I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

Bang bang bang!

There was a knock on the door that made Zhao Yuan collapse. Lin Yan felt that it was simply the sound of nature. Who had such good eyesight?

Zhao Yuan's face turned pale as he roared, "Tell me, if there is nothing important I will kill you today?"

"Your Highness, Minister Cheng of the Ministry of Works and his eldest son came with gifts. They said they wanted to thank you for rescuing Miss Cheng and saving her reputation." Guard Li's voice sounded like the sound of nature outside the door.

"Oh my god!" Zhao Yuan reluctantly let go of Lin Yan. He really didn't want to see her. It wasn't a big deal, but he couldn't lose face for Minister Chen.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you!" Zhao Yuan could only give up, patted Lin Yan's face, straightened his clothes, and strode out.

Lin Yan patted her chest, her heart beating faster: "That was a close call!"

……

"I'm really in a dilemma now. If I want to escape from his clutches, I have to rely on the help of other people. Who should I ask for help?" Lin Yan was struggling while lying on the couch, eating snacks.

"Master!" Zhiye came in through the curtain.

"what's up?"

"The Thirteenth Prince is here again!"

"This kid has nothing to do after eating all day..." Lin Yan was halfway through her words when her eyes lit up. How could she have forgotten such an important figure?

Put the snacks aside and get up.

"Ayan, look what I brought you?" Old Thirteen's voice came through the curtain.

"My ancestor, where did you steal these bamboos?" Lin Yan stepped out of the door and was stunned by the scene in front of her.

"Can you please put it in a more pleasant way? I have obtained the permission of the Crown Prince this time."

"Your Highness?" Lin Yan was a little confused. "But don't you already have one? You can't play with so many. You need to make dozens of bamboo figures with this pile of bamboo."

"Of course I know! The one you made for me has been taken away by the prince. How do you think you got these bamboos in exchange?" Old Thirteen rolled his eyes at Lin Yan, thinking that her mind was too naive.

"But you've made so many bamboo figures that we won't be able to play with them all!" Lin Yan walked around the pile of bamboo, unable to understand Old Thirteen's train of thought.

"You don't understand this! Do more. There are many children of relatives in Beijing. I can sell them for fifty taels of silver each, and then I will have money to drink bubble milk tea in the future."

"You, you, are indeed a business genius!" Lin Yan laughed in silence and slapped his forehead, feeling that he was nothing compared to him.

"Hurry up, find a few more people to come in, and try to make ten before dark!" Old Thirteen shouted anxiously.

"It's no problem to find someone, but you have to promise me one thing!"

"whats the matter?"

Lin Yan whispered her thoughts into his ear.

"How about it? Do you dare to do it?"

"Why do you suddenly have such an idea?" Although Old Thirteen is young, it doesn't mean that he is stupid and will allow others to take advantage of him.

"Isn't life hard now? The princess made things difficult for me on the first day she entered the mansion. I'm worried that someone will plot against me one day. I only have one life, and if I lose it, I can never get it back. I'm just making some arrangements for myself in advance." Lin Yan shrugged and smiled miserably.

"I'll think about it!" Old Thirteen did not refuse outright. A Yan was a good person. She was the only one who did not care about his status, fawned on him, and made friends with him sincerely.

With a low status, not to mention that she was just a concubine, even a concubine like my mother would still have a hard time in the palace.

He had wanted to bring his mother into the palace countless times, but his father was still alive and he was not yet old enough to do so, so he could only think about it.

A Yan, since you have spoken up yourself, he sincerely wants to help her in this matter.

But he had to ask his third brother what he thought first, hoping that his third brother was someone who knew how to cherish the person in front of him.

"Thank you!"

"What are you thanking me for? It's not a big deal!" The Thirteenth Old Man said, patting his chest.

……

"Butler Zhai, where have all my guards gone?" After seeing off Minister Chen, Zhao Yuan discovered that all the guards in his yard seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

"They were all called to the Crescent Moon Courtyard by the Thirteenth Prince to help!"

"Help? What help?" Zhao Yuan was extremely curious. He was sure that Lin Yan had come up with some weird idea again.

"Your knives are not enough. The Thirteenth Prince suddenly remembered that the guards all had swords, so he called them over to help cut bamboo and make bamboo figurines."

"Cut the bamboo!" Zhao Yuan was startled and walked to his precious bamboo in two or three steps. Fortunately, it was intact.

"Where did they get those bamboos?" Zhao Yuan asked as he walked quickly towards the Crescent Moon Courtyard. The guards had all been called away, so there should be a lot of bamboos.

"I heard that it was the Thirteenth Prince who went to the Prince's Mansion and chopped it off." Manager Zhai answered truthfully.

"Oh!" A picture suddenly flashed in Zhao Yuan's mind, and he couldn't help but smile secretly.

The prince was now standing next to the bamboo outside his study, his eyes twitching, "Old Thirteen, you little bastard, I allowed you to chop, but you are trying to wipe out my entire army!"

"Next time I see you, I'll beat you up."

At this moment, Old Thirteen was happily looking at the bamboo joints piled up in the yard, and he was very excited as they slowly turned into bamboo men.

Zhao Yuan frowned. This Crescent Moon Courtyard was almost like a workshop, with bright lights and dozens of people busy inside.

When he took a closer look, weren't they all his sword-wielding guards?

Holding a big knife in his hand, he was not practicing martial arts, nor was he fighting with the enemy. Instead, he was swinging the knife in his hand, chopping bamboo with a clunking sound, leaving a ground full of broken bamboo residues.

"Your Highness!" the little maid guarding the gate shouted.

When the word "Your Highness" was heard, everyone stopped what they were doing.

