Farewell to Li Cefu, it was two days later.

  Autumn is almost over, but there are still many chrysanthemums blooming in the garden. Ye Zao suddenly felt like going to the garden too.

  At this time, there were almost no people in the garden. Ye Zao strolled around for a while, got tired, and sat down in the pavilion: "Take a rest and go back."

  Actually, she still wants to meet someone, glanced sideways at Hong Tao, this girl is also weird.

  Before she didn't serve in bed, she was fine, but now after serving in bed several times, she's getting more and more out of sorts.

  It's better to get rid of him as soon as possible than anything else.

  Sometimes it's just that smooth.

  Just as he sat down, a group of people came from across the way.

  Judging from the situation, it's not just a few princesses, when a princess goes out, she brings four people with her.

  Ye Zao hurriedly got up and saw Zhao Fuguo, the eunuch of Li Ce's wife, leading the way.

  "She hastily said: 'Is Mr. Li's wife coming? I'll withdraw immediately.'"

  "Don't be anxious, young lady," said Cui Fujin. "I just want to see you for a moment." Zhao Fugui smiled and said.

  Ye Zao followed with a smile: "Trouble you to make an announcement."

  Seeing Li Ce Fu Jin arrive, Ye Zao knelt down without hesitation: "Greetings to Ce Fu Jin."

  Li ignored the greeting and only sat down properly with the support of the maidservants before lowering her head to look: "Oh, isn't that Ye?"

  Are you blind? Are you brain-damaged?!

  "Your humble servant greets the young mistress." Ye Zao bowed his head.

  "I heard you've been getting a lot of attention lately?" Li still didn't call out, lightly.

  "I've served Master for several times, I don't dare to say that I'm favored. If it's about being favored, then Li Ce is the first one." Ye Zao said in a low voice.

  Li hummed and didn't look up, this foxy lady!

  "Yè shì, you know your own identity, that's good. Get up." Lǐ shì perhaps felt that Yè zǎo was respectful enough, and only then spoke.

  Ye Zao thanked him and got up, but did not dare to move.

  "What? Not serving me tea?" Li looked at Ye Zao with disdain, wasn't he just a servant who couldn't even turn over?

  "Yes, I'll serve tea to the lady immediately." Ye Zao made another entry in her little black book. Hmm, no hurry, let's take our time and settle accounts slowly.

  Yè zǎo shàng qián, gěi Lǐ shì dào hǎo chá, dì guò qù.

  Translation:

  Before Ye Zao went forward, he poured a good cup of tea for Li Shi and handed it over.

  Li did not accept it, and Ye Zao didn't dare move at all, obediently holding it.

  Li refused to accept it, until Ye Zao's hands started shaking.

  "Since you won't serve tea, then kneel down."

  Ye Zao replied with a startled "yes".

  Li took his men and left.

  Autumn moon arrives, and he takes away that tea cup: "Miss, don't be angry, our master is pregnant, sometimes the air doesn't flow smoothly. Please bear with it."

  There's twelve parts of disdain in these words. What can't she tolerate?

  "I don't dare." Ye Zao lowered his head.

  Soon, Li Ce Fu Jin left with a flourish, wasn't it just a matter of punishing a concubine to kneel in the garden? What's the big deal?

  Li's wife walked away, and Hong Tao, who was still kneeling, hummed: "Isn't she just pregnant?"

  The leaves rustled silently.

  After a while, Hong Tao said: "You're not even trying, I told you to kneel and you just knelt."

  She probably didn't know that Ye Zao couldn't resist, but she was dragged down with her and knelt down, feeling unwell.

  Ye Zao slightly raised an eyebrow, and in her heart, the idea of getting rid of Hong Tao became more and more intense. Someone who talks so much is a troublemaker if kept around.

  She had knelt for a long time, perhaps after an hour or so, when someone finally came from the main courtyard: "Miss is still kneeling? The mistress said to tell you to get up, and this is some ointment for you. As Li Ce's wife is now pregnant, the mistress didn't want to call you up right away, but rather have you kneel for a bit longer as a sign of respect."

  Ye Zao thanked him and, bearing the pain in his knees, got up and accepted the ointment: "I'm already deeply grateful."

  Hong Tao also stood up, but didn't go to help Ye Zao, only rubbing her own knee.

  The young lady from the main house sent over some ointment and then left on her own.

  Ye Zao took a glance at Hong Tao and broke off a thin branch from one side of the tree.

  After waving it around for a bit, he swiped it across his own face.

  It doesn't hurt much, just a scratch, it's only broken skin. Even if you don't put medicine on it, it will heal in a few days and the scar will be gone after several more days.

  The place close to the ear now looks very ferocious.

  Hong Tao jumped in fright: "You... what are you doing?"

  "What did you say I was doing?" Ye Zao glanced at her and ignored her, getting up to head towards the Jin Yu Pavilion.

  Hong Tao's face turned white with fright, falling behind by several steps, all the way staring at Ye Zao's back, her mind racing with various thoughts.

  Returned to Jin Yu Ge, Ye Zao didn't care about the wound on his face, after soaking his feet, he applied ointment to his knees.

  Knees are a bit bruised, skin is too tender.

  Hong Tao waited for a long time without seeing Ye Zao make a move, and after thinking about it for a while, she stomped her foot and went to the back of her head.

  The one in charge of household affairs was Sun Auntie, and Hong Tao went straight to find her.

  Seeing Sun Shangshu, Hong Tao knelt down: "Shangshu, when Ye Gu Niang was ill, I arranged for the slave to serve her. Now that she's better, can the slave find a new place?"

  Sun Auntie's ears were sharp and her eyes were bright, so she naturally knew that Ye Gu Niang had been punished to kneel again before.

  In her heart, she didn't like this Hong Tao, even if he wasn't a proper master, they had been together for so long, yet he was so ungrateful...

  "Where do you want to go? If you leave Jin Yu Ge, I'm afraid you'll only be a miscellaneous servant." Sun Shang Shu said lightly.

  Hong Tao bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, but as soon as she thought that Ye Zao actually dared to frame Li Ce Fu Jun, she was so scared that her legs trembled.

  At that time in the Imperial Household Department, I personally saw slaves being flogged to death. The pain of it all still feels unbearable when I think about it.

  "I've made up my mind, ask Madam to arrange it. Ye Shi is just a concubine, she shouldn't have anyone serving her." Hong Tao gritted his teeth.

  "If that's what you think, then go back and pack your things, and then go to the laundry room to serve." Sun Auntie didn't bother to say more, and just let her be.

  Hong Tao thanked and hurried back to clean up.

  Ye Zao didn't ask a single question, until Hong Tao finished packing. She handed Hong Tao ten taels of silver: "At least when I was ill, you took care of me for a while, thank you."

  It's better to part ways here, if Hong Tao dares to play tricks again, she won't show mercy.

  "After I leave, you... take care of yourself. Don't let Li Ce's family bully you too much, don't... don't think about it too much, a concubine is just a concubine." Before leaving, Hong Tao couldn't bear to see her in trouble either.

  Ye Zao just smiled, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

  This made Red Peach even more determined to leave immediately, and Leafy was worried that if she didn't go now, she would be delayed.

  Sent away the hurried footsteps of Hong Tao, Ye Zong let out a sigh of relief, the first battle, declared success.

  Once gone, never come back.

  Even if her status was lower, it's impossible for someone who has left and come back.

  So, it's finally quiet around me.

  "Song Danniang, I'll go get dinner later. Let's spend a few silver coins and get something delicious to eat." Ye Zao said with a good mood to Song Bazi who was sweeping the yard.