Inside the Grand Tutor's residence.
Sunlight filters through the lush foliage, casting dappled shadows in the pavilion of the villa.
At this moment, Lin Qianyu, dressed in an elegant long dress, sat gracefully on a stone bench in the pavilion, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.
Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, as if she were deep in thought.
Before her stood a lithe and agile bodyguard.
The guard clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, lowering his voice to report the information he had gathered to Lin Qianyu: "Master, I have been following Yun Zhizhi for most of the day as you instructed."
"Unexpectedly, Yun Zhizhi actually set up a stall in front of a coffin shop, and her stall happened to be right next to the coffin."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qianyu, who had been relatively calm, couldn't help but scream in astonishment: "What!"
What tricks is Yun Zhizhi up to? Why would she think of setting up a stall in such a gloomy and terrifying place?
After calming down a bit, Lin Qianyu pressed on, "So what exactly did she sell in that eerie place?"
The guard quickly replied, "According to my observation, Yun Zhizhi is selling snacks. Although there are very few customers at her stall, all the snacks have been sold out."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qianyu could no longer suppress her urge to complain and said irritably, "Yun Zhizhi must be missing a screw in her head! And those people who went to buy snacks are also inexplicable. Don't they feel unlucky after eating these snacks?"
"It's really hard to understand!"
Last time, she saw that Yun Zhizhi's doll business was quite successful, so she followed suit and found some embroiderers to hurriedly make a batch of poor-quality dolls to sell.
Although these dolls were crudely made and difficult to sell at a high price, their affordable price attracted many customers, allowing her to earn some money.
Having tasted initial success, she became increasingly greedy and sent her secret guards to follow Yun Zhizhi, attempting to replicate her methods and copy her products to make a fortune while the trend was still going strong.
After a moment's thought, Lin Qianyu gave an order to the guard in front of her: "Tomorrow morning, you must go to her stall and buy a little of each kind of snacks she sells."
After buying these snacks, the chefs of the mansion will taste and evaluate them one by one. Then, they will make a batch in the same style and taste as the snacks and sell them.
Anyway, she would never eat these snacks; she was afraid they would bring bad luck.
After a brief pause, she spoke again, giving the order: "Furthermore, you must immediately set out to find some people and arrange for them to spread a message widely in four areas of the capital..."
Yun Zhizhi, you asked for this. Who told you to be so ungrateful and try to steal the Sixth Prince from me?
When this news gets out, let's see who dares to buy your snacks from the coffin shop where Chen's wooden planks are displayed.
Thinking of this, Lin Qianyu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sinister and cunning smile.
The next day.
Given the smooth sales the previous day, Yun Zhizhi confidently increased the amount of snacks she brought.
I'm really looking forward to today's sales being as good as yesterday's.
However, things did not go as she had hoped.
Time passed by, and before we knew it, it was almost noon. Only two orders had been sold.
And it was a small order.
Thanks to Chen Dazhi, a returning customer, and the young man in black, the embarrassing situation of zero sales for the day was broken.
Looking at the plates of snacks in front of her, Yun Zhizhi frowned and muttered to herself, "This shouldn't be happening!"
Even if the news released yesterday didn't cause a huge stir, it should at least create some minor ripples.
Therefore, Yun Zhizhi made a quick decision and instructed Zhao Wu, who was standing beside her, "Immediately arrange for several guards to investigate the reason behind this. Be sure to find out the truth as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Master."
About 15 minutes later, Zhao Wu rushed back, panting, and reported the situation to Yun Zhizhi.
"Rumors are circulating that someone bought snacks from our stall yesterday and, after trying them, not only had nightmares that night but also fell ill. Now, some people are even spreading rumors that our stall is extremely unlucky and warning people not to come here."
After saying that, Zhao Wu shook his fist and muttered, "This is just nonsense."
Hearing this, He Yang stomped his feet in anger and shouted, "Yesterday we only sold to four people: Chen's Coffin Shop owner, who just came back, Miss Zheng, Xu, and that uncle who came to buy a coffin."
"But so far, they haven't come here to demand an explanation. Isn't it obvious that someone is causing trouble and deliberately spreading false information?"
"How dare someone ruin my business! It's utterly despicable!"
Similarly, Yun Zhizhi also thought of it.
Someone must be sabotaging this to discourage people from buying snacks here.
She frowned and pouted, "Zhao Wu, send some more guards to investigate who is spreading this rumor."
Damn it.
I will not attack unless attacked; if attacked, I will retaliate!
I thought today would go smoothly, but then this troublemaker showed up.
As the end of the day approached, the previously clear sky suddenly seemed to have changed its appearance.
A fierce wind swept in, and dark, gloomy clouds quickly gathered, threatening to blot out the sky.
The biting wind swept across like a knife, and Yun Zhizhi's delicate face quickly turned bright red, like a ripe apple.
She instinctively hunched her neck and rubbed her hands together vigorously, trying to warm herself up.
Just then, a familiar figure strode towards her.
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