A month passed. Mu Rongruo spent all his savings and defrauded the two maids' savings. Only then did he heal Jiang You and his senior brothers' injuries.
On this day, Xiao Ai looked at the empty money bag around her waist and couldn't help complaining: "The money I saved was given to the girl and sister Yan'er, but what if it was given to others?"
Mu Rongruo comforted her: "You can treat it as my envoy. After these days, I will repay you twice as much."
Yan'er poked Xiao Ai's head and said mockingly: "You! You are not only a snack foodie, but also a money fanatic."
Xiao Ai smiled and hugged Yan'er: "Good sister, Mother Zhang must have a lot of money saved there, otherwise we..."
"Shut up!" Yan'er immediately became solemn, "If you are greedy and want to let her take care of the money, please get me!"
Xiao Ai pursed his lips and immediately let go of his hand.
Mu Rongruo thought to himself that this girl Xiao Ai wouldn't open any pot, no wonder she was always scolded by Yan'er.
At this time, Si'er opened the curtain and came in.
After seeing Mu Rongruo, he bowed first and then reported, "Miss, Jiang You from the west wing wants to see the lady."
"But you've recovered from your injuries and you're here to say goodbye?"
"He only said he wanted to see the lady, nothing else."
"In that case, let him in!"
Mu Rongruo straightened his body on the warm couch, took a cup of hot tea from Yan'er and moistened his mouth.
The door curtain was opened again, and Jiang You was seen wearing a plain white robe with a black satin belt around his waist. His hair was pulled into a bun and tied up with a wooden hairpin, making him look clean and tidy.
He has a handsome face, three-dimensional facial features, and a pair of dark and bright eyes with long eyelashes, which are very charming.
Mu Rongruo was overjoyed to see Jiang You's body restored to its original state. He called Jiang You to sit in front of him and looked at his beautiful face carefully.
“Fortunately, those scars didn’t leave scars on your face, otherwise it would be a pity to have such a beautiful face.
Just this sentence made Jiang You blush instantly.
"Children are children, they blush after just saying a few words."
Xiao Ai was booing next to him, laughing so hard that he fell forward and backward.
Jiang You raised his head and glanced at her displeasedly. The cold light scared her and she immediately retracted her smile.
Xiao Ai suddenly felt that Jiang You was approachable only when he was in front of his own girl, and only when he looked at his own girl, his eyes were deep and gentle, but when facing other people, he was as cold as an ice sculpture.
Seeing Jiang You's displeasure, Mu Rongruo also blamed Xiao Ai.
"I spoil you all the time, without any rules or etiquette. Jiang You is a few years older than you anyway. You should call me brother Jiang You. How can a child say this from your mouth?" ?”
"Girl, I was wrong..."
Xiao Ai quickly admitted her mistake, not because she was afraid that Mu Rongruo would be angry, but because Jiang You's eyes were so cold that she had to admit it.
When Mu Rongruo saw Xiao Ai admitting his mistake, he stopped blaming her. He said to Jiang You, "Si'er said you were looking for me, but you've recovered from your injuries and are ready to leave?"
"Leave?" Jiang You was stunned for a moment, then said, "I have no intention of leaving."
"Then what are your plans next? If you don't know where to go because you don't have any money, I..."
"Miss!" Before Mu Rongruo finished speaking, Yan'er quickly reminded: "We have no money left. Not only that, in order to buy medicine and medical treatment for Jiang You and his senior brothers, we also owe the doctor a lot of money. If it weren't for the fact that you are the wife of the prime minister's palace, how could the doctor be willing to owe us credit?"
Xiao Ai also muttered: "That's it...don't ever be taken advantage of again..."
The words of the maids were not whispered, as if they were meant for Jiang You.
Mu Rongruo was afraid that Jiang You would misunderstand and thought that she was trying to get the maids to ask for money from him, so he quickly explained: "Just because I made some mistakes a few days ago, I was grounded by my father, and even the money was waived." I'm already short of money. But in another month, I'll be rich when I'm released from this compound, so don't feel guilty."
