Xiao Man pretended to be annoyed and scolded Tang Jiaojiao for a while, before he sat down and said, "Miss, I'm ...... Still don't understand that the current situation is already stable, and once it is broken, won't it become turbulent? ”

Tang Jiaojiao listened, did not answer her immediately, the hand holding the pen stopped, quietly watched a drop of thick ink drip on the paper, blurred and destroyed a whole letter that would be written.

Xiao Man tugged at his fingers, looked at Tang Jiaojiao uneasily, and said: "I'm afraid, when the time comes, many people will be implicated, and many people's lives will be destroyed because of this, and they will not ......be able to live in peace."

Tang Jiaojiao picked up the destroyed letter paper, rubbed it and threw it into the paper basket, looked at his ink-stained hands, lowered his head and asked, "Who are you thinking from the perspective of what you said?" ”

"The so-called saints who are on high?"

"What is stability? Is it the stability of those who have become accustomed to being driven by others? Is it the security of those who deserve to be substantiated by others to their knees? ”

Tang Jiaojiao closed her eyes, "I know, people don't want to work hard after staying in a comfortable environment for a long time, you haven't seen anyone who is really suffering, I don't blame you for having this kind of thought, from today on, you will go to Mr. Shi." ”

Hearing Tang Jiaojiao say this, Xiao Man's face turned white, and he hurriedly said: "Miss, Xiao Man knows that he is wrong, please Miss don't drive Xiao Man away!" ”

Tang Jiaojiao turned around, looked at her and said, "It's not that I want to drive you away, it's just that you still don't understand a lot of things, so many things are not suitable for you to do." ”

Xiao Man pursed his lips tightly and didn't speak, and there was a faint mist in his eyes.

Tang Jiaojiao sighed, softened his tone and said, "If you don't want to go to Mr. Shi's place, then go to Xiaoyao Building, I see that you get along well with Xianting, and she can teach you many things." ”

Xiao Man's eyes were red, he sniffed, and asked, "Then, how long will Xiao Man go and when will he come back?" ”

Tang Jiaojiao turned his head not to look at her, and only said, "You go first." ”

Seeing that Tang Jiaojiao was concentrating on the letter and no longer making a sound, Xiao Man twisted the hem of his clothes, exhaled, gave a blessing, and went out with heavy steps.

It happened that Qi's mother came in with a basin of water, and she didn't say hello and went straight out.

Mother Qi put the basin on the shelf and said strangely to Tang Jiaojiao: "What's wrong with the little girl?" That little eye is red and red, didn't he do something wrong and get scolded? ”

Tang Jiaojiao didn't look up and said, "It's okay." ”

Mother Qi sighed and said: "The little girl is indeed a little bit big and small, isn't it also that Miss you are used to it, besides, this girl is also a sincere eye, Miss, don't punish her too much, the old slave will talk about her well in the future, Miss, don't be angry, ah." ”

When Xiaoman first came, Qi's mother was quite unaccustomed to her appearance of not having a slave, but after getting along for a long time, she could see that the girl was a good one.

The sun rose from the window frame, and a golden light spread onto the case, Tang Jiaojiao put down the pen, turned his head to look at Qi's mother, and said:

"Mother Qi, although it seems on the face, I am the master and you are servants, but I have never regarded you as subordinates in my heart, and you don't need to think of yourself as slaves, no one has to do anything for someone else's words, if you are not willing to do it, I will not force you, you can have your own will, your own character."

It's not the first time Tang Jiaojiao has said this kind of thing, but every time he says it, it is water over the back of a duck.

Mother Qi responded: "Okay, well, listen to Miss." ”

Mother Qi is as good as a stream, Tang Jiaojiao stroked her forehead, knowing that Mother Qi must not have listened to it, the slavery system inherited for thousands of years has made them develop a servile nature deep into the bone marrow and blood, and it cannot be eliminated in a while.

It's okay, I'm not afraid, anyway, it's much better than when I first started, everything has to be done slowly, and I can't rush.

After Qi's mother served Tang Jiaojiao to freshen up, a little servant brought breakfast.

When Tang Jiaojiao was eating, Xiao Man brought two big cloth bags, stood in the courtyard outside the door, and said goodbye to Tang Jiaojiao from afar: "Miss, then Xiao Man is leaving, Miss will go to Mrs. Qian by herself later, Xiao Man can't accompany Miss in the future, Miss remember to take good care of herself." ”

Tang Jiaojiao took a sip of porridge and answered without raising his head.

Xiao Man said again: "Xiao Man has already put the medicinal soup in the bath bucket, and the young lady will go to soak it after breakfast." ”

Tang Jiaojiao still didn't look up, "um", and put a chopstick side dish into his mouth, his own kitchen can always know his changing tastes, and it is really good to eat this cold pumpkin shreds at this time.

Xiao Man bit his lip, "Then, Miss, I'll go over first......"

"Go," Tang Jiaojiao said without raising his head, "Tell Ah Sheng to put on the carriage and send you off." ”

Xiaoman nodded, answered "yes", and saw that Tang Jiaojiao looked like he had nothing to say, pulled his fingers, and turned to leave.

Mother Qi kept standing by and watching the two talk, feeling sorry for Xiaoman, and persuaded Tang Jiaojiao: "Miss, don't let her go, look at this pitiful." ”

Tang Jiaojiao put down the bowl and wiped her mouth, and said with a smile: "I don't need to care about her, but I am used to winning sympathy." ”

Obviously, there is a bag for storage, but I have to carry a large bag and a small bag to show her, and I don't know where I learned the trick.

Mother Qi wanted to say something more for Xiaoman, but Tang Jiaojiao had already gotten up and sat down at the desk and continued to annotate the account book.

Qi's mother opened her mouth, but finally swallowed the words that came to her mouth, and her subordinates quickly packed up the dishes and chopsticks and closed the door and went out.

Obviously, it was already autumn, but the weather was still as hot as midsummer, and the steaming air slowly seeped in from the window, and Tang Jiaojiao slowly sweated on his body.

When the sunlight moved from the desk to the corner, there was a knock on the door again, and Tang Jiaojiao finished annotating the last page of the letter, closed the end of the letter, put down the pen and shouted: "Come in!" ”

It was Li Buyan who opened the door and came in, and he took two steps into the door and saluted: "Master." ”

Tang Jiaojiao nodded, got up and walked to the tea table and sat down, and asked, "What's the matter?" He poured himself and Li Buyan a cup of tea, motioned for him to sit down, and drank the tea slowly.

Li Buyan stepped forward and sat down, put a wooden box that he had been holding in his hand on the table, pushed it in front of Tang Jiaojiao, and said, "This was sent down from Tiantai Mountain last night. ”

Tang Jiaojiao opened the wooden box, and inside was a handkerchief woven of ice silk, and there was something under the cover.