Chapter 44 What's Wrong with Wan Bin

Yuan Wanru ignored the bag of tea. She took a piece of almond cake and put it in her mouth. It was salty and tasted good.

"what ever."

"You can sell the red gold hairpin in the next two days. I want to cash it in."

Wang Min was very good to the original owner, giving him a lot of good things and about two hundred taels of silver every year.

Logically speaking, the mansion had a monthly allowance, and rouge, powder, and clothes for all four seasons were also covered by the government, so the original owner should have been very wealthy.

However, the original owner had an uncle in her hometown, and she secretly sent the bulk of her money back to her hometown every year.

The rest had to be used to reward the servants. The second house would take advantage of her from time to time, so she had less than two hundred taels in her hand now.

It's so poor.

In ancient times, medicinal materials were mainly wild and not as convenient as they are today.

Scarcity makes things valuable. Buying medicine costs a lot of money, and the little money she has now can't do much.

Lu Jiangnian raised his eyes to look at her: "What? Are you short of money?"

"Didn't mother just tell me to give you some money? Are you worried that I won't give it to you?"

Yuan Wanru curled the corners of her lips, and casually fiddled with the tea bag on the table with her hand. Her slender white fingers danced on it randomly, disorganized and capriciously. Lu Jiangnian just felt that the hand was disturbing.

He really wanted to hold down that rebellious little hand and make her behave herself.

This action has a teasing meaning.

"Because of your promotion, mother made me new clothes a few days ago, saying that the family was very happy and that we should all buy two autumn clothes together."

"As for rouge and powder, I have no lack of them, nor do I lack jewelry."

"You don't have to give me any more silver."

"I only want 70% of the stolen money from Buyao."

She said it nonchalantly, but Lu Jiangnian felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Is it obvious that you don't want to spend his money?

How ridiculous! Could it be that Lu Jiangnian couldn't afford to support her?

His expression suddenly turned cold, and he said in a stern tone: "I need to rearrange the defenses of the palace in the next two days, so I don't have time to deal with that piece of junk."

Yuan Wanru was a little confused and felt that he was suddenly unhappy?

But, that shouldn’t be the case, she didn’t provoke him, right?

"If you don't have time, you can ask one of your men to handle it. Xuan Qing is quite capable. Let him do it and he will definitely get it done."

These words made Lu Jiangnian's eyes even colder.

"You know him well, but I don't know what he did to deserve your high praise. Why don't you tell me in detail so I can reward him."

Yuan Wanru was speechless. She was just being polite. Since he wanted to use his people, it wouldn't be wrong to praise him a little.

Why did he become even more sarcastic?

"I just thought that he was your subordinate, so I just said it casually."

"He didn't do anything to impress me."

After he finished speaking, the temperature in the room seemed to rise a lot, and the expression of the person opposite him also softened a little.

After a moment of silence, Lu Jiangnian replied, "I'll have someone take care of the buyao."

Yuan Wanru needed money urgently and couldn't help asking, "If it's the fastest, can you give me the money tomorrow?"

Lu Jiangnian looked at her carefully and said, "Probably."

Of course, she was not very satisfied with this answer.

She glanced at Lu Jiangnian secretly, opened her mouth, but finally did not ask again.

If she annoyed him and he became rebellious and refused to help her sell, that would be troublesome.

"Okay, I'll wait for your letter."

She ignored Lu Jiangnian and stood up and walked towards the inner room.

Her slender figure walked around the beaded curtain separated by a flower cover and entered the inner room.

Lu Jiangnian looked at the swaying pearl curtain, his eyes deep as the sea and the abyss.

Yuan Wanru took off the hairpins on her head, put on a new coat, and then slowly walked out.

Only then did he realize that Lu Jiangnian was still there.

His brows were furrowed and the teacup in his hand was emitting wisps of smoke, which blurred his expression and she could not see it clearly.

"Why are you still here?"

Lu Jiangnian didn't look up, still staring at the teacup in his hand: "I haven't finished my tea."

Yuan Wanru was a little surprised. She didn't expect that this person loved tea so much and was reluctant to waste it at all.

She said nothing more, walked slowly to the couch by the window, and began to read leisurely.

The room was filled with the smell of cedar and a hint of sandalwood.

The scent of incense lingered in her nose, and Yuan Wanru suddenly felt that the smell was very similar to that of Lu Jiangnian.

You could hear a pin drop in the room. Lu Jiangnian put down the teacup, looked at her peaceful profile, and felt peace in his heart.

After a long time, Lu Jiangnian finished his tea and suddenly asked her, "What's wrong with Wan Bin?"

Yuan Wanru was watching intently, and when she heard this, she didn't think about anything and blurted out: "Wan Bin is very good, but Lu Yun was..."

Fortunately, she shut up in time.

She almost fell into Lu Jiangnian's trap.

This man is indeed insidious.

He deliberately waited until she was relaxed before asking the question, fearing that she had seen through the clues just now in Wangchun Hall.

What's good about Wan Bin?

When did she meet Wan Bin?

Somehow, he felt a little irritated.

"Do you know Wan Bin?"

The Wan family and their Lu family have very little contact.

Wan Bin had been studying in an academy in other places in his early years and only returned to Beijing to work last year. Yuan Wanru had lived in seclusion for a long time, so how could she recognize Wan Bin?

Not to mention, Wan Bin is pretty good!

His eyes suddenly became sharp, he stood up and walked to her side, looking down at her: "Have you seen Wan Bin?"

That handsome face was like a sword hidden in its scabbard, making her feel as if a storm was about to come.

Her scalp tensed up, and she tried to calm herself down, meeting his scrutinizing gaze with a sweet and charming smile.

"I, I just heard my mother mention it."

"Mother treats Yun'er as her own daughter, but she loves her very much. She has been eyeing Wan Bin for a long time. I have heard her say this a long time ago."

Lu Jiangnian bent down and pressed down, his brows became sharper, and Yuan Wanru couldn't help but shrink.

"What are you doing?"

He got closer and closer, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Yuan Wanru's heart was pounding, and she felt her feelings magnified infinitely. She could clearly feel his fresh breath, which was wrapped in the scent of cedar.

Lu Jiangnian said in a cold voice: "I'm not your mother. Do you think I'm easy to fool by lying to me?"

"When mom mentioned Wan Bin, your expression was obviously not right."

"Tell me, what's going on between you and Wan Bin?"

Yuan Wanru's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that he actually noticed that something was wrong with her at that time.

This person's eyes are so sharp.

"You are talking nonsense. I have been fine all along. Why do I look wrong?"

"Okay, stand up quickly."

His face was just above hers, and she was completely lying down.

Somehow, a thought flashed through Yuan Wanru's mind: this man's waist is so good that he can bend so much.

Wouldn't he feel uncomfortable?

Unexpectedly, not only did he not stand up, he moved even closer to her face.

She held her breath, turned her head away and didn't look at him again.