"Grandma, I...I..." Ruan Tang looked embarrassed, and then looked at Chu Mu in the seat.
The man above him was looking at her with sinister eyes, which made her skin crawl.
She deliberately ignored the coldness in his eyes, lowered her eyes, and looked as if she was intoxicated.
And this appearance fell into the eyes of everyone, and it was self-evident.
Mrs. Ruan said hurriedly: "Your Highness, please grant me permission to take this granddaughter home."
Chu Mu didn't answer, his eyes still fell on Ruan Tang.
Ruan Tang was on pins and needles when he was staring at her like this. She felt as if she was being watched by the King of Hell. The next moment, he was going to throw her into the eighteenth level of hell. It was extremely terrifying.
But she still forced herself to remain calm on her face, and then said softly to Mrs. Ruan:
"Grandma, you misunderstood. His Highness did not let me go. In fact, I was in the palace and His Highness didn't know. If I hadn't happened to be on duty here today and saw my grandmother, I couldn't help myself and ran out. I hope Your Highness will forgive me..."
As Ruan Tang spoke, he glanced at Chu Mu secretly from the corner of his eyes.
She was a little afraid that he would expose her lies in the next second.
If their relationship was known to the old lady in front of her, I'm afraid she might be executed secretly even if she left the palace and returned to the Marquis of Jing'an.
But she could only gamble.
I bet Chu Mu would not be willing to make their relationship public.
Mrs. Ruan also took a timely look at her clothes and outfit at this moment.
It is indeed a maid's dress.
It is normal for Prince Ning not to know about a maid in the palace.
No wonder he just kept saying that Ruan Tang was not in the palace, he must have really not known.
Some of the doubts in my mind dissipated a lot.
And Ruan Tang continued: "I concealed my identity and worked as an errand in the palace, which is really inappropriate. If it were spread, I'm afraid it would damage His Highness's reputation. Therefore, after thinking about it, my granddaughter decided to go back with her grandmother and not add any more trouble to His Highness. Trouble."
Mrs. Ruan took Ruan Tang's hand and patted it gently, "What a good boy."
Then he turned to look at Chu Mu, "Your Highness, my granddaughter is ignorant and has no rules. She has been causing trouble in your mansion for a long time. I hope that Your Highness will forgive me and let me take her back and teach her well. I will bring her to your house again someday." Make amends to His Highness."
Chu Mu snorted coldly and said: "Old madam, this granddaughter of yours is really different. If you don't do well as a good young lady from the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, you come to this prince's palace to be a 'servant'. Could it be that you have ulterior motives?"
The words "ulterior motives" frightened Mrs. Ruan into a sweat.
She quickly explained: "How could it be? This girl is just a bit stubborn. She had a fight with her father a few years ago and ran away from home in anger. She left home for several years. She came to the palace by mistake. , how could there be other motives, I hope His Highness will find out clearly."
If Chu Mu really accuses Ruan Tang of having ulterior motives, it will implicate the Jingan Hou Mansion.
Fortunately, after she explained, Chu Mu smiled and said, "I was just joking, old lady, don't take it to heart."
"It's just that this 'servant' is not under my control. If she wants to leave, my butler will need to come over to see how many years she signed the contract of sale, so that we can add up the total and settle the account. I'm sure The old lady also knows that this king has always been honest, and every expenditure in the house must be made clear, lest villains make a fuss about it."
Chu Mu's words were clear and logical, but Ruan Tang couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
Where did the deed of sale come from? I'm afraid this bitch is holding back some bad tricks again.
And is he incorruptible? Are you making some international joke?
Soon, Nanfeng was called in.
"Tell me, how old is the deed of sale that Miss Ruan signed? And how much did you pay for it with her?"
Nanfeng was confused again.
Why doesn't His Highness tell him in advance every time he acts? At least give him some time to rehearse the show.
Every time he attacks like this, he goes crazy.
But this time he learned the lesson from last time.
He knew that His Highness could not bear to leave Miss Ruan.
So the longer the life contract is and the more expensive the purchase price is, the more it will suit his master's wishes.
After figuring it out, Nan Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he pretended to be a housekeeper, cleared his throat, and said, "Miss Ruan signed a 20-year contract to sell herself. I bought her for 3,000 taels."
As he spoke, Nan Feng raised his chin slightly and looked at Chu Mu, asking, "Your Highness, do you think I'm great?" Come on and praise me'.
Sure enough, Chu Mu didn't show off to him like last time, and there was a smile on his lips.
Ruan Tang was glaring at Nan Feng, as if he wanted to dig a hole for him.
It turns out that this is nonsense, there is someone who is better than her!
At first glance, it’s obvious that like a dog like its owner!
But she didn't dare to refute, she was the one who started the lie.
"In this case, we can only trouble the old lady and the housekeeper to settle the account, and then take your granddaughter away!"
When Mrs. Ruan heard this, she lost her composure.
Three thousand taels is indeed nothing to a Marquis Mansion, but to a Jing'an Marquis Mansion with a hollow outer structure, it is a huge sum of money.
In recent years, all the villages and shops have not made money, and the government's income has been shrinking, but the expenditure is still indispensable. Every year, a lot of money has to be given to the palace. The current Jing'an Hou Mansion is no longer what it used to be. .
Where can I get three thousand taels of spare money?
Chu Mu had a panoramic view of Mrs. Ruan's expression.
Jinganhou Mansion is just an empty shell now.
The current Marquis of Jing'an has done nothing and is just a person who relies on the evil virtues of his ancestors. How much income can he make?
He didn't believe that Mrs. Ruan was willing to spend so much money to redeem her body.
Sure enough, Mrs. Ruan's face soon showed a look of embarrassment, and she stopped answering.
Ye Qingyu, who had been silent all the time, pulled Ye Huaichuan and whispered to him: "Brother, do you have money?"
She had told Ruan Tang before that she would redeem her life, but Ruan Tang told her that she did not sign the deed of sale.
I still don’t know how this deed of betrayal came about?
In any case, Ye Qingyu could tell that Prince Ning seemed to be deliberately trying to embarrass Ruan Tang, the Marquis of Jing'an, or their group.
but why? She couldn't guess yet.
What puzzles her most is that if she buys the current person in the house, how can her body deed be so high?
Before she could figure it out, Ye Huaichuan shook his head at her.
They only have two taels per month. Although Ye Huaichuan has an official position and a monthly salary, his official position is not high, so his salary is very small. He can't even afford three thousand taels, let alone three thousand taels.
Ye Qingyu is even worse. She is a girl in a boudoir and has no way to make money. Apart from the monthly allowance given by her family, she has no income at all.
She couldn't help but look at Shen Qianyi standing opposite.
In any case, Ruan Tang is still his fiancée.
It makes sense that he would pay for it.
But she was not familiar with Shen Qianyi, so naturally she didn't dare to ask him like she asked her brother.
But she looked at him for a while, but he had no intention of speaking, and couldn't help showing a disappointed expression.
Seeing the look of defeat on everyone's faces, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.
Just when he was about to let Nanfeng see off his guests, Ruan Tang suddenly looked at him and said, "Your Highness, can I leave Prince Ning's Mansion with these three thousand taels?"
The corners of Chu Mu's lips that were still hooked suddenly pursed, and the eyes he looked at her were deep and unpredictable, as cold as the cold stars.
Mo Ya said: "Of course, I keep my word."
