When he returned home at night, Xi Yunzhi sat under the candlelight, holding a needle and thread in his hand, but he did not put down the needle, looking at the candle flame with a change of posture thoughtfully.

Bu Qin pushed the door in, Xi Yunzhi greeted him, changed his clothes for him, Bu Qin saw her absent-minded appearance, couldn't help but grab it with his big hand, hugged it into his arms, and hugged it tightly:

"What are you thinking?"

Xi Yunzhi hesitated for a while before he spit out all the doubts in his heart to his husband, and after hearing this, Bu Qin not only did not feel the slightest surprise, as if he had known about this matter for a long time, Xi Yunzhi couldn't help but wonder:

"What do you think about this matter?"

Bu Qin pinched her waist heavily, then let her go, sat down after walking to the bookcase, saw Xi Yunzhi following him with anticipation, raised his hand slightly and pointed to the inkstone, Xi Yunzhi obediently walked to the edge of the inkstone to grind for her husband, Bu Qin lowered his eyelids, and the corners of his lips hooked up a smile:

"What do you think? Horizontal and vertical are other people's family affairs, what do you care? ”

Xi Yunzhi is not a person who likes to listen to gossip, and when he saw Bu Qin's upright face, he couldn't help but hook his lips and said:

"Yes, it's everyone's business, what are some people meddling to do?"

Bu Qin was about to put down the pen, when he heard Xi Yunzhi say this, his hand paused, and a drop of ink on the tip of the pen fell on the white paper, forming ink spots, he simply put down the pen, and looked at Xi Yunzhi who was smiling sweetly for a long time, even if he guessed, the two traitors Zhao Yi and Han Feng must have told her about his lesson to Lu Guangzhong.

"It's too dirty, I don't want you to know."

He stood up from behind the bookcase, walked to Xi Yunzhi's side, and gently dropped a kiss on her smooth forehead, and then said: "Those things, leave them to me to do, you just need to live well and do what you love, it's enough." ”

“……”

Xi Yunzhi looked at her husband in a daze, and was moved by a certain amount of emotion, but more of it gave rise to a strong sense of belonging. This feeling allowed her to stand by his side and stand side by side with him even more firmly.

***

The Xi family and the Lu family, as Bu Qin said, never went to Xi Yunzhi for trouble again, and her two shops were open as usual, making money every day.

On this day, when he was taking inventory of the goods in the shop, Zhang Yan walked in wearing a brocade dress that was very inconsistent with his temperament, pulled Xi Yunzhi to the side, and said mysteriously:

"There is an abnormality on the Xi family's side."

Xi Yunzhi frowned and was puzzled, Zhang Yan looked like he had found earth-shattering information, and said to her:

"The Xi family began to sell their property. Dicui Garden and Nancheng Theater, this is the Xi family, and they are looking for buyers in the city these two days. ”

Xi Yunzhi didn't speak, and after blinking his eyes, he nodded and said, "Yes, Dicui Garden and Nancheng Theater are both the property of the second uncle, how can they be sold?" The seller is me? ”

"Really, you doubt my sources?" Zhang Yan was very angry at Xi Yunzhi's distrust, and was about to turn around and leave on the spot, but was pulled by Xi Yunzhi and said in his ear:

"If it's me, then go and find out how much those two yards will sell for? It's a good idea to ask why they're selling. ”

"Why? Naturally, they are short of money, what other reasons can they have to sell their property? Zhang Yan had a stupid expression.

Xi Yunzhi was helpless: "Then ask them the reason for their lack of money." ”

“……”

After sending Zhang Yan away, Xi Yunzhi returned to the counter and continued to count the goods, folding a few pieces of rice paper made of gold leaf, and suddenly remembered the burned paper she brought back from Ciyun Temple.

The Xi family has a total of five rooms, the family is big, each room has its own private garden or shop, in the past, it was the largest of the three rooms, because at that time the third aunt was in charge of the house, and now, it is natural that the five rooms have the most industries, and the second uncle is wooden, so there is not much industry in his hands, Dicui Garden and the theater in Nancheng, she remembers very clearly, it was a year, the second uncle followed the third aunt to do business, and after making a lot of money, the second uncle bought it and gave it to Zhou's, I heard that the four seasons in Dicui Garden are like spring, The Nancheng Theater is built every day.

These two places are Zhou's favorite pastimes on weekdays. Now that it is going to be sold, Xi Yunzhi dares to conclude that the reason for this must be related to what happened to Xi Yunxiu in the Lu family? Is it being blackmailed?

It didn't take long for Zhang Yan to inquire back, lie on the counter and compare his fingers to Xi Yunzhi, panting and saying:

"Fifty thousand taels, this is the price at which Dicuiyuan and Nancheng Theater want to sell together."

Xi Yunzhi thought about it, Dicuiyuan and Nancheng Theater combined, they only sold for 50,000 taels, not to mention such a wide area, even the construction inside also took a lot of thought and a lot of money, originally she thought it would be at least 100,000 yuan...... It seems that they are really short of money.

Seeing her deep in thought, Zhang Yan couldn't help asking, "What, are you interested in helping them?" ”

Xi Yunzhi didn't answer his question, just smiled softly, and then asked:

"By the way, is Rou'er doing what I wanted?"

Before she asked Zhang Ting to find someone to contact Rou'er, just to let her use it for herself, if she used it well, Rou'er was the best move.

