Chapter 623 Selling Price: One Thousand Taels

Liu Nanshi's face darkened, and her mood, which had just improved, instantly plummeted.

It would have been better if Zi Dong hadn't reminded her, but once she did, her heart was bleeding!

The rare treasures in her room were all collected with great effort, including some priceless gems. These were secretly sent to the Grand Secretary's mansion by high-ranking officials and nobles outside in order to curry favor with her father.

Her father outwardly refused all gifts, but in private, she and her mother would take the good ones.

Those rare treasures were all kept by her as part of her dowry. She locked them in layers of chests, but they couldn't keep out thieves at all. In the end, they all benefited someone else!

She took a deep breath and put on a calm and collected expression again: "Why are you kneeling down? You didn't steal my money. Get up quickly, or people will think I mistreat my servants. It's just a little bit of money. If it's gone, it's gone. Just go to the head steward and get another hundred taels."

Zi Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went out to collect the silver.

Soon, she returned with the silver, gave ten taels to Granny Tian, ​​and gave the rest to Liu Nanshi.

Looking at the gleaming silver, Liu Nanshi stood up and personally helped Granny Sang, who was still kneeling on the ground, to her feet: "Granny, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly. You are getting on in years. Even in summer, you shouldn't kneel on the ground for so long. The ground is too cold."

Granny Sang was soaked to the bone, her back scalded raw by boiling water, but she gritted her teeth and dared not utter a sound.

Liu Nanshi took a silver ingot and stuffed it into Granny Sang's hand: "It's not that I'm heartless, it's just that Granny has always been a role model for the maids and servants. You made a mistake, it would be really unreasonable not to punish you."

"Here's the money, Granny. Buy some tonics to help you recover. Once you're better, I'll need your help to find Chu Yanluo!"

"Xiao Qingyuan is unreliable. It's better to be an old nanny who is well-informed and familiar with all sorts of people outside. Finding him shouldn't be difficult."

Granny Sang clutched the heavy silver, but felt no joy whatsoever. She felt that if she continued to serve Liu Nanshi, no matter how much silver she received, she would not live to spend it!

Fortunately, she had found a backer in advance and had a new master, so she wasn't too panicked right now.

She endured the burning pain in her back and said against her will, "It's all because this old servant didn't take good care of the young lady, so it's only right that the young lady punishes this old servant. The young lady is kind and soft-hearted, so she only punished this old servant slightly. If it were another family, they would have kicked this old servant out long ago."

Liu Nanshi smiled slightly: "It's good that you know I'm soft-hearted, Granny. I trust you completely, Granny, and I hope you won't let me down."

"This old servant is willing to give his life for Miss!"

"Alright, I'm relieved to hear you say that, Granny. Give me another ten taels of silver, and find Chu Yanluo for me! I don't believe that a living person like her can just disappear into thin air from the capital. She's definitely hiding in the shadows, plotting how to harm me!"

Granny Sang then took another ten taels of silver and turned to leave.

After leaving the Duke's mansion, she did not go home to treat her burns or change her clothes. Instead, she wandered around and entered an alley.

She walked to a vermilion gate, looked around to make sure no one was following her, and then knocked on the door with two long knocks followed by one short knock.

The door opened quickly, and she went inside.

Under the bright sunshine, the bluestone bricks in the courtyard were getting hot.

She knelt down, pulled a piece of parchment from her sleeve, and said respectfully, "Young Master, this is a map of the Grand Secretary's residence. I have marked several places that the Grand Secretary usually forbids people from approaching. Even the young lady cannot enter those places, so they must all hold great secrets."

A dark figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, snatched the parchment from her hand, and then flew back.

Inside the room, there was an extra piece of kraft paper on the table in front of Gu Qianhan.

His indifferent voice drifted out of the room: "This map is somewhat useful to me. What do you want to exchange it for?"

"I want to leave the Duke's mansion and the capital city safely."

"I've already agreed to this, so it doesn't count as part of this achievement. You can make another request."

Seeing that he was so reasonable, Granny Sang felt much more at ease, as long as he wasn't as insidious and vicious as Liu Nanshi.

She hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "Our young lady has asked me to find Chu Yanluo, but I don't know where to look for her right now. Could you please help me find Chu Yanluo's whereabouts?"

Finding someone is easier said than done. Although she knows all sorts of people, finding Chu Yanluo is like looking for a needle in a haystack, since she is not a government official.

Moreover, Liu Nanshi only gave her twenty taels of silver, which was far from enough.

Therefore, she had no choice but to take the opportunity to seek help from her new master.

Gu Qianhan was not surprised by her request. He deliberately revealed Chu Yanluo's rebirth to Liu Nanshi so that she would seek revenge on Chu Yanluo.

"That's not difficult. Someone will send you a message by noon tomorrow, and you can leave."

Granny Sang was overjoyed that it was so easy, now she could finally report back to Liu Nanshi: "Thank you, young master!"

She stood up and turned to leave, but the dark figure from before darted out again and threw her a bottle of ointment.

Granny Sang was a knowledgeable person. She could tell from the jade medicine bottle that this was no ordinary ointment. When she opened it, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.

She was both surprised and delighted: "This is the Snow Cloud Cream used by noble ladies in the palace! Thank you, young master, thank you so much!"

Xueyun Ointment is an extremely expensive and rare burn ointment. After use, it can not only greatly relieve the pain after a burn, but also help with recovery and will not leave scars.

Liu Nanshi once received a bottle of it and treasured it like a precious gem. Later, she was actually burned once. After using Xueyun Ointment, the burned area was completely healed in less than three days.

Granny Sang never expected that she would also receive a bottle.

She deliberately didn't change her clothes or apply any medicine today, just to let her new master know that she was having a very difficult time with Liu Nanshi, and that her life was precarious.

She was willing to do anything as long as her new master was willing to spare her life.

It seems that her new master is a man of his word, and her old life has been saved!

She carefully put away the ointment, respectfully kowtowed, and then left.

Not long after she left, Jixiang returned.

He said with a smile, "Young master, you guessed right. Miss Liu sent someone to the Shen family to buy the painting! However, Miss Shen didn't sell it."

Gu Qianhan took a sip of tea and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Didn't sell it? Why? Wasn't she determined to give the painting away?"

"Miss Liu only offered ten taels of silver, but Miss Shen thought it was too little!"

How much silver does she want?

"One thousand taels!"

Gu Qianhan nearly spat out her tea: "A thousand taels?! She's trying to kill Liu Nanshi!"