The door was opened again, and Tang Yuyao immediately smiled as she was accustomed to, but when she saw the person coming, her smile froze for a moment.
The visitor was not Zhao Ting as she thought, but Li Pan's sister, Li Yun, the eleventh lady of the Jiangyang Marquis Mansion. Tang Yuyao not only knew Li Yun, she also knew Li Yun's unknown thoughts towards Zhao Ting. Now that she was Zhao Ting's concubine, Li Yun's... eyes were already red with sadness.
Li Yun is not that arrogant rich lady, she is a kind and lovely girl, but there is a status gap, and Tang Yuyao can't say anything.
She pretended not to notice anything wrong with Li Yun's mood, bent her knees and saluted, "Miss Eleven, you are also leaving the house today."
Li Yun did not cover up in front of Tang Yuyao. She walked to Tang Yuyao silently, and after a moment of silence she said, "When did it happen?"
Tang Yuyao knew what she was asking: "Just a few days ago."
Li Yun bit his lip, blinking his big eyes, and tears quickly filled his eyes: "Then...is the seventh cousin good to you?"
Is Zhao Ting good to her?
That's great.
Tang Yuyao nodded lightly: "Okay."
"Oh." Li Yun said dryly and sat down next to Tang Yuyao. She folded her hands and lay on the table. She had no intention of communicating with Tang Yuyao and buried her head. Only her shoulders were shaking slightly, indicating that she was crying at the moment.
Tang Yuyao felt a little sad.
She silently liked Zhao Ting in her previous life, and when she saw that Li Yun did the same, she even felt a little close to him. But no matter in the past life or in this life, it is impossible for the Li family to marry Li Yun to Zhao Ting, and Li Yun's identity is destined to be impossible for Zhao Ting to be a concubine.
But Li Yun is only fourteen years old, and she is still a little girl. The love she had when she was a little girl may have faded quickly.
After all, Zhao Ting is about to marry the princess.
Tang Yuyao did not say that this would hurt Li Yun again, and her status meant that she was not qualified to say words of comfort, so she could only stay silent.
Li Yun stopped crying when she heard the sound of opening the door next door. She raised her head and wiped away her tears randomly, rubbed her face and closed her eyes and squeezed hard twice. Then she glared at Tang Yuyao with a straight face: "Yuyao, Listen to me, if you dare to treat seventh cousin badly in the future, I will never let you go!"
There would be no chance for the two of them to meet again in the future. Tang Yuyao didn't take this at all.
Li Yun didn't wait for her reply. He stood up and quickly opened the door, leading her maid downstairs first.
When Li Pan and Zhao Ting went out, they happened to see her coming downstairs. After muttering something in a low voice, they walked to the door and asked Tang Yuyao: "Why did Ayun leave first?"
Tang Yuyao knew that Li Yun didn't want Zhao Ting to see her tears, so she said, "I said I would wait for you downstairs. After all, it is not convenient for her to stay here as a slave."
If Zhao Ting is a favored prince with great power in his hands, then even if Tang Yuyao is his concubine, she will be dignified and respectable outside, and no one dares to look down upon her. But Zhao Ting is not, so a concubine like Tang Yuyao is not worthy of recognition in the eyes of many people. Naturally, it is not convenient for Li Yun, a wealthy lady in a boudoir, to spend too much time with her.
This was Li Pan's previous thought, but after a secret conversation with Zhao Ting just now, he no longer thought so.
No matter what happens in this life, the seventh cousin will always be his benefactor, and since this Yuyao girl is so valued by the seventh cousin, she can be regarded as half of his benefactor.
So he smiled at Tang Yuyao and said, "Sister-in-law, don't call yourself a slave anymore, or I won't dare to talk to you."
Sister-in-law?
This title is extremely disrespectful to the future Princess An!
Tang Yuyao didn't reply, but looked at Zhao Ting in shock.
Zhao Ting frowned slightly, not sure what he was thinking of, but quickly relaxed his eyebrows and did not reprimand Li Pan.
Li Pan and Tang Yuyao both knew, and he acquiesced to this title.
Tang Yuyao really didn't know how to answer the question, so she just smiled at Li Pan.
Li Pan nodded, turned around and punched Zhao Ting, then quickly went downstairs to chase Li Yun.
Zhao Ting, on the other hand, directly took Tang Yuyao's hand and said, "Do you want to continue shopping, or go back home?"
Today is not a lively day, but Tang Yuyao still said: "I want to go to the market for a walk, is that okay?"
