"It's been used. The lunch slave sent by Madam will be warmed for you. Fifth Young Master, would you like to use some?"
Taoye's eyes were dazzled by the gentle smile, and her voice became a little softer.
"good!"
Rong Jiu took the person and walked into the house.
After lunch, the two of them spent time in the house, each reading a book.
Taoye recognized a lot of words now, but it was still a little difficult to read serious books. She wanted to ask the people around her but was afraid of disturbing people's reading, so she wrote down the words carefully so that she could ask them together.
Rong Jiu didn't want to read at first, but when he saw the little maid keeping looking at the books on the table after clearing the table, she picked one up to read on the couch.
After a few glances, he could see the little maid's intention, so she reached out to take the local chronicle and pointed at the new words to teach others.
Seeing that the fifth young master was in a good mood today and quite patient, Taoye became more motivated to read. The two of them spent an entire afternoon teaching and studying.
When Taoye finally realized that the voice of the person next to her was a little hoarse, she was shocked to realize that she had forgotten to refill the fifth young master's tea.
"Fifth Young Master, take a sip of tea to moisten your skin!"
The cautious regret on Taoye's face was seen by Rong Jiu.
"Pack it up, let's go to mother's place for tonight's dinner!"
But what Rong Jiu didn't know was that Taoye did have some regrets, but what he regretted was that he was so casual in front of his master.
The reason why she can live safely to this day is due to her caution.
"Don't mention anything about your family in front of your mother!"
When he was approaching the main courtyard, Rong Jiu stopped and gave a special instruction.
"yes!"
Taoye stooped down and responded respectfully.
Rong Jiu glanced back and felt that the little maid had become more cautious.
However, Biyun had already seen someone in the yard and came to greet him, but unlike the smiles on his face in the past, his face was tense now, and there was a heavy look of worry between his eyebrows.
"What's wrong? Did something happen to Madam?"
The relief on Rong Jiu's face disappeared completely.
"The Duke is inside!"
Biyun walked up to the two of them and spoke in a low voice.
Hearing this, Taoye looked at the door unconsciously, and then realized that except Qin's mother, all the people serving the lady were outside.
The Duke of Guo rarely visits his wife's yard a few times a year. Why did he come here today because the Fifth Young Master was called away during the day?
In fact, she still doesn't know what happened to Qingxing, it's just her own guess.
inside the house.
"Don't worry, Lord Duke, I will not go to my eldest sister's place often unless summoned from the palace!"
"As for Ajiu, he is used to being casual and has no interest in power and position. Naturally, he will not get involved in matters in the court!"
Gu Yunqing's tone was as calm as water.
Perhaps these days, his heart towards his eldest sister and mother has cooled down. Now that he heard that Qingxing was spying on the secrets of the house for the prince and framed the case on Ajiu, Gu Yunqing was not so angry or disappointed, but rather hardened her heart.
She had been admiring her since she was a child and had a family relationship that was dissolved in blood. She couldn't immediately harden her heart, but with today's incident, Gu Yunqing's mental arithmetic became really cold.
The maid given by the eldest sister has become the manpower placed by the prince around Ajiu. The eldest sister cannot be unaware of this, she can only do it intentionally.
"You... ahem, it's good that you understand this. If you and your mother don't walk around the Queen and the East Palace, others won't think that I'm on the side of the Crown Prince!"
Rong Yanbo had a look of surprise on his face. He was used to having an argument with Gu Yunqing every time he went to the main courtyard without even saying a few words.
He glanced sideways.
He had known for a long time that his stepwife had an outstanding appearance. Even in her forties, her face was still beautiful. Moreover, the slight sadness on Gu Yunqing's face today diluted the aggressiveness in the past and revealed a bit of softness.
Somehow, my heart moved, and the words came out of my mouth: "I happen to be free today, so I will stay here..."
"Fifth Young Master!"
Coincidentally, a maid's exclamation came from outside the house, and the youngest son came in from the door with a smile on his face, but Rong Yanbo didn't say the last word "din".
"I've met my father and my mother!"
Rong Jiu first greeted the two of them, and then turned to Rong Yanbo: "What a coincidence, my father is here too!"
"Ajiu is here, hurry up and get someone to pass on the food!"
When Gu Yunqing saw his son, he had already put all those troubles behind him, stood up and walked to the table with a smile on his face.
Rong Jiu hurriedly stepped forward to help.
After taking two steps, Gu Yunqing remembered that there was another person in the room, her son was there, and she didn't want to ruin the mood of having a meal, so she said calmly: "It's getting late, Shou'antang or Aunt Luo should have prepared some." Alright, please go slowly, Mr. Guo!"
When Rong Yanbo ate in his mansion, he mostly went to these two places.
"My son just looked at the sky outside and it's already getting dark. Father, please be careful on the road!"
Rong Jiu also turned around with a filial look on her face.
But Rong Yanbo was so angry that he could see that the mother and son meant to chase away guests with their smiling faces.
Swinging his sleeves fiercely and snorting, Rong Yanbo angrily left the room without waiting for the maids to lift the curtain.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard the laughter of a loving mother and a filial son inside. I turned around and headed to Shou'an Hall and went to Yang's Qingfeng Garden.
Since Yang became pregnant, she has become more affectionate and affectionate, and her temperament has become much more pleasing to the eye.
In the house, mother and son finished their dinner, and Taoye went to make tea.
"Ajiu, why do I hear something wrong with your voice? Is your throat uncomfortable?"
Gu Yunqing heard that his son's voice was a little hoarse.
This question actually made Tao Ye next to him feel a little guilty, and he bowed his head and stood more respectfully.
"Isn't it because I was fooled by Qing Xing today? My father has not been looking for his son for many days recently. I almost had to do something about it today. Fortunately, my son was smart and carried His Majesty out!"
Rong Jiu had a smile in her eyes and glanced at the people around her casually.
"There are too many people with evil intentions nowadays. Fortunately, Taoye is in good health now. She should serve you so that mother can rest assured!"
Gu Yunqing was originally afraid that his son would love Tao Ye too much and spoil his concubine and destroy his wife, so he hoped to let Qing Xing serve his son together.
At that time, she still trusted her eldest sister and felt that the person her eldest sister specially selected for Ajiu must be good, and Qingmei was just an accident.
But now it seems that Qingmei used that blow to make medicine, Qingxing is still a spy of the East Palace, but Taoye is the only one who goes out by his side, and he is polite and has never caused any trouble on his own.
Anyway, Ajiu is getting married in this year or two, so there is no need to add a couple of marriages, so as not to cause trouble, not to serve her son well, and to worry him.
"Mother is the best at training people, so the people around you are naturally the best!"
"You're talking nonsense again!"
Gu Yunqing was amused by her son and smiled happily, and nodded her son's forehead.
