Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 163

Chapter 163 I’ll Lend You for Free
Yun Xiao entered the carriage and waited. She first glanced at the painting that Jiang Qing had casually placed not far behind her. The corner of her mouth twitched fiercely. The painting that she had bought for 20,000 gold taels was not worth cherishing. She really agreed to that sentence. It was rich and willful!

The painting had already been sold. No matter how it was handled, it was all up to him. He had already obtained the silver, so it had nothing to do with him.

Thinking like this, his heart felt much more comfortable. Then, he took out the two silver notes that he had been holding in his hand. “Rong Jin, can you see if there is anything on these two silver notes?” She only suspected that there was something wrong with the two bills, but she did not know what was added to them. Among the people she knew, Rong Jin was the only one who knew and trusted medical skills.

Yun Xiao was shocked by this thought. Since when did Rong Jin have such weight in her heart?

Rong Jin didn’t know that Yun Xiao’s mind had turned so much in such a short while, but instead, he was looking at the silver note in Yun Xiao’s hand with his eyebrows narrowed.

Looking at the handkerchief on the banknote, the corner of Rong Jin’s mouth slightly lifted, and a trace of praise appeared in his eyes. It seemed that the fourth young lady was not acting like a fool. Knowing that the banknote was wrong, he used the handkerchief to wrap the banknote. As long as he didn’t touch the banknote with his own skin, it would be fine.

Rong Jin took two silver notes with his handkerchief and sniffed for a moment. He didn’t expect it to be ten zhang red. If there was still a trace of doubt before, he would be completely sure. “Sell these two silver bills to me, Fourth Young Lady, can you give me a price?” Yun Xiao’s expression became more and more embarrassed. He didn’t expect that the two of them would actually want to kill Yun Xiao, “Sell these two silver bills to me, Fourth Young Lady?”

Yun Xiao was stunned. He actually dared to ask for two banknotes with poison? However, Yun Xiao did not intend to sell this banknote. Even if she wanted to sell it, she had to wait for herself to investigate the poison on it. “You’ve already lost two hundred taels of gold, so I won’t sell this banknote. Why don’t you tell me what the poison on this banknote is first?”

She also had some silver. She wasn’t in a hurry to get it, so compared to silver, she wanted to know more about what those people had used to harm her.

Rong Jinji sighed invisibly before saying, “This is a little red. As long as you come into contact with a person’s skin, it will quickly invade their body, causing them to be poisoned. Once they are poisoned, there will be no cure.” He originally didn’t want her to know about these dirty things, but seeing the determination in Yun Xiao’s eyes, he had no choice but to tell her these things.

After Yun Xiao heard this, her face stiffened slightly. She did not expect Li Qiaolan to want to die so badly. Since that was the case, she had no choice but to return a big gift to her. “Can Qing Mo, who is beside you, lend me two days?”

When Rong Jin heard this, a faint smile appeared in his dark eyes. He already knew what she was going to do with just her name.

Rong Jin chuckled and poured three cups of tea on the small coffee table. He handed a cup to Yun Xiao and said, “Qing Mo has a task to attend to. I have been quite idle recently.”

Ah? Yun Xiao had just taken the teacup and was slightly stunned when she heard this. What did this mean?

Yun Xiao was somewhat confused about the situation. She slightly opened the corner of her lips and looked at Rong Jin in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Jiang Qing looked at Yun Xiao’s dumbfounded appearance. For some reason, he was in a good mood. He sneered and took the cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. He placed it heavily on the coffee table. “Just now, at the banquet, she looked unafraid of the heavens and earth. She looked very smart. Why did she become a dumbfounded girl the moment she got on the carriage? Could it be that she was possessed by a ghost at the banquet?”

Yun Xiao blushed slightly, “You were possessed by a ghost.” She refuted, looked at Rong Jin again, and said uncertainly, “Rong Jin, you mean to lend yourself to me?”

Rong Jin squinted his eyes and looked at the dumbfounded Yun Xiao, “Can’t I?”

Yun Xiao coughed softly and concealed her embarrassment. “It’s not that I can’t. It’s just that Qing Mo is a guard. It shouldn’t cost much money to borrow for two days. But you, I don’t think I can afford to pay for this money.”

The carriage was silent for an instant, and after a moment, a burst of unrestrained laughter came from the carriage.

Rong Jin’s expression stiffened. A silver light flashed in his hand and his laughter stopped abruptly. Yun Xiao looked over and saw that Jiang Qing’s handsome face was distorted.