Zhang Yan was playing with a big bell that would produce a bird's head, and when he heard Xi Yunzhi mention this stubble, he hurriedly came over and reported like a treasure:

"I did. That girl has been bullied by the second miss of the Xi family on weekdays, and she has long hated her in her heart, and now that someone is willing to give money to help her avenge, what reason does she have to refuse? ”

Standing outside the counter and pacing back and forth, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered something he couldn't figure out:

"However, it's strange for you to say, the second lady of the Xi family wants to have a fetus, but the Lu family is trying to protect the fetus. Except for the things made in the kitchen of Lu Mansion, they were not allowed to be eaten by Miss Xi, so that Miss Xi had to rely on Rou'er and let her find an opportunity to go out to buy fetal pills, but after eating it a few times, it didn't work, but her belly was getting bigger day by day. ”

Xi Yunzhi pondered for a moment before asking, "That'...... What about Lu Gongzi? During this time, have you gone to see her? ”

Zhang Yan knew everything, and replied endlessly: "I'm afraid I've seen it twice, but after saying a few words, I left." ”

"......" Xi Yunzhi listened to Zhang Yan's words in her ears, and there was a possibility in her heart that was gradually taking shape, but because of the great involvement, she never dared to say it, but just asked the last question tactfully:

"Does Lord Lu only have one son?"

Zhang Yan nodded puzzled, Xi Yunzhi was thoughtful and didn't speak again.

***

50,000 taels can buy two very luxurious mansions, and this transaction can be done.

Since Xi Yunzhi got this news, he couldn't miss this opportunity. The next day, he gave Zhang Yan 50,000 taels of silver and asked him to buy the garden and the theater.

Looking at the title deed and contract, Xi Yunzhi put it away properly, and after arranging the things in the shop, he hurriedly went to the street.

Fifty thousand taels, no matter how wealthy the family, will not be a small amount, if the silver ticket is not well hidden, it is easy to bend or get damp, when the ticket number does not recognize, then the loss can be big.

Xi Yunzhi didn't know why the Zhou couple sold the house to raise money, even if they asked Zhang Yan to ask, they wouldn't tell the truth, instead of hearing a false news, Xi Yunzhi still decided to find out by himself.

She sat in the window position of the private room on the second floor of a teahouse, leisurely drinking hot tea, eating snacks, her eyes from top to bottom from top to bottom, glancing at the Tongtian ticket number directly opposite the teahouse, this ticket number is the largest in Luoyang City, and it is also the only one, if anyone gets 50,000 taels of silver in a short period of time, there is a possibility that it will be deposited immediately.

She wanted to see if this man matched the one she had guessed.

After thinking about it, Xi Yunzhi felt that the person who would threaten the second room at this time was none other than her - the fifth aunt Shang Su'e used to like to shoot behind her back, if she accidentally learned that the second room tried her best to hide Xi Yunxiu's adultery with people and blackmailed them secretly, it would not be surprising, now let's see if her guess is correct.

She leaned on the windowsill and watched the flow of people pass by, and there were so many people entering and exiting the ticket number, but none of the faces felt familiar to her.

Just thinking like this, she saw Gui Ning, the second head of the Xi Mansion, sneakily walk into the ticket number, bulging in her arms, and accidentally exposed the corner of the object in her clothes, isn't it the corner of the Persian colored yarn she used to wrap the silver ticket in the morning?

The second housekeeper Gui Ning was naturally Shang Su'e's confidant, and seeing him appear, Xi Yunzhi had completely confirmed his guess in his heart.

Since the person who blackmailed the Zhou couple was the fifth aunt Shang Su'e, then...... And things will be easy.

***

Early the next morning, someone in the streets and alleys was spreading the news of the pregnancy of the young lady in the Zhizhou Mansion, and they also told how happy the Zhizhou Mansion was, as if he had been there and saw the scene of celebration with his own eyes.

Because Xi Yunxiu's birth is wrong, the Lu family has been hiding the news from the outside world, but now they find that the things they have carefully concealed have been easily exposed by others, and they have been hyped up, so they are naturally annoyed, and all along, the one who has been in and out of the Zhizhou Mansion the most is the Zhou family, so after hearing the rumors in the streets and alleys, the old lady of the Zhizhou Mansion personally talked to the Zhou family, obviously suspecting that this matter was spread from the Zhou family's mouth.

The Lu family felt that this was a means for the Zhou family to protect their daughter, and felt that she wanted to preemptively make the Lu family passive, so that in the future, even on the table, their Lu family must give this young lady who gave birth to children for the Lu family a good life.

At this moment, no matter what she says, the Lu family will no longer believe her, even if she is cut off from the right to enter and leave the Zhizhou Mansion freely, she will be driven out of the door.

Zhou was depressed, and there were many doubts in his heart, thinking about this matter, only Xi Yunzhi and Shang Su'e knew about it.

Xi Yunzhi is just a yellow-haired girl, even if she guesses one or two based on Yunxiu's reaction, so that she doesn't dare to trouble her again, but Zhou is sure that she can't guess everything, and even if she guesses everything, she doesn't have the ability to spread the news in the market so quickly.

When I think about it, the culprit of this matter is about to come out.

Shang Su'e, a woman, blackmailed her, even after receiving her money, she actually crossed the river and demolished the bridge, it was really hateful, and the next morning, she hurried to the Lu Mansion and exposed Shang Su'e's sinister intentions to the old lady of the Lu family, and the old woman Lu was furious.