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Tao'er pricked up her ears to listen to the commotion outside, wanting to know who the man outside was.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, we are standing here because..."

At this moment, Dongkui's voice interrupted the guard, "Master, you're here! Granny Xu from Madam's room sent me to find you!"

"What brings you here, Madam?"

"Master, Granny Xu says that Young Master Sun is not feeling well and wants you to go and take a look at him as soon as possible."

Then came the sound of hurried footsteps leaving.

Tao'er knew that the man just now was Li Futian, the head of the Li family.

"Miss Tao, it's a good thing you came, otherwise we wouldn't know how to deal with the master."

One of the guards said gratefully.

"It's nothing, the master has already left."

You two be more clever next time.

"Open the door quickly, I'll bring them the food in."

"It's just a little okra," Dongkui said calmly.

"Okay, Miss Winter Mallow."

"But there's something I need your help with."

"What is it?"

Dongkui frowned and asked.

Those two are really troublesome.

"The girl inside, Peach, said that she and the young master wanted to take a bath and asked us to prepare hot water for them."

"I understand. You all stay here and make sure no one else gets close."

"I'll have someone bring hot water over later. Just say that the young master is practicing swordsmanship inside and has sweated, so he wants to take a bath."

After thinking for a while, Dongkui said.

"Alright, then I'll trouble Miss Dongkui."

After the man finished speaking, he opened the door.

Meanwhile, Tao'er had already quickly returned to the house.

When Dongkui entered the house carrying the food box, Tao'er and Ayan were sitting at the table leisurely drinking tea.

"Little Peach Sister, Young Master, lunch is ready."

You must be hungry, right?

Dongkui took the food out of the food box one by one.

A pork rib and winter melon soup, a green vegetable dish, a steamed duck with eight treasures, and a braised carp.

It was quite a feast.

"Thank you, Sister Dongkui."

Then Tao'er ladled out a bowl of pork rib and winter melon soup and placed it in front of Ayan. "Ayan, drink the soup first."

"Sister Tao'er, I heard from the guards at the door that you want to take a bath?"

Dongkui glanced at Tao'er and asked.

"Yes, Sister Dongkui."

"I've been on the run for the past few days, I'm starting to stink, it's really unbearable."

As Tao'er spoke, she twisted her upper body, looking uncomfortable.

"Sister Peach is right, I didn't consider that."

"You and the young master eat first, I'll go prepare some hot water for you."

Tao'er nodded. "Thank you, Sister Dongkui. You've gone to so much trouble."

"No trouble at all..."

After saying that, Dongkui turned and left.

The two of them ate a very satisfying and delicious meal.

After dinner, Tao'er took Ayan for a walk in the yard to digest their food.

I need to take a shower later!

An hour later, buckets of hot water were brought in.

Tao'er looked at the huge wooden bath tub and decided to take off Ayan's clothes herself and give him a good wash.

Who knew the little one was shy and wouldn't let her help, insisting on washing herself.

In the past, servants would help serve people in the Prime Minister's residence.

Now he has to learn how to bathe himself.

Although Sister Tao'er is not an outsider, she is still a girl!

"Sister Tao'er, I can bathe by myself. Why don't you take a walk around the courtyard again?"

Tao'er smiled and said, "You little rascal, you're even shy now."

But today isn't just about taking a bath, okay? How about I teach you how to paddle in the water?

This was something Tao'er suddenly thought of; she seemed to remember that Ayan couldn't paddle in the water.

In modern times, paddling in water is called swimming, and she thought that perhaps she would need it someday.

This thing can save your life in a critical moment.

"Floating in the water? Great! Sister Peach, you can float in the water?"

In Ayan's opinion, anyone who can paddle in the water is very skilled!

He envied the other children who could do it, but because he was weak and sickly, his grandmother and parents wouldn't let him learn to paddle.

He wasn't even allowed to learn to paddle in the water, let alone get close to the edge of a pond.

He feels much better now, but he doesn't know why.

Perhaps Sister Tao'er is his lucky star. Since Sister Tao'er came to his side, his health has improved, especially recently, he has felt it more and more strongly.

"Of course my sister knows how. She grew up in the countryside and learned how to dredge water a long time ago."

Tao told a lie.

"Now listen to me and do as I say."

"First, learn to hold your breath underwater. Pinch your nose with your right hand, then squat down in the water..."

Don't hold it in for too long the first time; practice a few more times and gradually increase the duration.

Unlike beginners, Ayan was not afraid and immediately pinched his nose and squatted down in the water.

Tao'er felt that Ayan had a talent for learning to paddle in water.

Moreover, he can hold his breath for a long time; while others can only hold it for 20 or 30 seconds at most, he can hold it for one or two minutes.

"Sister Tao'er, is this okay for me?"

Ayan raised his wet little face and asked happily.

"Ayan, that's great. Now let's learn about balance."

Stretch out your arms and legs, exhale, and your body will float on the water.

Give it a try.

As Tao'er spoke, she demonstrated the actions on the side.

Ayan watched and studied diligently.

Ayan tried it once, and his body floated on the surface of the water.

He stopped, overjoyed, and grabbed Tao'er's hand. "Sister Tao'er, I really did float just now!"

Did you see that?

"Sister Peach, why can people float on the water without falling down?"

Ayan was beaming with excitement.

Tao'er smiled and nodded, "I saw it, but this is just the beginning!"

That doesn't mean you can actually paddle in water yet!

As for why humans can float on water, it's because water has buoyancy.

"Sister Tao'er, I want to learn, please teach me quickly."

Ayan couldn't wait to learn how to paddle in the water.

"Ayan, have you ever seen a frog paddling in the water?"

Tao'er didn't say it directly, but guided him first.

"I've seen it once, and it's quite interesting!"

Ayan recalled it and said.

"Then practice like a frog. Once you learn how to paddle, it's the same as learning how to swim."

From now on, even in very deep water, you won't be afraid; you can swim to shore safely.

Tao'er explained the key details and demonstrated them twice.

Then I taught him how to breathe, that is, how to inhale and exhale.

In about fifteen minutes, Ayan learned it.

He was playing happily inside by himself, revealing his true childlike innocence in a rare moment.

Tao'er secretly added some spiritual spring water to the bathtub, hoping that Ayan's health would improve.

After taking a bath, Ayan also learned how to paddle in the water. He was probably tired and fell asleep soon after.

Today is probably the happiest day for Ayan since he left the manor!

She also slept for an afternoon, which was a way for her to recover her strength.

As night fell, Ayan had already fallen asleep.

Tao'er changed into a night outfit and successfully left Qingwu Courtyard using spatial abilities. The two guards didn't notice at all, even though their eyes were wide open.

In the dead of night, she quickly located the Li family's vault using a detector and unlocked it using the old method.

The Li family truly lived up to their reputation as wealthy merchants; their gold and silver treasures were indeed countless.

Boxes of gold, silver and jewels, silks and satins, and many rare medicinal herbs.

The Li family caravan was the largest in Shengjing, with a wide variety of businesses, and they scoured almost everything.

I heard that there are dozens of shops, not only in Shengjing, but also in other places.

Tao'er no longer stood on ceremony and put them all into her spatial storage.

After some searching, they finally found the courtyard where Li Nanyu lived.

He just got close to the window, moistened his finger with his saliva, poked a hole in it, and looked inside.

There was no one in bed...

Without hesitation, she quickly used the old method to unlock the door and emptied the gold and silver jewelry inside.

She wondered where Li Nanyu had gone since she wasn't home so late.

Or did he go to see someone?

Thinking of this, Tao'er no longer hesitated. Just as she opened the door, she was hit with a stick, and everything went black.