If it happens again, I will have to ask your grandmother to come and teach you in person."
Yang Xiaotao immediately jumped up, puffed up her cheeks and said hurriedly:
"I remember! I really remember! Girl, we are family, how can you just complain to your elders? That's so boring!"
Seeing that she was still afraid of someone, Ye Qiongying couldn't help laughing:
"Okay, as long as you don't get into trouble, I won't bother the old man.
It’s getting late, so I’ll go back first.
Since you know the way, you can just go there yourself tomorrow... No, let Aunt Hong make the arrangements.
The young man in the yard may not be involved in these things in the future, and he does not know the situation of the Ye family.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate to let Uncle Ye find a human trafficker under the pretext that the mansion needs more manpower, and then take you back with him."
Yang Xiaotao didn't care about this:
"Okay, the result is the same anyway, I don't care."
Hong Xiu also agreed immediately:
"Okay, I'll take care of this. Old Ye, tomorrow at 3 p.m., just find a chance to come out, and I'll prepare everything else."
Uncle Ye nodded to indicate that he understood.
After making sure there was nothing else, Ye Qiongying walked up the stairs.
With the round beads lighting on both sides, the road here is still clearly visible.
The two men walked to the entrance and, according to what Hong Xiu had just specifically instructed, gently knocked on the third brick in the row just below the stone slab.
After waiting for a moment, I heard a creaking sound from above.
Soon, the stone slabs that were originally tightly closed opened to both sides, revealing space to walk out.
After the two went upstairs, they returned to the room in the backyard of Chunye Pawn Shop.
It was still the same mute old man who had brought them in before. He used the beads in his hand to light the way and sent them out of the yard again.
It was even quieter outside at this time, even the occasional barking of dogs had disappeared.
Ye Qiongying calculated the time, and together with Uncle Ye, avoided the soldiers who were patrolling at night and returned to their own yard safely.
The cook and the servant were still guarding here. When they saw them come back, they bowed silently and returned to their respective rooms.
It seems that An Yu did not wake up in the middle of the night.
Ye Qiongying and the other person slowed down their movements and returned to the front hall.
"Girl, those people today..."
As soon as Uncle Ye mentioned it, Ye Qiongying knew what he meant, and smiled, not caring much:
“I am not my grandfather or father. I am a woman. I have never had any contact with them before. After the incident three years ago, I did not show up and married someone directly in the capital.
Now that I suddenly appear here and want to gather them together again, it is normal that they are not completely convinced.
But...Uncle Ye, I have confidence that I can truly subdue them, just like my father and grandfather!"