The next day, Ya Fei rose early. She planned to visit the slave market in the Imperial Capital and pick out a few slaves to bring back to Ting Zhu Xuan as maids. The servants she had before had been dismissed after her parents died, so she needed to buy new ones.
Xiao Jin and Xiao Yi Xian went with her, intending to buy a few things to decorate their rooms.
Just as the three of them stepped out, several guards in matching uniforms surrounded them.
"Miss Ya Fei, the patriarch requests that you return," the leading guard stepped forward and said.
"Does asking me to return to the family require sending this many guards? If I refuse to go back, are you planning to force me?" Ya Fei sneered.
"Miss Ya Fei, you jest. We are only here to protect your safety. We hope you can understand," the leading guard hurriedly explained.
"And if I refuse to return, are you going to make a move?"
"Miss Ya Fei, please do not make things difficult for us. We are only following orders," the leading guard said awkwardly.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin stepped forward, intending to say something, but Ya Fei stopped him.
"Then I'll go back with you and have a look. But I'm bringing my friends with me." Ya Fei had no intention of making things difficult for these guards. Besides, she wanted to see Leo's expression once he saw that she had successfully returned to the family.
"No problem. These two honored guests may accompany us to meet the patriarch." The leading guard was overjoyed. As long as Ya Fei did not cause trouble and returned with them so they could report back, bringing along two young people did not matter. They did not believe two youngsters could