Chapter 23 is not a big problem.
Yu Zhiyi was completely baffled.
But she is the kind of person who always repays kindness tenfold.
She couldn't let Yao give her such a precious gift and leave without repaying the favor.
However, she could no longer discern Yao's true nature, and could not judge whether it was auspicious or inauspicious. So she took out a fine piece of jade from her private treasury, spent three days carving it into a bracelet with self-defense function, and personally delivered it to Yao.
"Is this a gift for me?"
Looking at the emerald green bracelet in front of her, Yao noticed that each jade bead was translucent and crystal clear, shimmering with a faint glow even without sunlight, making it beautiful and dreamlike.
She fell in love with it at first sight.
Seeing that Yao's joyful eyes seemed genuine, Yu Zhiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When she was eleven years old, she learned to make magical artifacts and made a defensive bracelet for everyone in the Yu family.
Although her skills were not yet mature at that time, it was impossible to tell from the appearance, because those bracelets looked like ordinary bracelets and were no worse in craftsmanship than those sold in stores.
But the Yu family all disliked it.
Yu Wulang threw the bracelet on the ground in front of her, and said disdainfully, "What kind of bracelet has self-defense function? Yu Zhiyi, can't you live without trying to attract attention? You learned some tricks from a fake Taoist priest for two days and now you really think you're a master?"
"This kind of trash, whoever wants it can have it, I don't want it!"
Although the remaining four sons of the Yu family didn't say such harsh words, nor did they lose their bracelets, but...
Yu Zhiyi had never seen them wear it.
Not to mention Yu Jiaojiao, her string of beads is probably already in some trash heap.
Finding herself constantly reminiscing about the past lately, Yu Zhiyi forced herself to forget these unimportant things and hesitantly said, "Mother, this bracelet has self-defense properties. Even if nothing unexpected happens, wearing it regularly can help strengthen your body."
Yao's eyes lit up: "Really?"
She touched the bracelet with more force, and finally, worried that it might damage its magical effects, she stopped touching it altogether. Instead, she put it on her wrist and examined it in the sunlight as if it were a precious treasure.
Yu Zhiyi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Madam Yao would like it so much.
She could tell that she was sincere.
It turns out that it wasn't that no one liked what she made; it was just that the Yu family didn't like it.
Looking down, she realized that some of her obsessions seemed to have vanished at that moment.
When Prime Minister Du returned to his residence that evening, he noticed a new, unfamiliar bracelet on Yao's wrist and casually asked, "Did you just buy this?"
Yao proudly waved her wrist: "It was a gift from Yi'er."
Prime Minister Du: "...This girl wanted my jade thumb ring worth eight thousand taels of silver, and didn't even offer a token of appreciation."
As if she hadn't had enough of the stimulation, Yao continued, "Yi'er said that this bracelet is a defensive magic artifact that she made herself. Not only can it protect you, but wearing it regularly can also strengthen your body and prolong your life."
"You know what, after wearing it, I feel that my headaches that I've had for years have been relieved a lot, and I feel much more comfortable."
Prime Minister Du: "...Where in the world could there be such a miraculous thing?"
Yao glared at him and argued forcefully, "It's true! If you don't believe me, feel it for yourself!"
Prime Minister Du accepted the bracelet with a blank expression and put it on his wrist.
Madam Yao stared at the bracelet with some heartache, explaining, "You have to wear it for a while to feel its effects."
Prime Minister Du nodded: "Then I'll enjoy it. You go to sleep first."
Although Yao was reluctant to part with it, in order to prove the bracelet's efficacy, she forced herself to let Prime Minister Du take it away.
Prime Minister Du went to his study wearing the bracelet, but soon forgot about it and became engrossed in his official duties.
As the prime minister of a country, he was so busy every day that he couldn't even rest at night.
If His Majesty were to summon him on a whim, he would have to crawl out of bed and into the palace even if he was already asleep.
Fortunately, the palace appeared quite peaceful today, and nothing major happened.
It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Prime Minister Du finally looked up from a pile of official documents.
He got up, intending to stretch and relieve his fatigue as usual, but then he found...wait, what?
Why doesn't he feel tired today?
I even feel incredibly energetic and could handle another hundred books!
Thinking of something, he looked at his wrist and saw that the bracelet emitted a soft glow in the darkness, which was very beautiful.
Hmm...
"You brat!"
Wasn't that jade thumb ring worthy of her giving such a trivial return gift?
The bracelet is well-made, but it's far inferior to his thumb ring.
One of his thumb rings is enough to buy ten bracelets!
snort!
Although Prime Minister Du coveted it greatly, considering that the bracelet could nourish the body and have beneficial effects, he still put the bracelet on the wrist of the sleeping Yao before going to court the next day.
These past few days, Yu Zhiyi has been living a very comfortable life.
Madam Yao intended to entrust the entire Prime Minister's residence to her management. Although the Prime Minister's residence sounded prestigious, the inner quarters were actually quite simple, with only four people in charge: Prime Minister Du and his wife, Du Ziheng, and Yu Zhiyi.
Thanks to the previous rectification by the Yao family, the Prime Minister's residence is now in a state of order and tranquility.
The servants in the mansion also knew that although the young mistress was not favored by the young master, she had the support of her parents-in-law and had also obtained the power to manage the household.
In addition, her ability to tell whether someone has made a mistake at a glance has spread throughout the entire Prime Minister's residence, so apart from a few clowns, no one dares to cause her any trouble.
As for the affairs of the manor, apart from the parts that required her personal decision-making, Yu Zhiyi taught most of the remaining matters to Ziyuan.
As a result, Ziyuan's resentment grew day by day: "Miss, do I have to go to the meeting with the steward of the estate?"
She was just a lowly maid!
Is this reasonable?
Yu Zhiyi was enjoying a melon that had been transported from northern Xinjiang when she heard this and asked innocently, "Is there a problem?"
Zi Yuan gritted her teeth: "This is a big problem! I'm just a maid, I can't keep order!"
Yu Zhiyi waved her hand: "It's not a big problem."
She looked through the birth dates of the several managers and pointed out one of them: "This Du Qiao, on the surface he looks honest and simple, but in private he indulges in all sorts of vices, from eating and drinking to gambling and whoring. Of course, he's a man, so it's understandable. As long as he doesn't bother others, he can drink himself to death without any problem."
"But he lost nine out of ten times he gambled, and after losing all his savings, he set his sights on the money in the mansion."
"He took money from the manor directly to gamble, thinking that he could cover the losses once he won. As you can imagine, the more he lost, the bigger the hole became, until it became impossible to cover. So, he could only manipulate the accounts to make everyone think that the gold shop was short of money because of losses."
"Evidence..."
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