He raised his head with his hands behind his back and paced up and down the stairs as if he was in a hurry. From time to time, he would glance at the direction of Xiao Mountain. But he didn't see what he was expecting and continued to pace up and down.
At this moment, the servant behind him cheered, "Master is back."
Du Ziteng turned around abruptly and saw two sedan chairs of the Zhang residence slowly walking over. This should be Master. He thought in his heart and quickly waved his hand, "Let's go and welcome Master."
After saying that, he took a step forward and ran towards the sedan chair.
When the servant who was carrying the sedan chair saw the housekeeper coming, he quickly quickened his steps and stopped at the entrance of the residence.
Du Ziteng quickly went forward and stood in front of the sedan chair and bowed, "Master."
The servant lowered the sedan chair and a figure slowly walked out.
Du Ziteng smiled and stood up, "Master …"
Halfway through his words, he seemed to be choked and his face turned ugly. Because he realised that the person who came back was not Master but Miss Zhang Yuyao.
Didn't he ask these fellows to invite Master? Why did these fellows invite Miss Zhang?
Of course, it wasn't that he was prejudiced against Zhang Yuyao. But this time, Madam Xie must be met by Master as the head of the household.
Moreover, Master seemed to value this dried flower very much and asked him to pay special attention to it. Now that he invited Miss Zhang, could she make the decision?
Taking a step back, even if Miss Zhang could make the decision, if something went wrong and Master came back, wouldn't he be blamed?
Although this was what he thought, he couldn't say it out loud. Thus, he said, "Hello Miss Zhang, is Master back yet?"
While speaking, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the sedan chair behind.
He thought, the sedan chair in front is Miss Zhang, so the one behind should be Master right?
After all, Master was so concerned about this dried flower, he should be back.
But the next moment, he was disappointed.
Because the person who came down was Jingshu.
This …
Master didn't come back? Why did these two ladies come back?
Just as he was puzzled, Zhang Yuyao spoke, "Housekeeper Du, this time Master didn't come back, so we sisters specially came back to meet Madam Xie."
Du Ziteng didn't reply because he didn't know how to reply. He couldn't possibly say that this was a big matter and that his master had to make the decision, right? Wouldn't that be cutting off his own path of retreat? One had to know that these two young ladies were the Old Master's future wives, so he didn't dare to provoke them.
After all, he still wanted to work in the Zhang Mansion for a few more years.
Jingshu seemed to see Du Ziteng's difficulties and smiled, "Steward Du, this time Prince Zhang has something important to do, so we came back to solve the problem. You don't have to worry, we will tell Prince Zhang if there is anything."
What he meant was that it was Prince Zhang who asked us to come back.
Of course, she said this because she didn't want the people in the Zhang Mansion to know that Prince Zhang was missing. Although she knew that Prince Zhang wasn't in danger, others didn't know.
If the people in the Zhang Mansion knew that the Old Master was not around, it would cause a huge uproar.
For the peace of the Zhang Mansion, it was a last resort to temporarily hide it from everyone.
Obviously, Zhang Yuyao also understood Jingshu's meaning and interrupted, "Yes, Steward Du, we will talk to Prince Zhang. Don't worry."
Du Ziteng lowered his head and frowned. He could understand what the two young ladies meant.
It was nothing more than letting them take charge of the overall situation, which was not impossible. After all, these two young ladies were the Old Master's future wives.
Moreover, since the Old Master was not back, they could only let these two young ladies take charge.
Thinking, he said, "What are you two talking about? Since the Old Master is not back, naturally you two will take charge of the overall situation. Let's go in first."
After that, he turned around and made a gesture with a smile, "Two young ladies, this way please."
Zhang Yuyao and Jingshu looked at each other and smiled. They walked into the mansion one after another, while Du Ziteng led a group of servants behind them.
They were silent all the way until they reached the front yard. Zhang Yuyao pointed at the cotton-padded clothes in front of them and asked, "Steward Du, how is the production and sales of cotton-padded clothes now?"
Du Ziteng hurried forward and stood still with a touch of pride in his eyes, "Now the production of cotton-padded clothes has doubled compared to before, and the sales are in short supply. The whole Chang 'an City is fighting for our cotton-padded clothes."
Since the Old Master left, he had been supporting the family alone. Coupled with the miscellaneous matters in the mansion and the cotton-padded clothes, it could be said that he was exhausted and had not slept well for several nights.
Of course, he was not tired of these things and thought that working for the Old Master was not tiring at all.
The two young ladies were well aware of all these. Looking at Steward Du's panda eyes, they naturally understood.
Therefore, Zhang Yuyao said with concern, "Steward Du, you have been working hard recently. When Prince Zhang comes back, he will definitely reward you."
"It's not hard, it's not hard."
Du Ziteng waved his hand and smiled, "How can it be hard to work for the Old Master? There are not many kind-hearted and charitable people like the Old Master. It is my blessing to work in the Zhang Mansion."
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