"Sister Taoye, the fifth young master is about to leave. Madam asked you if you have packed up?"
Not long after I fell into deep thought, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Just come!"
Taoye wrapped the jade pendant again, put it into her winter coat and skirt, walked forward and opened the door.
"Take this thing, don't let other little maids see it!"
Taoye stuffed a heavy silver bracelet into Huicao's arms and whispered instructions.
"Thank you, sister. I am the most kind-hearted sister in this yard!"
Huicao looked sincere and grateful.
Taoye just patted her shoulder.
When she leaves this main courtyard, she always has to have some backup plans.
Biyun and Bixiao are coming of age soon, and they can only stay for two more years at most. By then, Madam will definitely promote a new first-class maid.
Huicao is not thoughtful enough, but she is simple and smart, and has a good temperament for her wife.
"My mother really loves the people around her, and she still pressures her son to wait here for someone!"
As soon as Taoye walked to the door, she heard a joking complaint.
"You don't have anything important to do, so why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
Her son finally got the idea to ask for someone, and Mrs. Gu wanted to let her son take the person back no matter what, otherwise she would regret it after losing the enthusiasm.
"My slave has wasted time and kept me waiting. Master, please forgive me!"
After Tao Ye entered, she apologized to Rong Jiu.
"In the future, you must serve the fifth young master well. If you serve me well, I will not treat you badly!"
Sure enough, Mrs. Gu's face showed a look of satisfaction. This maid has a good appearance and good eyesight, and she should be able to enlighten her son.
"I sincerely follow Madam's teachings. I bid farewell to Madam!"
Tao Ye Tuan turned sideways on her knees and kowtowed solemnly to Gu again, her movements extremely slow.
"Get up! Biyun, bring the things up!"
After all, he was the person who had been proud of him in the past few years. Gu looked at Taoye kowtowing, obviously reluctant to give up but not even daring to turn her eyes red, with a bit of pity in her satisfaction.
"You take these with you!"
"Thank you madam for the reward!"
In the box in her hand were several fashionable hairpins, hairpins and beaded flowers. They were novel in style but not expensive, which suited her status.
"Okay, my son will take him back in person now so that his mother can rest assured!"
Rong Jiu stood up and smiled.
From Gu's main courtyard to the outer courtyard, one has to pass through the entire garden. During the day, there were still many servants in the garden. When Rong Jiu and his party walked by, everyone's eyes were full of doubts and surprises.
"Madam, is she sending someone to deliver something to the Fifth Young Master's courtyard again?"
"What's the matter of giving something away? You didn't see it. That box is for the maids in the mansion!"
"That's not the peach leaf beside Madam!"
"Miss Taoye, this is..."
"I'm afraid I will really be called a girl in the future!"
Tao Ye listened involuntarily to the low-pitched discussions of the servants. At this moment, she was trying hard to keep up with Rong Jiu's pace. Her small steps turned into a trot. Her body was already dripping with sweat, and the pain on her back and somewhere was affected by this movement. It’s really unbearable.
"Fifth Young Master..."
Tao Ye cried softly.
"Can you go slower?"
When Rong Jiu turned around, Tao Ye took a breath, with pleading eyes.
"Can't walk?"
Rong Jiu's eyes fell on the slightly sweaty face, which was slightly pink and red, with delicate waves like water. It looked very much like the one he had at Weilexuan last night, and was much more pleasing to the eye than the person who pretended to be serious at his mother's place just now.
"Fifth Young Master!"
Just as Taoye was about to consider her words, she felt her body light up and was immediately surrounded by a familiar aura.
"Just tell me if you can't walk. I promised my mother that I would treat you well!"
Rong Jiu lowered his head, his eyes looking downcast with a hint of laziness.
Taoye was only shocked for a moment, then came back to her senses. She heard the envious exclamations of the little maids passing by, and she secretly felt funny in her heart.
In the eyes of others, she looked gentle and considerate, but Taoye could only feel indifference from her half-covered eyes like crow's wings.
"Fifth brother?"
A gentle question sounded from behind.
"Why do you have time to visit the garden today? If I remember correctly, I should be studying in the study right now, right?"
As Rong Jiu turned around, she put a little force on her palm on Tao Ye's waist. Tao Ye was so excited that she immediately gave up her intention of coming down to salute.
"Grandma went to bed late yesterday, so why did you come back now? Fifth brother, how come you haven't seen me today, and why is grandma still talking about you?"
Rong Yue, the eldest young master of Duke Jingguo's palace, is a well-known modest gentleman in Shengjing. Everyone who has met him says that he is a gentleman like jade.
"Fifth brother, what is this?"
Rong Yue's gentle and doubtful gaze fell on Tao Ye, but it made Tao Ye's vest shiver.
Feeling the person in her arms shrinking slightly, Rong Jiu raised her eyebrows secretly, but she still looked at the person opposite first: "As the eldest brother saw, this is the first wife just given by my mother. She was very delicate and took a few steps. The journey is tiring, so I have to work harder on my own!"
"Oh? Doesn't fifth brother always dislike getting close to these women in the house?"
Rong Yue showed some doubts on her face.
"My brother has grown up now, and he is no better than when he was young!"
I don't know if she is too sensitive at the moment, or if she is too close to the fifth young master, but Taoye always feels that these words are particularly meaningful.
With happiness in her heart, Taoye stretched out her arms and wrapped her arms around Rong Jiu's neck softly.
"Fifth Young Master, it's a little sunny here, can you go back early?"
Taoye's voice was full of tenderness, and she frowned slightly.
Feeling that the neck she was holding was slightly stiff, and the chest she was clinging to was also stiff for a moment, Taoye felt a little comfortable in her heart. After being frightened all these times, she finally returned a little bit.
"Eldest brother, listen up. My younger brother is really not free right now. We brothers will talk later!"
Rong Jiu had a troubled look on her face, nodded casually, turned around and continued walking forward.
Rong Yue watched the person go away, with a gloomy look in her lowered eyes that was difficult for others to see.
"Let go, come down!"
Entering the study room in her yard, Rong Jiu looked at the person still holding her neck in her arms, and her expression turned cold.
"Yes Yes!"
Taoye responded while secretly looking at the study.
Even if the fifth young master wants his own life, he won't kill himself in the study.
"Close the door!"
Rong Jiu walked behind the desk and sat down, folding her arms and giving instructions.
"Close it...Fifth Young Master, it's still early and we've just had dinner. Isn't that not a good idea?"
Taoye glanced at the open door. The boys and maids outside were all hiding their faces and looking in, so her face turned red and she muttered.
"not too good?"
Rong Jiu casually took out a dagger set with a huge gem from the grid at the back and played with it with interest.
"Slave, go now!"
Taoye saw the edge of the blade exposed in the sunlight and hurriedly turned around and walked towards the door.
Slowly closing the door, my heart was pounding, my mind became quiet again and again, and finally I decided to turn around.
But as soon as he turned around, he bumped into a hard chest.
In panic, Taoye took a step back, hitting the door hard with her back, and a painful sound escaped from her mouth.
