Rong Qingqing's voice stopped abruptly as she looked down at the embroidered spring knife on her neck, her scalp tingling with fear.
"Are you feeling better now?" Xie Jingrun looked at her with a half-smile.
Rong Qingqing nodded vigorously, "It's already done."
"Will you still lack motivation?"
"No, absolutely not."
"If that's the case, what's the point of getting paid?" Xie Jingrun put away the embroidered spring knife and placed it on the stone table. "Talking about money is so vulgar. Besides, you're a young lady. It's not elegant for you to become so money-grubbing. I'm only thinking of you."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing almost swore.
She shouldn't have acted impulsively and asked him for her wages.
Xie Jingrun was a miserly, stingy, and miserly old miser!
Her lips twitched violently before she said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Lord Marquis. But I don't mind being vulgar, much less being covered in the stench of money."
"Oh," Xie Jingrun responded casually, then asked, "So?"
So naturally, her wages should be calculated every month.
Rong Qingqing cried out in her heart.
She had originally planned that since she couldn't leave, she could just work at the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion and save up at least a sum of money by the time she left.
However, reality dealt her a fatal blow, shattering all her imagination and plans.
Judging from Xie Jingrun's expression, he definitely wouldn't pay her wages.
"Rong Qingqing, don't forget, I saved your life. Is it appropriate for you to ask me for money?" Xie Jingrun tapped the table with his finger, reminding her.
Rong Qingqing choked, her imposing manner immediately diminishing. "What the Marquis says is true."
"Now that you understand, get out of here," Xie Jingrun said.
Rong Qingqing: "..."
She's a young woman, after all; this devil is being far too rude.
She had originally intended to report to him about the reward and punishment system she had established for the servants, but after witnessing his petty actions just now, she dared not mention it again.
I told him, and he'll definitely put the reward money on her head.
Never mind, if he didn't ask, she wouldn't say. If he asked later, she would just make up an excuse to brush it off.
However, just as she was about to leave, Xie Jingrun stared at her sharply, his gaze chilling, and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Rong Qingqing shook her head vigorously, "No, that's all."
"Really not?" Xie Jingrun narrowed his eyes, glanced at her, and his slender fingers slid over the embroidered spring knife lying beside him.
Rong Qingqing swallowed hard and immediately changed her words, saying, "I suddenly remembered that there is something else I haven't told you yet."
"What is it?"
"That's right. In order to motivate the people to work harder, I specifically formulated a reward and punishment system."
"Um?"
“Servants who work hard will receive an extra hundred coins as a bonus each month; conversely, those who are lazy, do not work, or make mistakes will have one hundred coins deducted.” Rong Qingqing said, then humbly asked, “Does Your Excellency think my method is feasible?”
Xie Jingrun glanced at her. "Rong Qingqing, how come I never noticed that you're so skilled at acting first and informing later?"
"I was just acting expediently in a time of crisis. Everything I did was for the sake of the Marquis's mansion," Rong Qingqing immediately declared her loyalty.
"Really? You mean this is a solution you came up with on the spur of the moment?" Xie Jingrun glanced at her with his narrow eyes, his tone indifferent, clearly disbelieving.
Well……
After a moment of internal struggle, Rong Qingqing said, "No, it's not that. I originally wanted to report this to you a long time ago, but that day, I saw that you didn't have much time to deal with this matter, so I didn't dare to mention it and instead took the liberty of making the arrangements myself. I hope you will forgive me, Lord Marquis."
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