"Good for you, clever one," said Mr. Li with a grunt. "Take your reward and go." With that, he went back into the house.

  Zhao Fu Gui walked out of the house and suppressed a smile: "Ah..."

  "What's wrong? Why are you sighing again? Master likes it when Grandfather is called that." Chunhua lost her smile.

  "I'm afraid that if Master gets angry now, he'll want to deal with Ye... This will child, can't be provoked. Making Master angry is not worth it!"

  Spring flower also picked up her smile and nodded: "That's right."

  The master is good in every way, but his temper is too bad and he can't tolerate anything at all.

  Fortunately, there were no children in the hospital... otherwise, who knows what would have happened.

  I hope the master will be favored for a long time and at least have a child.

  The next day, Ye Zao got up early and the kitchen sent her usual breakfast porridge. It was either lotus seed porridge or Job's tears porridge. Or it could be plain millet porridge.

  The kitchen doesn't love giving her millet porridge, not because they don't want to spare it, but because they think this is a bit beneath them.

  Serve with some small dishes, sesame cakes or small buns are fine.

  Ye Zao didn't eat much in the morning. After finishing eating, he asked if everything was all right and thought of taking a stroll around the village.

  "Miss...the message says...to ask Miss to pay respects." Ah Yuan was embarrassed.

  Just said going out, and now there's another twist.

  "Tell me to go? Zhengyuan didn't even ask for a meeting, and I'm going to Li Cefu's place?" Ye Zao was surprised.

  "That's what was said, Geng Geng also said it." Ah Yuan said.

  "Alright, then let's go. Since the Second Mistress is summoning me, can I not go?" What's there to be afraid of with a single Gege blocking the way?

  Ye Zao and A Yuan went out, and soon they saw Geng's family. After greeting Geng's family, they headed to the courtyard where Ce Fu Jin lived.

  Geng Geng also felt that Li was a bit too much in her heart, how could this be?

  When they arrived at Li's courtyard, a little maid in front of Li came over with her head raised: "Our master said that since the main house hasn't paid respects yet, you can dispense with the formalities here."

  Geng Geng Fu's body responded with a single "yes".

  The leaves and jujube responded in unison.

  All I can think about is strangling Li, what kind of warning is this? Who are they trying to deceive?

  After Geng returned, Ye Zao went for a stroll.

  "Miss, what does Master Li mean by this?" Ah Yuan asked in a low voice.

  "What else could it mean? First, to give us a warning, and second... to shame the Zhengyuan." Ye Zao snorted: "Too impatient."

  "Miss..." A Yuan called out, looking over in confusion.

  "Isn't it just Fourth Master being cold to Consort Fu and refusing to stay overnight? But...Consort Fu is still Consort Fu, after all. Even if Li Ce's Consort Fu is formidable and favored, surely...she can't replace her?" Ye Zao also lowered his voice.

  A-Yuan shook her head.

  "Yes, can't... Since can't, why make it like fire and water? Why think about suppressing the first wife's authority..." Moreover... in terms of means, Li Ce Fu Jun is actually much worse than Fu Jun.

  The Empress Dowager was indeed someone who wouldn't take action unless necessary, but once she did... it would cost lives.

  Losing a son, how many times can you suppress it and still be calm?

  A-Yuan didn't have any other thoughts, she just felt that the girl was indeed perceptive and clever enough, which was good.

  When status is low, only intelligence can take you far.

  "Which one is that? Is that an apricot tree? Has it turned yellow? I'm drooling just looking at it." Ye Zao pointed to the two large trees on one side.

  "Let me go and take a look, you wait here." Ah Yuan said with a smile.

  Spread out the mat and ask Ye Zao to sit down.

  Before long, he returned: "That is an empty place, with a few slaves guarding it. The young lady can go there."

  Ye Zao nodded and went with her.

  Isn't coming to Zhuangzi's place just for relaxation?

  Just walking by, a woman smiled and said: "Good girl, I'll pick some ripe ones for you? It's not quite time yet, come back in a few days and they'll all be ripe."

  "Thank you, Auntie. If they're all ripe, I won't like them anymore. It's just right this way. Don't take too many, twenty is enough, I'll bring them back and the three of us will be full, eating too much isn't good either." Ye Zao smiled.

  The old woman called out a few words and she smiled with joy, responding in a loud voice as if she was about to pick something.

  "Hey, isn't this Ye Xiaojie?"

  Li Ce's wife, Fu Jin, was holding a handkerchief and smiling as she said, "Are you also here to pick apricots? That's perfect, let's pick some for our master too."

  It turns out that Ye Zao had to pick it personally.

  Ye Zao glanced at Dong Xue several times: "Yes."

  Responded with a sound, really had to pick it up myself.

  A Yuan was about to speak when Ye Zao stopped her: "Xie Fu Jun, isn't that right?"

  At this moment, Ye Zao's heart has already wanted to think of a way to get rid of Dong Xue.

  The jujube is small in size, where can you get enough?

  It's not that he expected her to pick it up immediately, but rather to humiliate her.

  "This will be seen by her, can't reach, then said: "Miss Ye doesn't want to serve our master, just say it directly."

  "Is this your master's intention?" Ye Zao suddenly turned his head.

  Maybe relatives are coming soon, and these days I really don't have the patience.

  With some anger.

  Dong Xue was taken aback, furrowing her brow: "Miss, what do you mean?"

  "It doesn't matter, Ah Yuan, just call someone to pick them, once they're picked, I'll personally deliver them to Xiè Fújūn." Yè Zǎo was too lazy to bother with Dōng Xuě.

  "Hmph, a young lady is just a concubine, isn't she just a plaything for serving people? Yet she's so proud. What's this? She gets favored for a few days and thinks she's the mistress now?" Dongxue has an arrogant temperament, and after being with Li Shi for so long, she really doesn't know her place.

  She didn't even look down on Gege, let alone a concubine?

  Moreover, this concubine was someone Li detested anyway.

  "In that case, I won't bother you anymore, miss." With that, he didn't even want the apricot kernel anymore and turned around to leave with a swish of his sleeves.

  Ye Zao ignored her and took a deep breath: "Let's go back."

  What's the point of continuing?

  Winter Snow was on her way back when she ran into Red Peach, who was just about to deliver clothes to the Li's residence.

  This time out, a number of lackeys from the laundry room also came along, after all, the masters are here.

  Running into Hong Tao made Dong Xue even more unhappy. The reason was none other than that this used to be Ye Shi's maid.

  "Hey, isn't that Hong Tao's daughter? You said you'd be better off following Ye's daughter, now look at how prosperous they are. What a great life you've got, stuck in the laundry room! And I heard you've also offended the Ye family?" Dong Xue sneered.

  "Sister, stop teasing me, I don't have that kind of luck...". Hong Tao was most afraid of people mentioning this matter.

  She had always been worried in her heart, afraid that Ye would retaliate against her.

  "Why didn't you serve her from the beginning?" Dong Xue asked in a low voice, noticing Hong Tao's unnatural behavior.

  Hong Tao refused to say: "At first, I was confused..."

  "Red Peach, make it clear to her. If... our master wants you to come over, then you won't have to do laundry anymore. Even being a cleaner is better than doing laundry day and night, right?" Dong Xue thought that the master had disliked Ye Shi for a long time already...