Lu Yunque and Yan Shutang both let Yun Zijin go to her room to change her clothes.
Lu Yunque had already kept a change of clothes in the small courtyard, so what he was wearing today was different from yesterday.
After they left, cleaning staff would come in and give the small bamboo courtyard a thorough cleaning.
This was a standard procedure that had to be completed every time Lu Yunque stayed in the courtyard.
Yun Zijin went back to her room and quickly came out in a fresh set of clothes.
When she returned to the living room, she found Lu Yunque and Yan Shutang sitting opposite each other. They weren’t speaking, and the atmosphere was awkward.
"What are you two doing?"
Yun Zijin’s voice immediately broke the tense atmosphere.
"You’re back. Come, have a seat!"
Yan Shutang made himself completely at home, directly motioning for Yun Zijin to sit down.
Yun Zijin walked over and sat down beside Lu Yunque.
"Minister Yan, let’s not beat around the bush. Why are you here to see me today?"
Yan Shutang was a very busy man; he never showed up without a reason. For him to suddenly appear at her housing complex and wait so patiently and humbly outside her door...
Yun Zijin just knew he had to be up to something.
But since he was already here, she couldn’t just ignore him.
"I came to see you today. Mainly about this."
Yan Shutang produced a photo from somewhere and handed it to Yun Zijin, the person at the center of it all.
"If I recall correctly, this is your villa at Xingyu Mansion, isn’t it?"
The photo Yan Shutang showed Yun Zijin was none other than the picture of the Ice Tree and Fire Tree that Huo Yue Lan had taken at Xingyu Mansion.
"Don’t you think you should explain to us what these are?"
Yan Shutang hadn’t expected it either. He had just been casually scrolling through his social media feed when he stumbled upon such a startling sight.
Yan Shutang had spotted the two trees in the photo immediately.
At first, he thought they were fake, but the more he looked, the more real they appeared.
The moment he made the discovery, he had rushed right out the door.
He just hadn’t expected to be stopped outside by the security guards at Jade Lake.
Still, seeing how strict the security was where Yun Zijin lived, Yan Shutang breathed a sigh of relief.
"They’re... just two trees I planted in my garden. Their appearance is just a little... unique."
’A *little* unique?’ Yan Shutang thought. ’More like a *billion* times unique.’
"Heh. Do you really think I’d believe that?"
Yan Shutang shot Yun Zijin a look that clearly said, ’Do you take me for an idiot?’
Lu Yunque had only come inside to prevent anyone with ill intentions from taking photos of Yun Zijin and Yan Shutang together and starting rumors. But when he saw the photo Yan Shutang showed her, he rubbed his nose.
"Uncle Yan, I know about these trees. Zijin really did just plant two trees in her garden. She didn’t do anything else.
However, I’ve acquired a pair as well, and I’m preparing to hold an auction in Dijing.
If you’re free, Uncle Yan, you should come. I’ll have an invitation to the auction prepared for you."
With the man right on their doorstep, Lu Yunque couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Since Yun Zijin had already given him the seeds, Lu Yunque didn’t mind taking the responsibility for this.


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