On the way back from the Buddha Temple, Yu Jinxi and Qingti ignored Bicao, and she shrank her neck and did not dare to say a word.
After finally returning to Gu's house, as soon as Yu Jinxi got off the carriage, Bi Cao tried to sneak away, but was stopped by Qingti, "Miss didn't let you go, where are you going?"
Bi Cao said, "I'm going to see..."
"I call myself a slave." Qingti reminded her again with a cold face.
Bi Cao had no choice but to change her words, "Slave... go see your aunt."
Qingti said in a deep voice, "From now on, you will be called the old lady. You are a prostitute. If you call the old lady aunt, how can you call me the old lady?"
No matter how unwilling Bicao was, she could only do what Qingti said.
"You can go see the old lady and wait in my yard after the meeting. I have to tell you some rules. From now on, if you want to go out with the lady to socialize, you can't be as reckless as you are today, otherwise you will lose Mr. Gu's property. Face, did you hear that?”
Bicao was still a little angry at first, but when she heard what Qingti said, she immediately burst into laughter.
"Okay, I'll go there later."
After saying that, Bi Cao left happily, and the smile on Qingti's face became even colder.
She really dares to think about it. She doesn't even know what kind of thing she is, and she dares to try to replace her own lady?
"Miss...Yin Xiaoniang..."
Qingti helped Yu Jinxi walk to the backyard. She had just started to speak and then stopped.
Because she saw Gu Chengxuan's figure, she didn't know when he appeared, let alone how long he had been eavesdropping.
He was evasive at first, but later Qingti discovered him and simply walked out.
"Mom, where have you been? Why are you back now? Have you had lunch?"
Gu Chengxuan asked Yu Jinxi with a smile, his concerned tone not fake at all.
Yu Jinxi didn't speak, so Qingti said on her behalf, "Miss hasn't been feeling well these past two days. Today she made an appointment to offer incense and had lunch outside. Young Master, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Just as Gu Chengxuan was about to speak, Qingti said, "Young lady is tired from riding in the carriage and needs to rest. If the young master has anything to say, let's talk about it another day."
Yu Jinxi frowned slightly, and Qingti immediately helped her leave.
Not a single superfluous word.
The smile on Gu Chengxuan's face disappeared, and he looked at Yu Jinxi leaving with hatred in his eyes.
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After returning to the courtyard, Yu Jinxi asked Qingti to send a message to Chu Dashan.
After he redeemed Bai, Yu Jinxi rarely allowed him to appear in the Gu family, and their contact was always in the dark.
In addition to the four shops on the surface, Yu Jinxi also asked Chu Dashan to purchase and merge a grain merchant and a salt store at a high price, and business outside the city was also carried out in an orderly manner.
She asked Chu Dashan to contact Zhang Suying and get her to join the business. After using Yanhuai to buy her house with 10,000 taels of silver, she would invest in shares in his name, which was equivalent to a three-person business partnership.
Later, he wrote a long letter in his own hand and handed it to Chu Dashan, asking him to give it to the Yu family's parents.
While she is trying her best here, the Yu family's business will slowly show signs of decline.
Gu Qiheng wants the Yu family's big business, so fine, I'll give it all to him when the time comes, as long as he's brave enough to ask for it.
After Qingti's affairs were finished, Chu Dashan brought another news in the evening.
Gu Qiheng wanted to please Master Ding before, and he was indeed involved in the matter of buying and selling officials. He wanted Master Ding to mediate and destroy his evidence, but Master Ding did not accept his suggestion at all.
The evidence has now been sent to the palace, but this matter involved a certain prince, so the emperor suppressed it.
The last time Gu Qiheng was accused of being immoral, the emperor suppressed him lightly. In this case, Gu Qiheng didn't receive the most money, so he was suppressed as well.
After hearing this, Yu Jinxi looked unhappy, grabbed the tea cup and threw it to the ground.
"Miss, burn your hands carefully."
Qingti exclaimed and quickly went to get cold water to apply on Yu Jinxi's hands.
Yu Jinxi took a deep breath. He couldn't tell whether he was gasping for air from the pain or from being so angry.
It was a mistake for the Yu family to be rich. It was also a mistake for Yanhuai's father to guard the border for many years and to have too much credit.
Just thinking about it for a moment made Yu Jinxi feel extremely angry.
She, the Yu family, did not make any mistakes. Just because of the suspicion in the emperor's heart, she would do everything possible to bring down the Yu family.
And what about Gu Qiheng?
He had actually committed a crime and violated the law, but because he was favored by the emperor, he would not be held accountable for any crime.
No wonder Gu Qiheng has been so arrogant these days and has not gone to the Ding family to give gifts anymore. It turns out that he knows that his life can be saved.
"Miss, you can do whatever you want. If it doesn't go well for now, let's take it slow. We will make it happen one day."
Qingti wrapped Yu Jinxi's hand and whispered beside her, "I believe that the sky has eyes, and those who do bad things will always have their retribution."
Hearing this, Yu Jinxi closed his eyes and suppressed all the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart. When he opened his eyes again, his confused eyes had become clear.
Yes, she should firmly believe that it's not that she won't retaliate, it's just that the time has not come yet.
She has lived a new life, is she still afraid of time?
In this life, no matter how long it takes, she will definitely want those people to get their retribution.
Yu Jinxi calmed down, and soon Yinniang came.
Although she came at night, she did not deliberately avoid others.
After entering the house, she saluted Yu Jinxi.
Yu Jinxi told her not to be polite, so Qingti immediately moved a stool for her and asked her to sit in front of Yu Jinxi.
"Miss, this Master Gu's will is not very firm. This slave has already succeeded."
Yinniang said softly, her pointed little face was soft and forbearing, looking particularly pitiful, but her mist-like eyes were full of sarcasm when she mentioned Gu Qiheng.
Yu Jinxi smiled. Yinniang was known as a soft-hearted woman. No man could escape her grasp. Who was Gu Qiheng? It was easily handled by her.
Although Gu Chengxuan sent Yinniang to live in the farthest house, and even guarded Gu Qiheng, guarding her and Bicao from letting them get close to Gu Qiheng, he always took a nap.
Yinniang never came out during the day, let alone blocked Gu Qiheng's time to go to and from court. She quietly made Gu Chengxuan relax his vigilance.
But Yinniang has never been a quiet person. She went to Gu Qiheng's house quietly in the dead of night. With her pitiful appearance, Gu Qiheng was able to refuse the first time, but could not refuse the second time.
Gu Qiheng was so fascinated by her constant calls that he couldn't even find her.
Yinniang knows very well what men do. A wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a thief, and a thief is worse than not being able to steal...
She was guarded by Gu Chengxuan during the day, and guarded against Gu Chengxuan at night before he went to bed. In this case, she only used a little trick, which naturally made Gu Qiheng feel itchy.
Yu Jinxi looked at her and said, "I remember that you had an apprentice who was young and clever, and he was very popular with you."
Hearing this, Yinniang suddenly raised her eyes and looked directly at Yu Jinxi, "Miss, I came to the Gu family for revenge. Qianqian had nothing to do with this matter. She..."
Yu Jinxi interrupted her, "She is your apprentice and will inherit the mantle sooner or later. But you really care about her and pass on your skills to her. You also want her to have a good home. But instead of waiting for her to grow up, you might as well Start planning now.”
When Yinniang heard this, her eyes flashed, "Miss, what do you want Qianqian to do?"
