"What's wrong? You don't recognize the words the first time?"
Rong Jiu leaned against the gold-inlaid jade fence beside the couch and could see Tao Ye's expression at a glance.
The strange thing was that the little maid, who was always cautious in front of him except when she was in bed, did not reply to his words immediately.
Rong Jiu frowned and straightened up. He leaned over and took a look. The book in the little maid's hand was Dongyu Local Chronicle. The beginning of this volume was Yunzhou Chronicle.
If he remembered correctly, the little maid knew all these words.
Looking at the side face that was somewhat blurred by the light of the oil lamp, I felt a bit hazy and lonely, making the figure seem a little thinner.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Rong Jiu stretched out his hand to take the person, but Taoye grabbed the book in his hand and suddenly turned around from the couch, letting the hand fall empty. This movement also brought down the tea cup on the table, almost all of it. It was scattered on Rong Jiu's robe, which was half leaning forward.
"Fifth Young Master, please forgive me. I was in a daze for a moment..."
This news finally brought Taoye's thoughts back to her feet, and she immediately put down the book in her hand and lowered her body to apologize.
Rong Jiu glanced at the person bending down in front of the couch and got off the couch, with a large area of wetness on his hem.
"Slave, I'll find some clothes for you to change into!"
At this time, Taoye had returned to her usual delicacy. She lowered her body and took a few steps away. Then she turned around and went to the cabinet inside to get a homely white t-shirt and helped Rong Jiu put it on.
"Okay, don't apologize! Come and tell me what you were thinking!"
Rong Jiu sat on the wooden couch that Taoye had packed away, her voice a little lazy.
"Back to the fifth young master, I was stunned for a moment because Yunzhou is the place where I was born when I was a child!"
She had already thought of her words when she was changing the fifth young master's clothes. These days, she had been wanting to bring up the matter with her family, but either she had too many concerns or she didn't have the right opportunity.
And today, isn’t it just the right time?
But she wasn't impatient.
"Yunzhou?"
Rong Jiu murmured to himself.
"Yunzhou is in the southernmost part of Dongyu, three thousand miles away from Shengjing. Were you abducted by human traffickers?"
Rong Jiu looked at Tao Ye thoughtfully and asked.
"Yes! When I was young, I lived with my parents in a village below Yunzhou. When I was seven years old, the village was hit by a flash flood. My father tried to save us, but he was washed away by the flood on the spot. My mother and eldest brother protected me and survived. , but the servant got separated from them on the way into Yunzhou City!"
Taoye said that her eyes were already red.
"How much do you remember about that time? What happened on your way to escape the disaster? How many days did you travel? How did you get separated from your family?"
Rong Jiu continued to ask, his tone seemed a little solemn.
"Although I was still young at that time, I am old enough to remember things. I can still remember simple things!"
"At that time, most of the people in the village were washed away by the flood. Only those who leaned outside the village, or those who happened to be able to hold a piece of driftwood, survived!"
"On our way to Yunzhou City, some people from other villages slowly gathered together. The flash flood must have been quite big!"
"I don't remember clearly how many days I've been away, but it was at least a month, because the place where I stayed is remote, not only far from Yunzhou City, but also separated by several mountains from the nearest county seat!"
"The slave was forcibly taken away by human traffickers one night. Later, it was discovered that the traffickers had many girls of the same age as the slave!"
Taoye was secretly puzzled. The fifth young master seemed to be particularly concerned about this past event.
But this matter, not to mention that it happened seven or eight years ago, has nothing to do with the fifth young master who is far away in Shengjing.
"One month..."
Taoye noticed that the fifth young master's index finger and middle finger tapped twice on the table, and his eyes became serious.
She hesitated to speak again, but the timing was perfect, and she didn't have much time to wait, so she plopped down on the ground and knelt down.
"What are you doing? Didn't this young master just say no..."
Rong Jiu was alarmed by Tao Ye's movements and said with a frown.
"This slave has a favor to ask of the Fifth Young Master!"
This was the first time Taoye interrupted Rong Jiu, and after speaking, he kowtowed heavily.
"You want to find your own family?"
Rong Jiu motioned for people to get up.
"I know that I shouldn't mention this because of my status, but seeing Nan Yun and my mother reunited these days, I really miss my family!"
Taoye did not get up, but continued to kowtow on the ground.
The thumping sound echoed through the house.
Taoye's fatigue from yesterday had not gone away, and her body was weaker than before. She felt dizzy after kowtowing several times, and her body tilted to the ground involuntarily.
But before it even touched the cold ground, he was pulled up vigorously.
The hand was so strong that it hurt her arm, and she couldn't help but let out a soft cry.
"I asked you to get up, but you don't understand?"
Rong Jiu threw the person onto the collapsed pillow. Although the movement was large, he was careful not to hurt anyone.
Taoye seemed to be frightened, she was stunned for a moment and shed tears: "I beg you, Fifth Young Master!"
A pair of pupils like almond blossoms fell into Rong Jiu's eyes.
This kind of sad pleading was different from when the little maid begged for mercy in front of him in the past, and it was even different from the time in the East Palace when the little maid cried bitterly in front of him for the first time. In the depths of her eyes, it was a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood.
very familiar!
"This young master can promise you!"
Rong Jiu wiped away the tears on the peach leaves with his fingertips.
"But you are looking for your family because you want to be able to redeem yourself and leave the house in the future?"
Although Taoye is a death contract, he is not a sin slave. He can be redeemed and converted into a good one, but he only needs the consent of his master.
But this sentence came suddenly, and Taoye didn't know why the fifth young master thought of this.
She did not answer immediately, but slowly raised her eyes, casting her longing eyes on Rong Jiu's face, taking the opportunity to look at this handsome face.
Although the fifth young master looked a little careless, his jaw was a little tense.
She felt a little cold, it seemed that the fifth young master was not tired of her.
"This slave is already the Fifth Young Master's. As long as you don't hate me, I will stay by your side for the rest of my life!"
I haven't found my family yet, so other plans are vague.
"So good!"
Taoye was slightly startled, and the fifth young master actually smiled softly.
She didn't feel that the smile was satisfied with what she just said. On the contrary, the smile was a bit playful and deep.
"It's getting late. Let's go back today and teach you tomorrow!"
Rong Jiu waved his hand for Tao Ye to step back.
Taoye stood up, said goodbye, and walked out the door full of doubts.
"Xingyun!"
Not long after Taoye went out, Rong Jiu called someone into the house.
"What are your orders, Fifth Young Master?"
Xingyun had just seen Taoye go out, and he was a little confused. Considering the master's concern for Miss Taoye, he should stay in the house today.
Seeing his master's expression cold again, Xingyun rarely murmured in his heart, could it be that Miss Taoye had angered his master? He seemed to have heard the sounds of kowtows and sobbing in the room.
