The maid was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to show it on her face.
"How to explain to your master, what does it have to do with this young master!"
"Guiyun, see off the guests!"
Before the maid could speak again, Rong Jiu had already waved her hand and ordered her to be kicked out.
"Girl please!"
Guiyun obeyed the order and stopped in front of the maidservant, making a gesture towards the door.
"Slave, please leave!"
The maid bowed with a reluctant look on her face. When she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she couldn't help feeling sorry for her young lady, and complained softly: "Our young lady's efforts have been in vain!"
The words were spoken very softly, but they could not escape the ears of Gui Yun who had just turned around.
"Accidentally stained with perfume?"
After the maid went out, Rong Jiu moved her gaze to Tao Ye's face. She looked at Tao Ye until she lowered her head, and then asked with a half-smile.
"Where does your scent come from?"
Rong Jiu continued to ask.
"I know my mistake! I did hide something from the young master!"
Ever since she heard that Miss Xie San had sent someone here, Taoye had been thinking about how to deal with it in her heart. If she came here at this time, she would definitely tell her what happened first, and if possible, she would have to file a complaint on her behalf.
But she does seem to be safe and sound. Don't say whether the fifth young master will believe it or not. Even if he does, he will only blame the princess for a few words. However, the princess will still find some excuse to deal with her because she is determined to retaliate.
She was not afraid either. What she said to the fifth young master just now was half hidden and half revealed, but every word she said was true.
"Oh? Can you tell me now?"
Rong Jiu reached out and grasped the chin of Tao Ye who was kneeling in front of her knees, her deep eyes focused on Tao Ye's slightly pale face.
"My servant dare not lie in front of the young master. Today, the princess took the ladies from various mansions to shoot incense arrows in the garden for fun. The princess did let the servants and maids stand below, waiting for the ladies to shoot arrows, but she did not let the servants stand It won't move, and the ladies are not good at this, so the arrows will most likely miss."
"When Miss Xie San came over, my slave happened to be shot by an arrow!"
"Young Master knows that this slave has a delicate body. The arrow that landed on her body actually had little force, but I still felt a little pain...Miss Xie San may have misunderstood, and she even said a few words to the princess..."
As Tao Ye spoke, her head almost dropped to Rong Jiu's knees, revealing a section of her neck that was as white as jade.
The little maid was delicate, and Rong Jiu knew that the traces she left behind every time would still be visible even on the second day.
But just now he saw no bruises on the little maid's body, indicating that the arrow was indeed not heavy.
It's just a girl's play in the boudoir.
"This matter is not important in the first place. The young master was so fierce when the slave came back, so he did not explain the matter clearly!"
When talking about Rong Jiuji, Taoye even trembled.
"Get up!"
Rong Jiu said.
The little maid kept a pale face. She thought she was really afraid of herself, so she probably didn't have the guts and no need to lie to herself.
"Stay away from the Xie family in the future. If Miss Xie asks you to come over, don't pay attention. Just say it's my wish! Do you understand?"
"My slave understands!"
Taoye was a little confused in her heart, why she stayed away from the Xie family.
She has never seen the rest of the Xie family.
After Rong Jiu gave these instructions, he asked Tao Ye to go back to his room.
Just a few steps after Taoye left the front hall, Xingyun was called in.
Seeing this, she quickened her pace, entered the west house, and closed the door to prevent the fifth young master from suspecting that she was eavesdropping again.
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"Master, is Miss Taoye okay?"
Xingyun was called into the front hall. After a long time, he didn't hear his young master asking questions, so he asked carefully.
But he didn't expect that just this question would make his master look at him with an extremely cold look.
Xingyun suddenly thought, could it be that Miss Taoye really met Master Wei Er?
That's really... By the way, the young master's poison has not been completely cured yet. Miss Taoye has been infected by another man. With the young master's temperament, he will definitely not touch her again, let alone just find a girl...
Fortunately, he brought the booklet Mr. Pei gave him and will look for it later.
"She's fine!"
Rong Jiu felt inexplicably agitated. He actually lost his temper today because of the safety of a maid.
When I came back from the husband's place, I didn't see the little maid. After listening to the guard's words, I was afraid that Mingyue would still be unhappy and take it out on the little maid, so I asked Guiyun to call someone, but Guiyun said back that the little maid had left long ago.
He felt nervous at that time. Thinking that Wei Yunqi had not been seen since the break, Rong Jiu felt panicked.
No, I have to ask Pei Weinan tomorrow if there are other symptoms of the poison.
After all, it was a poison introduced from a foreign country. Maybe that guy didn't have good medical skills and didn't study it clearly.
Both the master and the servant had their thoughts wandering around for a while.
"Go and check the people serving you, including the two maids around the master, to see if they have had recent contact with the Xie family."
Xingyun was secretly scolding himself for not wanting to do something good when he heard his young master's deep instructions.
"Did the Fourth Prince's people send people to your side again? They are really determined to give up!"
"Don't let your husband know when you are investigating, otherwise he will get angry and hurt himself!"
Rong Jiu just saw the solitary copy in the box, and felt cold in his heart.
That unique copy happened to be what my husband was looking for recently, and I only mentioned it to him two days ago.
The eldest granddaughter of Taifu Xie, Miss Xie Mingru, is the fourth prince's concubine.
There is nothing such a coincidence in the world.
"One more thing, the eldest lady returned to the house this morning and ran into the Duke's house crying. Many people outside saw her!"
Before Xingyun exited, he remembered the news just reported by the people below.
"The eldest young master wanted to send the person back, but the eldest young lady insisted on not going back and shouted to let the Duke make the decision for her!"
"Mother was shocked!"
It was under his instruction that the news about the crown prince Mao Guo's son raising a wife was spread, and Rong Hui's reaction was also what he expected.
"After Madam returned from the East Palace, she complained that she was sick in her own yard! I heard from Nanyun that the Duke really wanted Madam to come forward to negotiate with Duke Mao, but seeing that Madam couldn't get up, there was nothing he could do!"
"Right now, the streets and alleys of the capital are full of rumors about the love affair of Prince Mao Guo. Even the palace knows about it. His Majesty even asked about it. The Crown Princess even summoned Duke Mao Guo's wife to the East Palace today."
"Even the prince made a memorial to the court, claiming that he was not strict with his relatives, which led to his wife's uncle doing such a thing!"
Xingyun's tone was a little cheerful.
Madam and the fifth young master have suffered many grievances in the house over the years, especially the young master, who almost died several times. Now it is time for others around him to suffer.
Rong Jiu thought to himself for a while.
This matter was indeed his instruction, but it was not his handiwork that it spread to the palace so quickly.
The prince was his cousin, and although he did not want to work for him, he would not let the prince lose his face at this time, and let the fourth prince be satisfied for nothing.
