Chapter 262 All the world's hustle and bustle is for profit

Recalling Xu Jiajie's embarrassed expression, Yun Zhao became more cautious when she opened the envelope.

Even she hadn't expected Xu Jiajie's letter to be like this.

Seeing her face gradually darken, Zhuge Yue secretly raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Jiajie is actually one of the emperor's men!

This letter was written to the Grand Eunuch serving the Emperor, essentially stating that he had been abandoned, but his identity had not been exposed.

He wrote this letter not to ask the emperor for help?

Could it be that the emperor had already become suspicious of the Prince of Yue, and Xu Jiajie's defection to the Yuan family was in order to investigate the Prince of Yue?

Yun Zhao subconsciously pressed down the letter in his hand.

This is not something that should be told to others.

Yun Zhao shook his head, stuffed the letter into his small pocket, and put it directly into his spatial storage.

Seeing that Yun Zhao's expression was off, Lao Ji and the others exchanged glances and didn't say anything more.

Seeing her increasingly unwell expression, Yuan Qinghuai covered his chest and coughed lightly.

"So they're hunting me down because of this letter? Xu Jiajie betrayed me?"

The letter was written by Xu Jiajie, and it was secretly given to him.

Even if they find him, they wouldn't necessarily hunt him down, would they?

"Xu Jiajie isn't that stupid."

When Yun Zhao said those words, everyone present was stunned.

No one expected her to say that.

Yun Zhao revealed a cute smile, looking innocent and carefree.

"My second uncle said that no one would be so stupid as to seek their own death."

"What the young master said is true. Since he has already sent the letter out..."

He knew he was doomed, so there was even less reason for him to expose you.

Old Ji glanced at Yun Zhao and agreed with her.

He always felt that the young master truly understood what he meant, rather than being as clueless as he appeared.

"You should rest first, I'll remove the needle for you."

Yun Zhao grinned.

Yuan Qinghuai then realized that he still had needles inserted into his body.

"This is?"

"This is to relieve your pain."

Yun Zhao explained.

Ah, this...

Yuan Qinghuai then realized that he really didn't seem to feel much pain.

He thought the pain had gone numb and mistakenly believed that it didn't hurt.

After he lay back down, Yun Zhao removed the needle.

Before long, Yuan Qinghuai was wincing in pain.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

If he had never experienced a painless state, he could have endured it.

Now he wishes he could get a few more needles.

"I'll go write you a prescription, brother, you go to sleep obediently~"

Yun Zhao gently patted his shoulder, then turned and ran away.

As Yuan Qinghuai watched her skipping and hopping away, he wondered for a moment if she was doing it on purpose.

Yun Zhao wrote down the prescription and handed it to Lao Ji: "Uncle Ji, find someone unfamiliar."

"If you go to pick up the medicine in my name, the people at Jishetang should know me."

If the medicine is obtained in her name, the people at Jishetang will not ask too many questions.

This is medicine for treating serious injuries. If we are unlucky enough to be intercepted by the Hu and Yuan families, Jishetang might even help cover it up.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Lao Ji quickly arranged for someone to make arrangements, and then led Yun Zhao and the other person out of the secret room.

Bai Jiu and Lie Xuanyi had been waiting for a long time, and Bai Xuan had drunk a lot of tea.

"Uncle Jiu, I need to use the restroom!"

Lu Xun glanced at him instinctively.

Going to the outhouse now would expose that Yun Zhao wasn't there.

He frowned slightly, about to stop them, when a sound came from outside the door.

Yun Zhao is back.

Lu Xun casually put down his teacup.

The group finally sat down to talk about business.

When Lao Ji heard that they planned to deal with the Hu family, his hand holding the teacup trembled.

Are you kidding me?

Are they planning to have their five-year-old son deal with the Hu family?

Oh, almost six years old.

Are they crazy?!

Seeing Lao Ji's twitching lips, Lie Xuanyi calmly smiled and said, "Manager Ji, don't underestimate Miss Yun."

