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In contrast, Gu Zhiping's skirt was ruined and no longer the same as it was before because the exquisite embroidery thread had been removed.

Thinking in this way, the balance in the hearts of the two was achieved, so they could leave with the skirt at peace, leaving behind only regret and sigh for Zhang Xiu Niang.

Soon, there were only six people left in the spacious living room on the third floor, facing each other quietly.

Suddenly, Hongniang rushed to Huanqing like an arrow shot from a bow, and asked loudly and emotionally: "Huanqing, am I going to just forget about losing those three precious skirts?"

Her tone became heavier, and she said with great sorrow: "You saw it with your own eyes, that Golden Autumn skirt was sold for more than 10,000 taels of silver, and even if the other two pieces did not sell for the same high price, they were definitely not less than 7,000 or 8,000 taels. Now they are all gone! According to the rules of our building, I could have received half of the income from the clothes sold at the viewing banquet, but now I have lost at least 10,000 taels!"

Facing Hongniang's accusation, Huanqing gently patted her shoulder to comfort her, and then his eyes suddenly turned cold, and his sharp gaze fell on Zhang Xiu Niang and her daughter: "You must compensate Hongniang for this money."

Zhang Xiu Niang's face turned extremely pale in an instant, and Pei Tingting's face was also full of grievance and confusion: "Huan Qing, I was the one who took the skirt, but I only took one Jinqiu!"

Hong Niang sneered repeatedly, her eyes sharp as knives, and pointed directly at Pei Tingting: "Besides myself and those apprentices, you are the only one who has entered my room. Those apprentices are trustworthy people, and they would never commit theft. Apart from you, who else could take away my other two embroidery pieces quietly?"

Pei Tingting's lips trembled, and she wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Hong Niang: "In short, either you compensate me, or I report it to the police. No matter what, I want justice for my loss!"

Facing Hong Niang's toughness, Pei Tingting was speechless, while Zhang Xiu Niang sighed and said in a hoarse voice: "Tingting, don't say anything, I will compensate."

Hong Niang snorted coldly, crossed her arms, and swept her eyes over Zhang Xiu Niang like frost, saying in a cold tone: "I hope you can turn over a new leaf in the future and start a new life. Don't do such things that harm others and benefit yourself again."

The storm finally subsided.

On the way back in the carriage, Hong Niang excitedly clenched Gu Zhiyi's arm, her palm trembling slightly with excitement: "My dear sister, you are really my lucky star! First, that skirt helped you to gain fame, and now you made that old woman pay more than five thousand taels. It's really gratifying!"

Although Zhang Xiu Niang is recognized as the gold medal embroiderer in the building, she looks kind and simple on the surface, but she is actually very scheming. She encourages and praises those colleagues with potential on the surface, but sets traps in secret.

Because of the old woman's hidden attacks and deliberate misleading, many talented embroiderers made mistakes unknowingly and were eventually expelled from the building.

Once they are expelled from Hanyifang, which family in Beijing would dare to hire them again?

Therefore, these unfortunate women had no choice but to go home quietly and wait to get married, ruining their future, or to stay away from the capital and restart their lives in an uninhabited place.

Even if life starts over again, it will not be easy to find a foothold.

The world has never shown enough tenderness and kindness towards women.

In this contest, she cleverly used her opponent's strategy to destroy the reputation of the older woman, and also cleverly gained more than 5,000 taels of silver. What's more gratifying is that she still has two other exquisite embroidery works in her hands, which can be sold tomorrow, which will undoubtedly bring her a considerable income.

Hong Niang gently took out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve, handed it to the other party, and said in a relaxed tone: "Look, this is our share, plus your hard work fee, a total of six thousand taels. If there is such a good thing next time, are you willing to come to help me support the occasion?"

Gu Zhiyi took the banknote without hesitation and put it into her sleeve. Just as she was about to put the things back into the bag, a voice full of resentment and unwillingness sounded: "Dividends?"

The two of them were stunned at the same time.

Gu Zhiyi's eyes flashed with confusion, and a sense of guilt surged in her heart for no reason. After all, she not only took advantage of Xie Xun last time, but also made him lose five thousand taels of silver. Although she actually only got half of it in the end, it was five thousand taels that flowed from him after all.

However, on second thought, she also helped his sweetheart solve his problem that time, and the five thousand taels was just a small reward.

Thinking of this, her heart calmed down again.

She opened the curtain and said calmly, "Yes, we will split it."

Xie Xun was already filled with rage, but when he saw how calm she was, even so calm that she seemed to take everything for granted, he was unable to get angry and instead felt a little depressed.

It turned out that what she said that day was true. She didn't wear that dress for him.

She wanted to use her bad reputation and his illusory "favor" to increase Hong Niang's popularity!

Realizing that he was just a tool being used, Xie Xun felt a little bad.

"Thank you, Master. Actually..."

Hongniang was not clear about the true relationship between the two. Seeing Gu Zhiyi defending Xie Xun in Hanyifang, she thought they had a close relationship. She did not want to destroy their relationship by her intervention, so she wanted to explain.

Gu Zhiyi just waved her hand gently, indicating that there was no need to say more: "It's okay."

Hong Niang understood what Gu Zhiyi meant. Since the other party didn't want her to continue speaking, she naturally wouldn't say anything else.

"I'm going back now. I'll come to see you next time when I'm free. If you're free, you can also come to Ningguo Mansion to find me."

Hong Niang agreed: "Okay."

After Hong Niang left, Gu Zhiyi was about to ask the driver to set off when Xie Xun suddenly got on the carriage.

Gu Zhiyi looked at him in confusion, only to see him looking out the window unnaturally, and then asked, "Do the bracelets and jade pendants you made for your parents have any special meaning?"

In that morning, the recollection of a series of events gradually made him feel uneasy. He thought deeply and felt that there was something strange about what happened in the morning.

He had a deep understanding of his parents. The old lady in the family had a special liking for gold, silver, jewelry, and jade ornaments since she was a child. He was not surprised that she liked the bracelet given by Gu Zhiyi. However, the old Duke, who had been through many battles, was a completely different person. He was not a frivolous person, so his behavior of pursuing Gu Zhiyi and asking for the jade pendant was puzzling.

Yes, it is “relentless pursuit”.

He later thought about it over and over again. Although his father seemed indifferent on the surface that day, there was clearly an urgency hidden in his deep eyes that no one had noticed.

Combined with Gu Zhiyi's extraordinary abilities, it was not difficult for him to infer that there must be something strange about the bracelet and jade pendant.

Facing his question, Gu Zhiyi did not seem surprised. She answered frankly and naturally: "The bracelet worn by the old lady is a defensive treasure. It is inlaid with twelve gems. Each gem contains powerful power and can resist the invasion of twelve major disasters."