With legs weak, the sickly stable boy became a mad regent.

Ah Chao ignored him.

Yun Jin didn't mind and continued, "Brother, let me tell you, there's an art to serving the mistress! Especially for good-looking people like us, just being obedient isn't enough; you have to know how to handle things!"

Ah Chao lowered his eyes, but listened attentively.

Seeing that he had taken her to heart, Yun Jin became even more smug. She leaned forward again, her voice so low that only the two of them could hear: "And most importantly, when you serve me tonight..."

As he spoke, he tiptoed and whispered something in Ah Chao's ear.

Ah Chao's face visibly stiffened for a moment.

Among those words, the phrases "fingertips," "don't rush," and "tap gently" floated out.

After Yun Jin finished speaking, she patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Brother, you should learn from this, I guarantee your master will like it."

A-Chao looked up and gazed in Shen Nannan's direction.

She was talking to Su Yue, her eyes crinkling with laughter, and the sunlight falling on her face made her even more beautiful than peach blossoms.

He looked away and glanced down at the rabbit in his arms.

The rabbit was looking up at him, its red eyes staring innocently.

"...I understand." His voice was muffled.

Yun Jin nodded in satisfaction, took out a small booklet from her sleeve, and stuffed it into his hand: "This is a secret manual, my insights from many years of experience. I'm giving it to you. Go back and study it carefully, don't let your good looks go to waste."

Ah Chao glanced down at the booklet...

His lips twitched, but he still put the booklet into his pocket.

Seeing this, Su Yue blushed and rushed over to pull Yun Jin away, saying, "What are you doing!"

Yun Jin chuckled, "I'll teach him how to serve his master."

"Who told you to teach me!" Su Yue stomped her foot angrily. "I brought you here to have a beauty contest, not to be my tutor!"

"I've already compared him, he's better looking, I admit defeat." Yun Jin said calmly, "But I can teach him how to serve people, I'm not inferior in that respect."

Su Yue: "…………"

Shen Nannan laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight. Watching A Chao put the booklet into his arms, she felt both amused and curious.

What exactly was written in that booklet that made Ah Chao's face change color?

She walked over and held out her hand: "Let me see the booklet."

Ah Chao took a step back: "No."

Why?

"Dirty".

Shen Nannan raised an eyebrow: "Then why were you stuffing it into your arms just now?"

Ah Chao paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "It was Miss who said that this servant's face is too attractive."

"so what?"

"So..." he paused, "this servant must learn how to serve his master."

Shen Nannan was stunned.

He looked into her eyes and said, word by word, "I will only serve Miss."

Peach petals fluttered down, blurring her vision.

This person...

She turned her face away, pretending to look at the peach blossoms in the distance, her ears turning bright red.

"Let's go, let's go see the peach blossoms." She cleared her throat and walked quickly forward.

Ah Chao followed behind her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"My little girl!"

Shen Run strode over, his brocade robe fluttering in the wind. He noticed that A-Chao was wearing a mask.

He paused, then asked, "What's that thing you're wearing on your face?"

Ah Chao didn't say anything.

Shen Nannan casually said, "I made him wear it. He's too handsome, I was afraid someone would steal it from him."

Shen Run's eyes widened: "You—!"

Qiu Tong caught up from behind and slapped him on the back of the head: "Why do you care whether other people wear masks or not? Mind your own business."

Shen Run covered the back of his head, angry but unable to speak: "What did I do?"

Have you fed the horses at the horse farm?

"It's been fed."

"Have the guards been arranged?"

"It's arranged."

"Is tea prepared for the tent?"

"I've prepared everything, I've prepared everything." Shen Run looked aggrieved. "Can you please stop scolding me the moment we meet?"

Qiu Tong raised an eyebrow: "No."

"You!" Shen Run was speechless, his face turning red. He didn't dare to confront Qiu Tong directly—he couldn't beat her in a fight, and he couldn't win an argument either. He could only mutter under his breath, "Only I spoil you."

Qiu Tong, with her sharp ears, heard him immediately and glared at him, asking, "What did you say?"

Shen Run immediately shut up.

Qiu Tong snorted, walked over to Shen Nannan, and took her arm: "Come on, ignore him. I've saved you a good spot, the best place to see the peach blossoms."

Shen Nannan smiled and followed her, but after a few steps, she looked back.

Ah Chao stood there, holding the rabbit, his eyes behind the mask looking at her.

She winked at him, and he lowered his eyes.

Qiu Tong saw this and smiled, then leaned close to her ear and said, "Your guard is not bad."

Shen Nannan blushed: "What's so good?"

"He's skilled, quick-witted, and obedient," Qiu Tong counted on her fingers. "Most importantly, the way he looks at you is different from how your brother looks at me."

Shen Nannan was stunned: "How come it's different?"

Qiu Tong thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Your brother looks at me because he's afraid of me. But he looks at you because he wants to eat you up."

After saying that, she glanced at Ah Chao and lowered her voice, "And, it's the kind of eating that... involves tearing it apart and putting it into your stomach."

Shen Nannan: "…………"

Qiu Tong glanced at Shen Run sideways again, "Your sister is much better than you."

Shen Run retorted, "Where are you stronger?"

"At least the people she hired looked at her with the eyes of someone who wanted to eat her up. What about you? You look at me with the eyes of someone who's afraid I'll eat you up."

Shen Run: "…………"

He opened his mouth, wanting to retort, but didn't know what to say. Finally, he stammered, "Then... then I'll 'want to eat you' from now on, okay?"

Qiu Tong blushed and slapped him on the back of the head: "Get lost!"

Shen Run covered his head, looking aggrieved as he followed behind her.

---

Deep in Peach Blossom Valley, the colorful pavilion has already been erected.

Shen Nannan sat in the seat Qiu Tong had reserved for her, sipping tea and gazing at the peach blossoms covering the mountains and fields, feeling incredibly happy.

Su Yue sat next to her, still sulking, muttering, "What's so good about your stable boy? He's just a little good-looking..."

Shen Nannan smiled but didn't reply.

Su Yue muttered for a while longer, then suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "He really accepted that booklet?"

"Um."

Su Yue blushed: "Don't learn what's written in that booklet..."

Shen Nannan was stunned: "What did you write?"

Su Yue blushed even more, and stammered, unable to say anything.

Yun Jin chimed in from the side, "It's about how to make the master feel comfortable."

Su Yue slapped him: "Shut up!"

Shen Nannan subconsciously looked at A Chao.

A-Chao stood outside the decorated tent, holding a rabbit, wearing a mask, motionless, like a statue.

But his eyes were fixed on her.

She couldn't see his expression through the mask, but she just felt that he was smiling.

She waved to him, and he walked over, bowing: "Miss?"

"That booklet," she said in a low voice, "is something I should take a look at when I get back."

Ah Chao paused for a moment: "Are you sure, Miss?"

"Sure."

He looked at her, and suddenly a smile curved his lips: "Okay."

The tone was like a hunter watching his prey walk into a trap.

Shen Nannan suddenly felt a little regretful.

---

As dusk fell, lanterns were lit throughout Peach Blossom Valley.

Standing in her decorated tent, Tong looked at Shen Nannan's figure in the distance, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes.

She pulled a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve and handed it to her personal maid, lowering her voice: "Tonight, you know what to do."

The old woman took the porcelain bottle and nodded.

Tong looked at the porcelain bottle, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips.

Shen Nannan, come here today, let's see how arrogant you are now.