The two of them sat there in silence for a while. Zhao Shu looked at the person opposite her who didn't move at all. She tried to hold back, but couldn't help but said, "Cousin Jin, aren't you leaving yet?"

Xie Jin glanced at Zhao Shu and said, "I'm not leaving."

Zhao Shu asked cautiously, "Then how do you plan to save Mian Ru?"

"My subordinates can escape when the situation is not favorable to them, but they cannot give up halfway on something!"

Zhao Shu understood what he meant, but still asked for confirmation: "Are you saying that Xie Er went to get help?"

Xie Jin curled his lips, lowered his head and coughed, then looked at her with a smile: "Well, I went to get help."

Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Xie Jin's affirmative answer.

"Are you full?"

Zhao Shu nodded: "Yes."

Xie Jin stood up: "Let's go then."

Zhao Shu thought that Xie Jin would go back home after eating and drinking, but looking at the bustling streets on both sides, she knew she was overthinking.

Zhao Shu patiently accompanied Xie Jin to wander around. At first, they only went to some elegant places such as teahouses and painting studios, but at some point the style gradually changed.

Xie Jin first took her to a jewelry store and bought her a bunch of expensive jewelry. Then he took her to a cosmetics store and bought her a bunch of cosmetics that would last for who knows how long. Now he took her to a fabric store and even picked up a pink fabric to try it on her.

Zhao Shu stepped back quickly and said awkwardly, "Cousin Jin, my grandmother made new clothes for me a few days ago."

Everyone present could hear the rejection in Zhao Shu's words.

Xie Jin paused while holding the cloth, looked at Zhao Shu, then threw the cloth to the shopkeeper and said nonchalantly, "It's made for my mother. I'll compare it with you."

pink?

Zhao Shu quickly scanned Xie Jin from head to toe. No problem. His fashion sense and appearance were both worthy of the title of Jade Young Master.

But this look was a little hard to describe. Zhao Shu quickly glanced at Xie Jin's eyes, then quickly looked away, and said word by word, "Aunt doesn't seem to like pink."

Xie Jin looked embarrassed and glared at Zhao Shu: "People change. She likes pink now!"

Zhao Shu choked and tactfully stopped talking.

After what happened just now, Xie Jin was no longer in the mood to shop around in the fabric shop, and soon, he left with Zhao Shu.

Xie Jin was wandering aimlessly in the street, while Zhao Shu beside him was strolling along with him absentmindedly.

The two of them strolled from sunrise to sunset.

Xie Jin's original plan was to take Zhao Shu to eat on the street from morning to night. Now, seeing Zhao Shu's uneasy look, Xie Jin's idea became more determined.

During dinner, looking at the table full of dishes, Zhao Shu had no appetite at all. However, under the pressure of Xie Jin's vague gaze, Zhao Shu still moved her chopsticks a few times.

Zhao Shu put down her chopsticks after taking a few bites of the food. After Xie Jin saw that Zhao Shu had reluctantly taken a few bites, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Zhao Shu sat quietly in her seat waiting for Xie Jin to eat. Although she was extremely anxious, she did not show it on her face.

After a quarter of an hour, Xie Jin put down the chopsticks in his hand, took a sip of tea, then leaned back and leaned lazily in the chair.

Zhao Shu looked at Xie Jin who was resting with his eyes closed, and then shifted her gaze to the door behind Xie Jin which was silent.

Since Zhao Shu's eyes were fixed on the door, they never moved away, and she just stared at it closely.

"dong dong"

Zhao Shu's eyes lit up.

The knock on the door sounded again.

Zhao Shu quickly got up and walked over to open the door.

Zhao Shu opened the door, and the person outside was still Xie Er from this morning, only Xie Er.

After Xie Er nodded to Zhao Shu, he walked straight towards Xie Jin.

Xie Er bowed to Xie Jin who was sitting on the chair and said respectfully: "Sir, I deserve to die! I lost the person!"

Xie Jin opened his eyes and looked out the window dimly: "Keep looking, but I don't need to tell you what to do, right?"

"I dare not. I will accept the punishment now!" After saying that, Xie Er bowed and walked out.

Zhao Shu stood at the door with her back to Xie Jin, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

After a while, Zhao Shu turned around calmly and walked towards Xie Jin.

Zhao Shu stopped half a meter away from Xie Jin. One of them stood and the other sat. Zhao Shu opened her mouth and said, "Cousin Jin, let's go back home."

Xie Jin stood up and said as he passed Zhao Shu: "Don't worry."

Zhao Shu lowered her eyes, then turned around and followed him out.

Zhao Shu was not questioning Xie Jin's abilities and methods, she simply felt that it was too risky to put all her hopes on others.

After returning to Zhang's house, Zhao Shu bowed to Xie Jin and went straight back to the courtyard.

"Prince?" the servant beside him called cautiously.

Xie Jin withdrew his gaze from Zhao Shu and glanced at the servant: "Let's go."

The servant was startled and lowered his head even more, and hurried forward to lead the way.

Ah Ling was cleaning the yard when she heard the sound of rummaging through drawers in the house.

