flstandardbreds Chapter 126 Exchange
Chapter 126 Exchange
Gui Fangduan replied: "There is no such thing as a free lunch. Everything in the world is nothing more than an exchange of interests. Especially for those of us in my line of work, we know that life has a price tag. Just tell me the price."
Tu Shanjing took over the conversation: "My Tu Shan family is not short of money. If I want to let you go, you have to promise me three things."
Gui Fangduan asked, "What's the matter?"
Tu Shanjing showed a sly expression: "I haven't thought about it yet, you can buy it on credit first."
Gui Fangduan smiled bitterly and said, "Then I dare not agree to it. What if you let me commit suicide in the end? Wouldn't I have done the first two things for you in vain?"
Tu Shanjing blinked his eyes: "That makes sense. But you can rest assured that I won't force you to commit suicide or hurt your family. As for what you want to do yourself, I can't control it."
Gui Fang nodded: "I hope that Master Qingqiu will show some mercy and not make it too difficult for me."
Tu Shanjing smiled and said, "I can't guarantee that. It's not easy to do something, and it's not the turn of Master Guifang, right?"
I gently pushed Gui Fangduan's shoulder and said angrily, "Young Master is giving you face, but you are still bargaining here?"
Guifang begged for mercy again and again: "Okay, okay! I agree! Miss Lanxiang, you are really amazing, you are more like the Guifang family than our Guifang family."
I clapped my hands and said, "I'll take that as a compliment."
Tu Shan Jing smiled as I teased him, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked, "Master Gui Fang, let me ask you, who sent Master Qian to steal things from my Tu Shan Mansion?"
Gui Fangduan said, "Huh?" and said, "Brother, why do you take on such a job as stealing? I'm really sorry, I really don't know. But even if you ask Brother Qian, he won't tell you. It's our family's rule not to reveal the customer. We're afraid that if the rival family finds out, they'll go after the buyer and we won't be able to do business in the future."
I also asked, "Were you the ones who robbed the carriage team that Tushan family brought gifts to Chishui family?"
Gui Fangduan looked at me and replied, "That's right. Although I didn't participate in this, I know that it was my uncle who took the lead in bringing people to do it. Afterwards, they brought back some rotten wood and broken stones. My third uncle was furious and said that he acted rashly without checking carefully. Not only did he fail to deliver the treasure, but he also offended the Tushan and Chishui families."
I asked again: "Uncle? Isn't that someone from your mother's family? How did he get involved?"
"A family that dares to marry their daughter to a killer is not a good person. After my father and mother passed away, my uncle worked with my third uncle and was considered a capable person in the Guifang family."
"So that's how it is. So your uncle is not on your side, but on your third uncle's side?" I asked curiously.
Gui Fangduan seemed to be thinking about something: "I don't know. My uncle is always friendly when he sees me, but I heard that he also talked and laughed with Brother Qian and praised him highly. I don't know what he is thinking."
I sighed, "Then you'd better be careful! Just as you said, it's all about exchange of interests. He originally worked with your third uncle. If you help his son become the head of the family, I'm afraid the benefits he promised to him in order to seize the throne will be more than what you can get as the head of the family. Since he has never discussed the matter of taking the throne with you, he must have secretly colluded with that side and just watched from the sidelines."
Gui Fangduan looked gloomy: "That's right. My mother died because of my father. He and my mother had a deep brotherly love. I'm afraid he hates my father and may also hate me..."
I patted his shoulder and said, "So the kinship of the wealthy clans is just that. We met by chance and have dealt with each other a few times. I think you are a good person, so I gave you a chance. Don't say that you and Gui Fangqian are just cousins. Even if you are brothers, in order to fight for power, one will deceive and harm the other, beat him up, break his bones and tendons, humiliate him in every way, and damage his body and mind. So you might as well break away and form an alliance with us. At least we won't compete with you for the position, as long as you repay us at the appropriate time. You know that the Tushan family has always been honest in doing business."
Gui Fangduan felt lost, then nodded: "Miss, you are right. Gui Fangduan thanks you two."
Tu Shanjing and I smiled at each other, then looked at Gui Fangduan and comforted him, "Don't be too sad, we will let you go when we get to the inn. As for your brother Qian... do you have a way to make him stop causing trouble and seeking revenge, and let him go as well?"
Gui Fangduan rolled his eyes and said, "Girl, this is your third question? I see you are doing this for my own good, so I'm kindly reminding you that these three appointments will soon be up. When will you cure my poison?"
I pouted, "I asked you this because I am planning for you. How dare you count the number of times silently?! The young master is the young master, and I am me. The young master only said that he would let you go, but he didn't say that he would detoxify you. Besides, you didn't answer the questions the young master asked you. I tell you, you didn't miss any of the three appointments! As for me, if I detoxify you, I will be your savior, and it is normal for a savior to ask a hundred questions! Girl, if I am happy, I will detox you. If I am not happy, I will let the poison take effect for a few days, and then ask dozens of questions every day. I am not in a hurry anyway. I just don't know if you can wait?"
Gui Fangduan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Young lady is really amazing, I have learned a lot from you. Please help me solve it today! If you ask me hundreds of questions in the future, I will tell you everything I know. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west, okay?"
I smiled and said, "That's more like it! Don't you see who I'm following?! There's no such thing as a light in the Tushan family?" After saying that, I touched my sleeves. I had nothing in them. I couldn't rub some mud balls for him to eat in front of Tushan Jing, so I had to grab his collar, blow on his face, and said, "Okay, it's solved!"
He couldn't dodge, his face slightly reddened, and he said, "The girl's breath is as fragrant as orchid, but I don't know...what kind of detoxification method is this?"
I pretended to be profound: "You don't believe me? You are an expert, but have you ever heard of this strange poison called 'Smiling Half-Step Madness'? In fact, it is a Gu. It is nourished by my blood and energy. I will blow on you with my spiritual energy. The Gu will sense it and leave naturally."
Gui Fangduan was half-believing and half-doubting: "I have never heard of this weird poison... It turns out to be a Gu. But where did the Gu worm go? Why didn't I see it?"
I laughed and said, "Why would I cast a spell on you to let you see me? It ran away before I could even wait. It went to where it should go. Why, do you want it to come back?"
Gui Fangduan hurriedly shook his head: "No need, no need, just go. Thank you, young lady."
I nodded. "That's right. In my opinion, you should just flatter your brother and tell him that the poison has been resolved, and then lead him away quickly."