"The young master has not returned, he is dealing with some matters. Please use the visit to this site for the first release of Ya Wen's words." Nie Boyi said with a calm face, after finishing speaking, he cast his sharp gaze at Ye Zhuo.

  Ye Chou's face showed an extremely uncomfortable expression as he stiffly smiled and said, "Fifth Brother, you're back?"

  Nie Boyi didn't say a word, but stared fixedly at Ye Zhuo, his gaze sharp enough to pierce a hole through Ye Zhuo's body.

  Seeing Nie Bo Yi's expression, everyone turned to look at Ye Zhuo together, with different expressions, but no one spoke, and the scene was eerily quiet.

  Ye Zhuo's smile on his face finally couldn't hold on, biting his lips, and said anxiously: "Why does Fifth Brother look at me like this?"

  Nie Bao smiled coldly and said: "I just want to take a good look at how outstanding Miss Ye is."

  Ye Zhuo's face changed, and he looked up at Nie Boyi: "Why did Fifth Brother say that? What did I do wrong, just point it out, why the sarcasm?"

  "Fifth senior brother? You haven't even taken a master yet, I think it's better if you don't call yourself that for now, or else it'll be troublesome to change your words later." Nie Bo Yi's tone was increasingly sarcastic.

  "So, Master Nie, I'd like to ask what kind of heinous crime have I committed that makes Master Nie want to sweep me out the door?" Ye Zhuo slightly raised her head and stared into Nie Bo Yi's eyes.

  Nie Bo Yi's mouth curled up on the left side, revealing a sneer: "Now the people of Nanshan Town are all discussing it. The chief jade carver of Nie's workshop and Ye Gongzhu of Yu Zuan Workshop had a competition. At that time, Princess Yufei, Nie Daxia, County Magistrate Yuan of Nanshan Town, and Old Lady Feng were all present. Princess Yufei and Nie Daxia both praised the jade carvings made by Ye Gongzhu as masterpieces. Nie Gongzi was eager to recruit talented people, so he personally went to Yu Zuan Workshop to take Ye Gongzhu as his apprentice on behalf of Master Nie."

  "What?" Ye Zhuo's eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Nie Boyi.

  Nie Bao Yi didn't let her speak, and continued: "Miss Ye has only been studying jade carving for half a year, yet she can already win against Master Nie's personally taught disciple. This is truly remarkable! Afraid that others won't know, she even spread the news everywhere. Someone like you who only cares about personal gain, without regard for the reputation of the Nie family... My master wouldn't dare take you on as a disciple! Miss Ye might as well go back and establish her own sect, widely recruiting disciples. Why would she still want to acknowledge my master as her teacher? Isn't Miss Ye afraid that our humble Nie family temple won't be able to accommodate a great Buddha like herself?"

  Ye Zhuo's face sank upon hearing this, and he coldly said: "Could it be that Master Nie suspects that I spread this rumor? Although I'm not a clever person, I'm also not foolish enough to spread such a thing. What benefit would it bring me? It seems that Master Nie's suspicion isn't Master Nie's intention, right? Furthermore, whether or not Master Nie accepts me as an apprentice is something you can decide on your own? The words you spoke, could they possibly represent Master Nie's intentions? If so, I'll pack my things and head home immediately."

  Qiu Yue's eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing this. Could she finally leave the Nie residence? Although she had only been here for half a day, she already thoroughly disliked this place. Every word and action required careful consideration of others' facial expressions. She was constantly on edge, afraid that one misstep would lead to ridicule or punishment. This feeling of being on pins and needles reminded her of when she first entered the Ye household as a servant in the second house.

  Although she was also a slave, the two places, Ye's main house and Nie's mansion, gave her completely different feelings.

  However, Ye Zhuo didn't turn around and leave after saying those words. Instead, he stood there, his eyes fixed intently on Nie Boyi, as if wanting to get an answer from him before letting it go.

  The news of the trial was not spread by the Ye family. Gu Chen didn't know whether he was afraid of implicating Ye Zhuo in suspicion, or if he wanted to deliberately provoke and disgust the Southern School, or both. She left Nan Shan Town with a completely different attitude from when she arrived, sending someone to notify Yuan Chaolin and Feng Chengzeng the night before. Although the servant didn't indicate that Zhang Qing and Zhao Song hadn't expected things to go this far, Ye Zhuo and Nie Boyi's right and wrong were hard to say. Moreover, Nie Boyi had always been proud of himself and wasn't close with them, so they didn't want to take sides either. Seeing Nie Boyi leave, they exchanged a glance and also left, determined not to get involved in this matter.

  Ning Weiyue's eyes rolled around and she waved her hand at the maid: "Let's go, let's go back." After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked towards her own courtyard.

  "Miss, Yu Fei is a palace person, and it's likely that she has come to Nanshan Town this time because of her relationship with our Guifei. The matter of Ye Miss is mixed in, although it won't affect the overall situation, but how to deal with it will be decided by Master. It's better for you not to get involved." Qian Huahua was almost like a tapeworm in Nie Weiyue's stomach. Seeing Nie Weiyue's eyes turn around, she knew that she was up to something again, and quickly advised her with a bitter tone.

  Nie Weiyue was most impatient with Qian Mama's preaching and waved her hand like she was shooing away flies: "Alright, alright, I know."

  The old lady sighed and said nothing more.

  Ye Zhuo cried all the way back to her own courtyard, and along the way, she attracted the attention of the maids and old women, some of whom even stopped Qiu Yue to ask what was going on. Qiu Yue didn't know what Ye Zhuo had planned, so she just smiled awkwardly and said: "Although our young lady is from a humble background, at home she's been spoiled, and can't bear the slightest grievance. It's nothing, it'll be fine after a while." After speaking, she hastily chased after her.

  Although these words didn't make anything clear, they revealed a piece of information: someone had given Ye Zhuo a hard time. Who would give the old man's newly accepted disciple a hard time? Thinking back to earlier when Ye Guniang seemed to have gone to Du Gongzi's courtyard, the answer seems to be on the tip of one's tongue.

  Qiu Yue returned to Yingfeng Academy and saw Ye Zhuo covering her face with a quilt, lying on the bed and crying bitterly. Zi He was standing beside the bed, softly comforting her. Qiu Yue hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Sister Zi He, don't worry about it, Miss is feeling distressed in her heart, crying will make her feel better. You can go ahead with your business, I'll take care of things here."

  Zi He was a gentle and reserved person, in Nie's mansion she had never been favored because of her inability to flatter and please others. At this time seeing Qiu Yue speaking like that, she also nodded slightly and said: "Then I'll have to trouble sister Qiu Yue." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left, closing the door behind her.

  Ye Zhuo Sheng feared that Zi He and other servants of Nie Manor would become suspicious, so he cried for a while longer before slowly stopping.

  Qiu Yue handed her a handkerchief to wipe her face, and said in a low voice: "Miss, why don't we pack up our things and go back now? Haven't we suffered enough humiliation?"

  Thank you for the golden pig from Zhou Xiaoling, thank you for the peace symbol from Dongfang Fengyun, Guanghan Palace Master A, and Rox. Thank you for the pink votes from Guanghan Palace Master A, Feijing, Qin Muyi, Ziyouran Zide, and Mengqianni!

  Also, this Saturday students will be taking the tea art skills certification exam. Ling Shui has been staying in the tea art room all day for the past two weeks and can only spare time to type at night, really cannot update more chapters. Next week, next week I'll update again, thanks everyone! (Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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