Chapter 152 The embroidery ball exploded, a bad sign!

He Hongzhi was waiting at Pinmingxuan to watch the show. He knew that the Zhou family must have connections with the Feng family. Now that Feng Yi was not coming, she didn't believe that Zhou Shuang'er would dare to throw the embroidery ball.

Zhou Shuang'er, he's determined.

As more and more people gathered around, He Hongzhi discovered that there were many gangsters in the crowd, and his expression changed slightly.

The common people in Jiangnan naturally dared not touch his bad habits, but this might not be the case for these wandering people.

Ho Hung-chi ordered his guards to keep a close eye on the movements of these people and not to ruin his plans.

On the other hand, Zhou Shuang'er, who had just been calmed down, became even more agitated when she heard that Feng Yi might have been in trouble, and insisted on going out to look for him.

Ruan Qinghuan pulled him back and pressed him into a chair: "If you leave now, it will give He Hongzhi an opportunity. Do you want to be like Feng Yi, missing?"

Zhou Shuang'er cried heartbrokenly, at a loss, "What should I do? I can't just ignore Brother Yi."

Chu Li let out a sigh of relief. This feeling of being tricked was really uncomfortable, but she didn't believe that He Hongzhi was really so brave as to lay a hand on Feng Yi.

Although he was anxious, Chu Li still forced himself to calm down: "Don't worry, if that bastard prefect really dares to touch my cousin, he will be an enemy of the Duke's Mansion. They don't have that ability yet."

Despite this, Zhou Shuang'er was still worried: "If it really doesn't work, I'll just get married. At worst, I can die, which is better than living in fear every day."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ruan Qinghuan called Jiang Qi and Jiang Ming and asked, "Do you have any subordinates in Jiangnan?"

The case of storing grain in Qizhou was most likely related to the He family in Jiangnan. Given He'an's plan, it was impossible for him to reveal this.

"The master replied and told the lady to be patient."

She really guessed it wrong. Ruan Qinghuan asked, "So, he already knows about Jiangnan?"

Jiang Qi didn't need to answer, Ruan Qinghuan already had the answer.

Chu Li felt a little relieved after hearing this. After all, she was the one who called her cousin back, so he must be fine.

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The Zhou family was quite famous in Jiangnan. Before throwing the embroidery ball, they prepared a lot of programs to entertain the crowd and also to delay time.

Despite this, the auspicious time arrived soon.

Zhou Shuang'er had to come to the railing on the second floor, her hands holding the embroidery ball trembling slightly.

Looking ahead, the road below was so crowded that the pavilion was blocked, which made her even more uneasy, fearing that the embroidery ball would fall into someone else's hands.

After looking carefully for a while, she did not see Ho Hung-chi. Just when she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, her eyes inadvertently looked across to the second floor, where she saw a man raising a glass to her with a faint smile.

Zhou Shuang'er's relaxed mood suddenly rose to her throat. Who else could it be but He Hongzhi?

Chu Li and Ruan Qinghuan both noticed her abnormality. They followed her gaze and indeed saw a man in gorgeous clothes.

Chu Li was incredulous and asked, "He is He Hongzhi. How can he be so old?"

Zhou Shuang'er cried, "Although he welcomed me as his principal wife, I was actually his second wife. The eldest son in the family is almost ten years old. I heard that he has several concubines, but no one has ever seen them."

Chu Li snorted coldly: "A toad wants to eat swan flesh, how shameless."

"The auspicious time has arrived. Please invite Miss Zhou to toss the embroidery ball..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a commotion in the audience. Ho Hung-chi, who was sitting opposite, stood up and walked to the fence, seemingly casually, but his eyes were fixed on the embroidery ball in Zhou Shuang'er's hand.

Zhou Shuang'er was extremely anxious: "What should I do? Brother Feng Yi is not here, and I can't throw the embroidery ball!"

"Throw." Ruan Qinghuan said this word and raised his hands to clap. The embroidery ball in Zhou Shuang'er's hand flew out without any warning.

