Qingti still wanted to say a few words, but suddenly there was an exclamation in the yard, and both Qingti and Yu Jinxi were startled.
"Go out and have a look!"
Yu Jinxi quickly got up and went out to check, and found Nanny Qian standing in the yard.
Qingti quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Aunt Qian pointed to the tower in the yard next door.
Yu Jinxi walked out of the yard and looked in that direction, only to see Yanhuai holding a bow and arrow.
"Miss, this is what the prince shot just now."
Nanny Qian picked up the arrow feathers that fell not far away and handed them to Yu Jinxi.
When Yu Jinxi saw a letter tied to the feathers of the arrow, he opened it and read it. Inside the letter was the large banknote, and also placed a thin piece of paper with a few large characters written on it, "Why are you pretending to be tough?"
Yu Jinxi raised his eyes, but Yanhuai had already turned around and left.
"Miss, what does the prince mean?"
Qingti couldn't understand. When she sent the silver to the county prince's palace, Qingfeng still collected it and didn't say anything. Why did she send it back in this way now?
With such a sentence, is the county prince angry or not?
Yu Jinxi's eyes darkened. Yanhuai probably thought that she was selling the house to do something for Gu Qiheng, and that she deliberately gave him more money to save face for Gu Qiheng.
In the past, he only helped her for the sake of her parents, but she only wanted to avoid suspicion. If it weren't for the friendship between the two families, Yanhuai would probably not even bother to look at her.
Her father and Yan Huai's father had a life-long friendship when they were young. Moreover, seven years ago, there was a border riot and Yan's father fought hard at the border, but the food and grass from the court never arrived. It was her father who secretly transported the food and grass there. Help Yanfu tide over the difficulties.
Although Father Yu kept silent about this matter, and Father Yan also deliberately suppressed the news, Yu Jinxi always felt that the matter had been leaked.
Moreover, although the Yu family moved to Dingzhou back then, she would go to Beijing with her father every one or two years. Her father would visit Yanhuai and bring Yanhuai letters from Yan's father.
Now that I think about it carefully, the emperor's intention to target the Yu family probably started from that incident, and the two families were in close contact, which made the emperor uncomfortable.
Although the emperor had been benevolent since he came to power, Yu Jinxi lived a new life. She knew that the emperor was a smiling tiger and was very suspicious.
Yanhuai is the nephew of the current Holy Emperor. He seems to be unparalleled in the capital and no one can compete with him. However, his mother and sister are with Yan's father at the border, and he is the only one in the capital.
In fact, he is the hostage in the emperor's hands who controls Yan's father.
Yanhuai's father and the Holy Emperor were brothers, and he was ordered by the late emperor to command a hundred thousand troops to guard the border. Unless he wanted to, not even the current Holy Emperor had the right to take back military power.
How can others be allowed to snore and sleep on the dragon couch?
How can the emperor feel at ease when his own brother controls an army of 100,000 men?
What happened seven years ago seemed to be official corruption, deliberately cutting off Yan's father's livelihood. Did you know that it wasn't the emperor's secret instruction?
Just thinking about these things deeply will make you feel chilly and sweaty.
Yu Jinxi only felt that there were countless spears and daggers pointed at him in the dark. If he made the slightest move, he would be doomed.
Thinking back to Gu Qiheng... he was just a lackey of the emperor.
She had misunderstood before. It was not that Gu Qiheng was flattering the emperor, but that the emperor used him to rectify the Yu family, firstly for the treasury, and secondly to cut off Yan's father's arm.
She may not be able to hurt others now, but she can still deal with Gu Qiheng, a lackey.
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Yu Jinxi collected the banknotes returned from Yanhuai and stayed at home quietly for two days. Gu Qiheng came every day to ask about the news about Yunlong Silk. He was very anxious and restless.
The answer Yu Jinxi gave every time was to send someone, but it would take time.
She seemed to have a soft temper, and she thought about him every word. Gu Qiheng did not become suspicious, but because he ran too frequently into Yu Jinxi's yard, it made Gu Chengxuan suspicious.
He couldn't get into Yu Jinxi's yard, so he stood guard outside, counting the time Gu Qiheng spent in the yard again and again.
Qingti saw it clearly and told Yu Jinxi about it.
"This young master keeps staring at our yard every day and doesn't know what he wants to do?"
Yu Jinxi sneered, what else could he do? Of course she was keeping an eye on Gu Qiheng and not letting Gu Qiheng get close to her. Otherwise, if she took away her favor, how could his mother Liu Ruyan get in?
Seeing that Yu Jinxi didn't speak, Qingti said again, "Miss, she found the place you asked Chunya to look for. Who is this Liu Ruyan? Why did you let Chunya keep an eye on her?"
Hearing Qingti say Liu Ruyan's name, Yu Jinxi's eyes flashed with a dark look, but his tone was very calm, "Gu Chengxuan's biological mother!"
"What?"
Qingti was shocked, "But my uncle...didn't he say that the young master has no father or mother?"
Yu Jinxi said coldly, "How can he have no father and no mother? It's just that his parents are not worthy of being human and dare not recognize him openly."
Qingti asked doubtfully, "Chun Ya said that the house Liu Ruyan lives in is nice, and it doesn't look like he lives in a poor family. Why did he abandon his son?"
Yu Jinxi's eyes were like sharp knives, "Why would you throw it away? I want my son to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, to be with his father and grandmother."
After hearing this, Qingti took a long time to reflect, "The young master...is my uncle's biological son?"
Yu Jinxi nodded.
Qingti was stunned for a while, then suddenly got angry, "This pair of shameless bitches and that... little bastard, how dare you deceive the young lady like this, I will kill them..."
With that said, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush out to hit someone, but was pushed down by Yu Jinxi.
"Miss, don't stop me, and don't feel sorry for me. When he went to the Yu family to ask for marriage, he clearly said that he was not married, and then he has such an older son. He is obviously lying to you and the master and his wife."
Qingti said, her eyes red.
It was so good that the young lady was living in Dingzhou, but she married alone and came to the capital, and was deceived by this ungrateful person. Qingti wished she could pick up a pole and beat Gu Qiheng severely.
Yu Jinxi knew that Qingti was loyal, so he pulled her to sit down and said patiently, "What's the point of getting angry after a beating? It's just a pain in the flesh. It'll be fine in two days."
Qingti gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't give me a beating, I'll be upset."
Yu Jinxi said, "Then take advantage of the darkness and hit him with a sap to relieve your anger."
Qingti clenched her fists, "I have to blow his head off."
After saying that, Qingti immediately looked at Yu Jinxi, her expression full of worry, "Miss, you...don't be sad, I will vent your anger on you."
"Silly girl, why should I be sad? A bitch is not worthy of me being like this." Yu Jinxi smiled and looked very calm.
Her heart was broken long ago in her previous life. In this life, except for revenge, she will not be moved by these people.
"Silly girl, why should I be sad? A piece of shit doesn't deserve this."
Seeing her smiling, Qingti let go of her worries.
In the afternoon, Chu Dashan came back from his hometown in Dingzhou to see her. After Yu Jinxi arranged the people he brought back, he asked him to find a group of people to collect the Gu family's house.
If Gu Qiheng is not very generous, then he should continue to pay, otherwise he will get out of this house.
