416 Is he agreeing?
Shi Qingluo and Old Lady Xiao sat down and chatted for a while, and gave her some ideas in the passing.
Only then did she stand up and leave.
The news that Shi Qingluo had gone to look for the old lady quickly reached Xiao Yuanshi’s ears.
It was only because Shi Qingluo’s maidservant was standing guard at the door, and the old lady had also chased out the maidservants from the manor, that his men were unable to find out what the two of them were talking about in the room.
However, Xiao Yuanshi felt that Shi Qingluo definitely didn’t have any good intentions when she went to look for the old lady.
Who knew what kind of bad ideas she would give his mother.
Previously he didn’t know that the emperor would demote him to the northern border.
If he had known, he would definitely not have sent the old Xiao family here. Instead, he would have sent them to some other remote place.
It was really easy to invite the gods in but difficult to send them away now.
The old Xiao’s family insisted on staying in the deputy governor’s office, and he had no choice.
Of course, he was even more dissatisfied with Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng, who had sent the Xiao family to Northern City.
He did not know when Shi Qingluo would leave.
He was really afraid that she would continue to stay in Northern City and cause trouble.
Recently, she had been frequently going in and out of King Jin’s residence, causing the influential families and dignitaries in Northern City to think that she had already joined King Jin.
There were even people who came here to test him, completely disrupting his plans. It was too disgusting.
Just as he was thinking, his personal attendant came to report.
“Master, eldest young master’s wife requests an audience.”
Xiao Yuanshi thought to himself, he doesn’t want to see her at all.
He was a little scared of interacting with Shi Qingluo.
Nothing good ever happened every time they met.
He was either rebuked or angered to death by her.
However, he was also very curious as to why she had taken the initiative to look for him.
He could only nod and say, “Ask her to go to the living room. I’ll be right there. ”
After a while, Xiao Yuanshi got up and went to the guest room.
Shi Qing was sitting lazily and drinking tea.
When she saw him, she didn’t stand up to greet him.
It was simply rude.
“Is there anything I can help you with?” he asked as he sat down.
“I’m here today to bid farewell to you, ex-father-in-law,” Shi Qingluo said with a smile.
Xiao Yuanshi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. She was finally leaving!
“When are you leaving?” he asked.
“Tomorrow morning,” Shi Qingluo replied.
“I wish you all the best,” said Xiao Yuanshi.
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow. “Ex-father-in-law, do you really want us to leave Northern City quickly?
“Did I mess up your plans?
“How about you let me know, I’ll avoid it in the future.”
Xiao Yuanshi only wanted to laugh.
It was already good enough that this wretched girl didn’t deliberately ruin his plan. He didn’t believe that she would be kind enough to avoid messing up.
“What kind of plan could I have? I don’t have any plans,” he said with a fake smile.
Shi Qingluo gave him a meaningful look. “I wanted to share a very important piece of news with you, but it seems like you’re not interested!”
Xiao Yuanshi thought to himself, this damn girl is really annoying.
“I really don’t have any plans. It’s just that Ge Chunru received 50,000 taels of silver previously, and the people from King Jin’s residence have been trying to get in touch with me. I’m prepared to feign civility with them.
“What important information do you want to tell me?” he asked again.
He was really curious as to what important news Shi Qingluo was going to tell him.
He was really not in loop in the happenings in Northern City.
“Since you want to know, I’ll tell you, ” Shi Qingluo said with a smile. “Treat it as a reward for me and Xi Rong’s recent stay in the deputy governor’s office.
“There’s a family with the surname Zhuo in the west of the city opening an embroidery building.
“And this Madam who opened the embroidery building has a great connection with the previous dynasty.”
This was the secret code between her and her little husband.
He wrote a letter to ask her to tell his scumbag father this intentionally.
Xiao Yuanshi was shocked, “How did you know? ”
“I have my own sources of information, ” Shi Qingluo said with a smile, “but it’s not convenient for me to tell you.”
“What do you mean by telling me this?” asked Xiao Yuanshi, puzzled.
Shi Qingluo did not answer and instead asked, “Ex-father-in-law, do you know that the treasure map in your hands is only half of what you have? ”
Xiao Yuanshi’s expression changed, and he immediately rebuked, ” I told you before, I don’t have any treasure map.”
“Do you mean that the other half of the treasure map is in the house of the Zhuo family from the previous dynasty?” he asked.
Otherwise, why would Shi Qingluo keep bringing up this topic?
Shi Qingluo realized that other than Ge Chunru, this scumbag dad was usually very smart and could make quick turns.
She had only said that, but he had reacted so quickly and connected the two.
No wonder the emperor would send Xiao Hanzheng’s scumbag father to the northern border to pin down King Jin and wait for an opportunity to find the treasure.
Shi Qingluo gave him an appreciative look. “My ex-father-in-law is so smart.”
Xiao Yuanshi uttered under his breath, don’t look at me like that. I’m scared.
“How did you know?” he asked, his eyes darkening.
He really didn’t know about this, and had always thought that the treasure map in his hands was complete.
No wonder he had felt that the treasure map was a little strange when he had first obtained it.
It had really been a little too easy to obtain.
Shi Qingluo pointed in a direction. “I heard it from King Jin’s residence by accident.”
In any case, she had been to King Jin’s residence a few times recently, so what she said was completely valid.
Xiao Yuanshi thought to himself, I don’t believe you.
How could such a secret be heard by accident?
However, if this was true, he believed that Shi Qingluo might have used some method to find out about it from King Jin’s residence.
Shi Qingluo reminded him, “So if you want to get the treasure, you have to get your hands on the other half of the treasure map before you can piece it together.”
Xiao Yuanshi had a headache. “I told you. I don’t have a treasure map.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow. “Ex-father-in-law, you’re not being honest.”
She waved her hand again. “But if you say there isn’t, then there isn’t then.”
Xiao Yuanshi sighed, after seeing through it but didn’t expose it. This damn girl is doing it on purpose.
“Why are you telling me this?” This was what he couldn’t figure out the most.
Shi Qingluo laughed and said, “Of course I want to take advantage of the situation.
“Would you believe me if I told you that I’m just being kind?”
In front of a smart person, there was no need to hide.
It was better to reveal her purpose and he would believe her.
Her actions were also a hint from her young husband.
Since Xiao Hanzheng’s scumbag father wanted them to fight with King Jin, they could just sit back and reap the benefits.
Then they would return the favor.
They weren’t afraid that the scumbag father would suddenly seek refuge with King Jin and reveal this secret.
As long as he wasn’t an idiot, he wouldn’t reveal it.
Then, the scumbag father would investigate the Zhuo family and find out the relationship between King Jin and Zhuo Jun’s mother.
If he wanted to piece the complete treasure map together, he would have to fight with King Jin and the people from the previous dynasty.
Perhaps they could really benefit from it.
That was why she deliberately told him about this.
This was the first time Xiao Yuanshi had seen someone scheming to take advantage of the situation.
He was speechless when he heard her saying it so confidently.
Of course, if Shi Qingluo were to say that it was purely out of good intentions, he would not believe her.
He saw Shi Qingluo’s expression implying ‘I’m scheming against you. Let’s see if you’ll agree to it.’
He was infuriated again.
Should he answer it?
If the news was true, he would have agreed, which was why he felt so aggrieved.