"Heh!" Wang Ergou slumped back in his chair, a smirk playing on his lips. "This is just the beginning. It's normal for him not to believe it. After a couple more rounds, with three parts truth and seven parts falsehood mixed together, will he still be able to tell the difference?"
If Feng Zicai were truly a fool, Su Hua, that clever shrew, wouldn't have spent money to hire him to do her bidding.
No matter how clever the scholar was, he couldn't compare to Su Hua.
Now that the net has been cast and the fish have come, all he has to do is pull in the rope at the right time, and he's not afraid that the fish will swim away to somewhere else.
"Brother Er Gou is right." The man with the pointed beak smacked his lips, a hint of gossip flashing in his eyes. "Once you get addicted to gambling, it's like taking Five Stone Powder. It's harder than climbing to heaven to quit. At that time, let alone taking the imperial examination, he probably won't even have the will to pick up a pen. What kind of god did this little scholar offend? Why is he being treated like this?"
Wang Ergou glanced at him, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't know, and don't say what you shouldn't say. People who talk less usually live the longest, understand?"
Based on his understanding of Su Hua, anyone who harmed her or the Su family was dealt with ruthlessly.
The Feng family ruined her reputation, and Feng Zicai betrayed her promise. How could her scheme be so simple as just getting Feng Zicai addicted to gambling? But these things are none of his business.
"Yes, I know." The man with the pointed beak scratched his head awkwardly.
"I was just a little curious. Don't worry, Brother Er Gou, I promise this won't be known to a third person..."
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