Chapter 27
When Yunxi saw that he had actually brought people with him, she was slightly taken aback.
She had only intended to ask Jingyuan to inquire so she could express her distress to Granny Liu, but she hadn't expected Jingyuan to be so efficient.
It was a bit too efficient.
However, upon meeting Doukou's gaze, Yunxi suppressed her emotions, stood up, and said, "You are Doukou?"
Doukou nodded.
"Your mother works for the Yun family, is her surname Liu?"
Doukou nodded again, but when she heard her mother mentioned, a look of disgust flashed in Doukou's eyes.
Yunxi didn't notice and just breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I must have found the right person... Young Master Jingyuan, how much silver did you spend? I'll return the silver to you."
Jing Yuan waved his hand.
Five hundred taels of silver was not a small amount in his eyes, let alone for such a young maid. Rather than adding to her pressure by mentioning it, he preferred not to say anything.
However, Yunxi's attitude was very firm: "Young Master Jingyuan has already done me a great favor by helping me with this trip, so I can't let you pay for it."
"It's not much, really not much! I can ask the young master for it, even if it's from him!"
Anyway, Shen Rang said he would cover today's expenses.
Five hundred taels meant nothing to Shen Rang.
As Jingyuan spoke, he took out Doukou's indenture and handed it to Yunxi.
"No." Yunxi shook her head firmly, refusing to take the paper.
Now Jingyuan had no choice but to say, "It cost five hundred taels to redeem myself, but you really don't need to pay me back, I—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yunxi opened her purse and pulled out a five-hundred-tael silver note, which she gave to him: "Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Jingyuan."
Jing Yuan was taken aback.
She really does have one?
After handing over the silver notes and taking back the indenture, Yunxi looked at Doukou and said, "Miss, I'll find you an inn outside first, so you can stay there for now."
What to do next depends on how Liu Pozi reacts.
Doukou nodded without asking any questions.
Yunxi saved herself the trouble of explaining and took her to an inn closer to the Marquis's residence to settle in. Then she returned to the Marquis's residence with Jixiang.
It was still early, and when Jingyuan saw them enter through the back gate, he turned and went to the Hanlin Academy.
At that time, Shen Rang had just come out of the palace and was about to finish his shift when he arrived.
Jing Yuan recounted everything Yun Xi had done that day, and finally took out five hundred taels of silver notes: "Miss Chen Xi gave these silver notes to me without saying a word, and afterwards, she arranged accommodation for that girl and left her some money to live on. Her generosity is comparable to yours."
Hearing this, Shen Rang was also surprised.
This little girl really surprised him.
Should we check it out...?
As Shen Rang was deep in thought, Jing Yuan suddenly interrupted him: "Young Master, the Marquis has asked you to make connections. Shouldn't you get started? Otherwise, I really won't know how to explain it to the Marquis."
Shen Rang composed himself and walked straight past him: "If the Marquis asks, just say I don't want to go."
Seeing that Shen Rang had left without a word, Jing Yuan sighed and could say nothing more.
These two are both masters, and he can't afford to offend either of them.
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Meanwhile, when Yunxi returned to the Marquis's residence, she saw Granny Liu still sitting at the side gate.
Upon seeing her return, Granny Liu, contrary to her usual behavior, jumped up to greet her, her eyes shining with anticipation.
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