Standing in the wind and snow, Bai Yu'an no longer felt cold. She reached out and touched her wrinkled collar and looked up into the night.
Heavy snow fell into her eyes one after another, and she blinked her red eyes.
After a while, he turned around and returned to the yard.
The door of the courtyard was open, and as soon as Bai Yu'an walked in, A Tao came out of the house to greet her.
She looked at Bai Yu'an's pale cheeks and asked anxiously: "Where did the young master go? Why did he come back just now?"
Bai Yu'an managed to hold on with some strength and said, "I followed Brother Gao to visit the teacher."
A Tao took off Bai Yu's cloak and took her to sit next to the brazier.
Squatting down and patting the dust and mud on the official robe for Bai Yu'an, she asked again: "Where have you been? Why is there so much mud on the robe?"
Wei Ruyi brought a bowl of medicine to Bai Yu'an: "Your cough is not gone yet, so you need to drink medicine for a few more days."
Bai Yu'an didn't speak, and took the medicine bowl from Wei Ruyi's hand with lowered eyes.
She looked at her downcast face in the thick black concoction, and then recalled the scene where she was being dragged by Shen Jue's collar. She couldn't help but tighten her fingers, and closed her eyes with a pale face.
I don’t want to look at the weak face reflected in the medicine bowl anymore.
Wei Ruyi saw that Bai Yu'an's face was very pale, so she thought he felt bitter, so she went to get a candied fruit and said, "Sir, please hold this in your mouth."
After hearing this, Bai Yu'an opened her eyes and looked at the plums in Wei Ruyi's hand, then glanced at Wei Ruyi, but did not pick it up, and drank the bowl of medicine in silence.
Wei Ruyi saw that Bai Yu'an didn't eat plums and went to the kitchen with an empty bowl. Upon seeing this, A Tao said: "Go get a basin of hot water. I want to wash the young master's feet."
A Tao felt that every part of Bai Yu'an's body was cold, even her cheeks were cold, and she couldn't help but blame him: "Did the young master just walk back?"
"Aren't you with Mr. Gao? Mr. Gao didn't send the young master back?"
Bai Yu'an tiredly put his hands on the table and said only: "Brother Gao is not to blame."
After that, he said no more.
A Tao saw that Bai Yu'an's expression seemed a little wrong, so she didn't say anything. After Wei Ruyi brought the water over, she squatted down and took off Bai Yu'an's shoes.
She has been serving Bai Yu'an since she was a child, and she is very efficient in doing these things.
Seeing that Wei Ruyi was still standing next to him, A Tao raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "What are you still standing here for? Go to sleep by yourself, I don't need you to take care of me anymore."
Wei Ruyi stared blankly at Bai Yuan's tired figure, rubbed her hands and said, "I can also wash your feet."
A Tao had a bad temper and was about to get angry again after hearing this. Bai Yu'an put his hand on A Tao's arm and said gently to Wei Ruyi: "I just soak my feet and don't need anyone to take care of me. Go to bed quickly. "
Wei Ruyi saw Bai Yu'an talking to her, hesitated a few times, then bit her lip and retreated.
After Wei Ruyi left, A Tao took off Bai Yu'an's shoes and socks and whispered: "Young master, you still can't see her thoughts? Why should you give her a good look?"
Bai Yu'an rubbed her brows and said in a low voice: "I told you before, she is also a poor person, she just wants to find a home here with me."
"Why do you do this to her?"
Thinking back to what her teacher told her about Wang Wanqing today, Bai Yu'an felt uncomfortable again: "It's a pity that I'm not a reliable destination."
A Tao was stunned and looked up at Bai Yu'an. Feeling sad for some reason, he lowered his head and put Bai Yu'an's feet into the water.
Bai Yu'an's feet are very delicate, jade white and smooth, and there is a red mole on the sole of the foot, but it is a bit bigger than Chuntao's palm. Such feet are indeed a bit strange on a man.
Therefore, Bai Yu'an's shoes did not fit her feet properly. When she wore much larger boots, she had to stuff some strips of cloth inside to make them fit properly.
Bai Yu'an soaked her feet, heat spread from the soles of her feet, she squinted her eyes, and then she felt her body getting warmer.
A Tao went to pour a cup of hot tea for Bai Yuan again: "Drink it and your body will warm up faster."
Bai Yu'an took the teacup, took a sip, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair with a comfortable sigh.
This lazy look was so beautiful that even A Tao was dumbfounded and couldn't help but move forward to take a look.
Bai Yu'an felt a shadow falling in front of him. He squinted his eyes and saw A Tao. He smiled and said, "Have you not seen enough of this face?"
A Tao shook his head and said: "Young Master has been good-looking since he was a child. I still remember how young Master looked when he was young and milky white."
Bai Yu'an had no choice but to ask: "How old were you then?"
A Tao said: "My slave was seven years old at that time. You were only three years old at the time, but you were so fearless that you would catch any bugs you saw. This made my slave never dare to relax for a moment."
"Sometimes the women can't catch you."
Talking about the past, Bai Yu'an felt better. She held A Tao's hand and smiled: "You have been following me closely all these years. Do you want to get married?"
A Tao shook his head quickly: "Didn't I tell you that I have always been with you? Otherwise, I would be alone all the time."
Bai Yu'an was slightly touched, lowered his head and sighed: "Good A Tao."
The master and the servant talked for a while. A Tao changed Bai Yu'an's clothes and looked at the dirty public clothes on his hands and said: "Slave, go wash the dirty place and bake it by the stove tomorrow." You should be able to do it.”
Bai Yu'an nodded, and after washing up, she sat on the couch and carefully read the coupons given to her by the teacher.
There was a thick stack of documents, listing pieces of evidence obtained from the Ministry of Industry. The more Bai Yuan looked at the back, the tighter his brows became.
A Tao washed the dirty official uniforms for Bai Yu'an outside. When he came in, he saw Bai Yu'an still looking at the folds, so he put the official uniforms on the shelf, went over and took the folds from Bai Yu'an's hand and said, "So It's night, if you don't sleep, I will turn out the light."
Bai Yu'an always had nothing to do with Ah Tao, so she could only say: "Put it on the table and don't get it wrinkled."
A Tao was naturally careful about Bai Yu'an's things. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Young master, don't worry."
After putting the things away, A Tao went to blow out a lamp, sat next to Bai Yu'an, gently loosened her hair and said, "Why don't we rent a carriage tomorrow? It's snowing heavily in winter, and the young master will come back alone." This slave is a little worried."
"The money is not enough, but it's enough for me to sell one or two calligraphy paintings."
"Last month, wasn't there a private school that asked the young master to go over and write an inscription? It cost dozens of taels of silver to write two characters. Why don't you think about it again?"
Bai Yu'an thought that she and Shen Jue lived so close to each other and could not see each other if they looked up and looked down. It would be difficult to escape if they were in today's situation again.
Quietly looking out the window at the snowy night, it was getting cold at this time, and she nodded: "That's fine."
A Tao smoothed Bai Yu's hair and said no more. She just left a candle in the room and went out.
Bai Yu'an, who was lying alone in the dim candlelight, remembered the scene just now.
After trying hard to close his eyes, Shen Jue's cold face appeared in front of him.
She sat up all of a sudden, stroking her forehead and gasping, almost grinding her teeth.
