Master Wu's eyes flickered slightly.

He gave Xu Baofu a deep look, said nothing more, and turned to leave quickly while pondering.

As he stepped out of the torture chamber, he told the guards, "Keep a close eye on him."

Then he quickly left.

A short while later, the person who had gone out to inquire arrived.

They learned that this person was indeed the legitimate daughter of the current Marquis of Anyuan's family, and Wen Wan's former brother.

The subordinates also took the opportunity to inquire about some recent events at the Marquis of Anyuan's residence.

It's probably the same thing that happened between Xu Baofu and Wen Wan before.

Later, it seems that Wen Wan was sent back to her hometown by An Yuanbo because of this incident.

That means she is not currently in Beijing.

Master Wu's mind was filled with the secret Xu Baofu had mentioned, and all sorts of thoughts raced through his mind.

Is this secret used to manipulate Wenwan and gain benefits?

However, Wen Wan's reputation is not good now, and it seems that she has been abandoned by the Marquis of Anyuan. What benefits can be gained from her?

If he could have really gained something, Xu Baofu wouldn't be in this terrible state now.

What ability does someone who has become successful but can't even help their blood relatives get ahead have to offer them any benefits?

Who knows, one day you might not get the benefits and end up with a bad reputation.

Should we use it to exchange for benefits with the Earl of Anyuan?

That won't work either.

Those hypocritical nobles value face and reputation above all else.

If they had known they would end up like this, welcoming back a fake daughter while driving away their own, they would have done it to avoid making a fool of themselves.

They might turn the falsehood into the truth, and even kill those who know the secret to silence them.

Is that to find a real daughter of a noble family to exchange for benefits?

That might be possible.

However, they didn't know where Wenrou was or how to find her.

He pondered for a long time, while sending someone to inquire about Wenrou's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, someone was sent to investigate Wen Wan's current situation.

If Wenwan has a good future, then choose to make a deal with her.

If the gentler side offers the greatest benefit, then choose her.

If it doesn't work, then...

He then sent people to inquire whether the Marquis of Anyuan's residence had any rivals.

At worst, they could sell the secret to the Earl's family's rival.

Lufeng City.

From the moment Xu Baofu called out the name 'Wenrou', Yun Zhiyi remained silent throughout.

What sins did Wen Wan commit in her past life to have such a crazy, unhelpful older brother?

But then I think about what Wen Wan did.

These brother and sister are truly blood relatives, evenly matched, and their bond couldn't be closer.

She shook her head and withdrew her spiritual consciousness.

Just then, the visitor was brought in.

Yun Zhiyi raised an eyebrow slightly as she looked at the arrogant young man in front of her.

The newcomer was a man in his twenties, dressed in martial arts attire.

On the upper left corner of the shirt, there was an icon embroidered in gold thread.

Its entire body was grayish-black, except for one spot of gold, as if afraid others wouldn't see it.

Yun Zhiyi naturally recognized what the pattern was.

She was puzzled, though, as she seemed to have no connection with this family.

The visitor frowned and said with dissatisfaction when he saw that Yun Zhiyi was only looking him up and down without asking any questions or inviting him to sit down.

“I come from the Kangyang Prince’s Mansion. I have been sent by our Third Miss to buy some fruit from you. Our Third Miss will accept as much fruit as you send to the Princess. In addition, I will also buy a batch of seeds and ask two people who are good at growing fruit to come with me.”

After saying that, he impatiently added another sentence.

"Hurry up, my young lady needs to prepare for a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, it would be best if she could be taken away today."

Yun Zhiyi looked at the servants opposite her who were issuing orders and found it somewhat amusing.

So they came for the fruit.

The Prince of Kangyang's Residence.

She squinted and thought for a while, and then she did have some recollection of it.

His father was the fifth half-brother of Emperor Kangzheng, and was enfeoffed as the Prince of Kangyang during the reign of the retired emperor.

Later, when the retired emperor abdicated, he made some inexplicable mistake.

Anyway, he had displeased the retired emperor, so he was sent back to his fiefdom and imprisoned.

He died of illness not long after, and the title passed to his son. Because he had no merits, his title was reduced by one rank, becoming a Prince of the County.

Whether out of some lingering affection for their former brotherhood, the emperor granted the family permission to return to the capital.

Seeing that she remained silent, the servant's face darkened and his expression grew even more impatient.

"Did you hear what I said? Our third young lady is still waiting. If she misses the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

Yun Zhiyi raised her eyes, rested her chin on her hand, and said lazily.

"Oh, you want to buy my fruit? Sure, but I only accept cash. Do you have enough money with you?"

The servants were quite infuriated by her attitude, and upon hearing her words, they couldn't help but show their contempt and disdain.

The thought that she was once a high-born noblewoman, but has now fallen to the status of a lowly merchant, inexplicably brings a sense of satisfaction.

"Heh, are you worried that our Kangyang Prince's Mansion is short of money? Take as much as you have, just have people bring it up."

Yun Zhiyi smiled and said, “The Prince’s Mansion is very wealthy, so I cannot embarrass your family. The total price of the fruit produced in the manor is 2.3 million taels. We will settle the bill first and then pick up the goods.”

The servant was taken aback upon hearing this, and then assumed that Yun Zhiyi was deliberately making an exorbitant demand, even though she was indeed.

"How dare you, a mere merchant, to bully my Kangyang Prince's Mansion! Believe me or not, I'll have the government throw you in jail right now for extortion!"

Yun Zhiyi raised an eyebrow. "Oh, you really don't believe me? Why don't you give it a try?"

"You! You really think I'm bluffing you? If you dare to offend the Prince of Kangyang's manor, not everyone in your estate will be spared."

"Ah, what arrogance! No wonder you're royalty."

The servant thought she was scared and sneered.

"Scared? Then just hand over the goods honestly, and I might put in a good word for you with the Third Miss."

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