PFC Chapter 125: Yes or No
Chapter 125: Yes or No
Chapter 125
Ye Yunzhou, holding the teapot in his hand, twitched his lips. It was true that like master, like servant. This little servant was quite courageous. He had rarely seen a servant in the mansion who didn't show the slightest fear of him.
He shook his head and went into his father's study.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was hunched over his desk, writing something. Hearing the door open, he assumed it was Steward Zhang and asked, "Is your business done?" without even looking up.
Ye Yunzhou stepped forward, set the teapot aside, and replied, "Father, it wasn't Manager Zhang. It was me."
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery then raised his head and looked at Ye Yunzhou, frowning slightly: "Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Ye Yunzhou did not reply to him. He placed the porcelain teapot on the table and took out two teacups from under the table next to him.
Marquis Zhongyong heard the noise and looked up at him. "Have you been to see your mother?"
Ye Yunzhou nodded, "Mother is in good health. She ate some of the dinner, but she's a little bit tired. I think she'll be fine after a few days of rest."
The Loyal and Brave Marquis placed the book on the table and watched him pour out two cups of something. He sniffed the sweet and sour aroma wafting through the air and said, "It's hawthorn drink."
Ye Yunzhou paused and looked up at him, "Do you know what this is?"
The Loyal and Brave Marquis nodded, "I know. This was given to your mother by Miss Luo. Is this from your mother?"
Ye Yunzhou shook his head and said, "No, this was sent by the maid in her courtyard."
Marquis Zhongyong raised his eyebrows and said, "This girl is quite considerate." He took the drink handed to him by Ye Yunzhou and drank it in one gulp.
Ye Yunzhou poured him another glass. "Do you like it?"
The Loyal and Brave Marquis nodded. "It's sour with a hint of sweet, and tastes quite good. It's rare for something to suit my taste. This girl is clearly from the countryside, so how come she has so many clever ideas?"
Ye Yunzhou's mind flashed through her charming smile and mischievous appearance, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Maybe she has been smart since she was young."
The Loyal and Brave Marquis was quite surprised to see him smile. His eldest son took after his grandfather and had acted like a little adult since he was young. It was not easy to see him smile.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at his eldest son. "Didn't you say you wouldn't return home? Why are you back home every day these past few days? You're running around more actively than I am."
Ye Yunzhou froze for a moment, then took a sip of the hawthorn drink as if nothing had happened. Hmm, it tasted really good.
Seeing his old father looking at him jokingly, he remained calm and said, "This is my home. Where else can I go if I don't come back?"
Marquis Zhongyong stared at him for a long time, but the boy was still so stubborn.
Then he waved his hand, "Alright, finish this cup and go back. I think that girl will definitely send one to your courtyard, so you don't have to use my drink here. I have lost my appetite these days, so this drink is the best. Save it for me."
Ye Yunzhou drank the tea in his hand slowly, put the cup on the table, stood up and straightened his clothes, "Father, I'm leaving."
The Loyal and Brave Marquis picked up the book and continued to read it, saying without even looking up, "Let's go."
Ye Yunzhou turned and left the study, then walked towards his own courtyard. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he looked around and saw that the gate was tightly closed. It seemed that when he was not at home, no one except Ye Yi dared to enter his courtyard.
Ye Yi had been sent on errands by him recently, so Luo Shuiyao probably couldn't deliver anything in.
After thinking for a while, he turned and walked towards Chunhuayuan.
When he arrived at Chunhua Courtyard, he found that the gate was locked and it was quiet inside, with no sound at all.
He stepped forward and extended his hand, hesitating for a moment before slowly lowering it. If a man like him were to knock on his cousin's door in the middle of the night and the servants in the mansion found out, it wouldn't be a problem for him, but he didn't know how to frame her.
Women always suffer in such matters, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice. After thinking for a moment, he turned back to his yard. With a leap, he jumped onto the roof.
From this direction, he could just see a glimpse of the scene in the next courtyard. However, the courtyard was still quiet, with lights on in several houses. Even with his eyesight, he couldn't see clearly what the master and servant in that courtyard were doing at the moment.
He just watched and fell asleep sitting on the beam without realizing it.
The moon was at its zenith, the night was as dark as water. The cold moonlight fell upon the earth, casting a layer of silver gauze over the world.
Ye Yunzhou suddenly woke up from his sleep. He looked at the sky and saw that it was about midnight. He jumped off the roof and looked around the yard, but found nothing.
Last night, when he came in, he deliberately left the courtyard door open, thinking that if someone came in and saw that he was not there, they could also put their things on the stone table in the courtyard. At this time, the courtyard door was still open, but there was nothing in the courtyard.
Naturally, no one dared to enter his courtyard. Even if there was a gold ingot on his desk, few would dare to take it, let alone a bowl of hawthorn tea. If that was the case, then it meant she had no intention of giving it to him at all.
Ye Yunzhou stretched his body, stiff from a night of sitting, and his face darkened. He suppressed the inexplicable anger in his heart, thinking that since she had made it, she could give it to anyone she wanted. With this in mind, he forced himself to return to the room, lie down on the bed, and close his eyes.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes. He couldn't help but feel angry. He wanted to see what the heartless woman was doing at the moment.
He stood up and was about to head towards Chunhua Courtyard, but then stopped. A small figure in his mind said, "No, no, that's the women's courtyard. Boys and girls over seven years old sit separately. He can't go there."
Forcing himself not to think about it, he went back to bed and tried to sleep. After a while, he opened his eyes again. Well, everyone in her courtyard must have fallen asleep by now. He would go take a look and return quickly, thinking no one would notice.
Luo Shuiyao had been working very hard these past few days, copying down as much as she could from her mind. She was waiting for Fang Yueniang's letter. If Fang Yueniang had arranged everything and sent the letter in, there wouldn't be so much time to waste.
The sooner you think of these things, the sooner you should do them. After a few days of hard work, she felt a little tired and fell into a deep sleep without even turning off the lights.
Because people of that era wore two or three layers of clothing at night, and she felt uncomfortable wearing anything too thick, she asked Dujuan to make her a nightgown using the gauze and cotton cloth sent by the Marquis. Anyway, the courtyard was secluded, and no men came in on weekdays. Zhuangzi stayed in a corner, and he never passed by here when he came or went, so she felt at ease.
Ye Yunzhou jumped over the wall and entered the yard.
The entire yard was completely silent. He clenched his fists, suppressing the shame that welled up in him. This was the first time he had ever entered a woman's yard in all his years.
He felt quite ashamed about this, but what made him even more ashamed was that he knew it was wrong to do so, but he still did it without hesitation.