Xie Residence.
"My Lord!"
Xie Xiaojiu lit the candle and saw Jiang Ning already inside the room. She was instantly startled.
Without a sound, Jiang Ning had slipped into the room right before her without her noticing in the slightest.
Such ghost-and-god, unfathomable methods meant that if Jiang Ning wanted to kill her, it would take no more effort than blowing off dust.
"My Lord!" After Xie Xiaojiu jumped in fright, she immediately steadied herself, then spoke.
Jiang Ning said, "I'll be troubling you quite a bit over the next few days."
Xie Xiaojiu shook her head again and again. "It's fine! As long as My Lord doesn't mind how simple and crude my place is! Also..."
At this point, Xie Xiaojiu immediately revealed a trace of hesitation.
Then she continued, "Because I dislike being served by servants, there aren't any attendants in the courtyard where I live. If My Lord has any needs, I can serve My Lord in their place."
As she reached the end, Xie Xiaojiu's calm expression hidden beneath the candlelight could not help revealing a trace of shyness.
Jiang Ning smiled and shook his head. "I was born into an ordinary family too. I don't have that habit of great-clan disciples!"
Hearing those words, Xie Xiaojiu's heart immediately let out a soft breath of relief.
Then she said, "My Lord, I only have one bed here. Would it be all right for My Lord to sleep in my bed later? The bedding on my bed was just aired out two days ago, so it's very clean! And I bathe every day before sleeping."
"What about you?" Jiang Ning looked at Xie Xiaojiu with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Xie Xiaojiu said, "I'll just find a reclining chair and sleep there for the