She was facing no ordinary, ruthless demon.
If she angered him, she wouldn't even know how she died.
Fortunately, she stopped herself in time, preventing those profanities from slipping out of her mouth.
She took a deep breath, cursing inwardly, but her face already showed the smile she always wore when facing him. "It is indeed my fault for keeping you waiting, my lord, but there are just too many things to do at home today, which caused the delay. I hope you will not take offense."
Xie Jingrun knew perfectly well that this woman had just intended to scold him.
Seeing the fake smile on her face, Xie Jingrun sneered and suddenly raised his hand, sending the throwing knife flying towards Rong Qingqing.
Rong Qingqing was so frightened that she covered her head and squatted down, begging, "My lord, spare my life..."
"With your guts, you dare to make decisions on your own and order those servants to leave?" Xie Jingrun looked at the woman squatting on the ground, her face pale, and curled his lips.
Rong Qingqing then realized that Xie Jingrun had just scared her; the throwing knife had not actually been aimed at her.
Realizing her cowardly behavior, her face flushed red and then turned pale, and she mentally cursed Xie Jingrun.
She stood up abruptly, her face grim, and said, "My lord, no matter what, I am your elder. Isn't it inappropriate for you to frighten me like this time and time again?"
"An elder?" Xie Jingrun's lips curled into a cruel smile. "Rong Qingqing, it seems you're getting into character very quickly. Should I send you to the underworld to reunite with my father?"
Seeing the dangerous expression on the man's face, Rong Qingqing immediately backed down and quickly changed her words, "Your Excellency is too kind. In fact, I did not complete the wedding with your father, so this marriage is completely invalid... I was just joking, Your Excellency should not take it seriously."
Xie Jingrun glanced at her, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but said nothing more, and walked towards the pavilion to the side.
Rong Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and followed after him.
"I heard that the Marquis sent me here to ask about that matter with the servants?" Seeing the man leisurely sipping his tea, she had no choice but to take the initiative to ask.
"Who told you to dismiss those servants?" Xie Jingrun glanced at her.
A chill ran down Rong Qingqing's spine as she explained, "The Marquis is preoccupied with important matters of the court and may be unaware of the trivialities of the household. Our Marquis's residence has few masters and does not need so many servants."
With a large number of servants, it's easy for them to shirk their duties and take advantage of the situation. Just like this time, those servants actually dared to go on strike and refuse to do their jobs because of some rumors. This is unheard of in the entire capital, but it really happened in our Marquis's mansion.
A master's generosity is a blessing for servants, but instead of being grateful, they have become lax in their duties, which is truly unacceptable. Therefore, I took this opportunity to reduce the number of servants in the household. Using a system of survival of the fittest, I expelled the bad ones and kept the good ones.
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun paused in his tea-drinking motion, raised his eyes, and gave her a scrutinizing look.
Rong Qingqing felt uneasy and asked cautiously, "My lord, is there something wrong?"
Xie Jingrun suddenly said something completely unrelated, "Feng Mo breaking off the engagement with you and choosing Rong Yiyi is probably the most foolish thing he has ever done."
Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment.
Is this guy praising her indirectly?
Realizing this, she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Did Xie Jingrun lose his mind, or did he get his brain caught in a door?
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