The corner of her mouth lightly smiled. Yun Xiao saw that Chun Lan behind her also had a look of extreme forbearance. She coughed softly, “Is there something wrong with what I said?”

Jiang Qing immediately stretched out his hand to block Rong Jin’s path. He sat down and cupped his hands. Rong Jin only squinted at him before lying back with his eyes half closed. He looked unwilling to speak.

Yun Xiao blushed and rubbed her nose. She also leaned behind her and ignored Jiang Qing, who was looking for help. This was self-inflicted suffering. Who told him to laugh so loudly just now? In any case, it was just that Rong Jin had tapped on an acupoint and no one could die.

Chun Lan looked left and right. The expression on her face was really unbearable. She simply opened the curtain and looked out.

Jiang Qing sized up everyone in the carriage. The expression on their faces was very hideous. These people were really getting darker and darker! He actually ignored his own life and death just like that.

He raised his head to look into the sky, deeply examining his own tragic situation.

The carriage continued forward. Half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped. Because no one spoke, Jiang Qing was tapped on her dumb acupoint again. She almost suffocated along the way. As soon as Rong Jin opened her acupoint, she rejoiced and said, “I’m really pitiful.”

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth twitched slightly. She looked at Jiang Qing curiously. No matter how this man looked, he did not look like a schoolboy. Instead, he seemed to be very close to Rong Jin. “Thank you so much for sending me back today. I will definitely thank you another day.”

Just as Yun Xiao’s hand touched the carriage door, a gentle voice came from behind, “No money.”

Yun Xiao was slightly stunned. She looked at Rong Jin, who was behind her, puzzled. She did not understand why Rong Jin suddenly said this. She looked at Rong Jin, and Rong Jin also looked at her. Their eyes met, and strange feelings flowed between the two of them.

Jiang Qing snorted coldly and did not want to look at that dumbfounded little face. She still remembered the scene where she had ignored him and refused to save her. “What are you stunned for? Rong Jin said that he would lend you two days free of charge.”

Yun Xiao did not expect this to be the case. This time, she was even more shocked than hearing Rong Jin say that he was helping her.

She reached out and pinched herself. It hurt! Looks like I’m not dreaming anymore.

When Rong Jin saw Yun Xiao’s subconscious movements, his black eyes sank. He grabbed Yun Xiao with his big hand and threw her out of the carriage.

Although she was thrown out, Rong Jin’s strength was well controlled, so he wouldn’t hurt her. Only when the carriage left her line of sight did Yun Xiao turn back to her line of sight.

“Fourth sister, why did you come back?” A small figure happily rushed towards Yun Xiao and crashed into her calf, looking at her with a cute, pink and tender face.

Only then did Yun Xiao regain her senses and carry Brother Han into her embrace. She chuckled and said, “Fourth sister was delayed because of something. Let’s go to Fourth sister’s courtyard. Fourth sister will cook delicious food for you.”

At the banquet today, before she had time to eat, she walked out. Along the way, she had some worries and forgot to be hungry. Now that her mind relaxed, she was really hungry.

Hearing that there was food, Brother Han’s eyes immediately lit up. “Alright, fourth sister’s cooking is very delicious.” Of course, apart from the two fish cooked at the manor, although they were very spicy, they tasted very good. However, because it was too spicy, he didn’t dare to eat it. In the end, it all entered Rong Jin’s mouth.

Brother Han was still young after all, so he forgot to ask Yun Xiao if he hadn’t eaten anything at the banquet.

When they returned to the courtyard together, Yun Xiao drilled into the kitchen. In recent days, it had been a long time since she had cooked. There were always a lot of things around her, so she was too busy to have time. Thinking of the discolored faces at the banquet today, Yun Xiao’s mood became extremely good.

She smiled gently and chose a few dishes before starting to cook.

With Chun Lan’s help, Yun Xiao’s speed was much faster.

Just as they sat down, they heard footsteps coming from outside. Yun Xiao looked sideways and found that Madam Lu and Yun Maozhe had already walked over. “Mother, father, why are you here?”

Yun Maozhe sized up Yun Xiao up and down, Seeing that his daughter was fine, he was relieved. “Fortunately, it’s fine. Fortunately, it’s fine.” When Yun Xiao left today, she was directly invited away. They didn’t even have time to warn her. Yun Maozhe had been busy with accounting matters in the restaurant today, but he heard someone talking about what happened at the Third Prince’s banquet today. Even though he hurriedly ran back.

