After hearing this, Zhao Yunjin rubbed his temples, a look of exhaustion on his face. "When did this happen?"
“An hour ago, I saw him walking in a hurry and acting suspiciously, so I discussed it with Zhao Er and we decided to secretly follow him to see what he was up to. As it turned out, he was carrying calligraphy and paintings all the way to the pawnshop.”
"Has Master returned?"
Zhao Er immediately replied, "Not yet."
The two of them followed Master Xuanzhen all the way to the pawnshop, where they witnessed him pawning two precious paintings and calligraphies.
They then immediately rushed back to the palace to report the matter to their master.
"Zhao Er, hurry up and go to the pawnshop to redeem those two paintings and calligraphies."
"Yes, Master."
At this moment, Master Xuanzhen was sitting in the main hall of the Yun residence, anxiously awaiting Yun Zhizhi's return.
This morning, he came to see Yun Zhizhi and learned that she was planning to buy a large house. He couldn't help but start making plans.
He knew that buying a house would require a lot of money, so he wanted to help her.
Also for his own petty calculations.
But he himself didn't have much savings.
After much deliberation, Master Xuanzhen finally came up with a solution—to sell the calligraphy and paintings in the imperial palace.
After buying the house, Yun Zhizhi rushed to the government office to complete the property registration. Only after finishing all this did she drag her tired body back to the Yun residence.
However, to her surprise, Master Xuanzhen appeared at the Yun residence once again.
The moment Master Xuanzhen saw Yun Zhizhi, he immediately rushed over, grabbed her hand, stuffed a thick wad of silver notes into it, and said with a beaming smile:
"Zhizhi, these silver notes are all yours. Go and buy a big house. Remember to save a room for this old monk."
Yun Zhizhi looked at Master Xuanzhen in surprise. She never expected him to be so generous, giving her so many silver notes to buy a house.
But she didn't dare to take it!
On the one hand, she and Master Xuanzhen were not related by blood.
On the other hand, if she really accepted Master Xuanzhen's money to buy a house, wouldn't that shorten her own lifespan?
Without hesitation, she returned the stack of silver notes to Master Xuanzhen and quickly explained, "I really can't accept these silver notes. Don't worry, I have the money to buy the house myself. Besides, I've already bought it."
As she spoke, she quickly took out the house deed from her bosom and showed it to Master Xuanzhen to prove that what she said was true.
Master Xuanzhen never expected that Yun Zhizhi would be so efficient, having already bought her desired house so quickly.
However, he was still unwilling to give up. "Zhizhi, since you've already bought the house, why don't you sell one of the rooms to me? Or you can rent one of the rooms to me!"
In this way, he could stay by Yun Zhizhi's side legitimately and realize his little scheme of freeloading.
Hearing this, Yun Zhizhi understood everything.
The old monk and Lazy Yangyang had the same idea.
Considering he was the Sixth Prince's teacher, she couldn't very well refuse. "The new house has many rooms. If you like, you can come and stay for a while."
Master Xuanzhen grinned and said, "This old monk will not stand on ceremony."
He intends to stay for an extended period, not just a short time.
It's better not to tell her, in case she refuses.
There was no way around it; living in the palace every day was just too boring.
It was evening.
Master Xuanzhen had a free dinner at the Yun residence before heading back to the Imperial Palace.
Looking at Master Xuanzhen, who was burping, Doctor Zhou felt annoyed by everything about him. "You old monk, you've secretly gone to the Yun residence to eat delicious food all by yourself again."
Master Xuanzhen immediately retorted: "This old monk did not go to find Zhizhi for food."
Zhao Yunjin narrowed his dark eyes slightly, parted his thin lips, and said in a clear voice, "Master is going to deliver silver to her, isn't he?"
Master Xuanzhen's pupils dilated and his mouth slightly opened.
How did my disciple know he was going to deliver silver notes to Zhizhi?
Moreover, my disciple is not such a gossipy person, and he doesn't have the extra time to personally keep an eye on him.
Could it be...
Master Xuanzhen suddenly stared coldly at Zhao Er and Zhao Wu not far away.
It must have been those six guards who betrayed them.
Zhao Wu was so engrossed in the stare that he broke out in a cold sweat!
Oh no.
The old monk discovered them.
Master Xuanzhen wasn't ashamed at all. "Yes, I'll return these silver notes I got from selling the calligraphy and paintings to you."
After saying that, he immediately took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and handed them to Zhao Yunjin.
Zhao Yunjin didn't take it. "She didn't want it?"
"Zhizhi has money, and she's not greedy. What a wonderful girl! If someone doesn't step up their efforts soon, someone will steal her away from them."
Master Xuanzhen praised someone while observing their expression.
Immediately afterwards, Master Xuanzhen began to boast, "Also, Zhizhi promised me that once we move into the new house, I can stay there permanently."
Suddenly, Doctor Zhou lost interest in the fatty meat in his mouth. "What about me? Are you planning to abandon me and go to the Yun residence to enjoy yourself alone?"
Seeing his mournful eyes, Master Xuanzhen comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry. When I go to the Yun residence, I will say a few good words to Zhizhi and take you with me. It will be soon."
"At least you have a conscience!"
The atmosphere inside the Su residence was oppressive.
Su Zeye was sitting upright in the back garden of his villa, listening to his servant's report with a gloomy expression.
"Young Master, Yun Zhizhi's activities after returning from Yizhou Prefecture are as follows: On the first day, she went to the yamen first, then to the Sixth Prince's residence, and finally to the general store. On the second day, she first went to a house next to the He family's residence, and then went to the yamen again."
"In addition, Yun Zhizhi's activities in the Yun family mansion have also been recorded in detail."
"On the first day, she went to the kitchen twice, used the outhouse three times (once the large one and twice the small one), and went to the backyard once. On the second day, she went to the kitchen only once and used the outhouse twice (once the large one and once the small one)."
Hearing this, Su Zeye's face grew increasingly grim, and he finally couldn't hold back any longer and burst out.
"Useless trash! What are you doing? Have you forgotten what I told you to do?"
Then, he roared angrily, "What does it matter to me how many times Yun Zhizhi uses the outhouse, whether she uses the big one or the small one?"
He sent his secret guards to follow Yun Zhizhi, intending to find out where she would set up her stall next, the specific time of the stall, and what she would sell.
As a result, this guy just kept talking nonsense.
The guard muttered under his breath, "Didn't you tell me to record every single one of Yun Zhizhi's movements in detail before telling you?"
He felt he hadn't done anything wrong!
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