Jiang You thought for a while and took out a brocade handkerchief from his arms.
The texture of the handkerchief is smooth and flowing, like fine Shu brocade. There are a few begonia flowers on the sleeves at the corners, decorated with gold thread, which is very exquisite.
Such a luxurious handkerchief was a bit incompatible with Jiang You's linen clothes.
Jiang You opened the handkerchief, and a beautiful white jade bracelet appeared in front of Mu Rongruo.
"I don't have anything valuable on me. This white jade bracelet was left to me by my mother. Please accept it."
The jade bracelet on Jiang You's hand is crystal clear, fine in texture, bright in luster, and flawless.
Mu Rongruo could tell at a glance that this object definitely did not come from an ordinary family. Even the current Queen of Chu might not have a jade of this quality.
"Girl, this is really a good thing!"
Xiao Ai, who has always loved jewelry, naturally knows what to buy. When Jiang You took out the jade bracelet, her eyes were straight.
But now Mu Rongruo just felt that Jiang You had really misunderstood. She definitely didn't want him to pay back her medicine money, not to mention that it was left to him by his mother.
Mu Rongruo quickly stood up from the soft couch and gently pushed back the hand Jiang You offered.
The moment the fingertips touched, Jiang You felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a strange electric current rushed through his body.
He quickly lowered his head, not daring to let the woman in front of him notice anything strange about him.
"Don't listen to the nonsense of these two money-grubbing slaves around me. I am the wife of the prime minister's family. How can I still be short of money? I just can't make it for the time being. After my father punishes me, how much do I want? Is there any other way? It’s easier to make money than a gigolo like you."
Mu Rongruo looked at the jade bracelet in Jiang You's hand and said: "This is something your mother left for you. It is extremely valuable. You must keep it properly and don't show it to others casually. If someone cares about it, leave it alone." Oh no."
In Mu Rongruo's eyes, Jiang You was from a rough and shabby background, so he might not know the value of this jade bracelet. At this moment, she saw that he casually gave away this priceless jade bracelet to pay off debts. Mu Rongruo was afraid that he would suffer losses and be deceived in the future, so he had to tactfully tell him to keep this property.
But Jiang You insisted on giving the jade bracelet to Mu Rongruo, so he handed it over again: "I know the value of this bracelet, you are worthy of it."
Seeing that Murong Ruo still refused to accept it, Jiang You said again: "You saved my life, but this bracelet is not worth my life. Even if my mother knew it, she would also agree to me giving the bracelet to you."
Xiao Ai thought that even ten guys with flat heads like you couldn't compare to the value of this jade bracelet! But she just thought about it and didn't dare to say it.
"Such a beautiful bracelet is kept in the arms of a young man every day. What a waste of treasure. Girl, you might as well accept it and let it see the light of day." Xiao Ai looked regretful.
"Miss, I'm afraid if you don't accept it, Jiang Langjun may not feel at ease." Yan'er also advised.
Seeing that Jiang You had no intention of taking it back, Mu Rongruo had no choice but to take the jade bracelet and wear it on his hand.
"I'll keep it for you first. If you want it someday, just tell me."
Jiang You felt excited when he saw Mu Rongruo wearing the bracelet.
"Can you tell me your purpose of coming now?" Mu Rongruo asked.
"The leader of the juggling class is dead, and I have no other place to go now. Wei has some skills in his body, I wonder if he can stay in the house as a guard?"
"So that's why you came to me," Mu Rongruo looked at the flawless white jade bracelet on his wrist, which made his skin even more moist, and couldn't help but smile, "You've given me such a big gift. How could I not help you with some errand?"
Seeing Mu Rongruo agree, Jiang You lowered his head and smiled.
Ever since Jiang You gave the extremely valuable jade bracelet to Mu Rongruo, Xiao Ai and Yan'er never complained about spending all their money on treating him.
