Chapter 270: He had never felt so sullen before
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Xiao Hanzheng got up to open the door.
He was surprised to see Qi Yiyang and the fifth prince standing outside.
“Fifth prince, Young Master Qi!”
Liang Heng Yu smiled at him. “Young Master Xiao, Congratulations!”
Xiao Hanzheng did not think that the two of them had come specially to wish him clinching the top scorer. “Thank you!”!!
He asked, “What’s the matter?”
Qi Yiyang looked inside and indeed saw Shi Qingluo.
He asked, “Young Master Xiao, I have something to ask your wife. Can we talk inside?”
Xiao Hanzheng moved aside. “Please come in!”
The moment the two of them entered, Mother Xiao stood up and brought Xiao Baili and Xiao Erlang out.
She said that she was going downstairs to buy some things, but in reality, she was avoiding the two men.
Mother Xiao also knew that Qi Yiyang had ill-intentions on her daughter, so she really did not like Qi Yiyang.
She was also afraid that Qi Yiyang was still eyeing her, so she quickly took her daughter and left.
Out of sight, out of mind.
She believed that her son and daughter-in-law would take care of it.
Qi Yiyang’s mind was no longer on Xiao Baili.
After all, when Xiao Baili saw the shameless side of him, he wished that he would never see her again.
Seeing the three of them leaving, he heaved a sigh of relief.
After all, she was a woman that he was interested in, and he was afraid that she would laugh at him.
After sitting down, Xiao Hanzheng got the waiter to serve the two of them tea
Shi Qingluo looked at Qi Yiyang and raised her eyebrows. “Why are you looking for me?”
It didn’t seem like this fellow was here to take revenge on her.
Qi Yiyang didn’t beat around the bush. “Can we forget about what happened on the mountain that day?”
Shi Qingluo instantly understood his intention.
She chuckled. “My memory has always been good. It’s not that easy to forget.”
Qi Yiyang uttered under his breath, this woman must have done it on purpose.
He took a deep breath and asked, “You won’t tell Xi Rui and the others, right?”
Shi Qingluo played with her Teacup. “That might not be the case.”
She added, “Xi Rui and the others are my friends. I happen to be accompanying my husband to the capital for an exam for a short period of time.
“It’s not impossible for us to get together and chat or accidentally tell others.”
Qi Yiyang sighed, what nonsense!
If she accidentally told others, she must have done it on purpose.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Can’t you keep your promise and not tell others?”
Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows again. “When did I promise you not to tell Xi Rui and the others?”
Qi Yiyang wanted to go crazy. “Then what exactly do you want me to do to not tell them?”
If this matter were to spread to the capital, he would definitely be humiliated.
He would also be ridiculed by Xi Rui and the others.
Most importantly, his family would have some comments on him.
He was not the eldest son at home and could not inherit the position of high duke, so he had to rely on himself to fight for everything.
The public administration house only had so much resources.
The competition was very fierce, and their brothers had been competing with each other.
If his other brothers heard about it, they would definitely want to step on him and smear him in front of his grandfather.
It would be disadvantageous for him.
Obviously, the latter was more important than being humiliated.
It was impossible for him to silence Shi Qingluo, so he could only come and negotiate.
Shi Qingluo looked at him. “Are you so afraid that Xi Rui and the others will find out?”
Qi Yiyang snorted coldly. “I don’t get along with Xi Rui and Liang Youxiao.”
Shi Qingluo thought for a moment. “Then how do you want to silence me?”
A fat sheep was delivered to her doorstep.
It would be a waste not to kill it.
Qi Yiyang thought for a moment. “How much silver do you want? Give me a number.”
He was prepared to pay the silence fee.
Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes. “Do I look like I’m in need of money?”
She also became the next Versailles Xiao. “Don’t you know that a random idea of mine can be exchanged for a lot of silver?”
Now, she really did not lack money.
Every month, she received a lot of dividends from the capital.
Her wool and a few other workshops were also very popular.
To her, she had enough money to spend.
As long as her quality of life improved, she would be fine.
She did not need a mountain of gold and silver in her house.
Of course, she would not mind having less money.
That was why she cooperated with Liang Youxiao and Xi Rong.
Qi Yiyang thought to himself, this was the first time he had seen a woman boast about herself like this.
However, what this woman said was also the truth.
Liang Youxiao’s casino, the newly opened shop, and Xi Rong’s cosmetic shop all had Shi Qingluo’s share.
He suddenly felt a little stifled.
With that said, this woman seemed to be even richer than him.
It was infuriating.
He asked sullenly, “Then what do you want?”
Shi Qingluo thought for a moment and said, “As long as you do me a favor, I can keep this secret for you.”
Qi Yiyang felt that the way this woman looked at him was somewhat malicious. “What favor?”
Shi Qingluo asked in return, “All of you know that Zheng Tongfeng schemed against my aunt, right?”
Qi Yiyang nodded. “Yes.”
Afraid that Shi Qingluo would misunderstand, he added, “However, we only guessed it because we saw it at the back of the mountain that day. We really didn’t know about it before.”
It would be troublesome if this woman thought that they were in cahoots with Zheng Tongfeng.
More importantly, they weren’t in cahoots.
He didn’t want to be wronged.
Shi Qingluo chuckled. “There’s no need to explain so quickly. I still believe you guys on this.”
Qi Yiyang put on a fake smile. “I really appreciate your trust.”
Then, he reacted. “Do you want to mess with Zheng Tongfeng? I can help you with that.”
Shi Qingluo realized that none of these young masters were stupid.
“I do have such thoughts.” He guessed it right away.
Qi Yiyang heaved a sigh of relief. “I can help you with that. In exchange, you are not allowed to tell anyone about what happened in the back mountain that day.”
Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. “I’m not done yet. Why are you in such a hurry?”
Qi Yiyang remained silent.
Then why don’t you finish it all at once! Why keep it hanging.
“Tell me.” He had never felt so aggrieved before.
Shi Qingluo asked, “Do you know who ordered Zheng Tongfeng to do it?”
Although this was a question, there was certainty in hee tone.
Qi Yiyang and Liang Hengyu looked at each other before nodding. “Yes, the wife that your husband’s father married.”
Shi Qingluo asked again, “Then, do you know her purpose?”
Qi Yiyang replied, “She wants to arrange the marriage between your younger sister-in-law and the son of a fourth-rank official. She wants you to remember her doing such a favor and win over you and your husband.”
He added meaningfully, “After all, your husband has a bright future. You’re smart too. You can easily make money with your ideas.”
It was meaningless to hide when talking to smart people.
Obviously, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo were smart people.
Although he hoped that the two of them would be stupid…
Liang Hengyu also said, “Yeah, I heard that Xiao Yuanshi regretted breaking off the kinship with your husband, so they want to rope you in.
“They want to mend the relationship.”
He threw all the blame on the couple and dragged his second brother out.
Moreover, his second brother was actually quite wronged in this matter.
His second brother really wanted to rope in Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
Who knew that Xiao Yuanshi’s little wife would think of such a clumsy way to save the damsel in distress.
They might as well come directly to the door and say that they had a good marriage deal for Xiao Baoli.
This would be much better.