Fu Yunchen turned his head to look at his wife, "Guess."
Mu Run thought about it; the teahouse was asking for five thousand taels, and that was a discounted price based on connections. This house had once been home to a great scholar, and its location near the palace meant it belonged to royalty and nobility…
"Taking all factors into account, it would cost at least 60,000 taels."
"Hehe, you guessed pretty much right, eighty thousand taels." Fu Yunchen laughed, "Please come in, my lady."
Eighty thousand taels! Mu Run felt her legs getting heavy...
Just as I reached the door, the closed vermilion gate opened from the inside.
A bright-eyed young girl emerged from the gate, with a small mole on the tip of her pert nose.
Mu Run looked at the other person and exclaimed in surprise, "Mo Xiaowan? What are you doing here!"
"...Who are you?" Mo Xiaowan looked at Mu Run's face and felt that the voice was somewhat familiar, but the face was unfamiliar.
"I'm Mu Run. Oh, I'm wearing makeup."
Fu Yunchen said to Mo Xiaowan, "She is the madam."
Mo Xiaowan was taken aback at first, but quickly put on a smile, warm and affectionate, "Brother Chen told me that someone was coming. I was wondering what kind of distinguished guest it was. It turns out it's Sister-in-law. Come in quickly, Sister-in-law, let me take what you're carrying."
Mu Run replied, "No need, it's just one painting, I can carry it myself. When did you arrive?"
“I came to the capital with Brother Chen. I used to live in an inn, which was run by our people. Later, Brother Chen bought a house, so I moved here.”
"Oh, I see." Mu Run turned around and asked Fu Yunchen, who was following behind, "Why didn't you tell me that Xiao Wan was here?"
"Anyone in the village can stay here." Fu Yunchen thought she was asking why Mo Xiaowan was staying at the Fu residence.
Mo Xiaowan said, "Yes, not only me, but Brother Qiao is here too."
"..." She meant that Mo Xiaowan had come to the capital, so why hadn't she told her? They were all from the village, so they could keep each other company. Seeing that they had misunderstood, Mu Run was too lazy to explain further and simply said, "Yes. More people is better, it's more lively. This house is big, so we need more people."
Because it had just been renovated, some parts of the house looked exceptionally new, while others bore the marks of time.
Fu Yunchen said, "Run'er, you and Xiao Wan can walk around the house for a while. I'm going to my study to take care of some things. Call me when it's time for dinner."
Mu Run replied, "Okay. What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you. Oh, and this painting, take it to your study first. Later, find a mounter to clean the dust off the painting and then remount it."
"Give it to me." Fu Yunchen reached out his hand.
Mu Run placed the painting in his hands, saying, "Find a reliable one; don't let this precious thing get damaged."
"Hehe, okay." Fu Yunchen chuckled. How come he never noticed before that this young lady loved money so much?
As people spend more time together, their true nature is gradually revealed.
Watching them get along so well, especially Fu Yunchen smiling at Mu Run... Mo Xiaowan lowered her head slightly, concealing the barely contained jealousy in her eyes!
Passing through the hanging flower gate, Mu Run arrived at the inner courtyard of the main house—Fu Lan Courtyard.
She had visited the Prime Minister's wife's main courtyard; it was very spacious, with three rooms just across the frontage, plus east and west wing rooms, a small kitchen, and a rear building. At the time, she thought it was quite large, but compared to Fulan Courtyard, it was still a size smaller.
"What do you think of this house, sister-in-law?" Mo Xiaowan asked.
Mu Run nodded, "That's good. Let's go to the kitchen and make dinner first."
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