Every few days, she would take her children up the mountain to offer incense.
"The workmanship is indeed meticulous." The jade quality isn't particularly good. However, what's rare is that the Buddha statue is carved quite exquisitely.
"Brother, please help me raise some money. I want to buy it."
Daiyu looked at Ning Hongze with a pitiful expression.
"You!" Ning Hong tapped Daiyu's nose and took out her purse. "I'm lending it to you. You have to pay me back when you get back."
"I know, I'll give you back double." Daiyu said with a smile, her eyebrows curved, her beauty unparalleled, which inadvertently stirred the hearts of many young men.
"Miss, how about I buy it for you? This man is too stingy. He buys something for you and then expects you to pay him back?"
One of the men strolled in slowly.
He stretched his hand behind him, and the servant handed him a silver note.
"Paying back debts makes it easier to borrow again; repaying debts is a matter of course."
Besides, it's just my brother's money, so all I'm paying back is for him to buy me more things.
"It is our honor to serve the young lady."
The lust in a man's eyes is almost tangible.
In his opinion, if they couldn't even afford a jade Buddha of such poor quality, their family must not be very well-off.
"No need," Daiyu shook her head. "I already have enough money."
"Hey, I say, why are you so ungrateful, young lady?" the servant behind the man said unhappily. "I don't think your family is that well-off, why should you put yourself through this? As long as you follow our master, you can have anything you want. We could even give you this shop."
This man wasn't exaggerating.
He was Wang Xu, the grandson of Duke Zhai of Jin, a man of noble birth. His mother, in particular, came from the Jinghe Wang family, a powerful and wealthy clan. Of course, Wang Xu and his wife were not related.
Wang Xu stared at Daiyu with a look of utter infatuation.
He had never seen such a unique girl before.
She is beautiful and exudes a scholarly air about her.
She had a slightly arrogant air about her, but what pleased him most was how she had acted when she borrowed money.
All that arrogance seemed to have vanished, leaving only a lovable, simple-minded appearance.
They are so cute.
“I already said I don’t need it,” Daiyu said, puffing out her cheeks and her face darkening.
"you……"
Wang Xu frowned; he had never seen such an ungrateful woman before.
"Young master, in my opinion, we should just tie them up and take them back."
"That's not a good idea, my mother will be angry."
Thinking of his mother's temperament, a hint of hesitation flashed in Wang Xu's eyes.
“But young master, once this opportunity is gone, it will be gone forever. This girl is so beautiful and we like her so much. It would be such a pity to give her up like this.”
The servants were still egging them on.
Seeing Wang Xu hesitate, one could tell that this person might not be a bad person at heart.
However, too many people around him encouraged him, gradually eroding his original nature.
“If I were you, I would beat this lackey to death right now.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? We are from the Duke of Jin's family. Be smart and quickly send your girls over to serve my young master, or we'll make you regret it."
This servant is arrogant. His words are even more exaggerated than those of their young master. He keeps saying he's protecting his young master, but he's maliciously ruining Wang Xu's reputation.
Could it be that Wang Xu isn't his biological son, and there's more to the story?
However, Ning Hong had absolutely no interest in any of these things.
"Let's go." Ning Hong asked the shopkeeper to pack up the jade Buddha, and then she wanted to leave with Daiyu.
Unexpectedly, the people from the Duke of Jin's mansion ignored Wang Xu's orders and reached out to grab Daiyu.
Ning Hong quickly stepped in front of Daiyu.
What do you want to do?
Ning Hong then reached out to block the man's attack.
"Serves you right for refusing a toast. My young master has taken a liking to this girl beside you." Even if the young master doesn't want her, we'll give her to the eldest young master. Such a beautiful and scholarly girl is quite rare.
"Your young master hasn't even spoken yet, and your unilateral decision-making is really unpleasant."
Wang Xu also sensed that something was amiss. He heard that the servants around him were all born into the household and their relationships were quite complex.
To put it bluntly, even Wang Xu himself didn't know whose people he was using.
"Young master, these people are trying to harm you."
Ning Hong put it bluntly.
"I?"
He seemed to have sensed it, yet it also seemed not to.
Wang Xu was somewhat stunned.
He stood there blankly, glancing at Ning Hongze and the other person, then at the servants beside him.
"You brat, how dare you talk nonsense."
The servant was furious.
With a gritted teeth, he rushed over to hit Ning Hongze.
Over the years, Ning Hong has been diligently practicing martial arts and improving her physical fitness, and she doesn't take these people to heart.
However, some servants attacked from the side, trying to grab Daiyu.
But then Daiyu's eyes reddened, and she flashed forward, throwing a punch that sent the man flying.
The entire room fell silent.
"Brother, this is terrifying."
Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Daiyu immediately became timid and shrank behind Ning Hongze.
“You assaulted people from the Duke of Jin’s mansion; the Duke of Jin will absolutely not let you off.”
The head servant covered his swollen face, glaring angrily at Ning Hongze. This man had gone too far; he felt as if his teeth were about to fall out.
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