Zhao Jin's attitude was perfunctory, but Tao Ye was still not angry, and just asked lightly: "Really?"
"Girl, if you have nothing else to do, I will go back to have your meal first!"
Zhao Jin lazily raised his hands and was about to go out.
"Manager Zhao, go slowly. Since you don't want to take care of this matter, then we will do it ourselves! Nanyun!"
Taoye stood up.
"What are you going to do, girl?"
Zhao Jin was stunned for a moment when he saw the two people leaving the house, and then he rushed ahead.
"Isn't Manager Zhao in a hurry to have a meal?"
Taoye said lightly, and continued to walk all the way back with Nanyun's support.
"I advise the girl to settle the matter and make peace with it. Now that Miss Qingxing is favored by the Fifth Young Master, there is no need for you to be boring, right?"
Apart from Nan Yun and her daughter, only Qing Xing lives in the back.
"Let the matter rest? It seems that Manager Zhao knows that my lunch was withheld today?"
Taoye stopped, the smile on his face was reserved and cold.
She has been a first-class maid for these years. She is respectful and polite in front of her master, but she does not lack the power she deserves.
"Stealing? Why did Miss Taoye speak so harshly? Miss Qingxing has worked hard to serve the fifth young master these days, and she deserves some nutritious meals. Even if the fifth young master comes back, she won't say a word!"
Zhao Jin mocked softly.
Taoye ignored it and was helped by Nanyun to pass through the Crescent Gate and into the backyard.
The two of them went straight to Qing Xing's house. Zhao Jin thought for a moment and followed them.
"Can sister Taoye get up today?"
In the house, Qing Xing was having a meal, one meat and two vegetables, the standard portion for a first-class maid, not much.
Taoye just glanced at it casually, as if he already knew it, but Zhao Jin frowned slightly.
"It seems like Sister Taoye didn't come here specifically to see me. Did something happen? Why did Manager Zhao come with you?"
Qingxing put down the chopsticks in her hands. When she stood up, her movements were stagnant for a moment, but she immediately had a smile on her face again.
"Manager Zhao said that Sister Qingxing has been tired from serving the fifth young master these days, so he brought all the dishes from me, saying that he wanted to replenish his health. I was worried about my sister's health, so I came here to visit!"
Taoye said without any hesitation.
"How could a villain ever say that..."
Zhao Jin was so angry at Tao Ye's words that he tried to deny it.
"It's a good thing that Manager Zhao takes care of Sister Qingxing. Why do you make him look so anxious and pale?"
Taoye turned her head to look at Zhao Jin in confusion.
"I……"
"Manager Zhao is always joking, but Sister Taoye takes it seriously. Look at the amount of food on my table!"
Qing Xing secretly scolded Zhao Jin, pointed at the food on the table and said with a smile.
"It's true that my sister is gullible, but I didn't give this sample to my sister to eat. It must have been cheated by the young man below!"
"Then don't disturb sister's meal, let's go!"
Tao Ye came with great momentum, but left suddenly. When they went out, the two people in the room were still stunned.
Zhao Jin reacted first and hurriedly chased after him. Qing Xing hesitated and followed, but her whole body was in pain these past few days and she couldn't walk fast.
The male servants in the courtyard, except for the two long-term attendants Xingyun and Guiyun, and Zhao Jin, the steward, the rest are rough servants responsible for sweeping and other heavy tasks. .
The boys are young, and it is when they are most able to eat. When Taoye and the others came in, even the soup at the bottom of the bowl was almost gone.
"Miss Taoye!"
The boys were a little surprised when they saw the visitor, but no one showed a guilty expression on their faces.
Taoye's eyes fell on the long table. The four white porcelain bowls in the middle were particularly conspicuous among the brown pottery bowls.
"You are so brave, you dare to leave Miss Taoye's special dish here to eat for yourself!"
Nan Yun had an angry look on his face.
"This...little people don't dare!"
When the six boys heard this, their faces were full of surprise, but one of them raised his head cleverly, and they all bent over and said in unison.
"Then tell me why Miss Taoye's special dish came to you. Don't say you haven't noticed, these bowls are all different!"
Nanyun was originally a taciturn person, but seeing the people in the yard ganging up to bully the girl and remembering Taoye's kindness to her, she naturally wanted to stand up.
Taoye stared at the boy in the room. As soon as Nanyun finished speaking, the boy standing in the back flashed his eyes.
"Shuanzi brought it!"
"Yes, we were also wondering how there were all these good dishes and soups today, and we asked a few questions. Shuanzi said that Miss Taoye had no appetite today and didn't want to have lunch, so she gave us all the special dishes!"
"Yes, that's it. Give us a few examples of people who don't dare to conceal a girl's identity!"
The rough servants are considered to be the lowest servants in the house. If they are not instigated to do things, they have simple minds and naturally they would not dare to do things that would offend Tao Ye.
"Shuanzi, you should say something..."
"Yes, you're about to say it. Are those words yours?"
Seeing Tao Ye's cold expression, the boys became a little anxious and urged the boy in the back.
The boy named Shuanzi glanced at Taoye.
Behind Taoye, Qingxing hurriedly arrived. He happened to hear Nayun's words, so he brushed his sleeves to reveal the gold bracelet on his left wrist, then put his right hand on it and caressed it a few times.
"It's true that I took the food box by mistake, but when you saw these extra good dishes, you didn't ask anything. You were all so happy. Before I had time to say anything, there was no food left. !”
"The villain thought that his mistake was already done, so he had no choice but to keep silent!"
Shuanzi gritted his teeth, took a step forward and said.
"Shuanzi, why do you say that?"
The other boys all looked at Shuanzi with disbelief.
But Shuanzi only lowered his head and didn't glance at his companions.
"It turns out that these little boys were careless and ruined Sister Taoye's lunch, and almost made her misunderstand me!"
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Qingxing smiled at Taoye.
"How do you think Manager Zhao should handle today's matter?"
Taoye looked at Zhao Jin who was standing aside.
"It's just a momentary oversight by these boys, it doesn't count..."
Zhao Jin didn't want to follow Tao Ye's words and deal with these young men, so he opened his mouth to fight and get rid of them. Unexpectedly, in the middle of his words, Qing Xing snatched him away: "This is nothing? These young men are like this." You are so unruly that you can use Sister Taoye's lunch for yourself, how can you not punish her properly, the fifth young master is the one who respects the most rules!"
"Then each will be punished with two months' monthly punishment!"
Zhao Jin's face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said. After saying this, he thought of something again and looked angrily at the boy named Shuanzi inside.
