After Jiang Nan left, Du Jinning lay quietly on the soft couch with his eyes closed, motionless. Chen looked at her for a while, took the quilt to cover her, closed the door and walked out.

Hearing the door slammed shut, Du Jinning opened his eyes. He stared at the roof for a moment, then closed his eyes again and fell asleep in a daze.

When she slept and got up to go to the study, she found Jiangbei kneeling at the door of her courtyard, motionless, and she didn't know how long she had been kneeling.

Du Jinning walked up to him and did not speak.

"Young, young master." Jiang Bei raised his head and looked at Du Jinning, his face full of guilt.

"Come in." Du Jinning turned around and went to the study.

Jiangbei wanted to get up, but sat on the ground. He knelt for so long that his legs were numb.

Du Jinning ignored him, walked to the study and sat down. When Jiangbei walked into the room, Du Jinning was already reading.

"Young master, I'm ......" Jiang Bei opened his mouth with a sad face, but after only calling out like this, he cried out with a "wow".

Du Jinning put down the book in his hand very helplessly and looked at Jiangbei: "How old are you this year?" ”

"Ten, eighteen." Jiangbei swallowed and swallowed.

"Eighteen? I thought I was eight years old. Du Jinning said lightly.

Jiang Bei choked, wiped his face with his sleeve, and stopped crying, but the tears flowed down from time to time, and he couldn't stop it.

Du Jinning simply ignored him and continued to read his book.

After crying for a while, Jiangbei probably couldn't cry anymore, so he said, "Young master, I'm sorry for you." ”

"Hmm." Du Jinning flipped a page of the book.

“……”

Jiang Bei bit his lip: "Young Master, I don't want to go out." ”

"I know."

Jiangbei lowered his head and was silent.

Du Jinning raised his head, sighed, and put down the book in his hand: "Jiangbei, you must know that even if today's incident does not happen, it is impossible for me to let you stay in the mansion." You will also go out within this year. ”

Jiang Bei was stunned and his eyes widened: "Why?" ”

Du Jinning turned around and faced him; "Are you willing to be a slave for the rest of your life, or let your sister be a slave for the rest of your life, and then let your children be slaves?"

Jiangbei was silent for a long time before shaking his head.

He was naturally unwilling. He doesn't care about himself, he thinks that life in the Du family is very good, there is no need to worry about everything, just do some trivial things, no one is tired and no one treats him harshly, he has monthly money to take, no one has trouble with him, life is stable and easy, he is very satisfied with the current situation.

But he didn't want his sister to do the same. His sister is better looking than any woman in the world, and she deserves better.

But if they are slaves, no matter how good Jiang Nan looks, he is just a boy, and at most he will marry outside to be a concubine, which he can't tolerate.

So the young master is letting them out now, which is also for their good.

Du Jinning looked at his expression and knew that he had figured it out.

"If you don't come to me, things will be done just like I told Jiangnan. But now that you have come to me, then I can also give you a third way, that is, leave now, I will release your slaves, and your marriage will be your own decision. Of course, if this is the case, I will not come forward to ask Qi Muyuan again, after all, this is a matter between you, and you are not my family's subordinates, so I can't interfere. ”

Jiang Bei was silent for a while, and said, "I, I want to discuss it with my sister." ”

"Well, go ahead. Think about it and give me an answer. ”

"Thank you, young master."

Seeing Jiangbei retreat, Du Jinning stared at the book for a long time, but he couldn't read a word.

She let out a long breath, closed the book, put it on the shelf, and began to study the ink, ready to practice calligraphy.

Practicing calligraphy is the most calming thing.

After studying the ink, before she could write a few words, Jiangbei came back and said to Du Jinning: "Young master, can you allow us to stay for a few more days?" Wait until we find a good house outside before we go out? ”

"Naturally, no problem." Du Jinning said.

Seeing that Jiangbei still looked worried, Du Jinning said again: "If you are worried about your livelihood after you go out, you go to Uncle Zhuang and ask him to arrange a job for you, or go to a teahouse, or a restaurant, or a bookstore." Although it doesn't cost much to be a buddy, it's enough to support you and your sister. Your sister is good at needlework, and she can also make some needlework to make money to supplement the family. ”

After saying that, she asked, "How much silver do you have saved?" ”

"Eight taels." Gangbuk-do.

"I'll give you another ten taels. You go and rent a house in a better location, don't go to those mixed places. With your sister's appearance, if someone is targeted, it will be a big trouble. So after going out, until she gets married, you tell her that it's better not to go out. ”

"Young master......" Jiangbei's tears fell again.

If it weren't for the young master, they might all be in the hook bar now, and life might not be as good as death. The young master saved them and provided them with a stable life. Now not only do I not want their ransom money, but I also give them the money, thinking so far for them. And what did they do for the young master? didn't do anything, didn't say anything, and caused a big trouble for the young master.

This made Jiangbei feel extremely guilty.

"Alright, let's go. Don't worry, I won't mention the matter of Jiangnan to Young Master Qi in the next few days. Leave it to you when you go out. Du Jinning said gently.

Jiangbei knelt down, "dong dong dong" kowtowed Du Jinning a few times, and then a tear retreated.

……

In the Qi Mansion opposite, Qi Muyuan was staring at the book he took back from Du Jinning in a daze.

He always felt that something was wrong with him today.

After staring at the book in a daze for a long time, he pushed the book forward and said to the outside: "Watch chess." ”

Guan Qi walked in: "Young Master." ”

Qi Muyuan stared at him for a while and beckoned, "Come here." ”

I was puzzled by the chess, but I still walked over.

"Closer." Qi Muyuan saw that Guan Qi moved two more steps forward and stretched out his hand, "Give me your hand." ”

Guan Qi looked puzzled, but still stretched out his hand.

Qi Muyuan grabbed his hand, shook it, and then shook his hand away: "Okay, go out." Saying that, he wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, but suddenly remembered that his handkerchief was for Du Jinning to sit on and washed.

Watching chess became more and more inexplicable.

What does this mean? Why is the young master so wrong today? Didn't you go to Lin Jiayuan and bump into evil, right?

But he walked a few steps, and before he reached the door, he heard his young master's somewhat hesitant voice: "You ......"

Guanqi stopped, turned to look at Qi Muyuan.

Qi Muyuan hesitated for a while, but still waved his hand: "Okay, you go, it's nothing." ”

Only then did he retreat.

Qi Muyuan turned around, faced the book, and reached out to touch his chin, but when he thought that this hand had just shaken with Guanqi, he couldn't help frowning.

He got up and went to the porch, scooped water into the copper basin, and washed his hands with soap, before he felt comfortable.