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

Chapter 149

"Waste!" Wei Jue was so angry that he swung the whip at Xue Jiu.

Xue Jiu didn't dodge and took the whip head-on, feeling a burning pain in his chest.

He understood the adults' anger. It was bad enough that there had been no news before, but after finally getting some news, the person disappeared again since the last time he appeared.

They searched all the non-private residences but found no trace.

Actually, that's not true. They had found traces of Ye Xi staying overnight in an inn before, and the innkeeper said that it was a single woman who lived there.

The shopkeeper said that the man looked quite old, but his hands and feet were very nimble. He stayed here for several nights, but he went out every day and spent a lot of time there.

Xue Jiu asked the other party when he left. The shopkeeper said that it was the early morning of the second day after Xue Jiu caught Ye Xin. This person was most likely Ye Xi.

At that time, Xue Jiu was searching for inns in other places and missed this one.

Because this inn mainly serves the boatmen, who would have thought that a young lady would be so bold as to live in such a place.

Wei Jue had been in Hangzhou for five days and was very angry because he hadn't seen anyone.

Just then, a subordinate came to report that he had found a broker who said that a woman came to him to buy a blank travel permit a few days ago. Upon hearing this, Wei Jue became even more angry.

The private sale of blank road permits violated the law, so Wei Jue cleared out all the dens in Hangzhou where these transactions were being conducted privately.

In the past few days, all the subordinates dared not speak casually, for fear that their words would displease the superiors and they would be beaten again.

On the seventh day, Wei Jue had to return to Suzhou City. He had been away from the city for too long and there were too many things waiting for him to deal with.

Although he was in Suzhou City, he was actually in charge of the area around the two rivers, and there were a lot of things to do.

In fact, he could make up many excuses, but he had been away for too long and had no actual political achievements to back him up, so he had to be somewhat cautious.

So he still left Xue Jiu and a few palace guards behind, and he returned to Suzhou City with the people he brought with him.

As soon as Wei Jue returned home, Liusu asked to see him.

Ever since Liusu was punished for losing Ye Xi last time, Wei Jue didn't like her anymore after she recovered from her injury and told her not to hang around him unless necessary.

Liusu also knew what Wei Jue meant, so she didn't take the initiative to move forward during this period of time.

So this request for a meeting surprised Wei Jue a little. He didn't want to meet her, but somehow he changed his mind and asked her to come.

"Hello, sir." Liusu knelt down after coming in.

"How dare you come to see me? If you can't explain the reason today, don't blame me for giving you another beating." Wei Jue stared at Liusu coldly.

"Sir, Miss Ye, she is back."

Wei Jue's expression froze, his mind went blank, then he stared at Liu Su in disbelief and said sternly, "Say it again!"

"Sir, Miss Ye is back, and she wants to see you, sir."

Liusu didn't expect her master to react like this. She thought she must be ecstatic.

"Where is the person?" Wei Jue reacted. He thought Liusu didn't have the courage to lie to him, otherwise he would have to prepare to meet the King of Hell.

"In the original yard." Liusu replied.

After hearing this, Wei Jue immediately stood up and walked out. After walking a few steps, he turned around and asked, "How did you meet her?"

"It was the young lady who came to me." Liusu explained how she met Ye Xi.

Four days ago, Liusu was stopped by someone just as she left the house. When she looked carefully, it turned out to be Ye Xi.

Ye Xi said that she wanted to see Wei Jue. She had been waiting outside the mansion for two days for Liusu to show up, and finally she saw Liusu.

Wei Jue didn't expect that Ye Xi came back by herself. He calculated the time and found that Ye Xi couldn't ride a horse, so he should have returned to Suzhou City in a carriage.

So according to the time calculation, when he left Suzhou City, Ye Xi should be on the way to Suzhou City. If they both took the official road, then they actually met on the road.

Thinking of this, Wei Jue gritted his teeth again.

On the way to Ye Xi's yard, Wei Jue was wondering why she came back on her own initiative. After thinking about it carefully, he understood. His heart was burning with anger and he really wanted to kill her with a palm.