I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Fangyu lowered his eyes, daring only to stare at the piece of blanket hanging from Zhao Minshan's body in front of him.

The pattern of pine waves and elegant design is made of extremely precious golden cashmere. Such cashmere can only be produced from snow goats in the Far East. The first layer of cashmere shed by the snow goats when they are born can show a light golden color in the sun.

This is why golden cashmere got its name.

Bright sunlight came in through the carved window panes covered with gauze, and immediately softened its appearance when it fell on the blanket.

There was no conversation between the two in the room. After Zhao Minshan got the answer, he seemed to have forgotten about Zhao Fangyu. Zhao Fangyu did not dare to move and could only stand there and stare at his toes.

Only when Zhao Fangyu's feet were numb from standing for half of the tea did Zhao Minshan say in a deep voice, "Since you have already stood out from the crowd, you should be more courageous."

Zhao Minshan looked up and down at Zhao Fangyu several times. Zhao Fangyu didn't expect that the heart-to-heart talk between father and daughter yesterday was just like a dream. After waking up, the father and daughter were so straightforward with each other.

It was too straightforward, so straightforward that Zhao Fangyu felt that he could not keep any secrets in front of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Even if Zhao Fangyu were to live again, he would still have the illusion that he could see through this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at a glance.

She was unsure of Zhao Minshan's attitude, and did not dare to reply easily. She could only honestly say, "My daughter is now living in my mother's courtyard, which is a blessing. Now that I have received such a big reward from my father, I am afraid that my sisters will say that my father is biased."

Zhao Fangyu raised his head and glanced quickly at Zhao Minshan. Zhao Minshan still maintained the same posture as before, but he had turned a few pages of the book in his hand and the tea in front of him was a little less.

Zhao Minshan suddenly raised his eyes and met Zhao Fangyu's gaze. Zhao Fangyu lowered his head quickly, but heard Zhao Minshan snort coldly: "If you only have such courage, you can only stay in Qingping Courtyard."

Zhao Fangyu's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but smile bitterly again.

Is there any other good place for her to go now except Qingpingyuan?

But Zhao Minshan's expression made it seem as if he really had other plans for her.

Zhao Fangyu didn't dare to gamble. She was just a concubine's daughter and her appearance was not yet known. Her talents were not yet proficient to the point where they could impress the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who had seen countless scenes.

In short, Zhao Fangyu at this time was not qualified to be used.

Zhao Fangyu suddenly knelt down and lowered her head to think about how to answer. This was a bait, a bait that Zhao Minshan had set specifically for her.

Moreover, there was the incident at Yuelanxuan where her beloved concubine and young daughter were almost moved out of the mansion because of her. It was not known whether Zhao Minshan really did not mind as he appeared to be.

This big red booklet is extremely hot whether you accept it or not.

Zhao Minshan changed his posture. He didn't care about Zhao Fangyu's silence. He slowly picked up a piece of dessert from the black lacquered table by the window and ate it with tea, while still flipping through the book in his hand.

"Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, even parents, they can never treat everyone equally. If you think more, others will think less."

"If you love your sisters, you don't have to come here anymore."

Zhao Fangyu raised his head instantly, and his dark eyes stared at Zhao Minshan's face without blinking. Zhao Minshan felt Zhao Fangyu's burning gaze, and couldn't help digesting himself in his heart. He almost fell into the trap of this little fox yesterday.

I don't know how much truth and how much falsehood there was in yesterday's words.

Zhao Minshan was not in a hurry. Zhao Fangyu pondered for a moment and quickly answered: "Yu'er is not pitying her sisters. Since she was a child, her parents taught her that brothers should be friendly and respectful to each other, and that it is best for them to live in harmony."

She raised her head slightly, looked Zhao Minshan in the eye and said slowly:

"I was born to be your daughter. No matter what you want me to do, I believe you will not send me into a place where there are tigers and wolves."

Zhao Minshan wanted to use her as a chess piece, but she bet that even a poisonous tiger would not eat its own cubs.

