Yu Shu voiced out her confusion. Xue Rui thought for a moment and tapped on the table with one finger.
"I've heard about this."
Yu Shu immediately pretended to listen. She knew that there was nothing Xue Rui couldn't figure out.
"The Cui family's Spirit Speech is more mysterious than other families' unique skills. But as far as I know, even Cui Xiuyi, the Celestial Commissioner, doesn't know this Spirit Speech. I know a young master from a side branch of the Cui family. I once heard him talk about it when we were drinking. It seems that the Cui family's Spirit Speech is not something that anyone can learn. Not only does one have to be talented, but there are also other conditions. "
"So I'm guessing that Cui Xin is the only girl among the two branches of the Cui family who meets these conditions. That's why Great Grandfather Cui has no choice but to teach her the family's secret skill."
"Well, that makes sense." Yu Shu nodded. She felt that Xue Rui's analysis was not far from the truth.
"Speaking of which, Cui Xin is the banker in the gambling house. This should be the idea of Second Master Cui. Someone brought your yellow crystal to the gambling house to make money, so they came up with this countermeasure — Huh?"
Xue Rui's expression became strange halfway through.
"Since Cui Xin knows how to use Spirit Speech, why did she let you win?"
Yu Shu spread her hands. "Don't ask me. I can't figure it out either. Logically speaking, if Cui Xin dares to come out, it means that she is very confident in her Spirit Speech. At that time at the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet, she said that it can only be used twice a day. It should be to confuse people, just like me."
The "Death Severing Mystic Art" that she used to bluff people, didn't she tell them that she could only use it once a month? As long as she is willing, she can do it anytime and anywhere.
"Then there must be another reason." Xue Rui thought about it but couldn't figure it out. He stopped thinking about this strange thing and continued the previous topic. He said to Yu Shu, "Yu Shu,
"The two branches of the Cui Family don't get along with each other. If he went to their door to ask for the money, the second branch would definitely take this opportunity to make things difficult for the first branch. This money, the second branch would definitely not pay for it. In the end, Cui Xiuyi would still have to pay for it. But sixty thousand taels was such a large sum of money, he had only been an official for a few years, it was difficult for him to pay for it in a short time. Therefore, there's an 80% chance that he'll find you personally. I'll plead with you. "
Yu Shu pouted. Although he felt some sympathy for Cui Xiuyi's background. But that didn't mean she was willing to spit out the meat she had put in her mouth.
"I've heard that Cui Xiuyi is a very kind person. Rather than forcing him to pay you back, why don't you force him? Why don't you sell him a favor first and let him owe you in his heart? In the future, we'll both be officials in the Celestial Commissioner, so we can take care of each other. "
"So you're saying that I don't want the money?" Yu Shu looked unwilling.
Xue Rui smiled and pointed at her forehead with his finger, saying,
"It's not that you don't want it, but that you can ask for it later. When you have a firm foothold in the Celestial Commissioner, it's not too late to offend people."
Yu Shu wanted to say that she was not afraid of offending people at all. Anyway, a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and the emperor "protected" her.
However, Xue Rui was also thinking about her, so she would not waste his consideration.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Anyway, the money came from the wind, so she didn't feel bad about it. Just the money she got tonight was enough for her to tidy up a luxurious house.
As for the rest, she had to save it. If one day she couldn't survive in Anling City and had to run away, she should at least have money in hand.
Yu Shu thought self-mockingly.
***
The next day, Yu Shu went to the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce to find Pei Jing and told him about the incident of the topaz.
Knowing that someone used the luck of the topaz to gamble in the casino, Pei Jing frowned, thought for a while, and said,
"It's my negligence, or I won't sell the topaz. This kind of thing, if you block others' way of making money, it's inevitable that people will bear a grudge against you. "
"Sell it, why not sell it?" Yu Shu rejected Pei Jing's countermeasure and said disapprovingly,
"Let them find me if they block their way of making money. Uncle, don't worry. Anyway, I'm an official in the Celestial Commissioner now. I'm not afraid of anyone."
Instead of making her live in fear and trepidation, it would be better to just kill her and be happy.
"Uncle, don't worry about those casinos. As the saying goes, the devil is ten times stronger. If they don't want to lose money, they will naturally find a way to deal with it. We don't need to worry about it."
Wasn't Cui Xin a good example?
Pei Jing listened to her twisted argument and found it very reasonable. After thinking for a while, he was persuaded by her and no longer insisted on stopping the sales of the topaz.
However, the price had to be raised.
On this point, the two of them had the same idea. After leaving Pei Jing's place, Yu Shu had another five thousand taels of banknotes in her hands. This was the dividend of the first crystal sale. She and Pei Jing split it fifty-fifty, and each took half.
In just one day, she had changed from a sister who was worried that her younger brother could not afford the tuition fees to a rich woman with a lot of money.
This feeling of being a nouveau riche really made Yu Shu feel light when she walked.
She went straight to the new house on Baochang Street in the north of the city.
As early as a few days ago, Qiu Jiming sent a letter to her, handing over the blueprint of the house, and it was considered completed. The only thing left was to change the door keys, and then people could live in it.
Yu Shu originally planned to move in the middle of the month, but now that she had a lot of money in her hands, she was not in a hurry.
In the morning, at Pei Jing's place, she drew up a list of all kinds of flowers, birds, grass and fish, rooted trees, silver ponds, ancient calligraphy, antiques, and bronze wares. She entrusted them to Pei Jing to buy for her.
These were all used to arrange the Fengshui.
The Fengshui of a house could even affect the owner's luck and fortune, and it could also be used for protection. For example, the fire in a haunted house was often said to be haunted, but in fact, it was the bad Fengshui that made people feel uneasy.
A while ago, she flipped through a notebook in the Philosopher's Building in the Taishi Library. It recorded that in the study of Fengshui, there were three grades of good houses: the lowest grade was suitable for the room and home, and the next grade was full of happiness, and the highest grade was the Purple Qi from the East.
As a dabbler, she didn't want to have the Fengshui of the Purple Qi from the East. The so-called Purple Qi was taken from the Holy Qi of Laozi. Other than the Emperor, there was no other place to borrow this thing. She couldn't pull the Emperor to guard the house, right?
However, if she could use money to make a blessing, she could still try.
Yu Shu walked around the new house for the whole afternoon, holding a notebook, paper, and pen. She led Zhou Hu, the new housekeeper, to measure and record many places.
By the time she returned home, it was already dark.
As soon as she entered the house, she heard that there was a guest. She waited for the whole afternoon. Yu Shu was wondering who was so patient. When she walked to the door of the living room and saw the person inside, she frowned.
"It's you."
Wen Shaoan stood up from the chair, as if he didn't see the unwelcome look on Yu Shu's face. He bowed and saluted politely,
"Congratulations on your appointment, my lady."
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows. This guy was well-informed.
She waved her hand, walked in, sat down, and asked bluntly,
"What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you last time that I won't accept you as my apprentice?"
Wen Shaoan straightened up, looked at her, and said seriously,
"Today, I'm not here to be your apprentice, but to ask for another favor."
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