His Peasant Wife: Yao Ling [Part 1]

Chapter 44: Finally..... They Got Their Loyalty

Without Yao Ying or Yao Ling needed to say it out loud, Xiu knew the gravity of his answers. "After the master gave this servant to Young Master, of course, this servant's loyalty fully belongs to Young Master Yao Ying," Xiu answered truthfully.

"Did Father know about this beforehand?"

"Yes, Young Master. This is an order given by Master. As long as this servant lives, this servant's life will be solely given to Young Master and Young Mistress."

"After you are serving me, have you ever tell Father about my movement?" Yao Ying asked bluntly whether Xiu was a spy or not and whether he was still bounded by his loyalty to Wang Luo Hai.

Xiu hesitantly said, but he chose to answer with the truth. "This servant never tells Master about Young Master's movement or daily life, but once... the master asked me how was Young Master stay in this house and also about Young Master's personalities, this servant answered him truthfully. Other than that, Master never asks about anything else."

"Oh? So how did you answer those questions?" Yao Ling asked curiously.

At least, Xiu was able to answer their questions truthfully – so far.

"Young Master adjusts perfectly in this household and this servant told Master the truth about how Young Master treats this servant kindly and how diligent Young Master learning from General Lin," Xiu said.

"Only that?" Yao Ying smirked.

"Er --- Young Master is also hardworking?" The last part turned into a question.

Xiu didn't know what else he could add. As a hidden guard, he was used to keeping to himself and be quiet.

It was changed when he was suddenly given a task as Young Master Yao Ying's personal servant.

He had to deal with a lot of people and talk to his young master on daily basis.

Yao Ling laughed out loud. "Don't joke around, Husband. And no need to praise him more, Xiu. Otherwise, your young master's head certainly will get bigger and bigger until his head won't fit the door."

Xiu looked down in embarrassment and finally realized that he was being teased.

"I remember that you say you need our help. What is it about?" Yao Ying asked.

"Will Young Master agree to help this servant?" Xiu asked anxiously.

"Well... for one, I believe in you, but in the future... you also need to be loyal only to me and my wife. Once you betray us, we will also abandon you," Yao Ying explained the main point in which Xiu nodded in agreement.

Xiu knew after this he had to absolutely loyal to the couple and he was voluntarily doing so.

"This servant understands."

"Now... will you tell me what kind of problem that you have encountered?"

"It's actually about Xiao Yu," Xiu said.

Yao Ling's gaze suddenly became so sharp and asked him seriously, "What happened to Xiao Yu? Did it have something to do with her swollen face?"

Xiu looked up and nodded. He never thought that Young Mistress' intuition and perception was really sharp.

It seemed that she noticed the swollen cheek even though Xiao Yu had done a lot of things trying to cover it up.

However, he also knew, if the young mistress didn't care for Xiao Yu at all, the wound would go unnoticed.

Most masters probably wouldn't be able to notice, especially because Xiu saw firsthand how good the coverage was.