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Chen Pingzhi went to Gu Yu to get the portrait. Gu Yu was now in the study looking at Wang Naya's portrait, some with a veil, some with a mask, and some of her dancing with a wine jug in the Wenxuan Pavilion that day.

"Master, I have summoned fifty people from the palace and asked them to stand by. I want to show them two portraits of Miss Wang so that they can identify her and find her in time."

Gu Yu took out two portraits of Wang Naya, one of which was her wearing a mask and the other was her wearing a veil. Her eyebrows and eyes were very vivid, and Gu Yu's painting skills were still very strong.

"Take these two paintings and ask them to look for them carefully. If they are short of manpower, hire more. But remember not to be too conspicuous. Just look for them secretly. There will be a reward when they find them."

Gu Yu said.

"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."

Chen Pingzhi saluted with both hands and bowed slightly, then walked out.

He returned to the place where everyone had gathered, took out two portraits of Miss Wang, opened them, and said to everyone:

"You all take turns to come and take a good look. This is the girl that the young master is looking for. The young master said that you should look for her carefully. There will be a reward when you find her."

"The young master also ordered us to search secretly and not to be too conspicuous. Did you all hear that clearly?"

"Listen clearly!"

All fifty people responded in unison.

"Okay, you guys take turns to come up and watch, and remember it well."

Chen Pingzhi said while holding up his hand.

Fifty people took turns walking up and looking carefully at the person in the portrait.

In one of the portraits, the girl was wearing a mask, and in another, she was wearing a veil. Judging from her expression and temperament, one could tell that she was a beauty.

But I didn’t see her full face, so I can only ask others if they have seen a girl wearing a mask and a veil.

"I don't know who this girl is to the young master. The young master actually asked so many people to look for her."

"Don't worry about it. We will just go and find it according to the master's order."

There were people whispering below.

"Guard Chen, if the master and the mistress ask, what should we say?"

Someone asked about Chen Ping's way.

"The young master told us not to be too public about it. If the master and mistress ask, just say we don't know and try not to let them know. If the young master finds out that any of you said something you shouldn't to the master and mistress, you will bear the consequences."

Chen Pingzhi said to everyone seriously.

Just like that, after identifying Wang Naya's portrait, the people in the Gu Mansion began to disperse in search of people. The two portraits were still in Chen Pingzhi's hands, and anyone who needed to see them could come and see them at any time.

Everyone was very enthusiastic because they could get a reward after finding the person.

Outside the main gate of Gu Mansion——

"Master, we have arrived at the Gu Mansion."

A carriage stopped at the gate of Gu's house, and the guard driving the carriage said to the people in the carriage.

"Ah."

The car door curtain opened, revealing a handsome face. The person was Yan Zihao.

"You wait nearby."

He got off the carriage and gave instructions to the guard.

"Yes."

The guards drove a carriage nearby.

Yan Zihao then stretched out his long legs and walked to the gate of Gu's house and knocked on the door a few times.

“Knock—knock—”

"Squeak-"

The door was opened. The doorman looked at who was knocking on the door and saw it was Yan Zihao, so he quickly welcomed him in.

"Master Yan, you are here. My master is in the mansion. Please come this way."

The concierge said enthusiastically.

"Ah."

After responding, Yan Zihao walked towards Gu Yu's study. When he came to see him in the past, Gu Yu would be in the study most of the time, and he was already familiar with the place.

The maids walking around in the courtyard stopped and saluted when they saw Yan Zihao, and then left.

He came to the door of Gu Yu's study, knocked gently, then opened the door and walked in.

"Didn't you tell me not to come in and disturb me without my permission?"

When Gu Yu heard the door open, he didn't look up, thinking that it was a servant from the mansion coming in, so he spoke unhappily.

"Gu Yu, why do you look so upset?"

Yan Zihao heard the displeasure in his tone and spoke.

"Huh? Zihao? Why are you here?"

When Gu Yu heard that it was Yan Zihao's voice, he raised his head and looked at him in surprise.

"I waited for you for a long time in front of Qianlong Villa this morning, but you didn't come, so I wanted to come and see you."

Yan Zihao said as he walked to the chair and sat down.

"Come here, serve some tea."

Gu Yu shouted loudly to the maid guarding the door to come in and serve tea to Yan Zihao.

After a while, the maid brought the tea, poured a cup of tea for Yan Zihao, and replaced a cup of hot tea for Gu Yu, then left.

"I guess you're not just here to see me, are you?"

Gu Yu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then spoke.

"Well, I also wanted to ask you, did you go to the inn where Yuyan is staying this morning? I haven't seen her go to the First Floor for several days. I want to know what she is busy with."

Yan Zihao directly stated the real purpose of his visit.

