Rong Qingqing sneered inwardly. She knew it. It wouldn't be so easy for Chen Shi and Chen Yiyi, that wretched mother and daughter, to swallow what they had eaten.

She sighed and said, "Alas, I thought Father would be able to get it back smoothly. Since Father can't do it, I'll just go and ask them for it myself, so that Father won't have to make another trip." After saying that, she turned to Xie Jingrun and said, "My lord, I may have to trouble you to wait for me for a while."

Xie Jingrun rested his fingers on the embroidered spring knife at his waist. "It's alright. I have nothing else to do, so I'll accompany you."

Rong Qingqing almost wanted to give him a thumbs up.

This guy is too savvy.

For this reason alone, she no longer held any grudges against him.

Sure enough, Rong Shiqing's expression changed, and he forced a smile, "How could I trouble the Commander with this?"

"Our old lady's affairs are my affairs. How can this be considered a trouble? You are overthinking it, Lord Rong," Xie Jingrun said calmly.

He kept mentioning "old lady" to Rong Qingqing, who wiped her sweat.

Has this guy changed his ways today? He's actually become quite agreeable.

Rong Shiqing felt a chill run down his spine and just wanted to get rid of this plague as soon as possible, so he said, "How could I trouble Commander Xie with this? Here's what we'll do: Qingqing, you take Commander Xie to the front yard to serve tea, and I'll find a way to get the land deed as soon as possible and send it to you."

Rong Qingqing suppressed the urge to smile and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble Father."

"It's alright, it's alright, you all go and wait there first, I'll be right there." Rong Shiqing said, not daring to delay, and quickly went back to Chen's courtyard.

After Rong Shiqing had walked away, Rong Qingqing turned to Xie Jingrun and thanked him, "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Looking at the woman with her smiling eyes, Xie Jingrun's narrow eyes closed slightly. "Mm."

Rong Qingqing was in a great mood. With Xie Jingrun's pressure, she was not afraid that Rong Shiqing would go back on his word.

She took him to Fuqu Garden.

When she got to the room, she took out her key and unlocked it.

With Xie Jingrun's help, she had no more reservations and stepped inside.

But unexpectedly, there was another door inside.

Looking at the tightly locked door, Rong Qingqing was troubled.

Why is there another door?

Although there were valuables inside, and an extra door made it safer, there was only one key in the box, which was for opening the outer door.

How do I open this door without a key?

She stepped forward and pushed the door open.

This door was different from the wooden doors outside; it was made of cast iron and was very sturdy. Without a key, it probably couldn't be opened.

Just as she was worrying, Xie Jingrun spoke up: "Let me take a look."

Rong Qingqing then remembered that there was also Xie Jingrun.

He hadn't said a word, and she had almost forgotten about him.

Only then did she realize that his gaze had fallen on the key in her hand, and she quickly handed it over.

Xie Jingrun took it and looked at it for a while, then looked at the lock hanging on the door, and then inserted the key into the keyhole.

With a crisp "click," the lock opened.

Seeing the detached lock, Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment. Then, she quickly leaned over to take a look and was extremely surprised. "How can two different locks be opened with the same key?" She had just looked at the two locks and they were completely different.

"Stupid! You can't judge a book by its cover." Xie Jingrun glanced at her and then realized that she was actually very close to him. He immediately pushed her head away with disgust, and couldn't help but wonder if this woman was deliberately trying to get close to him.

Unfortunately, a faint fragrance lingered in the air, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you put on some kind of face powder?"