The next day, Hua Zhi went to the house as usual and still lost more than she won. She played the role of a wealthy person who was out for fun, and everyone who saw her would say something funny.
During the half-time break, a woman who had beaten her by a large margin yesterday came in. Hua Zhi remembered that her husband's surname was Lu.
After greeting everyone, Madam Lu sat down next to her and whispered, "Have you heard? Yu Weiwei has locked up her newly married son-in-law."
Hua Zhi's heart was moved, "Where did you hear that?"
"The whole city knows about this, right? They say Qi Qiu wants to continue taking the imperial examination, but Yu Weiwei won't let him. She even forbids him to bow to the master."
This is not right!
Hua Zhi knew very well how capable the people under Yan Xi were. If such news had spread, it was impossible for them not to know about it. In other words, the news had not spread before she left. It was only about an hour after she came to the house that the news became known to everyone. Someone did it on purpose!
Hua Zhi immediately thought of Zeng Xianglin. Was he trying to use the power of the rumors to force Yu Weiwei to release the person
"If you ask me, Yu Weiwei is stupid. If her husband is really successful in the imperial examination, will she suffer any loss? With the strength of her Yu family and Zeng family, they are not afraid that the man will fly away after leaving. Why does she have to do this to embarrass herself?"
Hua Zhi frowned, "Maybe this rumor is false?"
"There's no smoke without fire. I'm afraid it's true." Seeing her worried look, Mrs. Lu encouraged her, "If you're worried, go and see her. Maybe she needs someone to talk to!"
“Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”
"What's the matter? Don't you care about her?"
Hua Zhi thought about it, stood up and said, "Then please take my place. I should have some chips. If you win, it's yours, and if you lose, it's mine."
Mrs. Lu, who had achieved her goal, smiled and pretended to decline, "How can I be so embarrassed? There is no such thing."
"Nothing. I don't know if I can come over soon. It would be bad if they couldn't have fun because of me."
"That makes sense. Then I'll take the seat and return it to you when you come back."
Hua Zhi agreed with a smile, knowing full well that what he said was false, and the two of them also acted as if it was true.
With the opportunity provided by Mrs. Lu, Hua Zhi went to the Yu family openly.
Yu Weiwei was very surprised to see her. Before she could say anything, Hua Zhi asked, "Did you hear some unpleasant things outside? What's wrong?"
"No need to be so subtle. You mean I locked up my son-in-law."
"You were fine when you came forward, how come you suddenly..."
Yu Weiwei's eyes were filled with tears. She turned back and ordered, "Go out and guard. Don't let anyone in."
Xiao Tao bowed and left, closing the door considerately. Hua Zhi glanced at Shaoyao, who understood and stood by the door to pay attention to the movements outside.
Yu Weiwei fake cried a few times, then sat next to Hua Zhi and said in a low voice, "Why did you come so suddenly? Is there something wrong?"
"The rumor spread all of a sudden. There must be someone behind it."
"It's obvious that it's Zeng Xianglin." Yu Weiwei sneered, "Do you think you can force me to surrender like this? Dream on!"
Hua Zhi reminded her, "He should come to your house soon under the pretext of caring about you. If he doesn't come to you, he will come to your parents and try to persuade you through them."
Yu Weiwei bit her lip. Her parents were her Achilles' heel. If they really came to persuade her, she would have no choice but to listen.
Hua Zhi didn't tell her what to do, as she was not her subordinate. Instead, she leaned closer to her and asked another question almost silently, "Does the Yu family have a silver mine?"
Yu Weiwei looked at her in surprise, not knowing what she meant.
"We found something that may be related to your father's poisoning."
Yu Weiwei immediately became concerned, and after thinking for a while, she said, "I have to ask my father. I'm not sure if he has handed over all the family property to me."
"How is your father now? Oh, I have something for you. I didn't have the chance to give it to you yesterday." Hua Zhi handed her the small bottle of medicine. "The medicine Ling Niang prepared will help your father."
Yu Weiwei took it and hid it in her arms, whispering, "Not so good, I spend most of the day in a coma."
"Mother Ling said the poison can be cured, don't worry."
Yu Weiwei nodded, took a long breath, shook Hua Zhi's hand and said, "I feel much more confident now. If there is anything else you want me to do, just tell me."
"You said Qi Qiu was looking at a map before. I'm a little concerned. He has been in the mansion for about 20 days. Did he leave any clues?"
"No, I looked carefully. He had so few things that it looked like he was a guest at my Yu's house. He didn't even have a piece of clothing except for the necessary things."
"After all, you can't keep him locked up forever. You need to pay more attention to him after you let him out." After thinking for a moment, Hua Zhi waved to Shaoyao, "Give Weiwei some self-defense medicine, and leave some antidote for her, so she won't get poisoned again."
Shaoyao rummaged through her bag and took out two paper packets and a small bottle for her. "The ones in the bottle are for you. If you feel anything wrong, take two pills. They can relieve common poisons. The top paper packet can cause blindness, and the bottom one can make people sleepy. Just sprinkle them."
“Thank you.” Yu Weiwei put the things away carefully. These were life-saving things and she never knew when they might be useful.
It was not good to be alone together for too long as it would arouse suspicion, so Hua Zhi stood up and prepared to leave. Yu Weiwei rubbed her eyes hard until they turned red, and then pinched the flesh on the inside of her thigh and twisted it hard, and tears immediately flowed out. It was unknown how much force she used.
On the way back, Hua Zhi went to a teahouse and sat for a while. As expected, they were talking about the Yu family. This was the case in two consecutive places, which shows how widespread the rumor was.
After arriving home, Hua Zhi told Yan Xi about her visit to Yu's house without waiting for Yan Xi to say anything.
Gu Yanxi nodded, "It is true that the Zeng and Yu families each own 40% of the silver mine, and 20% belongs to Zhu Ling."
"That's true, but the weird thing is that Yu Weiwei didn't know there was a silver mine at home. Her father urged her to get married because he knew he was dying, and he handed over the family property to her. If that's the case, why did he leave out the silver mine?"
"It may not be a leak. He knows that Yu Weiwei may not be able to protect her."
Hua Zhi raised her eyebrows, "He suspects Zeng Xianglin?"
"The Yu family only has one daughter. It is possible to hand over the silver mine to keep her safe. I have borrowed troops from Qingliu Camp to keep an eye on the silver mine. The people from Qisusi have basically returned to Jinyang. Zeng Xianglin should take action."
"The casino is going to sign?"
"Tomorrow morning, if Zeng Xianglin wants to take all of Peng Fangming's money and territory, he can either make him his own, or rob him. After all, the Peng family is not a family without any foundation, so he probably won't choose the second way." Gu Yanxi smiled coldly, "If you want to become one of us, you can't be completely ignorant of him."
PS: I want to finish it quickly, it seems I wrote it a bit hastily.