Late at night, Zhilan Courtyard.
Gu Jiu had already finished washing, and was sitting at the desk reading a book.
Qingmei said: "Girl, it's late at night, watch out for your eyes."
Gu Jiu flipped the pages of the book and said softly, "Just read it for a while, it's fine."
There were footsteps outside.
Qing Zhu stood at the door and said, "Girl, the swallow is here!"
Gu Jiu said softly, "Let her in."
Qingzhu led Jiang Yan into the bedroom.
Jiang Yan bowed and saluted, "My servant greets the girl. The girl called the servant over late at night, and I don't know what to order."
Gu Jiu put down the book in his hand, and looked at the other party lazily, "I heard that you signed a five-year contract?"
Jiang Yan was uneasy, and replied in a low voice: "Yes!"
"I heard that you sold yourself to avoid being a concubine to a local rich man?"
Jiang Yan became more and more uneasy, "Yes!"
Gu Jiu asked her, "What are you going to do five years from now?"
Jiang Yan lowered her head, "I haven't made up my mind yet."
Gu Jiu looked at her with a half-smile, and said casually, "If I let you serve the third young master, would you be willing?"
Jiang Yan raised her head abruptly, then lowered her head abruptly, her eyes were full of confusion and nervousness. But there is no joy at all.
Qingmei and Qingzhu were both puzzled.
The girl worked so hard to get Jiang Yan from her wife, and now she wants to give her to the third young master, why bother.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It seems you don't want to."
"Thank you for your understanding." Jiang Yan lowered her head, feeling more and more nervous.
The girl called her over late at night, definitely not to give her to the third young master.
What he said just now was probably just a test.
Jiang Yan couldn't figure out what the girl wanted to test.
She didn't even understand what kind of person the girl was.
In the upper room, the girl behaved softly and weakly. But at this moment, the girl has become extremely majestic.
Jiang Yan felt that she had jumped into a big pit, and if she was not careful, she would bury herself in the pit.
Gu Jiu waved his hand to signal Qingmei, Qingzhu stepped back.
Qingmei was a little worried.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. I just want to chat with Yanzi."
Qingmei said: "The servant is waiting outside the door, if the girl calls for something, the servant will come in immediately."
Gu Jiu nodded.
Qingmei and Qingzhu turned around and left the bedroom.
Only Gu Jiu and Jiang Yan were left in the room.
The air suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Yan's palms began to sweat.
Obviously Gu Jiu didn't do anything, and didn't say a single serious word, and he kept smiling when he spoke. But Jiang Yan somehow felt a little scared.
In the end, it was Gu Jiu who broke the silence.
"I only signed a five-year lease, and I want to take advantage of these five years to make a fortune, right?"
Plop!
Jiang Yan suddenly knelt down, "Please punish me, Miss."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Why do you have to be punished. You want to make a fortune, there is nothing wrong with that."
Jiang Yan was surprised and stared at Gu Jiu blankly.
Gu Jiu bent down and raised her chin, "You're so pretty."
Jiang Yan came back to her senses, feeling a little embarrassed, "Your maidservant Pu Liu's posture is not worthy of a girl's praise."
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly, and said, "It's a fact that you look good, so you don't need to be modest. Let me ask you, what kind of wealth do you want to seek?"
Jiang Yan was puzzled.
Gu Jiu stared into her eyes, and asked casually: "Do you want a big fortune, or a small fortune? Do you want to be a concubine in the inner house of a wealthy family, or do you want to go straight to the blue sky?"
Jiang Yan's heart beat like a drum, thump, thump, beating fast. It seems to jump out of the throat.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Entering the Governor's Mansion as an errand, she imagined all kinds of possibilities, but she never expected to encounter the immediate problem.
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Didn't you think about it?"
Jiang Yan's throat rolled twice, lowered her voice, and said cautiously: "If there is a chance, this servant wants a big fortune, and wants to go straight to the sky."
Knew it!
This is a woman who is born with a foxy face and is very ambitious.
Perhaps, when she was in the small mountain village, she didn't have such ambitions.
But when she entered the city and gained insight, her ambitions also swelled.
She didn't want to serve Gu Ting just because Gu Ting couldn't satisfy her ambition.
Gu Jiu only needs to push her from behind, and this woman will reveal her amazing potential. Even Gu Jiu didn't dare to say where he would go in the future.
This woman, restless, is a dynamite. Either destroy her early, or help her climb up.
"Why did you suddenly tell the truth?" Gu Jiu was quite curious.
Jiang Yan looked at her, and said word by word: "Because I want to seize this opportunity, I want to make a fortune. I don't want to regret it in the future."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Wanting to be rich is not an easy task."
Jiang Yan eagerly expressed her determination, "Slaves can endure hardships, and they can endure all kinds of hardships."
Gu Jiu leaned against the back of the chair and said softly: "If you want to be rich, you need to endure hardships. You must also have patience, foresight, and resourcefulness. Most importantly, I have to see how your ability to handle things is."
"Miss, tell me." Jiang Yan's eyes were full of determination.
Gu Jiu looked at her expressionlessly, "Your maid, Xiaohong, you already know her. This maid is a bit of an eyesore, can you send her away?"
Jiang Yan was a little confused, "My servant has the guts to ask, if a girl wants to send Xiaohong away, all she needs is one word. Why do you need my servant to send her away?"
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "It doesn't really matter if you keep Xiao Hong. But Xiao Hong is a poor girl who is going around trying to find a way around, so now I can't keep her."
After a pause, Gu Jiu continued: "Last time when Xiaohong made a mistake, my father personally punished her, so it's not easy for me to punish her again. I don't want to get a reputation of being harsh on others, which will spread to my father's ears and make him unhappy.
I am willing to give Xiaohong a chance, as long as she reforms herself, let the past be the past. It's a pity that this maid doesn't know how to cherish, it's time to send her out. Can you do this? "
Jiang Yan thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "The servant is willing to share the girl's worries."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Very good! Before the middle of next month, I hope you can finish this matter."
There are not many days until the middle of next month.
Jiang Yan looked up at Gu Jiu, "Is this the girl's true face?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "You are very bold."
Jiang Yan hurriedly lowered her head, "Please forgive me, Miss."
Gu Jiu waved his hand and said casually: "What is the real face and what is the false face? It is impossible for a person to have only one face, sometimes gentle, sometimes cold. Sometimes delicate, sometimes shrewd. Sometimes gentle and soft-spoken, sometimes harsh.
The face you should show others depends on the environment you are in and the people you are facing. If you want to make a fortune, you can't just have one face. "
"Slaves are taught! Thank you girl for teaching."
Jiang Yan was a little excited, her cheeks flushed slightly,
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Are you literate?"
"I don't know how to read." Jiang Yan said weakly, lacking confidence, and the excitement disappeared without a trace.
Gu Jiu picked up the book and said calmly, "I'll teach you how to read when things are done."
Jiang Yan was overjoyed, "Thank you for nurturing the girl, the servant will definitely live up to the girl's entrustment."
Gu Jiu looked at her and said, "Turn on your temper, don't be surprised. In the future, there will be other errands for you to handle."
"Slaves listen to girls."
Jiang Yan got up and left.
Qingmei walked in from the outside.
"Young lady values Yanzi so much, slaves and Qingzhu can only stand aside in the future."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Don't think about it, you are different from Jiang Yan. She will leave here sooner or later, and you will always be by my side. You and Qingzhu are the people I rely on."
Qingmei turned her worry into joy, "This servant is willing to serve the girl for the rest of her life."