The breathing gradually subsided, there was no light in the dark room, and in his arms was the warm and soft body of the little maid.
He has never touched another woman, and he doesn't know if all women are like this, but the tenderness in his arms at this moment seems to be able to touch his hard heart.
Most of the depression and anger accumulated in my heart were dissipated with this incident.
Rong Jiu hugged the person in her arms and slowly closed her eyes.
A sweet night.
But Tao Ye, who woke up the next day, was not so lucky. His whole body felt as if he had been run over by a boulder. Dull pain, soreness, and stinging all came together, and his eyes were filled with tears.
But her body couldn't move, and the hand on her waist was still strong even if she fell asleep. Her whole body was embedded in Rong Jiu's arms.
Taoye sighed inwardly, the fifth young master's poison was really strange, why did it become more so as the days passed... Was there something wrong with the antidote for the dishonest-looking Pei?
Rong Jiu felt the warmth in her arms move. She closed her eyes and moved her body slightly, but she hugged Tao Ye even tighter.
Tao Ye's injuries could not withstand such an action.
hiss……
A soft cry of pain sounded from his arms.
Rong Jiu finally opened her eyes.
It was already bright, and the sunlight was divided into many rays by the window panes, some of which fell right on the bed.
Lowering her eyes and looking down, the first thing she saw was a bruise on her snow-white shoulders, and there were even faint signs of blackening. Rong Jiu couldn't help but darken her eyes.
Taoye suddenly felt the strength on her waist loosen. She moved away slightly, raised her head and met a pair of heavy eyes.
"Fifth Young Master, I didn't do this on purpose!"
Taoye was really a little afraid of the people next to her this time. She was really tortured yesterday. If it happened again, she might not even be able to get out of bed today.
She wanted to please this man, but she didn't intend to risk her life.
With no clothes on her body, Taoye subconsciously moved inside, holding the brocade quilt in her hand, trying to cover her body.
Rong Jiu's eyes were dark, but she allowed Tao Ye to move.
After a long time, Rong Jiu sat up, picked up the robe on the ground, put it on her body, and walked out the door.
When she saw someone leaving the house, Taoye felt relieved.
Everywhere on my body hurt, especially my shoulders and back.
He opened the brocade quilt and took a look inside. There was a clear palm print on his left waist, which was already showing bruises.
In addition to the place behind him, there were also several burning pains on his back, which were probably the bruises left when he tore off his clothes yesterday.
The wound medicine that the fifth young master rewarded last time is still in the house, but if the wound on this body is not treated with medicine, I am afraid it will not heal immediately.
Last time I overheard that the poison on the Fifth Young Master would be cured in seven days. Yesterday happened to be the seventh day.
Taoye now only hopes that in the next few days, the fifth young master will not need her to serve.
At least not so viciously.
He propped himself up and moved to the bed. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as soon as he stood up.
But Taoye finally gritted his teeth and moved to wash himself. Fortunately, he had prepared a basin of water yesterday.
The sunrise in late autumn is the coldest time. When the handkerchief stained with cold water falls on the face, Tao Ye can't help but shiver.
After washing, I changed into a light twilight shirt and a patterned valerian red skirt, and combed my hair in front of the bronze mirror.
"Fifth Young Master!"
When they arrived at the front hall, the breakfast box had been taken out. Rong Jiu, who was wearing an ultramarine robe next to the table, was looking down at a note in his hand.
"Have a meal!"
Rong Jiu handed the note in his hand to Xingyun, glanced at Taoye, and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Eat more!"
"Slave, thank you for the reward, Master!"
Taoye looked at a crystal shrimp dumpling in the bowl and was stunned for a moment. Although she shared meals with the Fifth Young Master more than once, she was the one who prepared the dishes for the Fifth Young Master.
How did the young master pick up food for himself today?
Taoye didn't feel flattered, but rather a little uneasy, fearing that the man in front of her was planning something else.
The shrimp meat is tender, smooth and sweet, and the hot porridge warms the body. As expected, food is the most important thing for people. After breakfast, Tao Ye feels much better.
"Master, the things are here!"
Taoye was packing the dishes when Guiyun came in from the door holding a brocade bundle.
All the bowls and chopsticks had been put away in the food box. Taoye held the food box and bowed wisely before leaving.
"etc!"
Before he could turn around, he was stopped by Rong Jiu.
"Keep it, girl. Leave this food box to me!"
Guiyun received the signal from his master's eyes, smiled and took away the food box from Taoye's hand.
When Gui Yun went out, only Rong Jiu and Tao Ye were left in the room.
"open to take a look!"
Rong Jiu pointed to the baggage on the table.
Taoye stepped forward confused and unpacked the baggage. The first thing that caught his eye was a stack of books, and there were a few familiar small celadon bottles beside it.
"The contents of those books on the bookshelf are obscure and boring, and they are not interesting for you to read. These are travel notes and story books. You can read them when you have nothing to do!"
Although he mentioned before that he wanted to find some travel notes for the little maid to read, he just said it casually and forgot about it. He only remembered it when he saw the book of household laws in the little maid's room today.
"Slave, thank you for the reward, Master!"
When Taoye saw these books, her heart was filled with uncontrollable joy, and those bottles of medicine were even more timely.
"If you don't feel well, go down and rest. I just want to go to your husband's place!"
Rong Jiu saw the little maid's face glowing with joy, and the paleness and weakness she had seen before became much lighter, and she couldn't help but feel happy.
"Slave, please leave!"
Taoye rewrapped the bundle, held it carefully in her arms, saluted Rong Jiu and left the front hall.
When she returned to her room, Taoye carefully placed the books in the cabinet, fearing any damage, and wrapped them with a piece of surrogate.
He gave himself medicine again.
The taste of these medicines is very similar to what the Fifth Young Master gave me before. One of the bottles has a red gauze tied around the neck. Peach Leaf uncorked it and brought it to his nose to smell it. It was the same as the medicine in the silver box painted with peonies last time. Exactly the same.
If the guess is correct, these medicines should have been obtained from Master Pei.
After taking the medicine, Taoye wanted to read those books, but she was really tired, so she went to bed and lay down to rest.
It was noon after this sleep. Thinking of yesterday's events, Taoye hurriedly got up, straightened her clothes, and went to the main room. She happened to meet Guiyun coming in with a food box.
"Miss Taoye, the young master won't be back for lunch today!"
"Thank you, Brother Guiyun!"
Taoye didn't dare to hold it up, so she took the food box from Xingyun and was about to walk to her room when she was stopped by Guiyun.
Taoye looked at each other in confusion.
"This cloth and jewelry were given to the girl by the young master!"
Gui Yun held two pieces of brightly colored cloth in his hands, with a small mahogany box on top of the cloth.
"Slave, thank you for the reward, Master!"
The fifth young master seemed to be particularly kind to her today.
"Girl, walk ahead, I'll hold it for you!"
Today, my young master is sending medicine, books, and cloth and jewelry, which shows that Miss Taoye's status in the young master's heart is indeed extraordinary.
"The autumn hunt will be held in the academy the day after tomorrow, so girls should prepare early!"
