Seeing the old woman getting more and more excited as she talked, Tang Youyou couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Yes, of course what you said is right, Granny. Otherwise, how could you be here?"
Hearing Tang Youyou call her "Granny", the old woman's face suddenly changed. The smile on her face disappeared immediately.
She stared at Tang Youyou with a complaining look. "I am from the noble Gorgiya clan. How could a little girl like you address me so casually! Moreover, I am the Empress Xuan, personally enfeoffed by the former emperor!"
Seeing that she was so serious, Tang Youyou indulged her with a reply.
"Sure, sure. You're Granny Xuan. I understand. From now on, you can follow me and enjoy a good life. Anyway, it's fate that we met."
Hearing this, Granny Xuan was quite reluctant, but she didn't refute either. It seemed that she was in no mood to talk to Tang Youyou anymore.
Tang Youyou looked at the three people in the courtyard, who were now staring at her with wide eyes. "Your Majesty, where have you been again?"
Tang Youyou just pointed at Granny Xuan behind her and whispered a reminder to them. "This Granny Xuan was picked up by me on the small path over there just now. You guys don't call me Your Majesty anymore. Just call me Sister You'er."
After she finished speaking, the three of them knelt down immediately. They said in a flurry, "Your Majesty, this is too much for us servants (old servants). We are just servants. No matter if we are in the Cold Palace or not, we can't overstep our boundaries."
In a blink of an eye, Granny Xuan had come in front of them. Seeing them kneeling on the ground, a long - lost smile appeared on her face.
"It seems that you younger generations are quite sensible. You can recognize my status."
After she finished speaking, she waved her hand. "Alright, alright. I allow you to get up."
None of them had ever seen Granny Xuan before, so they were quite afraid of her. On the other side, Tang Youyou whispered for them to get up. Only then did they stand up with relief.
This misunderstanding was finally muddled through.
Seeing that the small rooms were all tidily arranged, Granny Xuan randomly picked one and went to sleep.
Kang Fuhai smacked his lips and frowned. "This old woman really doesn't treat herself as an outsider!"
Tang Youyou laughed. "That's exactly why I brought her back, to liven things up for everyone."
"This old woman is crazy and has no home. If we let her live alone, something might happen. Saving a life is a good deed. Only a fool wouldn't do it."
Seeing that Tang Youyou was serious, they didn't argue anymore.
At this moment, Yue Fusheng in the marketplace was busy bargaining with the owner of the most prosperous shop on the street, but was repeatedly rejected.
"Boss, the price of your shop is too high. If you can lower it a bit, I'll buy it."
The shop owner was still reluctant to sell it at the price Yue Fusheng offered. But this shop owner was a money - grubber. Naturally, he wouldn't sell it for a single copper less.
"If you really want to buy it, this is the price. If you don't, just get out quickly and don't disturb my business. You've been arguing with me for just a few dozen taels of silver. What's there to argue about?"
"If you really don't have the ability, go home early and wait for your wife to support you. Don't drag your useless body out here and make a fool of yourself."
After saying this, the shop owner even called some people to drive Yue Fusheng away.
Fortunately, Yue Fusheng had a good temper. If it were someone else, the shop owner might really have lost his life.
Bored, Yue Fusheng could only wander on the street by himself. Suddenly, he saw a deserted shop with a plaque on it.
There were only a few words on the plaque.
Shop for Sale, at a Bargain Price.
Not bad. This was exactly what he wanted.
Yue Fusheng quickly walked over. He saw that the shop owner was an old man.
The old man was hunched over and walked towards him step by step.
Seeing that he walked with difficulty, Yue Fusheng subconsciously helped him over.
"Senior, I want to do some business here. May I ask how you plan to deal with this shop?"
Hearing this, the old man was quite shocked.
Presumably, he was surprised by Yue Fusheng's directness.
"It's not expensive. This place is just a two - story attic, and it's quite old. The house is a bit dilapidated. I won't ask for much from you. Five hundred taels of silver, and I'll give you the deed of the house."
"Five hundred taels of silver?"
Yue Fusheng repeated his words in disbelief.
The old man shook his head. It seemed that he had used all his strength to speak again. "Kid, if you think it's too expensive, I can't do anything about it. This is already the lowest price I can offer. If you can't accept it, then forget it."
But the next second, Yue Fusheng immediately took out a heavy bag of gold ingots from his bosom.
He put the bag of gold ingots on the table and opened it in front of the old man.
The things inside were shining in the sunlight.
"Senior, do you think these gold ingots are enough?"
The old man stood there stunned and couldn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he managed to say, "Are you from the palace?"
Yue Fusheng scratched his head and shook his head. "No, it's just that a lady in the palace asked me to buy a shop. She said she had other plans. But the other shops are too expensive. I really can't afford them. That's why I came to you, senior."
The old man might have been scared by Yue Fusheng's foolish and wealthy appearance. He turned around and walked towards the cabinet behind him, opened the drawer.
Then he took out a well - preserved deed from the drawer.
"This is the deed. I didn't write the name on it. It was just for convenience at that time, thinking it would be troublesome to transfer it. So you can just take it and write your own name on it."
Hearing this, Yue Fusheng immediately put down the bag full of gold ingots.
The old man still waved his hand. He only took ten gold ingots. "That's enough. This is what I should take. You can take the rest back."
Yue Fusheng was a bit stunned. "Senior, this money is enough for you to spend your remaining years in comfort. Please take it."
The old man still refused. "No, I'll only take what I deserve. I'll never take what I shouldn't."
So, Yue Fusheng finally returned to the Cold Palace with a lot of food and the deed.
At this moment, Tang Youyou was still leisurely swinging on the swing in the Qiwu Palace. She looked very comfortable.
But it was a tough job for Qingyu and Yiran on the other side. They were pushing and shoving each other, afraid that they couldn't hold Tang Youyou when she fell off the swing.