After Ye Shao learned that Yuan Mingyu planned to hold an auction to raise disaster relief funds, he secretly thought to himself that Yuan Mingyu was really going to change his ways.In this case, he can help her behind the scenes. If she doesn't really want to rescue the disaster, then he can take action again.
Yuan Mingyu told Jinlan about the auction, but reminded her not to let Guard Ye know, because Ye Shao had begun to doubt her identity as a princess, and he could not let him know that she planned to sell off the property of the princess mansion.
Ye Shao received a letter from his uncle with a flying knife, urging him to find the fish charm as soon as possible and complete the great cause of restoring the country.The prince-in-law was still jealous of Yuan Mingyu. He deliberately soiled his face and brought a bowl of lotus seed soup to Yuan Mingyu, but Yuan Mingyu just took it and drank it in one gulp without showing any more emotion. This madeThe prince-in-law became even more resentful towards her.
Yuan Mingyu entrusted the pawnshop owner to hold an auction, and the eldest prince and the consort decided to attend. They had already colluded together to see if there was any trick in the auction.
The pawnshop owner took out a Ruyi jade given to Yuan Mingyu by the emperor. The eldest prince was worried that he would be photographed away by others, so he asked his consort to make an offer immediately.The prince-in-law first quoted a thousand taels, but a bearded man behind him followed up with the quotation.Finally, when the prince-in-law raised the price to three thousand taels, the man stopped making any sound.The prince-in-law bought Yu Ruyi for three thousand taels, and the eldest prince asked him to deliver the jade to the princess's house to test Yuan Mingyu's reaction.
On the way, the prince-in-law saw the bearded man who had been bidding with him, and he was very angry and wanted to settle the score with him. Unfortunately, the prince-in-law was no match for the big man, and he was beaten with a bruised nose and face after a few punches.
Yuan Mingyu had been lurking in the dark to observe, and found that the bearded man looked very familiar, so he followed him all the way to the princess's house. He happened to see Ye Shao changing clothes. Yuan Mingyu suddenly understood in her heart that it turned out that the bearded man was Ye Shao in disguise..
The consort came to send Yu Ruyi to Yuan Mingyu. Seeing that Ye Shao was so close to her, he couldn't help feeling jealous and asked Yuan Mingyu again to drive Ye Shao out of the palace, but Yuan Mingyu made it clear that Ye Shao wasHer people must stay here.