As the visitor approached, Song Jinyin and Biyu lowered their heads and waited for the visitor to move forward, but the visitor still saw her.
Xu Youyi paused slightly as he approached her, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked at her casually.
Song Jinyin didn't feel too much ridicule in that look. Instead, she noticed that the maid following her had a look of disdain in her eyes.
Lowering her head again, Song Jinyin felt peaceful in her heart.
She has seen the two personal maids beside Xu Youyi. One has a lively temperament, somewhat similar to Xu Youyi, and the other is calmer and often offers persuasion.
But what I saw in my peripheral vision today had only a vague impression, and it even looked a little unpleasant.
After thinking about it for a moment, Pei Yanzhou also stopped. Maybe because he mentioned her, his tone was much lighter than before.
"It's windy outside, so there's no need to stop for others."
"If she wasn't from the prince's brother's courtyard, I wouldn't have given her a second glance."
Xu Youyi's gaze lingered for a moment longer, and then she looked forward with cold eyes, "It's just that you don't want to see her from behind."
"Okay, it's up to you."
After saying this, Pei Yanzhou glanced at Song Jinyin's frail body and looked at Biyu, "Take her down and remember Miss Xu's words."
Biyu didn't quite understand what Pei Yanzhou meant, but Song Jinyin understood. The latter sentence was meant for her.
From now on, when the Xu family girl appears in the yard, she must not let her see her.
Pei Yanzhou inadvertently turned his head and glanced at her again. Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, his eyes darkened, but Song Jinyin never raised her head.
Although she was still leaning on Biyu, she still had no shortage of rules.
There was no pause in leaving.
It wasn't until the two of them stepped into the front hall that Song Jinyin straightened up and wanted to go back. However, she was stopped by someone just after taking a few steps. It was the maid who had been following Xu Youyi just now.
She stood in front of Song Jinyin, her eyes moving on that weak but still beautiful face.
Anyone with such a foxy child in their backyard would be displeased by the mistress. It’s no wonder that her girl’s eyes had been falling on her just now.
"Are you the maid in this courtyard?"
With a sound of disdain, Biyu stepped forward with a cold face, "Is something wrong, girl?"
The maid frowned, turned sideways and glanced ahead. When she saw that the noble prince inside could not see this place, she turned back again.
If the Xu family can really get engaged to the Pei family in the future, with the respect she currently receives from Xu Youyi, she will naturally be able to follow them into the mansion.
It's just that although she wants to be favored by the prince, she also knows that the person she should cling to now is the girl from the Xu family, so making her happy is the most important thing for her to do right now.
Thinking about this, she thought about her own girl's displeasure with the maid in front of her, and the prince's attitude towards her.
The word "asking for credit" came to mind, and the next moment, she curled her lips towards the person in front of her.
"I am so weak and still have to serve my master. I am afraid that I am hiding some shady thoughts."
"What does it have to do with you? This is the Duke's Mansion, it's not your turn to talk."
Seeing her superior attitude, Biyu instantly lost her patience.
In the past, when she was out on errands, she would never say a word if a sword could solve the problem. Now, after staying in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, she just feels constrained and bored.
"Are all the maids in the prince's courtyard so bossy? I am also serving in the Xu family. Are you going to take advantage of your status to bully others, do you intend to take our girl seriously?"
"You've told me all the good and bad, but it's just yes or no. How do you feel about it?"
"I'm just a little maid, so I can't say much. I'm just complaining about our girl's injustice."
The woman didn't take Biyu seriously, she just looked past her and looked Song Jinyin up and down.
No matter how beautiful she was, she was disliked by the prince just because of the girl's words.
He sneered softly: "Fortunately, the prince values our girls very much and will never be misled by some unworthy people."
Biyu wanted to scold her, but Song Jinyin called her, and then looked at the maid with a smile.
"The girl said this. She must be the maid who serves in the Xu family, right?"
The woman snorted coldly in response. Song Jinyin was not annoyed and just continued: "I think because of this status, even if the girl does nothing, she can still be looked after by the prince. It is really enviable."
