The man on the ground slowly got up upon hearing this. He wiped the blood and mud from his face and looked at Yuan Zhao, speaking slowly:
"good!"
"Therefore, from now on you belong to me."
"Now, come with me."
Yuan Zhao spoke.
Wenfeng and Linglong looked at Yuan Zhao in astonishment. In their opinion, Yuan Zhao had already done more than enough by spending three taels of silver to save his life. Now, their young lady actually wanted to take this gambler home. Had their young lady gone mad?
What shocked them even more was what followed, when the man spoke:
"I'll go with you, but give me another ten taels of silver!"
"Are you out of your mind for money?"
Linglong couldn't help but shout.
They were already being lenient by not making him return the three taels of silver, but he went and asked for ten taels of silver right off the bat. Did he really think his young lady was a fool?
To her surprise, Yuan Zhao looked at the man for a while and then said:
"Linglong, give him ten taels of silver."
"Miss?"
Linglong looked at Yuan Zhao disapprovingly. She knew her young lady was kind, but this wasn't how one should act as a good person.
“Give it to him.”
Yuan Zhao repeated himself, and this time Linglong dared not disobey. She pouted and reluctantly took out ten taels of silver from her purse and threw it to the man.
The man took the silver, gave Yuan Zhao a deep look, and said:
Where can I find you?
“The Yongning Marquis’s Residence, Yuan Zhao.”
Yuan Zhao explained his origin.
The man nodded upon hearing this, took the silver without saying anything more, and left.
On the way back, Linglong couldn't help but ask:
"Miss, you don't actually think that person will come, do you?"
"Didn't you hear what those people said? He's a gambler. If you give him money, he'll probably go to the gambling den and lose it all."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao smiled but offered no explanation, simply saying:
"How about we make a bet?"
"What are we betting on?"
Linglong asked.
"I'll bet on whether he'll come looking for me."
"If I lose, I will give you ten taels of silver. If you lose, the ten taels of silver will be deducted from your monthly allowance."
"good."
Linglong agreed without hesitation. She wouldn't lose; how could someone like that really come looking for Miss?
And even if they do come, they'll probably just be asking for money again.
Wen Feng, who was standing to the side, did not participate in the bet between the two of them, but seeing Yuan Zhao's calm and composed appearance, she had a feeling that Linglong was going to lose.
At this moment, Yuan Zhao was in a very good mood.
She never expected to run into Gu Qingchen.
In her past life, she had met Gu Qingchen. Because of his right hand disability, he was full of knowledge but could not take the imperial examinations and could only work as a staff member by Zhou Shiyuan's side.
Gu Qingchen was very capable, and Zhou Shiyuan trusted him greatly, entrusting him with matters large and small. He was also the only person in the Yongning Marquis's mansion who showed her kindness. When she was about to be drowned, he was the only one who stood up to plead for her.
That's why she's helping him today. Besides, based on her understanding of Gu Qingchen, she doesn't think he's a gambler.
There must be a reason for what happened today!
As she pondered, they arrived at the Marquis's residence. It was already dark. Looking at the somber sky, Yuan Zhao's first thought was that one day of the three-day deadline given by that evil star had already passed.
Thinking of the things he had received from his sister-in-law and from the general's mansion, Yuan Zhao took a deep breath and carried the box to his own courtyard.
The scoundrel was already inside when the door was opened. He didn't even lift his eyelids when he heard the noise.
Yuan Zhao twitched the corners of his mouth, put on a docile expression, and walked over.
"My lord, I returned to the General's mansion today and saw some fine items at my father's and elder brother's places. Would you like to take a look?"
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