After dinner, Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an were in the study, eating chilled fruit while writing letters to Fang Daniu and the others.
It was nothing more than a message to let Fang Qing know she was safe. Fang Qing told Fang Daniu about the situation here and postponed the deadline for returning home.
After finishing the letter, Zhao Shi'an put it in the drawer, planning to take it to the post station to send it out the next morning.
Just as the two of them were about to go out for a stroll, Seventeen came over and whispered something in Zhao Shi'an's ear.
Fang Qing then noticed Zhao Shi'an nodding to Seventeen.
"I have something to take care of. If you want to go out for a walk, I'll have Seventeen protect you, but please be careful at night."
"Go ahead and do your work. I don't want to go out if you're not here."
This remark pleased Zhao Shi'an, who smiled and pinched Fang Qing's cheek.
"Then I'll be going now. I don't know when I'll be back. You go to sleep first, don't wait for me."
"good."
After Zhao Shi'an left home, Fang Qing washed up and went to bed.
Meanwhile, Zhao Shi'an led Seventeen through several alleys and finally entered a teahouse, from which they entered Wanhua Tower through the back door.
Uncle Luo was already waiting for him.
"Master, the person is upstairs."
Zhao Shi'an first went into the dark room to change his clothes, and then went out through another door.
Gao Ren was already waiting there. When Zhao Shi'an came out of the dark room, there was a space surrounded by layers of gauze curtains. Gao Ren was sitting at the tea table opposite him, and next to him was a zither player.
Gao Ren also heard the noise and looked up in this direction.
Just then, Uncle Luo knocked on the door and came in, carrying fruit syrup.
"Lord Gao, I apologize for keeping you waiting."
Uncle Luo gave the musician a wink, and she put away her instrument and got up to leave.
Uncle Luo sat down opposite Gao Ren.
"Lord Gao, my master has arrived. Please take out the items."
Gao Ren glanced at the silhouette inside the gauze curtain and scoffed coldly.
"I don't know what secrets Fengyulou has. The dignified master of Fengyulou is hiding. I've said it before, I won't take out the items unless I see the master of Fengyulou."
Uncle Luo glanced in the direction of the gauze curtain.
"Our master also said that if Lord Gao doesn't want to take it, then so be it, we won't do the deal. After all, if our Fengyulou wants to get the secret room blueprints of the Gao family, it's just a matter of spending some manpower or time."
Gao Ren's eyes darkened slightly.
He looked at the gauze curtain.
And finally, sounds came from inside the gauze curtain.
"So, has Lord Gao thought this through?"
As Gao Ren listened to the voice, and then thought back to the masked man he had seen in Yuzhou Prefecture, he felt that this person was familiar again.
Perhaps it's something I've seen before.
"I have indeed obtained the Gao family's map, but I suddenly don't want to do this deal anymore."
Silence reigned behind the gauze curtain.
Uncle Luo's expression did indeed turn serious.
"Has Lord Gao made up his mind?"
Gao Ren stood up immediately.
"I've thought it through."
He looked in the direction of the gauze curtain and continued, "What the host just said did remind me. If the Wind and Rain Pavilion is not afraid of spending manpower and resources, then I am not afraid either. So many years have passed, and the truth is not so urgent for me."
As he spoke, he turned and walked out, and a soft laugh came from inside the gauze curtain.
Are you sure you're not in a hurry? Or are you sure you still have time?
Gao Ren stopped walking but did not turn around.
The sounds continued to come from inside the gauze curtain.
"How long can the Gao family's glory last?"
Gao Ren turned around and looked coldly at the gauze curtain.
"I'll tell you a secret about the Gao family. Last time I met Gao Wancheng, he got a secret about the gold mine from me. Now the Gao family is already mining the gold. Guess what Gao Wancheng is planning to do?"
Gao Ren's face remained expressionless, but the look in his eyes had changed.
"Gao Wancheng has always been arrogant. What kind of ending do you think he will bring to the Gao family in the end?"
"What do you want to say?" Gao Ren asked.
"Now a bright future lies before you; it's up to you whether you choose it or not."
As they spoke, the person behind the gauze curtain stood up and walked over.
Uncle Luo glanced at him nervously, but Zhao Shi'an had already lifted the curtain and come out.
Gao Ren met the owner of Fengyu Tower again.
She was still wearing that same mask.
But after standing in front of him for a moment, the man actually raised his hand and took off the mask from his face.
He revealed a face that wasn't entirely unfamiliar to Gao Ren.
How could he not recognize Zhao Shi'an, the newly crowned top scorer?
Moreover, this person is Fang Qing's brother.
Even Gao Ren, who is usually very calm, almost couldn't contain his shock.
So the owner of Fengyu Tower is Zhao Shi'an?
"what you up to?"
Gao Ren asked the question instinctively.
This sentence has many meanings.
What are you trying to do by concealing your identity and creating the Wind and Rain Tower?
What do you want to do after creating the Wind and Rain Tower organization and then entering the imperial court as an official?
What were you trying to do by deliberately leaking the gold mine information to Gao Wancheng?
What do you want to do with the secrets of my past?
Many questions troubled him and left him unable to find peace for a long time.
Zhao Shi'an simply looked at him indifferently.
"There are many things I want to do, but right now I want to persuade you to take a path that I suggest you take."
What if I don't?
Born rebellious.
What's more, this person was just a nobody writer whom he looked down upon before, and now he's become the owner of Fengyulou.
Would he listen to advice from someone who is full of ulterior motives?
"If you don't listen, then naturally I can't save you."
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