The misty morning light was slightly cold and humid. The color of the sky and the surroundings were just right, allowing people to see things, but it was hazy and ethereal.
Even so, Yu Lang still recognized the woman in the distance.
He looked at the hand-copying veranda in disbelief, his body frozen on the spot.
Was she practicing?
What kind of cultivation technique was this?
A girl in black with a graceful figure and a free and easy posture was climbing up the veranda beam. It was Tao Yaoyao in men's clothing. Although her face was not very clear, Yu Lang was sure that it was her. This small courtyard never allowed other maidservants to come in.
She used all her strength, sometimes like a spider, sometimes like a swallow, and sometimes like a snake. As she flipped and moved, she waved the cloth in her hand with all her might, cleaning and wiping the beams, eaves, pillars, and railings along the way.
She slipped down like a snake. Yu Lang could see her even more clearly. She was wearing a black robe and a red inner robe. There was a wide brown leather belt around her waist, revealing a pair of red silk pants. Her knees were tightly wrapped in black leather boots. Her slender figure was like a lively mahogany.
She didn't rest. She bent over and washed the rag in the bucket. She held a piece of flannelette in each hand and threw herself on the ground.
"Tsk!" Yu Lang's heart shrank.
The scene of the dog gnawing mud disaster that she had foreseen did not happen. She actually managed to stabilize her body when she was only a hair's breadth away from the ground.
Yu Lang couldn't help but touch his chest. He thought to himself, What am I worried about? This guy has been practicing martial arts since he was young.
He was guessing that this might be a method to train one's physical strength. It was probably taught by that unreliable Moxie. He saw her support her body with one hand, and wipe the surrounding ground with the other hand. Then, she changed her hand, and so on, and so on.
She also changed countless unimaginable moves in the middle, such as body flips, legs splits, kneeling on one knee and spinning... It was really full of strange tricks, but the fact was clear-she was cleaning.
The surprise on Yu Lang's face was already covered by dark clouds---she treated him as a servant!
When the floor was as clean as new, he saw the person and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his elbow. He tidied up his simple and neat men's clothes, thinking that she was going to leave with a bucket, but-
She threw the two pieces of cloth into the air and did a graceful spin. She caught the cloth with one hand and suddenly felt something sting her feet. Her entire body shook, and then her chest, waist, and buttocks undulated. In Yu Lang's eyes, she looked like a soft beautiful snake, but the " snake " suddenly bent down, squatted, turned around, shook her head, and stood up...
Her figure was enchanting and her dance was charming. Wasn't she a thousand-year-old beautiful snake spirit?
In the next scene, the beautiful snake spirit instantly transformed into a hardworking and kind low-class working woman. She carried a bucket in one hand and a rag in the other, and disappeared from Yu Lang's sight with vigorous steps.
Yu Lang stood rooted to the ground, his brain short-circuiting. It took him a long time to move out. He had almost forgotten what he was going to do next.
He didn't think that her strange movements were ugly. On the contrary, he found them very interesting. They were lively and showed her vitality and charm.
However, why did she have to do such menial work?!
She woke up so early, did the dirty work, and made breakfast. Did she think of herself as a maid?
And you're using a maid!
Yu Lang's heart was extremely stifled.
He immediately thought of the martial arts that Moxie had taught her. He probably didn't expect her to use it to run away from home, and also to clean in such a variety of ways.
Yu Lang's heart was stuffy and a little uncomfortable. He walked to the osmanthus tree and sat down in a daze. He clenched his five fingers and rubbed the space between his eyebrows with his knuckles.
He had wanted to treat her well and give her a carefree life, but he didn't know that she had repaid him in such a way. She had clearly told herself," I'm not eating for free. I don't owe you anything."”
In that case, she would eventually treat him as a good person who saved her from danger and a benefactor who helped her escape.
In short, he was just an outsider!
The jade carving carried the knife and stepped into the courtyard. It glanced at Yu Lang, who seemed to be deep in thought. It did not say anything. It only flicked its finger on the steel knife. A clear echo woke up the person who was sitting in thought.
With a swoosh, the sound of the air being torn apart was already close to his ears. The jade condor only felt his vision turn white. A saber light slashed over, and it was too late to retreat. He could only hurriedly take the blow head-on. He could not help but feel a sharp pain in his thumb and forefinger. He unconsciously took a step back. When he looked up, he saw Yu Lang's face covered in frost.
Yu Lang didn't retract his saber after his attack. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and continued to use his saber. The saber light that covered the sky and the earth enveloped the jade carving.
