In a wealthy courtyard on Jinxiu Street in Beifang, a servant knocked on the door of the study.
A moment later, a voice came from inside saying, "Come in."
The servant wiped the sweat from his brow before daring to gently open the door and enter the room.
The door hinges seemed to have not been oiled in a long time, making a short "creak".
Seeing the master inside the room frown because he had written the wrong character, the servant was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
"What is it?"
"Reporting to Master, the people keeping watch at the Golden Jade Inn have returned with news that the two men visited many pearl shops today and bought back a lot of pearls."
"That's quite cautious. Anything else?"
"That person bought a large room in Nanfang and moved out of the Jinyu Inn with his caravan."
The man stopped writing, straightened up a bit, and carefully examined the calligraphy on the table, completely ignoring the cool-looking maid kneeling beside him serving him the brush and ink.
After a long silence, he finally said, "Move to the South Ward? Only now do you think of hiding your talents? It's too late. Keep an eye on them!"
"yes!!"
Just as the servant was about to step out of the room, someone inside suddenly said, "Tell the steward to wax the door."
"yes!"
"Go and bring me my nine-section whip."
The servant's legs trembled, but he still managed to reply, "Yes, sir!"
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Wu Lin and Zi Su Xun's residence consisted of two houses each in the north and south sections.
Wang Xiuxiu went to see it again later, and finally decided on a house in Nanfang near Peacock Street.
The mansion was quite large, divided into front and back courtyards. Wang Xiuxiu liked the layout and intended to buy it so that it could serve as a place for merchant caravans to stay in the future.
After inspecting the surrounding environment and the facilities inside the mansion, I paid a deposit on the spot.
The next day, after the contract was signed, they had someone clean the house and let everyone move in.
It's no wonder Wang Xiuxiu was anxious. The Golden Jade Inn was nice, but for so many of them, staying there every day was like burning money, which was really not worth it!
The caravan had many unofficial staff along the way, such as the cook, who came from the capital with Wang Xiuxiu.
Once they arrived at the new house, he shouldn't have had to cook anymore, but Wang Xiuxiu had some concerns, so she called him to her side to reassure him.
“Master Peng, when you joined the caravan, you promised to take care of everyone’s food and drink on the road. After moving to this new house, we should have hired two cooks to help you with the work so you could rest. But with so many people around and so many eyes on us, and being new here, we have a lot of concerns. We’ll have to trouble you to work hard for a while longer.”
"Sir, you're being too polite! What cook can afford to stay in such a luxurious inn? If you don't treat us roughnecks like outsiders, just let us know if you need anything!"
“Master Peng is so generous, so I won’t stand on ceremony with you! Please take care of the caravan’s food in the future. I will assign two people from the caravan’s logistics department to assist you.”
After seeing Master Peng off, Wang Xiuxiu noticed Nanwei peeking in from outside the door.
What are you doing, lurking around the door like that? Why don't you come in?
Having received the order, Nan Wei happily ran in.
"Sister, has His Highness left?"
"Hmm, you need to see him for something?"
Nan Wei quickly waved her hands, "No, no! It's just that when he was around, he was always clinging to you and wouldn't let me get close! Now that he's finally gone!"
Wang Xiuxiu didn't know whether to laugh at her for being childish or at Lu Jingze for being immature.
"Why are you still up so late? What do you want with me?"
Nan Wei smiled and showed her the pillow behind her.
"Sister Zisu said that you need someone to watch over you at all times from now on, and today it's my turn!"
"You'll keep me company tonight too?"
"Of course! I'll stay by your side every step of the way!"
Wang Xiuxiu said helplessly, "Alright then, you go to sleep first. I still have some accounts to settle."
Nan Wei nodded obediently, "Then I'll go to bed and wait for my sister!"
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