With Zizhu gone, the Liting Garden was finally restored to its former tranquility.
"Aunt Yun, go and rest. Look at you, you have dark circles under your eyes."
Aunt Yun was gentle and compliant, and An Yuan'er knew that she must have suffered a lot of mistreatment from the wicked servants.
Aunt Yun looked at An Yuan'er with concern: "Yuan'er, if you drive Zizhu away, she will definitely exaggerate and complain. The First Madam is currently in power, and if you go against her, Aunt Yun is worried..."
An Yuan'er pushed Aunt Yun into the house: "Aunt, I must have thought this through. Don't worry, I can handle things well, so you can rest easy."
An Yuan'er went to great lengths to finally get Aunt Yun to rest.
Aunt Yun watched the Fourth Miss's departing figure. Although it had only been half a year since she last saw her, she felt that Yuan'er had grown up a lot. She was no longer a crying baby; Yuan'er had her own ideas now.
*
After that incident, An Yuan'er didn't stay idle.
She sent people to investigate the background of the so-called "Master Zhang".
Sure enough, this Taoist priest was a swindler who cheated and deceived people. He would do things for whoever paid the most money.
Getting him to change his mind isn't difficult; the key is to give him the right amount of money.
An Yuan'er secretly met with "Master Zhang".
An Yuan'er took out her savings treasury accumulated over the years, a small box full of money, and placed it in front of the Celestial Master.
"Here's the money, but I want you to change your tune. My aunt is carrying an ordinary child, not some precious son of the An family."
Zhang Tianshi opened the small box, inside which was a chest of glittering gold.
His eyes lit up. The An family was indeed wealthy. The fourth young lady was not old, but she already had so much gold.
This box of gold contains at least 500 taels of gold.
Zhang Tianshi didn't hesitate much. Even though he was drooling over the gold, he still pushed the box back to An Yuan'er.
"Fourth Miss, although I love money, I never do business with two parties. I appreciate your kindness."
An Yuan'er thought to herself: That sounds nice, but it seems the money given is less than what her aunt gave.
She didn't give up and simply asked, "Auntie is so generous. I wonder how much she contributed? I'll give double of that."
Zhang Tianshi was also a decisive man: "Fourth Miss, do you know how important your request is to Madam Lihua? It concerns her entire fortune and honor in the An family. She finally had a child; how could she not give it her all? Madam Lihua knows my greedy nature well, and to ensure everything goes smoothly, she..."
An Yuan'er asked somewhat anxiously, "How much did she give you?"
Zhang Tianshi couldn't hide his smile. He made a hand gesture. He made the number 1.
"A thousand taels of gold?"
Zhang Tianshi shook his head.
"One...ten thousand...taels of gold..." With so much money, it's no wonder An Yuan'er stuttered.
Master Zhang nodded.
An Yuan'er exploded: "Where did she get so much money? Impossible!"
"This old Taoist only cares about money, not where it comes from. Lord An is honest and upright, and this amount of money is too large for Miss An to afford. Miss An, please leave."
An Yuan'er felt ashamed, as she was looked down upon for being poor.
However, Master Zhang was right; those five hundred taels of gold were the limit she could afford.
Although "Master Zhang" was a fraud, his disguise was so perfect that it was impossible to find anyone to testify that he was a "fake master," which is why my aunt was willing to spend a lot of money to hire him.
Zhang Tianshi's youngest disciple was already signaling An Yuan'er to go back, and An Yuan'er absolutely could not allow herself to return in such a stifling manner.
She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Wait a minute. Don't underestimate me, I still have some good stuff to show you!"
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