The best way for a person to get the heart of another is to make others trust him, followed by relying on himself, and at worst to fear himself.

However, Ji Qingwen listened to Liu Ru is attitude and Ma Xianglan's attitude, they didn't have any trust and dependence on themselves at all, and as for fear, there might be a little bit of nothing...... In this case, even if Ji Qingwen forcibly redeemed Liu Ru, it would just make her reluctantly commit to herself.

Ji Qingwen is not a person who likes to force others, his brain is spinning rapidly, thinking about how to completely convince these two people, so that he can take Liu Ru away with the natural and ripe landing.

So I only heard Ji Qingwen sneer: "Hmph, am I embarrassed her? Why don't you ask Liu Ru is girl, am I embarrassing her, or is she embarrassing me? ”

Ma Xianglan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked Liu Rus: "Girl, how come I can't understand what Lord Ji says?" What do you embarrass him, and what embarrass you? ”

Liu Ru was also puzzled: "Mom, Master Ji really didn't embarrass me...... On the contrary, the adults have been very kind to me...... So he said that I had embarrassed him, and I didn't understand it......"

Ji Qingwen sneered again: "Why don't you understand?" At the beginning, you said that you couldn't repay the treasure I gave you, so you didn't dare to accept it, but then you accepted it again in a blink of an eye, but you changed your mind and said that you wanted to repay me. If you repay it, you can repay it, which is also a matter of course, but she said that she can't repay it in this life, but she has to repay it in the next life...... I'm only in my early twenties this year, and some of them have a good life, so what to talk about in this life and the next life, isn't this touching my mold? ”

Ji Qingwen had a good tooth, and Ma Xianglan agreed with his point of view a little, and complained to Liu Rus: "Girl, this is your fault, since Lord Ji is kind to you, you can repay it, and if you can't report it, keep it in your heart, and there is no reason to say what to do in this life and the next life?" ”

Liu Ru looked aggrieved: "Mom, I didn't mean that." ”

Ji Qingwen didn't answer them, and continued to follow his own meaning: "Your old bustard is not a person with a clear brain. The 300,000 redemption silver was mentioned by you, and I didn't pay back a word, but you repented again. Forget about regrets, it's nothing more than a lot of money, but I said that I want to embarrass Miss Liu, where am I embarrassed Miss Liu, you made it clear to me......"

Ma Xianglan was scolded by Ji Qingwen with a confused face, and it took a long time before she arrived: "Slave family...... Didn't the slave family say that when they saw Miss Liu crying......"

Ji Qingwen pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said, "So that's the case...... It's the same thing I brought that made Miss Liu cry, so I'll just bring it back. ”

As he spoke, as soon as Ji Qingwen turned around, he was about to take back the holy decree.

This holy decree that can pardon Liu Ru is lowly status, but the root of her life, as soon as she heard that Ji Qingwen wanted to retrieve the holy decree, she was so frightened that she immediately pressed the holy decree under herself, as if she was protecting her own son, protecting this thin piece of paper with only about 100 words written on it.

Liu Ru has always been gentle and quiet, and even Ma Xianglan looked quite strange at such a style today, and asked curiously: "Girl, what is written in this holy decree?" As for making you think so much? ”

Liu Ru replied: "Mom, this is the emperor's will to pardon my lowly status...... With this decree, I was finally able to see the light of day again......"

Ma Xianglan was stunned for a moment, and confirmed again and again: "This ...... This...... Is this true? Don't lie to me, girl......"

Ji Qingwen replied first: "What's there to deceive here?" I specially asked for Miss Liu from the emperor. ”

Hearing this, Ma Xianglan's eyes suddenly turned red, and she said: "Girl, you are the cash cow and golden signboard in my 'Qianyun Building', it stands to reason that I don't want you to go." But you were finally dismissed from your lowly status today, and I am happy for you to have this day, ...... mother," she choked up.

After sobbing for a while, Ma Xianglan said again: "I'm not a good person, old bustard, and the girls under my hand didn't show much mercy when they beat and scolded, but this is also something that can't be helped, for the sake of eating, who doesn't make a hurry?" But I still know some right and wrong, and now that the girl has a chance to see the light of day, I won't force ...... to stay."

