After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 421 Gifts always come at a price.

"I……"

Song Taotao felt even more pressured as she sensed their gazes.

What do you call this, escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another?

Compared to that, Ni's demands weren't so terrible.

"You need to know that you are not married to Ye Feifan yet."

Ye Jin'er continued.

His meaning was clear: the wedding could still be canceled, and if her answer didn't satisfy him, he had ways to make it canceled.

"I said I said."

Song Taotao's gaze darted around frantically, but all she could see was endless fog.

It's terrifying, both the Lu family and this scene.

"I meant no harm. Someone just asked me to bring something to Ye Wanyin, that's why I came."

Song Taotao tried her best to explain, putting on a very sincere expression.

"I didn't agree at first because so many people are coming today, why does it have to be me? But the conditions he offered were quite good, and he repeatedly emphasized that there was no harm, so I brought him."

"What did you bring?"

Ye Sanqing asked.

Surprisingly, I was able to get information out of a casual question.

"It's a cheongsam, for Ye Wanyin. I checked it as soon as I got it, and there's definitely no problem with it."

Seeing that they didn't speak, Song Taotao explained, "This person was very polite to me, and said that only members of the Ye family could give clothes to Ye Wanyin. This is very important to both Ye Wanyin and him, so he came to me. But he told me not to deliver it directly, but to quietly deliver it to the dressing room."

"The same outfit she wore before she started dancing?"

Ye Sanqing recalled.

It seemed that Ye Wanyin had a cheongsam that didn't quite match her taste, but she had just thought it was arranged by the Lu family.

After all, Ye Wanyin's style is such that even if it's simple and elegant, it still has a certain subtle charm; it's impossible for her to be truly traditional.

But then she thought about it again, and realized that Ye Wanyin had thrown wine at her to cause trouble, so the possibility of the Lu family preparing it was almost nonexistent.

Song Taotao nodded.

Is this person male or female?

Upon hearing these words, Ye Jin'er searched her mind for information, but to no avail.

He didn't care much about Ye Wanyin's social circle; at most, he only knew about a few of her girlfriends who she often hung out with.

But if it were them, there would be no need for them to go through such a long and complicated process to have Song Taotao deliver the clothes.

"It should be a man, but I'm not sure. I just think so based on his tone. He always contacts me via text message."

Song Taotao hesitated for a moment before deciding whether to tell the whole truth.

"They were being very secretive, and even told me to ask Ye Wanyin if she wanted to be a big star. If she agreed, I should pass on the message. Once they get in touch, I'll be out of the picture."

“I didn’t understand at the time. But when I got home and thought about it, I realized that people who come to us for cooperation these days will use all sorts of tricks, so giving gifts at weddings isn’t that strange, is it?”

"But not just anyone can attend a wedding, right? And I was relatively easy to find; he contacted me through my streamer account."

Song Taotao added that, with these factors in mind, it does sound a bit more reasonable.

Ye Sanqing thought to himself that this was not strange at all, but rather quite ordinary.

Even if it wasn't her wedding, she seemed to have received quite a few gifts today, all to show her sincerity in the cooperation...

Of course, these gifts all come at a price.

Therefore, the gifts Ye Wanyin received must have come at a price.

"Tell me everything you remember at once."

Ye Sanqing remained expressionless and spoke calmly.

That's all.

Song Taotao thought hard for a moment and answered as sincerely as possible.

"Where is his account?"

"After I received the clothes, I wanted to let him know, but then I found out the account had been canceled. He said he would contact me when the time came..."

As Song Taotao spoke, she suddenly became uncertain.

Someone who can proactively contact you anytime, anywhere sounds like some kind of mastermind villain.

Ye Sanqing glanced at the other two and said, "Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll have my bodyguard take you home."

If Ninth Concubine weren't there, Song Taotao would definitely want to stay and socialize more.

But she couldn't expect Ye Sanqing to come and help her anytime, anywhere; it would be bad if things fell into the same situation as before.

"So... if he contacts me, should I tell you?"

While waiting for An Yueyuan to arrive, Song Taotao hesitated.

"It's okay. If they ask you to keep it a secret, then don't tell them."

Ye Sanqing smiled and said, "For your safety... you should listen to what the other party says."

Song Taotao's expression darkened after hearing this, but she didn't say anything more and left with An Yueyuan.

"What do you think?"

After she walked away, Ye Sanqing said.

"Sounds like Ye Wanyin's stalker."

Ye Jin'er complained, "Sending clothes to a wedding... If you don't splash water on her, she won't even have a chance to wear this dress!"

"Maybe he knew I would splash water?"

Ye Sanqing said, "My feud with Ye Wanyin isn't new. Even if I hadn't splashed water, given Ye Wanyin's personality, it's really hard for her not to clash with others. I think she's been putting up with Ninth Concubine for a long time."

"You're quite observant, but everyone's been putting up with Ninth Concubine for a long time now..."

Sheng Hanyu smiled as she recalled the large diamond in the other person's hand.

"That's true, so the clothes aren't the point. The point is the message he wants to convey through the clothes."

As Ye Sanqing recalled, he said, "First of all, the tailoring of that outfit was excellent. Not to mention the design style, it also looked very well-fitting. I can't tell which master designed it, but Soren might know."

"I'll ask him right now." Upon hearing this, Ye Jin'er immediately started sending messages.

"That means this person has a certain level of financial strength and status to be able to order clothes from the master. The production time for the cheongsam is not short, which means this was premeditated. However, Ye Wanyin and Lu Wangqian's wedding was only decided during the Spring Festival, which is just over a month ago."

"It can also be assumed that this outfit is not necessarily meant to be worn at a wedding. After all, judging from its color scheme, it is actually suitable for many occasions."

"So you sent it out when there was an occasion where it could be used? But having Song Taotao send it seems a bit rushed."

After sending the message, Ye Jin'er also joined in the deduction.

"It's in a rush, that's right, because their wedding was in a rush. So he probably won't have time to make arrangements. Song Taotao is right about one thing, that is, she is one of the easier family members to contact."

"She didn't say something else, which was about the other party's conditions. Actually, the specifics of the conditions aren't important. What's important is that she's the kind of person who will consider a deal if the other party makes a offer, and that the offer won't be too difficult."

“Well, if it were you and me, we obviously wouldn’t be able to settle things with just any offer. There’s also the issue of stance; Song Taotao is more neutral,” Ye Jin’er added.

"Furthermore, the fact that the clothes fit perfectly indicates that this person has been observing Ye Wanyin."

"Although Ye Wanyin is despicable, she's not stupid. Seeing the clothes, she'll definitely know that this person is rich and powerful and is paying attention to her. Plus, with the words 'big star,' she'll definitely be interested."

"But is it really that simple to cooperate? It can't be because Lu Wangqian is too domineering and protective of his wife, and he really has a crush on Ye Wanyin, that we need to bypass her company, right?"

As Ye Sanqing spoke, he found it somewhat absurd and laughed.

Sheng Hanyu had been listening the whole time, and then he said, "I've heard a rumor..."