Zhao Ting nodded and took Tang Yuyao downstairs. Instead of riding in the carriage, he walked all the way forward.
It was still early, and although it was not a festival, the market was still very lively, but since it was getting dark, most of the people selling food were shouting. What kind of chewy noodles, steaming wontons, fried steamed buns, etc... Tang Yuyao originally wanted to make Zhao Ting think that she was yearning for the outside and allow her to come out more often in the future, but when she saw this lively scene, she actually I really feel like it.
Before she was thirteen years old, she and her parents lived in their hometown in the countryside, which was just a remote village in the north. It took a long time to walk to the town, let alone the county. Her father had always been in poor health and the family was in trouble. She was not able to go to town a few times until she was thirteen years old. I came out after I was thirteen years old, but that year there was a disaster in my hometown, and some towns near home were not much better. What's more, my mother had eloped with someone at that time, my father passed away, and she was a girl with not much money in her hands. I was out alone and not in the mood to watch the excitement.
Later...then he followed Zhao Ting from Chizhou City to Prince An's Mansion in the capital, where he stayed for seven years.
As a maid, even a proud maid doesn't have much chance to go out.
As Zhao Ting pulled her, she went to look at the food sellers one by one.
Noodles were too difficult to make. She didn't have the strength in her hands and was afraid she wouldn't be able to make strong and delicious noodles. Wontons are not bad, she could make them before she was thirteen years old, and she also made them when she arrived at Prince An's Mansion. Shaobing and steamed buns are even more difficult, but she can make delicious snacks, and they are only snacks that are eaten by wealthy people. If they are sold, the ingredients used must be different. Otherwise, the cost will be too high and the price will be too high, and no one will be willing to buy it.
As Tang Yuyao watched, she thought in her mind that she couldn't just sit back and buy a house and land with money in the future, it would be better if she could still make a living.
Zhao Ting smiled: "Were you not full just now? Do you want to eat something more?"
Tang Yuyao was lost in thought, but when she was asked this question, she remembered that there was someone beside her, and immediately shook her head in panic.
"Seventh brother!" But a man's clear voice sounded from behind, "It's rare to be in such a good mood!"
Zhao Ting smiled. When he turned around, he subconsciously moved Tang Yuyao behind him, half-blocking her, and then called out: "Fourth brother."
The person who spoke was none other than Cheng Wang Zhao Jue. He just nodded casually and turned his eyes slightly to look at the woman blocked by Zhao Ting. On a late autumn day, the woman wore a plain white long gown. Since Zhao Ting blocked most of it, only the lower half of the woman's face could be seen, as white as jade. Looking down, her hand held by Zhao Ting was also visible. Same.
"It seems that the rumors are not credible. The seventh brother is very lucky!" Zhao Jue sighed.
Zhao Ting didn't like the tone of his voice, and he didn't like the way he looked over to see Tang Yuyao clearly. The two of them had never interacted with each other, and he had grown up without anyone close to him since he was a child, so he didn't have to worry about offending him at all. Zhao Jue. Therefore, he said coldly: "If nothing happens to the fourth brother, then the younger brother will leave first."
Zhao Jue really wanted to see what kind of woman his seventh brother, who was said to have a hidden disease, would like, so he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
"Seventh brother, what do you mean? Fourth brother, have I offended you in some way? You will run away as soon as you see me. This is outrageous."
Zhao Ting ignored him at all, just nodded, then turned around to protect Tang Yuyao and leave.
Zhao Jue was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Seventh brother, congratulations. I heard that your princess has been decided."
Zhao Ting paused and felt keenly that Tang Yuyao, who was protecting him, stiffened.
He turned his head to look at Zhao Jue, and then he saw Lu Zhongkai standing next to him: "Fourth brother is actually better informed than me."
Zhao Jue smiled and said: "Seventh brother doesn't know the candidate for the future princess? Otherwise, we brothers can sit down somewhere and I can tell you the news?"
Zhao Ting's heart felt as heavy as a boulder. Could a person's dream really come true?
No, that's not the point. The point is, does the mother-in-law really want to watch him die?
He looked at Lu Zhongkai and said, "Could it be that Fourth Brother got the news from Mr. Lu?"
Mr. Lu?
Tang Yuyao had been particularly concerned about the surname Lu ever since she met Mr. Jiang that day, so when she heard Zhao Ting talking about Mr. Lu, she couldn't help but immediately turned around and looked.
