18 Site of Fullness (1/2)
The mist created from the scented herb grew even thicker and it made one harder to breath in the study of Liu Sheng. Once it was already uncomfortable to stay and after talking some more to Liu Sheng Xiao, Jiao Yu decided to leave.
On her way out of the entrance of Liu Sheng Xiao's study, she coincidentally bumped into the stern Tie Yi, who was on his way back. After greeting her, he was about to walk ahead but slowed down when he hear her saying, ”Tie Yi must not let father out without guards and should be extra more careful as to not repeat what had happened.”
Tie Yi eyes looked back but he saw her figure already walking away, hair swaying behind her. Tie Yi thought about something before continuing to walk towards his master's study.
Jiao Yu did not go back to her own courtyard and made a detour to go to Liu Sheng Xiao's.
The Eastern courtyard was guarded and there were several maids and servants stationed outside. Red roof tile and the house were facing south to reinforce the saying 'If there is a rock resembling a wine jar, the house changes into a 'site of fullness.' (literally means:The family will be rich and as soon as a wish is pronounced, gold and silver will come pouring out.)
Jiao Yu walked over the courtyard and the people stationed outside immediately greeted her. In the first household, no one is the master but Liu Sheng Xiao and Jiao Yu, this was what Liu Sheng Xiao ordered to them. And naturally, all of them etched it in their brains and obeyed it. Though, the second and the third household's master can still be considered as their superior, in terms of ownership, the two father-daughter pair was far more superior than anyone else in their eyes. Not even the emperor can change that fact.
Originally, everyone in the first household had been in their lowest state in life and with the help of Liu Sheng Xiao's father and Liu Sheng Xiao, they were able to survive the misfortune they experienced, and that was why they all were willing to do anything for the masters in the first household, even if it means dying to save another.
It was not Jiao Yu's first time going inside Liu Sheng Xiao's courtyard, she had been going in and out whenever Liu Sheng Xiao's away or sick to lessen his work in the imperial court. She's not adept nor does she want to get involve with the worldly affairs as it was too far from her goals, that's why she would only read the scrolls and document on his table and go back to review it with Liu Sheng Xiao.
It was a place that Jiao Yu should not intervene and the world knew that women should never step onto that world. (yeah right, see you in the future and see if there's no women doing politics.)
A few hours later, Jiao Yu was still reading the documents on the table and felt that her eyes were already burning from reading too much. She was never that lazy in terms of reading other books with different contents but the things that she's reading right now made her yawn and almost fell asleep.
From outside, the door bursts open and a Jing Chu emerged, ”Young lady, young lady...”
Jiao Yu looked up with a bored expression on, as if not caring whatever Jing Chu says and looked back towards the document left half read.
”What is Young lady doing?” She said.
”As you already can see... obviously, I'm reading.” Jiao Yu blandly said.
”But Young lady... Why are you here reading, when Young lady Fan is coming to visit you?”