Seeing that he couldn't win the argument with Jiang Bai, the man left dejectedly.
The young man clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "I've had my fill of the excitement, so I'll take my leave now."
Jiang Bai nodded.
After returning home, the young couple still surrounded Jiang Bai, lamenting the loss of the money that was within their grasp.
The beautiful woman asked Jiang Bai, "Why don't you want so much silver?"
Jiang Bai shrugged: "Those two servants carrying the boxes out and throwing them at the door is a condescending attitude from the upper class to the lower class. They probably wanted to give me a hard time."
"I'm not short of money, I won't put up with this."
“That’s true.” Jin Tong nodded, then curled his lip in disdain as he recalled the arrogant manner of the two servants.
Let's skip this topic.
During dinner that evening, Zhao Yi casually brought up the topic: "How did that young master who came to repay a debt of gratitude do this afternoon?"
Jiang Bai was taken aback, not immediately recognizing who the person he was referring to was.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xile lifted his face from his rice bowl, looking quite interested: "Repay a debt of gratitude? What debt of gratitude?"
She had just finished listening to Jiang Bai tell her the bedtime story of the Snail Boy (Jiang Bai was afraid that the girl's gender would be difficult to identify with, so he changed the gender of the Snail Girl), and upon hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "Was that person transformed from a snail?"
“No,” Jiang Bai shattered her illusions. “It’s a person.”
"Oh." Zhao Xile immediately lost interest.
Zhao Yi seemed quite interested and pressed further, "How did he repay the favor?"
Jiang Bai swallowed the food in his mouth and briefly explained what had happened: "His box of gold and silver jewelry was too eye-catching, so I didn't take it."
“Besides,” she hesitated for a moment, then said softly, “I suspect he’s a member of the royal family.”
Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow, knowing that Jiang Bai wouldn't make such a guess without reason, and asked, "What's your basis for it?"
"The two servants standing next to that person look a lot like eunuchs," Jiang Bai said uncertainly, his brows furrowed as he recalled his encounter with those people that afternoon.
Upon hearing the word "eunuch," Zhao Yi's expression turned grim.
Zhao Xile, standing nearby, asked while eating, "Dad, what is a eunuch?"
Zhao Yi didn't answer her question. He looked at her gently and changed the subject, asking, "Have you finished your homework?"
"Oh no!" Zhao Xile exclaimed guiltily, then turned to look at Jiang Bai. Seeing the serious expressions on the faces of the two parents, she immediately said, "I'll finish eating soon, and then I'll go write."
Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai waited until she quickly finished her meal and ran to her private study to do her homework before continuing their conversation.
Zhao Yi said, "If they are members of the royal family, it's best to avoid contact with them."
Jiang Bai has many secrets, and Zhao Yi wants to explore them slowly and gently, but if others find out, things will be very bad.
Jiang Bai will probably be skinned alive.
Moreover, the other party was the royal family, who held great power, and Zhao Yi believed that he did not have enough power to fight against them.
Jiang Bai nodded: "I understand your concerns."
Putting everything else aside, you always have to be on your guard when dealing with them.
The attitude of those two eunuchs today was very unpleasant.
Jiang Bai sighed, "My luck is just too bad. Why can't I save an ordinary person?"
If others heard this, wouldn't they be furious and scold them for being tactless? An opportunity that others would love but can't have, yet Jiang Bai despised it.
Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai, being a perfect couple, nodded in complete agreement upon hearing this: "That's right."
Saving ordinary people is easy, and you're not afraid of them causing trouble. But if you save royalty, you can't hit them or scold them; you can only fawn over them.
It's like saving an ancestor.
Jiang Bai clutched his chest, relieved, and said, "Luckily, that person didn't seem like he wanted to cause trouble. I suppose he won't come back now that I've embarrassed him during the day?"
Let her life return to normal.
The couple were gazing at each other with deep understanding when the doorman suddenly knocked and entered. Seeing that they were both there, he bowed and said, "Sir, there is a young gentleman outside who introduced himself as surnamed Wang and said he wants to speak with Madam."
Upon hearing that the surname was Wang, the couple exchanged a glance, and it seemed they were pretty much right.
Jiang Bai smiled wryly. He really couldn't say anything bad about others anymore; what he feared most had come to pass!
Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Did he come alone?"
The gatekeeper replied, "They also brought two servants; the three of them drove a large carriage."
Well, they just brought back the equipment from the daytime exactly as it was.
When Young Master Wang saw Jiang Bai, he smiled happily and said, "It's too conspicuous during the day. This time I'll listen to you and come over quietly at night. Surely you'll accept it then?"
As he spoke, he gestured to the two servants to carry the box down.
The servant had probably been reprimanded by Young Master Wang during the day, so he was very polite at the moment. When he saw Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai coming over, he bowed respectfully to them.
Zhao Yi hadn't expected Jiang Bai to save such a gentle and refined young nobleman. Alarm bells went off in his mind, but he had to control himself and not show it.
Jiang Bai's expression was much more genuine. She frowned, looking troubled, and said, "Young Master Wang, I think I made myself very clear during the day. I don't want these things. You can take them back."
Upon hearing this, Young Master Wang opened his fan again and shook it, his head following suit: "I know that the two servants made a mistake during the day. You are a magnanimous person, so please forgive them."
Jiang Bai felt that this young master Wang was not understanding her, and she said in a flustered manner, "I really don't want it, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."
Young Master Wang didn't speak, but only glanced at the two servants.
The two servants immediately knelt down and said tremblingly, "Miss Jiang Bai, please accept it. It's all our fault. Please don't take it out on your master."
Well, none of the three of them, master and servant, can communicate normally.
Jiang Bai was utterly desperate. She stared intently at Young Master Wang and said, "How can I make you understand that I really don't want this?"
Young Master Wang carefully observed her expression and noticed her seriousness. He said incredulously, "Impossible! Is there really someone who doesn't like money?"
His shocked expression, which seemed to shake his very worldview, made Jiang Bai sigh again.
She explained, "No one dislikes money; it's the foundation for everyone's survival in this world. But my heart isn't just filled with money; it also holds a weight."
“What is rightfully mine, I will accept. But what you are offering is far beyond what I can accept. I cannot accept it. I cannot believe in free lunches. I only believe that if I gain an advantage in one area, God will take back something I deserve in another.”
Only then did Young Master Wang understand Jiang Bai. He took one of the boxes from the servant, handed it over, and said, "Surely you can accept all of these?"
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