Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

After greeting Tu Shanjing, Ruiyang and I walked out of his room, one carrying a basin and the other carrying two large food boxes.

Ruiyang smiled and said, "Miss, you are tired after a busy day, so go back now."

I thought about it and it would be the same if I came again tomorrow morning, so I knelt down and bowed to him, took the basin to pour water, and returned to my room.

Xiaowei had already fallen asleep, stretching her arms and legs and snoring softly. After washing up, I felt refreshed. I blew out the candle and forced myself to climb into bed. I huddled in the small gap Xiaowei left for me, silently thinking about my worries.

I don't know when I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already daybreak. I got up, picked up a scarlet skirt with a four-sided Ruyi cloud pattern and embossed gold thread, put it on, and washed myself.

Xiaowei woke up after a while and wished me a happy new year in a daze. I took out a red envelope and stuffed it into her hand. She woke up completely and got up to help me comb my hair.

With her help, I was much faster. After packing up and putting on a fur cape, I opened the door and went to Tu Shanjing.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, Guanglin suddenly jumped out from behind a tree and blocked my way, which scared me.

"Happy New Year to the girl!" He bowed and kowtowed deeply.

The more gifts you give, the less blame you will get. Seeing him like this, I couldn't blame him, so I returned the gift: "Happy New Year to you, too."

He hurriedly pretended to help me up: "Oh, I dare not accept the gift from a girl!"

I stood up before he could touch me. He smiled when he saw me, looked around, and whispered, "Girl, I finally finished my work. I didn't sleep well last night. So I came to you so early in the morning. Can I talk to you for a minute?"

I knew he was afraid of being seen, so he got up early and came to find me when no one else was awake yet. I nodded and led him to the guest room next door.

It was too early. Jingui and Manying were not awake yet, so there was not even a cup of hot tea in the guest room.

He poured out a cup of tea, but seeing that it was not steaming, he did not drink it. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss, what I said to the young master before... I wonder what your intention is?"

I thought to myself that I hadn't thought about it yet, but I had only one goal, which was to get you to confess and come forward as soon as possible.

With a crooked smile, I pretended to be profound and played a riddle with him: "I thought Guanglin, you are smart and you must know what I mean."

Sweat broke out on his forehead again. He raised his sleeve to wipe it and whispered, "Could it be that the girl... wants to expose this matter without telling the young master?"

I secretly laughed at him for saying what he wanted directly, staring at him and said, "I do want to, but tell me, what good will it do me? I can't help you cover up for nothing without any reward, right?"

He grinned and agreed, "Of course, of course! The girl is kind-hearted. This is a small gift. You can use it to make some new clothes." After that, he took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and gave it to me.

I dodged and sneered, "I don't even care about this little money. Yesterday, the young master said that he would buy me You Guangjin's clothes. Do you think your little money is enough for me to buy a belt?"

He held his hand in the air, not knowing whether to put it down or not, and said with a smile, "Miss, this... I am ashamed. I am afraid I can't even afford a flower embroidered on a belt, let alone a belt."

I nodded and said, "Yes, so I have enough money and you don't have to spend money to buy it."

Guanglin was anxious and asked, "Then...what should I do? Miss, please give me some advice!"

I lowered my voice and said, "Don't worry. There is something more valuable than money. Just like that purse, there is not much silver and money in it, but the banana leaves embroidered on it are sometimes more valuable!"

Guanglin wiped the sweat off his face and murmured, "The girl said..."

"Yes, it's news. I have no shortage of money, so what do you think I rely on to win the favor of the Second Young Master? In terms of talent, Miss Jingye is much more capable than me. In terms of appearance, I am not bad either, but the Second Young Master has been doing business outside all year round, traveling all over the country, and I am afraid that he has seen more women who are more beautiful than me. The more powerful and wealthy the family, the more secret news they have, and I..." I saw that he was listening intently, and raised my eyebrows: "What I am best at is collecting news, and then turning it into my own use at the right time."

He listened intently and asked, "So, girl, you want me to... trade you for the information?"

"That's right. I conceal what I know, and you give me the information in exchange."

He was a little skeptical: "But...but the young master told me before that the girl lost all her memories after being injured, her temperament changed drastically, and she wanted to break up with him. If I do this, wouldn't I be betraying the young master?"

I laughed and pretended to be mysterious, "Then you don't know the secret. The eldest young master has feelings for me, how can I be unfaithful to him? I was just trying to take advantage of the situation and pretend to be crazy to reduce the second young master's doubts about me. Otherwise, the second young master is very smart, do you think I can be fooled so easily around him? I am walking on thin ice! Besides, you lost the map, didn't you tell the eldest young master? Do you think the eldest young master will tell you everything?"

He no longer had any doubts, but still asked, "So, the girl is still on the side of the young master?"

I didn't comment, but just stared at him intently: "What do you think? Don't forget the identity of the young master. You and I are involved in this battle for the clan leader, and it will be a matter of swords and blood. Since we are already in the game, if we can't do our best to protect the young master, the end result will be that we can't even protect ourselves! Serving the king is like serving a tiger!" I deliberately put emphasis on the word "tiger" and looked up at Guanglin. He was indeed surprised and couldn't sit still.

"The young master actually told you this?!" he said in surprise.

I thought I had made the right bet. The true identity of this Tushan Hou is a tiger, not a fox. In order to keep the secret that he was born to a maid, his grandmother must have kept him from revealing his true identity since he was a child. After he knew the truth, he must have tried even harder to hide it. That's why Guanglin was so surprised that I knew this secret.

"Do you believe it now? Just like I said just now, information is the most valuable bargaining chip." I stood up, raised my hand and lightly pushed him down to sit back down.

Guanglin was full of admiration: "Miss, what you said is very true. I will learn from you!"

I patted his shoulder and said softly, "So, now you can trade for the information. Let me ask you, where is the Ice Soul that the eldest young master took from the second young master now?"

Guanglin shook his head: "I don't know."

"Well, the Second Young Master took half of his map, what is his plan?"

Guanglin shook his head again: "I don't know either."

I angrily said, "So useless! Then what do you know?!"

Guanglin jumped up from his seat in shock. "Calm down, young lady! I really don't know. I only know that the young master heard from a drunk old man in the casino that the place marked on this map is the treasure hiding place of the four great families."