She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining said, "The bodyguards you assigned to monitor me, could you lend them to me in a pinch? For example, if someone tries to assassinate me, I could ask them to save my life!"

Xiao Che refused without hesitation.

"Why are you so stingy!" Jiang Ruining sat up, hovering directly above him, her face scrunched up in displeasure. "I gave you so many secrets! What happened to the rule that superiors should treat loyal subjects well?"

Xiao Che's deep, sharp eyes stared at her: "Are you?"

Jiang Ruining nodded vigorously, her expression as serious as could be: "I am."

Xiao Che replied with two words.

"hehe."

Jiang Ruining: "..."

Night deepened.

The cicadas outside the window never stopped chirping, their hissing and chirping accompanied by the calls of unknown summer insects, like a somber melody, lulling people into a drowsy state.

Jiang Ruining wanted to keep trying to persuade him, but the scent emanating from him was just too calming.

I don't even know when I fell asleep.

Wait until I wake up again.

He was no longer in bed.

I reached out and touched the spot where he was lying; sure enough, it was completely cold.

"This person's sleep schedule must be based on a built-in alarm clock!"

Even during the first few days after being severely injured and losing a lot of blood, he would wake up at dawn and go to sleep at dusk, without fail.

I quickly got out of bed.

I was afraid something might jump out from the corner where the blankets were piled up.

I went to the back window.

His private office, separated by a screen, was empty.

The long desk, which he had used as a work desk for over ten days, was kept very clean. Several books were placed in the upper left corner, and the cleaned brushes, ink, and inkstone were placed in the upper right corner. The two soft cushions behind the desk were neatly arranged side by side.

Although this person is indeed very clean, even the clothes she lay on were not wrinkled, for some reason, she felt that today was a little too clean, like a germaphobic tenant doing the final cleaning before checking out.

Jin Yu came in after hearing the noise.

Jiang Ruining asked her, "Did you see him this morning?"

Jin Yu shook her head: "No. I woke up right away and didn't hear any movement in the room, so I guessed I was already gone before that. Didn't Master tell you before he left?"

They left before dawn?

Jiang Ruining frowned.

He returned to the dressing table and opened the hidden compartment of the medicine box.

The medicine they said they would give him has already been taken away.

gone.

They didn't even say hello.

I can't quite describe how I feel; I just suddenly feel listless.

She sat down, leaning on the dressing table, grabbed a rouge box, and threw it away in a huff: "He comes and goes as he pleases! Does he think this is an inn?"

In Jin Yu's view, her young lady and the Regent were an undisclosed couple who had to avoid outsiders on a daily basis. Even she, their personal maid, did not know that they knew each other, and they probably only saw each other a few times a year.

This time, with the regent injured and hiding inside, the two finally had a chance to get along properly.

I thought it would take at least half a month to fully recover from the injury, but when I woke up, he was gone. To make matters worse, the Regent didn't even say goodbye when he left. I'm sure he's feeling incredibly reluctant to let me go.

While helping her wash up, he comforted her gently, saying, "Perhaps something urgent happened outside that required immediate attention. Since you were sleeping soundly, I didn't want to disturb you."

"Even if you can't openly meet and get close to each other outside, with the Regent's elusive nature, he'll definitely come to see you often! Besides, he didn't say goodbye before he left, so he might come back tonight."

"Who wants him back!" Jiang Ruining rubbed her face vigorously, growing increasingly annoyed. "Fine, let him go! He's been staying here for so long for nothing, and he didn't even leave me a thank you! He's clearly rich and powerful, yet he's so stingy!"

If only he would give me a little something.

She no longer needs to worry about the cost of hiring experts!

Jin Yu tidied up, saying softly, "Given your relationship with the Regent, there's no need for any token of gratitude!"

Jiang Ruining spat and said, "Who cares about him!"

"Clean up carefully, open all the doors and windows to let in some fresh air, and pick some fresh fragrant flowers to properly scent the house! Get rid of that dog smell!"

Seeing her childish tantrum, Jin Yu chuckled and agreed, "Alright, this servant will go right away!"

The two girls were tidying up inside.

Jiang Ruining had breakfast in the outer room.

We haven't finished eating yet.

Jinyu came over excitedly, took the bowl and chopsticks from her hands, and stuffed a rolled-up piece of paper into her hands.

Jiang Ruining swallowed the pastry in her mouth, a little confused: "What is this?"

Jin Yu's voice, though low, was filled with excitement, like a bird about to take flight: "Silver notes! Miss, it's silver notes!"

"Huh?" Jiang Ruining was excited and quickly untied the silk rope binding the silver note, unfolding it.

The first one has a face value of one thousand taels!

Judging by the thickness, there are at least four or five sheets!

With my heart pounding in my throat, I carefully opened each bill one by one.

next second.

Jiang Ruining's ecstatic shouts startled even the birds in the treetops. They stammered with excitement, leaping onto the soft couch and hopping around: "I...I...my goodness!"

Five thousand taels!

Adding the more than 800 taels from exchanging the jewelry, and the private money given to him by his father and brothers, he could barely scrape together 6,000 taels.

Surely you could hire five or six top-notch experts?

Holding the silver note, he kissed it several times forcefully: "You clearly meant well, but you're so stubborn!"

Eleven Crane, hidden in the shadows, thought to himself: Master must regret not giving them to him in person, otherwise these kisses would have landed on his face, no, they might have landed on his mouth!

I took out my notebook and charcoal pencil, wrote it down, and planned to report it to Grandpa later.

Ah!

I really want to see the boss's expression soon!

Jiang Ruining realized something: "Was this a gift or a loan? It must have been a gift! When I asked him for a loan, he never agreed!"

Thinking about it that way...

I'm even happier!

Jin Yu said from outside, "If it were a loan, I would definitely ask you how much! If I didn't ask, it would definitely be a loan! Besides, I'm not short of money, and we have such a close relationship, how could it be considered a loan?"

Jiang Ruining didn't correct her anymore, and twirled the silver note around, saying, "That's right! That's right! He must have deliberately refused to lend me the money last night! I take back what I said earlier, this guy is too thoughtful!"

Jin Yu steadied her excited body and pulled her into the secret room: "Not just silver notes, there's more!"

Jiang Ruining guessed it was wine!

It must be alcohol!

The door to the secret room opened.

Sure enough, a faint aroma of wine could be smelled.

good smell.

It smelled better than any wine she had ever smelled, making her mouth water and unable to resist wanting to taste it!

Passing the display shelf, you see several jars of wine placed along the corner of the wall, even labeled with their origin, taste, and vintage, as if they were left behind by someone who had left home and was worried about them, with labels stuck everywhere.

Jin Yu smelled the aroma of the wine and asked curiously, "Why did Master send you so much wine?"