Ah Ling dropped the broom in her hand and ran towards the other end of the house.

As soon as she stepped into the room, Ah Ling was stunned. The table was covered with gold and silver jewelry, shining brightly.

Ah Ling looked at the pile of gold and silver jewelry and swallowed her saliva. She then looked at Zhao Shu blankly and asked, "Girl, what are you doing?"

Zhao Shu sat heavily on the chair, poured herself a cup of tea, and then drank it in one gulp.

After her grandmother gave her the gold and silver jewelry, she put all of them under the bed. They were placed too deep under the bed, so when she tried to get them today, she had to work hard.

Zhao Shu calmed down and pointed at the things on the table: "Sold!"

"Take these jewellery and sell them!"

She thought about it all night yesterday and decided to sell the gold and silver jewelry her grandmother gave her.

"Sold?!" Ah Ling looked at Zhao Shu with eyes wide open.

"Are you sure?" Ah Ling struggled.

"Yeah." Zhao Shu nodded.

"Are you sure?" Ah Ling struggled again.

"Yeah." Zhao Shu nodded again.

Ah Ling wanted to say something else, but Zhao Shu didn't give her the chance. She looked at her and raised her voice: "Hmm!"

Ah Ling stopped talking nonsense, gathered the four corners of the cloth under the gold and silver jewelry to the middle, tied a knot, and then swiftly carried these treasures out the door.

While Zhao Shu was waiting for A Ling, she was not idle either. She picked up the kettle and went to the yard to water the flowers and plants.

Zhao Shu watered all the flowers and plants in the yard, trimmed the dead branches and leaves, and cleaned the courtyard that A Ling had not finished cleaning. Just when she was taking a basin to fetch water to wipe the inner room, A Ling finally came back.

Zhao Shu quickly put down the basin in her hand and walked towards A Ling.

"How is it?" Zhao Shu looked at A Ling with hope.

Ah Ling took out the banknotes she had been holding tightly in her arms and handed them to Zhao Shu: "Five hundred taels in total!"

Zhao Shu took the banknote and put it in her bosom. Five hundred taels was not worth mentioning to a wealthy family like the Zhang family, but it could support an ordinary family for several years.

After Zhao Shu collected the banknotes, she didn't waste any more time and led A Ling out of the house.

Zhao Shu first went to a blacksmith shop on the street and bought two daggers, one for A Ling and one for herself.

Ah Ling looked at the dagger in her hand, her face full of confusion.

Zhao Shu put the dagger away, glanced at Ah Ling, and then explained, "For self-defense."

Ah Ling's expression tensed, and then she gripped the dagger tightly. Zhao Shu called her, and Ah Ling immediately followed Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu's eyes kept looking around, and then stopped in front of the left.

After a while, Zhao Shu suddenly sped up and A Ling trotted after her.

The two turned left and right and turned into an alley. Zhao Shu stopped and looked ahead. Right in front of them was a one-meter-wide alley.
There is a wooden door on the right, and on the wooden plaque on the door are two large characters "Gambling House" prominently engraved.

Hu Jing once told her that gambling houses are places where all kinds of people mix together, but they are also places with the most information. After all, there are all kinds of people here.

Zhao Shu had never been to this place and didn't know where it was, so she needed someone to lead the way.

Just now when she was on the street, she was paying attention to the passers-by. Fortunately, her hard work paid off and she really met this person.

He was a short man. Zhao Shu saw him take out a bracelet from his sleeve and hand it to the pawnshop owner. While the owner was estimating the price, his eyes kept wandering around and he kept impatiently urging the owner to pay. His expression was fierce but also a bit guilty.

When Zhao Shu saw that he took the money, she happily put it in her sleeves, then crossed her hands in her sleeves, walked out of the shop, looked around with her triangular eyes, then buried her head in her chest and walked towards the alley on the left with her head lowered.

She felt at the time that a person who pawned his own things should not show such a guilty conscience, unless the thing was not his.

Since he is a thief, he should be used to getting something for nothing, so he might take his new money to a place where money can make more money.

With an attitude of giving it a try, Zhao Shu followed him at that time.

Who would have thought that she would actually get it right this time.

The gambling house was very busy. One moment someone walked in impatiently, rubbing his palms, and the next moment someone else walked out with a sad face.

Zhao Shu looked at the two burly men at the door of the gambling house. Until now, the two men just stood at the door motionless, without any other movements, as if they were two statues.

Zhao Shu looked back at Ah Ling, who had a small and pretty face. She looked down and paused, "Hmm, her breasts are quite big."

Zhao Shu looked at Ah Ling from head to toe and finally came to a conclusion: she had a slim figure and big breasts.

Zhao Shu retracted her gaze, quickly glanced under her jaw, and quickly looked away. The tips of her ears were slightly red. Well, they were quite big!

It seems that changing into men's clothes is not feasible.

Zhao Shu frowned, took a deep breath, then walked towards the gambling house with a calm expression.

When passing by the two burly men, Zhao Shu paused slightly, but only for half a second, and then walked into the gambling house without changing her expression.

(End of this chapter)

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