Gu Yu lowered his eyes. He knew in his heart that Yan Zihao admired Yuyan as much as he did, but they were good friends, so if they wanted to compete, it should be a gentleman's competition, so he did not intend to hide anything.

"Yuyan...is not living in that inn anymore...the people there said she moved out yesterday."

Gu Yu said in a low voice.

"What? Did the people at the inn tell you where she went? Do you know where she is?"

Yan Zihao was also shocked. He was also afraid that he would never see her again in the future. He asked Gu Yu anxiously.

"No, I don't know where she is now. I have just sent someone to look for her."

Gu Yu said.

Yan Zihao was thinking at this moment that he would send someone to look for her soon. He hadn't seen her for a few days and he missed her very much. He didn't know if he could meet her at the gate of Qianlong Villa in the future. He was also afraid that she had left Yuncheng and he would never find her again.

He felt very flustered and his mood suddenly became depressed.

Gu Yu noticed his change and smiled helplessly. He continued to paint on the paper.

The person in the painting is Yuyan.

Yan Zihao sat for a while and said:

"Gu Yu, if you have any news about her, please inform me immediately. I will also send someone to look for her. I will leave first."

"Okay, if you have any news, send someone to inform me so we can keep in touch."

Gu Yu responded.

"must."

Yan Zihao said as he stood up and was about to leave.

He walked out of Gu's house and came to his carriage.

"Master, why did you come out so soon?"

Yan Zihao's guard shadow saw him come out shortly after he went in and asked.

"Drive back home. I have something for you to do."

After Yan Zihao got on the carriage, he said to Shadow.

"Yes."

After Yingzi finished speaking, he drove the carriage towards Yan's house.

After Yan Zihao returned home, he immediately ordered Yingzi to arrange someone to find Wang Naya.

"Stop everything you can to find Miss Yuyan. Don't alert my parents. Do it in secret. Report any situation immediately."

Yan Zihao said seriously.

He then gave Shadow the portrait he had drawn of her, which he had kept carefully in his study.

"Take this portrait and let them identify it carefully. Now, go down and do your work."

He warned Shadow again.

"Yes, Shadow will definitely get things done."

After receiving the order, Yingzi went downstairs to arrange for someone to find Miss Yuyan.

Yan Zihao knew that Gu Yu had also given them a portrait of Chen Pingzhi and asked them to find it, so he also gave the portrait to Yingzi to make it easier for them to identify it.

While Gu Yu and Yan Zihao were trying hard to find Wang Naya.

Gongsun Ze and Dongfang Jue were also getting a little restless as they hadn't seen Yuyan for several days.

This morning, the two of them waited for a long time at the gate of Qianlong Villa, but did not see Gu Yu's carriage. Instead, they saw Yan Zihao's carriage. However, in the end, Yan Zihao left first for some unknown reason.

Gongsun Xue had been on guard against Gongsun Ze bringing Wang Naya back home to live, and after waiting for several days and not seeing her brother bring her back, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"That bitch better be smart. Don't even think about climbing up the social ladder in my family, and don't even think about seducing my brother Jue."

Gongsun Xue said viciously in her heart.

"Have you inquired about Brother Jue's recent whereabouts? Have you heard about him meeting that bitch?"

Gongsun Xue said to her personal maid.

"Miss, I have bribed Master Jue's coachman. According to the information provided by the coachman, Master Jue has been waiting for Master Gu's carriage at the gate of Qianlong Villa every morning, but he has not seen that bitch."

The maid reported truthfully.

"Humph, that's good. I don't know where that bitch is dead. It would be great if she really died!"

Gongsun Xue smiled evilly and said disdainfully.

"That's right, it would be better if she died without any help from Miss."

The maidservant flattered Gongsun Xuedao.

The master and servant spoke some vicious words and laughed from time to time.

If outsiders heard it, they would just think that two lunatics were laughing.

"By the way, the Southern Region Grand Ceremony will be held in two months. At that time, the Southern Region Royal City will invite young beauties and talented people from all over the country to participate. We must prepare well."

Gongsun Xue suddenly remembered that the Southern Region Ceremony would be held in two months, and began to speak.

"Our Gongsun family is one of the five major families in Yuncheng. Every year, Master Ze and Miss Ze will receive an invitation from the Southern Region Royal City for the Yuncheng Grand Ceremony. Miss will definitely receive one this year as well. If you perform well at the ceremony, you will surely charm all the young talents."

The maid said to Gongsun Xue in a flattering manner.

"Humph, by then I will be able to make Brother Jue fall at my feet. That bitch probably hasn't even heard of the Southern Region Ceremony. How can such a lowly thing like her compare with me?"

