After finally being able to have this conversation with Hua Zhi, Gu Yanxi continued on this topic, "I don't think Bai Mingxia will really endure it forever."
"He is a smart man and will not do anything that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred." In this society based on clans, one person can't accomplish anything. The power of the clan is too great. If Bai Mingxia does something that harms the interests of the clan, he will have no place to stand.
"What if his gradual concessions are met with further advances from the other side?"
Even a clay figure can still get a little angry, so if it were her, then no one would have thought about it. Hua Zhi supported her head with one hand and used the other hand to gently stroke Lin Ying who occasionally poked his head in.
The sunlight came in through the window, bringing some warmth to her body. Various sounds on the street faintly fell into her ears, sometimes far away, sometimes near. Hua Zhi suddenly felt that such a day full of the atmosphere of fireworks was actually quite nice.
Although there is no so-called freedom, no various entertainments, no convenient means of transportation, and even her life is in the hands of the monarch, Hua Zhi still feels good. At least here, she has people she can care about and is willing to protect.
Gu Yanxi gently squeezed the horse's belly to let Lin Ying get closer. He took an oil-paper package from his subordinate and passed it to him through the window. "Try the signature snacks of Yunlai Restaurant and see which one is better, the one made by your maid."
Hua Zhi loves food by nature. In her previous life, no matter where she went on business trips, she would always squeeze out time to taste the local delicacies. What's more, she also had a phoenix tongue, so she could guess the ingredients of the food after tasting it once.
With her verbal guidance and Fudong's skillful hands, the master and servant have really made a lot of delicious food over the years, and the snacks in Green Moss Lane are nothing compared to them.
The pastry looks good, a small piece, the outside is brown, it must have been fried, put it in your mouth and bite it, juice flows out, is it... peach meat? I ate another one, this one turned out to be pine nuts...
The contents of each one are different. Hua Zhi now understands why someone would make something as rare as the five-nut mooncake. When it comes to food, the Chinese have always grasped the essence of it for five thousand years.
But it tastes really good.
Hua Zhi lifted the curtain in front of the car and said, "Xu Jie, go to Yunlai Restaurant to buy some cakes."
Xu Jie turned around in embarrassment and said, "Miss, Yunlai Teahouse doesn't sell cakes outside."
The horse head at the car window was slapped open, and a large hand with well-proportioned knuckles holding a string of oil-paper packages was waving there.
Hua Zhi had a myriad of emotions in her heart, but she finally suppressed them all, took the oil paper bag, and said softly, "Mr. Lu always thinks ahead of me."
Because I know you will like it! Gu Yanxi patted Lin Ying who turned back and snorted at him, and praised himself calmly, "My master has a lot of face, so he can buy it."
Hua Zhi thought of the man with the mask on his face and the longbow in the rainy night. She wondered why he did not stop Mr. Lu and Shaoyao from interacting with the Hua family.
"I think that although this pastry is fresh, it is not as delicious as the one made by your maid."
"Each has its own characteristics. This pastry will taste better if it is slightly improved. I will ask Fu Dong to modify it and send it back to Uncle Bai as a thank you."
"The reputation of Yunlai Restaurant's dim sum is going to be even more famous."
The two friends chatted casually until the carriage stopped at the east corner gate.
As soon as Hua Zhi got out of the carriage, she saw Liu Xiang walking quickly out of the door. It seemed as if the scene of returning from the north that day was replaying itself in her mind, and her heart was pounding.
"Miss, the Zhu family's uncle is here."
Hua Zhi's tense body gradually relaxed, and she turned back and bowed to Lu Yanxi, "I will send the cakes to Mr. Lu to taste first when they are ready someday."
Gu Yanxi looked at the relaxed smile on her lips and nodded, "Okay."
Zhu Haocheng, the eldest son of the Zhu family, is nearly forty years old and looks very elegant. Now that the Hua family has no elders, he did not even go to his sister's room. When he learned that his niece had gone out, he asked the servants to take him to the front yard, and then followed the sound to the clan school.
He didn't go near, just stood in the corridor and listened for a while. Berlin's voice was very recognizable, with a childish tone, but without the childishness that a child's voice should have. This most naughty boy in the Hua family finally calmed down after a series of changes in the Hua family.
After listening for a while, he found that Berlin was not just reading from the book. He actually quoted from classics to explain the meaning to the students. He didn't know whether they memorized it or not, but he was sure that they understood it.
But the teachers hired by the Hua family have always been rigorous in their teaching. How did Berlin learn this from
Zhu Haocheng suddenly thought of his father's words. Could this be...
There were footsteps behind him, and Zhu Haocheng turned around to see the person he had just thought of slowly approaching.
"Zhi'er greets uncle, sorry for waiting for you."
Zhu Haocheng supported him falsely, then walked out with his hands behind his back, "I just got here not long ago too."
Zhu Zhi took Zhu Hao to the study. Most of the bookshelves were empty, but everything else that was necessary was still there.
Hua Zhi personally brewed tea and sat down, "Today is not a day off, why is uncle here?"
"You can come whenever you want."
That's right, you can come whenever you want, it just depends on whether you want to or not. Hua Zhi smiled and felt a little more favorable towards her uncle.
Zhu Haocheng saw the chess equipment put aside and asked, "Want to play a game?"
Hua Zhi would naturally not refuse. Although she wanted to borrow the power of the Zhu family, she did not want to put the Hua family under the Zhu family. If the position was not right, it would affect the relationship between the two families. But the Hua family was indeed at a disadvantage now, and she had to find a way to turn this disadvantage around. It was good that her uncle was willing to negotiate by hand.
To tell a person's character from his chess skills, she asked her uncle to take a good look at him.
Hua Zhi's chess skills are good enough to tie with Grandpa Hua. Hua Yizhen and Zhu Bowen are equally skilled in chess, but even if Zhu Bowen has three pieces, Zhu Haocheng may not win. The result is predictable. The black dragon is entrenched on the chessboard, but the white pieces are no longer able to make a game.
Even when the outcome was decided at the end, Hua Zhi did not give up a single piece and killed all of Zhu Haocheng's white pieces.
Zhu Haocheng gave up the piece and admitted defeat with a wry smile, but for a moment he couldn't even think of being embarrassed, the gap was just too big.
"When are you going to play a game with your grandfather? He has been torturing me at home every day since Mr. Hua left. He must be happy to have you as an opponent."
"I can't be underestimated. I have to give it my all."
Zhu Haocheng sighed. He could understand his niece's intention, even though her actions were a bit cruel. "Your grandfather asked me to talk to you about the current situation in Beijing. I want to ask you first, how much do you know about the situation in Beijing? What aspects do you want to focus on?"
"All I know is that my grandfather told me that the Feng, Wei, and Hua families have a feud. I don't know anything else. I didn't need to know this before, but when I needed to know it, I didn't know where to start. Please tell me everything you can think of."
Hua Zhi said calmly, "I originally thought that the Hua family could live a stable life behind closed doors, but later I realized that I was wrong. There are many people who want to use the Hua family's brand. If you want to use the Hua family's brand, you must involve someone from the Hua family. Berlin is the first one to be affected. I will never allow anyone to target him."
PS: I’m posting two updates at the same time, love you girls.