Hearing this, Taoye was slightly startled and saw Xingyun coming in with a box painted with gold and red.
"Open it and take a look, I like it!"
Just as Taoye was about to stand up and pick it up, the box was already in her hand.
It was such an exquisite box, and she had some idea of what was inside.
Opening it gently, there was a box of jewelry, red gold, and dazzling gemstones. Each piece was not an ordinary thing, and it was not something that her status could wear.
"What? Don't you like these?"
Rong Jiu looked at the little maid's calm face and asked.
"My slave likes it very much. Thank you Fifth Young Master for the reward!"
Taoye came back to her senses and hurriedly lowered her body to thank her.
Rong Jiu felt a little confused for no reason. The joy on the little maid's face was very weak, she just showed her acceptance of her master.
Taoye was originally a perceptive person, but because she was worried about Xiuyin in the room, her mind was a little distracted, so she didn't notice anything unusual about the people around her.
"Get down!"
Rong Jiu said calmly.
This was exactly what Tao Ye meant. He slid off the couch, bowed, and walked out holding the box.
"Xingyun!"
As soon as Tao Ye left the door, Rong Jiu called Xing Yun in.
"What are your orders, Master?"
Xingyun didn't hear his master's words for a long time after he came in. He raised his head and asked with confusion on his face.
"The box just now..."
Rong Jiu said half a sentence but stopped again.
"Don't girls like those peach leaf jewelry?"
"But these are the latest items from Zhenbaolou. I heard from Guiyun that ladies from all over the country are rushing to buy them!"
Xingyun looked at his master's expression and said carefully.
"I didn't ask you this. Send this box of medicine to the west wing!"
Rong Jiu said coldly.
"yes!"
Xingyun couldn't figure out his master's thoughts anymore. Didn't Miss Taoye just leave? Why didn't she just let someone take the medicine away? She even made a special trip for him.
"Brother Xingyun, please thank the fifth young master on your behalf!"
Tao Ye's eyes lit up when she saw the box full of medicine, and the faint smile on her face was like a hibiscus blooming for the first time, quiet and beautiful but gorgeous.
Xingyun didn't know why, but he thought that if the young master saw Miss Taoye like this, he would be very happy.
After a while, Nanyun came in with the cooked medicine.
Although Taoye couldn't bear it, she still woke up Xiuyin.
"Drink the medicine first and then rest!"
Taoye lifted her up and leaned against the head of the bed, then carefully blew her to cool her down, and then fed her to Xiuyin's mouth.
There were wounds on both cheeks and lips, especially the lips that were broken in more than one place. Xiuyin couldn't help but hiss when she was stimulated by the slightly hot medicinal soup, and Taoye's expression became anxious.
"I'm so lucky to have someone to take care of me today!"
"I don't dare ask for this blessing!"
Taoye knew that Xiuyin was afraid that she would still feel guilty and deliberately said some funny words.
"Does it still hurt?"
After drinking the medicine, Taoye helped the person lie down on the bed again.
"You wouldn't believe it if I said it didn't hurt, but it's still bearable!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. After Madam came, I thought about it carefully. This matter was indeed directed at you from the beginning!"
The maid from Shou'antang was very cruel, and every word Xiu Yin said would affect those wounds.
"I know, this is not urgent, you..."
"Aunt Luo hates you so much and is deliberately trying to find fault with you. It's not urgent!"
Xiu Yin interrupted Tao Ye's words and said dissatisfiedly. Seeing Tao Ye's uncomfortable look, she lowered her voice and said, "Don't worry, I've never been slapped before. It can hurt to death no matter where you are. I just need to pay attention!" "
Mother Sun, the head steward of the sewing room, was harsh in her treatment. She often punished them, the embroiderers, to establish their authority. Punishing others would affect the work, but the boss would not.
If she hadn't gained Madam's favor with Tao Ye's help in the past two years, Mama Sun would have been very afraid, and her life in the sewing room would not have been any easier.
"I know that Aunt Luo secretly tempted the Duke last time and wanted to kill me!"
Seeing Xiuyin insisting, Taoye had no choice but to follow suit.
"I'm thinking now that Zhou's mother must have been hers that time or received benefits. If not, she wouldn't have been vague when she asked me to make clothes for you. Since it was the master's order, there was no need to hide it!"
At that time, Zhou's mother only said that there was an order from above to make some clothes for Taoye. She was already worried about Taoye's safety, so she came over happily without thinking too much.
When Xiu Yin thought of this, she deeply hated herself for being careless.
"Madam is lazy in taking care of things, and Aunt Luo has the support of the old lady. She will have less scruples when doing things in the back house these years, especially those below, who often act improperly. This time, Madam asked Qin's mother to check on the sewing room. It will definitely lead to a lot of things!"
"You want to use this to deal with Aunt Luo's confidants!"
Xiu Yin said thoughtfully.
"But it's not that Madam has been ignorant of the affairs of the back house all these years, she just doesn't want to get involved. In the final analysis, it's only because of you and the fifth young master that Madam is willing to take action this time..."
Xiuyin did not continue, she knew Taoye would understand what she meant.
Taoye does understand.
The fifth young master loves her a lot now, and his wife values her. It is okay to go to Shou'antang to save her, but it is not okay to change his past temper and argue with Aunt Luo because of her.
The matter in the sewing room will probably become a minor issue in the end.
"If the Hu silk can be in your hands, there must be the hands and feet of the cloth warehouse manager. The warehouse manager is responsible for the coming and going of cloth. There is a lot of oil and water. There will be no shortage of things that have been greedy for ink these years!"
"And the chief steward of the sewing room, Mother Sun, is not only harsh on others, but also the most greedy for money!"
Xiuyin was still a little confused when she heard this.
"I think the greedy person in charge of the warehouse will also pay a tribute to Mother Sun, but I don't know how much!"
Taoye continued.
"You want these two to fight each other?"
Taoye nodded.
Even if she was a slave, she was not one to be bullied, not to mention that Xiu Yin almost lost half of her life this time.
"You are in the sewing room. Do you know anyone you know?"
For this to happen, we need people’s cooperation.
"There were two little girls who were just bought into the house last year. I saw them being punished by the embroidery teacher, and I couldn't bear it. I also wanted to form a good relationship, so I gave them a few words of advice. I am grateful on weekdays! "
"Tell me the names of these two people! Don't worry, they won't be implicated, just let them do small things!"
Taoye explained again specifically.
"What do I have to worry about in your words?"
Xiuyin readily said the names of the two little girls.
Taoye remembered it, called Nanyun in, and explained her instructions in detail.
After hearing this, Nanyun went out.
"Taoye, is this the person who originally served the Fifth Young Master? This matter..."
"Don't worry, it doesn't hurt to let the fifth young master know!"
Taoye knew what Xiuyin was worried about.
The Fifth Young Master would be displeased and even blame her for blatantly interfering in the affairs of the back house, even if she had a common roommate.
But she didn't originally intend to be a brainless beauty.
