Evil Doctor Princess - Chapter 43

Chapter 043 You’re Worth It
“Nothing else.” Shen Ze smiled and said, “Eighty thousand taels is already the bottom line. Even if Miss Bai adds one tael of silver, I will not compete with you. But you have twenty thousand taels more. Don’t you think Miss Bai is in a panic?”

Bai Junzhuo felt that it was funny. This Shen Ze seemed to be mature and steady. He actually played psychological cards with this seventeen-year-old girl, especially in front of Shopkeeper Liu. Wasn’t it just to make her feel that her price was too high and make her feel uncomfortable?

He also didn’t look at the gaze of Manager Liu when he introduced this lamp. He must have loved this lamp badly. If he hadn’t encountered any difficulties, he probably wouldn’t have sold it.

Bai Junzhuo looked down at the lamp in his hand and said softly, “It’s worth it.”

Shen Ze was stunned. He didn’t expect that this girl would actually be so calm as to take another look at Bai Junzhuo.

Bai Gonglu was dead. Thinking about Madam Zou’s age, it wouldn’t take him a few years to jump around. The rest of the Bai Clan were a bunch of trash. He had originally planned to take everything from the Bai Clan into his hands within ten years, but he didn’t expect that such a person as Bai Junzhuo would appear out of thin air, causing him to miscalculate again and again.

Shen Ze smiled politely, “Haha, I was also joking with Miss Bai. Please don’t take it to heart, Miss Bai.”

Bai Junzhuo raised the corner of her lips, so she naturally wouldn’t take it to heart. However, Shopkeeper Liu, whose face had already darkened, was hard to say.

“Then Miss Bai, I’ll take my leave first. I’ll see you in the Yong Pavilion later.” After saying that, Shen Ze left with his subordinates.

Only then did Bai Junzhuo say to Shopkeeper Liu, “Shopkeeper Liu, tomorrow I will order someone to deliver the silver to your mansion.”

“Miss Bai, please be at ease. I heard that the Bai Clan has not been peaceful lately. The money is not in a hurry. You can send it over whenever you want.”

“Thank you, Shopkeeper Liu, for your concern. I’m afraid that Shopkeeper Liu has some difficulties recently, right?” Bai Junzhuo asked.

Shopkeeper Liu sighed. In the end, he didn’t say anything. He only said, “Thank you, Miss Bai, for your insightful knowledge of treasures. I’ve found a good owner for it. Please take good care of it in the future, Miss Bai.”

Bai Junzhuo nodded, “Of course.”

Shopkeeper Liu looked at it reluctantly before leaving.

Others came over to congratulate Bai Junzhuo. Bai Junzhuo thanked them one by one before the crowd gradually dispersed.

She took a deep breath and turned to look at Yin Xun beside her. She saw that Yin Xun was looking at her with his arms crossed around his chest, looking thoughtful.

He couldn’t have been staring at himself like this from just now, could he? No wonder she felt an invisible pressure when dealing with these people just now.

“Here.” Bai Junzhuo hurriedly handed the lamp to Yin Xun.

Yin Xun withdrew his gaze, but didn’t take the light. “It’s for you.”

“Ah?” Bai Junzhuo looked at him in disbelief, “Give it to me? This is a glass crystal lamp worth 100,000 taels!”

The corner of Yin Xun’s mouth curled up slightly as he imitated Bai Junzhuo’s words, “You’re worth it.”

What?

His dark eyes flashed with a faint smile, so gorgeous that it was like Chen Xing in the night sky.

Bai Junzhuo couldn’t help but think more. For example, did he have other intentions when he let himself show off at the lantern festival?

By the time Bai Junzhuo regained his senses from his baffling words, Yin Xun had already taken a step back. She hurriedly followed him and asked, “Why are you here?”

“I don’t know the way to the Lantern Festival, so I asked Shen Qing to bring me here. He brought me here.”

“Where is he?”