He bet that if she stayed by his side year after year, he would have a little pity on him and would not send her to the palace in the end. He bet that her value would be so great at that time that Zhao Minshan would think that sending her to the palace would be a loss.

"Father, you are so kind to me. I know it in my heart. But this dowry is mine alone. I am afraid that I have taken away my sisters' share. I really feel ashamed to accept it."

"If Daddy really wants to reward Yu'er, why not let Yu'er come to the study more often to serve with writing materials."

Zhao Minshan snorted again.

"Serving the pens and ink? Don't I have a maid to serve the pens and ink?"

Zhao Fangyu stood up, his round face smiling with crescent eyes: "There is no shortage of maids to serve writing and painting in the mansion, but Yu'er needs a chance to see daddy."

"When I was at my aunt's house, I didn't see my father for half a year. Later, when I went to my mother's house, I saw him more often."

"It was not until I saw Daddy and Third Sister the day before yesterday that I realized that Daddy was not as scary as I had imagined. Daddy also cares about his children and would let Aunt Zhang stay in the mansion because he loves Third Sister."

Zhao Fangyu came forward attentively to massage Zhao Minshan's shoulders and neck, refilled the teapot when it was empty, ground the ink when it was dry, and even moistened Zhao Minshan's brush just enough.

Zhao Minshan was about to write a note, but seeing Zhao Fangyu's attentiveness, he couldn't help but think of yesterday.

His daughter was quite clever, not obvious at first glance, but very delicate at closer inspection. After the father and daughter had a heart-to-heart talk, Zhao Minshan also sent someone to check Zhao Fangyu's usual words and deeds.

But who in the mansion doesn't say she's good? She's been so greedy that no one can say anything bad about her.

Zhao Minshan was quite satisfied. The only pity was that Zhao Fangyu was not born from the eldest lady’s belly, otherwise he wouldn’t have to worry so much.

While Zhao Minshan was writing a post, Zhao Fangyu was quietly grinding ink on the side. He didn't look at it for long, but just tidied up the place where Zhao Minshan had just sat. He even placed the book he had just read in the distance intact.

In his heart, Zhao Minshan thanked Zhao Fangyu for his understanding and tact, then turned back to writing his post.

The post was addressed to the Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion intended to send Meng Yanzhen into the palace, and Zhao Minshan also wanted to send someone to the palace, so watching the Meng family send someone was also a way of observing the experimental subjects in advance.

As soon as the post was written, Zhao Minshan rang the bell, and the manager came in to help him pass the post out.

After Zhao Minshan finished dealing with these, he turned around and smiled at Zhao Fangyu, who was standing aside with his head lowered, and said, "The market value of that dowry is about two thousand taels."

When a concubine's daughter in the family gets married, the share of the public treasury is 5,000 taels. If this is added, Zhao Fangyu's dowry will be as much as 7,000 taels!

Zhao Fangyu felt pain in his heart, but he still pushed the booklet to Zhao Minshan firmly: "Mountains of gold and silver cannot compare to the love of my parents."

Zhao Minshan nodded, his expression unclear, and it was hard to tell whether he agreed or disliked.

In the end, Zhao Fangyu exchanged a dowry of two thousand yuan for a job serving his father in the study.

Zhao Fangyu didn't know whether she would make a loss in this business, but the moment she saw the look in the eldest lady's eyes, she knew she would not lose money.

"Be careful when you are in your father's study, there are many secrets in his room, so you need to pay attention."

The eldest lady drank slowly from the colorful covered bowl. Zhao Fangyu said softly, "Yes, my daughter understands."

A bitter smile unconsciously overflowed from her face. The eldest lady saw Zhao Fangyu's dilemma, but she was not angry. She called Mother Cui to come out and pick out two boxes of jewelry for Zhao Fangyu.

"Silly child, how can you give up your dowry just to get close to your father?"

The sandalwood carved blue-dotted box is two palms wide and can hold a lot of valuable items.

"If you are wronged, there should always be someone to make up for you."