Tongxi and Tonghe exchanged a glance, and Tonghe lowered his head and said, "Replying to the young lady, we have to clean the study every day, and I have the key."
"Then please open the door for me. I want to go in."
Tong He glanced at Ren Yaoqi, thought about it, and finally took out the key without asking anything and opened the study door behind him.
Logically speaking, Xiao Jingxi's study is where he handles official business on weekdays. It can be considered an important place in the palace. No one should be allowed to enter when Xiao Jingxi is not there. Otherwise, if something happens, the servants will lose their lives at the very least.
If someone else was guarding the study today, they might not dare to let Ren Yaoqi in when Xiao Jingxi was not around. However, Tong He had been serving Xiao Jingxi since he was a child, and he had an extremely accurate grasp of his master's intentions, so he made the decision after just a moment's thought.
After Ren Yaoqi went in, Tong He and Tong Xi did not follow him in to avoid suspicion. Only Ping Guo went in to serve him.
Tongxi moved his lips and asked in a low voice, "Isn't this against the rules?"
Tong He raised his eyelids and glanced at Tong Xi, then moved his lips as well: "Why didn't you say anything when I opened the door?"
Tongxi blinked. He was originally from Prince Xian's Mansion and regarded Ren Yaoqi as his master. He had no choice but to obey the master's orders, right?
Tong He remained calm and spoke softly, "The master has already told me long ago that the young lady's orders are his orders. I am just following his orders. No matter how important the rules are, they are not as important as the master's orders."
Tongxi glanced at Tonghe, grinned, and obediently guarded the door for the master inside.
Tongxi and Tonghe were talking verbally, and even standing next to them one could not hear clearly, so Ren Yaoqi, who had already entered the study, naturally did not hear it.
After Ren Yaoqi entered, he looked around, walked straight to the desk piled with official documents, sat down, and then flipped through the documents on the desk.
Although there were a lot of things on the desk and piles of official documents, Xiao Jingxi arranged them according to categories, so it was not messy. Ren Yaoqi was not in a hurry and picked up each document and read them carefully.
Apple stood quietly behind Ren Yaoqi, serving him without saying a word.
Ren Yaoqi sat there for several hours. Seeing that it was getting dark, Pingguo found a lamp, lit a candle and placed it on the desk, then quietly retreated.
After a while, Apple brought in a tea tray and placed it on a small table beside him. On the tray were a pot of chicken soup, a bowl of porridge, and a few small snacks.
"Miss, please use something first."
Ren Yaoqi, who was thinking about a document, came to her senses. Although she had no appetite, thinking of the child in her belly, Ren Yaoqi did not let Apple persuade her and put down the things in her hands. She walked to the small table and sat down. She ate all the food brought by Apple bite by bite, leaving only a few pieces of cakes.
After eating, Ren Yaoqi walked back and forth in the study, then sat down behind the desk again.
It was not until the third watch drum sounded outside that Ren Yaoqi got up and left the study with Apple.
Tongxi and Tonghe were still waiting outside. They had originally planned to go in and remind their master that it was getting late, but they didn't expect their master to come out on his own.
After Ren Yaoqi left, Tongxi said to Tonghe, "Don't worry, the young lady knows what she is doing. She knows when to eat and when to rest."
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