Because of Yun Xiao’s return to the manor, Yun Xiao had specifically instructed her not to tell Madam Lu. If it wasn’t for Yun Maozhe rushing home, Madam Lu probably wouldn’t have known that Yun Xiao had already returned to the manor.

Yun Xiao looked at the two people’s anxious moods, and a trace of warmth appeared in her eyes. Fortunately, her relatives had always been by her side.

Lu shi pulled Yun Xiao over and checked. In the end, she did not find anything strange. Only then did she feel relieved. Looking at the food on the table, her eyes were a little wet. “Xiao Xiao, did you not eat at the banquet?” She had wronged her daughter after starving all the way here.

Yun Xiao smiled and said, “It’s useful. However, there are more rules at the banquet, and it’s not good to eat too much. I just came back and cooked it myself. It’s still my family’s food that is comfortable to eat. I can eat as much as I want, and there’s no limit.”

Madam Lu and Yun Maozhe heard that both of them were amused and laughed. “Since that’s the case, then we should try Xiaoxiao’s dishes. Xiaoxiao’s cooking has always been very good. I haven’t eaten anything outside these past few months, so I’m going to have a full meal this time.”

“Of course. Daughter will add a few more dishes.” After Yun Xiao finished speaking, she was about to enter the kitchen again, but Lu shi stopped her. “No need, I’m too full now, so I can’t eat at night. I’ll just wait for Xiao Xiao to cook properly at night.”

Yun Xiao smiled coquettishly, and the room was filled with joy. “Mother really knows how to count. This way, you can eat two meals.”

After eating, Madam Lu immediately said, “Xiaoxiao, tell Mother what you’ve done at the banquet today.” She was still a little worried, afraid that because of her status, her daughter would be excluded.

Yun Xiao rolled her eyes. Seeing that Brother Han was also pulling her to ask, she told him everything that had happened today. Of course, she only picked the good ones to talk about.

Chun Lan, who was standing on the other side, chuckled and said, “Master, madam, did you earn two hundred taels of gold today?”

Yun Maozhe and Madam Lu were both stunned. They didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Yun Maozhe looked at Yun Xiao excitedly, “Xiaoxiao, is what Chun Lan said true?”

Yun Xiao lightly smiled and nodded. Chun Lan was afraid that Yun Maozhe would not believe her. She even took out the banknotes that had been smashed. “Converted into banknotes for Fourth Young Lady, this young lady has become famous in the capital today.” Her young lady became famous. As a personal maidservant, Chun Lan was also very proud.

When Yun Maozhe saw the banknotes, he happily said, “Alright, alright!” Their Yun Clan finally had a successor! Yun Yang had already passed away. Yun Lan was not the material to do business, let alone Yun Yao. She did not expect that his daughter was pretty good. She had managed all the shops of the Yun Clan in an orderly manner two months ago, and now her reputation in the capital had also risen greatly.

However, after he was happy, Yun Maozhe’s expression became somewhat sluggish. In the end, his daughter was going to get married. If her daughter always showed up to do business, who would be willing to marry his daughter at that time?

Yun Xiao saw that Yun Maozhe was happy for a while and unhappy for a while. She nodded and shook her head. She had already guessed more than half of his thoughts. She smiled and said, “Daddy, once you come back, my daughter has nothing else to do. Daddy, can you give me some more business to take care of?”

Yun Maozhe was stunned. His eyes were filled with joy. However, when he thought that his daughter’s family was not suitable for these things, he suppressed this thought in his heart. “No, it’s better for your daughter’s family to stay at home. Daddy will do these public things.”

How could Yun Xiao not know what Yun Maozhe was thinking? “Daddy is wrong. Didn’t I not show up in public two months ago and manage our business well? With my help, Daddy can relax.” Yun Maozhe was not in his thirties this year and his hair had already started to turn white. “How about this, Daddy will do the public thing. Daddy will just look at the ledger and help Daddy, okay?”

Yun Maozhe’s mind was a little relaxed. As long as he didn’t show himself, it would be good. “Alright,” he said. He could also test his daughter. With his own protection, her daughter would be fine.

The family chatted and laughed. Hearing Yun Maozhe talk about interesting things outside, time passed quickly. Yun Xiao’s gaze darkened. The tragedy of Yun Clan in her previous life definitely could not be repeated. She had to work hard to protect her family.