Chapter 431: 431 first batch of servants
Though beautiful, Ye Jiu discovered that his facial resemblance now tilted more toward that of the Prince, and on careful observation, there were traces of similarity to the Princess Consort in his brows and eyes.
It is often said, “A daughter resembles her father,” but in this situation, Ye Jiu did not want to resemble the Prince at all, hence he had to resort to covering his face with a gauze hat for the time being.
The gauze of the hat was a kind of transparent material. After putting it on, outsiders could not see him clearly from outside, but he could clearly see everything outside from the inside.
After stepping out, Ye Wenzheng stood between the two giant eagles, nervous and hesitant to even move. Although these two creatures were quite docile in front of Ye Jiu, Ye Wenzheng did not forget that as soon as Ye Jiu had turned around to close the door, the two giant eagles had turned their heads and arrogantly gazed at him, unabashedly ignoring him.
It was only when Ye Jiu reopened the door and came out that the two giant eagles sycophantically approached, standing on either side of Ye Wenzheng as if to welcome their master’s arrival.
When Ye Jiu stepped out, thinking of how Ye Wenzheng appeared deliberately waiting for her in the yard, she opened her mouth and asked, “Wenzheng, is there something you need?”
Ye Wenzheng hurriedly moved away from the two giant eagles and approached Ye Jiu, finally taking a breath before saying, “It’s nothing serious, it’s just that the servants are all waiting outside. I was wondering if the young lady would like to meet them now or wait a bit longer?”
“Since they are all waiting, let’s meet them now. You go ahead and let them in,” Ye Jiu answered.
“Okay,” Ye Wenzheng replied and turned to walk outside, making sure to pass by the sides of the two giant eagles.
Ye Jiu shook her head and smiled. After Ye Wenzheng left, she gently stroked the wings of the two giant eagles, “The person just now is with us; from now on, we need to coexist peacefully, so don’t scare him.”
The eagles made cooing sounds from their throats, showing that they were quite pleased, even slightly moving their wings to touch Ye Jiu.
A moment later, Ye Wenzheng returned, followed by a group of people, all dressed as servants, each bearing a solemn and disciplined expression, clearly well-trained.
Nearly 20 people stood in two rows before Ye Jiu. Although they were disciplined, their expressions inevitably changed upon seeing the two giant eagles beside Ye Jiu.
After all, it was clear such unusual pets were not something ordinary people could possess, and furthermore, these creatures were obviously specially trained, otherwise, they wouldn’t behave so orderly by their new master’s side.
These people really didn’t look like ordinary servants, that was Ye Jiu’s first impression.
Due to her height, Ye Jiu made an effort to stand taller, correcting her demeanor before she pulled out a stack of indenture contracts and said, “Let me introduce myself first, my name is Ye Jiu, and I am your new master. My status is not grand, merely a somewhat wealthy farmer’s daughter.
From today onwards, this courtyard is officially mine, and all your indenture contracts are here with me.
Now, I am giving you a choice, those who wish to stay are welcome to stay and await instructions.
Of course, if any of you feel that my lowly status is not to your liking and wish to seek a different path, I am also giving you a chance to take your indenture contract and leave right now.
However, I must say beforehand that those who choose to leave and then wish to come back, that will not be possible.”