Chen Shujun is not ignorant of firewood, rice, oil and salt. She knows the benefits of money.
If Tao Ye has money with her, it will be much easier to do things in the house. Besides, if the jewelry can really earn money, she should give Tao Ye a share.
Tao Ye finally accepted Chen Shujun's sincere kindness.
When they returned to the garden, Gu Yunqing and Du Yanrong were already sitting in the pavilion drinking tea and eating snacks.
"Miss Chen is back? Are you okay?"
Gu Yunqing still likes Chen Shujun's open-minded personality.
If she hadn't been afraid that her son had a loose and informal temperament, and Chen Yushi was a man of strict rules, she would have wanted Chen Shujun to be her daughter-in-law.
"Very good! The second lady's clothes fit her very well!"
"What are Madam and Miss Du talking about, so happy?"
Chen Shujun sat opposite Du Yanrong, while Taoye stood with Biyun and others.
"I heard that the plum blossoms in Ningguo Temple are about to bloom. Yan Rong and I are discussing going there next month to have a look!"
Taoye could tell that Madam was in a good mood today.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on the person opposite.
Miss Du has soft eyebrows and clear eyes. Her facial features are not bright, but she has the charm of a child and the innocence of not knowing the world.
However, knowing the person but not the heart, Taoye was not sure whether this Miss Du was as heartless as she seemed.
"The red plum blossoms in Ningguo Temple always bloom more than a month earlier than in other places, and the red plum trees are one of the best in Beijing. Madam is so elegant!"
Although it was flattery, Chen Shujun said it very appropriately.
"If Ms. Chen is free, you can go together and be a companion then!"
Sure enough, Gu Yunqing was quite happy to hear this.
"It is Shujun's honor to be invited by Madam!"
Chen Shujun agreed.
The three of them were talking in the pavilion, while Taoye watched and refilled tea.
She was still a little weak, and she was very nervous when she was with Rong Shu. Some of the tea poured on her skirt seeped into it, making it sticky, uncomfortable and cold. When she got to the back, her head was even more throbbing. Faint.
But Biyun and Bixiao thought that Taoye was flattering the future fifth young lady, so they did not step forward to destroy Taoye's "good deeds"!
Tao Ye could bear it, and no one noticed her discomfort for a while. Chen Shujun saw a deep red patch on the wrist exposed by Tao Ye's sleeves, remembered what happened just now, and then said to Gu Yunqing: "With Mrs. I was talking happily, but I forgot about the time. It’s almost dinner time, and it’s time for me to say goodbye!”
Naturally, the two women who had not left the palace could not have dinner outside, and Du Yanrong was also busy saying goodbye.
"It's a little late. I'll ask the guards to take you back to the house!"
Gu Yunqing asked Biyun to pick up two generous gifts and deliver them to their respective carriages.
After the two left, Taoye resigned in front of Gu Yunqing and went to the front yard.
"Miss Taoye!"
After coming out of the garden, Taoye's feet were so weak that she barely managed to hold herself up before returning to the yard. As soon as she reached the door, her feet felt weak. Kankan was holding on to the courtyard door before falling to the ground. Rong Jiu met.
As Guiyun exclaimed, a familiar scent lingered in Taoye's nose.
The body's instinctive reaction was faster than what the mind thought, and Taoye's hands had already grasped the robe in front of Rong Jiu.
Xingyun and Guiyun hurriedly trotted forward and opened the door to the study, but as soon as their young master walked in and glanced at the wooden couch, he frowned, turned around, went out and walked to the bedroom on the other side.
Although they didn't know what was going on, they rushed over and opened the door.
Rong Jiu sat down on the couch with the person in her arms.
"Fifth Young Master..."
When Taoye recovered from the dizziness, she saw that her wrist was caught in someone's hand, her sleeves were lifted up a little, and her wrists, which were glowing red, were exposed.
"How is this going?"
"Where have you been today?"
Rong Jiu lowered his eyes and asked, a frosty look gathering in his eyes.
"Miss Chen and Miss Du came over to visit Madam. Madam called her servant over!"
There was cold sweat on Taoye's forehead, and her voice was a little hoarse when she spoke: "This injury was caused by the slave spilling the tea when I accompanied Miss Chen to the Second Miss' yard to change clothes!"
"Rong Shu?"
Rong Jiu frowned upon hearing this.
"My servant also discovered something today. The second young lady seemed to want to destroy Miss Chen's innocence. First she put medicine in the tea, and then the second young lady's personal maid wanted to hide Miss Chen's veil. Is it because of the second young master's marriage?"
After what happened today, the second young lady will probably hold a grudge against herself. Coupled with Aunt Luo's hatred for her, her life in the mansion will only become more difficult.
Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take the initiative.
"Oh? How did you find out about this?"
Rong Jiu looked at the person in his arms.
"Originally it was just suspicion, but later when I was in the second lady's room, I smelled the smell of wound medicine. I have never heard that the second lady was injured, and the second lady also tried hard to persuade me to drink the tea. I felt something was wrong, but there was nothing else to do. I can only pretend to be unsteady and spill the tea..."
Taoye told what happened today without any secret.
When it comes to dealing with Aunt Luo, Taoye is sure that the fifth young master will stand with her.
The fifth young master definitely doesn't want the second young master to marry into a noble family.
"You are so brave for this Miss Chen, you don't even care about protecting yourself as you used to do!"
Rong Jiu suddenly remembered that last time at the hunting ground, the little maid took the initiative to run out to attract the attention of Wei Yunqi's people. But this time, knowing that it would annoy Rong Shu and bring trouble to herself, she still rushed to come forward.
"Ms. Chen treats this slave very well. This slave cannot bear to see her being plotted against. Moreover, if the Second Miss succeeds, Aunt Luo will get more help from her side, which will not be good for the Madam and the Fifth Young Master!"
Taoye leaned closer to Rong Jiu by grabbing the robe on her chest.
There was some doubt in my heart, why did the fifth young master's words just now have a sour meaning.
She figured she must be dizzy and confused, and the fifth young master must be dissatisfied with her decision.
The little maid in her arms buried her head in her dark crimson robe, her side face was white as snow, and a strand of hair on her temples was wet with cold sweat and stuck to her ears. The anger that just arose in Rong Jiu's heart somehow dissipated again.
Rong Jiu put the person on the couch, got up and walked inside.
Taoye sat a little uneasily.
Until the man sat down next to her again, her left wrist was lifted again, and a cool feeling spread across her wrist. The fifth young master was actually applying medicine to her.
Taoye was stunned for a moment.
"Be smarter in your acting from now on, and don't come back with injuries all over again!"
Rong Jiu put the medicine jar aside and said to Tao Ye.
"Yes, I know this. I shouldn't worry the fifth young master!"
Taoye said softly, but as soon as she finished speaking, she remembered a noise outside the door.
"What are you doing? I just saw that no one was watching, and I was afraid that the medicinal soup inside would burn dry, so I opened it and took a look!"
