Jiang, the wet nurse, only felt a blur before her eyes, and then the person was gone. When she saw Xuan Di's figure already running far away, she hurriedly took two steps to chase after him, but then realized that she couldn't catch up at all. She could only stomp her feet anxiously and glare at Zhuang You.
"Why are you pulling me! Fifth Young Master isn't paying attention at all! Oh, don't let his literary and martial talents fool you, he has no idea what a woman is thinking..."
Seeing that Nanny Jiang was starting to ramble on again, Zhuang You quickly smiled and stepped forward to pull her into the house, whispering, "Nanny, don't you know what kind of person our Fifth Young Master is? Even if you say a thousand or ten thousand things, will he listen to you?"
Nanny Jiang pursed her lips, her stern face darkening, then she sighed heavily, her voice weak, "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Zhuang You smiled gently, took Jiang the wet nurse's arm and walked into the house, smiling sweetly, "Why is the wet nurse worrying so much? Our Fifth Young Master is both scholarly and martial, and is immune to all poisons!"
These are kind words, but the tone doesn't sound like one.
Jiang, the wet nurse, glanced at Zhuang You suspiciously, then noticed the faint smile in her eyes and her gaze flickered.
Then, she smiled seriously, nodded earnestly, and agreed, "Yes, that makes sense! The Fifth Young Master always acts with discretion, why should this old woman like me worry about him?"
The two entered the house, and the little baby was already obediently sleeping on the big pillow with his little bottom sticking up.
The wet nurse immediately frowned, went over and straightened her up, covered her with a blanket, and then stood guard by the bed, waiting for Xuandi to return from his bath.
Through the openwork jade screen, Jiang Nanny and Zhuangyou had already been paying close attention to the commotion outside and had taken it all in.
A moment later, the faint sound of furtive footsteps could be heard outside.
Jiang's face immediately turned cold. Zhuang You frowned, sighed, and calmly withdrew her gaze.
The next moment, a pair of eyes peered through the screen and looked around inside.
Seeing everyone in the room gathered around the bed, watching over the sleeping baby, those eyes soon disappeared, replaced by a series of light footsteps echoing from the corridor, gradually fading into the distance.
Once the footsteps faded into the distance, Nanny Jiang's gloomy face turned as black as ink in an instant, and she let out a heavy, cold snort.
However, considering that the little one was still sleeping in bed, she got up and went to the side room. Standing by the window, she glanced at the figure at the entrance of the side hall and muttered coldly, "You bastard!"
Zhuangyou went to the door and subtly summoned the little palace maid she had sent to Hua Xiao's side.
"Sister Zhuangyou, what are your orders?" The little palace maid entered the room quietly and followed Zhuangyou to the east side room, bowing respectfully.
"Why aren't you staying by that child's side?" Zhuang You asked with a stern expression.
The young palace maid quickly apologized, "Sister, please forgive me. I was worried that Miss Xiao might be uneasy at night since she's new here, so I wanted to stay with her. But Miss Xiao said she didn't need me to stay with her, so she let me go."
Zhuang You frowned. "Didn't you tell her that it was my arrangement to have you keep watch at night?"
When Zhuangyou instructed the palace maid to do this, it was simply out of concern.
The maid said with a bitter face, "Of course I told Miss Xiao, but Miss Xiao said she doesn't like having other people in the room because it makes it hard for her to sleep. She told me to just go do my chores and not worry about her."
When she said this, every time she mentioned "Miss Xiao," the little palace maid's eyes showed dissatisfaction.
Hua Xiao's current status, ambiguous between mistress and servant, is already quite awkward. Since she's currently staying here, she should simply follow the courtyard's arrangements. But she refuses!
When the little palace maid left the room, she felt resentful: if Hua Xiao had a nightmare and fever at night, would she, the maid she had sent away, be able to escape a beating for being negligent?
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