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Liu Zhixue smiled gently, her gaze slowly sweeping over everyone's faces before finally settling on Yun Heting. She said softly, "Please think it over, my lord. If the Fifth Prince only wanted to make excuses, he could have simply refused outright. Why waste so much breath?"

In Zhixue's opinion, the Fifth Prince is now truly sincere in his plans for the Lord. The Lord's good fortune is approaching, and Zhixue offers her early congratulations.

As he spoke, he bowed respectfully towards Yunhe Pavilion.

Yun Heting quickly offered a helping hand, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settling back into his seat. He smiled and said, "Mr. Liu sees things very clearly. I was overthinking it. With your words, I am relieved."

Yun Jin saw his reaction, picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and sneered inwardly.

The Fifth Prince was clearly stalling, but Liu Zhixue gave him such a high-sounding excuse.

But this is for the best; the greater Yunheting's hopes, the harder he will fall when the time comes.

Chu Wanqing, who was listening nearby, suddenly spoke up in a calm voice: "Master, don't forget that besides the Fifth Prince, Prince Yu also helped you. Don't end up only remembering the Fifth Prince's kindness and forgetting Prince Yu's favor."

Yun Heting nodded hurriedly, smiling apologetically, "Madam is right to remind me, I thank you all, I thank you all."

Grandma Yun, having grown impatient with their endless chatter, slammed her teacup on the table and called out, "Alright, alright, it's getting dark, let's set the table for dinner."

Granny Wang responded and went out to instruct the maid to serve the meal.

Yun Jin and Chu Wanqing exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke again.

At the dinner table, everyone maintained a cheerful facade, but only they themselves knew what they were really thinking.

After the meal, Yun Jin and Chu Wanqing got up to take their leave and went to Kangning Pavilion to see Yun Lang.

Yun Lang was studying at his desk, while Fu Sheng was also holding a book, but his head was gradually drooping as he began to doze off.

Upon hearing the door open, one put down their book and came to greet them, while the other was suddenly awakened from their sleep and hurriedly stood up.

Yun Jin found it amusing and deliberately put on a stern face, asking Fu Sheng, "Didn't I tell you to accompany the young master while he studies? How come you fell asleep yourself?"

Fusheng blushed and stammered, "Miss, I get sleepy as soon as I start reading, I just can't concentrate."

Yun Jin laughed and scolded, "You can't read now, how will you help the young master in the future? If the young master asks you to deliver a message, you won't even know what's written on it. If the message is switched, will you be able to tell?"

Furthermore, if you want to learn martial arts and study those manuals, do you expect me to read them to you word by word?

Fusheng thought what she said made sense, and quickly assured her, "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely study hard and never be lazy again."

Yun Jin checked Yun Lang's pulse again to confirm that he was alright before leaving Kangning Pavilion with Chu Wanqing and returning to their respective courtyards at the fork in the road.

Back at Jinshu Pavilion, Chunxi was waiting at the door with a small bamboo basket in her arms. Upon seeing her return, she greeted her like a treasure: "Miss, look, this is a flower soap that I made myself at Qiyun Xiaozhu. I brought one back especially for you to see. Smell it, isn't the plum blossom fragrance wonderful?"

Yun Jin entered the room, took off her cloak, and took the soap, examining it from all angles.

The soap has set well, and the color is just right—a light pink with delicate flower petals showing through, making it look quite appealing. However, the edges are a bit rough, making it a little difficult to unmold.

She walked to the sink stand, rubbed the floral soap in her palm with warm water, and the lather was delicate. After washing her hands and face, she felt refreshed and had a very faint floral scent.

She nodded: "It's well done, but it wasn't very smooth when unmolding. Tell Ruizhu and the others tomorrow to pour hot water over the mold before unmolding, and it will come out smooth. I'll go take a look again if I have time."

Chunxi nodded quickly and noted it down. Then Yunjin instructed, "Cut these few pieces of soap you brought back into your yard and give each of the head maids a small piece. But remember, you are not allowed to show them off outside, and you are not allowed to say that we made them ourselves."

Chunxi happily agreed, grabbed the bamboo basket, and ran off in a flash.

Yun Jin watched her leave, the smile on her face slowly fading. She walked to the window, opened it a crack, and gazed at the hazy courtyard wall in the night, pondering another matter.

A moment later, she called out towards the door, "Dongxue."

Dongxue came in upon hearing the noise. Yun Jin didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Have you caught that gang of thieves in the city?"

Dongxue shook her head: "Not yet. The Prefect of the Capital and the city's patrol and garrison have been searching the entire city for the past few days, but those people are like groundhogs, hiding tightly during the day and only coming out at night. The authorities are very annoyed, but they just can't catch them. Why did you suddenly ask about this, Miss?"

Yun Jin said casually, "It's nothing, just reminding you to be more vigilant at night. Alright, you can go and rest now."

Although Dongxue sensed that she was somewhat absent-minded today, she didn't ask any further questions and left in response.

The door closed gently. Yun Jin sat for a while longer, making sure no one was moving around in the courtyard, before getting up to bolt the door and slipping into her spatial dimension.

She changed into night clothes in the space, covered her face with a black cloth, and, under the cover of the space, quietly left the Yun Mansion and headed towards Ruifeng Money Shop in the west of the city.

The night was as dark as ink, and the long street was deserted, with only the distant sound of the night watchman's clapper echoing through the air.

Taking advantage of the shadows and concealment of the alleyways, Yun Jin quickly found her way to Ruifeng Money Shop.

Yun Jin first circled around Ruifeng and found that the money shop was much more heavily guarded than ordinary shops, with guards at both the front and back, and a black dog tied up at the back door.

Yun Jin calmly used the spatial ability to pass through the front yard and landed silently on the beam of the main house.

Several thugs were gambling with dominoes around an oil lamp, reeking of alcohol and occasionally bursting into vulgar laughter, completely oblivious to the commotion in the backyard.

She circled around to the backyard, avoiding the sentries, and then used the space to evade a patrol of guards before landing in front of the warehouse door.

Three brass locks hung on the warehouse door, but the lock cylinders were extremely ingenious mechanical locks, which ordinary thieves might not be able to open even if they pried off the lock plates.

But this was no problem for Yun Jin. She flashed into the space and came out again, already standing inside the warehouse.

The warehouse walls were all made of bluestone, with no windows, only a few tiny ventilation openings in the corners.

A dozen or so boxes were stacked in rows on a wooden shelf against the wall, and bundles of account books were piled on a long table in the center.

Yun Jin pried open one of the boxes, inside which were neatly stacked silver ingots, amounting to several thousand taels.

She took several more bites, which were either silver ingots or gold bars, and some small pieces of jewelry.

If Ruifeng Money Shop's open inventory is already so astonishing, the amount of money it secretly helps people with their finances must be astronomical.

Without any hesitation, she took all the boxes, along with the gold and silver jewelry inside, into her spatial storage, but left the account books behind, as the depositors still needed these account books to redeem their silver.

She's a good person; she cheated Ruifeng, but she can't cheat Ruifeng's customers.