But now, there is a serious problem before Wanyan Puruo.
It was impossible for her to go back to Lidu Mansion to deal with Xie Queshan's problem in person. She had to stay in Jinling City and use her current advantage to seek greater benefits from the Yu Dynasty court.
She couldn't act rashly yet, she had to remain calm and pretend she didn't know anything. Otherwise, the piece she buried deepest might be exposed.
The game is a matter of minutes, and the balance of victory and defeat can be tilted at any time because of a piece of information.
Therefore, she could only send a message to Wanyan Jun and let him handle this matter.
Although Wanyan Puruo is strong enough in her stance, Jinling is someone else's territory after all, and it is inevitable that she will be controlled by others. Now Shen Zhizhong is still keeping the channels through which her information comes in and out, and the secret guards from the Black Crow Camp he brought are all under his surveillance. Who should send this information back to Lidu Mansion?
Wanyan Puruo thought of Return Hall. Over the years, she had been involved in the Gui Laitang business together, and she knew that they also had a business in Jinling.
But now, she can't trust Zhang Yue's reply.
I can't talk about any specific doubts, it's more of a first awakening.
This first sleep also occurred to her when she was watching Xie Queshan.
When they were in Daqi, they were all strangers in a foreign land, and their indifferent and selfish faces were natural. But when they returned to the land of Yu Dynasty, Wanyan Puruo vaguely felt that they were just wanderers who were hesitant and refused to go home.
The Han people have a saying that the heart is separated from the belly. Who knows at what moment a person will be changed? Or maybe they never changed, they just never revealed their true colors.
She had left Xie Queshan's matter to Zhang Yuehui because she knew that Zhang Yuehui did not dare to make mistakes or disobey her in such a matter that was on the table. But those secret things can't be verified at all with any hands and feet.
But besides Gui Lai Tang, who else could she use in this unfamiliar place in Jinling?
Wanyan Puruo was a little hesitant. In fact, she and Zhang Yuehui could be regarded as partners fighting side by side in the past.
She closed her eyes and meditated, and everything about him passed through her mind frame by frame.
*
Zhang Yuehui started his career as a banker and gambling house.
With one hand, he used usury money, and with the other hand, he made people lose all the money in the gambling house. Every time he went in and out, the money was still in his pocket, and all he made was a wasted profit.
But not everyone can do this kind of side-hustle business. The people in this business deal with rogues and desperadoes every day. You have to be more rogue, more ruthless, and tougher than these people in order to be able to control the situation. .
Who would have thought that the owner behind this is a white-faced scholar with a charming smile?
The gambling house and the restaurant he opened for entertainment and entertainment brought the Han people's wealth and wealth into the royal capital of Daqi, and the mysterious Return Hall became famous for a while.
Wanyan Puruo has his eyes on this industry.
At that time, Daqi's treasury was empty due to the war in the south and the north. She was trying her best to raise money for her brother. She quickly understood the operation methods and profits of gambling houses, and she felt that this was a good way to steal money from the pockets of those princes and ministers without anyone noticing.
She is not a kind person, she wants to swallow up this Han's business.
Then you have to set a trap for him.
Soon someone was killed in the casino, and the government came to inspect it. Zhang Yuehui finally showed up.
That was the first time Wanyan Puruo saw the owner of Return Hall. She was sitting in the restaurant opposite and did not show up. She was just watching the situation in the gambling house from a distance.
After such a big incident, this man was still as lazy as if he had just woken up. He casually put on a robe, walked through the mess of the gambling house, and sat down in front of the largest gambling table, with two long With one leg, the momentum is unique.
He chuckled and said lazily: "Hey, don't you just want my gambling house? You have put on such a big show, you really think highly of me, Zhang."
He hooked his hand at the official who was leading the inspection: "Sir, do you want to have a bet with me?"
That official was Wanyan Puruo's subordinate, and he was here to do something for her today. He originally thought that after this battle, the owner of the Return Hall would bow his head and beg for mercy, but he didn't expect that he would actually want to take a gamble.
Without waiting for anyone to nod, Zhang Yuehui took a dice box and shook it up and down. No one around him dared to speak, and it suddenly became quiet, leaving only the crisp sound of the dice hitting the box.
Bang - the dice box was pressed on the table, as if to demonstrate.
Even Wanyan Puruo, who was sitting across the street, felt like he heard the sound.
When Zhang Yue saw that the other party didn't take the move, she calmly said: "It seems that the official doesn't think it's fun to play like this. Okay, I'll add some more and let's play something exciting."
"You're a cunning person and you're still trying to stall for time! Why don't you plead guilty quickly!" The official just wanted to get the matter done steadily and didn't want to be led around, so he hurriedly raised his voice and yelled loudly.
"My bargaining chip is the entire Return Hall - if you win the bet, it will be given to you; if you lose, it will be returned to me."
"What?" The officer suspected that he heard wrongly.
They had investigated in advance and found that Gui Lai Tang was more than a gambling house and a restaurant, both overt and covert. It added up to a large fortune. However, their goal today is only this gambling house. The worst-case scenario is that he will lose one of his gambling houses today, but he actually bets a bigger chip himself - what kind of way is this?
Zhang Yuehui raised his eyebrows to indicate that he heard correctly and didn't bother to say it a second time.
"Why are you betting on this?" The officer didn't understand, and looked confused.
Zhang Yue smiled back and raised her eyes, looking at the restaurant across the street.
