Everyone in the Hua family knew that Hua Zhi was very powerful. If she wasn't, she wouldn't have been able to protect her family in the capital. If she wasn't very powerful, she wouldn't have had the strength to reach Yinshan Pass. But what they really saw was only the skills she displayed that night. The rest were not real.
Until this moment.
What they have been exposed to the most these days is sandbox simulation, which looks like a fun game, but only when they really get into it do they realize how much is included in it. They have played against each other themselves and have seen their elders play against each other. They also often watched when Miss Shaoyao and General Wu played. At that time, they felt that they were too vulnerable. But after these two games, comparing themselves, they realized that their so-called battle was really just a bunch of kids playing for fun.
They also understood what it meant to learn and apply knowledge flexibly. Those tactics they had learned that seemed not powerful were not really powerful, but they did not know how to use them, or they used them too rigidly. Only after they had truly seen it did they realize how big the gap was between them and Hua Zhi.
Wu Yong was also surprised. He guessed that Hua Zhi, as the creator of this thing, must be very powerful, but he didn't expect her to be so powerful.
"Are you scared?" Shaoyao was very proud, as if she was the winner. "I told you a long time ago that I have never won against Huahua."
Wu Yong wanted to say that he had overestimated it, but not to this extent. In the end, he just shook his head and looked at Hua Zhi, who was obviously still a little weak. He couldn't understand how a woman could know so much about the book of military strategy.
Hua Zhi glanced at Shaoyao, and Shaoyao understood and went to push over the wheelchair that had not been used for several days.
Hua Yi was about to speak when Gu Yanxi spoke first, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"I've been standing for a long time and feel a little tired." Hua Zhi winked at him, and Gu Yanxi swallowed the rest of the words and pushed her back into the house.
Hearing the noise outside that seemed to be reviewing the situation, Hua Zhi relaxed, took the water that Gu Yanxi poured for her and drank it all in one gulp.
"They are a little loose, but your health is not good to begin with, so why bother?" Gu Yanxi filled her glass again, with a disapproving tone.
"Did you see that?" Hua Zhi held up her chin, her eyes gentle, without any trace of the reckless spirit she had just now. "I'm a little anxious. They've been like this since we freed them all from the quarry. They don't understand the intentions of my grandfather and me. I can understand their slackness after the deep pressure, but in the long run it will do more harm than good to the Hua family. I can't stay here for long, so I can only think of this way to stimulate them."
Gu Yanxi understood what Ah Zhi meant. He had been here for three days, and the older generation was fine, but the younger generation had relaxed a little too much. Their relaxation was not to go out to play, nor to do things that would bring ruin to the family. Instead, they returned to their once familiar lives. The younger ones read books and practiced calligraphy, while the older ones wrote poems and essays, as if the crisis of the Hua family had passed.
To outsiders, the Hua family thinks they are awe-inspiring, but in Hua Zhi's opinion, if this continues, the Hua family may really only be able to take root in Yinshan Pass. This is contrary to her goal, and she cannot tolerate it.
What she can do is to use herself to motivate those Hua family members who have gone in the wrong direction.
No one wants to be suppressed by a woman in every aspect.
"Have you ever thought that they might distance themselves from you because of this?"
"I have thought about it, but, so what?" Hua Zhi raised her chin slightly. It didn't matter if she kept a distance from him. She was ready to be abandoned by the family after the Hua family was revived in the future. "I only care about having a clear conscience, not whether others are going against their conscience."
Gu Yanxi touched her face. He understood her pride. She disdained things that were begged for, including feelings. If the Hua family treated her badly in the future, she would probably just smile and stay away from them and never see them again. She would not say a single extra word.
But how could she not feel sad? Gu Yanxi sighed secretly in her heart, feeling so heartbroken that she didn't know what to do.
This strong dose of medicine obviously worked. The Hua family members calmed down and no longer treated the sand table simulation as a game.
Hua Yizheng saw this and felt relieved. Zhier's trick was more effective than any words. Thinking of that girl, he frowned slightly. With her intelligence, how could she not know the consequences of such extreme behavior? Why bother doing this!
Hua Zhi naturally didn't want to explain. To her, what was past was past, and the progress with the eldest prince was more important right now.
"Wu Yong's people were not spared?"
"The fake eunuch is followed by people from the Seven Stars Division all the time. Unless she does nothing, she will be exposed if she makes any move." Gu Yanxi was wearing night clothes. In order to avoid attracting attention, he had been moving at night in the past few days. He came back earlier today than the previous two days, so Hua Zhi had not slept yet.
"Today, she dressed up as a woman and went to the only shop selling rouge and powder in Yinshan Pass. One of Wu Yong's concubines happened to be there. Qisusi never believed in coincidences, so after discovering that the two had contact, he also suspected the concubine."
"But there is no evidence..."
Gu Yanxi shook her head. "They have been planning for so many years, they won't easily leave any evidence behind."
Hua Zhi frowned, "Then how can we prove that there is something wrong with that concubine?"
"Hand them over to the Seventh House for trial. We will have evidence after the first trial. They can withstand the punishment of the Three Houses, but they cannot withstand Shaoyao's medicine. I have asked Shaoyao to call Wu Yong. If you are not sleepy now, come and listen."
Wu Yong's concubine committed a crime, but the one who went to inform him was Shaoyao, whom he loved. Hua Zhi felt a little sorry for Wu Yong. She looked down at her overly casual clothes, stood up and said, "I'll go change my clothes."
Gu Yanxi also went to change into her night clothes. When the two of them had packed up, Wu Yong had already come over. His face was as gloomy as water, and even Shaoyao, who always made trouble with him, stayed aside obediently.
When she saw Huahua, she jumped over and winked at her secretly.
Hua Zhi poked her and expressed her sympathy for Wu Yong again, but she was also glad that Shaoyao didn't get it. It didn't matter if she hurt others when it came to love, because the damage was not caused by her anyway, so as long as her own people could avoid it perfectly, it would be fine.
Wu Yong took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Gu Yanxi, "I have failed in my duty. I will submit a memorial to the emperor tomorrow to apologize for my crime."
"The results haven't come out yet, General Wu, there's no need to rush to a conclusion."
Wu Yong shook his head. He knew that Qi Su Si was certain that he would not bring the matter to his attention. "I have already controlled her. I wonder how the prince plans to deal with her."
"Just leave it to Chen Tu."
"Yes." Wu Yong raised his head and looked at Shaoyao who was acting coquettishly next to Hua Zhi. She happened to look over at him, met his gaze and grinned at him with an innocent look. He knew that she was not a truly innocent person, but it was true that she had a pure heart. What attracted him at the beginning was her pair of clean eyes, so clean that he could not see her horrible face at all.