After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

Cai Tao had to remain silent. She knew her young lady's temper very well and understood that anything she said would only add fuel to the fire. She could only watch the girl sobbing and kneeling on the bluestone slabs in the yard.

She was extremely anxious, not because she had any friendship with Fu'er, but if anything went wrong and the lady blamed her, she would be the first one to be punished.

No matter how anxious she was, Cai Tao had to suppress her anxiety for the time being and be extremely careful, coaxing Shen Ruyao to wash up and rest.

Fortunately, at this moment, Shen Ruyao had been beaten, scolded, and punished. She had at least vented some of her anger and finally felt a little tired.

Although he still had a sullen face, he finally listened to Cai Tao's consolation and reluctantly went into the bedroom.

After a lot of hassles, Cai Tao finally coaxed the young lady to rest. She then quietly left the bedroom. She waved her hand, and another slightly younger maid came forward. She whispered, "I'll be gone for a while. You stay with the girl first."

She tiptoed back to the back room, took her hood and cloak, picked up a sheep-horn lantern, and went out through the corner door on the west.

She thought to herself that Fu'er was not even ten years old and her bones were not fully grown. If she really knelt for a whole night, she would be crippled even if she didn't die. She had to find a master to release her from the punishment.

If I go to ask the lady for help, she will be angry with the young lady at that moment. After she knows about it, she will be even more angry with the young lady. Then, as the one who "complains" behind her back, I will be in a dilemma.

By this time, the old lady had already gone to bed. Even if she hadn't, we couldn't disturb her with such things on such a happy occasion today.

After much thought, the only master in the mansion who can and is willing to take care of this matter is probably their eldest son.

Having made up her mind, she lit the lantern to illuminate the road and quickly walked towards Cangbai Hall.

It was already the second watch of the night. In the huge mansion, there was no one except the maids who were patrolling and keeping watch. Fortunately, the journey was not long. After a few moments, she vaguely saw the lanterns hanging in front of the Cangbai Hall.

The gatekeeper saw a girl walking towards their master's yard in the middle of the night, and asked from a distance, "Young lady, please wait. The yard ahead is the eldest young master's yard."

Cai Tao stopped, took off her hood, and said to him, "I am Cai Tao from the eldest lady's courtyard. I want to see Master Cheng Ying for something. Please let me know."

When the gatekeeper heard that it was the maid from Shen Ruyao's yard who came, he knew it must be an important matter, so he responded and went back to report.

Coincidentally, Shen Chengying was reading at night under the lamp. He was in a good mood and was about to take out a pen to start painting when he suddenly heard his sister's personal maid coming alone late at night. He guessed that there must be something urgent, so he ordered someone to call her in.

Unexpectedly, Cai Tao came in and knelt down to apologize, begging: "This servant acted on her own initiative, please forgive me, young master. In this matter, I have no choice but to ask you to help me."

As he raised his head, he revealed the palm marks on his face. Shen Chengying's face darkened and he said in a cold voice, "What happened? Tell me everything."

Cai Tao then told Shen Chengying everything about what happened today, from the day of the Flower Festival. The more he heard, the uglier his face became. By the end, he was completely distraught: "Nonsense!"

Having said this, he walked straight out without even looking at the painted pottery on the ground.

Cai Tao was shocked. She came to the eldest young master, hoping that he would make the decision and pardon Fu'er's punishment of kneeling. She didn't want to instigate discord between the brother and sister and let Shen Chengying go to find trouble with the girl late at night.

She didn't have time to think about it, so she quickly got up and ran after him.

Although Shen Chengying was young, he was tall and had long legs, and he walked quickly towards Jiaotong Courtyard.

He felt an inexplicable rage burning in his heart. He was angry at his sister for being so willful and perverse, and for treating human life as a joke. He was also angry at why she always got entangled with Miss Ning, and even brought shame to his mother in front of his grandmother.

But in the deepest and most secret corner of his heart, perhaps even without realizing it himself, he was angry for Ning'er.

She was angry that she actually did as her sister said, having too close contact with Yan Ling in private, and even acting so carelessly that she was almost exposed.

What kind of system is this?

He had a gloomy face and didn't even pick up a lamp. He walked faster and faster in the dark. Cai Tao, who was following behind him, was so busy chasing him that he was out of breath. He finally caught up with Shen Chengying in front of Jiaotong Courtyard.

She begged urgently, "Stop, stop, please have mercy, Master, please save me!"

Shen Chengying stopped and said in surprise, "This is strange. Didn't you ask me to come here? Why don't you let me in when I get to the door?"

When Cai Tao was looked at by him, she felt cold all over. She simply gritted her teeth and told the truth: "If you blame the young lady, she will definitely be angry and will definitely blame me for causing trouble. How can I escape punishment then?"

Shen Chengying said, "You sincerely want to protect the master, and you asked me to save Fu'er because you are considering the master's long-term interests. How could Ruyao blame you?"

Cai Tao shook her head. Shen Chengying had no idea of ​​the girl's temperament. In her eyes, punishing a girl like that was no different from chasing away a cat or dog. If she got a harsh remark from her brother or parents, it would be a huge injustice.

She said in a sad voice: "Master, even if the young lady doesn't punish me, if the Madam knows that you and the young lady have been at odds because of my instigation, I'm afraid I will be sentenced to death!"

Shen Chengying finally obeyed her and walked into the yard. He took a look at the little girl who was kneeling naked on the bluestone ground. He saw that she was only wearing a single piece of clothing and was trembling all over due to kneeling for a long time. She had half fallen to the ground.

He finally felt compassion and said to the old woman who was watching over Fu'er, "See her get up, go back and have a good rest. How can a child this young endure this?"

The old woman never expected that the young master would suddenly come to the young lady's yard in the middle of the night. She stood aside with her back bent, nodding her head rapidly, "Yes, yes. Why don't you thank the young master for his kindness?"

The little girl was almost unconscious from kneeling, mumbling something, her eyes turned white, and she almost fainted.

Cai Tao looked reluctant and hurried forward to help her up, and found someone to send her to the back room.

After the matter was settled, Shen Chengying did not stay for a moment. Before leaving, he thought for a moment, turned around and told Cai Tao: "Young lady has an impatient temper, and as a servant, you should always advise her. If something really happens and the adults are angry, won't you be the one to take the blame and be punished?"

"Next time Ruyao does something inappropriate, especially something related to Miss Shen, you can persuade her if you can. If you can't persuade her, remember to report it to Cangbai Hall, no matter if it's good or bad."

Cai Tao saw him out the door with great gratitude.

Shen Chengying did not go back immediately. Instead, he took the lantern that Cai Tao had stuffed for him and took advantage of the thick night to stroll alone in the silent courtyard.

He had no destination in mind and was just walking around aimlessly. Unknowingly, he ended up at the clear pond built in the center of the mansion.

He sat down inexplicably on the bluestone rock bank. In the dark night, the water was like a black pool, as if it could suck in people's souls.

Shen Chengying picked up the lantern on the ground and shone it onto the surface of the pond. The light was immediately reflected on the water, making the firefly look even more profound.

His heart moved, and he saw a single elm leaf floating alone on the water.

Shen Chengying suddenly thought that Miss Ning's grandmother was her grandmother's half-sister. Are she and herself out of the five degrees of mourning?