In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

You Ran stood to the side, holding her breath, completely suppressed by Li Chengze's imposing aura, and dared not utter a sound.

After a long silence, Li Chengze suddenly stood up, facing You Ran, who was currently bowing his head and looking very tense, and said:

"You just stay inside and take good care of your master." His tone was cold and menacing, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor.

She dared not look up, but just listening to the Second Prince speak made her want to shiver uncontrollably.

"Yes, Your Highness, You Ran understands."

You Ran suppressed her fear and tried her best to calm down before replying to the Second Prince.

Li Chengze ignored You Ran's current state, and after giving Tao Jingyang a deep look, he walked out of the room.

Outside the door.

Fan Wujiu hurriedly greeted Li Chengze, who had finally come out of the house. At first glance, he noticed Li Chengze's bloodshot eyes.

"Your Highness..."

It was a cloudy morning, and the air was thick with moisture. Fan Wujiu tried to drape the cloak he was holding over Li Chengze's shoulders, but Li Chengze reached out and stopped him.

Fan Wujiu didn't know what Li Chengze was going to do, and he wouldn't ask.

All he could do was follow behind and protect His Highness when necessary.

However, there is something he is unsure whether he should say it or not.

The important thing is that this is a really big deal... but more importantly...

The matter he was about to report was also closely related to Miss Tao, who was lying in the room at the moment.

Fan Wujiu was genuinely worried that if he brought it up now... it might upset His Highness even more.

But his sour face didn't hide anything at all.

Li Chengze could tell from almost a single glance that he had something on his mind that he wasn't saying.

"What do you need? Speak." Li Chengze pinched his brow, not wanting to say much, and kept his words brief.

"Your Highness, the men we sent to search for the cave yesterday have already sent back news."

Li Chengze tilted his head slightly, remaining silent, signaling Fan Wujiu to continue.

“The people we sent said… there is gold hidden in the cave.”

Upon hearing this, he lowered his head in silence, thinking to himself that the world was difficult and he wondered how much suffering she would have to endure to save up this money.

Could it be that she knew all along that she wouldn't wake up, and was thus making a final request?

In an instant, Li Chengze thought of many things, but he had no time to think about anything else and just wanted to find Fan Xian as soon as possible.

Ask him if he has any ideas on why Tao Jingyang can't wake up.

Moreover, it seems that Tao Jingyang only knows Fan Xian these days.

He must know the cause and effect.

Seeing that His Highness did not continue to question the matter of "gold," Fan Wujiu became somewhat anxious. He then mustered his courage and said again:

"Your Highness, there is far too much gold. What do you intend to do with it?"

"Just take it back and keep it for Jingyang. Why are you asking me about something like this?" Li Chengze glared at him impatiently.

"Your Highness, with nearly a million items, isn't transporting them back like this a bit too much of a spectacle?"

Fan Wujiu asked with an "innocent" look on his face.

Li Chengze stopped walking, almost causing Fan Wujiu to bump into him: "Fan Wujiu, how much did you say?"

His voice involuntarily softened.

"I heard... it's close to a million." Fan Wujiu seemed to have discovered something.

Could it be that Your Highness does not know the amount of gold in the cave?

“...Millions, gold???” Li Chengze turned around, his expression now seeming much more “naive”.

Good heavens, who knows? Li Chengze was just thinking, "Where can I put all this extra stuff? I might as well just pack it up and bring it back."

"Yes, Your Highness doesn't know?" Fan Wujiu asked tentatively.

Li Chengze suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over his body, as if tens of thousands of ants were crawling all over his clothes at the same time.

He was so shocked that he began to doubt whether it was "real" or just a "hallucination" from not sleeping all night.

Nearly one million taels of... gold! What does that even mean?

How much tax revenue does the entire Qing Kingdom generate in a year?

Tao Jingyang just casually hid so much gold in the cave?!

Then she told him her location and gave it to Li Chengze as a gift in exchange.

[Li Chengze]: ...So what kind of junk were those things I gave Jingyang?

He stood there in a daze for a while, then, after regaining his senses, instructed Fan Wujiu:

"Find a few assassins to investigate the exact amount."

Don't move the things yet. Just quietly guard them and wait for Jingyang to wake up.

Remember, absolutely no outsiders are allowed to approach this cave.

"Yes." Fan Wujiu was about to accept the order and leave.

"Wait, send Xie Bi'an a secret letter and tell him to set off for the capital immediately. You probably won't be able to handle the rest by yourself."

"......Yes."

After Fan Wujiu left, Li Chengze put aside his plan to find Fan Xian.

Millions in gold and silver—did Jingyang just move some country's treasury with him...?

For some reason, he wanted to spend some time with Tao Jingyang.

As he approached, even through the door, he could hear You Ran's soft sobbing.

He knocked on the door, and the sobbing inside stopped abruptly.

Li Chengze pushed open the door and entered, moving to the bedside and staring at the person lying on the bed who was still unconscious.

"You Ran, you seem to care a lot about Miss Tao."

"Sister Jingyang has given me a second life." You Ran tried her best to hide her slightly red and swollen eyes.

"Oh? Is that so? Tell me more." His tone was very casual, as if he were just chatting about everyday things.

Although You Ran felt that something was not quite right, she had no choice but to answer Li Chengze's question.

Although she is currently following Tao Jingyang, if you really want to count, You Ran should be the Second Prince's person.

After all, even her indenture was once held by Li Chengze.

She hardened her heart and mustered the courage to speak the truth in her heart:

"If it weren't for Miss Tao, I would never have been able to live such a life. Your Highness, You Ran has long been determined to follow Miss Tao to the death!"

You Ran knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Li Chengze, and remained kneeling for a long time.

"So you're saying you're determined to follow her?"

Li Chengze's phoenix eyes were now looking down at You Ran, who was kneeling on the ground.

"This servant has failed Your Highness and begs for your punishment! But Your Highness... is a person who knows how to repay kindness."

You Ran's voice trembled, but she still forced herself to speak.

You Ran felt guilty in front of Tao Jingyang.