After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 251 Many Tricks in the Capital

Hearing Qi Le's words, Ren Huan was also disappointed, and she felt that she needed to move out and have some peace and quiet.

Shen Yunrou has finally found a new backer, namely the current Seventh Prince.

In fact, the Seventh Prince was another witness to the drowning incident.

Shen Yunrou's connection with the Seventh Prince goes far beyond this. Since she can no longer live at her maternal aunt's house, Shen Yunrou wants to move back to her own family's original residence.

The house has been uninhabited for a long time, so she needs to find someone to clean it. She also needs to hire maids and guards, which means she'll have to go out every day.

Of course, she didn't say that to her aunt. She just shyly mentioned that she wanted to marry her cousin from her own family home, so they needed to make some preparations there.

My aunt probably thought she was already theirs, or maybe she thought she was deeply in love with my cousin, so she readily let her go.

Shen Yunrou got the opportunity not only to buy a house, but she also wanted to do business like her father, although she hadn't decided what to do yet.

On this day, Shen Yunrou wore a moon-white brocade dress embroidered with begonia flowers. The hem of the dress swayed gently with her steps, like petals fluttering in the wind.

Accompanied by her personal maid, she stopped in front of the dazzling array of antique stalls.

The stall was filled with all sorts of antiques and curiosities. Her gaze was drawn to a delicate white jade hairpin. She leaned down slightly, stretched out her slender hand, and wanted to pick it up and examine it closely.

In the past, the Shen family was a wealthy family in Jiangnan. Apart from the items made in the imperial workshops, which were not easily obtained, Shen Yunrou knew more or less about everything else.

Upon seeing these stalls, her first thought was how about opening her own antique shop?

Meanwhile, the Seventh Prince was out shopping. He was currently one of the Six Consorts, Consort Hui. The Seventh Prince did not want to compete with the Crown Prince for things, and he had long been known as the carefree prince of the capital.

"Oh, young master, it's that girl!"

The Seventh Prince also saw Shen Yunrou. Although Shen Yunrou was wearing a veil today, she was really beautiful.

The streets of the capital were bustling with activity, filled with the sounds of people, vendors selling all kinds of goods, and shouts of vendors.

The Seventh Prince only saw Shen Yunrou standing there, the bright sunlight shining on her, as if coating her with a layer of soft light.

Before the Seventh Prince could even step forward to greet her, Shen Yunrou and her maid disappeared into the crowd.

That day, Shen Yunrou heard that a new pastry shop had opened on the street, and that the pastries were absolutely delicious. She couldn't wait to drag her maid out.

Arriving at the pastry shop, her eyes lit up when she saw the exquisite pastries on display. Pointing to a peach blossom pastry, she said to the shop assistant, "Give me two boxes of these."

After buying the pastries, Shen Yunrou went to a nearby restaurant. She wanted to try the pastries and also check out the foot traffic at the pastry shop.

At this moment, the Seventh Prince Xiao Yi was also attracted by the aroma of the pastries.

He was dressed in a light blue robe and wore a jade crown, exuding an elegant air.

"Does such a handsome young master need to queue up himself to buy pastries?" Shen Yunrou found it unbelievable, but at the same time, she thought the pastries must be delicious, that even a noble young master would queue up to buy them.

Little did they know, the Seventh Prince loved to sample the delicacies from all over the capital, believing that the food he bought himself tasted better.

"It's really good!" Shen Yunrou turned her head and began to taste the pastries. Looking at the crowd in front of the shop, she thought that opening a pastry shop might be a good idea.

As for the recipes, her father has collected quite a few, big and small, before; she can just pick some later.

Coincidentally, the Seventh Prince also came to this restaurant after buying pastries.

Even more coincidentally, Shen Yunrou was just about to leave when the Seventh Prince went upstairs.

The Seventh Prince was just overjoyed to see Shen Yunrou again when he saw her turn and walk away.

As the weather gradually got hotter, Shen Yunrou went to the most famous fabric shop in the capital to have some new clothes made for herself.

She was selecting fabrics in the store, her fingers gently stroking the colorful silks, a satisfied smile on her face.

Shen Yunrou chose a light pink silk embroidered with lotus patterns and asked the shop assistant to wrap it up.

"A fabric shop would be great too!" Shen Yunrou felt like she was going crazy, seeing any kind of shop and thinking she could open one.

After browsing the fabric store, Shen Yunrou went shopping again.

Suddenly she saw a crowd gathered in front of her, and her love of excitement made her join in.

"Selling myself to bury my father!"

Shen Yunrou saw the girl crying sadly, and the onlookers were pointing and whispering, but no one offered a helping hand.

Then she saw someone lying on a straw mat nearby. The girl's filial piety reminded her of her father.

Fine, I'll give this girl ten taels of silver so her father can be buried peacefully.

Shen Yunrou took out the silver and was about to hand it over when someone grabbed her sleeve.

"Miss Shen, wait!"

Shen Yunrou looked up and saw that the man pulling on her sleeve was the same man in blue who had been queuing to buy pastries that day.

She pulled her sleeve away and stepped aside. "You know me?"

"My name is Xiao Yi, and I also attended the banquet that day!"

Upon hearing the young man's surname, Shen Yunrou immediately realized that he was a member of the royal family, someone she could not afford to offend.

"May I ask, young master, why are you pulling me along? This girl is so pitiful and so filial; I simply wanted to help her!" Shen Yunrou said, displeased.

Xiao Yi smiled slightly, "Miss Shen is kind, but this woman is not pitiful. Take a closer look at the person lying down."

Although Shen Yunrou was dissatisfied, she still listened to Xiao Yi and went to see the person lying down.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that the person was still breathing.

"Does the young lady understand now?"

"How could anyone use their parents' bodies to deceive others?" Shen Yunrou had a very good relationship with her parents since childhood, and the family was harmonious. She really couldn't imagine that anyone could do such a thing.

Xiao Yi continued, "This kneeling girl has impure thoughts. Miss Shen didn't notice that her eyes were only looking at the young man. If you don't believe me, why don't you try it again?"

Shen Yunrou thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

She stepped forward and said, "Miss, I'll pay these ten taels of silver. You can bury your father and let him rest in peace, and then you can become my maid."

The kneeling girl hesitated. She was there to hook up with young men, not young women.

“I can also contribute silver, but I will only contribute five taels.” Xiao Yi suddenly stepped forward and winked at Shen Yunrou.

The woman who sold herself to bury her father saw such a young and handsome man and thought, "Isn't this my target?"

She immediately knelt down before Xiao Yi, "Thank you for your great kindness, young master! I am willing!"

As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Yi with a shy gaze, and Shen Yunrou finally gave up completely.

This girl turned down ten taels of silver and chose Xiao Yi; it seems her true intentions lie elsewhere.

The so-called "selling oneself to bury one's father" was also a lie. There are so many tricks in the capital!