C92

The sun was high in the west, and the bluestone was late.

The first winter's day was fleeting. In the blink of an eye, the sky darkened again.

After the performance ended, the entire second floor was deserted. Other than the maidservants on the third floor, who were helping their Young Miss to purchase them, there were no other guests.

Su Zhi packed up everything and decided to go downstairs to discuss the situation in the store with Elementary Scholar Li. Just as she was about to leave, Qiu Hong ran upstairs to tell her that a customer had come to see her.

"Boss, I've already brought that Young Master Li to the second floor. After you finish your work, go and take a look."

Su Zhi nodded and hurriedly tidied up everything before heading downstairs.

Li Wuyou had arrived too quickly, and she was willing to wait at least three or four days. She didn't expect that he would come looking for her after a single night. Could it be that something had happened?

When she arrived at the private room, Li Wuyou was drinking tea leisurely. Along with him was Hua Li, who had fought with her before.

The two of them did not argue and did not cause trouble. They just sat there quietly, like two peerless beauties.

"Both gongzis have come. If you're not able to welcome them from afar, there's still a chance for you to see them."

"Good morning, Lady Su."

Li Wuyou put down his teacup, scratched his head and smiled apologetically, "This morning, I followed the instructions written by my wife and cooked the porridge. I ate my food and refused to eat anything I made, so I'm ashamed."

Su Zhi covered her mouth and chuckled lightly. She comforted him, "It's alright. Just do it a few more times. Cooking is something that can be learned."

Her pretty face instantly fell, "I don't want to go to the latrine as a slut again."

Li Wuyou smiled guiltily before getting down to business.

"I've already investigated the matter that the young lady requested yesterday."

Su Zhi was shocked, she did not expect it to really happen so quickly.

"Young master is so smart. I thought you'd have to wait a few days to get the news."

Li Wuyou reported back on his sword and arrogantly tilted his head towards Su Zhi, saying in disdain, "How could it take so long? You're underestimating the strength of my Black Cloud Stronghold too much."

"I am truly sorry. I was the one who failed to recognize the belittlement of young master Mt. Tai." I hope that Young Master will not blame me for telling you the truth. "

Li Wuyou retracted his conceited look, and said seriously: "Before this investigation, I always thought that it was all because of the big business, that the big tree attracted the displeasure of others, and that was why they colluded with the government. But it turns out that it's not as simple as we think. "

Su Zhi's mind tightened as she continued to ask, "What does Young Master mean?"

"Part of the reason we were able to quickly find out who the mastermind was was because he didn't avoid the evidence. In other words, they're not worried about you causing trouble at all. "

Now that things had gotten to this stage, Su Zhi could already faintly guess what was going on. Li Wuyou, who was afraid that she might guess the wrong person, immediately whispered in her ears and told her who the mastermind was.

Su Zhi frowned and pretended to be worried. She had never thought that she would be the cause of this disaster.

"Now that the matter has been ascertained, I have a general idea of what I should do in the future. "Many thanks to Young Master Li. Here is twenty silver taels, I hope you can accept them."

Li Wuyou pushed it back with a wave of his hand.

"I said that I won't accept this silver, as long as the little lady is willing to accept me as her disciple and teach me how to cook porridge."

Su Zhi burst out in laughter, finding it difficult for Li Wuyou to act tough. In order to satisfy the nectar of the flower, he did not hesitate to drill into the kitchen to make a pot of good porridge.

"Thank you very much, Young Master Li. I will be hosting a banquet in the Han Residence one day to entertain the two of you."

Upon hearing that there was food to be had, Flower Soluble nodded his head and said, "In that case, thank you very much, little wife."

After sending off Li Wuyou and Hua Xuan, Su Zhi fell into deep thought once more. Now that she knew who had splashed Hua Manlou with dirty water, she didn't know how to respond.

Just as it was about to close, Qiu Hong came upstairs and saw her sitting motionlessly at her spot. She asked worriedly, "Boss, did you run into any trouble?"

Su Zhi shivered all of a sudden, then shook her head. "I'm fine. You guys can go back now."

Qiu Hong nodded and headed downstairs. Su Zhi thought about it for a while, then called out to her, "Go and call Manager Li over. I have something to discuss with him."

"Sigh, alright."

Li Yi was in the midst of accounting for the entire day's worth of accounts when he glanced at the few hundred silver that was given to Hundred Flavors Clear Joyous. The pain in his heart was extremely intense. He secretly cursed Yu Zhanhong for being a man who ate people without spitting out their bones. He even asked for compensation for the toppled potted plants. It could be considered a blessing in disguise that this man didn't do such things.

He closed the account book angrily and stormed up the stairs, getting straight to the point, "I don't agree to pay that much silver to that bastard from the Yu family!"

Su Zhi was very calm when she saw the fire in his eyes, and she gestured for him to sit down.

"I already know who is plotting against us."

Li Yi temporarily stopped his anger and asked, "Who is it?"

Su Zhi sighed and unwillingly said, "It's Princess Anyang."

"Who did you say?"

Not only did Li Yi not dare to believe it, but even Su Zhi herself was very suspicious.

Princess Anyang was a relative of the royal family, so there was no need to use such despicable methods to make life difficult for them. Furthermore, there was no reason for her to do so.

However, Su Zhi understood that although An Yang and her were two completely different people, due to Xiao Gan, it was expected that she would bear a grudge.

Li Yi was afraid that he'd heard wrongly, so he asked in a half-believing and half-doubting manner, "Why would a dignified princess go against us commoners?"

Su Zhi lowered her head, sighing helplessly, "She came for me."

If someone else were to resort to such underhanded methods, it could only mean that there was a huge amount of envy in the entire business. But if it was Princess Anyang, other than Xiao Gan, there was no other reason.

Thus, this time, it was completely her fault for offending someone.

"In the future, make everyone pay attention to the fact that you have to be more careful in everything you do. Don't let anyone catch you red-handed."

If he was truly unbalanced and wanted to add to her trouble, then he would have to stop after teaching her a lesson.

Su Zhi felt a little helpless. Anyang was untouchable, and if it was an official, she would immediately pay some silver to quell the disaster. But since the other party was a princess, she had no other choice but to endure it for the time being.

Although Li Yi was a good person, he wasn't stupid. He contacted the person that Little Dou Bao had found when Su Zhi had gone missing, then recalled some of the Beijing gossip and could imagine the reason behind An Yang's actions.

"Then, if it's like this, then I'm afraid that Hua Manlou's business won't go smoothly."

Su Zhi frowned and twisted the silk in her hand into a fried dough twist.

She had met An Yang once, and she still vividly remembered that person's fierce personality. If it was really like Li Yi was worried about, then she wouldn't let go of him.

"I can only hope that Princess is only temporarily mischievous and won't offend you afterwards."

Both of them sighed. There was a long silence.

Princess Anyang was the current empress dowager's favorite granddaughter, especially after the Great Wei's princesses had been married off and Yuchang had died tragically. An Yang's position was skyrocketing. Even Empress Zhao, who held the power of the harem, didn't dare to slight him. In this way, the pampered and proud personality was even more unrestrained. Wasn't it easy to teach this unsightly commoner a lesson?

Su Zhi frowned, but Li Yi instead comforted her, "Don't think too much about it. If the other side doesn't directly fall out with us, perhaps once they have a bit of fun will be over."

This was the best plan. If An Yang refused to budge and refused to budge, they had no other choice. Even if it was the government, they might not pay attention to this.

"Sigh, I hope that's the case. After today, I'll be able to take it one step at a time."