The jade carving sensed that this person was in a bad mood and immediately perked up.
After an unknown period of time, Tao Yaoyao and Yu Sheng, who had brought breakfast over, witnessed this extremely dangerous battle. They hurriedly put down their plates and watched with bated breath. Both of them were also bursting with hot blood. They clenched their fists and felt as if their hearts were beating like drums.
This was the first time Tao Yaoyao had seen such a terrifying Yu Lang. His white clothes and saber shadows were wrapped in a dazzling white light, and his human-saber unity was abnormally fierce. He felt that if his opponent was slightly weaker, he would be slashed into pieces by him.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that Yu Lang wasn't showing off by wearing white on the battlefield. Her imagination was even more wild. Bai Yi and the blade light were meant to blind the opponent's dog eyes. It was part of the strategy.
The jade sculpture glanced at Tao Yaoyao and the others from the corner of its eye. It felt as if it had been pardoned and quickly shouted,"Stop fighting!" I'm not fighting anymore!" He jumped out of the battlefield.
Yu Lang put away his knife, his expression still cold. He threw the knife to the jade carving and turned to walk towards the stone table.
Yu Sheng immediately handed over a wet handkerchief. Yu Lang wiped his face and hands and sat down at the stone table.
Tao Yaoyao stepped forward and handed him some hot tea. Her small face was full of smiles as she hurriedly served him bowls and chopsticks, scooped up some hot porridge, picked up some food, and put a plate of various ingredients in front of him. She bowed and stretched out her hand, saying,"Brother, please."
The sweet fragrance of osmanthus wafted over. It came from the dishes on the table. Osmanthus porridge, osmanthus glutinous rice stuffed with lotus root, osmanthus cake, and of course, there were also mixed meat rolls and an appetizer--colorful diving radish.
Tao Yaoyao had worked so hard to complete all these. She had so many inventions and creations. She was such a gentle and virtuous woman who was thrifty and managed the family. She thought that her brother should praise her. After all, he praised her for her "wind" and "style" of writing.
However, after waiting for a long time, Yu Lang did not say a word. He did not even look at her.
The food on the table emitted a mouth-watering smell. The sweet fragrance of osmanthus and the sour and spicy taste of the diving radish really stimulated her taste buds. Tao Yaoyao felt that her saliva secretion was much faster than usual. She thought that her brothers must be the same, because the two men were engrossed in eating and didn't even have time to say a word.
In fact, her mouth was too busy to handle it, and she really couldn't care less about the jade carving.
Yu Lang's mood was getting more and more depressed, and he was too lazy to speak. Tao Yaoyao's attentive appearance stimulated a certain nerve in his heart.
Tao Yaoyao's kindness towards him had become 'gratitude' and 'repayment' in Yu Lang's eyes.
She treated herself as a servant.
Then, should I pay her?
When she thought of the warmth and tipsiness in her heart last night, the happiness and peace instantly changed. Yu Lang was dejected,"You're thinking too much, right?"
Yu Lang's face was covered with a layer of frost. The frost covered the frost, just like the weather that had messed up the seasons, making people feel uneasy.
Although Tao Yaoyao was crazy now, she didn't have a problem with her brain. She immediately sensed that she shouldn't stay here for long, so she said that she had something to do in the kitchen and fled.
She hid in the kitchen and ate her breakfast, wondering who Yu Lang was looking at with that expression. After thinking about it, she didn't feel that she had offended him.
One-sided conclusion: This matter has nothing to do with me.
However, in order to avoid being caught in the crossfire, she still planned to take a detour around him today.
After Yu Sheng brought the dishes back, she volunteered to wash the dishes and even suggested that Yu Lang's clothes be washed by her in the future.
Yu Lang's expression this morning made her mistakenly think that she should be more conscientious, simple, and hardworking. It couldn't be helped. It was inevitable that her self-esteem would be a little sensitive if she lived and ate in someone else's house for free.
Yu Sheng was surprised and couldn't help but laugh." What else can I do if you're so eager to do things?"”
Tao Yaoyao quickly washed the dishes as she replied,"You have a more important task-to accompany your brother.”
She wanted to avoid meeting Yu Lang in the future. If she could, she would not meet him. She would only do odd jobs and live quietly like a little invisible.
There was no other reason than that she was afraid that Yu Lang would check her writing progress again.
Progress? What progress could there be? Others might not understand her, but how could she not understand herself? She had once trained with all her might, but the result was still the same.
Now, she no longer had any illusions about practicing calligraphy. She hid from it day by day.
