"What are you talking about? There are only a few bags of moldy rice left in the vault. How is this possible!"
It was night, Liu Chengyu stared in disbelief at Jiang Ruyan, who had come to ask for help in a panic, then looked down at the ginseng soup in his bowl and sneered.
"You can't and don't want to give me feedback in the palm of your hand, so you made up such a ridiculous lie to refuse, right?"
Jiang Ruyan's face was full of anxiety, "How dare Ruyan deceive the prince? The children have all seen it, and there is not a single silver ingot in the vault!"
I searched for a long time, thinking there might be a dark room or something, but in the end I was disappointed!
I had heard Xia Yunxian cry before, saying that when the Hou Mansion was raided, everything was over.
At that time, I thought this was her way of claiming credit and selling out misfortune, but now that I saw it with my own eyes, Jiang Ruyan felt like she had been deceived!
If the Liu family was already in such a state of decline, then why did she still go to great lengths to follow Liu Chengyu even if she broke up with the Xia family?
And just for the sake of status, he even used his own private bank for self-defense!
She is here to enjoy happiness, not to help the poor!
Liu Chengyu frowned and then called the steward.
"My lord, there really isn't much silver left in the treasury. The expenses in the mansion during this period are all subsidized by the income from the shop where the lord's wife is married at the end of the month."
Hearing this, Liu Chengyu didn't feel nervous yet, but looked at Jiang Ruyan indifferently, "In that case, let the shopkeepers send the accounts to Ruyan when the time comes."
Hearing what he said so matter-of-factly, Jiang Ruyan felt a little uneasy.
"I'm afraid they won't..."
"Why don't you agree? You are also a young lady of the Xia family. Can't you handle such a small thing?"
Jiang Ruyan felt Liu Chengyu's displeasure and did not dare to say anything more at the moment.
Hearing a crash, he seemed to remember the terrible experience last night, and suddenly smashed the ginseng soup in his hand to the ground!
"Damn it! My dignified heir apparent to the Yongding Marquis Mansion is actually going to be so angry!"
Jiang Ruyan couldn't help but tremble, and she saw Liu Chengyu looking over coldly, "Is she, Xia Yunxian, the only one in the world who knows medical skills? Didn't you give me acupuncture before? Tomorrow I will send someone to take you to Ping'annan Prince's Mansion to do some medical work for you. Princess, take your pulse!”
As long as he takes the credit from Xia Yunxian, he wants to see if the old princess will still protect her!
What?
Jiang Ruyan's eyes flashed and she smiled awkwardly, "Ruyan only knows a little bit about it, and she doesn't dare to show her embarrassment in front of the old princess."
"You only know a little bit about it, but you dared to give me acupuncture back then?"
Liu Chengyu smiled deeply, his sharp eyes locked tightly on her expression, as if he had seen through everything.
Jiang Ruyan didn't expect that he would suddenly mention what happened so many years ago, and immediately pretended to be calm and replied.
"At that time, the prince's life was at stake, so Ruyan took a risk, thinking that if he couldn't save the prince, Ruyan would definitely commit suicide to atone for his sins! Fortunately, the prince was blessed with good fortune, so Ruyan was able to catch him."
"If I die, what's the point of killing yourself?"
Unexpectedly, this time Liu Chengyu was not as deeply moved as before, but instead responded mockingly.
Could it be that now, he would still believe such nonsense?
Why did he never doubt her words in the first place? She said she was willing to die for him even though the two of them had not spent much time together?
Jiang Ruyan's face froze, and her eyes immediately became moist with grievance, "Did Ruyan do something wrong to annoy the prince?"
Looking at her pitiful appearance, Liu Chengyu remained indifferent.
He had indeed been deliberately neglecting her during this period. Liu Chengyu was just waiting for her to notice and take the initiative to confess to him!
But now, he found that Jiang Ruyan seemed to be planning to deceive him to the end, and his eyes became even colder.
The man took off the jade pendant from his waist and threw it out of the window without warning. Then he heard a pop and fell into the lotus pond outside.
"You once said that you are willing to do anything for me, so now, go and pick up the jade pendant."
Jiang Ruyan's eyes widened in surprise, and her hands in her sleeves twisted the handkerchief nervously, "It's already getting late, and the water is cold at night. It's better to be like smoke tomorrow..."
"Is it because the water is cold at night, or because you don't know the nature of water at all?"
Liu Chengyu interrupted her impatiently. Once some secrets were revealed, the once passionate and affectionate vows turned into a kind of humiliation and teasing!
The room suddenly fell into an eerie silence, and Jiang Ruyan seemed to be able to hear the sound of his own heartbeat.
Does he know everything?
Who told him, Xia Yunxian? !
Jiang Ruyan finally understood why Liu Chengyu's attitude towards her had changed so much. An unprecedented sense of crisis swept over her, causing her to immediately fall at his feet.
"Your Majesty, Ruyan knows that she has a humble status. If she doesn't seek opportunities, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand by His side for the rest of her life."
"It's because I love you so much that I lied in confusion."
Seeing her sincere expression, Xia Yunxian's disgusted eyes appeared in Liu Chengyu's mind.
"So at that time, Xia Yunxian really stayed up all night to take care of me?"
Jiang Ruyan couldn't help lowering her head, a strong hatred already welling up in her eyes.
"Sister is just worried that the prince will have an accident in the general's mansion and cause unnecessary trouble. She is not really worried about you at all!"
"Ruyan remembers that her sister laughed at the prince for his weak body and said that if she married such a man, she would probably never get ahead in her life!"
"Enough!" Liu Chengyu roared like thunder. He didn't want to hear anything about Xia Yunxian anymore!
"Are you so proud that you think you can lie to me for the rest of your life? The daughter raised by the Xia family is indeed not a good thing!"
He suddenly shook off Jiang Ruyan's hand and left with a wave of anger in his sleeves.
The cold wind rushed in, making the woman on the ground feel cold all over her body.
What should she do?
Liu Chengyu hated others for lying to him the most, and since he had lied to him for so long, would he kick her out of the Hou Mansion?
"Mom, if my father is so angry, won't Xin'er be able to hold the birthday party? Usually my brother's classmates look down on us, but this time they will definitely laugh at us as we are bastards with unknown origins!"
A timid figure appeared at the door, and Liu Wenxin was so disappointed that she seemed about to cry.
Jiang Ruyan quickly pulled her into his arms, "What a bastard, you are the legitimate sons and daughters of the Yongding Marquis Mansion!"
Yes, what is she panicking about?
No matter what, he gave birth to a pair of children for Liu Chengyu. There was no credit but hard work.
Besides, if he was really angry, how could he hand over the power of the family to her?
No wonder Xia Yunxian gave up so readily. It turned out that there was a trap waiting for her here!
There is still more than half a month before the accounts are settled in those stores. As long as he can grit his teeth and fight through it, and win face for the prince at the birthday banquet of his two children, he will definitely be able to see how good she is!