“Send the little girl beside you back to the White Manor.”

Bai Junzhuo frowned slightly, “This girl, don’t tell me!”

Yin Xun stopped talking and continued forward. After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped.

Without stopping, Bai Junzhuo slammed into his back. The elegant and charming incense burst into her nose. She immediately bounced away like an electric shock and rubbed her nose. “Why did you suddenly stop?”

“Where are we going next?” He turned to face Bai Junzhuo.

“Go … go to that Yong Tower.” Bai Junzhuo paused for a moment before continuing, “My eldest sister is still waiting for you.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t realize that Bai Junzhuo had other meanings in his words. He smiled slightly and said slowly, “With your words, I remembered that I saw her last night.”

“Oh?” Bai Junzhuo raised his eyebrows, “She took the initiative to find you, right?”

Yin Xun nodded, “Your sister is so strange. I don’t know her at all.”

Bai Junzhuo laughed out loud and pointed at Yin Xun. “Your life is a peach blossom. I’m afraid elder sister has secretly agreed to it.”

Yin Xun stood at the side with his hands crossed. Seeing her laugh so wildly, he suddenly wanted to reach out and rub her broken hair on her forehead for some unknown reason.

He was shocked by his own thoughts and quickly restrained his expression. “If you want to go to the Harmonious Building, hurry up and go. If you continue laughing, everyone will be gone.”

Bai Junzhuo had just received the gift that he had spent 100,000 taels of money on, so it was not good to laugh at him all the time. He restrained his smile and turned around to lead the way, “Well, then let’s go.”

When they arrived at the entrance of the Yong Pavilion, just as they were about to enter, Bai Junzhuo saw a man sneakily looking into the building. He was wondering what he was going to do, but he suddenly discovered that he was the same person who had captured her before, Cha Jinzhi.

Although he had only seen him once, Bai Junzhuo had already decided that he was a good official, so he went over to greet him, “Lord Cha, who are you?”

Cha Jinzhi turned around and saw that it was Bai Junzhuo. He said, “I was invited by Mr. Shen Ze and Shen to admire the lanterns tonight. Therefore, I am the same as all of you tonight. Miss Bai, please don’t call me Your Excellency.”

If this business was to be done well, collusion between officials and businessmen was indispensable. It seemed that Shen Ze had already taken action against Cha Jin.

However, Cha Jinzhi was able to go deep into the people and observe their livelihood. He was indeed a good official.

Bai Junzhuo nodded. Just as he was about to praise him, Cha Jinzhi suddenly looked at Yin Xun behind Bai Junzhuo with a curious expression. “This young master looks familiar. It seems that he has seen him somewhere before …”

Yin Xun raised his eyebrows and smiled. He said calmly, “You remember wrongly.”

Cha Jinzhi didn’t believe it. He scratched his head and said, “I can’t remember wrongly. Indeed, it looks familiar. It seems that I saw it when I went to Xuchang to report my work …”

Yin Xun replied casually, “Master Cha, Miss Bai and I still have important matters to attend to. Can we go in?”

Only then did Cha Jinzhi notice that he was blocking them. He hurriedly retreated to the side and said embarrassedly, “Please.”

Yin Xun took the lead and walked in. Bai Junzhuo looked at him curiously, “Lord Cha, aren’t you going in?”

Cha Jinzhi awkwardly spread out his hand, “I didn’t expect that this Yong Pavilion was filled with rich and elegant people. Today, I was dressed like this …”

He was dressed in a plain cotton blue robe, like a poor scholar.

Bai Junzhuo now understood why he didn’t go in and secretly looked at the door. It turned out that he cared about this.

“Lord Cha is overthinking it,” Bai Junzhuo laughed. “Everyone in Luoyang knows that Lord Cha is a clean and honest official. No one will laugh at Lord Cha. Besides, Lord Cha is enjoying the people, so why should he care about these small things?”

