The Fifth Young Master suspects that the Eldest Young Master administered the medicine?
But she can really relax for the time being, at least she is still of some use to the Fifth Young Master.
Rong Jiu didn't know what she was doing in the inner room, so she didn't come out after going in. It wasn't until the servants outside asked about lunch that she came out and told Tao Ye to open the door.
Taoye's eyes were red and moist, and her movements were often hesitant. The two maids placing the food kept looking at her face. There was envy and jealousy in their eyes.
envy? Taoye was alert and secretly looked at these two maids. They were more exquisitely dressed than the first-class maids.
She remembered that the empress in the palace sent two maids into the palace last year to serve the fifth young master. The Empress has always felt sorry for her nephew, so the person she chose had good looks among other things.
It seems that as soon as I arrived in this yard, I offended someone.
"Let the two of them serve you, and you sit down too!"
Just as Taoye was about to step forward to serve the dishes, Rong Jiu grabbed him and pulled him to sit next to him.
"Fifth Young Master, this is against the rules!"
As soon as Taoye sat down, Qingxing said hurriedly, his eyes falling on Taoye, with obvious jealousy and dissatisfaction.
"How can a servant dine at the same table as the master? Even if Sister Taoye has a different status now, she can't break the rules of the house!"
Qingmei also looked reproachful towards Taoye.
"Fifth Young Master, slave..."
Taoye ignored Qingxing and Qingxing, but turned her aggrieved eyes to Rongjiu aside.
This grievance was naturally intentional. If what she thought was correct, the fifth young master should have wanted everyone in the house to know that he was "favored".
"When did this house establish the rules? When I do things, I have to listen to the teachings of you two!"
Sure enough, Rong Jiu put the chopsticks heavily on the table and snorted coldly.
"I don't dare!"
Qingmei still wanted to speak, but was pulled by Qingxing next to her, and they both knelt down to apologize.
"Why are you still standing there, letting this young master starve while looking at this table of food?"
After kneeling for half a quarter of an hour, Rong Jiu said coldly. The two looked at each other with a trace of resentment in their eyes and responded. Qing Xing stood on Rong Jiu's left hand side, while Qing Mei stood on Tao Ye's right side. One on the left and one on the right, they set up dishes for the two of them.
Qingmei glanced at the steaming sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup in the middle and thought about it.
"Sister Taoye doesn't look well, drink some soup to warm her up first!"
Taoye did not immediately pick it up, but looked up at the diligent Qingmei, and the excitement and calculation in her eyes almost overflowed.
"Thank you so much, sister..."
Seeing Taoye stretch out her hand, Qingmei's eyes became even more proud, and she moved her hand slightly, just waiting for Taoye's hand to touch the soup bowl.
"But I don't like sourness..."
Bang!
When his hands were about to touch the soup bowl, Taoye suddenly retracted his hand, but Qingmei could no longer take back the action, so with the clang, soup suddenly splashed all over the table.
"This slave deserves to die, please forgive me, Fifth Young Master!"
Qingmei didn't expect this, and when she caught a glimpse of Rong Jiu's dark and condensed expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly walked to the table and knelt down.
"Go outside and kneel!"
"Fifth Young Master, Qingmei..."
Although Qingxing and Qingmei usually have their own little thoughts, when it comes to Taoye, they are allies and want to plead for mercy.
"You want to be with her?"
Rong Jiu stopped Qing Xing's next words with a light sentence.
"If you don't go out yet, I will ask the young master to call the boys outside to drag you in!"
Seeing Qingmei still stunned on the ground, Rong Jiu's face became even colder, and Tao Ye sitting next to her shuddered.
"Yes, yes... slave, go now!"
Qingmei used her hands and feet to get up from the ground and stumbled towards the door.
She and Qing Xing also wanted to dominate the courtyard by claiming that they were the ones rewarded by the Empress, but as soon as they got up, they were severely punished by the Fifth Young Master. It didn't help that they took the Empress out. , no longer dared to disobey the fifth young master, so at this moment, Qingmei did not dare to choose a place, and knelt directly facing the door after going out.
"Slave, please let someone come in and take care of it right now!"
Qingxing was taken by Rong Jiu's anger and chill, and lowered her body and went out to call for someone.
There were only two people left in the room. Taoye took out the handkerchief and said: "Fifth Young Master, my servant will wipe it for you..."
When he got closer, Taoye discovered that there was no splash of soup on this person.
The hand holding the handkerchief was slightly stiff, and something suddenly occurred to him, and a trace of panic flashed through his heart.
She was well prepared, so she didn't get splashed, and so was the fifth young master...
Her thoughts were exposed under the fifth young master's nose?
Seeing that the maid in front of her stopped moving her hand, Rong Jiu looked deeply, put her hand on the injured back, and lowered her head slightly: "You are quite smart, no wonder my mother values you so much!"
As she said that, she exerted a little force on her hand, Taoye frowned in pain, and that hand happened to be pressing on the part of her that had the most severe scar.
"Slave is just..."
"Clear the table quickly..."
As soon as Tao Ye finished speaking, Qing Xing, who had gone out to call for help, turned around and saw the angry fifth young master "comforting" the foxy son with gentle words. He felt angry but did not dare to show it in front of his master.
"Fifth Young Master, lunch has been brought back from the big kitchen. Is your servant going to change it?"
Qingxing's voice contained a hint of grievance.
"Um!"
Rong Jiu straightened up and responded lightly without even looking at Qing Xing.
With Qingmei's lesson in mind, Qingxingan served the two of them peacefully this time, just glaring at Taoye secretly from time to time.
Taoye finished the sumptuous lunch without realizing it.
"I'm going out in the afternoon. Remember, you are my young master's servant now, so be careful when interacting with people in the house!"
After finishing the meal, Rong Jiu casually explained a few words and went out of the house.
People have already left the courtyard, Taoye is still thinking about the instructions just now, the people in the house? Proportionate?
She doesn't dare to ignore the fifth young master's words now. Madam is straightforward, but this one is as deep as the sea. From what happened at lunch just now, it can be seen that the fifth young master seems to be very concerned about the fight in the back house. keen.
Taoye was a little strange, but she still went to her house to settle down first!
Rong Jiu's yard is very large, with two entrances. The front is a study, a bedroom, and two wing rooms. There is also a small martial arts training ground in the east. The back entrance is about the same size as the front, and is a warehouse and a servant's room.
"Hello, Miss Taoye, I am Zhao Jin, the steward of this courtyard. Your room is over here!"
Just as Taoye was about to walk back, she was stopped by someone.
The direction Zhao Jin pointed out was the first wing on the west side.
"Thanks for the reminder, steward!"
Taoye only glanced at it, then happily agreed, turned around and walked over there.
Zhao Jin followed behind, sighing a little in his heart. After all, he was young and a maid who had just entered the courtyard. He had been favored as soon as he entered the courtyard. No matter how happy he was, he had to refuse. Just now he encouraged the fifth young master to punish Qingmei. This Qingmei After all, he is a person rewarded by the Queen, and his status is different from others.
If you don't know how to be humble, you will definitely suffer in the future.
"Thank you, Manager Zhao, for taking the trouble to arrange it!"
Taoye entered the room and looked around, feeling very satisfied.
"You're welcome, young lady. If you don't have any other instructions, I'll leave first!"
Zhao Jin said politely and went out, but almost bumped into someone outside the door.
"Miss Qiulian! Miss Green Orange!"
