The fact that Madam Yuan came here specifically to talk about this meant that the things in the old woman's bag were at least valuable enough for someone like Madam Yuan, who was used to seeing good things.
Yan Cao suddenly became anxious and hurried to look at Su Yao's dressing table.
But in fact, Su Yao had never liked complicated dressing, and she had come from the capital, so she didn't bring many jewelry. Even after arriving in Kunming, Mrs. Liao had specially given her some head jewelry, but that was limited. Yan Cao flipped through the things and found that nothing was missing, so she shook her head slightly at Su Yao.
Since there was still some stuff missing from the house, the things the old woman accepted must have belonged to outsiders.
She was just a servant here at Su Yao's place. Not to mention any important tasks, she wasn't even allowed to serve in the room. What was so important that was worth someone bribing her
Su Yao pondered for a moment and tapped his fingers on the table.
As she was talking, the maid from Madam Yuan's room came to report that Niuniu had woken up and was crying for her mother. Madam Yuan stood up and said goodbye to Su Yao, saying seriously, "Perhaps I was worrying for nothing. The county lady doesn't have to take it too seriously."
This person is really kind enough to come and remind her. Su Yao smiled and shook her head: "No, Madam, this reminder is really timely. I know what I am doing, so don't worry, Madam."
Mrs. Yuan smiled and nodded to Su Yao, then turned and left.
As soon as she left, Yan Cao lowered the curtain and closed the door, looking at Su Yao nervously: "Miss, should we go and interrogate that old woman?"
"How to interrogate her?" Su Yao had an idea in mind: "Even if we find something on her now, as long as she is not stupid and can't prove that she stole, we can't convict her. She can just find a reason, even if it is far-fetched, but it will work. Besides, this will only alert the enemy."
Yan Cao pursed her lips and frowned, puzzled: "But, that woman took so many things from others, what on us is there that is worth them plotting against?"
She couldn't understand what role a servant could play.
Su Yao seemed to be thinking about something.
It rained in the evening. The rain came and went quickly. Leaves everywhere were washed green by the rain. The air was filled with the fragrance of gardenia. Su Rong sent someone to send a message back, saying that he would not be back today. Yan Cao came back and told Su Yao that, looking at the banana leaves swaying in the wind, he felt uneasy.
When it got dark in the evening, the lights were turned on everywhere and today's meals were delivered from the kitchen.
The food was very good, with several main dishes from the capital as well as seasonal vegetables. It looked colorful and quite sumptuous.
Yan Cao was extremely worried about the maid service, but she also knew that there was nothing she could do. After serving Su Yao a meal, before she had time to have the dishes taken away, there was a knock on the door. She was a little puzzled. Who else would come so late
In this situation, she really felt uneasy and wanted to see enemies everywhere.
When she opened the door, it was Mrs. Ji's mother who smiled and said that a basket of pineapples had been sent from the farm. Mrs. Ji thought they tasted very good, so she sent some over for Su Yao to try.
The pineapple was golden and gave off a fresh fragrance in the sun. Yancao thanked Mama Ji and walked into the house with the pineapple. Seeing Su Yao standing in front of the window looking at the lanterns outside, she smiled and said, "Miss, Madam Ji sent someone to bring us pineapples. Please try some."
She was worried and persisted until she fell asleep, but there was nothing unusual. Suddenly, she thought that maybe she was just overthinking. Could it be that the old woman really didn't have any other intentions
Because he was worried, Yan Cao insisted on sleeping in Su Yao's room and keeping watch at night. Although he was also familiar with Tang Qingfeng and he was in charge of patrolling, Yan Cao always felt that it was better to be cautious.
In the middle of the night, when she was half asleep and half awake, she suddenly heard a very slight noise coming from the room.
She had never been a deep sleeper, because when she was in the He family a few years ago, she was trained by Nanny Sang for a while. She had always been a light sleeper and would be awakened by the slightest noise. Therefore, the slight noise at this time was enough to wake her up.
It was so late at night, and she was the only maid brought from the capital to serve Su Yao in his courtyard. She was Su Yao's favorite and could enter and leave his room. Other people were not allowed to come to Su Yao's room at will. So, when she heard the creaking sound of the door opening, Yan Cao was so scared that her whole body shuddered and she almost wanted to scream.
But in this instant, she felt as if she was floating in the air, and smelled a very faint fragrance. Then she felt dizzy and her consciousness became unclear.
But even so, she still endured the drowsiness and shouted as hard as she could: "Girl?"
However, she felt that she had used up all her strength, but the sound was only as faint as a mosquito, so faint that no one could hear it at all.
The door creaked open, and someone tiptoed to the bedside and called out tentatively, "County Lady? County Lady?"
There was no movement in the bed curtains, and the man's voice became more urgent: "County Lady! News came from the front that His Highness and the Earl were in trouble! Are you awake? Can you give me some advice?"
There was still no movement in the tent.
The room was silent for a moment, and then Su Yao's bed curtain was lifted. Looking at Su Yao sleeping soundly on the bed, the maid smiled slightly.
It was almost dawn, and the sound of roosters crowing could be heard everywhere. Madam Yang stood up, yawned, and lazily asked Madam Yang outside, "What time is it?"
"It's already three quarters past three in the morning." Nanny Yang replied with a smile. She swiftly rolled up the curtain, helped Madam Yang to stand up, and brought clothes for her to put on, then helped her to sit down in front of the dressing table.
The servants of the Ji family were all well-trained and had all the necessary things. Madam Yang glanced at the rose petals in the washbasin and found nothing to complain about, so she nodded modestly. Madam Yang hurriedly wrung a handkerchief and handed it to her, then helped her wash her face and put on makeup.
Madam Yang looked at herself in the mirror for a while, and when she saw nothing wrong, she curled her lips and said, "Pass the food."
When only Madam Yang was left in the room, she turned her head to look at Madam Yang: "What's going on? Is there anything wrong?"
Madam Yang immediately laughed: "Don't worry, we had someone watching last night, nothing went wrong, and our people saw with their own eyes... sending the person to Young Master Ji's yard."