Taoye opened her eyes hazily, feeling a slight pain in her stomach, but it was much better than before.
When he saw Rong Jiu sitting in front of the couch, he wanted to push himself up.
But Xu was tortured twice in a row today, and his body was too weak. As soon as he raised his body halfway, his arms went limp, and when he was about to fall back on the couch, he was surrounded by a familiar scent.
"Fifth Young Master, this slave feels so uncomfortable!"
She looked up in shock and noticed the faint pity in the fifth young master's eyes, and Taoye relaxed her body.
"Drink the medicine!"
Rong Jiu held the peach leaf with one hand and the medicine bowl with the other.
"Yes! Thank you, Master!"
Seeing that face that was difficult to distinguish between emotion and anger, Taoye showed a pale and weak smile, and looked a little uneasy.
"I didn't mean not to tell you just now. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Mingyue were both there at that time. I didn't want to be rude and embarrass the young master and his wife. I didn't expect it would be so painful later. By the time I wanted to tell the young master, it was already too late."
As soon as Rong Jiu put the empty medicine bowl back, his sleeves were gently pulled.
"It's not your fault!"
Looking down, the little maid's face was horribly pale, but she still smiled lightly. He was afraid that he would be angry again.
But Mingyue was so angry just now that even his words were useless. This little maid said one more sentence, which really added fuel to the fire.
"Before I passed out, I heard that there was something wrong with the meal. Is there something wrong with the lunch? Is there someone in the East Palace who wants to harm the young master?"
Taoye suddenly remembered something, her face became anxious, and she was about to get up from Rongjiu's arms.
"No...why do you think someone in the East Palace wants to harm this young master!"
Only then did Rong Jiu feel that the little maid looked a little determined when she asked the last sentence.
"No...no, this slave is just guessing randomly. I have a humble status. Even if I offend my master, it is not worth using such tortuous means!"
Tao Ye's eyes were lowered, with a faint cyan color under them, and her eyelashes trembled slightly, like two fragile butterfly wings, as if they would be destroyed at any time.
"This matter is not directed at me, nor at you. You don't have to think about it!"
When Rong Jiu heard the word "unworthy", she felt inexplicably blocked.
Although the East Palace was in chaos, the dinner in Rong Jiu's courtyard was still delivered well.
However, Rong Jiu only took a few bites at will. Tao Ye looked bleak, but still managed to use some.
"Sleep here tonight!"
The servants took away the meals. Taoye, who had just stood up from the table, swayed and was hugged by Rong Jiu before he could take a step forward.
Tao Ye rested in Rong Jiu's arms more supplely than usual.
When he was put on the bed, after hearing those words, Taoye looked uneasy: "Fifth Young Master, this is against the rules. How can I spend the night in your bed!"
Perhaps because she was too anxious, when Taoye spoke, her arms that were a little weaker than before were wrapped around Rong Jiu's neck.
The pills he took first were very effective. The red rash on Taoye's face had subsided. Due to the pain, his face was paler than before. It was not the kind of white that describes withering, but a cold porcelain color. Bai, with those delicate facial features, is inexplicably coquettish.
Yu's eyelashes trembled violently due to uneasiness.
Rong Jiu felt her body heat up. A familiar heat flowed through her body in the past few days, and her neck stiffened.
"open!"
Rong Jiu's voice was a little deep.
"I'm sorry, Master..."
Taoye let go of her hand and let her arms slide down Rongjiu's body softly.
"You go to sleep first!"
Her body seemed to be getting hotter, Rong Jiu straightened up, said this coldly and walked towards the door.
Seeing the somewhat "fleeing" figure, a glimmer of light flashed in Taoye's eyes, and she grabbed the soft brocade quilt next to her and covered her body.
Before she could think of any other safe way out, given her status, she could only live a better life relying on the fifth young master's mercy.
"Everyone get out!"
The room was filled with hot air, and Rong Jiu's handsome face turned red. She waved away the servants who were waiting for bathing in the room with a deep voice.
"Master..."
Xingyun and Guiyun did not follow, but stepped forward to change Rong Jiu's clothes.
"You guys get out too!"
But before the two of them could reach them, they heard their master's voice.
The two looked at each other strangely and followed Rong Jiu's words to exit.
When he arrived outside the door, Xingyun looked like he suddenly understood. He somewhat understood the reason why the young master wouldn't even let him or Guiyun in to serve him today.
Guiyun still looked confused, but even if Xingyun had some courage, he didn't dare to say what Mr. Pei said.
After the others went out, Rong Jiucai took off her clothes. When her robe fell to the ground, something fell off.
Rong Jiu looked down and saw the brochure Xingyun took from Pei Weinan.
Just as he was about to kick it away, he paused with his feet. There was some annoyance on his face, but he still bent over to pick up the booklet and opened it.
The cover of the booklet was very plain, but Rong Jiu only turned two pages of the content inside. The blood in his body seemed to be even more rampant. He cursed a few words in his heart for hurting his friends, and dropped the booklet in his hand with a crash. Got into the tub.
Her body was surrounded by the warm water in the tub, and the heat flow inside was constant. Thinking of the vivid picture she just saw, Rong Jiu slowly submerged her right hand into the water.
…
"Come in!"
Outside, Xingyun stopped the attendants of the East Palace who wanted to go in twice to refill the water. Finally, he heard his young master's voice and hurriedly opened the door with Guiyun and went in.
Rong Jiu only wore a blue shirt and returned to the dormitory.
When I walked to the bed, the little maid had already curled up beside the bed and fell asleep.
Rong Jiu leaned over and picked up Tao Ye, moved her to the inside, and then went to bed and lay down.
I still feel the warmth from the shower.
Taoye seemed to feel the extra warmth, turned over and leaned against Rong Jiu.
Rong Jiu subconsciously wanted to move the person away, but when she touched the slightly cold hand, her hand movements slowed down and she simply lay still.
Even though I was already in the shower...
But I always feel unsatisfied.
It's a pity that the little maid is really serious today... He is not a beast.
Rong Jiu couldn't sleep at first, and couldn't toss and turn freely. Later, she didn't know when she fell asleep.
The next day, Taoye woke up first. He usually wakes up at this hour to serve Gu. Even if he suffered a lot of damage yesterday, his iron-clad habit is not easy to change.
But as soon as he regained consciousness, he found that he was next to a warm body with a hand on his waist.
She was not startled, but felt a little strange. She remembered that she slept outside yesterday.
When men share the same bed with their wives and concubines, women usually sleep outside, so that they can get up and serve at any time, and also for convenience when getting up at night. To sleep inside, they have to step over the men, which is not etiquette.
Although this was her first time sleeping with the fifth young master, she still remembered it.
Could it be that she fell asleep later and turned over, but she was immediately denied by herself. She always slept in a regular posture. This was learned by Ren Yazi. In order to spend less money, they were for sale. The little girls lived in big bungalows that didn't even have room to turn over, so they could only lie down on their backs.
"woke up?"
At this moment, he was so deep in thought that he didn't notice that the person next to him had opened his eyes.
