By chance, at this moment, two maids passed by. Seeing that they were both from the main courtyard, Qiu Xiu couldn't help but call them over and exchange a few words of greeting.

The two of them couldn't help but look up at the two young ladies who were arguing with each other in the pavilion, and sighed: "Qiu Xiu, the Fifth Lady has a really good temper. No matter what the Fourth Lady said, she always smiled."

One of them couldn't help but linger on the girl's gentle and calm face for a while. Just now, Qiu Xiu said, "Although the Fifth Lady is young, she is very sober and will not let herself suffer any loss."

The maidservant in pink skirt named Yuping couldn't help but look at Ruan Yuluan twice more and murmured, "Is that so..."

The other one said, "We still have to go and bring tea to the Second Young Master," and poked Yuping's arm, motioning her to follow.

Yu Ping couldn't help but pause slightly, turned to Qiu Xiu, and greeted her with a smile.

"Sister Qiu Xiu, it's my birthday in a few days, remember to come to the main courtyard to see me."

Qiu Xiu was a generous person, so she naturally agreed: "Okay."

Yuping just left with a heavy heart.

Qiu Xiu turned around and saw Ruan Yuxi flicking her sleeves and leaving angrily without gaining any advantage in the argument.

"The Fourth Lady is so arrogant and unreasonable..." Qiu Xiu couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

"She will suffer in the future." Ruan Yuluan knew her bad temper and didn't take it to heart. She handed the lotus pod to Qiu Xiu and said, "These are enough... Let's go back."

A few days later, Qiu Xiu went to see Yu Ping at night. She closed the door, held her hand, and said in a low voice with a little trepidation: "There is one thing... I want to ask Fifth Lady for help."

When Qiu Xiu returned to Guiyue Pavilion, she told Yuping everything she had said.

"...Madam said that Yuping should serve the Second Young Master and become his concubine in two months." Qiu Xiu paused before continuing, "But the Second Young Master likes to abuse his maids so much... She is not willing to do so."

The girl was sitting leaning against the window and raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words.

"Did she really say that?"

"Yes," Qiu Xiu didn't want her good friend to be pushed into the fire pit, so she couldn't help but speak for her, "Fifth Lady, can you think of a way... so that she won't be sent to the Second Young Master to be abused?"

Hearing this, Ruan Yuluan smiled faintly: "This is not difficult."

It also depends on her and whether she is willing to work hard.

Ruan Yuluan didn't think of refusing outright. Yuping was Liu Mama's biological daughter. Helping her was naturally doing Liu Mama a favor.

Madam Liu was the mistress's companion and had been with Ji for decades. Ji naturally thought it would be better to let her own people do the task of taking care of the second young master.

It’s a pity... He is not a fool. He jumps into the fire pit even though he knows it is a fire pit.

Two days later, summer had arrived in Meizhou, and the sun was getting hotter and hotter. On days like this, no one would normally want to walk under the sun.

During the lunch break, Qiu Xiu picked up a wooden box, came out of Guiyue Pavilion and walked forward.

Just as I turned a corner, I happened to see Mother Liu with her hands on her hips scolding her daughter under the corridor.

Yuping was her only daughter. At this moment, she was using a fan to block the sun, with a hint of impatience on her face.

Qiu Xiu saw them from a distance and couldn't help but call out, "Mother Liu, Yuping."

When Mother Liu saw her, she smiled. The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Qiu Xiu acknowledged her as her godmother, and their relationship became close.

Yuping found an opportunity and ran out, saying that she wanted to go play with Qiuxiu and asked Mother Liu to stop nagging her.

"Hey!" Mother Liu warned loudly, "Be careful with the sun! This damn girl..."

The two of them came all the way and entered the eldest son's Qingzhu Residence. It was lunchtime. The eldest son had finished his meal and was also reading a book.

The two looked at each other, and Qiu Xiu stretched out her fingertips, opened the wooden box, and took out the things inside.

"Big brother is reading... In this mansion, the eldest son is the most diligent and hardworking. This is something that Fifth Lady wanted me to bring to you because she was worried about your brother." She brought the thing forward, and the young man took it in his hand. He found that it was a folding fan with a landscape painting on it, which was very meaningful.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to thank my fifth sister on my behalf."

Qiu Xiu nodded. If there were a few normal people in this mansion, she thought the eldest master was one of them.

Yuping walked over and lowered the window for him, smiling and saying, "I think the sun is too strong and it's blinding. You should lower the window to avoid hurting your eyes. How can you take the imperial examination in the future?"

As she spoke, she turned around, smiled sweetly, and had a slender figure.

The eldest son was stunned as he watched. After a while, he came to his senses, lowered his eyelashes, and explained embarrassedly.

"Close the windows... and use candles in the room. I want to save some energy."

Qiu Xiu sighed more and more, the second young master was extremely extravagant, while this young master was honest and incorruptible... the difference was obvious.

Yu Ping also smiled and said, "It's not good to hurt your eyes. Brother, just use the candles. If there are not enough, tell me and I will ask the madam for more."

These words sounded somewhat ambiguous, and the eldest son's lips moved a few times, as if he didn't know what to do.

The two of them got up and left. For a long time, the faint fragrance of Yuping still lingered in the room, making it difficult for him to calm down.

He suddenly caught a glimpse of something light pink, so he stepped over and picked it up, only to find that it was a scarf that had been accidentally hung on the window lock by Yuping when she closed the window.

Soft and delicate, with her name embroidered on it.

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