Ye Yunniang was overjoyed, never expecting Jiang Mingzhe to agree.
Jiang Mingzhe flipped over and pinned Ye Yunniang down, saying, "You have to satisfy me, and you have to make me feel full at once."
Ye Yunniang: ...Too many demands, she can't do it.
But once Jiang Mingzhe said it, she wouldn't be allowed to give up.
From day to night, Ye Yunniang was like a fish, from being lively and jumping when she came out of the water, to being repeatedly fried until she was thoroughly cooked and flavorful.
Upon opening her eyes, Ye Yunniang had only one feeling.
That's great, she's still alive.
"Pear, what time is it?"
"At midday, Nurse Ye slept for a day and a night, plus another day."
It wasn't Pear's voice, it was Granny Stone's voice.
"I slept for so long? Where is Madam?" Ye Yunniang panicked, hurriedly got up, her body went limp and she fell off the bed.
“I have already asked the madam for leave on behalf of Nurse Ye, saying that you caught a chill last night. The madam is generous and has allowed you to rest for three days. You can go back to serve the young master the day after tomorrow.” Granny Shi helped Ye Yunniang lie back down.
"Thank you, Granny Shi." Ye Yunniang pulled the blanket tighter, embarrassed, to cover the marks on her body. "Where's Li'er?"
"She's been temporarily assigned to help out in the sewing room these past few days," Granny Shi replied.
"Grandma Shi, can you go out first? I want to, I want to," Ye Yunniang said, trying to control her urge to urinate, her face looking rather pale.
"I'll go get some hot water." Granny Shi got up and left.
Ye Yunniang wrapped herself in a quilt and got out of bed, wanting to walk to the chamber pot as quickly as possible, but she was too weak to move and could only move little by little.
During the journey, Ye Yunniang also had to control herself from urinating.
She was so anxious that sweat beaded on her forehead. Finally, she managed to reach the chamber pot and relieve herself.
Ye Yunniang breathed a sigh of relief and began to move back. Passing the table, she saw tea and pastries.
A parched throat and a rumbling stomach reminded Ye Yunniang that she was both hungry and thirsty.
I slowly walked to the washstand and washed my hands. Then I returned to the table, drank two glasses of wine to soothe my parched throat, and ate two pieces of red bean cake to relieve my hunger.
When I got back to bed, I saw my torn clothes. My face flushed, I quickly crumpled them up, wrapped them in a cloth, and tucked them under my sewing basket.
Granny Shi brought in the bath tub and then brought in water. "I'll go stand guard at the door. Nurse Ye can take her time washing."
Ye Yunniang sat in the bathtub to clean herself.
Wash yourself clean and put on clean clothes.
They opened the door and together with Granny Shi, emptied the bathwater.
Granny Shi brought over dinner, a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Ye Yunniang ate it all, soup and noodles.
As Granny Shi cleared away the dishes and left, she said, "Think about your mother and son, everything will pass."
Ye Yunniang nodded. For her mother and son, she would live well.
Ye Yunniang, who had been lying down, suddenly sat up again. She hadn't been memorizing texts or practicing calligraphy since the Dragon Boat Festival.
I don't have much energy to write now, to write books and memorize.
She walked to the desk. The desk was sent by Jin Huifang after she heard that Ye Yunniang was practicing calligraphy.
Taking the "Hundred Family Surnames" back to bed, Ye Yunniang read the characters she knew over and over again. As she read, her heart calmed down.
After a day of rest, Ye Yunniang recovered her energy and went to Fanghua Courtyard.
He handed over the reins to Chunyao.
Jin Huifang no longer trusts the other wet nurses, so she called Chunyao back and appointed her as the head nanny of the small courtyard.
Chunyao was also capable. In less than an hour, she managed to make Jiang Tingjun, who was somewhat shy after being abducted, smile at her and accept her embrace.
