Chapter 101: Small Province big problems 3 (1/2)

Nongzhuo's Governor's house

Lu Yaozhu gazed at the two mad suspiciously, this was his first time meeting these faces at Su Liya's rooms. He glanced at Yu Tai questionably but even his trustee assistant wasn't familiar with these maids but since they were dressed in the light green uniform of Ningzhuo's governor's housemaid.

They might be new maids which would explain why he was only meeting them for the first time. He stepped back, the two maids looked like they wanted to pounce on him. They looked too excited, one quickly came forward.

Ah Mei arranged her hanfu quickly and let the folds open a little such that her smile chest was visible. She had been working for sometime days in Fangxi pavilion and during that time, the young madam had kept them away from the room whenever the young master arrived.

Their young madam made them do the hard jobs at the side room and kept them away from meeting the governor. 'So what if the madam was very beautiful, no man could resist such view. This plan had been thought of by her mother and since the madam wasn't around, this was the right time to do this' Ah Mei thought as she skillfully bowed and said in a sweet voice ”Ah Mei greets Master Lu” she said.

”Hmm, is your mistress?” Lu Yaozhu replied looking straight ahead, he had noticed her sneaky actions and locked eye at the wall behind her as soon as she bowed low. He wasn't in support of these snide actions and wasn't about to encourage her.

Ah Mei looked up and instead of locking eyes with the master as she had expected, she locked eye on his clean shaved jaw. She got up and gently and followed his gaze to the wall behind her. She bit her lip gently and balled up her fist when she noticed that he had ignored her and instead treated her like air.

She felt so embarrassed especially since there were people that witnessed her embarrassing situations. She murmured an excuse and rushed out of the room, she couldn't stand there anymore. The second maid Ah Lan had a half-smile on her face as she watched her sister leave quickly.

It was satisfying watching her leave out of embarrassment, it served her right for always throwing orders at everyone. She thought that a battle ridden general like the governor would fall for such tricks. She turned away from the door and faced the governor when she heard a discrete clearing of a throat.

”Answering Governor Lu, our mistress is receiving guests at the receiving room” Ah Lan replied head bowed.

”Has she been gone long?”

”Yes”.

”Bring me a pot of tea I will stay back and wait” He glanced at Yu Tao and went to set on the seat by the window.

”Yes, my Lord” Ah Lan walked briskly out of the room. Before heading to the small kitchen at the side of Fangxi Pavilion, she left for the side room where the madam was receiving the female guests and reported that the Governor was waiting in the living room.

While Yu Tao rusted his master's pavilion and returned with a book to keep his master entertained. As she left the study, he sent a message to the kitchen to hold on bringing the lunch set until Madam Lu had returned.

Meanwhile, back at the side room of the Governor's audience hall Su Liya was stuck receiving a small group of nosy noble ladies. They had received on her when she had just got back from visiting the Mu family's Restaurant.

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Hours earlier, At Su Liya's rooms.

Su Liya had just finished having a bath when the noisest one of the three ah's, Ah Li reported that matron Bao came over with a batch of the maids of the residence to pay respects to the new madam. Su Liya sighed loudly, ”okay I will be there soon”.