"Brother, could you please deliver this letter to the Sixth Prince for me?"
However, the guards at the door ignored her completely and disregarded her requests.
Seeing this, Yu Zhizhi couldn't help but feel anxious. Just as she was about to bribe the guard with silver, she suddenly heard a voice behind her: "Give it to me! I'll pass it on to the Sixth Prince for you."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhizhi turned around in surprise and discovered that the speaker was none other than Qi Yize—the Sixth Prince's friend and capable subordinate.
The Sixth Prince was in charge of the Censorate, while Qi Yize served as the Vice Censor-in-Chief. Yu Zhizhi knew that they had a close relationship, so she trusted Qi Yize completely.
Seeing how readily he agreed, Yu Zhizhi handed him the letter without any hesitation.
"Thank you! I'd appreciate it if you could pass the letter on to the Sixth Prince and tell him that I will wait here for his reply."
"Whether he agrees or refuses, you must send someone to inform me."
She planned to personally cook a hot pot meal to entertain the sixth prince, as a way of expressing her sincerity.
After all, she had once heard the famous saying: there is no problem that a hot pot meal cannot solve.
If so, then two meals.
As long as the Sixth Prince is happy with the meal, then her goal will be achieved.
She had already thought it through; if he refused her invitation, she definitely wouldn't go to the blacksmith to order a copper hot pot.
On her way here, she went to the blacksmith shop and asked the shopkeeper if she wanted to expedite the order of this cookware, which would cost three taels of silver.
She only had fifty taels in total. She had just spent thirty taels to redeem Xiao Tao from her servitude, so she only had twenty taels left.
I still need to buy ingredients, and setting up a stall will require a lot of money.
She is very poor now.
"good!"
Qi Yize agreed to her request mainly because he wanted to know what she was really up to.
After learning that she was still waiting for Yun Jin's reply, he became even more curious about the contents of the letter.
Also, was he just hallucinating? Yu Zhizhi actually thanked him; all the etiquette she learned before must have been wasted.
"Young Master Qi, I would like to eat the apricots from this apricot tree. May I pick some?"
Is Yu Zhizhi so poor that she can't afford to buy fruit?
Qi Yize didn't want to comply with her wishes. "You can eat apricots, but you can't pick them."
Yu Zhizhi was slightly taken aback.
What he meant by those words is quite obvious.
If you want to eat them, you can't pick them, you can only gather them!
She glanced at the ground and saw it was covered in rotten fruit.
Young Master Qi is definitely doing this on purpose.
Xiao Chen was just as thirsty as her, and they didn't know how long they would have to wait, so quenching their thirst was the most important thing right now.
Yes.
Yu Zhizhi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile. "Then I won't be polite."
After saying that, she walked quickly towards the apricot tree and kicked the trunk of the apricot tree with lightning speed.
Many ripe apricots on the tree fell to the ground instantly.
"Little brother, hurry up and pick some fruit."
Upon hearing her sister's words, Yun Xiaochen immediately ran over and picked up the freshly fallen apricots from the ground.
As he picked up the apricots, he said to Yu Zhizhi, "Sister, you're so amazing and smart!"
Qi Yize, who was standing not far away, was stunned when he saw this scene.
He never expected Yu Zhizhi to be so quick-witted.
They even came up with this trick.
However, her actions were far too vulgar.
never mind.
Anyway, no one picks these fruits, and no one dares to pick them. Only she would dare to set her sights on this apricot tree.
Qi Yize shook his head, then turned and walked into the Sixth Prince's residence.
Yu Zhizhi picked up a large, ripe apricot, wiped it casually on her sleeve, and then eagerly put it into her mouth, taking a big bite.
Instantly, a sweet aroma filled her mouth. Yu Zhizhi closed her eyes contentedly, savoring the delicious apricot.
After she finished eating the whole apricot, she finally felt that her throat was no longer so dry.
Just as she was about to eat a second one, she suddenly noticed that Xiao Chen was still diligently picking apricots with his head down, so she picked out the biggest apricot and handed it to Xiao Chen.
"Little brother, don't pick them yet. These fruits are really sweet. Try them."
However, Yun Xiaochen looked troubled and said, "Sister, these apricots haven't been washed yet."
Yu Zhizhi smiled and explained, "We don't have the means to wash the apricots right now. But that's okay, you can just wipe them with your sleeve like I do. By the way, do you know what this way of eating them is called?"
Yun Xiaochen opened her eyes wide, adopting the look of a curious child, and asked, "What's your name?"
"What's dirty won't hurt you!"
"I see."
Then, the siblings began a funny performance—picking, wiping, and eating apricots all at the same time.
Several guards at the gate, who were not far away, witnessed this scene and were stunned.
Actually, they had long coveted the fruit on this rare apricot tree, but they didn't dare to pick it before. Now, after seeing Yu Zhizhi's amazing actions, they wanted to give it a try.
On the other side.
Zhao Yunjin was sitting in one of the exquisite pavilions in the villa, seriously discussing some important matters with several of his subordinates.
Qi Yize walked quickly to the pavilion, and as soon as he got close, he felt the unusually heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
Qi Yize glanced at the people standing to the side, then looked at Zhao Yunjin, waved the letter in his hand, and gestured to him.
Zhao Yunjin looked at them, his face terribly gloomy, and said in an icy tone, "Go back and reorganize the case. If there is a next time, you will be punished yourselves."
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