This greedy woman is actually willing to spend so much gold.
He closed the box again and pushed it back in its original position, saying, "No need."
Rong Qingqing thought he thought it was too little. Thinking of the boast she had made when she asked him for help today, she felt a pang of heartache. She frowned and said with some hesitation, "You can take these tonight, my lord. I will give you some more tomorrow."
"You think I think it's not enough?" Xie Jingrun raised an eyebrow.
Rong Qingqing was speechless, thinking to herself, isn't that right?
"Do you think I'm as greedy as you?" Xie Jingrun scoffed.
Rong Qingqing lied to her conscience and said, "Of course not. Lord Marquis is a man of noble character and integrity; how could he be the kind of person who would bow down for money?"
"Speak, what is it?" Xie Jingrun took a sip of tea and interrupted her.
Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment, "What?"
Xie Jingrun sneered, "You're inviting me to dinner and giving me gold, don't you want something from me?"
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing felt somewhat embarrassed. Why was this guy so perceptive? It was really quite awkward.
"Your Excellency is overthinking it. Tonight, I truly only wanted to express my gratitude to you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Jingrun suddenly put the cup on the table, got up and walked out.
Rong Qingqing almost couldn't react. "Oh, Lord Marquis, please don't go yet! I really have something to ask of you, and I hope you can lend a hand." With that, she quickly picked up the box containing the gold ingots and chased after him.
Xie Jingrun walked very fast, and Rong Qingqing chased after him for a while before catching up, already panting heavily.
"My lord, could you please help me find a few people?"
Xie Jingrun thought he had misheard. "Who do you take me for? A constable from the yamen?"
"Of course not. Your Excellency is the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with numerous officials under your command, and is also a favorite of the Emperor. How could you..."
"Enough with the nonsense." Xie Jingrun interrupted her impatiently. Where did this young woman learn such flattering words?
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing stopped wasting words and quickly got to the point, "My grandmother had three maids named Hong'er, Xing'er, and Tao'er, who were her regular maids. However, Chen sold them while she was ill, and their whereabouts are now unknown. I hope Your Excellency can help me..."
"For such a trivial matter, you can just ask Changlin," Xie Jingrun said before turning and leaving.
Rong Qingqing stopped in her tracks, holding the box.
Once she understood what he meant, she was overjoyed.
Xie Jingrun meant that she should go directly to Changlin for help.
Indeed, Xie Jingrun, being such a high-ranking official, would naturally not concern himself with such trivial matters.
But with him around, things will be much easier.
It seems that her efforts tonight were not in vain, and she even saved a lot of money.
Of course, she originally intended to use this money as a thank you gift to express her gratitude for his righteous help today, and also to mention that she wanted him to help find the whereabouts of the three maids, Hong'er and the others.
Unexpectedly, Xie Jingrun refused to accept a single penny.
Rong Qingqing couldn't help but sigh inwardly, as the main villain in the original book, Xie Jingrun was indeed a villain with style.
She patted the box, her heart filled with joy.
But then again, did Xie Jingrun look down on her small amount of gold, or was he truly unmoved by wealth?
But everyone has weaknesses. If you don't like money, then you must like two other things, such as power and beautiful women!
So, if she wants to bribe him next time, will she have to find a few beautiful women?
Rong Qingqing had a headache.
However, the matter has been resolved for now; we'll deal with the future later.
It's too late today, so she plans to ask Changlin for help tomorrow.
She carried the box and walked back to Qinfangyuan with light steps.
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