Yun Zhao nodded in agreement: "Yes, don't underestimate me!"

"Does the young master know anything about the Hu family's capabilities?"

Old Ji didn't take it as a joke and asked seriously.

"I know they have animal trainers~ They even sent people to look for me!"

Yun Zhao's interpretation of it as "searching" is not wrong.

However, before they could find their people, they were captured by Yun Zhao.

After a brief encounter, Lao Ji roughly understood the young owner's personality.

She spoke so casually, it's probably not as simple as just "searching".

"Does the young master and the Hu family have a grudge?"

He asked tentatively.

"Yes, and the Yuan family, the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, the Ling family, and the General of the State's mansion."

And then there's the Empress's Qi family; I have quite a few enemies."

Yun Zhao frowned and fell into deep thought.

Bai Jiu suddenly spat out the tea in her mouth and looked at her in surprise.

Yun Zhao looked completely innocent.

"You have quite a lot of enemies, huh..."

And they are all heavyweights.

Yun Zhao silently recited in his heart.

But you guys don't know there's even more exciting news yet~

She didn't mention either the Emperor or the Fifth Prince.

"If that's the case, have you considered whether you can afford to offend the people behind the Hu family?"

Old Ji didn't say much else; just considering the power behind them, neither the Bai nor Lie families could handle the situation.

The Bai and Lie families have deep roots in Fengyun City. If it weren't for the people behind them, how could the Hu family control Fengyun City?

"Uncle Ji, that's why I came here. Do the King of Yue's people have deep ties with the Hu family?"

Yun Zhao leaned forward slightly, her beautiful and clear eyes fixed on Lao Ji, as if she could see right through him.

Old Ji was a little surprised, but then he understood.

It seems the young owner knows who the casino originally backed.

"Much deeper than ours."

Yun Zhao lowered his eyes and sat back down, feeling somewhat melancholy.

The Yuan family was backed by the Fifth Prince, while the Hu family was originally backed by the Governor-General of Jiangnan. The two families were also entangled in power.

This indicates that the Hu family were both loyal to the Fifth Prince and to the Qi family.

"Aren't the Hu family members affiliated with the Governor-General of Jiangnan?"

Lie Xuan frowned and asked.

"There's nothing surprising about it; everyone in the world is driven by profit."

The Hu and Yuan families have no moral compass; they find it easy to make dirty money.

They wouldn't be wary of each other just because the other party was a member of the imperial court.

Even worse, it's only safe if you drag the other person down with you.

Old Ji sees things very clearly.

This is why the Li family gambling house is unwilling to get too involved in the affairs of the Fifth Prince.

The concern is that one day the truth will come out, and these influential people will conspire to kill each other to cover it up.

With two major forces in the imperial court involved, Bai Jiu and Lie Xuan were momentarily at a loss.

They wanted to eliminate the Hu family and regain control of Fengyun City.

But no one dared to offend the Queen and the King of Yue.

"I need to go back and report this to my father."

Lie Xuanyi knew he couldn't make the decision himself.

"Me too, but as you know, my family and the Hu family are destined to have a falling out. I just need to go back and discuss a foolproof plan with my family."

Bai Jiu quickly added.

"Then I'll stay at the casino and wait for your news~"

Yun Zhao smiled and picked up a pastry from the table, then took a big bite.

Her innocent and naive appearance, in contrast to the utterly devastated expressions of the two people opposite her, was truly amusing.

Old Ji got up and saw the two out, leaving only Yun Zhao and his two companions inside the room.

Lu Xun then asked, "Zhaozhao, did anything happen just now?"

"Uncle Lu, do you remember who Yuan Qinghuai is?"

"The person Xu Yangzhou encountered?"

"Yes, he's being hunted down by the Yuan family."

Yun Zhao told Lu Xun the general situation, but omitted the contents of the letter.

Just then, Lao Ji hurriedly returned.

"Young master, the person who bought the medicine is being followed!"