Peach Blossom.

"I...I have to go back and see how Yu'er is doing!" Tao Ye hurriedly sat up, put on her clothes and shoes, and secretly thanked God that she had not made any mistakes.

Wang Jing also stood up and frowned: "Why are you afraid of her?"

"I can come back to take care of Yu'er this time because of the Queen Mother's decision." Tao Ye slightly tidied her hair which had not yet dried, and walked towards the door.

"As long as you don't want to leave, no one can chase you away! If someone really can't tolerate you, then we, the three of us, will leave together."

Tao Ye looked back again, and she could see that Wang Jing's eyes were very determined. This made her wonder again, if Wang Jing was so determined to keep Mantangjiao, why did he let Mantangjiao leave the Wang family and die in the dark night before?

The doubts could not be answered, and Tao Ye could not give any response to Wang Jing's words.

She opened the door and saw Princess Si Yao and her maids Ruchun, Ruxia, Ruqiu, Rudong and Qingxing all standing outside.

Si Yao asked in a provocative tone: "Why did you stay in the room for so long?"

Tao Ye was very tired after such a long time. She didn't want to cause any more trouble. She ended the day with a way of addressing the princess that she was more willing to receive: "Wan'an, second sister-in-law. I just came here to look for an old dress and was planning to go back."

Si Yao was very unhappy when he heard this, and immediately ordered the maid: "Go find all of Miss Man's old clothes and send them over together, so that she doesn't have to run back and forth all the time!"

The two maids responded, and just as they reached the door, they heard Wang Jing's warning: "No one is allowed to enter my room. Anyone who disobeys my order will have their legs broken."

The maids all stopped there.

Si Yao looked at Wang Jing's arrogant appearance, feeling both love and hate for him, and was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

Tao Ye then turned around and went back, took out all the women's things from the cabinet where Wang Jing had just taken the clothes, held them in her arms, walked out of the room, and stuffed them all into Qing Xing.

Wang Jing also followed out and watched Tao Ye leave.

Tao Ye walked out a few steps and couldn't help but look back. She saw Wang Jing smiling gently again, while Si Yao on the side was glaring and gritting his teeth.

Tao Ye didn't dare to look back and walked quickly towards the east courtyard. Qing Xing followed closely with the pile of clothes in her arms.

After entering the East Courtyard, Tao Ye relaxed a little and slowed down her pace, recalling every moment in Wang Jing's room. She felt that it was wonderful and couldn't help humming a modern song: "When I saw your face clearly, it had intoxicated my heart for a thousand years. I only took one look at you and it was already determined to be forever. At that time, the carriages were slow and I could only love one person in my lifetime..."

But she didn't dare sing the lyrics too clearly, because Qingxing was following her. If she heard such sentimental lyrics, she would probably accuse her of misconduct again.

Humming a tune, Tao Ye absentmindedly walked back to the room where she and Yu'er lived. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Yu'er sitting on the edge of the bed, playing with the mirror with great interest - the video intercom!

Xiuping, the maid who served Yu'er, was also in the room.

Tao Ye was startled but didn't dare show her surprise. She took the clothes from Qingxing's hand, walked into the room again, and told Xiuping and Qingxing to go to rest.

Yu'er raised her head when she heard Tao Ye's voice: "When did mother get such a beautiful mirror? I have never seen one before!"

"It's the dowry from that year. It's been at the bottom of the box and I just forgot to take it out!" Tao Ye pretended to be casual, then moved closer to Yu'er to check if there was anything unusual.

The child was indeed easily fooled, and was only playing with the mirror: "It's a pity that only one side of this mirror can be used. The other side also looks like a mirror, but it can't reflect anything. It's always black!"

"The craftsman who made the mirror didn't do a good job!" Tao Ye said casually, feeling relieved. She thought that Chen Ji was so smart that he would definitely not show up or say anything when he realized that the mirror was taken away by someone else.

Tao Ye placed her hand on Yu'er's forehead and asked with concern, "Did your grandmother call a doctor for you? Did you take medicine to drive away the cold?"

"I'm fine! I've only been kneeling for a short while. Besides, Sister Xiuping is holding an umbrella for me!" Yu'er smiled.