Thinking of Yu Lang's expression today, stiff and cold, no matter how good-looking he was, it would still make one's heart feel cold. As a person living under someone else's roof, it was inevitable that there would be more suspicion in her heart.
Yu Sheng did not agree with her words and pursed his lips.""With the jade carving accompanying Young Master, the two of them can talk together, but I can't interrupt. They're more likely to fight, as you can see.”
Indeed, he had seen it. He was the one who had met his match.
Tao Yaoyao's eyes darkened. She was no different from Yu Sheng. She could only do some chores and was not on the same level as him.
Seeing Yu Sheng's desolation, Tao Yaoyao guessed that Yu Lang's expression made him uncomfortable. Perhaps he was also thinking, How did I offend him?
At this moment, Tao Yaoyao felt that she was a pitiful person on the same side as him, a servant. Therefore, he put on a smile and expressed his goodwill, wanting to form an alliance.
She smiled." Yusheng, let's play then. We can make wine and dance together. I can teach you. Let's make breakfast together, but you have to light the fire. I don't have as much fire as you do. We can also do the cleaning of the inner courtyard and rooms together. You can do the laundry and I'll iron my brother's clothes. You can also take care of my brother's daily bathing and changing. It's more convenient for a boy. Also, you can take care of the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone in the study. I won't go to that place in the future.”
Yu Sheng was surprised but also happy when he heard that. He said sincerely,""Yu Tian, you're really different from before. You're especially good now, not like a rich young lady at all.”
What did these words mean? Was it praise or criticism?
Tao Yaoyao couldn't be bothered to think about it. She had thick skin and was born as a low-class working person. She had only lived the life of a high-class person in the Prime Minister's residence for a year. Her hard-working nature was still there. She was not a rich young lady at all.
Moreover, he had used two especially good ones, so he took it as a compliment.
The two of them chatted as they cleaned up the kitchen. The atmosphere was very harmonious. The two of them were of the same age and had simple minds. They did not have any other friends, so they unconsciously became close.
Next, the two of them went to the laundry room together. Yusheng washed the clothes while Tao Yaoyao folded and ironed them.
On a whim, she taught Yusheng to sing modern pop songs while working, linking labor and entertainment, making the room full of laughter.
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Yu Lang was in the study with a straight face. He casually picked up a book and flipped through it. It was obvious that he was impatient and couldn't continue reading.
After throwing away the book, he was about to write to relieve the feeling in his heart when he saw the brush beside the inkstone. It was obvious that it had not been washed. When he touched the tip of the brush, he found that the ink was wet. Naturally, it was not used last night.
She turned around and looked at the unused paper around her. Her gaze was attracted by the wastebasket, which was filled with shredded paper. It seemed that Tao Yaoyao had come here to work hard in the morning, but the result seemed to make her angry.
The basket of shredded paper made Yu Lang's expression calm down a little. He seemed to have seen the naive children's doodles from last night again.
He told her to practice hard, and she really listened. Moreover, she got up before dawn and came to the study to practice calligraphy. She was really obedient and hardworking.
The jade carving was very perceptive. It immediately washed the brush and ground it. When Yu Lang was writing, he curiously took out the pieces of paper from the dustbin and pieced them together to play. In the end, he couldn't help but laugh."Young master, young miss has become a straightforward child, and her words have also become children.”
Yu Lang seemed to hear Yaoyao asking,"Brother, are you smiling?"”The corners of his mouth curled up.
The jade carving saw that the rain had finally cleared up on his young master's face and took the opportunity to ask,"Young Master, who provoked you this morning? You look unhappy.”
"No." Yu Lang held the brush and waved it with the momentum of a knife.
The jade carving was perturbed and said,"Could it be that I did something wrong?"”
"You're worrying too much."
The jade statue suddenly widened its eyes. There were four people in the courtyard.
At this moment, Yu Sheng and Tao Yaoyao's singing and laughter drifted in from outside. The jade carving keenly captured Yu Lang's frown, and then looked at the words under his pen, which became more and more fierce.
" I'll go and say hello. Yusheng, this child…" The jade sculpture turned around.
However, Yu Lang put down his brush and said,"It's fine."
The jade carving stopped in its tracks and thought to itself, This is not a hindrance? She had never seen him look like this in all these years.
Yu Lang had already walked out of the room and headed straight for the commotion.
The jade sculpture hesitated for a moment before following.
Before the jade carving could follow him, he saw Yu Lang standing by the window of the laundry room. He seemed to have seen something and suddenly turned around to walk back with a foul expression.
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