Pei You pouted. The lovely young girl looked aggrieved, a pretty picture indeed. Yet she still nodded obediently, making Shen Ruzhi's heart soften as she took the girl's hand and walked toward the inner rooms.
"There has always been a room for you in the Duke Estate, and I decorated it with my own hands. Have a look and see if anything is not to your liking."
Pei You followed Madame Shen into the courtyard specially prepared for her. The path was paved with dark green bricks, and a lounge chair rocked gently in the breeze. Even the herbal rack on one side of the courtyard was a replica, down to the last detail, of the small courtyard she and her grandfather used to share up in the mountains...
Chapter 76