Chapter 494: The Vase of Cannon Fodder in the Machiavellian Story (7)
He had just filed a complaint, and His Highness must have mentioned something. Jiang Lai always loves to compete for favors. He must work hard on himself and gain a good reputation in front of His Highness.
Moreover, Chun Niang knew Jiang Lai's temper. A paper tiger could be weak and incompetent and could be controlled in a few words, so she became more casual and indulgent, yawned and said lazily.
"Sister, if nothing happens, I'll leave first. It's too cold. Although you are rich, you have to be careful not to catch a cold."
"Mrs. Chun thinks the money is not enough, right?"
Chun Niang raised her eyebrows and looked at her newly dyed nails slowly.
"We are not like my sister, who is in charge of the central government. His Highness also said that you can use the money in the government. We sisters in the backyard are all frugal in food and clothing. We are afraid that if our sister is unhappy one day, His Highness will get angry and send us away directly. ”
The women in the backyard are almost the same as the women in the harem. They have nothing to do but pick their feet apart from three meals a day. They don't know much about anything else. In less than a year after entering the house, they all learned about yin and yang and the contradiction between yin and yang.
Jiang Lai didn't feel much anger at all.
It seemed that he was indeed infected by the original owner's broad mind. Otherwise, given Jiang's temperament before Lai, all he could think about now would be how to sew Chun Niang's mouth shut.
"Xiaohe."
Jiang Lai shouted.
Xiao He hurriedly stepped forward.
"Go to my house and get some money."
Chun Niang looked confused and didn't understand what Jiang Lai meant.
Xiao He came out holding a small square wooden box and held it in front of Jiang Lai. After opening it, there were more than a dozen yellow gold bars neatly stacked inside, which was particularly dazzling in the sun.
Chun Niang's eyes widened.
This is gold, and it is a gold bar that only officials can have access to.
Jiang Lai took one from it and threw it directly into Chun Niang's lap.
The heavy gold bars hit her legs and hurt, but Chun Niang, who had always been delicate, remained motionless and just stared blankly at the gold bars on her legs and Jiang Lai in front of her.
How could she dare to touch so much money?
"Didn't you say you don't have enough money? Take this and pay off your gambling debt."
"So many... gambling debts, what gambling debts, don't talk nonsense about where I got my gambling debts."
When she heard the word "gambling debt", Chun Niang was excited, and she felt the gold bar on her legs became even hotter.
Looking at her like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Jiang Lai smiled.
"What are you afraid of? If I want to report you, can you still sit in front of me now?
There are so many sisters in the family, but the one I admire most is you. You are smart, capable and well-spoken. I do this because I want to win over you. ”
Chun Niang's breathing became cautious.
All that was in his mind was the "gambling debt" that Jiang Lai had just mentioned casually.
She hid the matter of playing mahjong (ancient mahjong) so deeply that even the sisters who got along best in the backyard didn't know about it. How could Jiang Lai, who had lived in the mansion for a long time and rarely went out, know?
And listening to her confident tone, it was as if she had seen it with her own eyes.
"Sister, sister, I do like to play mahjong, but I just play for fun and never gamble..."
"Do you want me to call the people you usually play cards with to confront me before you are willing to admit it?"
When Chun Niang heard this, she immediately withered.
"Sister, you have a lot of money. Since you hid this from me, how can I get the money? I don't want this."
Jiang Lai's expression remained unchanged and he spoke calmly.
"It's not much, just take it. If you don't have much, you can still come to me. Why are we sisters?"
Chun Niang was completely panicked after hearing this.
What on earth does Jiang Lai want to do?
He caught her and refused to report her, and now he still wants to give her money to pay off her gambling debts.
Is she such a kind-hearted person?
"Sister, please stop playing tricks on me. I will never gamble again. If you have anything to do in the future, just ask me. Chun Niang will definitely help you with whatever she can do."
Chun Niang can bend and stretch, and her sliding and kneeling posture is very smooth.
Jiang Lai sighed helplessly.
"Only if you accept my benefits can I believe that you are of the same mind as me. Otherwise, what if you turn around and forget?"
When Chun Niang heard this, she looked at the gold bar in her hand and felt extremely reluctant to part with it.
If he really took Jiang Lai's money, he would really be a grasshopper on the same rope as her from now on.
"Okay, I'm sleepy. Let's go down. Come to me again at this time tomorrow. I have something to tell you."
Chun Niang finally took the gold bar into her arms with some hesitation.
When I arrived, I was still high-spirited, but when I left, I nodded and bowed, with a mixture of doubt and smile on my face, with a very complicated expression.
Seeing Chun Niang leaving, Xiao He, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but ask.
"Miss, how do you know she lost the gambling?"
The young lady rarely goes out, and even if she does go out, she will be taken with her. It is impossible for him to be ignorant of what she knows.
Besides, Mrs. Chun is the shrewdest woman in the backyard. How could she let Jiang Lai easily catch her?
Sensing Xiao He's thirst for knowledge, Jiang Lai pointed to his shoulder.
"Hammer first."
Xiao He understood the idea and immediately began to hammer Jiang Lai's shoulders.
"People who are addicted to gambling have one characteristic, do you know?"
"What characteristics?"
"Eyes."
"Eye? What's wrong with the eyes? What's wrong with Mrs. Chun's eyes?"
Jiang Lai waved his hands and didn't want to speak anymore.
This body is too lazy, and it’s the limit of what I can say.
But get rid of one chatterbox, and there is another one.
Little Pudding relied on Jiang Lai and couldn't get rid of him, so he kept asking.
"It's not in this plot. How on earth do you know?"
"The woman's eyes were all red and bloodshot. She was so tired that her eyes were still shining, and she looked excited.
There are also nails, and the color of the little fingernails that are rubbed during mahjong is gone.
Finally, the woman's natal family is a merchant. Although she is rich, it has nothing to do with her married daughter. However, she can buy new clothes every month and spend more than she takes. Where does the money come from?
After losing money every month and running out of money, she went to Chu Yunxuan and cried. The original owner didn't want to cause trouble and suffer losses every time, so she would give her extra points every time.
To sum up, she is a gambler and spends money uncontrollably. But all gamblers will end up in debt, so this is also her destiny. ”
Little Pudding was silent for a long time, and finally spoke reluctantly.
"Occasionally, you do get smarter than me."
"Well, thank you for the compliment."
"Last point, why did you give her the money?"
Jiang Lai is not a good person. If she can give him money, it means that she will get back ten times from him.
What else is that woman good for besides being extra pretty?
Jiang Lai smiled.
"She's very useful."
"Expand and talk."
"Chu Yunxuan can listen to her complaints. Doesn't this prove that she is very capable?"
Little Pudding vaguely guessed what Jiang Lai meant, but he still didn't quite believe it.
"Chu Yunxuan is the male protagonist. All male protagonists have a noble quality, that is, they are dedicated and clean."
"No man can escape temptation. The key is whether the temptation is big enough." (End of Chapter)