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They drove to a Chinese restaurant and stopped.

Pei Luoyi followed the middle-aged man into the main hall.

This restaurant was decorated in the style of an ancient teahouse. There were a few tall red lanterns hanging in the corners of the hall on the first floor. The seats were all separated by green bamboo, making the place look both quiet and stylish.

In the middle of the hall, two mahogany stairs led upstairs.

Pei Luoyi followed the man up the stairs. The second floor was a long corridor, and it seemed to be a private room.

He had initially thought that once he reached the third floor, the people before him would not stop.

Pei Luoyi naturally followed along. When they reached the third floor, the man finally led her into a private room.

As he walked in, he could smell the faint scent of sandalwood.

Old Mistress Gong sat silently at the table, looking out the window with her head tilted. She held a cup of tea in her hand, sipping and drinking it one mouthful at a time.

Hearing the sound of their footsteps, she withdrew her gaze, put her teacup back on the table, and turned her head to look at the two who had walked in.

"He's coming."

His voice was calm and even, with a hint of sickly weakness.

Seeing that Pei Luoyi was standing behind the man with an indifferent expression, the old mistress looked at him and said, "Ah Qin, you go out first."

"Yes." The middle-aged man responded with a light voice before turning around to leave.

The door opened and closed.

Pei Luoyi's eyes remained emotionless as they landed on the old man. She pursed her lips and opened her mouth to speak.

"I wonder why the madame is looking for me?"

She didn't know how to address her grandma, but when she thought about it, there were only the two of them here. Her name didn't seem to be that important.

Old Mistress Gongzi smiled, but she did not feel the slightest bit of happiness. She could only say it was a smile that was not a smile.

"Sit down."

She gestured for her to sit down.

Pei Luoyi paused for a moment, but still walked forward and pulled out the chair opposite the old man. He then placed his bag to the side and sat down.

The Old Mistress did not get straight to the point. She poured a cup of tea from the teapot and placed it in front of her before speaking indifferently, "I've come to find you for a matter."

She had maintained a faint smile on her face the entire time, but for some inexplicable reason, Pei Luoyi could feel a trace of condescending arrogance in her every move.

Pei Loyi glanced at the steaming cup of tea and replied in a neither hurried nor slow manner, "I don't mind telling you what my man is thinking."

If she had said more, she would have gone back earlier. She could tell that the person in front of her didn't like her very much.

A genuine smile appeared in Old Mistress Gong's eyes as she caressed the rim of her teacup, "It seems that Miss Pei is not an unreasonable person. Since she is so straightforward, I will say it directly."

"Miss Pei, I plead for you to leave Gong Yan."

She said it was a request, but her attitude hadn't changed at all. People who didn't know of this thought that she was joking.

Pei Luoyi was not surprised by this as well. In fact, it could be said that she had some brains.

She lifted her eyelids and met the old man's lukewarm gaze. A helpless smile appeared on her lips as she said, "Madame, if possible, I would really like to leave him."

What she said was the truth. In these past few days, every time she had not been thinking about how to get rid of that man, he had firmly locked her in place. She didn't even have time to catch her breath.

However, when the old mistress heard this, her expression changed.

The jade colored cracked porcelain teacup was pressed back onto the table. The sound was not loud, but it was clear enough to be heard.

"Name your price, I won't beat around the bush."

She said: "Being together with Little Yan, you are nothing more than taking a fancy to the wealth that the Gong family can give you. I have driven away quite a few women like you when I was young, and I have also helped my daughter-in-law drive away quite a few. Since you all want money, that's fine. In my Gong Family, the thing that we don't lack the most is money. "

Pei Luoyi wasn't angry at her words. She just wanted to laugh. This old lady was quite interesting.

In her eyes, this girl whom she disliked was a superficial woman who adored vanity and coveted wealth and wealth.

With this staff, she had killed quite a few people like her who didn't have a prominent family background.

The steam from the tea cup on the table dissipated quite a bit before Pei Luoyi took a sip of the teacup. The sweet and astringent aroma wafted down her throat, and she let out a sigh that couldn't be heard.

"Why, don't you want money?"

Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, the old mistress' eyes darkened. She squinted her eyes, as if she wanted to see through what the woman was thinking about.

Pei Luoyi raised her eyelids and pouted, "Madame, to be honest, if I was really with your grandson for money, how could you possibly send me away with money?"

Her smile deepened, "Since you've successfully become the palace's only young mistress, do you still need to consider the issue of money in the future? "Then nothing is a problem."

"It seems that I have underestimated your ambition."

As she spoke, the smile on her face had already disappeared. This time, she was extremely unsightly, and her sharp gaze seemed to shoot out like an arrow from her eyes.

Pei Luoyi smiled and took another sip of her tea.

How could she have any kind of ambition? She was only speaking the truth, and it was likely that she was using money to fool her, and it was only the lowest level of moves. For those who opened their eyes to money, it would be easier.

But unfortunately, the problem between her and Gong Yan wasn't her. She had no interest in the wealth of the palace.

She hadn't thought that she would be so stubborn. The old mistress clenched her fists so tightly that her palms ached.

She closed her eyes and then opened them again. The anger from before was no longer in her eyes. "Speak. As long as you can leave him, I will consider your conditions."

Condition?

If a man could give her a condition to leave him, she wouldn't even need to consider it!

But could it?

It was clear that he couldn't. No one knew how much wealth he had. He definitely wouldn't care about money.

Woman? Naturally, there was no need to mention that. Most likely, with just a wave of his hand, any woman who wanted to climb onto his bed would be able to make two to three rounds around Cloud City.

That was the real deal. She wouldn't be able to break his lock at all.

She lifted her hand and looked at her watch. Seeing that it was almost time, she picked up her bag and pushed away the chair.

"Madame."

She stood there, looking at the old man with no expression, "I don't know if you will believe me if I say it, but if you can get Gong Yan to let me go, I promise you, I will not be greedy, much less urge to stay. That's all I have to say. I won't say anything else. "

With that, she turned to leave.

"Stop right there!"

The old mistress' angry growl came from behind. Pei Luoyi stopped in her tracks, but didn't turn around.

"Pei Luoyi, you can't sit on the position of Young Mistress of the Gong Family."