Aunt Yang took the initiative to request to live with Madam, so it was obvious who she was hiding her pregnancy from.
Taoye thought about giving Madam a warning, but there was no doctor here, and if things got serious, it would be easy to make mistakes.
This Aunt Yang seemed transparent in the house, and Taoye didn't know her temperament, so she had to suppress her thoughts.
After using the vegetarian restaurant, Mrs. Cao would go to the front to worship Buddha and light lamps.
With Luo Shi by his side, Gu Yunqing was too lazy to step forward and use his words to make excuses. He asked Biyun to go to the next door to inform him that he wanted to entertain guests, and then stayed in his yard.
Aunt Yang didn't go either. She was a reserved person, not to mention that she was inconvenient now. She didn't come out since she entered the west wing.
"Miss Chen!"
Taoye didn't expect that Madam's words of hospitality were not an excuse.
"How is it? Are you a little surprised?"
Chen Shujun pulled up the peach leaf with a smile on her face.
Taoye smiled sincerely, then turned sideways and bowed politely to the people behind her: "I have seen Miss Du!"
"Get up quickly. Is Mrs. Rong in there?"
Du Yanrong wore a goose-yellow cloak embroidered with plum blossoms, and a moth flower tree on her head, making her look even more delicate and innocent.
"Madam is already waiting for the two young ladies inside!"
Taoye got out of the way.
Chen Shujun let Du Yanrong walk in front and deliberately walked a few steps slowly to keep pace with Tao Ye: "I'll have good news for you later!"
Taoye raised her head in confusion, and Chen Shujun only smiled at her.
"Yan Rong and Shujun are here, come and sit down!"
Gu Yunqing was particularly happy when he saw the two of them. He spared them any courtesy and asked them to sit down on either side of them.
I had a great conversation with Chen Shujun last time and I loved her, so I called her by name affectionately this time.
"Did your mother come with you?"
"Yes, mother is arranging for the servants to pack their luggage and come back to visit Madam later!"
Du Yanrong bowed obediently on the chair and replied.
"Did Shujun come here alone? Why don't I have someone clean up the room next to me? It's always a bit unsafe for you to be out there alone!"
Everyone in the capital had heard about Chen Yushi's family, and Gu Yunqing admired Chen Yushi's love for his first wife.
"Then Shujun would rather be respectful than obey your orders!"
Chen Shujun glanced at Taoye casually and agreed.
"Biyun, clean up the room next to me quickly. If there is anything missing, take it from my side!"
Gu Yunqing likes straightforward people the most.
"Ma'am, don't bother me too much. I can stay at home as I please!"
"Daughters should be pampered, but it's just a casual thing, don't be embarrassed!"
Gu Yunqing took a look at Chen Shujun's clothes and jewelry. Although they looked generous and decent, there was not a single precious thing on her body. Compared with Du Yanrong, who was wearing a gorgeous cloak and a head full of pearls, she felt pity for her.
Chen Shujun stood up with a smile and saluted and thanked her without saying any more words of refusal. Gu Yunqing looked satisfied.
Taoye had already made three cups of tea in person, serving Gu Yunqing first, then Du Yanrong, and finally Chen Shujun.
Chen Shujun took it and took a sip. It was three times stronger than the tea given to female guests elsewhere, but it was just right for her taste.
He couldn't help but look up and found Tao Ye looking at him, and the two of them smiled knowingly.
What a meticulous and smart girl.
Chen Shujun took a few sips, put down the tea cup in her hand, and looked at the purse at her waist with slightly lowered eyes. Thinking of the things inside, she felt peach leaves more and more pity.
"This tea is very good!"
Du Yanrong took a sip and said with a smile, but he was speaking to Gu Yunqing.
"If you like these days, come here often!"
This time to pay homage to Buddha, Mr. Cao planned to stay here for three days. Du Yanrong came here just to spend more time with Gu Yunqing, so he would not leave early.
A few people talked affectionately for a while, and then Bowang Hou's wife, Mrs. Lu, came in.
"I've met Mrs. Hou!"
Taoye and others hurriedly bowed.
"Mrs. Hou!"
When Chen Shujun saluted, she looked at the person carefully.
"Ms. Chen, please get up!"
Early this morning, Mrs. Lu specially asked her servants to pick up Chen Shujun and come with her.
Many nobles in Shengjing secretly resented Chen Yushi's iron teeth and implacable temperament. However, the emperor favored him, so his daughter was able to make friends with Chen Yushi's only one. Girl, Mrs. Lu was still a little proud.
"Are you settled now?"
Gu Yunqing asked gently.
"Okay, Yan Rong didn't disturb Mrs. Rong, right?"
Lu asked with a smile after sitting down.
"Yanrong is well-behaved and sensible, and she makes people feel hurt just by looking at her. I wish she could talk in front of me more!"
After hearing this, the smile on Mrs. Lu's face became more genuine. Although her daughter has been favored by Mrs. Rong these days, the marriage has not been put on the agenda. Her daughter is already quite old. Lu Shi was a little anxious, but seeing the satisfaction in Gu Yunqing's eyes, she felt more relieved.
"Mrs. Hou, please have some tea!"
Tao Ye held the tea tray and bent down to serve it in front of Mrs. Lu.
"good!"
Mrs. Lu glanced at Taoye, smiled and reached to pick it up.
"Mrs. Hou, be careful!"
Taoye was about to bow and leave when she saw Lu's hand shaking. Seeing that the tea cup was about to topple over, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her. Her index finger was burned, but she managed to hold it steady.
"My slave will give you a cup of tea!"
Taoye put the tea cup in Lu's hand back on the tea tray, bowed and said with a normal expression.
"Sorry to trouble you!"
Lu said gently and then looked at Gu Yunqing: "I am really old and careless. I am a little tired after sitting in the carriage for an hour, and now I can't even control my hands!"
"The carriage was indeed tiring, and I had to rest for a while before I recovered!"
Gu Yunqing has no doubt about it.
After a while, Taoye brewed another cup of tea and served it. This time, Mrs. Lu drank it steadily and praised Taoye a few times.
Taoye accepted it respectfully.
The Du family and their daughter did not leave until it was almost time for dinner. Gu Yunqing made an appointment with someone to go to the back mountain to enjoy plum blossoms tomorrow afternoon.
"My slave is fine, just give me some medicine!"
After dinner, Taoye sent Chen Shujun to the next room, watched Chen Shujun pick up her right hand and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile.
"Can you tell whether Mrs. Bowang Hou did it intentionally or not?"
Chen Shujun's eyes were right in front of Tao Ye's body at that time and she didn't see Lu's movements.
"Don't worry, I know this!"
She served people carefully, and just then she put the tea cup firmly in Lu's hand with her own hands, and her hands were shaking because she was so good.
However, Taoye guessed that Mrs. Hou wanted to test her temper, not to make her suffer.
Just like that gilt silver hairpin of average quality.
Chen Shujun sighed inwardly. She really couldn't help Taoye with these things, but there were some things she could do.
