Chapter 647 Helping her vie for family headship
Qin Cheng is seriously ill, and there is fierce infighting within the Qin family.
The faction led by Qin Cheng's sister, Qin Ying, advocated directly making Qin Leilei the head of the family.
The conservative faction, led by Qin Cheng's younger brother Qin Xuan, advocated for Qin Feng to return and fight Qin Leilei, with the winner being the rightful heir to the family headship.
Currently, the two factions are expressing their own opinions, resulting in a stalemate.
Tang Zhi looked at Qin Yiyi, thinking that she and Qin Leilei were born of the same mother, while Qin Feng left the Qin family before he was ten years old. He pondered, "Do you want to use external forces to break the balance and help your second brother Qin Leilei ascend to the position of family head?"
Qin Yiyi shook her head, looked at Tang Zhi with a gloomy gaze: "I want Master Tang to help me succeed."
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a moment.
A moment later, Wen Luoyun's incredulous, mocking voice rang out: "You want to be the head of the family?"
Qin Yiyi glanced at her, then sneered, "We are all children of the Qin family. My two older brothers can be brothers, so why can't I?"
Tang Zhi looked at her, then clapped his hands after a moment, and then burst out laughing: "Good, Miss Qin is right. You are a good master of the house, and you, Qin Cheng's biological daughter, are naturally a good one too."
"But Miss Qin, as you just said, your Qin family has many rules. Your second uncle's faction insists that only those who win in the arena are qualified to inherit the position of family head. Are you... confident that you can beat your two older brothers?"
Qin Yiyi scoffed: "Since ancient times, the winner is king and the loser is a bandit. Rules are made by people. Only my second uncle and my second brother and their gang are sticking to those old and dilapidated rules. Those should have been outdated long ago. In the struggle for the position of family head, whoever is stronger should naturally be the family head."
"If I become the head of the family, the first thing I'll do is abolish this damn rule. They'll have to swallow their anger if they want to."
Tang Zhi hadn't expected her to say that. His eyes narrowed, a hint of amusement in them: "So, you want me to be your backer?"
Qin Yiyi nodded: "That's right. I know that you have many elite troops under your command, Mr. Tang. If you are willing to help me, they can definitely become my surprise attack force."
Tang Zhi looked at her, and after a long while, he slightly curled his lips: "But the Qin family is one of the four great families after all, and its power should not be underestimated. Are you so confident that you can become the head of the family with my support? Your two older brothers are not easy to deal with."
Qin Yiyi said confidently, "This is none of your concern, Master Tang. After all, I am a daughter of the Qin family. Although I am not as good as my two brothers, there are still some people who will care about me."
Tang Zhi understood the meaning behind her words and nodded: "The idea is good, but what benefit would it bring me?"
He glanced at the jade pendant lying beside him and said calmly, "Excuse my bluntness, but it's just a jade pendant, it doesn't seem worth risking a rift with my old friend, the Qin family. To put it bluntly, if this matter with Miss Qin doesn't work out, who will I turn to for business with the Qin family in the future?"
Qin Yiyi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, saying, "One jade pendant isn't enough, how about adding another one?"
Tang Zhi's playful expression vanished, replaced by a dangerous glint in his eyes as he stared intently at her: "What do you mean?"
Qin Yiyi clenched her fist slightly at her side, maintaining her noble and proud demeanor: "Master Tang, you don't know? Our Qin family also has a jade pendant like this, but the pattern on it isn't a tiger, it's a tortoise."
Tang Zhi asked in a deep voice, "What does that turtle look like?"
"It's strange, it's a turtle, but a snake just happens to grow out of its back and coil around it, it's kind of scary," Qin Yiyi said, glancing at Tang Zhi's expression.
Tang Zhi's expression darkened slightly. After some probing and confirming that Qin Yiyi had indeed seen the jade pendant, he chuckled and asked, "Do you know where this jade pendant is?"
Qin Yiyi smiled and said, "Master Tang, that's our Qin family's jade pendant. How could I not know where it is?"
After she finished speaking, she added, "It's not anything particularly valuable. Only those old fogies would value it as a family heirloom. If you can help me become the head of the Qin family, I will present this jade pendant to you with both hands after the matter is settled."
Tang Zhi looked at her, remaining silent for a long time.
Qin Yiyi looked at him with confidence, seemingly in complete control, unaware that her tightly clenched hands were already covered in sweat, but she didn't bother to wipe it away.
Time stretched out infinitely in that instant.
Just when she could barely bear Tang Zhi's scrutinizing gaze any longer, he finally revealed a sinister smile and slowly said, "Then let's have a pleasant cooperation."
Qin Yiyi's heart, which had jumped into her throat, suddenly plummeted back down.
"Mr. Tang, it's a pleasure doing business with you."
...
On the way back from the front hall to the study, Wen Luoyun followed Tang Zhi.
"What do you think of what just happened?" Tang Zhi asked.
Wen Luoyun never expected that Qin Yiyi would bring such a big gift to Tang Zhi today.
She carefully considered her words before speaking: "Whether Qin Yiyi's words are true or false, at least the jade pendant she sent to the Su family is genuine. Mr. Tang, you now have four of the five jade pendants in your possession, and the cure for your old ailment is just around the corner. Congratulations!"
Tang Zhi was clearly in a good mood as well, and said with a slight smile, "I underestimated Qin Cheng's youngest daughter. She's young, but she's quite ambitious. I never realized that before."
Wen Luoyun sneered inwardly, "You didn't realize that's because Qin Yiyi wasn't like this before."
She thought for a moment and said, "I heard that she used to pursue Kong Wange's brother Yan Su relentlessly, but in the end, she couldn't get him and watched helplessly as Yan Su and An Jing from the An family got together. Perhaps that's why she cut off all love and started to focus on her career. After all, only by becoming strong can you trample your enemies under your feet."
Wen Luoyun's words were pointed and double-entendre; she was referring to herself as well.
Tang Zhi turned his head in confusion: "You know this Qin Yiyi very well?"
Wen Luoyun's breath hitched, and she feigned coquettishness, saying, "Master Tang, the reason I'm so concerned about the Qin family is to help you find the jade pendant, so please don't tease me."
Tang Zhi glanced at her, smiled, and pulled her into his arms: "You're still the most considerate. It seems that I didn't spoil you for nothing last night."
Wen Luoyun suppressed the goosebumps all over her body and snorted: "Master Tang is right, can't you show some pity for people? Look at this mark, it hasn't faded yet."
Wen Luoyun rolled up her sleeves, and sure enough, they were covered in bruises.
Her intention was to make Tang Zhi tone it down, but unexpectedly, when he saw her color, his eyes burned even more intensely.
She sensed something was wrong and quickly put her sleeves down, changing the subject: "By the way, Mr. Tang, there's something else. Your search for Wu Yu was extremely secretive. How did Qin Yiyi find out?"
Tang Zhi scoffed, "That's why I said she's someone special, that she actually managed to get her hands on the Tang family."
"You mean..."
"She has spies in the Tang family," Tang Zhi said calmly. "You don't need to worry about it. I've already had Old Cao take care of it."
Wen Luoyun patted her chest: "That's good, that puts my mind at ease."
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