"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Sister Chunyao. I'll take over for the next two days." Ye Yunniang was very grateful to Chunyao for covering for her for three days.
“Okay, I’ll rest for two days. From now on, we can take turns, one day each.” Chunyao agreed.
Ye Yunniang went into the inner room to take care of Jiang Tingjun, while Chunyao went to handle matters in the small courtyard.
Chunyao disregarded half of the rules set by Aunt Jinlan. For example, the rule that the wet nurses and maids on night watch could not sleep was completely removed.
When the young master woke up, he was served attentively.
The young master is asleep, so the wet nurse and maids can take a nap.
"People aren't made of iron; they need to rest."
After working two consecutive days, Chunyao took over from Ye Yunniang to take care of Jiang Tingjun.
After taking a half-day nap to recover from her fatigue, Ye Yunniang went to Xiaosongju for her class.
Kong Ci checked Ye Yunniang's study progress and was not satisfied, saying, "You've become lax."
"Auntie, I will make it up as soon as possible," Ye Yunniang honestly admitted her mistake.
Kong Ci's attitude was quite good, so he didn't say anything more and started the class.
After leaving Xiaosong Residence, Ye Yunniang recited what she had learned that day all the way back to Zhiyu Pavilion.
"Sister." Li'er ran up and grabbed Ye Yunniang's arm.
"Are you done with the sewing room?" Ye Yunniang reached out and touched Li'er's head. The little girl had grown a bit taller in the few days she hadn't seen her.
"Yes, I'm done with work. I've missed you so much these past few days, sister." Pear rested her head on Ye Yunniang's shoulder.
I miss you too.
"By the way, sister, guess who I saw in the sewing room?" Li'er reminded Ye Yunniang, afraid that she wouldn't be able to guess, "She's someone you know."
Someone I know who's good at needlework?
"Sister Pomegranate?"
Pear shook her head, "It's not Pomegranate Wet Nurse, it's someone else you know. She only stayed at Zhiyuxuan for a short time."
"rouge?"
Pear nodded vigorously, "It is Rouge." Before Ye Yunniang could ask, she told her how Rouge had returned to work at the Jiang residence.
Rouge was punished and sent back to her husband's home after she stole Jiang Tingjun's unused diapers.
Her husband's family despised Rouge for being shameful, and they would beat and verbally abuse her. They also treated Rouge's son with the same disdain.
Less than two months after Rouge returned to her husband's family home, her son suddenly fell ill and died.
Her husband's family was even more dissatisfied with Rouge, and on the grounds that she had cruelly caused the death of her son, they sent her back to her parents' home.
Her family was unwilling to take Yan Zhi in, so they hastily found her a violent man who beat his wife.
Rouge refused and secretly ran away to sell herself to a slave trader. She was bought by a servant of the former prefect, the Zheng family, to be his second wife.
The Zheng family had run into trouble and needed to leave Jiangcheng, so they couldn't keep so many servants. Rouge's family was among those who were sold off.
The Jiang family had been through a series of misfortunes recently, and they had to let go of a number of maids and servants. Each household was short-handed, and nearly half of the servants sold by the Zheng family were taken over by the Jiang family.
After going around in circles, Rouge arrived at the Jiang family's residence again. With her excellent needlework skills, she entered the sewing room to work.
"I didn't recognize her at first. She's aged at least ten years in just one year. She looks so haggard. She was the one who greeted me first and introduced herself before I recognized her," Li'er sighed.
Ye Yunniang also sighed repeatedly.
The next day, when handing over his shift to Chunyao, he casually mentioned Rouge to her, and kept remarking that Jiangcheng was really not that big.
Upon hearing this, Chunyao's smile immediately vanished.
"What's wrong with Sister Chunyao?"
"Don't tell anyone about Rouge. Tell Li'er as well." After saying this, Chunyao walked towards the main courtyard.
Ye Yunniang watched the departing figure, her smile fading as she went into the inner room.
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