Tao Ye was still a little worried: "But you fainted!"

Yu'er shook her head helplessly and leaned close to Taoye's ear: "My silly mother! I was just pretending to be unconscious, otherwise how could Grandmother and the idiot princess let you escape the punishment so easily?"

Tao Ye was stunned and fell into deep self-doubt. She was a 23-year-old undergraduate graduate. Could it be that her IQ was not as good as that of a seven-year-old girl who had just entered school?

Yu'er held Taoye's hand, her face showing an indignant look again: "I know that mother has been hungry and cold for a long time today. They dare to tease you like this, so we have to tease them too!"

Tao Ye looked confused, wondering what this clever little girl was thinking!

Yu'er leaned close to Taoye's ear again: "Grandma's birthday is in a few days, it's a good opportunity!"

Only at night, after Yu'er fell asleep, Taoye had the opportunity to quietly take the mirror away.

At this time, if Tao Ye knocks on the mirror, Chen Ji should appear immediately, and then she can tell Chen Ji about what happened today and complain about it!

However, as her hand brushed across the mirror, she felt that she did not seem to want to talk to Chen Ji, and was even a little afraid that Chen Ji would ask her about her situation at the Wang family.

Finally, she locked the mirror in a drawer in an inconspicuous corner and took the key with her.

For several days, Tao Ye didn't see Wang Jing again because Wang Jing didn't come to see her. Although she thought this was normal, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

And it was impossible for her to take the initiative to look for Wang Jing, because as soon as she stepped out of the door, Qingxing would follow her. At night, the thin string with a bell tied to it was still hanging on the door of her and Qingxing's house, so that she lived under surveillance day and night.

The only way to avoid being monitored is to stay in the room, but life like this is really boring!

Then, it was Xiao Rui's birthday.

Because the two recent banquets held by the Wang family - marrying the princess and adopting a daughter - were both relatively unsuccessful, Xiao Rui announced in advance this time: there would be no birthday banquet.

Tao Ye had nothing to do anyway, so she followed Yu'er's advice and went to the kitchen early in the morning on Xiao Rui's birthday to get busy.

Of course, Qingxing had to follow, but she just watched from the side.

Tao Ye collected as many red ingredients as possible from the kitchen stock, both meat and vegetarian, cut them into thin strips, stir-fried them first and then stewed them, which looked very delicate.

It was the first time Qing Xing saw Tao Ye cooking, so she found it strange: "Young lady, you are cooking with such care, who are you cooking for?"

Tao Ye pretended to smile casually: "You are new here, you don't know! Every year on my mother-in-law's birthday, whether there is a banquet or not, she has to eat a "full bowl of red" in the morning to pray for a prosperous year! Whoever of me and my eldest sister-in-law delivers to her first, she will eat it! A few days ago, I made my mother-in-law angry, so today I must deliver it before my eldest sister-in-law!"

Qing Xing heard this and coughed deliberately: "Miss, you called her the wrong name, didn't you? She's your mother, how can you call her mother-in-law?"

Tao Ye acted as if she had just woken up from a dream, and she stirred the pot a little slower with the spoon: "Yes...it's mother, I forgot..."

Qing Xing reminded him again solemnly: "Then you must remember this in the future. It doesn't matter if you call me by the wrong name in front of me, but the key is not to make mistakes in front of others!"

Taoye nodded.

Not long after, Qingxing said she needed to go to the toilet for a while.

Tao Ye had expected this. She guessed Qing Xing must have gone to inform the princess, so she took the opportunity to put a lot of chili peppers in the soup.

The bowl was full of red, and the peppers were not noticeable in it. When Qingxing returned to the kitchen, Taoye asked Qingxing to put the "full bowl of red" on the tray, and then they went to the west courtyard together.

Sure enough, they had no chance to reach the west courtyard at all. When they passed through the alley outside the central courtyard, they were stopped by the princess' maid.

Then, Princess Si Yao appeared in front of Tao Ye: "Why are you in such a hurry so early in the morning? What are you busy with, Sister A Jiao?"