Cha Jinzhi stared blankly at Bai Junzhuo and said after a long time, “Miss Bai’s words seem to be filled with enlightenment. Indeed, I don’t need to care about these small things.”

With that, he entered with Bai Junzhuo.

“Lord Cha, Boss Shen is already waiting for you in the private room on the third floor. This little one will bring you over right away,” Cha Jinzhi said as soon as he stepped into the Harmonious Building.

Cha Jinzhi nodded, then turned to Bai Junzhuo and said, “Miss Bai, I’m going first.”

Bai Junzhuo smiled and nodded. Someone else came over and said to her and Yin Xun, “Third Miss, Young Master Yin, Eldest Miss Bai is sitting in the private room on the third floor.”

Bai Junzhuo and Yin Xun went up together and entered the Li room. All they saw was Bai Juntao sitting at the table alone. The table was already filled with wine and vegetables.

When she saw Yin Xun and Bai Junzhuo enter, she hurriedly stood up and said, “Third sister, Young Master Yin, you’re here.”

Bai Junzhuo nodded and put down the glass lamp in his hand. Looking at the table of wine and dishes, he asked puzzledly, “Big sister has an appointment with someone else?”

“It’s a few medicine halls that have always had dealings with the Bai Clan. Every year, our Bai Clan gathers them together to chat. Sister has never handled medicine halls before, so she doesn’t know about these things.” As Bai Juntao spoke, she looked at Yin Xun affectionately and said, “Besides, Young Master Yin is the true ruler of the Bai Clan’s Medicine Hall now. He should know about these people.”

Yin Xun did not answer, only nodded lightly.

“Then sit down first. They should arrive soon.” Bai Juntao called for the two of them to sit down, and Bai Junzhuo sat down impolitely.

Bai Juntao circled around her and tried to move a stool for Yin Xun. She swept her eyes through the window and suddenly said, “Ah, those shopkeepers are already here. I will personally go down to welcome them.”

Bai Juntao hurriedly turned around, but accidentally stepped on the corner of her skirt. Her posture was elegant and delicate as she half knelt on the ground, then stroked her knees and softly cried out in pain.

Bai Junzhuo’s heart suddenly trembled. This fall was meaningful. Perhaps she wanted Yin Xun to pity her?

However, since Big Sister had fallen, she could not help but show her patience and help her up. She asked with concern, “Big Sister, are you alright?”

She helped Bai Juntao up and sat down. Bai Juntao rubbed her ankles and said, “Sister, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you to bring them up.”

Bai Jun raised his eyebrows, wanting to divert her? So she could stay in the same room with Yin Xun?

Seeing Yin Xun’s cold expression and ignoring Bai Juntao’s fall, she suddenly felt that Bai Juntao was so cheap and pitiful.

Luo Hua purposely wanted to be merciless, but Bai Juntao was probably asking for trouble.

She didn’t have the good intentions to remind Bai Juntao. She only sighed silently, “Since that’s the case, I’ll go down and trouble Young Master Yin to take care of my sister.”

Yin Xun raised his eyebrows and looked at her, not knowing what kind of charm was in his eyes.

He said faintly, “Miss Bai, hurry up. I’m very busy.”

Bai Junzhuo held back his laughter and answered.

When Bai Juntao saw her leave, a smile flashed out from the corner of her mouth. She turned around and lit the incense behind her.

Outside, Bai Junzhuo suddenly remembered that he had never seen these shopkeepers before, so he might not know them. Just as he was thinking of finding someone to ask, he suddenly realized that the corridor was empty. The stairs at both ends were pitch-black, and there was no one there.

The third floor never did business with ordinary people. Only businesses like the Bai Clan and the Shen Clan could come over, so it wasn’t surprising that there weren’t many people on the third floor.

After thinking it through, she felt relieved and walked downstairs.

Suddenly, a pair of hands stretched out from the darkness and covered her mouth tightly!