Hearing Ah Jiu take the initiative to inquire about Wufu, Yuan Ye glanced at his master from the corner of his eye and thought to himself, was the master's interest in that girl not a bit too great?
But whatever the master thought, as a servant, he couldn't meddle, nor was he like Hoo Die, always eager for gossip. He would simply follow the master's orders, asking nothing about what he wasn't supposed to know.
"If the master doesn't ask, this servant was just about to report. After investigation, that girl..." Yuan Ye respectfully began to speak, but turned the phrase into a gentle curve and said, "Miss Wufu has lived in Wozi Village since her birth, depending solely on Madam Zhou, and has never left the bounds of Maofeng Town. Her maternal grandfather provided much care for the mother and daughter when he was alive, leading to dissatisfaction from the Old Zhou family..."
