When Gu Qiheng learned that Zhang Cheng was dead, he was shocked at first. Later, he learned that he had written a confession and took all the responsibility on himself. He couldn't help but feel lucky that Zhang Cheng died in time.
Ben also thought about threatening Zhang Cheng's family with his family. Now, if they die, no one will know that the money in the store was taken by him.
Zhang Cheng died in prison. Gu Qiheng immediately took the opportunity to beat several other shopkeepers. Although he did not say it explicitly, he said Zhang Cheng's death was his own handiwork.
Several shopkeepers turned pale with fright, and they all assured Gu Qiheng that they would not say a word about what happened in the past.
Gu Qiheng left with satisfaction. Several shopkeepers met in private and found Yu Jinxi. This shopkeeper was their fault.
But in order for Yu Jinxi not to doubt them, they took the initiative to fill up the shortfall one by one.
Yu Jinxi took part of the money and transferred the shop to Chu Dashan's name. By the time Gu Qiheng found out, the matter was already done.
"Why don't you discuss it with me when you do these things?"
When Gu Qiheng came back from outside, he didn't ask anything and just lost his temper at Yu Jinxi.
Yu Jinxi laughed angrily.
His cash cow was gone. He had no money to buy rare things for Liu Ruyan to support the baby, and he was getting angry.
"Several shopkeepers said they couldn't continue their work, so they handed over the power directly, not even asking for the monthly silver. I was afraid of losing money like the silk shop, so I quickly sold the shop. What's wrong? What do I need to discuss with you? ?”
Yu Jinxi looked at him pretending to be confused, and the last sentence was asking, what should she discuss with him when dealing with her dowry?
Gu Qiheng was stunned at first. He didn't expect Yu Jinxi to ask like this, "I...amn't I afraid that you will suffer a loss? After all, I am more knowledgeable and I must have more experience in dealing with those slick buyers than you."
Yu Jinxi sighed, "Hey, I didn't expect it to be sold after changing hands."
Gu Qiheng just rolled his eyes angrily. She sold such a good shop as she was told. It was just like what her mother said, she was a spendthrift.
He wanted to ask how much money he got from the sale, but Yu Jinxi hurriedly spoke before him, "This shop is such a loser. Could it be that like Zhang Cheng, they all lied to me?"
"Otherwise, it's better to report to the official, right?"
Gu Qiheng panicked when he heard this, and said quickly, "No way, Zhang Cheng has done many bad things, and now he has died as a result of his retribution. Seeing Zhang Cheng's fate, they probably don't dare to do evil."
Yu Jinxi agreed with him on the surface, but sneered in his heart.
If she hadn't arranged for her people to go in, she might have been deceived by him.
Gu Qiheng talked for a long time, and Yu Jinxi had to admit in front of him that the shop was indeed losing money.
After convincing her not to report to the official position, Gu Qiheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Cheng could barely explain himself, but if other shopkeepers went to jail again, he would not be able to explain himself.
The most important thing is not to let the Yu family's parents know about this, otherwise it will be troublesome.
Zhang Cheng suddenly died of a serious illness in prison. His family went to make trouble twice, but they were put off by people from the Yamen. After all, Zhang Cheng was a small role, and no one cared about his life or death. This incident even caused a splash. It died down before it spread.
Yu Jinxi asked people to make arrangements for Zhang Cheng's family, and kindly gave them Zhang Cheng's unfinished suicide note.
After doing this, Yu Jinxi quietly left the scene, pretending that he didn't know anything about it.
Yu Jinxi felt bored staying at Gu's house all the time. Seeing that the weather was very nice, he made an appointment with Zhang Suying to burn incense.
Hua Niu has been courting Yu Jinxi for the past two days. Gu Qiheng would stop her once every time she went there. Moreover, Gu Qiheng left early in the morning and came back late. She was obviously his concubine, but she never saw him. She had no choice but to find another way.
Knowing that Yu Jinxi was going to offer incense outside the city, Hua Niu volunteered to wait on her.
Although Yu Jinxi hesitated for a moment, he still let her go.
"I intend to make you more knowledgeable, but you must be respectful when you go out, otherwise if you make a joke, they will look down on you in the future."
After Yu Jinxi explained, Hua Niu nodded repeatedly and served Yu Jinxi like a slave, for fear of neglecting her.
Yu Jinxi called a carriage, and Hua Niu and Qingti sat across from each other. Along the way, Hua Niu was particularly active in giving Yu Jinxi tea and things.
Yu Jinxi told her not to take it, and then said with disgust, "Your name... is too vulgar, please change it."
Hua Niu was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, "This name was given by my grandma. It's really not nice, but I don't know the word, so why don't you help me pick one."
After she finished speaking, Qingti looked at her coldly and said, "When you go out, you have to call yourself a slave."
Hua Niu subconsciously wanted to fight back, but realized that her status was different, so she reluctantly called herself "slave".
Yu Jinxi paused for a while before saying, "From now on, your name will be Bicao!"
Hua Niu nodded repeatedly, "This name sounds nice. From now on, I will be called Bi Cao..."
Before she finished speaking, Qingti reprimanded, "Have you forgotten the rules you just mentioned? You have to say, slave Bicao, thank you for the name."
A little girl dared to boss her around, Hua Niu... no, Bi Cao was so angry that her lungs were about to explode, but in front of Yu Jinxi, she could only obey humbly.
"Slave Bi Cao, thank you Madam for giving me your name."
These words sounded pleasant to her ears, and Qingti felt that all the turbidity in her heart these past few days had been swept away.
Yu Jinxi and Zhang Suying met at the Buddha Temple outside the city. As soon as Bicao saw the outsider, she wanted to move forward, but Qingti pulled her back.
"Know the rules and don't embarrass the lady."
Bi Cao gritted her teeth angrily and did not dare to talk back at this time.
Zhang Suying exchanged pleasantries with Yu Jinxi, asked her how she was doing recently, and lowered her voice and asked her if the Gu family bullied her?
Yu Jinxi smiled and shook his head, telling her that everything was fine with him.
The two of them burned incense, walked around behind the Buddha Temple, and found a pavilion to sit down.
Bicaoke found an opportunity and quickly moved forward with tea fruits.
Zhang Suying glanced at her displeasedly, then looked at Yu Jinxi and asked, "Is this my sister's girl?"
Yu Jinxi said, "She's not a girl, she's Lord Gu's new concubine."
Seeing Yu Jinxi introduce herself, Bi Cao said happily, "My name is Bi Cao..."
"No wonder you don't understand the rules so much. You just followed Mr. Gu."
Zhang Suying's words instantly made Bi Cao blush, and the undisguised disgust in her eyes made Bi Cao feel ashamed.
Although she was very thick-skinned in the Gu family, when she left the Gu family and stood with these real young ladies, her inferiority complex suddenly emerged.
Her shamelessness was nowhere to be evaporated, because Zhang Suying could completely defeat her with just one look.
"Get down quickly."
Qingti dragged her away, but Bicao didn't dare to say a word.
Zhang Suying said disgustedly, "Is Mr. Gu blind? How can you take such a concubine if you don't want a beauty like my sister?"
Yu Jinxi said lightly, "She is the niece of the old lady of the Gu family."
