Rong Jiu's face suddenly darkened.
"What's going on here?"
There was a bit of a lazy smile in his tone, but the smile barely stopped at the corners of his lips.
"This slave wants to ask the Fifth Young Master for something!"
Taoye kowtowed to the ground solemnly. Rong Jiu looked at her forehead touching the ground, feeling inexplicably empty and angry.
"If you want me to reward you with my body contract, then there is no need to say anything!"
After Rong Jiu finished speaking calmly, he stood up and left.
ah?
Tao Ye's face rarely showed some surprise, what kind of body contract? Did she mention this just now?
However, she was always quick to react. Even when she was confused, she did not forget to reach out and grab the corner of the sapphire blue robe.
"No, I want to ask the fifth young master to ask about my eldest brother's family affairs for me. I always feel that my eldest brother is hiding something from me, especially my mother's affairs!"
Taoye grabbed the corner of the robe, raised her head and said sincerely.
"Is this what you asked for?"
Rong Jiu's expression paused, and she turned around and asked slowly.
"Last time, I suddenly recognized my eldest brother. I was so excited that I didn't think of asking him in detail. Today I met my eldest brother at the gate of the East Palace. I boldly thought of asking him to meet him in private. Miss Chen was willing to help me pass the message because of the hunting ground. , the slave was able to see the person at the flower wall, and asked him about changing his name and mother!"
"The eldest brother said that he changed his surname and name after being adopted by a family in Yunzhou City. He also said that my mother is staying well in Yunzhou!"
Seeing that the fifth young master showed no sign of impatience, Taoye narrated what happened during the day. The reason why she told Chen Shujun straightforwardly was because Miss Chen found that she was missing and was anxiously looking for someone in the garden. Just as he was about to tell his wife in a hurry, he was stopped by the servant of the East Palace sent by the Fifth Young Master.
"Brother Chu, is there anything wrong with what you said?"
Rong Jiu sat down at the table again and motioned for Tao Ye to get up.
"My slave was able to remember things when I was separated from my eldest brother. My eldest brother has been very good at reading since he was a child. He is two years older than this slave and can remember things even better. Besides, my mother is still here, so the adoptive family will take this into consideration!"
Taoye didn't tell the whole story, but she knew that the fifth young master would definitely understand what she meant.
Maybe the other party could put aside these worries and adopt the eldest brother without any grudges, but just now she mentioned several times that the fifth young master and his wife treated her well, but the eldest brother never mentioned a word about how good that family was.
Taoye believes that her eldest brother is not an ungrateful person.
"Since Brother Chu chose to hide it from you, he will definitely be vague in front of me. However, the people I sent to Yunzhou should be back in two days, and there may be some news by then!"
The day he learned about the brother-sister relationship between Tao Ye and Chu Yi Zhuo, he had Fei Ge pass a letter to the people who went to Yunzhou to inquire. In the study that day, Chu Yi Zhuo's avoidance of his mother's situation also made him pay attention.
"My servant thanks the fifth young master..."
"No, I sent people to Yunzhou to investigate important matters, and the matters concerning your family are also incidental!"
Rong Jiu grabbed Taoye, who was about to kneel down, and said casually.
"Go and have lunch..."
Rong Jiu was about to take the man out. When he was about to go out, he caught a glimpse of a robe on the dressing table. The hanging hem of the robe was embroidered with some patterns with gold thread. This was a man's clothes.
Seeing the people around her stop, Taoye first raised her head in confusion, and then followed Rong Jiu's gaze. The robe that had been cut in the shallow basket on the dressing table was hanging down a little.
The lowered eyes moved slightly, and Taoye walked over, lifted up the robe, and unfolded it: "It is the Fifth Young Master's birthday in the twelfth lunar month. I didn't have anything good to give, so I used the silk and satin given by the Fifth Young Master to make this robe. It’s also considered borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha!”
"Fifth Young Master, do you want to try?"
She originally wanted to wait until the fifth young master's birthday to give it to him, so that it would please others and bring up family matters, but now was just the right time.
Rong Jiu looked at the little maid, her eyebrows were crescent, her lips were slightly playful unconsciously, and she nodded with a smile.
Tao Ye lowered her eyebrows slightly when she saw it.
The fifth young master's facial features are really well-developed, especially when the smile spreads out on his face, he is even more handsome and beautiful.
Tao Ye stepped forward to serve Rong Jiu, taking off her outer robe and putting on this precious new dress made by Yue Ling. The gold threads on the cuffs and hem shone brilliantly in the light from the window paper, while the rest of Tao Ye did not Nothing embroidered.
Yue Ling's weaving was already gorgeous, but the complicated embroidery made it superfluous. Of course, the most important thing was that her embroidery work was only acceptable.
After putting it on, Rong Jiu lowered his eyes and took a look at the robe on his body. It was a light blue silk satin. The hem was embroidered with a cloud pattern with gold thread, but it seemed different from other cloud patterns, and seemed to be more playful and ethereal. .
I moved my arms a little, and there was no discomfort at all. They fit better than the ones sent by Jinxiu Pavilion.
"Do you like it, Fifth Young Master?"
Taoye looked up expectantly. She drew the pattern for this robe herself and asked Xiuyin to help cut the material. She also came up with the cloud pattern herself. It requires less needlework and is better than ordinary cloud patterns. nice.
"It's good!"
Rong Jiu did not hesitate to praise, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Is there any reward you want?"
Rong Jiu was in a good mood, stroking her cold white neck and lowering her head and asked.
"Except for your family!"
Seeing that the little maid was hesitant to speak, he said something else specifically.
"Slave, would you like to read the books in your study?"
These days, Taoye has read through the books she brought back from the academy several times. She has been studying with her father along with her eldest brother since she was a child. It was okay that she didn't have the chance before, but now that she has read some, she can no longer put them down.
What's more, now that she has found her eldest brother and her mother, if they have a chance to formally recognize each other, and her eldest brother walks in the officialdom in the future, she doesn't want people to gossip that he has a sister who has no talent and was a slave.
"Slave will not look at other things..."
She only had the courage to mention this because she saw that the fifth young master was in a good mood today.
But in the moment of happiness, I forgot that there were many secrets surrounding the fifth young master, and I didn't know if the fifth young master would be suspicious of going elsewhere.
"Okay, from now on you can come and go in the study room freely, and you can get whatever books you want to read by yourself!"
Rong Jiu would not keep confidential letters in his house, and would burn the notes on the spot when they came in. Moreover, after spending these days together, he still had some trust in the little maid.
"Fifth Young Master, the people around the Duke are here!"
As soon as the two of them left the house, Xingyun stepped forward to report eagerly.
There were two guards in military uniforms standing behind them. Taoye remembered that it was these two people who took the fifth young master and her away last time. The fifth young master later received a serious beating with a military stick.
Thinking of this, Taoye couldn't help but cast a worried glance at the fifth young master's face.
These days, because the Duke of Guo values Aunt Yang's pregnancy, the whole government has heard about Aunt Luo's several cold receptions in front of the Duke of Guo.
