Ren Qingrui looked at Young Master Liu as if he didn't believe her eyes, and hurriedly took off her exquisite embroidered purse from Liu's slender waist.
"Da Guoguo, I'm really not a thief. If you don't believe me, just look at it!"
Ren Qingrui walked to the desk beside Young Master Liu in a few steps, untied the rope from her purse and dumped it on the desk.
A stack of silver notes exuding the fragrance of ink were neatly stacked together, and more than a dozen gold leaves with clear lines shone brightly under the candlelight.
Several pieces of silver with clear water chestnut angles were scattered aside, and a fluorescent bead dazzled the eyes.
Young Master Liu glanced at it subconsciously and couldn't help but be stunned. What a good guy, it turned out to be a night pearl the size of a bull's eye.
Ren Qingrui took out a banknote and waved it in front of Young Master Liu: "Da Guoguo, you saw it, I'm not short of money, why should I risk breaking the law to steal things here!
Also, have you ever seen a Liang Shang gentleman like me who doesn’t even use a piece of black cloth to cover his appearance?”
Liu Mingzhi stared at the banknote held in Ren Qingrui's slender fingers, and couldn't help but see a black line coming out of it.
Ten thousand taels are clear, and the official seal declares the authenticity of this bank note.
Young Master Liu had a dark streak in his head because he was suspicious of how this girl came to Yingzhou City alone, all the way through the northern land with strong folk customs.
Don’t you understand the principle of keeping wealth secret?
It’s a miracle that this silly little rich woman is still alive today.
Forget about these banknotes, the luminous pearl alone is a rare treasure with no market price.
Hasn’t this girl never heard of people taking risks and killing people for money?
If he hadn't been the eldest son of Jiangnanliu, well-informed and well-off, if it had been anyone else, just this luminous pearl would have brought death to the young girl in front of him.
It might even be worse.
With this girl's rare beauty in this world, I'm afraid no one would be surprised if she did something negative before killing people and stealing goods.
Liu Mingzhi sat on the chair and looked at the unsuspecting Ren Qingrui strangely: "Put it away, don't you understand the principle of not revealing your wealth? How did you live to be so old!
Aren't you afraid that I will do something wrong to you if I see my wealth?"
Ren Qingrui chuckled and put the gold and silver jewelry on the table into the purse: "Of course I know the truth about wealth not being revealed! But Da Guoguo, I'm afraid you don't look down on the little wealth I have.
Look at the treasures in your study.
That painting must be a famous work from the Han Dynasty, and the colorful glazed plum vase must be from Ge Kiln. They are a pair.
Even this tea set is made of official kiln fine porcelain worth thousands of taels of silver. The things in your study together are much more than all my money combined.
How can you think so highly of my meager wealth?"
Liu Mingzhi looked in surprise at Ren Qingrui, who was pointing at the furnishings in his study, and nodded with a chuckle.
"After all, she is the daughter of the governor of a government. She is indeed well-informed."
Ren Qingrui's Qiu Shui eyes flashed with panic: "I used to work as a maid in an antique shop. I heard a lot about it, so I remembered it."
"Really? Then the shopkeeper of your previous antique shop was also a good old man. He even let you go with such a gorgeous beauty in his mouth.
Okay, you don’t have to change the subject for me, just tell me how you escaped the heavy guards and reached outside my study."
"I....."
Ren Qingrui rubbed his jade neck where the red mark had been pinched by Young Master Liu: "Do you believe what I said?"
"You tell me first, and I will decide whether I believe you or not."
"Da Guoguo, can I sit down and have a rest?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "Sit wherever you like. If you are thirsty, there will be tea. If you are hungry, you can eat the snacks on the plate."
"Really?"
"If you don't eat, you'll be hungry."
"Eat! Eat! Eat!"
Ren Qingrui was no longer restrained, sat down on the chair, picked up the pastry and started to devour it, occasionally picking up tea to drink it down.