But Old Thirteen couldn't care less about his third brother's unhappy expression. "Why did you stop? Keep going!"

"Third brother, you're here!" Old Thirteen ran up to Zhao Yuan with a smile.

Zhao Yuan looked around and saw Lin Yan standing beside him with a face as black as a potcake. But it was not a good idea to get angry on the spot, after all, these bamboos were not cut from his own yard.

"You guys go ahead!" Zhao Yuan nodded, approving their actions.

All the guards breathed a sigh of relief. This Master Lin is indeed favored, so they speed up their work.

"Let me see the bamboo figure you made!" Zhao Yuan walked up to Lin Yan and said.

"I didn't do it. It was the Thirteenth Prince and his men who did it. I was just standing here watching the fun." Lin Yan cleared herself of all blame without hesitation.

"Hmph! Old Thirteen, give me one of your bamboo figures, otherwise no matter how many you make, they will all be mine!"

"Stingy! Here!" Old Thirteen touched his nose, took out one from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Yuan.

"Old Thirteen, have you looted the Crown Prince's bamboo forest?" Zhao Yuan teased while playing with the bamboo man in his hand.

"How is that possible? I don't want any that are too big or too small." Old Thirteen looked excited.

Lin Yan had a bad feeling in her heart.

"What are you going to do with so many bamboo figures?" Zhao Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"There are a lot of children of high officials and nobles in the capital. I'm sure they will all like this fun thing."

"When did you become so generous?" Zhao Yuan was puzzled.

"He will never be generous. He is willing to sell this bamboo figure for fifty taels each." Lin Yan interrupted.

"Fifty taels?" Zhao Yuan almost dropped the bamboo figure in his hand.

"Third brother, do you think the price is too cheap?" Old Thirteen was so excited that he danced with joy.

"Not bad!" Zhao Yuan suddenly felt that among all the brothers, Old Thirteen was the most cunning and was an expert at robbing money.

Look at Lin Yan and then look at Lao Shisan. The two of them joined forces and robbed all the wealthy people in the capital.

"Since you are using the guards from my house, shouldn't you give me some?"

"I'll think about it!" Old Thirteen frowned. He wasn't even prepared to share with Lin Yan, so how could his third brother have the nerve to ask for it? It would certainly not be appropriate to refuse directly. After all, the things were not finished yet. If he had known this earlier, he would not have borrowed his place.

Why am I so forgetful? My third brother is just taking advantage of others as always.

"No need to think about it. Give me at least one thousand taels, otherwise I will confiscate them all and sell them myself tomorrow!" Zhao Yuan put the bamboo figure in his hand directly into his sleeve.

I had been thinking of finishing what I hadn't done in the afternoon with Lin Yan, but now, there's nothing I can do. I have to find some way to make up for it.

Old Thirteen could only stare blankly, while Lin Yan stood by and laughed. There was nothing that Zhao Yuan dared not to pluck.

I was proud of myself: Fortunately, I had hidden all my private money! Otherwise, he would have taken it all away. I was so foresighted.

…………

The next day

The entire circle of young nobles in Beijing were attracted by one thing, which became the latest fashion trend, and they flocked to Prince Rui crazily.

The gate of Prince Rui's Palace was crowded with all kinds of carriages, and for a moment, the curious people also crowded towards Prince Rui.

After finishing his government affairs, the prince was unwilling to be rejected by Zhao Yuan again and again, so he walked to the outside of the Rui Palace. "What big thing happened in the Rui Palace?"

The guard hurriedly went to inquire: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, the Thirteenth Prince is selling bamboo figurines in the Rui Palace. They are all here to buy bamboo figurines."

"Why are there so many young ladies from noble families just to buy a bamboo doll?" Crown Prince Zhao Yun looked at the ladies from noble families inside and outside in confusion. They were not giving in to each other and they seemed to be selecting a concubine.

"I don't know about this!"

Zhao Yun rolled his eyes at the guards beside him. "What a bunch of ignorant people! Let's go and join in the fun."

You know, the materials that Old Thirteen used to make the bamboo figurines came from his own palace. He felt so sorry for him, and was worried that he couldn't find Old Thirteen to settle the score.

……

Zhao Yuan sat in the Yaran courtyard feeling very depressed, drinking tea in the pavilion in the cold wind.

Watching Lin Yan and Lao Shisan busy collecting money. Speechless…

Lin Yan was unwilling to not get a penny for her idea, so she immediately gave Old Thirteen another idea. The Rui Palace did not have a concubine yet, so why not spread another piece of news. There was no need to make it too clear. In principle, the bamboo-jointed people were five hundred taels each.

It was made by the Thirteenth Prince himself and supervised by Prince Rui. The quantity is limited, so please pre-order as soon as possible, first come first served.

There are three places for bidding, regardless of rank, each time every half an hour. The one who bids high can win a cup of black tea with Prince Rui and a bamboo figure for free.

Of course, the final proceeds were divided equally among the three.

Old Thirteen silently calculated in his mind that fifty taels would become five hundred taels. If he could sell ten of them casually, he would have a revenue of over a thousand taels. His face, which had just been extremely disappointed, immediately smiled. He sent his guards to the teahouse and the wine shop to spread the word without hesitation.

Today, the Rui Palace is unprecedentedly bustling and has become a new internet celebrity check-in spot in Beijing.

Zhao Yuan's face was expressionless to the extreme, making him look particularly majestic and handsome.

Zhao Yuan had to admit: This Lin Yan was really capable of making trouble. She could make thousands of taels of silver by doing tricks here and there without having to do any work.

He had to sacrifice his looks, and he felt like she had tricked him this time.