Tao Ye greeted the princess first, then smiled and slowly explained: "Today is my mother's birthday, I should do my best, so I personally cooked the soup and sent it to my mother to celebrate her birthday. I hope my mother will not blame me for the collision a few days ago!"

Si Yao sneered, not looking at Tao Ye: "I think sister A Jiao has a bad memory. The person you bumped into a few days ago was not mother! Mother was just upholding justice and couldn't bear to see me being wronged, so she punished you. If you are really afraid of mother's blame, you should apologize to me! As long as I am happy, mother will naturally be happy!"

Tao Ye chuckled and knelt down again, "Second sister-in-law, I sincerely apologize to you. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive me this time!"

"That's better!" Si Yao habitually raised his arrogant face and continued to act arrogantly: "To show your sincerity, I will convey your "feelings" to your mother! You don't have to go see your mother, so as not to upset her again!"

After that, Si Yao ordered the maid Ruchun: "Hurry up and bring the soup that Miss Man cooked over here, and take it to mother with me!"

Ruchun took the tray from Qingxing.

Tao Ye just pretended to be helpless, then watched the princess and her maids go away, then went back to her room and waited quietly for something good to happen.

When Si Yao brought the maids to the west courtyard, it was still early in the day. Only the mistress Xiao Rui and the youngest son Wang Ao were chatting and laughing in the main hall.

Before entering the main hall, Si Yao first glanced inside secretly to confirm that Zhou Yunniang had not arrived yet. He felt secretly delighted and secretly glad that he had arrived before his eldest sister-in-law.

Xiao Rui and Wang Ao saw Si Yao enter the room and hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Si Yao hurried forward and helped Xiao Rui sit down: "Mother, you don't have to do this. As the saying goes, filial piety comes first! Your daughter-in-law is a younger generation, and this is in your own family. Mother, don't worry about the etiquette between the monarch and the minister as soon as you meet. It will make your daughter-in-law uneasy!"

Xiao Rui then smiled politely: "Thank you for your sympathy, Your Majesty!"

Si Yao waved to Ruchun again, and Ruchun walked forward with the tray.

Si Yao personally took the soup off the tray and presented it to Xiao Rui: "My daughter-in-law's cooking skills are not very good, but after all, this is the first time I celebrate my mother's birthday, so I have to cook it myself to show my sincerity. If it doesn't taste good, please don't despise it, mother!"

"Princess, you are too polite. It is a blessing that I have earned in several lifetimes that you cook for me personally." Xiao Rui took the soup, opened the lid, put it to his lips and took a sip.

After only one sip, the bowl slipped from Xiao Rui's hand. Then Xiao Rui kept coughing, and only one word came out of his mouth: "Spicy..."

Before Si Yao could figure out what was happening, he heard Wang Ao scream "Mother", and Xiao Rui was already gasping for breath.

Wang Ao supported Xiao Rui and hurriedly shouted to the maids who usually served Xiao Rui: "What are you still standing there for? Go get the doctor!"

Then, Wang Ao and a maid helped Xiao Rui to the living room.

The eldest son Wang Dun and his wife Zhou Yunniang had just walked into the main hall, and did not see Xiao Rui. There were only busy servants and Si Yao who looked confused.

Si Yao quickly asked Wang Dun and Zhou Yunniang, "Brother, sister-in-law, does mother usually not like spicy food?"

Wang Dun took a glimpse of the broken bowl and soup residue on the ground and asked in surprise, "Did you give your mother spicy food?"

"I... I don't know..." Si Yao rubbed his hands together nervously.

Wang Dun did not dare to blame the princess, but only rebuked Zhou Yunniang harshly: "Why didn't you tell the princess earlier that your mother has an old illness and can't eat spicy food? What's the point of having you as the eldest sister-in-law?"

Zhou Yunniang remained silent, with anxiety in her eyes.

Si Yao took Zhou Yunniang's arm and asked softly, "Is it serious after eating spicy food?"

Zhou Yunniang glanced at Si Yao, and seemed to be afraid to say: "If treatment is not timely...it may endanger his life..."

Si Yao's legs and feet suddenly went limp.