Ah Tao hesitated, "Understood, miss."
Zhao Shi saw the two young girls disputing over this matter and promptly withdrew to lend a hand.
It's better to hear less of things one shouldn't listen to.
"Ah Zhi, there you are! I've been looking everywhere for you." Before arriving, Li Du's boisterous voice preceded him as he ran toward Ye Zhi, panting.
Today, Ye Zhi wore an apricot yellow glazed dress and styled her hair in two plain buns, looking charming and lovely.
Li Du glanced around and saw a dozen people diligently renovating Shen Chen's courtyard, clicking his tongue in wonder:
"Eh? Have you had a change of heart? Why would you assist that effeminate guy?"
Li Du's father was the National Guardian General, fostering his unruly character. Today, he wore a plain dark blue Hangzhou silk robe with a collar, a golden glazed crown holding up his hair, a fan in his hand, quite resembling a young master.
As the National Guardian General's son, he was made to start martial arts training from a young age, which resulted in his strong physique, standing out among his peers, full of masculine spirit.
Compared to the frail and self-insufficient Little Traitor, the difference between the two was most obvious.
Ye Zhi was at a loss for words, effeminate guy??
It's this effeminate fellow who married your most beloved woman and sent you to the border, only to return once every five years...
Your most beloved woman even bore two children for this effeminate guy.
Brother, if you want to die, don't drag me along. Yet yesterday she specifically spoke well of him, trying to ease relations.
Ye Zhi had a premonition that he'd surely be a useless teammate...
Looking left and right, fortunately, the male protagonist isn't here! Otherwise, with Ah Tao and Li Du's banter, they might stir things up.
Clearing her throat, she took on a serious expression: "Ahem, Li Du, I've decided, Shen Chen is my sworn brother from now on. If you insult him, you insult me, and if you insult me, then Ye Mansion won't welcome you."
Li Du puckered his lips and swallowed: "What's the deal, why suddenly stand up for Shen Chen like this?"
Saying that, he reached out to touch her forehead, muttering to himself, "No fever, could she be possessed?"
Doesn't seem like it.
"Possessed, my foot." Ye Zhi extended her hand to give him a hard knock on the head.
The one who got knocked held his head and wailed, "Ah Zhi, it really hurts, you actually hit so hard."
Despite the pain, at least he understood Ye Zhi was serious; having heard half the words, it turns out sometimes you gotta be a bit violent with men.
Their mothers were bosom friends, thanks to their mothers, they've known each other since childhood, having grown up together. Now seeing his good friend seemingly taken away by someone, Li Du felt a little gloomy, his speech tinged with the aura of a melancholy prince:
"Ah Zhi, why are you suddenly so close to Shen Chen? You used to dislike him."
"That was then, this is now. How much do I resemble how I used to be?" Ye Zhi, somehow, blurting out, quoting this classic line from the 21st century.
"Uh..." The charming lad was at a loss for words!
Her friend is his friend too, thinking this over, he relaxed a bit, glancing around: "Eh, where has my brother Shen Chen gone? Isn't he here to see his room's renovation?"
Spontaneously calling him my brother, the words rolled off his tongue smoothly...
There's hope for this kid, with proper guidance, if he were really sent to the border one day, let your brother allow you to return to the Capital City once a year.
"Just like before, he's over at the Book Collection Pavilion sweeping, cleaning inside, he'll only come back to Tingling Garden this evening for a surprise."
With the sun blazing, even standing in the shade, fine beads of sweat appeared. Ah Tao glimpsed at the scene and quickly took out a small fan to fan her mistress.