Liu Mingzhi quietly sipped the tea without rushing him. The night was long and there were plenty of hours. He would not let her go until he understood the secret hidden in this woman.
"Daguoguo...burp...I'm full..."
"Then tell me, especially your origin. Let's talk about how you got in first."
"Well! Last night, I looked at the map to find the location of this... your house...
After the map was damaged, a kind-hearted passerby asked me if I was in any trouble if I didn't go home until curfew was almost over. I told him what had happened.
He heard that I was looking for the biggest house in the city, so he took me to the street outside your yard.
I originally planned to knock on the door and come in, but unexpectedly a group of armored soldiers hurriedly ran towards the street holding torches.
I thought the curfew had arrived and people were being arrested, but I was so anxious that there was nothing I could do.
I don’t know what happened, but there happened to be a ladder leaning on it on the wall of your courtyard, so I climbed in along the ladder.
Are you talking about coincidence or not? Is it magical or not?"
Young Master Liu looked at the girl's sincere eyes and nodded doubtfully.
"It's amazing, but it's also quite a coincidence.
What then? What happens after you enter the courtyard?"
"I originally planned to wait for the officers and soldiers to leave, then climb out and take the main door, but I didn't realize that the ladder was missing.
The courtyard wall is so high that I couldn't go up to it, so I could only walk inside along the path. I planned to see someone to explain it properly, but I never expected that your courtyard would be so quiet.
I walked for a long time without even meeting a single person.
At this moment, an old man with a white beard appeared and waved to me, as if asking me to follow him.
I had no choice but to follow him.
Then I didn't know what was going on. Every once in a while, my body would fly up uncontrollably, then fall down, then fly up, and then fall down.
I couldn't speak even if I wanted to, and I couldn't scream.
Then I walked up and down to the outside of your house, and the old man with the white beard disappeared.
I was about to call him in a low voice, but when I heard the footsteps, I was afraid that I would be regarded as a thief, so I just found a door and got in. You know what happened next!"
Young Master Liu looked at Ren Qingrui with twitching eyes: "So you just told me that this is why you floated here one high and one low."
"Yeah! Da Guoguo, you seem to think it looks good too."
"Qingqiu, you big-headed devil, you almost made me wet my pants.
Is there nothing else besides these?”
"OK!"
"Ren...Xiao...Xiaohua, do you think I am a fool, big brother?"
"Hmm...well...it doesn't look like it!"
"You know it's not like you are still making up stories to tease me, why don't you say you are the Seven Fairies descended to earth?
Let me tell you, my kindness to you is not your capital to challenge my bottom line with your nonsense. You'd better tell the truth honestly.
By the time my temper wears off, it will be too late for you to tell the truth."
Ren Qingrui looked at Young Master Liu becoming somewhat silent, stood up, stamped his lotus feet fiercely a few times, and stared at Young Master Liu with a sweet groan.
"I know you don't believe me, but I really walked in like this!
I don’t know why this happened, I just walked here.”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Ren Qingrui's helpless and angry reaction, gently clasping the ring on his hand and thinking.
Could it be that everything she said was true? Otherwise, how could we explain how she managed to unknowingly touch the inner courtyard of her palace?
Magic ladder.
The magical old man with white beard.
Haha, it’s getting more and more interesting.
"You just said that a man wearing a bamboo hat told you that your father was at my house and asked you to follow the map and come to my house to find your father?"
"OK!"
"Ren Wen...uh...uh...Ren Wen, my old man's name is Ren Wen!"
"Then your name is Ren Xiaohua?"
"Ah! That's right!"
"hehe..........."
Liu Mingzhi licked his lips and stood up. How many times did he sneer?
"Miss Ren, your acting skills are very poor, and I have no interest or time to continue acting with you.
Let me ask you one question, what is your relationship with the mother-in-law who is now the queen?
Our goals are the same. You are looking for your father, and I am also looking for your father.
If you tell me the truth, we may not be able to cooperate for a while.
I think with me as your helper, it will be more convenient and faster for you to find your father."