Chapter 10 Two Invitations
Chun Tao was very efficient. Just as it got dark, she came in with hurried steps and handed a box she was carrying to Yu Nian.
Although the wooden box was not large, only a little over a foot square, it was filled with a box full of small gold bars.
Yu Nian opened the box, took out a gold bar, and, imitating those people she had seen on TV before, bit into the gold bar, experiencing the joy of gold.
"Hmm, not bad."
Yu Nian was very satisfied; this gold was much more valuable than those worthless corals.
While Chun Tao was out running errands, Yu Nian wasn't idle either. She found a good spot in the room to hide her secret stash of money.
The so-called good spot was right in front of the bed, under the foot of the bed. Yu Nian had dug a hole in the floor tile.
"Fifth Miss, is this really a good idea?"
Chun Tao was still shaken, watching her young mistress bending over to hide money, a truly unsightly sight.
However, the problem doesn't refer to Yu Nian's posture, but rather the questionable origin of the gold.
Yu Nian ordered Chun Tao to melt down all the gold jewelry in the betrothal gifts, including jade inlaid with gold, gold locks, and anything related to gold.
"What's wrong with it?"
She hasn't even asked Li Mingjin for compensation for emotional distress after he slapped her!
Yu Nian's attitude was firm, so Chun Tao didn't say anything. She helped Yu Nian up, then remembered that there was something important she hadn't told Yu Nian yet.
"By the way, Miss, when I came back, I saw your invitation at the gatehouse. It said that the Princess's birthday is the day after tomorrow, and she invited you to enjoy the flowers."
After settling her first pot of gold, Yu Nian straightened up and clapped her hands. The eldest princess... isn't that the empress's eldest daughter?
The eldest princess was notoriously annoyed by Yu Nian and had never invited her to any banquets before. The fact that she suddenly sent her an invitation was self-evident.
Yu Nian instinctively wanted to hide; she didn't want to go into crowded places.
[Friendly Reminder: Visiting the Princess's Residence and completing the achievement will reward you with 1000 merit points.]
Well, since they've said that, we have to go whether we want to or not.
In order to escape this misery as soon as possible, Yu Nian endured it.
Compared to the day after tomorrow, Yu Nian has more important things to do right now.
She discovered that the system had a research lab feature, but it could only be unlocked if Chunyu Han's happiness level was at its maximum.
Yu Nian felt that making Chunyu Han happy was harder than helping a million old ladies cross the street.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Nian's probing gaze fell on Chun Tao.
"What do you think a man like Chunyu Han would like?"
Yu Nian asked this question with a very serious expression.
But Chuntao was thinking, Chunyu Han... is he even a man?
Yu Nian had asked her a similar question before, only this time the name was changed to Li Mingjin.
"Miss, you haven't really fallen for someone else, have you? To be honest, the Regent probably can't give you happiness."
Hmm? Yu Nian raised an eyebrow slightly and coughed awkwardly. Why did it feel like this girl was making a suggestive joke?
"Now it's my turn to ask questions and you answer, stop thinking about other things."
Yu Nian tapped Chun Tao's little head.
"Um... Miss, please forgive me, I didn't know."
Chun Tao raised her hand to cover her forehead, her voice sounding somewhat aggrieved.
"Don't know?"
Is it that you genuinely don't know, or that you simply don't want to say?
Having been master and servant for many years, Chun Tao could understand Yu Nian with just a glance.
“Miss, I really don’t know. When you asked me to inquire about the Crown Prince before, I could go to the Eastern Palace and ask the palace maids I knew before. But the people working in the Regent’s Mansion are all eunuchs and guards, and they are all very fierce and unyielding. It’s difficult to even say a word, let alone get any information.”
Hearing Chuntao say this, Yu Nian thought it made sense. Like master, like person. Chunyu Han always had a cold and sour face, so the people in his mansion probably wouldn't be easy to talk to either.
unless……
Yu Nian thought of someone, but whether she could find them depended on luck.
So, to Chun Tao's astonishment, Yu Nian skillfully climbed a ladder onto the top of the south wall of the Regent's Mansion.
"Canghai?! Are you there?"
"Miss, be careful not to fall."
Chun Tao, holding onto the ladder, watched with a pounding heart.
The guards of the Regent's Palace dared not make any rash moves when they saw Yu Nian.
If it were anyone else, they would have been riddled with holes by now.
Just as Yu Nian was about to give up after shouting for a long time without getting a response, a gust of wind swept her to the top of the wall.
"Miss Yu Wu."
Canghai rushed over as soon as he received the news, thankfully he didn't go out with his master today.
"Your kung fu is pretty good."
Yu Nian clapped her hands admiringly. If she had those skills, she wouldn't have to go through the trouble of climbing the wall.
"Fifth Miss, you flatter me. My skills are not even a tenth as good as Your Excellency's."
"Um, I'd like to ask you something. Does your master have any particular preferences?"
Yu Nian planned to invite Chunyu Han to dinner, so she naturally had to do her homework in advance.
But Yu Nian's words took on a different meaning in Cang Hai's ears.
Is this the Fifth Miss testing her master? She must have taken what was said that day to heart.
"He doesn't have any particular hobbies. My master is very diligent and self-disciplined. Aside from self-cultivation, he is busy handling government affairs."
Canghai's answer made Yu Nian's lips twitch. Were these adjectives really appropriate for Chunyu Han? They made him sound like an upright and honest official.
"I'm referring to that kind of preference..."
For example, what kind of food they like to eat.
Yu Nian had only spoken half a sentence when Cang Hai's expression turned serious.
"My master absolutely has no bad habits, Fifth Miss, please rest assured, those are just rumors. Those who try to curry favor with my master may send some beautiful women, but they are all returned untouched..."
Canghai was still actively trying to glorify his master. He said a lot, but Yu Nian only listened to one point.
That is, Chunyu Han doesn't like women.
That makes sense. A man who has lost his manhood must have some inferiority complex, perhaps...
A brilliant idea flashed in Yu Nian's mind; she knew how to make Chunyu Han happy.
"Alright, Canghai, thank you, I understand."
Yu Nian interrupted Cang Hai's long speech and handed him the invitation she had written in advance.
"You should leave this trouble to your master."
Canghai accepted the invitation, beaming from ear to ear. Finally, a lady from a respectable family had taken the initiative to invite his master.
"Don't worry, Fifth Miss, I'll hand it over to him when he returns."
Yu Nian climbed down from the wall with satisfaction, while Chun Tao, holding her arm, jumped up and down anxiously.
"Miss! Why did you invite him? Everyone else is avoiding this jinx like the plague. If Master finds out, he'll definitely be furious!"
Yu Nian smiled nonchalantly and patted Chun Tao's shoulder with a heavy heart.
"Yes, so we thought of a way to keep him from finding out."
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