"Sister..." Zhou Shuang'er was so anxious that she couldn't speak. She could only watch the embroidery ball being scrambled for by the people below.

This move was unexpected by He Hongzhi in Pinmingxuan. He did not expect that Zhou Shuang'er would really throw the embroidery ball away.

He was in a difficult situation at the moment, but the embroidery ball must not fall into the hands of others. Fortunately, he had made arrangements in advance, and his people who were ambushing in the crowd would not let the embroidery ball fall into the hands of others.

He Hongzhi went downstairs calmly. As long as the embroidery ball fell into the hands of his own people, he would find a way to send it to him.

Ruan Qinghuan looked calmly at the crazy crowd below, and suddenly saw a familiar figure. Although he was dressed in men's clothes, she still recognized him.

That person is as light as a swallow, coming and going freely, who else could it be but Xu Zining?

It seems that my younger brother also knows about the Zhou family’s troubles.

Seeing four or five people surrounding Xiuqiu, it was obvious that they were deliberately leading her towards Pinmingxuan. Then, Ho Hung-chi, who was originally drinking tea on the second floor, had already arrived at the door of the teahouse. He actually wanted to wait for something ready.

Ruan Qinghuan frowned, it was time for the good show to begin.

Just as the embroidery ball was thrown high into the air and was about to fall into He Hongzhi's hands, everyone around took a breath of cool air.

Could it be that the marriage between the Zhou and He families was really God's will?

Just an inch.

Maybe less than an inch.

Ho Hung-chi clearly felt that he had touched the ball, but in an instant, the ball was quickly lifted up by a force, and then a figure flashed past his eyes...

When I looked closely, I heard a loud noise and the embroidery ball exploded in the air, and red powder fell from the sky.

The embroidery ball exploded, which is a bad sign!

For a moment, the people, not knowing why, subconsciously hid everywhere, and the scene was in chaos.

Seeing this, He Hongzhi had to call the government officials to maintain order. After a while, the situation was finally stabilized.

Zhou Shuang'er, who was on the second floor of Qingfeng Building, hadn't come to her senses yet when she heard He Hongzhi from the audience say, "Ms. Zhou's choice of husband has been full of twists and turns. It seems that God doesn't want you to marry someone else."

Zhou Shuang'er frowned in anger.

But luckily the embroidery ball exploded, otherwise...

But then I thought about it, it didn't seem right. How could this embroidery ball explode out of nowhere?

Before he could figure it out, the situation that had just stabilized became chaotic again. A woman was brought to He Hongzhi by the police. "Sir, this woman is sneaking among the crowd. I wonder if she has anything to do with the explosion of the embroidery ball."

He Hongzhi looked at the woman and asked, "Who are you?"

"I have something important to report to you, sir, but it's not convenient here. Can I come closer to answer your question?"

He Hongzhi frowned for a moment and said, "Come forward."

The people standing by couldn't hear what the two said, but they noticed that Lord He's expression suddenly turned very ugly and he looked extremely shocked.

Chu Li on the second floor stared at the woman below. Who else could it be but Ruan Xiaoyue?

Seeing my sister-in-law's calm face, I guessed that today's embroidery and husband selection should be her back-up plan. By destroying the husband selection arena, she saved the Zhou family's face and threw a hot potato to Ho Hongzhi.

But what he said sounded sour? "My sister-in-law didn't even tell me about her plans."

"Why didn't I tell you that I had someone bring you soup last night and the note was under the soup bowl?"

"ah?"

Ruan Qinghuan: “…”

Chu Li pouted: "I secretly went out last night and ate a lot of delicious food. When I came back, I was too full to eat anymore, so I didn't drink the soup."

Ruan Qinghuan shook her head and looked at her: "No wonder I noticed that you have gained weight in the past few days. Aren't you afraid that your wedding dress will be torn when you get married?"

Chu Li: “…”

She was thinking of acting as a matchmaker for her cousin, so she ate and drank a lot in her excitement, and as a result, something went wrong.

Just when I was feeling depressed, I heard someone shouting from the audience, "Ms. Zhou has failed to find a husband. Should she try again?"