"That's natural."
The woman raised her chin, looking unattainable. Song Jinyin only restrained her expression and her tone was slightly melancholy.
"I am indeed not as good as the girl. The prince likes tea. In the past, I should have boiled a pot of tea and brought it in. But now I have been scolded by the prince and cannot enter the house to serve him. I am also feeling a little unwell. I am afraid that this delay will cause another problem. The prince is displeased. Thinking about it this way, I envy the girl even more..."
Song Jinyin leaned against the jasper, frowning slightly, looking pitiful, "Look at me, I actually talked about this with the girl. The girl is slowly watching here. The prince has always been serious about drinking tea. I have to find someone else to come and take care of me."
"Where is the tea room? Our girls are only used to drinking tea made by me."
...
Biyu helped Song Jinyin back to the house.
She still didn't understand why Song Jinyin still tolerated that maid's rude words.
"She is a maid who is so unruly, and you still don't let me reprimand her."
"The Crown Prince values Miss Xu, and is naturally quite tolerant of the people around her. If Sister Biyu really scolds her, and she turns around and starts crying with red eyes, what will happen to her then?"
"Then we can't let her be so lawless. Her master hasn't married yet, and she dares to show off there!"
"Sister, calm down."
Song Jinyin pulled her sleeves and comforted her softly: "Actually speaking, the Xu family girl has a bold heart and a clear sense of love and hate, but this maid..."
"I think it's because you have such a good temper that you keep suffering!"
Song Jinyin smiled and said nothing.
Not long after, there was movement from the front, scoldings and begging for mercy, mixed with the faint sound of things breaking.
The two people in the room looked at each other, and then Biyu stood up.
There was not much curiosity in Song Jinyin's eyes. She didn't even need to wait for news from Biyu to know that the person who heard the cry was the maid.
The thought in the man's eyes when he thought of Pei Yanzhou was too obvious, so he knew that making tea might be worth something, so he thought of giving it a try.
But in the small tea-making room, no one else was allowed to enter except for her, Butler Wang and others.
The entrance to the East and West Zhuya Courtyard has always been strictly viewed.
The last time the Duke of Guo came to the courtyard, the maid she brought with her was clever enough to make some new tea and bring it to her. In the end, Butler Wang detained her and almost broke her arm, which made her lose face.
It's just that Butler Wang is not here during these days, and Pei Yanzhou is rarely in the front to recover from his injuries, so there are fewer people watching there.
Song Jinyin only talked to her about making tea when she saw the emptiness inside.
"The maid actually went to the tea room. You told her not to break in, but she didn't listen to your advice."
Biyu came in from the door, unable to believe that there could be such a stupid person.
"Who knows, maybe she is rebellious, but Brother Canglin caught her?"
"Yes, Cang Lin didn't know that she was the maid of a girl from the Xu family. When she checked the place and saw someone, she naturally suppressed her. She was so angry that the woman's face turned red. She even poured boiling tea on her hands when she struggled. ..."
Xu Youyi's maid's name is Sitao.
He had been by her side in the early years, but when Xu Youyi left Beijing for the frontier, she stayed behind due to illness.
It wasn't until the Xu family returned to the General's Mansion in Kyoto City that she found him, cried about some past events, and returned to Xu Youyi's side.
He had never suffered much, and because Xu Youyi valued him, he naturally had different thoughts from others.
"Girl, this slave really just wants to make tea for the girl..."
Si Tao stretched out her burned hand, her eyebrows were drooped and red, her tears were about to fall, and her sobs were so aggrieved.
"The girl has been coughing for a long time. The doctor said that you need to drink some throat soothing medicine every two hours. So I wrapped some medicinal materials on my body, but I didn't expect..."
Kurin lowered his head from behind, his sword tilted horizontally without taking it back to his waist, and allowed the person in front to speak.
But before he could blame the sneaky girl, he heard her drag Song Jinyin in.
Cang Lin was stunned for a moment, and finally couldn't help but move, and raised his eyes to glance at his master.