Wanyan Puruo was obviously sitting behind the screen, but she felt that Zhang Yuehui had seen her.
"But, I want the noble person behind you to bet with me."
When the officers heard Zhang Yuehui's arrogant words, they immediately drew their swords. The men behind Zhang Yuehui also defended him without giving in. The situation immediately became tense.
At this time, there was a commotion among the people watching outside the door, and a woman in red clothes walked in. Wanyan Puruo came alone, looking like she was dressed in ordinary clothes. When she entered, she shook the dust off her cloak, and the bell on her wrist jingled, revealing a bit of beauty and high-profile.
Zhang Yuehui retracted his legs, Shi Shiran stood up and said, "Show the eldest princess her seat."
Wanyan Puruo made a movement. It was obvious that they had never met before, but he could call out her name accurately. This man's insight is terrifying.
This aroused Wanyan Puruo's interest. She likes smart people.
She calmly sat down at the gambling table and looked at him up and down. She always felt that this man was trying to cheat - it was just a 50-50 bet, and there was no chance that he would win. How could he not win at all? not nervous?
He couldn't cheat in front of her, unless he didn't want his life anymore.
More and more people were watching outside. The guards surrounded the gambling house tightly. The doors and windows were closed. The light outside leaked in from the cracks in the wood and was cut into narrow strips, as if it were made of light. The cage, the two of them in the cage.
"Your Highness, the eldest princess, do you want to take charge of the older one or the younger one?"
While he was thinking, Zhang Yue's words interrupted Wanyan Puruo's thoughts.
It was clear that he was gambling with such a big stake, but he didn't panic at all, and his movements were unhurried and slow, as if he was playing.
This is really a puzzle that is hard to refuse. Wanyan Puruo is even happy with it. She really wants to know what kind of medicine this person is selling in his gourd.
“Oshidai.”
"You drive it."
Zhang Yuehui handed the initiative to Wanyan Puruo.
Wanyan Puruo's movements paused - she felt that she was actually a bit passive. But no matter how hard he thought, Zhang Yuehui would not get any benefits from this gamble. She couldn't catch any clues, as if she was in a dilemma, which made her not want to face the consequences immediately.
She hadn't been so entangled for a long time, so she spoke out of nowhere.
"Boss Zhang really wants to bet so big? Can you bear the consequences of losing?"
"If I win, I can have a bet with the princess. Then, wouldn't my casino be glorious? If I lose, it's just a do-over. The most important thing in the Return Hall is me, not these properties. "
What a loud tone.
Wanyan Puruo immediately understood that this was a surrender. Zhang Yue aroused her curiosity and led her to ask questions, just to tell her that a gambling house, or even the entire Return Hall, was not surprising. He is the most valuable money tree.
What he was betting on was not Gui Lai Tang, but her favor.
This subtle compliment made Wanyan Puruo feel a little happy, much more comfortable than the stereotyped rhetoric of those flatterers.
He was doing business in Daqi and needed a backer, while she wanted to make money and needed talents. If they cooperate, they can each get what they need and achieve mutual success.
Wanyan Pu Ruo first took the dice in the dice box into his hands and walked back towards Zhang Yue.
She supported the back of his chair with one hand, leaned over slightly, and looked at him condescendingly. It was supposed to be a non-emotional inspection, but at such a close distance, there was an inexplicable ambiguity between men and women.
Her voice was slightly raised: "Gambling is harmful to your health, I want to change the way you play."
"It all depends on His Highness's orders."
"I will give you whatever you want. I want Xicheng's profits from all your business in the future."
Wanyan Puruo spread her hands, and the dice turned into powder in her hands, falling onto Zhang Yuehui's robe.
The light has a concrete shape in the dust.
Across the dancing light, Zhang Yue smiled and asked, "Your Highness, do you know what I want?"
She asked first: "What do you want?"
Zhang Yuehui raised his eyes towards the leading official: "This guy is not good at it. He is so rough and makes my place a mess."
Wanyan Puruo looked back at his men and uttered one word neatly: "Get out."
*
Since then, Wanyan Puruo has become another owner behind the scenes of Return Hall.
She has great plans, not only for supreme power, but also to establish a new dynastic order in Daqi. She enjoys standing side by side with men in the court, enjoying the thrill of being an ambitious person and confronting the edges and corners of the world.
And she knew that Zhang Yuehui made money, seemingly for profit, but in fact it was not for money at all, but just to watch people go crazy at the virtual gambling tables.
He wants to be a different ant.
Very occasionally, she actually felt pity for him. A homeless man, in this world, all he believes is that money will not betray him.
So she also knew that he never really trusted her.
So does she.
This man lived his life as an alien, but she still admired him greatly. He is just like his gambling house, knowing the danger and harming people, but the possibility of winning is attractive enough.
Over the years, she had indeed tasted the sweetness of cooperation with him. Not only the wealth he brought her, but also the aloof temperament in him that was always untamable, constantly urging her to climb higher.
That subtle desire to conquer.
At this moment, she actually already had a preferred answer.
She still had to use Zhang Yue to return.
The bet between them officially started after the dice turned into powder. After a long time, the mystery has not yet been revealed.
She has invested too much and can no longer withdraw. She knew that there was a possibility of losing, but all she wanted to do was give it a try and win a lot from him. At this moment, she was like a gambler with red eyes, telling herself in her heart that this was the last time, no matter success or failure, she would stop here.
So he gritted his teeth and pushed in all the chips.