Gongsun Xue was very confident. She felt that when the Southern Region Ceremony came, she would perform a dance on stage and would definitely win the top spot on the beauty list of the ceremony. As for that bitch Wang Yuyan, she was not even qualified to go to the ceremony, so she despised her even more.

In the Cloud City Lord's Mansion——

"Lan'er, the Southern Region Grand Ceremony will be held in two months. You must prepare well and don't embarrass your father!"

Yun Tianhe, the Lord of Yun City, was sitting in the city lord's seat and giving instructions to his precious daughter Yun Lan.

"Dad, don't worry! Your daughter will definitely top the beauty list and bring honor to our Yuncheng! I think brother Ze will also be at the top of the talent list."

Yun Lan said with a proud look on his face.

"Girl, you always think about that boy from the Gongsun family. Do you want dad to talk to him and ask him to marry you?"

Yun Tianhe teased.

He knew that his beloved daughter liked Gongsun Ze and always mentioned him in front of him.

He had mentioned the marriage between the two families to Gongsun Ze's father intentionally or unintentionally. The Gongsun family also agreed with the marriage, but said that it had to be agreed by Gongsun Ze. After such a long time, the boy still hadn't expressed his opinion.

He knew that Gongsun Ze had no love for his daughter, nor did he want Yun Lan to really marry him.

"Oh, Dad, you're teasing me..."

When Yun Lan heard Yun Tianhe say this, she acted a little shy and pretended to be angry.

"Hahaha, all right, my dear daughter, go and get ready. I, your father, still have some official business to attend to."

Yun Tianhe said to Yun Lan lovingly.

"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave now."

After Yun Lan finished speaking, she walked out and went back to her own boudoir, with her maid Qiao Yun following her.

After returning to her room, she sat in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the mirror and said to Qiao Yun:

"That woman will definitely be invited to the Southern Region Grand Ceremony in two months. By then, I will defeat her at the ceremony and take the top spot on the Beauty Ranking. I will let her know that she is not worthy of being on the stage with her shameful appearance."

"Yes, our young lady is so beautiful and her dancing is also beautiful. How can that woman be compared with her?"

Qiao Yun said flatteringly.

"Oh, by then Brother Ze will find that I, Yunlan, am charming and charming, and he will always like me!"

Yun Lan stroked his face gently and said narcissistically.

"Yes! By then, not only Master Ze, but all the talented people who come to participate in the ceremony will be fascinated by the young lady!"

Qiao Yun continued to flatter.

"You, just know how to talk."

Yun Lan was extremely pleased to hear what Qiao Yun said and was in a good mood.

The reason why Yun Lan knew that Wang Naya would also be invited to participate in the Southern Region Ceremony was because the ceremonies in previous years would invite ten people who successfully entered the "First Floor" to participate.

This "First Building" is not only in Yuncheng, but also has branches in other cities. Every year, ten people from each city can be invited there.

Those who can enter "The First Building" are all very outstanding talents. Some of them can even enter the Southern Domain King City to report on their work because of their outstanding performance in the ceremony, become the Southern Domain King's guest, and enjoy wealth and glory.

Therefore, many talented people went to attend the ceremony with this idea in mind.

There are also some talented people whose families are in business who go there to make connections in order to expand the family business.

Many women want to find their ideal husband and see if they can be noticed by noble men at the ceremony.

Some even want to perform their talents at the ceremony, hoping to be included in the list of beauties in the Southern Region. If they are lucky enough, they will be chosen by the King of the Southern Region to be his princess, and then they will be able to rise to the top and become phoenixes.

At this time, in a high-end teahouse, several young ladies from aristocratic families gathered together to drink tea and chat:

"Hey? You said that the Talent List of the Southern Region Festival must have a lot of new faces this year!"

"Our family has received invitations in previous years. Do you guys want to prepare anything this year?"

"Alas, in previous years, the limelight of the Yuncheng Beauty List was occupied by Gongsun Xue and Yun Lan. This year, they must have prepared very well."

"Don't say that. Sister Liu was also in the top 20 of the beauty list last year. Let's work harder this year and try to get into the top 20!"

"I heard that the King of the Southern Territory has not yet taken a princess. What do you think? If one of us is chosen, then we can become the Princess of the Southern Territory in the future!"

"Ah! Last year I met the King of the Southern Territory. He was wearing a mask. It is said that he wore a mask because he looked ferocious. Do you still dare to marry the King of the Southern Territory?"

"Well, I also heard that the King of the Southern Territory is actually very handsome, but he often appears in public with a mask!"

……

Several women were enthusiastically discussing the Southern Region Ceremony.

The people from Gu Yu faction in the teahouse were secretly looking at the women one by one, and when they found that they were not the ones they were looking for, they left in a hurry.