After all, they both knew that the jade bracelet was much more valuable than those medicinal materials.
It's just that the bracelet cannot be sold. Now the master and servant have no money and are in debt.
Not to mention the two maids, even Mu Rongruo couldn't eat the porridge and cabbage every day.
The third-class and fourth-class maids in the courtyard went to look for food in other courtyards, so there were fewer people cleaning the house on weekdays.
Sure enough, after the young lady suffered, the courtyard became deserted.
After imprisoning Mu Rongruo for a month, Mu Xiangguo saw that his daughter was quite honest, so he changed the number of guards at the door from two to one.
Guarding the courtyard gate every day is not a good job. At the end of the day, my neck is stiff and my legs are not bent. It is better to patrol and walk around. When you have some free time, you can sneak into the concierge and start a gambling game, win or lose a few times and have fun.
In the guard room, the guard who had been standing there for a month did not want to go anymore and was clamoring for a replacement. After many pushbacks and objections, the newly arrived Jiang You volunteered.
"I'll go! I'll protect the lady."
The other guards felt happy after hearing this and immediately expressed their gratitude to Jiang You.
The head guard was afraid that others would say that he bullied newcomers, so he patted Jiang You on the shoulder and said, "You were introduced by the young lady, so you should go."
Given a reasonable reason, Jiang You was placed at the entrance of Mu Rongruo's courtyard to be responsible for protecting Mu Rongruo's safety.
It is said to be protection, but in fact it is supervision.
The young lady is not allowed to step out of her courtyard during the confinement period. This is Mu Xiangguo's first order.
When the maids in Mu Rongruo's courtyard saw a handsome young man standing guard, they were all excited and stopped to take a few more glances when passing by the courtyard gate.
It's just that the young man seems to be mute, and no matter how much his sister teases or teases him, the young man never says a word and always looks aloof. As time goes by, the sisters will stay away.
On this day, Jiang You was standing guard at the entrance of the courtyard when he suddenly heard Xiao Ai scolding several maids in the courtyard in a very angry tone.
"It's because of your good temper that the young lady indulged you little hooves. You spent the whole day wandering around the east and west courtyards, making fun of each other, and did not do any serious things. In the past, when the lady was treating you with good food and drinks, she would run into the main room all day long. , now we have been fined a monthly fine, and we can’t even see our faces!”
A maid said aggrievedly: "Sister Xiao Ai, please don't be angry. We can't do anything about it. Since the young lady was detained, the prime minister ordered us to reduce the food and clothing expenses in the yard. A while ago, I went to the warehouse to collect tea leaves and touched them. I was so embarrassed. That old man named Ning dared to serve me some tea leaves. I ran to beg the madam again, and then received a few taels of old tea. But when the prime minister found out, he blamed me for disturbing the madam and slapped me. I have taken several pieces off my body, so I can only go out to work now." After saying that, the little maid opened the back of her lapel and showed Xiao Ai a look at her lower back, and sure enough, the blood-red marks were still on it.
Another little maid also said: "Xiao Tao in Madam's yard has become a good friend with me. I went to beg her these days, and she helped me get a few plates of fruits from Manager Ning. She only said that they were for Madam to eat. Now she Put it on the coffee table in the girl’s room.”
"And I..." said a little maid who was only eight or nine years old: "My brother is working as an errand with Mr. Ning. I have gone to see him every day these days, and I have given all the rewards he got to the girl. A plate the day before yesterday Braised pork, two peaches yesterday, and a few copper coins today, I haven't had time to send them over yet."
After the little maid finished speaking, she stretched out her little palm, and there were indeed a few old copper coins in it.
"You... you haven't been in the yard these past few days... but you went to other yards to beg for food?" Xiao Ai's nose suddenly became sore.
"This is still the residence of Miss Xiangguo's Mansion..." After saying that, Xiao Ai burst into tears.
