Madam Yan's Matchmaking Pavilion for Men

47 A Secret Visit, It Had to Be Fate

Yu Huang Rong raised his brows. That was what he wanted to hear? What was that supposed to mean? Looking at She Ning's face, he was sure that the other man didn't have any intention at all to explain to him though.

Well, as long as he was serious about Luan Xin, it would be alright. Maybe there would be an opportunity to bring it up later and find out more. Until then, he should just concentrate on the matter at hand.

Yu Huang Rong told him what Madam Yan had said and then asked him for his help to investigate these women. "I could probably do it myself but I'm sure that you'll be able to do it more secretly than me. Furthermore, your investigation will likely yield more results as well and even if somebody found out that someone from the palace is investigating these women, people might just think that this is Luan Xin showing concern for his cousin's matters. Nobody would be able to link it to Zhang Shi Lan and me."

She Ning nodded. "I'll work on it." He didn't say anything else and Yu Huang Rong could only sigh.

"Alright, then I'll leave. You ..." His gaze slid to the door to Luan Xin's bedchamber and he raised his brows. "Just do what you were originally intending to do." With that, he turned away and left.

Since he had managed to give that task to somebody else, he should now try to find opportunities for their parents to meet. Since his mother should still be at the matchmaking pavilion to discuss things with Madam Yan, now would be a good opportunity to go to me Zhang Shi Lan with none being the wiser.

He left the palace and then went to the house of the Zhangs. He didn't stop in front of it though and just glanced at the entrance. Well, even though Madam Yan had said that they should meet more often, it might still seem strange if he went there while his mother was at the matchmaking pavilion. Maybe he was thinking too much but he still wanted to be a little more careful today.

He rode into the alley around the corner and then looked at the wall next to him. Ah, it sure came in handy that he happened to be such a great martial artist. He made his horse halt and turned back to the wall but then leaned over the one on the other side first, breaking off a twig from the tree that was hanging over it. He smiled to himself and then got down from the horse, jumping into the air and flipping over the wall into the courtyard of the Zhangs' household.

He landed silently and then took cover in the garden, having a look around. Well, getting in wasn't a problem but he couldn't let anybody see him either. Thankfully, nobody was around so he wouldn't have to worry for the time being. The question was which room was Zhang Shi Lan's though. He couldn't run through the whole house to search for him, could he?

He looked around but it wasn't like he would be able to find out where in the house Zhang Shi Lan lived just by doing that. If he could spot him taking a stroll through his garden that would really be too coincidental.

Yu Huang Rong sighed and then rushed over to the building, ducking into one of the corridors. He glanced around, listening for any sounds close by at the same time. He had gotten lucky. He could hear some servants close by but nobody was coming in his direction. He should have enough time to look around.

He followed the corridor and moved deeper into the house, finally arriving in front of the door.

"Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"

The voice that sounded inside was that of a woman. Judging from the tone, she should already be middle-aged. Yu Huang Rong already wanted to continue on when the second voice that answered made him stop.

"Yes, I'm sure, mother. Madam Yan didn't invite me along so it is likely that she only wants to see you. I didn't don't really know her very well but she seemed to have a very clear vision of she what she wants to do with these events. Since she often doesn't follow the normal way of doing things, then we should just trust her on this. So far, haven't things been going well?