Jiang Ning suddenly opened her eyes, and a cold look flashed in her eyes.
The man was stunned, "Why are you awake? Hehe, it's better to be awake and it's more fun to play..."
Filled with hatred, Jiang Ning grabbed the hard wooden box on the side and smashed it on the man's head.
Jiang Ning pushed the man away coldly, put her hand into the man's clothes, and looked for her contract of sale. She quickly found a piece of paper and took it out.
Then she threw the oil lamp into the cupboard and set fire to the garments. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and black smoke came out.
After everything was done, she quietly walked out of the house.
"There's a fire! The house is on fire!"
"Come here, come and put out the fire... Why did it suddenly catch fire?" There was a lot of noise outside, alarming everyone in the village.
When Mrs. Zhao saw the fire in her house, her expression changed drastically, "It's bad! There are people inside! Master Tian, Master Tian..."
Jiang Ning looked at it coldly and turned around to leave without hesitation.
She wanted to find a place to hide until the Jiang family comes to pick her up.
Jiang Ning walked all the way to the temple.
The temple door is dilapidated and opens when pushed, and the inside is filled with dust.
Jiang Ning walked to a remote corner and sat down. She looked down at her bloody wrist and gasped in pain.
At this moment——
She noticed some movement in the grass, looked sideways, and was caught off guard by a dark, cold gaze.
Her heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale with fright. There was someone hiding in the haystack!
Cold light flashed, and a knife was pressed against her neck.
She suddenly felt a chill running down her spine, her body froze, and she did not dare to move.
Jiang Ning looked at the pale but handsome man in front of her. She recognized this face.
In her previous life, she had a glimpse of the powerful regent Chu Yunli at the flower-viewing banquet in the palace.
Looking from Chu Yunli's face to his bleeding shoulder, Jiang Ning frowned slightly, why is he here?
How come you were so seriously injured?
She just didn't want to think too much. The messy footsteps made her panic, and she immediately said, "It looks like you are seriously injured. I know where to hide. There is a cellar behind the Buddha statue. You can hide there."
When Chu Yunli heard this, the sword in his hand tilted slightly but still did not leave her neck.
When Jiang Ning saw this, she knew that he believed her and carefully led the man down to the cellar.
As soon as the two closed the cellar door, a group of people rushed into the temple, with cold voices, "He is injured, he can't run far, search!"
Jiang Ning immediately held her breath, feeling uneasy. If she was found hiding here, even she would not be spared.
After a while, the noisy sound disappeared and the temple returned to silence.
Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, carefully opened the cellar door, and whispered, "Sir, they have left, you can come out..."
Chu Yunli made no sound for a long time. After a while, he crawled out of the cellar with difficulty. His face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he looked at her coldly.
"Sir, are you okay?" Jiang Ning's eyes were bright and she tried her best to raise her face so that Chu Yunli could see clearly.
She had selfish motives, and Chu Yunli was in a state of decline now, but in the future, he would be famous and powerful in both the government and the public.
Saving him now is equivalent to making him owe her a favor. When she reaches the capital, with the help of the regent, she will be able to take revenge better.
So she wanted him to remember her face.
Chu Yunli looked at the woman in front of him steadily, and after a while he asked coldly, "What's your name?"
"Jiang Ning." Jiang Ning answered enunciating every word.
"Okay, I remember." After Chu Yunli finished speaking, he pulled off a jade pendant from his waist and threw it to her.
Jiang Ning took the jade pendant in surprise, feeling that it was too valuable. Just when she was about to refuse, Chu Yunli had already left quickly with his sword in hand.
Jiang Ning held the jade pendant's in her hand tightly. After a moment of silence, she turned around and walked to the corner to sit down again, waiting for the Jiang family to appear.
The next day, when a group of people entered the village.
Jiang Ning quietly entered the village again and watched coldly as the group of people went to the door of Zhao's house.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhao, with messy hair and wrinkled clothes, was standing at the door cursing.
The butler who was walking at the front of the team looked disgusted but still stepped forward, "Are you Mrs. Zhao?"
Mrs. Zhao was still thinking about Mr. Tian. When she saw the noble man appearing in front of her, she was still stunned.
"Mrs. Zhao, where is your niece?"
Zhao was even more panicked. Before she could speak, a slightly nervous voice sounded from the side.
"Are you...looking for me?"
Butler Jiang looked over following the voice and saw a beautiful woman standing in the crowd. She had fair skin and a delicate and soft appearance that was 60-70% similar to Madam.
Butler Jiang was slightly stunned when he saw the woman.
After confirming that there was indeed a red birthmark on the back of Jiang Ning's neck, Butler Jiang stepped forward excitedly, "Miss, I'm here to take you back to your home!"
Jiang Ning secretly clenched her fists under her sleeves when she saw the people in Jiang Mansion.
She is going back to the Jiang family again...
"Want to take me back?" She raised her face with a look of disbelief.
Butler Jiang nodded, "You are the real daughter of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. Madam will explain it to you in detail when you return. Now please come back with us."
Jiang Ning stood there without moving. She would leave, but there was still an account to be settled before leaving.
After her adoptive parents passed away, Zhao took over their adoptive parents' fields and house, made her do hard work day and night, and finally sold her for five taels of silver. If she hadn't escaped, she would have lost her innocence long ago.
She looked at Mrs. Zhao, her expression cold and indifferent.
Ms. Zhao felt guilty when she was being looked at. She didn't know why but those cold eyes made her feel her hair rise on her back.
Butler Jiang was about to hand the money bag to Mrs. Zhao, which was filled with silver, as a way of repaying her for the upbringing she had given her over the years.
"Wait a minute." A cold voice sounded, and Jiang Ning stared at Zhao, "Didn't you already receive the money?"
Ms. Zhao was shocked, "Ning, Ning'er..."
"You sold me for five taels of silver last night. This money should be enough for the support you have given me for several years."
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