Saying that, Ma Xianglan fell silent, and suddenly turned her head to Ji Qingwen and said, "Lord Ji, a few months ago, the slave family gave you a ransom of 300,000 taels of silver, which ...... This is just to scare the adults into retreating...... The slave family just did the math, Miss Liu has eaten and drunk with me all these years, and then shaved the money she earned me...... The ransom is only about 100,000 taels......"

300,000 taels of silver is indeed not a small amount - when he was in Beijing, if Ji Qingwen hadn't temporarily found a sum of money to support the imperial court, otherwise the silver in the treasury of the dignified Ming Dynasty would only be 300,000 taels - if Ji Qingwen took out so much silver at once to redeem himself for such a courtesan as Liu Ru, he was indeed a little painful.

However, Ji Qingwen's entry into Beijing this time took Wei Zhongxian's legacy left in Baiyun Temple, in addition to dedicating 2.7 million taels of gold to the treasury, the rest of the pearls, gemstones, jade and other items were brought back to Suzhou by Ji Qingwen, and these things are no worse than those gold in terms of value.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen now has these treasures in his hand that cannot be realized for the time being, but they can be used to redeem Liu Ru is body.

So Ji Qingwen waved his hand with confidence and said, "300,000 is 300,000, and the price that has been said does not need to be changed." It's just that the cash silver in my hand is useful, and I will give you jade jewelry at the price. ”

Ma Xianglan had just taken a priceless "black gem" from Ji Qingwen's hand, and naturally knew that what he said was true, so she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, then thank you Lord Ji for it." ”

After that, Ma Xianglan turned her head and said to Liu Rushi: "Girl, my mother really envy you...... I am also a lowly member, and I don't know how much I hope that such a benefactor will ask the Holy One for me, so that I will not be able to take off this dirty hat on my head for eternity...... But those sons and brothers, the old man, drank the wine and patted their chests loudly, and they didn't admit it when they turned around, how could there be such a thing as Lord Ji who would do what he said and did what he did? Girl, you are now your reborn parents, the benefactor of your whole family, whether in this life or the next life, you will repay her well......"

If Liu Ru was still a little reluctant to go with Ji Qingwen, now he was completely persuaded by Ma Xianglan, slowly stood up from his seat, squatted to Ma Xianglan, and said: "Mom, although this is a green building, but my mother has a nurturing grace for me, even if I thank you here, I will definitely repay my mother if I have the opportunity in the future." ”

As she spoke, she said to Ji Qingwen again: "My lord, you are kind to me and my whole family. I don't know if I can repay this kindness, in short, from now on, I want to be a cow and a horse......"

When Ji Qingwen heard this, he immediately interrupted her words: "What do you do as a cow?" What to do with horses? I really want a horse and a cow, and I can buy it for thirty taels of silver, so why spend three hundred thousand? You are a human being, a living person, even if you want to repay me, I want you to straighten your waist to repay me! ”

In Ji Qingwen's simple few words, with the idea of equality and natural rights for all generations in later generations, although it was easy to understand, Liu Ru was deafening when he heard it, and it took a long time to react, and he only muttered: "I understand...... Got it......"

Ma Xianglan on the side asked timidly, "Lord Ji...... The slave family is also a lowly status, can the adults have a chance to ask for a favor in front of the emperor for the slave family, and pardon my lowly status? The slave family is willing not to want the 300,000 taels of ransom silver ......"

Ji Qingwen said: "The emperor should soon have a clear will to pardon all the untouchables implicated in Zhang Juzheng's case. If this is the case for your ancestors, you will probably wait for the notice of the provincial official in the near future. ”

Ma Xianglan shook her head in tears, and sighed: "It's a pity that my family was a student of Fang Xiaoru's scholar in the early years, and I was degraded by Yongle Ye, I'm afraid there is no hope of pardoning......

Ji Qingwen said: "Fang Xiaoru is also a loyal minister and filial son, the emperor loves such a virtuous minister the most, you may not have a bright future......"